Unemployment in DE Lower for February

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Unemployment in Delaware dropped a tenth of a percent in February to 4% from 4.1% in January, while the national average increased two-tenths of a percent to 3.9%. In Sussex County unemployment also dropped two-tenths of a percent from 4.5% to 4.3% in February. Earlier this month, the Office of Occupational & Labor Market Information…

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Delaware Labor Force Steady from May to June

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Delaware’s labor force has remained steady from May into June however the First State’s unemployment rate is at 4.5% – well above the national average of 3.6%. In Sussex County the unemployment rate increased from 3.8% in May to 4% in June. Delaware saw an increase in non-farm employment from May to June – especially…

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Sussex Unemployment Drops; DE Unemployment Unchanged for 3rd Month

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Sussex County’s unemployment numbers continue to fall – dropping 4-tenths of a point from April to May to 3.8% (from 4.2%) while the state’s overall numbers remained at 4.5% for the third month in a row. Delaware has seen 8100 more jobs in the past year – with the biggest growth in Leisure and Hospitality…

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Delaware Unemployment Steady Since December

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Delaware’s unemployment rate has remained steady since December at 4.8% – still higher than the national rate at 4%. However in Sussex County the rate has increased from 4% in December to 5.3% in January. And the numbers by county are all higher in January than in December of 2021. The unemployment rate of 4.8%…

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DE Unemployment Higher than National Average

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Delaware’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was up 2-tenths of a percent in March to 6.5% from February. The US unemployment rate dropped from 6.2% in February to 6% in March. The rate in Sussex County is just below the state’s rate at 6.4%. The only sector to show an increase in over-the-year jobs is Transportation…

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UPDATE: Department of Labor Unemployment Claims for Independent Contractors

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The Delaware Department of Labor (DOL) stated this week that they expect their new system for accepting unemployment benefit applications from sole proprietors/independent contractors to be ready by the week of May 11th. The department has been delayed in issuing the federal $600 unemployment benefit approved under the CARES Act because it had to work…

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DE Unemployment Drops Below National Level

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In June, Delaware’s unemployment rate dropped below 4% for the first time since February of 2008 – and the first time since February of last year that the state’s rate – now at 3.9% is below the national unemployment rate of 4.0%.  There were 3100 fewer unemployed Delawareans last month than a year ago.  In…

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