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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	(p)378.4
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	(p)17.6
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	(p)16.4
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	(p)75.0
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	(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	(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	(p)50.7
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	(p)71.7
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	(p)31.9
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	(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	(p)53.4
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	385,476	385,510	388,858	389,202	386,002	386,294	387,832	387,747	388,033	(1)-	391,050	(p)392,198
2026	388,564	(p)388,475
Employment
2025	370,138	369,597	372,820	373,972	371,004	368,419	368,811	367,037	368,271	(1)-	370,524	(p)373,085
2026	367,373	(p)367,491
Unemployment
2025	15,338	15,913	16,038	15,230	14,998	17,875	19,021	20,710	19,762	(1)-	20,526	(p)19,113
2026	21,191	(p)20,984
Unemployment Rate
2025	4.0	4.1	4.1	3.9	3.9	4.6	4.9	5.3	5.1	(1)-	5.2	(p)4.9
2026	5.5	(p)5.4
Footnotes (1) Data unavailable due to the 2025 lapse in appropriations. (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	303,804	303,355	306,239	306,746	303,762	303,148	304,251	304,817	305,547	(1)-	308,469	(p)309,998
2026	306,579	(p)305,395
Employment
2025	292,174	291,393	293,932	294,946	292,270	289,264	289,630	288,744	290,322	(1)-	292,300	(p)294,604
2026	289,730	(p)289,242
Unemployment
2025	11,630	11,962	12,307	11,800	11,492	13,884	14,621	16,073	15,225	(1)-	16,169	(p)15,394
2026	16,849	(p)16,153
Unemployment Rate
2025	3.8	3.9	4.0	3.8	3.8	4.6	4.8	5.3	5.0	(1)-	5.2	(p)5.0
2026	5.5	(p)5.3
Footnotes (1) Data unavailable due to the 2025 lapse in appropriations. (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	51,568	51,712	52,221	51,848	51,921	52,641	52,800	52,254	52,001	(1)-	52,164	(p)52,156
2026	51,945	(p)52,744
Employment
2025	49,867	49,830	50,488	50,277	50,226	50,657	50,632	49,867	49,684	(1)-	49,705	(p)50,253
2026	49,481	(p)50,042
Unemployment
2025	1,701	1,882	1,733	1,571	1,695	1,984	2,168	2,387	2,317	(1)-	2,459	(p)1,903
2026	2,464	(p)2,702
Unemployment Rate
2025	3.3	3.6	3.3	3.0	3.3	3.8	4.1	4.6	4.5	(1)-	4.7	(p)3.6
2026	4.7	(p)5.1
Footnotes (1) Data unavailable due to the 2025 lapse in appropriations. (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	30,104	30,443	30,398	30,608	30,319	30,505	30,781	30,676	30,485	(1)-	30,417	(p)30,044
2026	30,040	(p)30,336
Employment
2025	28,097	28,374	28,400	28,749	28,508	28,498	28,549	28,426	28,265	(1)-	28,519	(p)28,228
2026	28,162	(p)28,207
Unemployment
2025	2,007	2,069	1,998	1,859	1,811	2,007	2,232	2,250	2,220	(1)-	1,898	(p)1,816
2026	1,878	(p)2,129
Unemployment Rate
2025	6.7	6.8	6.6	6.1	6.0	6.6	7.3	7.3	7.3	(1)-	6.2	(p)6.0
2026	6.3	(p)7.0
Footnotes (1) Data unavailable due to the 2025 lapse in appropriations. (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.