Delaware’s unemployment rate is down a tick for the sixth straight month - Delaware Public Media

The state’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate fell to 4.6% in September down from 4.7% in August. This is the sixth straight month it declined. Area unemployment rates were mostly lower in September with the exception of Newark which jumped from 5.9% to 6.3%. The local unemployment rates are not seasonally adjusted. Delaware also saw fewer people unemployed last month. There were 23,400 unemployed Delawareans in September compared to 26,700 the previous month. It wasn’t all good news for the state. The jobs numbers were lower with the seasonally adjusted nonfarm employment sitting at 495,800 compared to 496,600 in August.