Delaware County Review

Delaware County recorded an unemployment rate of 2.8% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 3,224 people out of the 211,121 living in Delaware County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Delaware County has increased compared to the 2.5% registered in 2020.

The percentage of people unemployed in Delaware County was less than the statewide unemployment rate of 5.3%.

Of the 111,387 people who had a job during that time, 163 were employed in the Armed Forces and 111,224 belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	3,224	2.8%
Employed	111,387	97.2%
Employed in civilian labor force	111,224	97%
Employed in armed forces	163	0.1%