Posts Tagged ‘april’
DE Unemployment Nearly Triples Since March
As expected, Delaware’s unemployment rate in April was 14.3% – up from 5% in March. There were 66,700 Delawareans unemployed in April compared to 17,600 a year ago. Delaware’s unemployment rate is lower than the national rate at 14.7%. However in Sussex County – the unemployment rate is at 16% for April – up from…
Read MoreDE Sees Lowest Unemployment Numbers in 30 Years
Unemployment has taken a downturn throughout the First State in April. Sussex County dropped from 3.7% in March to 3.3% in April – the state’s April unemployment was at 3.2% – the lowest in 30 years! That’s still lower than the national average which fell from 3.8% in March to 3.6% in April. Labor officials…
Read MoreDE Ag Secretary Requests Emergency Disaster Declaration after Rainy Spring
Too much rain in April and May has destroyed several Delaware crops and Ag Secretary Michael Scuse has made a request for an emergency disaster declaration. To be eligible, Delaware has to have at least 30% loss in crop production for at least one crop. Scuse says many fruit and vegetable farms have taken a…
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