Smyrna, DE jobs, layoffs and employers

7 open professional jobs in Smyrna. Smyrna is in Kent County.

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Jobs in Smyrna

Safety Compliance ManagerK. Hovnanian Homes
Wildlife Biologist (GS-11/12)U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Front End Entry LevelSafeway
Accounts Payable CoordinatorHovnanian Enterprises
Land Acquisition ManagerHovnanian Enterprises
Safety Compliance ManagerHovnanian Enterprises

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Employers hiring most in Smyrna

Hovnanian Enterprises3 open roles
K. Hovnanian Homes1 open role
Safeway1 open role
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service1 open role

Smyrna layoffs

No layoff notices naming Smyrna in the last 12 months are on file. The WARN Act covers employers with 100 or more workers, so smaller layoffs are not in it.

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Kent County outlook: Building

Built from public Bureau of Labor Statistics and Census figures. It describes the area, not any one employer in it.

Population up 6.8% from 2020 to 2025
Unemployment 5.0%, down 0.6 points from a year ago
Sectors adding the most jobs: professional & technical (+672 jobs), finance & insurance (+520 jobs)
Sectors losing the most jobs: retail (−817 jobs), admin & staffing (−598 jobs)

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University of Delaware launches statewide survey on AI in the workplaceDelaware Business Times · Oct 13, 2026

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Kent County economy

5.0%
unemployment, Sep 2026
5.6% the month before
82,965
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
185,043
people in Kent County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$72,872
median household income
Source: Census ACS
36%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

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