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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
Sector	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Annual Avg
Total Nonfarm
2016	351.9	351.6	355.5	359.4	359.9	360.1	357.4	355.6	358.0	360.2	363.2	363.6	358.0
2017	352.5	354.6	355.8	360.8	363.5	(p)363.6
Mining, Logging, & Construction
2016	15.6	15.9	16.8	16.7	16.6	16.8	17.0	17.2	17.2	16.8	16.6	16.5	16.6
2017	15.7	15.9	16.2	16.9	17.5	(p)17.3
Manufacturing
2016	17.5	17.3	17.3	17.6	17.6	17.7	17.7	17.7	17.6	17.3	17.2	17.1	17.5
2017	16.9	16.8	16.8	17.1	17.1	(p)17.1
Trade, Transportation, & Utilities
2016	64.9	64.3	64.8	65.4	65.3	65.0	64.9	65.2	65.7	65.9	66.7	67.4	65.5
2017	65.1	64.6	64.6	65.3	64.8	(p)64.7
Information
2016	3.9	3.9	3.8	3.9	3.7	4.0	4.0	3.9	3.9	3.9	3.9	3.9	3.9
2017	3.9	3.9	3.9	3.9	3.9	(p)3.9
Financial Activities
2016	43.4	43.4	43.4	43.4	43.2	43.7	43.7	43.7	43.2	43.3	43.1	43.3	43.4
2017	43.5	43.3	43.2	43.6	43.9	(p)44.3
Professional & Business Services
2016	52.8	51.7	51.6	52.6	52.8	54.2	53.7	52.7	52.0	52.4	55.2	55.0	53.1
2017	51.8	50.4	50.9	52.0	52.6	(p)54.2
Educational & Health Services
2016	61.0	61.2	61.5	61.8	61.9	61.8	61.8	61.6	62.1	63.0	63.6	64.0	62.1
2017	62.8	64.1	64.1	64.6	64.7	(p)63.3
Leisure & Hospitality
2016	31.6	32.0	33.0	34.2	35.1	35.2	35.6	35.5	34.7	34.7	34.0	33.3	34.1
2017	31.9	33.0	32.9	33.9	35.5	(p)37.1
Other Services
2016	14.2	14.3	14.5	14.6	14.6	14.6	14.5	14.6	14.4	14.5	14.4	14.5	14.5
2017	14.3	14.3	14.4	14.6	14.6	(p)14.8
Government
2016	47.0	47.6	48.8	49.2	49.1	47.1	44.5	43.5	47.2	48.4	48.5	48.6	47.5
2017	46.6	48.3	48.8	48.9	48.9	(p)46.9
Footnotes (p) Preliminary

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
2016	(r)380,280	(r)380,606	(r)381,758	(r)380,047	(r)376,892	(r)378,502	(r)379,408	(r)375,308	(r)372,672	(r)376,322	(r)377,903	(r)379,765	(r)378,289
2017	377,265	380,776	381,392	381,140	(p)378,438
Employment
2016	(r)361,227	(r)361,933	(r)364,048	(r)363,331	(r)360,724	(r)359,502	(r)360,741	(r)357,248	(r)355,759	(r)359,962	(r)363,035	(r)364,943	(r)361,038
2017	359,163	362,094	363,683	364,159	(p)361,685
Unemployment
2016	(r)19,053	(r)18,673	(r)17,710	(r)16,716	(r)16,168	(r)19,000	(r)18,667	(r)18,060	(r)16,913	(r)16,360	(r)14,868	(r)14,822	(r)17,251
2017	18,102	18,682	17,709	16,981	(p)16,753
Unemployment Rate
2016	(r)5.0	(r)4.9	(r)4.6	(r)4.4	(r)4.3	(r)5.0	(r)4.9	(r)4.8	(r)4.5	(r)4.3	(r)3.9	(r)3.9	(r)4.6
2017	4.8	4.9	4.6	4.5	(p)4.4
Footnotes (p) Preliminary (r) Revised

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
2016	(r)297,182	(r)297,380	(r)298,107	(r)296,900	(r)293,837	(r)294,655	(r)295,302	(r)292,611	(r)290,106	(r)293,481	(r)294,935	(r)296,600	(r)295,092
2017	294,371	297,475	297,985	297,724	(p)295,063
Employment
2016	(r)283,325	(r)283,953	(r)285,331	(r)284,595	(r)281,998	(r)280,539	(r)281,563	(r)279,280	(r)277,571	(r)281,315	(r)284,047	(r)285,845	(r)282,447
2017	281,021	283,650	284,782	284,578	(p)282,256
Unemployment
2016	(r)13,857	(r)13,427	(r)12,776	(r)12,305	(r)11,839	(r)14,116	(r)13,739	(r)13,331	(r)12,535	(r)12,166	(r)10,888	(r)10,755	(r)12,645
2017	13,350	13,825	13,203	13,146	(p)12,807
Unemployment Rate
2016	(r)4.7	(r)4.5	(r)4.3	(r)4.1	(r)4.0	(r)4.8	(r)4.7	(r)4.6	(r)4.3	(r)4.1	(r)3.7	(r)3.6	(r)4.3
2017	4.5	4.6	4.4	4.4	(p)4.3
Footnotes (p) Preliminary (r) Revised

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
2016	(r)52,385	(r)52,311	(r)52,546	(r)52,501	(r)52,285	(r)53,143	(r)53,297	(r)52,374	(r)52,245	(r)52,529	(r)52,605	(r)52,753	(r)52,581
2017	52,537	52,781	53,070	53,172	(p)52,947
Employment
2016	(r)49,319	(r)49,227	(r)49,732	(r)50,013	(r)49,867	(r)50,341	(r)50,530	(r)49,614	(r)49,750	(r)50,043	(r)50,233	(r)50,348	(r)49,918
2017	49,674	49,903	50,263	50,804	(p)50,585
Unemployment
2016	(r)3,066	(r)3,084	(r)2,814	(r)2,488	(r)2,418	(r)2,802	(r)2,767	(r)2,760	(r)2,495	(r)2,486	(r)2,372	(r)2,405	(r)2,663
2017	2,863	2,878	2,807	2,368	(p)2,362
Unemployment Rate
2016	(r)5.9	(r)5.9	(r)5.4	(r)4.7	(r)4.6	(r)5.3	(r)5.2	(r)5.3	(r)4.8	(r)4.7	(r)4.5	(r)4.6	(r)5.1
2017	5.4	5.5	5.3	4.5	(p)4.5
Footnotes (p) Preliminary (r) Revised

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
2016	(r)30,713	(r)30,915	(r)31,105	(r)30,646	(r)30,770	(r)30,704	(r)30,809	(r)30,323	(r)30,321	(r)30,312	(r)30,363	(r)30,412	(r)30,616
2017	30,357	30,520	30,337	30,244	(p)30,428
Employment
2016	(r)28,583	(r)28,753	(r)28,985	(r)28,723	(r)28,859	(r)28,622	(r)28,648	(r)28,354	(r)28,438	(r)28,604	(r)28,755	(r)28,750	(r)28,673
2017	28,468	28,541	28,638	28,777	(p)28,844
Unemployment
2016	(r)2,130	(r)2,162	(r)2,120	(r)1,923	(r)1,911	(r)2,082	(r)2,161	(r)1,969	(r)1,883	(r)1,708	(r)1,608	(r)1,662	(r)1,943
2017	1,889	1,979	1,699	1,467	(p)1,584
Unemployment Rate
2016	(r)6.9	(r)7.0	(r)6.8	(r)6.3	(r)6.2	(r)6.8	(r)7.0	(r)6.5	(r)6.2	(r)5.6	(r)5.3	(r)5.5	(r)6.3
2017	6.2	6.5	5.6	4.9	(p)5.2
Footnotes (p) Preliminary (r) Revised
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.