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Sampson County recorded an unemployment rate of 6.7% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 1,797 people out of the 59,468 living in Sampson County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Sampson County has remained fairly stable compared to the 6.7% registered in 2020.

The percentage of people unemployed in Sampson County was greater than the statewide unemployment rate of 5.2%.

Of the 25,142 people who had a job during that time, 130 were employed in the Armed Forces and 25,012 belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	1,797	6.7%
Employed	25,142	93.3%
Employed in civilian labor force	25,012	92.8%
Employed in armed forces	130	0.5%