Unemployment Rate in Delaware, by County

Unemployment Rate for every county in Delaware, ranked. The highest is Kent County at 5.8% and the lowest is New Castle County at 4.8%.

Delaware: 5.1% · United States: 5.2% · median county in Delaware: 5.3%

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Share of the civilian labour force who are out of work and looking. People not looking for work are excluded from the denominator.

Source: ACS 2020-2024 5-Year Estimates, 2024.

Delaware ranks 21st of 52 states for unemployment rate.