Sussex County, NJ jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Sussex County’s unemployment rate is 3.7%. No layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 46 open professional jobs are in its cities.

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Sussex County economy

3.7%
unemployment, Sep 2026
5.2% the month before
79,575
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
145,117
people in Sussex County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$114,316
median household income
Source: Census ACS
46%
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

#16Counties where unemployment fell the most in the Northeast−1.5 points · of 97
#17Counties where unemployment fell the most in the Mid-Atlantic−1.5 points · of 97
#24Counties where unemployment fell the most−1.5 points · of 100

Sussex County outlook: Steady

Built from public Bureau of Labor Statistics and Census figures. It describes the area, not any one employer in it.

Private-sector jobs up 3.5% from 2022 to 2025
Population up 2.9% from 2020 to 2025
Unemployment 3.7%, down 1.5 points from a year ago

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.

All layoff notices in the state

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.

Celldex Therapeutics17 open roles
Atlantic Health System4 open roles
Celldex Therapeutics3 open roles
Celldex2 open roles
Rha Health Services2 open roles
The LiRo Group2 open roles
Thorlabs2 open roles
Celldex1 open role
Chipotle Mexican Grill1 open role
Colinear Aerospace1 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 New Jersey? How to file for unemployment in New Jersey (steps, weekly amount and the appeal deadline).

Workforce Development Board of Northwest New Jersey (Morris Sussex Warren Counties)
Morris, Sussex, Warren

Sussex County One Stop Career Center
Newton · Comprehensive · 973-383-2775
8:30-4:30 Monday - Friday

Cities in Sussex County

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Sources: Census Bureau and BLS (county unemployment is not seasonally adjusted); layoff notices from New Jersey’s published record; job counts from our live job board; IPEDS for colleges; CareerOneStop for workforce boards and job centers. New Jersey unemployment benefits and severance rules.

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