Kent County, DE monthly unemployment update

Stacker compiled statistics about the unemployment rate in Kent County using data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. County and metro unemployment rates are as of April 2023.

Kent County had a 4.5% unemployment rate in April 2023, marking a 0.4 percentage point decrease from a month ago. Delaware reported a 4.2% unemployment rate in May, which is the fourth highest in the country. The national unemployment rate last month rose to 3.7% but is still 0.1 percentage points higher than last year.

Counties with the highest unemployment rate in Delaware
#1. Kent County: 4.5%
#2. Sussex County: 4.0%
#3. New Castle County: 3.7%