Gateway Reporter

Sussex County recorded an unemployment rate of 5.8% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 277 people out of the 10,960 living in Sussex County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Sussex County has decreased compared to the 6.8% registered in 2020.

The percentage of people unemployed in Sussex County was greater than the statewide unemployment rate of 4.5%.

Of the 4,530 people who had a job during that time, 9 were employed in the Armed Forces and 4,521 belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	277	5.8%
Employed	4,530	94.2%
Employed in civilian labor force	4,521	94.1%
Employed in armed forces	9	0.2%