Unemployment Rate in Sussex County, NJ
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
5.1%
Rank #2,094/3,222 · #4 in NJ
35th
Sussex 5.1%
NJ 6.3% -18.8%
US 5.3% -3.5%
Unemployment Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Unemployment Change
National Distribution
How Sussex County's unemployment rate of 5.1% compares to all 3,222 U.S. counties. Values range from 0.0% to 28.6%.
Distribution of Unemployment Rate Across All Counties
Ranking Context
Counties ranked closest to Sussex County for unemployment rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #2,091 | Lewis County, MO | 5.1% |
| #2,092 | Appomattox County, VA | 5.1% |
| #2,093 | Cabell County, WV | 5.1% |
| #2,094 | Sussex County, NJ | 5.1% |
| #2,095 | Washoe County, NV | 5.1% |
| #2,096 | Pacific County, WA | 5.1% |
| #2,097 | Monroe County, MI | 5.1% |
About Unemployment Rate
Sussex County, New Jersey has a unemployment rate of 5.1%, ranking #2,094 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 3.5% below the national value of 5.3%. Within New Jersey, it ranks #4 of 21. This places it in the 35th percentile nationally.
Percentage of the civilian labor force that is unemployed. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2024 5-Year Estimates. All values are estimates derived from survey samples and are subject to margin of error. For more information, see our methodology.