Eastern Shore Times

Northampton County recorded an unemployment rate of 5.3% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 277 people out of the 12,226 living in Northampton County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Northampton County has increased compared to the 4.4% registered in 2020.

The percentage of people unemployed in Northampton County was greater than the statewide unemployment rate of 4.5%.

Of the 4,965 people who had a job during that time, 11 were employed in the Armed Forces and 4,954 belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	277	5.3%
Employed	4,965	94.7%
Employed in civilian labor force	4,954	94.5%
Employed in armed forces	11	0.2%