Unemployment is Up in Delaware, Sussex County Shows Strong Job Growth

Unemployment in Delaware is higher – an increase from 4.5% in September to 4.9% in November (the October Labor Review is not available from the Delaware Department of Labor). The national unemployment rate also increased from 4.4% in September to 4.6% in November. In Sussex County unemployment increased from 4.6% in September to 5.4% in…

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Unemployment in Sussex County Remains Steady at 4%

Unemployment in Delaware increased by a tenth of a point from June to July to 4.1% – while the rate in Sussex County remained unchanged at 4%. The national rate also increased slightly to 4.2% in July. According to the Department of Labor, there were 21,000 unemployed Delawareans in July of this year – compared…

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DE Unemployment Increases but Decreases in Sussex County

Unemployment in Delaware increased from 3.7% in March to 3.9% in April while the national average remained steady at 4.2%. However in Sussex County the average dropped from 4.1% in March to 3.9% in April. According to the Delaware Department of Labor, the Private Education and Health Service sectors grew by 3300 jobs over-the-year –…

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DE Unemployment Rates Steady

The unemployment rate for Sussex County in May remained steady from April at 3.8% and the statewide rate remained steady from April at 3.9% while the national rate increased from 3.9% to 4% in May. The largest increases in over-the-year job growth since May of 2023 was in the Private Education and Health Services sector…

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DE Job Growth Slows; Unemployment Slightly Lower

Unemployment in Delaware and nationally dropped a tenth of a percent in March. The Delaware average dropped to 3.9% and national unemployment average dropped to 3.8%. In Sussex County unemployment dropped from 4.3% to 4.1% for March. Jobs in the First State have been growing since Covid – with 18,100 more jobs as of January…

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DE Upstate Unemployment Steady, Sussex County Increased

Unemployment in Delaware has remained at 4.1% for the past several months while the national average has held at 3.7% since November. However in Sussex County the unemployment rate jumped from 3.9% in December to 4.5% in January. Over-the-year job growth was driven largely by the Private Education and Health sector – which grew by…

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More Jobs in January, but Sussex Unemployment Increased

There were over 14,000 more jobs in Delaware in January than a year ago – and 2300 more jobs than in December! Delaware’s unemployment rate held steady at 4.6% – while the national unemployment rate dropped a tenth of a percent to 3.4%. In Sussex County – the unemployment rate increased from 4.5% in December…

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DE Unemployment Rises for 1st Time in 2019 as Job Growth Slows

Delaware’s unemployment rate remains well below the national average of 3.7%, but increased for the first time this year from 3.2% in June to 3.3% in July – increasing by about 300.  State Labor officials say the unemployment rate in Sussex County remained the same from June to July at 3.2%.  Job growth is up…

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