Mohawk Valley Times

Delaware County recorded an unemployment rate of 4.7% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 971 people out of the 44,644 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 4.3% registered in 2020.

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

Everyone who had a job at the time belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	971	4.7%
Employed	19,522	95.3%
Employed in civilian labor force	19,522	95.3%
Employed in armed forces	0	0%