Unemployment rate in Essex County
Unemployment rate in Essex County was 4% in August 2026, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 0.2 pts from August 2025. That is the 40th highest of 133 counties in August 2026.
Unemployment rate in Essex County, January 2020 to August 2026
All 79 values
| Period | % |
|---|---|
| 2026-08 | 4 Provisional |
| 2026-07 | 4 |
| 2026-06 | 4.2 |
| 2026-05 | 4 |
| 2026-04 | 3.8 |
| 2026-03 | 4.3 |
| 2026-02 | 4.5 |
| 2026-01 | 4.7 |
| 2025-12 | 4.2 |
| 2025-11 | 4.6 |
| 2025-09 | 4.2 |
| 2025-08 | 4.2 |
| 2025-07 | 4.2 |
| 2025-06 | 4.2 |
| 2025-05 | 3.9 |
| 2025-04 | 3.6 |
| 2025-03 | 4.2 |
| 2025-02 | 4.6 |
| 2025-01 | 4.5 |
| 2024-12 | 3.7 |
| 2024-11 | 4.1 |
| 2024-10 | 3.8 |
| 2024-09 | 4 |
| 2024-08 | 4.2 |
| 2024-07 | 4 |
| 2024-06 | 3.8 |
| 2024-05 | 4 |
| 2024-04 | 3.6 |
| 2024-03 | 4.1 |
| 2024-02 | 4.6 |
| 2024-01 | 4.7 |
| 2023-12 | 3.9 |
| 2023-11 | 4 |
| 2023-10 | 3.9 |
| 2023-09 | 3.9 |
| 2023-08 | 4.1 |
| 2023-07 | 3.5 |
| 2023-06 | 3.5 |
| 2023-05 | 3.3 |
| 2023-04 | 3.2 |
| 2023-03 | 3.6 |
| 2023-02 | 3.8 |
| 2023-01 | 3.9 |
| 2022-12 | 3.2 |
| 2022-11 | 3.6 |
| 2022-10 | 3.5 |
| 2022-09 | 3.7 |
| 2022-08 | 4.1 |
| 2022-07 | 3.6 |
| 2022-06 | 3.6 |
| 2022-05 | 3.3 |
| 2022-04 | 3.2 |
| 2022-03 | 3.5 |
| 2022-02 | 3.6 |
| 2022-01 | 3.8 |
| 2021-12 | 3.6 |
| 2021-11 | 2.8 |
| 2021-10 | 4 |
| 2021-09 | 4.3 |
| 2021-08 | 5.2 |
| 2021-07 | 5.6 |
| 2021-06 | 6.1 |
| 2021-05 | 5.6 |
| 2021-04 | 5.7 |
| 2021-03 | 6.4 |
| 2021-02 | 6.5 |
| 2021-01 | 6.5 |
| 2020-12 | 6 |
| 2020-11 | 6.3 |
| 2020-10 | 6.9 |
| 2020-09 | 8.3 |
| 2020-08 | 9 |
| 2020-07 | 10.7 |
| 2020-06 | 11.2 |
| 2020-05 | 11.1 |
| 2020-04 | 12.7 |
| 2020-03 | 4.7 |
| 2020-02 | 4.2 |
| 2020-01 | 4.3 |
Compared with Virginia and United States
| Place | August 2026 |
|---|---|
| Essex County | 4 |
| Virginia | 3.6 |
| United States | 4.1 |
Rankings
- Countries by unemployment rate
- EU countries by unemployment rate
- US states by unemployment rate
- Counties in Virginia by unemployment rate
Definition
Unemployed people as a percentage of the labour force, using the survey definition of unemployment: without work, available and looking for work. Spain: EPA, aged 16 and over. EU: Labour Force Survey, aged 15 to 74. United States: civilian labour force aged 16 and over, from the Current Population Survey for the nation and from BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics models, consistent with that survey, for states and counties. Other countries and the World: ILO modelled estimates published by the World Bank, aged 15 and over.
Survey-based. Available for Spain, regions, provinces, EU countries, US states and US counties, not Spanish municipalities. For municipalities use registered_unemployment_rate. US national and state rates are seasonally adjusted; county rates are not. Countries without a national or Eurostat series get the annual ILO modelled estimate, a model output rather than a survey result.
How to cite
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Local Area Unemployment Statistics: unemployment rate by county, not seasonally adjusted. https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29. Retrieved 2026-10-08.Use this data in your AI agent
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What is the unemployment rate in Essex County?
Unemployment rate in Essex County was 4% in August 2026, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 0.2 pts from August 2025. That is the 40th highest of 133 counties in August 2026.
Where does this figure come from?
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Local Area Unemployment Statistics: unemployment rate by county, not seasonally adjusted. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-08.
What was the highest unemployment rate in Essex County?
12.7% in April 2020, the highest value since January 2020 in this series.
More statistics for Essex County
- Asian population share
- Bachelor's degree or higher, population 25 and over
- Live births, July to June
- Black or African American population share
- Crude birth rate, July to June
- Crude death rate, July to June
- Deaths, July to June
- Foreign-born population share
- Real GDP growth
- GDP per capita, US dollars
- Gross domestic product (GDP), US dollars
- Hispanic or Latino population share
- Homeownership rate (US, housing units)
- Median age
- Median gross rent (monthly)
- Median home value
- Median household income
- Population
- Population aged 65 and over
- Population density
- Poverty rate (US official measure)
- White (non-Hispanic) population share