Welcome to the Delaware Department of Labor! Today is Thursday, September, 20, 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

Number of Tier 1 EUC (Emergency Unemployment Compensation) Weeks Payable to Be Reduced

In accordance with the provisions of the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012 (P.L. 112-96) signed into law by the President in March of this year, individuals filing a Tier 1 EUC claim with an effective date of 9/2/2012 or later will be eligible for a maximum of only 14 weeks of Tier 1 EUC, not 20 weeks.

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