Eagle Valley Times

Storey County recorded an unemployment rate of 5.2% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 79 people out of the 4,047 living in Storey County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Storey County has increased compared to the 3.6% registered in 2020.

The percentage of people unemployed in Storey County was less than the statewide unemployment rate of 7.1%.

Of the 1,444 people who had a job during that time, 38 were employed in the Armed Forces and 1,406 belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	79	5.2%
Employed	1,444	94.8%
Employed in civilian labor force	1,406	92.3%
Employed in armed forces	38	2.5%