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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
2025	378.9	380.8	383.9	387.2	387.8	385.8	382.1	382.0	382.7	383.2	384.5	385.0	383.7
2026	376.6	378.4	380.5	384.3	387.2	387.1	384.1	(p)382.6
Mining, Logging, & Construction
2025	17.4	17.6	18.0	18.9	18.7	19.0	18.8	18.9	19.1	18.8	18.8	18.6	18.6
2026	18.5	17.6	18.1	18.8	18.5	18.8	19.2	(p)19.2
Manufacturing
2025	17.0	17.0	17.1	17.1	17.0	17.0	17.0	16.8	16.7	16.5	16.5	16.5	16.9
2026	16.3	16.4	16.3	16.2	16.2	16.2	16.2	(p)16.2
Trade, Transportation, & Utilities
2025	76.2	75.7	75.5	75.3	75.2	75.4	74.8	74.7	75.0	75.5	77.2	78.1	75.7
2026	76.3	75.0	74.9	75.5	75.5	75.9	75.2	(p)74.9
Information
2025	2.8	2.8	2.8	2.8	2.9	2.8	2.8	2.8	2.7	2.8	2.7	2.7	2.8
2026	2.7	2.6	2.6	2.7	2.7	2.6	2.6	(p)2.6
Financial Activities
2025	44.2	44.2	44.3	44.2	43.9	43.9	44.1	44.0	43.5	43.2	43.6	44.0	43.9
2026	43.5	43.8	43.8	43.6	43.4	43.8	43.6	(p)43.4
Professional & Business Services
2025	51.0	51.2	51.4	52.5	52.4	52.3	52.5	52.1	52.0	52.2	51.9	51.6	51.9
2026	50.4	50.7	51.6	53.0	53.8	53.9	53.8	(p)53.8
Educational & Health Services
2025	70.3	70.8	71.0	71.2	71.6	71.1	70.5	70.8	70.6	71.1	71.3	71.6	71.0
2026	71.0	71.7	71.4	71.9	72.3	71.9	71.5	(p)71.2
Leisure & Hospitality
2025	33.4	33.7	34.8	35.9	37.2	37.3	37.0	37.1	35.6	34.3	33.1	32.7	35.2
2026	31.1	31.9	32.5	33.8	35.5	37.1	37.1	(p)37.0
Other Services
2025	14.8	15.0	15.2	15.2	15.2	15.2	15.1	15.1	15.0	14.9	15.1	15.2	15.1
2026	15.2	15.3	15.3	15.2	15.4	15.5	15.7	(p)15.5
Government
2025	51.8	52.8	53.8	54.1	53.7	51.8	49.5	49.7	52.5	53.9	54.3	54.0	52.7
2026	51.6	53.4	54.0	53.6	53.9	51.4	49.2	(p)48.8
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
2025	392,096	392,467	396,334	395,771	390,385	391,974	390,702	390,630	389,113	(1)-	393,150	393,735	(2)392,396
2026	388,564	388,483	391,601	390,294	385,926	384,640	(p)382,904
Employment
2025	374,783	374,628	378,663	379,141	373,611	372,472	369,961	368,963	369,090	(1)-	372,643	374,286	(2)373,476
2026	367,373	367,505	372,350	372,243	370,053	366,230	(p)364,319
Unemployment
2025	17,313	17,839	17,671	16,630	16,774	19,502	20,741	21,667	20,023	(1)-	20,507	19,449	(2)18,920
2026	21,191	20,978	19,251	18,051	15,873	18,410	(p)18,585
Unemployment Rate
2025	4.4	4.5	4.5	4.2	4.3	5.0	5.3	5.5	5.1	(1)-	5.2	4.9	(2)4.8
2026	5.5	5.4	4.9	4.6	4.1	4.8	(p)4.9
Footnotes (1) Data unavailable due to the 2025 lapse in appropriations. (2) Annual estimates for 2025 are 11-month averages that exclude October. Data for October 2025 were not collected due to the federal government shutdown. (p) Preliminary

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
2025	309,876	309,806	312,891	312,432	307,555	308,512	307,006	307,209	306,319	(1)-	310,400	311,121	(2)309,375
2026	306,579	305,417	308,422	307,282	302,863	300,813	(p)299,628
Employment
2025	296,733	296,387	299,357	299,548	294,684	293,348	291,129	290,443	290,826	(1)-	293,933	295,410	(2)294,709
2026	289,730	289,254	293,351	293,034	290,533	286,206	(p)285,176
Unemployment
2025	13,143	13,419	13,534	12,884	12,871	15,164	15,877	16,766	15,493	(1)-	16,467	15,711	(2)14,666
2026	16,849	16,163	15,071	14,248	12,330	14,607	(p)14,452
Unemployment Rate
2025	4.2	4.3	4.3	4.1	4.2	4.9	5.2	5.5	5.1	(1)-	5.3	5.0	(2)4.7
2026	5.5	5.3	4.9	4.6	4.1	4.9	(p)4.8
Footnotes (1) Data unavailable due to the 2025 lapse in appropriations. (2) Annual estimates for 2025 are 11-month averages that exclude October. Data for October 2025 were not collected due to the federal government shutdown. (p) Preliminary

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
2025	51,821	52,087	52,859	52,411	52,273	52,773	52,699	52,521	52,294	(1)-	52,371	52,479	(2)52,417
2026	51,945	52,756	52,901	52,620	52,640	53,266	(p)52,529
Employment
2025	49,748	49,870	50,808	50,589	50,321	50,511	50,199	49,947	49,956	(1)-	50,168	50,536	(2)50,241
2026	49,481	50,044	50,540	50,327	50,653	51,107	(p)50,225
Unemployment
2025	2,073	2,217	2,051	1,822	1,952	2,262	2,500	2,574	2,338	(1)-	2,203	1,943	(2)2,176
2026	2,464	2,712	2,361	2,293	1,987	2,159	(p)2,304
Unemployment Rate
2025	4.0	4.3	3.9	3.5	3.7	4.3	4.7	4.9	4.5	(1)-	4.2	3.7	(2)4.2
2026	4.7	5.1	4.5	4.4	3.8	4.1	(p)4.4
Footnotes (1) Data unavailable due to the 2025 lapse in appropriations. (2) Annual estimates for 2025 are 11-month averages that exclude October. Data for October 2025 were not collected due to the federal government shutdown. (p) Preliminary

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
2025	30,399	30,574	30,584	30,928	30,557	30,689	30,997	30,900	30,500	(1)-	30,379	30,135	(2)30,603
2026	30,040	30,310	30,278	30,392	30,423	30,561	(p)30,747
Employment
2025	28,302	28,371	28,498	29,004	28,606	28,613	28,633	28,573	28,308	(1)-	28,542	28,340	(2)28,526
2026	28,162	28,207	28,459	28,882	28,867	28,917	(p)28,918
Unemployment
2025	2,097	2,203	2,086	1,924	1,951	2,076	2,364	2,327	2,192	(1)-	1,837	1,795	(2)2,077
2026	1,878	2,103	1,819	1,510	1,556	1,644	(p)1,829
Unemployment Rate
2025	6.9	7.2	6.8	6.2	6.4	6.8	7.6	7.5	7.2	(1)-	6.0	6.0	(2)6.8
2026	6.3	6.9	6.0	5.0	5.1	5.4	(p)5.9
Footnotes (1) Data unavailable due to the 2025 lapse in appropriations. (2) Annual estimates for 2025 are 11-month averages that exclude October. Data for October 2025 were not collected due to the federal government shutdown. (p) Preliminary
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.