Sussex Review

Sussex County recorded an unemployment rate of 5% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 5,393 people out of the 234,045 living in Sussex County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Sussex County has increased compared to the 4.8% registered in 2020.

The percentage of people unemployed in Sussex County was less than the statewide unemployment rate of 5.6%.

Of the 101,592 people who had a job during that time, 256 were employed in the Armed Forces and 101,336 belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	5,393	5%
Employed	101,592	95%
Employed in civilian labor force	101,336	94.7%
Employed in armed forces	256	0.2%