Delaware: Nonfarm employment and labor force data, seasonally adjusted
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Employment data from the Current Employment Statistics program
(seasonally adjusted data, all employees, in thousands)
Sector
|
Delaware |
| Jan |
Feb |
Mar |
Apr |
May |
Jun |
Jul |
Aug |
Sep |
Oct |
Nov |
Dec |
Total Nonfarm |
|
2023 |
480.8 |
481.3 |
482.4 |
481.9 |
483.3 |
483.3 |
484.8 |
484.6 |
485.8 |
484.8 |
484.9 |
486.2 |
2024 |
487.1 |
487.9 |
488.3 |
490.0 |
490.3 |
489.7 |
489.9 |
489.0 |
489.4 |
488.0 |
|
|
Mining, Logging, & Construction |
|
2023 |
24.0 |
24.1 |
24.0 |
24.1 |
24.1 |
23.7 |
23.9 |
23.8 |
24.0 |
23.9 |
23.9 |
23.5 |
2024 |
23.7 |
23.6 |
23.9 |
24.1 |
23.9 |
24.0 |
23.8 |
24.1 |
24.6 |
25.1 |
|
|
Manufacturing |
|
2023 |
27.0 |
26.8 |
26.9 |
27.1 |
27.4 |
27.4 |
27.3 |
27.4 |
27.4 |
27.7 |
27.6 |
27.9 |
2024 |
28.0 |
27.7 |
27.8 |
28.0 |
27.8 |
27.5 |
27.6 |
27.6 |
27.8 |
27.8 |
|
|
Trade, Transportation, & Utilities |
|
2023 |
90.0 |
90.1 |
90.5 |
89.7 |
90.1 |
90.1 |
90.4 |
90.5 |
90.7 |
89.4 |
89.3 |
89.4 |
2024 |
89.3 |
89.4 |
89.7 |
89.6 |
89.4 |
89.2 |
89.6 |
89.1 |
89.0 |
89.0 |
|
|
Financial Activities |
|
2023 |
50.2 |
50.2 |
50.5 |
50.5 |
50.5 |
50.6 |
50.7 |
50.7 |
50.5 |
50.6 |
50.5 |
50.4 |
2024 |
50.5 |
50.7 |
50.7 |
50.8 |
51.3 |
50.9 |
51.3 |
50.9 |
50.9 |
50.3 |
|
|
Professional & Business Services |
|
2023 |
65.8 |
65.6 |
65.3 |
65.1 |
65.0 |
65.0 |
64.8 |
64.2 |
64.3 |
64.3 |
63.9 |
63.4 |
2024 |
63.4 |
63.2 |
62.7 |
63.6 |
64.5 |
65.7 |
65.7 |
65.7 |
65.3 |
64.2 |
|
|
Educational & Health Services |
|
2023 |
81.2 |
81.2 |
81.8 |
82.3 |
82.6 |
83.0 |
83.5 |
83.8 |
83.9 |
83.9 |
84.1 |
84.8 |
2024 |
85.5 |
85.3 |
85.7 |
85.6 |
85.5 |
85.2 |
85.1 |
85.0 |
84.9 |
84.9 |
|
|
Leisure & Hospitality |
|
2023 |
51.7 |
51.9 |
51.9 |
51.7 |
51.9 |
51.8 |
52.5 |
52.5 |
52.7 |
52.5 |
52.8 |
53.2 |
2024 |
53.4 |
53.9 |
53.7 |
53.9 |
53.3 |
52.7 |
52.3 |
51.7 |
52.0 |
51.8 |
|
|
Other Services |
|
2023 |
18.7 |
18.8 |
18.8 |
18.9 |
18.9 |
18.9 |
19.1 |
19.1 |
19.0 |
18.8 |
18.9 |
19.1 |
2024 |
19.0 |
19.0 |
18.9 |
19.2 |
19.1 |
19.2 |
19.4 |
19.5 |
19.3 |
19.2 |
|
|
Government |
|
2023 |
68.5 |
68.9 |
69.0 |
68.8 |
69.1 |
69.2 |
69.1 |
69.1 |
69.7 |
70.1 |
70.3 |
70.9 |
2024 |
70.8 |
71.6 |
71.6 |
71.7 |
71.9 |
71.8 |
71.7 |
72.0 |
72.2 |
72.2 |
|
|
Labor Force data from the Local Area Unemployment Statistics Program
(seasonally adjusted data)
|
Delaware |
| Jan |
Feb |
Mar |
Apr |
May |
Jun |
Jul |
Aug |
Sep |
Oct |
Nov |
Dec |
Labor Force |
|
2023 |
500,565 |
501,840 |
503,108 |
504,379 |
505,622 |
506,816 |
507,951 |
508,877 |
509,550 |
509,885 |
509,743 |
509,610 |
2024 |
508,774 |
508,227 |
507,009 |
506,238 |
505,547 |
505,453 |
505,343 |
505,131 |
504,756 |
504,000 |
|
|
Employment |
|
2023 |
480,249 |
481,951 |
483,581 |
485,052 |
486,268 |
487,265 |
488,070 |
488,596 |
488,903 |
488,994 |
488,845 |
488,752 |
2024 |
488,115 |
487,932 |
487,036 |
486,464 |
485,679 |
485,275 |
484,469 |
483,797 |
483,796 |
483,778 |
|
|
Unemployment |
|
2023 |
20,316 |
19,889 |
19,527 |
19,327 |
19,354 |
19,551 |
19,881 |
20,281 |
20,647 |
20,891 |
20,898 |
20,858 |
2024 |
20,659 |
20,295 |
19,973 |
19,774 |
19,868 |
20,178 |
20,874 |
21,334 |
20,960 |
20,222 |
|
|
Unemployment Rate |
|
2023 |
4.1 |
4.0 |
3.9 |
3.8 |
3.8 |
3.9 |
3.9 |
4.0 |
4.1 |
4.1 |
4.1 |
4.1 |
2024 |
4.1 |
4.0 |
3.9 |
3.9 |
3.9 |
4.0 |
4.1 |
4.2 |
4.2 |
4.0 |
|
|
United States Department of Labor
