Kent County Times

Kent County recorded an unemployment rate of 4.4% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 4,165 people out of the 169,345 living in Kent County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Kent County has increased compared to the 4.3% registered in 2020.

The percentage of people unemployed in Kent County was less than the statewide unemployment rate of 6%.

Of the 90,665 people who had a job during that time, 304 were employed in the Armed Forces and 90,361 belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	4,165	4.4%
Employed	90,665	95.6%
Employed in civilian labor force	90,361	95.3%
Employed in armed forces	304	0.3%