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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
2024	374.2	376.2	379.4	382.1	382.0	380.7	378.3	378.1	380.2	379.8	382.0	381.6	379.6
2025	373.5	375.8	(p)377.4
Mining, Logging, & Construction
2024	17.2	17.4	17.9	18.4	17.9	18.1	18.1	18.1	18.3	18.7	18.5	18.1	18.1
2025	17.6	17.9	(p)17.8
Manufacturing
2024	17.4	17.4	17.2	17.2	17.0	17.2	17.1	17.0	16.8	16.8	16.8	16.8	17.1
2025	16.9	16.7	(p)16.7
Trade, Transportation, & Utilities
2024	76.1	74.9	74.9	75.1	75.3	75.0	74.3	74.2	75.1	75.0	77.2	78.7	75.5
2025	76.2	75.3	(p)75.4
Information
2024	2.7	2.7	2.7	2.7	2.7	2.7	2.8	2.8	2.8	2.8	2.8	2.7	2.7
2025	2.7	2.7	(p)2.7
Financial Activities
2024	45.0	45.0	45.1	44.9	44.6	44.9	44.7	44.4	44.0	43.4	43.7	43.6	44.4
2025	43.8	43.8	(p)43.5
Professional & Business Services
2024	51.1	51.3	51.6	52.5	52.3	52.1	52.2	52.6	52.0	51.3	51.4	50.8	51.8
2025	49.9	49.7	(p)49.8
Educational & Health Services
2024	66.4	67.0	67.5	67.5	67.7	67.2	67.7	68.0	68.4	68.8	69.2	69.2	67.9
2025	68.2	68.9	(p)69.4
Leisure & Hospitality
2024	33.8	34.1	35.2	36.0	37.4	37.7	38.1	37.7	36.4	35.1	33.8	33.2	35.7
2025	32.2	32.8	(p)33.6
Other Services
2024	14.2	14.4	14.5	14.8	14.6	14.6	14.5	14.6	14.6	14.7	14.8	14.8	14.6
2025	14.5	14.6	(p)14.5
Government
2024	50.3	52.0	52.8	53.0	52.5	51.2	48.8	48.7	51.8	53.2	53.8	53.7	51.8
2025	51.5	53.4	(p)54.0
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
2024	(1)388,182	(1)389,238	(1)391,549	(1)389,466	(1)385,341	(1)386,054	(1)386,518	(1)384,873	(1)382,612	(1)385,046	(1)384,797	(1)385,430	(1)386,592
2025	385,476	385,510	(p)388,775
Employment
2024	(1)372,734	(1)373,708	(1)376,711	(1)376,130	(1)372,030	(1)369,810	(1)369,423	(1)368,160	(1)369,021	(1)371,376	(1)371,941	(1)372,898	(1)371,995
2025	370,138	369,597	(p)372,737
Unemployment
2024	(1)15,448	(1)15,530	(1)14,838	(1)13,336	(1)13,311	(1)16,244	(1)17,095	(1)16,713	(1)13,591	(1)13,670	(1)12,856	(1)12,532	(1)14,597
2025	15,338	15,913	(p)16,038
Unemployment Rate
2024	(1)4.0	(1)4.0	(1)3.8	(1)3.4	(1)3.5	(1)4.2	(1)4.4	(1)4.3	(1)3.6	(1)3.6	(1)3.3	(1)3.3	(1)3.8
2025	4.0	4.1	(p)4.1
Footnotes (1) Data were subject to revision on April 18, 2025. (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
2024	(1)306,267	(1)306,681	(1)308,286	(1)306,680	(1)303,033	(1)303,262	(1)302,956	(1)301,660	(1)299,871	(1)302,628	(1)302,781	(1)303,532	(1)303,970
2025	303,804	303,355	(p)306,172
Employment
2024	(1)294,496	(1)294,923	(1)296,939	(1)296,313	(1)292,831	(1)290,711	(1)290,094	(1)289,009	(1)289,590	(1)292,372	(1)293,338	(1)294,275	(1)292,908
2025	292,174	291,393	(p)293,876
Unemployment
2024	(1)11,771	(1)11,758	(1)11,347	(1)10,367	(1)10,202	(1)12,551	(1)12,862	(1)12,651	(1)10,281	(1)10,256	(1)9,443	(1)9,257	(1)11,062
2025	11,630	11,962	(p)12,296
Unemployment Rate
2024	(1)3.8	(1)3.8	(1)3.7	(1)3.4	(1)3.4	(1)4.1	(1)4.2	(1)4.2	(1)3.4	(1)3.4	(1)3.1	(1)3.0	(1)3.6
2025	3.8	3.9	(p)4.0
Footnotes (1) Data were subject to revision on April 18, 2025. (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
2024	(1)51,662	(1)52,107	(1)52,794	(1)52,127	(1)51,860	(1)52,272	(1)52,557	(1)52,252	(1)52,218	(1)52,044	(1)51,801	(1)51,794	(1)52,124
2025	51,568	51,712	(p)52,202
Employment
2024	(1)49,858	(1)50,276	(1)51,095	(1)50,738	(1)50,442	(1)50,418	(1)50,463	(1)50,199	(1)50,573	(1)50,304	(1)50,128	(1)50,281	(1)50,398
2025	49,867	49,830	(p)50,466
Unemployment
2024	(1)1,804	(1)1,831	(1)1,699	(1)1,389	(1)1,418	(1)1,854	(1)2,094	(1)2,053	(1)1,645	(1)1,740	(1)1,673	(1)1,513	(1)1,726
2025	1,701	1,882	(p)1,736
Unemployment Rate
2024	(1)3.5	(1)3.5	(1)3.2	(1)2.7	(1)2.7	(1)3.5	(1)4.0	(1)3.9	(1)3.2	(1)3.3	(1)3.2	(1)2.9	(1)3.3
2025	3.3	3.6	(p)3.3
Footnotes (1) Data were subject to revision on April 18, 2025. (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
2024	(1)30,253	(1)30,450	(1)30,469	(1)30,659	(1)30,448	(1)30,520	(1)31,005	(1)30,961	(1)30,523	(1)30,374	(1)30,215	(1)30,104	(1)30,499
2025	30,104	30,443	(p)30,401
Employment
2024	(1)28,380	(1)28,509	(1)28,677	(1)29,079	(1)28,757	(1)28,681	(1)28,866	(1)28,952	(1)28,858	(1)28,700	(1)28,475	(1)28,342	(1)28,690
2025	28,097	28,374	(p)28,395
Unemployment
2024	(1)1,873	(1)1,941	(1)1,792	(1)1,580	(1)1,691	(1)1,839	(1)2,139	(1)2,009	(1)1,665	(1)1,674	(1)1,740	(1)1,762	(1)1,809
2025	2,007	2,069	(p)2,006
Unemployment Rate
2024	(1)6.2	(1)6.4	(1)5.9	(1)5.2	(1)5.6	(1)6.0	(1)6.9	(1)6.5	(1)5.5	(1)5.5	(1)5.8	(1)5.9	(1)5.9
2025	6.7	6.8	(p)6.6
Footnotes (1) Data were subject to revision on April 18, 2025. (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.