Welcome to the Delaware Department of Labor! Today is Thursday, May, 17, 2012.
A Message from the Secretary
The Honorable John McMahon
The Labor Department's support to the residents and businesses of Delaware, along with this web site, is continually updated to meet the changing needs of all sectors of Delaware's workforce. Many challenges are met daily as the Department utilizes state-of-the-art technology and a well trained customer service oriented staff to better serve and support the needs of all of Delaware's employees and employers.
The Department of Labor and its partner, the Delaware Workforce Investment Board, strive to work together to help Delaware businesses build a strong and successful workforce. Visit the Workforce Investment Board to read about what role the board plays in job development in Delaware.
Information about how to locate a job, find and hire workers, and understand what the growing occupations, unemployment rates and the hot jobs in Delaware are in the Labor Market Information section.
News
The payable period for EB (Extended Benefits) in Delaware is ending. The last week ending date that EB will be payable is the week ending April 21, 2012. To be in an EB payable period, a State's current three month average, seasonally adjusted total unemployment rate must be at least 110% of the comparable rate in any of the three prior years. Delaware no longer meets the 110% criteria. EUC (Emergency Unemployment Compensation) claims are not impacted by this change.