UP Gazette

Delta County recorded an unemployment rate of 5% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 805 people out of the 36,836 living in Delta County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Delta County has decreased compared to the 5.1% registered in 2020.

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

Of the 15,250 people who had a job during that time, 2 were employed in the Armed Forces and 15,248 belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	805	5%
Employed	15,250	95%
Employed in civilian labor force	15,248	95%
Employed in armed forces	2	0%