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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
2019	358.6	359.4	362.9	365.5	365.8	364.4	364.0	362.1	363.0	366.0	368.1	366.8	363.9
2020	359.1	363.4	362.1	(p)310.8
Mining, Logging, & Construction
2019	16.8	16.5	17.2	17.8	17.4	17.6	17.5	17.6	17.5	17.7	17.6	17.2	17.4
2020	16.6	16.4	16.4	(p)15.1
Manufacturing
2019	18.4	18.5	18.6	18.6	18.6	18.7	18.8	18.7	18.7	18.7	18.7	18.6	18.6
2020	18.7	18.9	18.7	(p)17.2
Trade, Transportation, & Utilities
2019	65.4	64.9	65.3	65.3	65.2	65.3	64.8	64.7	65.3	65.6	67.7	68.5	65.7
2020	66.3	66.0	66.8	(p)57.6
Information
2019	3.1	3.1	3.1	3.0	3.1	3.0	3.1	3.1	3.1	3.1	3.1	3.1	3.1
2020	3.0	3.0	3.0	(p)2.8
Financial Activities
2019	43.8	43.9	43.9	43.9	43.8	44.0	44.1	43.8	43.5	43.8	43.8	43.9	43.9
2020	43.3	43.3	43.2	(p)42.9
Professional & Business Services
2019	52.3	51.5	51.8	52.1	51.9	52.3	52.7	52.8	52.1	53.1	53.7	52.3	52.4
2020	52.1	53.0	53.2	(p)47.1
Educational & Health Services
2019	63.6	64.1	64.4	64.1	64.2	63.5	63.9	63.7	63.9	64.2	64.4	64.9	64.1
2020	64.8	65.1	64.4	(p)53.0
Leisure & Hospitality
2019	33.1	33.6	34.5	35.9	37.1	37.6	37.7	37.2	36.0	34.7	33.8	33.4	35.4
2020	31.9	32.8	31.3	(p)15.8
Other Services
2019	14.0	14.0	14.0	14.2	14.3	14.3	14.3	14.3	14.2	14.4	14.4	14.3	14.2
2020	14.2	14.2	14.0	(p)10.0
Government
2019	48.1	49.3	50.1	50.6	50.2	48.1	47.1	46.2	48.7	50.7	50.9	50.6	49.2
2020	48.2	50.7	51.1	(p)49.3
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
2019	(1)383,263	(1)384,107	(1)385,134	(1)384,493	(1)381,139	(1)380,628	(1)382,665	(1)380,824	(1)379,255	(1)383,287	(1)384,610	(1)383,958	(1)382,781
2020	382,827	386,884	(p)381,008
Employment
2019	(1)368,280	(1)369,344	(1)370,931	(1)371,512	(1)368,061	(1)364,915	(1)366,363	(1)364,571	(1)364,284	(1)368,475	(1)371,026	(1)370,563	(1)368,194
2020	366,923	371,550	(p)363,354
Unemployment
2019	(1)14,983	(1)14,763	(1)14,203	(1)12,981	(1)13,078	(1)15,713	(1)16,302	(1)16,253	(1)14,971	(1)14,812	(1)13,584	(1)13,395	(1)14,587
2020	15,904	15,334	(p)17,654
Unemployment Rate
2019	(1)3.9	(1)3.8	(1)3.7	(1)3.4	(1)3.4	(1)4.1	(1)4.3	(1)4.3	(1)3.9	(1)3.9	(1)3.5	(1)3.5	(1)3.8
2020	4.2	4.0	(p)4.6
Footnotes (1) Data were subject to revision on April 17, 2020. (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
2019	(1)300,932	(1)301,679	(1)302,554	(1)302,106	(1)298,507	(1)298,263	(1)299,148	(1)298,079	(1)297,006	(1)300,235	(1)301,843	(1)301,422	(1)300,148
2020	299,783	302,963	(p)296,896
Employment
2019	(1)290,053	(1)291,042	(1)292,146	(1)292,119	(1)288,526	(1)286,113	(1)286,785	(1)285,618	(1)285,272	(1)288,693	(1)291,497	(1)291,335	(1)289,100
2020	287,848	291,572	(p)282,903
Unemployment
2019	(1)10,879	(1)10,637	(1)10,408	(1)9,987	(1)9,981	(1)12,150	(1)12,363	(1)12,461	(1)11,734	(1)11,542	(1)10,346	(1)10,087	(1)11,048
2020	11,935	11,391	(p)13,993
Unemployment Rate
2019	(1)3.6	(1)3.5	(1)3.4	(1)3.3	(1)3.3	(1)4.1	(1)4.1	(1)4.2	(1)4.0	(1)3.8	(1)3.4	(1)3.3	(1)3.7
2020	4.0	3.8	(p)4.7
Footnotes (1) Data were subject to revision on April 17, 2020. (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
2019	(1)53,455	(1)53,502	(1)53,746	(1)53,416	(1)53,266	(1)53,436	(1)54,108	(1)53,433	(1)53,095	(1)53,501	(1)53,266	(1)53,208	(1)53,453
2020	53,675	54,090	(p)54,218
Employment
2019	(1)51,024	(1)50,987	(1)51,397	(1)51,518	(1)51,309	(1)51,161	(1)51,693	(1)51,104	(1)51,198	(1)51,608	(1)51,425	(1)51,451	(1)51,323
2020	51,532	51,871	(p)52,136
Unemployment
2019	(1)2,431	(1)2,515	(1)2,349	(1)1,898	(1)1,957	(1)2,275	(1)2,415	(1)2,329	(1)1,897	(1)1,893	(1)1,841	(1)1,757	(1)2,130
2020	2,143	2,219	(p)2,082
Unemployment Rate
2019	(1)4.5	(1)4.7	(1)4.4	(1)3.6	(1)3.7	(1)4.3	(1)4.5	(1)4.4	(1)3.6	(1)3.5	(1)3.5	(1)3.3	(1)4.0
2020	4.0	4.1	(p)3.8
Footnotes (1) Data were subject to revision on April 17, 2020. (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
2019	(1)28,876	(1)28,926	(1)28,834	(1)28,971	(1)29,366	(1)28,929	(1)29,409	(1)29,312	(1)29,154	(1)29,551	(1)29,501	(1)29,328	(1)29,180
2020	29,369	29,831	(p)29,894
Employment
2019	(1)27,203	(1)27,315	(1)27,388	(1)27,875	(1)28,226	(1)27,641	(1)27,885	(1)27,849	(1)27,814	(1)28,174	(1)28,104	(1)27,777	(1)27,771
2020	27,543	28,107	(p)28,315
Unemployment
2019	(1)1,673	(1)1,611	(1)1,446	(1)1,096	(1)1,140	(1)1,288	(1)1,524	(1)1,463	(1)1,340	(1)1,377	(1)1,397	(1)1,551	(1)1,409
2020	1,826	1,724	(p)1,579
Unemployment Rate
2019	(1)5.8	(1)5.6	(1)5.0	(1)3.8	(1)3.9	(1)4.5	(1)5.2	(1)5.0	(1)4.6	(1)4.7	(1)4.7	(1)5.3	(1)4.8
2020	6.2	5.8	(p)5.3
Footnotes (1) Data were subject to revision on April 17, 2020. (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.