Sussex Review

52.3 percent of Slaughter Beach residents between 16 and 65 years old were unemployed in 2018, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The percentage of unemployed residents was greater than the statewide total of 37.3 percent for this demographic group. In 2018 the total Slaughter Beach population reached 214.

Out of 102 people who had a job, 1 were employed in the Armed Forces and 101 belonged to the civilian labor force.

The total unemployment numbers include residents of all ages who are not working.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Not employed	112	52.3
Employed	102	47.7
Employed in civilian labor force	101	47.2
Employed in armed forces	1	0.47