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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	(p)380.8
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	(p)18.2
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	(p)16.3
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	(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	(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	(p)43.8
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	(p)51.5
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	(p)71.4
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	(p)32.5
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	(p)15.3
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	(p)54.3
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	(1)392,096	(1)392,467	(1)396,334	(1)395,771	(1)390,385	(1)391,974	(1)390,702	(1)390,630	(1)389,113	(2)-	(1)393,150	(1)393,735	(1)(3)392,396
2026	388,564	388,483	(p)391,415
Employment
2025	(1)374,783	(1)374,628	(1)378,663	(1)379,141	(1)373,611	(1)372,472	(1)369,961	(1)368,963	(1)369,090	(2)-	(1)372,643	(1)374,286	(1)(3)373,476
2026	367,373	367,505	(p)372,187
Unemployment
2025	(1)17,313	(1)17,839	(1)17,671	(1)16,630	(1)16,774	(1)19,502	(1)20,741	(1)21,667	(1)20,023	(2)-	(1)20,507	(1)19,449	(1)(3)18,920
2026	21,191	20,978	(p)19,228
Unemployment Rate
2025	(1)4.4	(1)4.5	(1)4.5	(1)4.2	(1)4.3	(1)5.0	(1)5.3	(1)5.5	(1)5.1	(2)-	(1)5.2	(1)4.9	(1)(3)4.8
2026	5.5	5.4	(p)4.9
Footnotes (1) Data were subject to revision on May 19, 2026. (2) Data unavailable due to the 2025 lapse in appropriations. (3) 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	(1)309,876	(1)309,806	(1)312,891	(1)312,432	(1)307,555	(1)308,512	(1)307,006	(1)307,209	(1)306,319	(2)-	(1)310,400	(1)311,121	(1)(3)309,375
2026	306,579	305,417	(p)308,167
Employment
2025	(1)296,733	(1)296,387	(1)299,357	(1)299,548	(1)294,684	(1)293,348	(1)291,129	(1)290,443	(1)290,826	(2)-	(1)293,933	(1)295,410	(1)(3)294,709
2026	289,730	289,254	(p)293,118
Unemployment
2025	(1)13,143	(1)13,419	(1)13,534	(1)12,884	(1)12,871	(1)15,164	(1)15,877	(1)16,766	(1)15,493	(2)-	(1)16,467	(1)15,711	(1)(3)14,666
2026	16,849	16,163	(p)15,049
Unemployment Rate
2025	(1)4.2	(1)4.3	(1)4.3	(1)4.1	(1)4.2	(1)4.9	(1)5.2	(1)5.5	(1)5.1	(2)-	(1)5.3	(1)5.0	(1)(3)4.7
2026	5.5	5.3	(p)4.9
Footnotes (1) Data were subject to revision on May 19, 2026. (2) Data unavailable due to the 2025 lapse in appropriations. (3) 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	(1)51,821	(1)52,087	(1)52,859	(1)52,411	(1)52,273	(1)52,773	(1)52,699	(1)52,521	(1)52,294	(2)-	(1)52,371	(1)52,479	(1)(3)52,417
2026	51,945	52,756	(p)52,943
Employment
2025	(1)49,748	(1)49,870	(1)50,808	(1)50,589	(1)50,321	(1)50,511	(1)50,199	(1)49,947	(1)49,956	(2)-	(1)50,168	(1)50,536	(1)(3)50,241
2026	49,481	50,044	(p)50,586
Unemployment
2025	(1)2,073	(1)2,217	(1)2,051	(1)1,822	(1)1,952	(1)2,262	(1)2,500	(1)2,574	(1)2,338	(2)-	(1)2,203	(1)1,943	(1)(3)2,176
2026	2,464	2,712	(p)2,357
Unemployment Rate
2025	(1)4.0	(1)4.3	(1)3.9	(1)3.5	(1)3.7	(1)4.3	(1)4.7	(1)4.9	(1)4.5	(2)-	(1)4.2	(1)3.7	(1)(3)4.2
2026	4.7	5.1	(p)4.5
Footnotes (1) Data were subject to revision on May 19, 2026. (2) Data unavailable due to the 2025 lapse in appropriations. (3) 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	(1)30,399	(1)30,574	(1)30,584	(1)30,928	(1)30,557	(1)30,689	(1)30,997	(1)30,900	(1)30,500	(2)-	(1)30,379	(1)30,135	(1)(3)30,603
2026	30,040	30,310	(p)30,305
Employment
2025	(1)28,302	(1)28,371	(1)28,498	(1)29,004	(1)28,606	(1)28,613	(1)28,633	(1)28,573	(1)28,308	(2)-	(1)28,542	(1)28,340	(1)(3)28,526
2026	28,162	28,207	(p)28,483
Unemployment
2025	(1)2,097	(1)2,203	(1)2,086	(1)1,924	(1)1,951	(1)2,076	(1)2,364	(1)2,327	(1)2,192	(2)-	(1)1,837	(1)1,795	(1)(3)2,077
2026	1,878	2,103	(p)1,822
Unemployment Rate
2025	(1)6.9	(1)7.2	(1)6.8	(1)6.2	(1)6.4	(1)6.8	(1)7.6	(1)7.5	(1)7.2	(2)-	(1)6.0	(1)6.0	(1)(3)6.8
2026	6.3	6.9	(p)6.0
Footnotes (1) Data were subject to revision on May 19, 2026. (2) Data unavailable due to the 2025 lapse in appropriations. (3) 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.