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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
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

373.5 375.8 377.1 381.5 (p)383.8                

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 17.8 18.3 (p)18.7                

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 16.7 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 75.4 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 2.7 2.8 (p)2.8                

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 43.5 43.9 (p)44.1                

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 49.9 51.6 (p)51.5                

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 69.3 69.6 (p)69.8                

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 33.4 34.8 (p)36.7                

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 14.5 14.7 (p)14.7                

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 53.9 53.8 (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

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

385,476 385,510 388,858 (p)388,862                  

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

370,138 369,597 372,820 (p)373,637                  

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 16,038 (p)15,225                  

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 4.1 (p)3.9                  

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

303,804 303,355 306,239 (p)306,392                  

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

292,174 291,393 293,932 (p)294,604                  

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 12,307 (p)11,788                  

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 4.0 (p)3.8                  

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 52,221 (p)51,892                  

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 50,488 (p)50,320                  

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 1,733 (p)1,572                  

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 3.3 (p)3.0                  

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)

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 30,398 (p)30,578                  

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 28,400 (p)28,713                  

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 1,998 (p)1,865                  

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 6.6 (p)6.1                  

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.