NE New York Today

Essex County recorded an unemployment rate of 5.4% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 986 people out of the 37,501 living in Essex County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Essex County has increased compared to the 4.7% registered in 2020.

The percentage of people unemployed in Essex County was less than the statewide unemployment rate of 6.2%.

Of the 17,152 people who had a job during that time, 4 were employed in the Armed Forces and 17,148 belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	986	5.4%
Employed	17,152	94.6%
Employed in civilian labor force	17,148	94.5%
Employed in armed forces	4	0%