Posts Tagged ‘DE Department of Labor’
DE Upstate Unemployment Steady, Sussex County Increased
DE Minimum Wage to Increase Monday
On Monday, Delaware’s minimum hourly wage will increase to $13.25. The current minimum wage is $11.75. Legislation was signed into law in 2021 that would increase the minimum wage incrementally each year through 2025 when it will reach $15 per hour. There are other rules regarding employees who receive tips and some who are exempted…
Read MoreMore Delawareans Employed, but Unemployment also Increased in August
The unemployment rate in Delaware differs from the national rate by just 3-tenths of a percent – the smallest difference since August of 2021. From July to August, the number of employed workers and the Delaware labor force level grew by 5 tenths of a percent. Delaware Labor officials report this is the largest over-the-month…
Read MoreDelaware Unemployment Shows Slight Drop but Higher than National Average
Delaware’s unemployment rate remains above the national average of 3.5% – at 4.1%, but is a tenth of a percent lower that in June. It is the lowest level for the state since February of 2020. In Sussex County the unemployment rate dropped from 3.7% in June to 3.5% in July. The Delaware Department of…
Read MoreDE Unemployment Down Slightly
Delaware’s unemployment rate has dropped a tenth of a percent to 4.3% for April – still nearly a full percentage point higher than the national average at 3.4%. In Sussex County, unemployment is at 4% in April – a drop from 4.5% in March. There were 21,500 unemployed Delawareans in April of this year, which…
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…
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