Wilmington, DE-MD-NJ: 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
|
Wilmington, Del.-Md.-N.J. Metropolitan Division |
| Jan |
Feb |
Mar |
Apr |
May |
Jun |
Jul |
Aug |
Sep |
Oct |
Nov |
Dec |
Annual
Avg |
Total Nonfarm |
|
2023 |
370.1 |
372.8 |
374.9 |
377.7 |
380.3 |
378.6 |
377.4 |
376.3 |
379.2 |
382.0 |
383.3 |
383.0 |
378.0 |
2024 |
374.5 |
376.8 |
379.1 |
382.2 |
386.1 |
386.5 |
385.3 |
382.6 |
384.0 |
384.8 |
|
|
|
Mining, Logging, & Construction |
|
2023 |
17.0 |
17.3 |
17.6 |
18.4 |
18.2 |
17.7 |
17.8 |
18.0 |
18.1 |
17.8 |
17.9 |
17.3 |
17.8 |
2024 |
16.5 |
16.5 |
17.3 |
18.0 |
18.0 |
18.3 |
18.3 |
18.7 |
18.8 |
19.3 |
|
|
|
Manufacturing |
|
2023 |
17.8 |
17.7 |
17.8 |
17.9 |
17.8 |
17.8 |
18.1 |
18.0 |
17.9 |
18.0 |
17.8 |
18.0 |
17.9 |
2024 |
17.9 |
17.9 |
18.0 |
18.1 |
18.1 |
18.1 |
18.3 |
18.2 |
18.0 |
18.1 |
|
|
|
Trade, Transportation, & Utilities |
|
2023 |
77.8 |
77.2 |
77.1 |
76.4 |
77.1 |
76.6 |
75.9 |
76.0 |
76.2 |
76.2 |
78.4 |
79.3 |
77.0 |
2024 |
76.0 |
75.3 |
75.1 |
75.0 |
75.1 |
75.1 |
75.2 |
74.8 |
75.6 |
75.4 |
|
|
|
Information |
|
2023 |
2.8 |
2.8 |
2.7 |
2.7 |
2.8 |
2.8 |
2.7 |
2.7 |
2.7 |
2.6 |
2.7 |
2.7 |
2.7 |
2024 |
2.6 |
2.6 |
2.6 |
2.6 |
2.7 |
2.7 |
2.7 |
2.6 |
2.6 |
2.6 |
|
|
|
Financial Activities |
|
2023 |
45.0 |
45.0 |
45.1 |
45.0 |
45.2 |
45.4 |
45.4 |
45.3 |
44.8 |
45.0 |
44.8 |
44.8 |
45.1 |
2024 |
45.4 |
45.5 |
45.6 |
45.5 |
46.0 |
46.2 |
46.3 |
45.6 |
45.6 |
45.3 |
|
|
|
Professional & Business Services |
|
2023 |
50.8 |
50.9 |
50.9 |
51.8 |
51.9 |
52.0 |
52.2 |
51.7 |
51.6 |
52.9 |
52.4 |
51.5 |
51.7 |
2024 |
50.7 |
50.8 |
51.1 |
52.3 |
53.1 |
53.6 |
53.6 |
53.0 |
52.8 |
52.9 |
|
|
|
Educational & Health Services |
|
2023 |
62.8 |
63.3 |
63.8 |
64.6 |
64.9 |
64.8 |
64.6 |
64.7 |
65.0 |
65.9 |
66.1 |
66.7 |
64.8 |
2024 |
65.9 |
66.3 |
66.2 |
66.5 |
66.3 |
66.1 |
66.1 |
66.3 |
66.6 |
67.1 |
|
|
|
Leisure & Hospitality |
|
2023 |
32.1 |
32.4 |
33.2 |
33.9 |
35.6 |
36.8 |
37.7 |
37.5 |
36.7 |
35.8 |
34.6 |
33.8 |
35.0 |
2024 |
32.9 |
33.2 |
34.1 |
35.2 |
37.4 |
39.6 |
40.0 |
38.8 |
36.5 |
35.3 |
|
|
|
Other Services |
|
2023 |
14.1 |
14.2 |
14.1 |
14.5 |
14.4 |
14.4 |
14.3 |
14.2 |
14.1 |
14.0 |
14.0 |
14.1 |
14.2 |
2024 |
14.1 |
14.0 |
14.0 |
14.1 |
14.2 |
14.3 |
14.2 |
14.2 |
14.0 |
14.0 |
|
|
|
Government |
|
2023 |
49.9 |
52.0 |
52.6 |
52.5 |
52.4 |
50.3 |
48.7 |
48.2 |
52.1 |
53.8 |
54.6 |
54.8 |
51.8 |
2024 |
52.5 |
54.7 |
55.1 |
54.9 |
55.2 |
52.5 |
50.6 |
50.4 |
53.5 |
54.8 |
|
|
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Labor Force data from the Local Area Unemployment Statistics Program
(not seasonally adjusted data)
|
Wilmington, Del.-Md.-N.J. Metropolitan Division |
| Jan |
Feb |
Mar |
Apr |
May |
Jun |
Jul |
Aug |
Sep |
Oct |
Nov |
Dec |
Annual
Avg |
Labor Force |
|
2023 |
393,260 |
395,212 |
398,537 |
396,203 |
394,393 |
394,238 |
396,296 |
396,018 |
394,050 |
399,457 |
400,298 |
400,367 |
396,528 |
2024 |
396,548 |
398,535 |
399,239 |
398,143 |
395,245 |
397,593 |
397,823 |
395,680 |
391,100 |
394,167 |
|
|
|
Employment |
|
2023 |
377,347 |
379,458 |
383,566 |
383,303 |
380,659 |
378,235 |
380,376 |
379,067 |
379,256 |
384,252 |
386,707 |
386,405 |
381,553 |
2024 |
380,589 |
383,062 |
383,917 |
383,895 |
380,703 |
379,761 |
378,828 |
376,867 |
377,416 |
380,568 |
|
|
|
Unemployment |
|
2023 |
15,913 |
15,754 |
14,971 |
12,900 |
13,734 |
16,003 |
15,920 |
16,951 |
14,794 |
15,205 |
13,591 |
13,962 |
14,975 |
2024 |
15,959 |
15,473 |
15,322 |
14,248 |
14,542 |
17,832 |
18,995 |
18,813 |
13,684 |
13,599 |
|
|
|
Unemployment Rate |
|
2023 |
4.0 |
4.0 |
3.8 |
3.3 |
3.5 |
4.1 |
4.0 |
4.3 |
3.8 |
3.8 |
3.4 |
3.5 |
3.8 |
2024 |
4.0 |
3.9 |
3.8 |
3.6 |
3.7 |
4.5 |
4.8 |
4.8 |
3.5 |
3.5 |
|
|
|
Labor Force data from the Local Area Unemployment Statistics Program
(not seasonally adjusted data)
|
New Castle County, Del. |
| Jan |
Feb |
Mar |
Apr |
May |
Jun |
Jul |
Aug |
Sep |
Oct |
Nov |
Dec |
Annual
Avg |
Labor Force |
|
2023 |
308,182 |
309,458 |
312,252 |
310,754 |
308,487 |
308,438 |
309,574 |
309,532 |
307,576 |
312,248 |
313,517 |
313,711 |
310,311 |
2024 |
310,742 |
312,080 |
311,801 |
310,883 |
308,304 |
309,977 |
309,000 |
307,426 |
303,776 |
306,756 |
|
|
|
Employment |
|
2023 |
295,521 |
296,942 |
300,133 |
300,104 |
297,385 |
295,336 |
296,759 |
295,797 |
295,647 |
300,014 |
302,800 |
302,800 |
298,270 |
2024 |
298,469 |
300,196 |
299,987 |
299,730 |
296,727 |
295,738 |
294,162 |
292,813 |
293,244 |
296,515 |
|
|
|
Unemployment |
|
2023 |
12,661 |
12,516 |
12,119 |
10,650 |
11,102 |
13,102 |
12,815 |
13,735 |
11,929 |
12,234 |
10,717 |
10,911 |
12,041 |
2024 |
12,273 |
11,884 |
11,814 |
11,153 |
11,577 |
14,239 |
14,838 |
14,613 |
10,532 |
10,241 |
|
|
|
Unemployment Rate |
|
2023 |
4.1 |
4.0 |
3.9 |
3.4 |
3.6 |
4.2 |
4.1 |
4.4 |
3.9 |
3.9 |
3.4 |
3.5 |
3.9 |
2024 |
3.9 |
3.8 |
3.8 |
3.6 |
3.8 |
4.6 |
4.8 |
4.8 |
3.5 |
3.3 |
|
|
|
Labor Force data from the Local Area Unemployment Statistics Program
(not seasonally adjusted data)
|
Cecil County, Md. |
| Jan |
Feb |
Mar |
Apr |
May |
Jun |
Jul |
Aug |
Sep |
Oct |
Nov |
Dec |
Annual
Avg |
Labor Force |
|
2023 |
53,959 |
54,494 |
55,059 |
54,194 |
54,367 |
54,487 |
55,047 |
54,741 |
55,037 |
55,474 |
55,404 |
55,312 |
54,798 |
2024 |
54,931 |
55,234 |
56,247 |
55,813 |
55,630 |
56,022 |
56,696 |
56,098 |
55,912 |
55,933 |
|
|
|
Employment |
|
2023 |
52,467 |
53,072 |
53,879 |
53,347 |
53,393 |
53,370 |
53,779 |
53,398 |
53,869 |
54,176 |
54,211 |
54,134 |
53,591 |
2024 |
53,269 |
53,654 |
54,593 |
54,315 |
54,396 |
54,276 |
54,723 |
54,066 |
54,360 |
54,209 |
|
|
|
Unemployment |
|
2023 |
1,492 |
1,422 |
1,180 |
847 |
974 |
1,117 |
1,268 |
1,343 |
1,168 |
1,298 |
1,193 |
1,178 |
1,207 |
2024 |
1,662 |
1,580 |
1,654 |
1,498 |
1,234 |
1,746 |
1,973 |
2,032 |
1,552 |
1,724 |
|
|
|
Unemployment Rate |
|
2023 |
2.8 |
2.6 |
2.1 |
1.6 |
1.8 |
2.1 |
2.3 |
2.5 |
2.1 |
2.3 |
2.2 |
2.1 |
2.2 |
2024 |
3.0 |
2.9 |
2.9 |
2.7 |
2.2 |
3.1 |
3.5 |
3.6 |
2.8 |
3.1 |
|
|
|
Labor Force data from the Local Area Unemployment Statistics Program
(not seasonally adjusted data)
|
Salem County, N.J. |
| Jan |
Feb |
Mar |
Apr |
May |
Jun |
Jul |
Aug |
Sep |
Oct |
Nov |
Dec |
Annual
Avg |
Labor Force |
|
2023 |
31,119 |
31,260 |
31,226 |
31,255 |
31,539 |
31,313 |
31,675 |
31,745 |
31,437 |
31,735 |
31,377 |
31,344 |
31,419 |
2024 |
30,875 |
31,221 |
31,191 |
31,447 |
31,311 |
31,594 |
32,127 |
32,156 |
31,412 |
31,478 |
|
|
|
Employment |
|
2023 |
29,359 |
29,444 |
29,554 |
29,852 |
29,881 |
29,529 |
29,838 |
29,872 |
29,740 |
30,062 |
29,696 |
29,471 |
29,692 |
2024 |
28,851 |
29,212 |
29,337 |
29,850 |
29,580 |
29,747 |
29,943 |
29,988 |
29,812 |
29,844 |
|
|
|
Unemployment |
|
2023 |
1,760 |
1,816 |
1,672 |
1,403 |
1,658 |
1,784 |
1,837 |
1,873 |
1,697 |
1,673 |
1,681 |
1,873 |
1,727 |
2024 |
2,024 |
2,009 |
1,854 |
1,597 |
1,731 |
1,847 |
2,184 |
2,168 |
1,600 |
1,634 |
|
|
|
Unemployment Rate |
|
2023 |
5.7 |
5.8 |
5.4 |
4.5 |
5.3 |
5.7 |
5.8 |
5.9 |
5.4 |
5.3 |
5.4 |
6.0 |
5.5 |
2024 |
6.6 |
6.4 |
5.9 |
5.1 |
5.5 |
5.8 |
6.8 |
6.7 |
5.1 |
5.2 |
|
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The Wilmington, Del.-Md.-N.J Metropolitan Division (MD) includes New Castle County in Delaware; Cecil County in Maryland; and Salem County in New Jersey.
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United States Department of Labor
