Dover, DE: Nonfarm employment and labor force data

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Employment data from the Current Employment Statistics program
(not seasonally adjusted data, all employees, in thousands)
Sector	Dover, Del. Metropolitan Statistical Area
Sector	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Annual Avg
Total Nonfarm
2012	(1) 62.4	(1) 62.8	(1) 63.2	(1) 63.2	(1) 63.6	(1) 63.0	(1) 62.7	(1) 62.2	(1) 63.4	(1) 63.1	(1) 63.5	(1) 64.0	(1) 63.1
2013	61.8	62.9	63.2	(P) 64.2
Mining, Logging, & Construction
2012	1.9	2.0	1.9	2.0	2.1	2.1	2.2	2.1	2.1	2.1	2.1	2.1	2.1
2013	2.0	1.9	1.9	(P) 2.0
Manufacturing
2012	3.3	3.3	3.3	3.2	3.3	3.3	3.4	3.4	3.4	3.4	3.4	3.4	3.3
2013	3.3	3.3	3.3	(P) 3.3
Trade, Transportation, & Utilities
2012	12.8	12.6	12.7	12.7	12.8	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.9	12.9	13.3	13.7	12.9
2013	12.9	12.8	12.8	(P) 12.9
Information
2012	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.5
2013	0.4	0.5	0.4	(P) 0.5
Financial Activities
2012	1.6	1.6	1.6	1.5	1.6	1.6	1.6	1.6	1.6	1.6	1.6	1.6	1.6
2013	1.6	1.6	1.6	(P) 1.6
Professional & Business Services
2012	3.8	3.7	3.7	3.8	3.7	3.8	3.8	3.8	3.8	3.8	3.8	3.9	3.8
2013	3.9	4.0	4.0	(P) 4.0
Educational & Health Services
2012	9.1	9.1	9.1	9.1	9.1	9.1	9.2	9.2	9.3	9.3	9.3	9.4	9.2
2013	9.1	9.3	9.3	(P) 9.5
Leisure & Hospitality
2012	7.8	7.8	8.0	8.1	8.1	8.1	8.1	8.0	8.0	7.6	7.4	7.3	7.9
2013	7.3	7.3	7.5	(P) 7.9
Other Services
2012	2.6	2.5	2.6	2.6	2.7	2.7	2.6	2.5	2.5	2.5	2.5	2.6	2.6
2013	2.5	2.6	2.6	(P) 2.6
Government
2012	(1) 19.0	(1) 19.7	(1) 19.8	(1) 19.7	(1) 19.7	(1) 19.1	(1) 18.7	(1) 18.5	(1) 19.4	(1) 19.5	(1) 19.7	(1) 19.6	(1) 19.4
2013	18.8	19.6	19.8	(P) 19.9
Footnotes (1) Correction (P) Preliminary

Labor Force data from the Local Area Unemployment Statistics Program
(not seasonally adjusted data)
	Dover, Del. Metropolitan Statistical Area
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Annual Avg
Labor Force
2012	(1) 75,784	(1) 76,081	(1) 76,060	(1) 75,665	(1) 75,150	(1) 75,224	(1) 75,439	(1) 74,657	(1) 74,784	(1) 75,529	(1) 75,489	(1) 76,157	(1) 75,502
2013	75,580	76,116	(P) 76,086
Employment
2012	(1) 69,683	(1) 69,968	(1) 70,321	(1) 70,113	(1) 69,947	(1) 69,200	(1) 69,236	(1) 68,702	(1) 69,341	(1) 70,029	(1) 70,404	(1) 70,643	(1) 69,799
2013	69,243	70,013	(P) 70,091
Unemployment
2012	(1) 6,101	(1) 6,113	(1) 5,739	(1) 5,552	(1) 5,203	(1) 6,024	(1) 6,203	(1) 5,955	(1) 5,443	(1) 5,500	(1) 5,085	(1) 5,514	(1) 5,703
2013	6,337	6,103	(P) 5,995
Unemployment Rate
2012	(1) 8.1	(1) 8.0	(1) 7.5	(1) 7.3	(1) 6.9	(1) 8.0	(1) 8.2	(1) 8.0	(1) 7.3	(1) 7.3	(1) 6.7	(1) 7.2	(1) 7.6
2013	8.4	8.0	(P) 7.9
Footnotes (1) Reflects revised inputs, reestimation, and adjustment to new state control totals. (P) Preliminary
The Dover, Del. Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) includes Kent County in Delaware.

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