Unemployment Rate in New Castle County, DE
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How New Castle County Compares
National Distribution
Where New Castle County falls among all 3,222 U.S. counties for unemployment rate.
■ New Castle County: 4.8%
Ranking Context
| Rank | County | Value |
|---|---|---|
| #1,896 | Nassau County, NY | 4.8% |
| #1,897 | Koochiching County, MN | 4.8% |
| #1,898 | Henry County, TN | 4.8% |
| #1,899 | New Castle County, DE | 4.8% |
| #1,900 | Boulder County, CO | 4.8% |
| #1,901 | Henry County, IL | 4.8% |
| #1,902 | King County, WA | 4.8% |
Unemployment Rate in New Castle County, Delaware
New Castle County, Delaware has a unemployment rate of 4.8%, which ranks #1,899 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 9.0% below the national value of 5.3%.
Within Delaware, New Castle County ranks #1 of 3 out of 3 counties. This places it in the 41th percentile nationally.
Percentage of the civilian labor force that is unemployed. All data comes from the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year Estimates for 2024.
About this data
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates (2024). All values are estimates derived from survey samples and are subject to margin of error. For more information, see our methodology.