Sussex County, DE jobs, unemployment and layoffs
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Show me jobs near meSussex County economy
4.2%
unemployment, Sep 2026
4.6% the month before
120,133
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
247,799
people in Sussex County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$78,162
median household income
Source: Census ACS
36%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS
Where Sussex County ranks
Where Sussex County placed in our monthly rankings, month by month. Each month stays online at its own address.
November 2026
- #4Fastest-growing job markets in the Mid-Atlantic+10.0% · of 100
Sussex County outlook: Building
Built from public Bureau of Labor Statistics and Census figures. It describes the area, not any one employer in it.
- Private-sector jobs up 10.0% from 2022 to 2025
- Population up 16.1% from 2020 to 2025
- Unemployment 4.2%, down 0.4 points from a year ago
- Sectors adding the most jobs: health care (+3,002 jobs), manufacturing (+1,946 jobs)
- Sectors losing the most jobs: admin & staffing (−1,052 jobs)
Local job-market news
Recent headlines about layoffs, AI and jobs in Sussex County. Each link goes to the publisher.
- University of Delaware launches statewide survey on AI in the workplaceDelaware Business Times · Oct 13, 2026
Learn and get funded in Sussex County
- Which AI skills each kind of job asks for, with the pay premium.
- Your local workforce board and American Job Centers: training vouchers and re-employment help.
- Grants and funding for job seekers, ranked for your state and situation.
- Unemployment benefits by state, if you are between jobs.
Sussex County layoffs
No layoff notices naming Sussex County in the last 12 months are on file. The WARN Act covers employers with 100 or more workers, so smaller layoffs are not in it.
Employers hiring most in Sussex County
Employers with the most open professional roles in this county’s cities. The county is taken from each job’s city, so roles with no city are not counted.
- Beebe Healthcare6 open roles
- Autozone4 open roles
- Halliburton2 open roles
- Manufacturers and Traders Trust Company2 open roles
- PNC Financial Services Group2 open roles
- Atwell1 open role
- Burke & Herbert Bank & Trust Company1 open role
- Cadence Education1 open role
- Casella Waste Systems1 open role
- Cintas1 open role
Workforce development and job centers
The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Sussex County. They offer free help with job search, training and filing for benefits.
Laid off in Delaware? How to file for unemployment in Delaware (steps, weekly amount and the appeal deadline).
- Delaware Workforce Development Board
Serves all of Delaware
Georgetown American Job Center
Georgetown · Comprehensive · 302-761-8085
8:00am to 4:30pm Monday - Friday
Cities in Sussex County
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See your options after a layoffSources: Census Bureau and BLS (county unemployment is not seasonally adjusted); layoff notices from Delaware’s published record; job counts from our live job board; IPEDS for colleges; CareerOneStop for workforce boards and job centers. Delaware unemployment benefits and severance rules.
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