South Jersey Sun

Cumberland County recorded an unemployment rate of 8.1% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 5,515 people out of the 154,921 living in Cumberland County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Cumberland County has increased compared to the 8% registered in 2020.

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

Of the 62,657 people who had a job during that time, 67 were employed in the Armed Forces and 62,590 belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	5,515	8.1%
Employed	62,657	91.9%
Employed in civilian labor force	62,590	91.8%
Employed in armed forces	67	0.1%