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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
2020	360.0	360.5	361.3	316.2	322.6	334.0	338.1	341.0	344.5	351.5	351.0	350.5	344.3
2021	342.9	344.5	346.1	351.0	352.4	(p)353.5
Mining, Logging, & Construction
2020	16.7	16.7	17.1	15.6	16.0	16.5	16.5	16.8	16.8	17.1	17.0	16.4	16.6
2021	15.8	15.6	16.7	17.0	17.3	(p)17.3
Manufacturing
2020	18.7	18.5	18.5	17.0	17.4	17.6	17.4	17.7	17.6	17.9	17.9	18.0	17.9
2021	18.1	17.8	17.6	17.6	17.5	(p)18.1
Trade, Transportation, & Utilities
2020	65.4	64.7	64.8	56.2	57.4	61.9	63.5	63.6	64.7	66.6	68.0	69.4	63.9
2021	66.1	66.3	66.1	66.3	66.8	(p)67.6
Information
2020	3.1	3.0	3.0	2.8	2.8	2.8	2.9	2.8	2.8	2.9	2.9	2.8	2.9
2021	2.9	2.9	2.9	2.8	2.8	(p)2.9
Financial Activities
2020	43.8	43.8	43.6	43.1	43.0	43.1	43.4	43.5	43.3	43.2	43.1	43.2	43.3
2021	43.1	43.2	43.2	43.4	43.1	(p)42.7
Professional & Business Services
2020	52.8	51.9	52.2	49.7	50.9	50.6	50.4	50.4	50.0	52.3	51.8	52.1	51.3
2021	50.5	50.9	49.9	51.8	50.8	(p)50.9
Educational & Health Services
2020	63.4	64.0	63.9	56.8	57.9	58.8	59.2	60.0	60.5	61.0	60.8	60.8	60.6
2021	60.2	60.0	60.4	60.7	60.4	(p)60.3
Leisure & Hospitality
2020	33.5	33.9	33.3	17.3	19.6	25.5	27.7	28.1	28.2	29.1	28.1	27.1	27.6
2021	26.5	26.7	27.8	29.6	32.0	(p)33.7
Other Services
2020	14.2	14.2	14.1	9.8	10.5	11.9	12.6	12.8	12.8	12.9	12.6	12.4	12.6
2021	12.6	12.7	12.8	13.0	13.0	(p)13.1
Government
2020	48.4	49.8	50.8	47.9	47.1	45.3	44.5	45.3	47.8	48.5	48.8	48.3	47.7
2021	47.1	48.4	48.7	48.8	48.7	(p)46.9
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
2020	(1)388,293	(1)391,831	(1)383,288	(1)374,763	(1)375,883	(1)376,702	(1)382,167	(1)380,937	(1)375,352	(1)376,045	(1)379,344	(1)378,451	(1)380,255
2021	381,153	384,035	383,901	383,379	378,490	(p)382,646
Employment
2020	(1)371,233	(1)375,236	(1)364,477	(1)329,089	(1)329,332	(1)329,505	(1)348,032	(1)350,453	(1)347,992	(1)355,873	(1)358,184	(1)356,241	(1)351,304
2021	356,787	358,909	358,933	360,353	358,356	(p)358,967
Unemployment
2020	(1)17,060	(1)16,595	(1)18,811	(1)45,674	(1)46,551	(1)47,197	(1)34,135	(1)30,484	(1)27,360	(1)20,172	(1)21,160	(1)22,210	(1)28,951
2021	24,366	25,126	24,968	23,026	20,134	(p)23,679
Unemployment Rate
2020	(1)4.4	(1)4.2	(1)4.9	(1)12.2	(1)12.4	(1)12.5	(1)8.9	(1)8.0	(1)7.3	(1)5.4	(1)5.6	(1)5.9	(1)7.6
2021	6.4	6.5	6.5	6.0	5.3	(p)6.2
Footnotes (1) Data were subject to revision on April 16, 2021. (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
2020	(1)304,697	(1)307,963	(1)299,400	(1)294,732	(1)295,310	(1)293,737	(1)299,417	(1)298,711	(1)297,508	(1)295,320	(1)298,531	(1)298,349	(1)298,640
2021	300,912	303,356	303,087	302,473	297,131	(p)300,713
Employment
2020	(1)291,541	(1)295,174	(1)284,645	(1)257,621	(1)257,075	(1)254,509	(1)272,958	(1)274,968	(1)274,935	(1)279,688	(1)282,897	(1)281,199	(1)275,601
2021	281,896	283,707	283,420	284,234	281,914	(p)282,867
Unemployment
2020	(1)13,156	(1)12,789	(1)14,755	(1)37,111	(1)38,235	(1)39,228	(1)26,459	(1)23,743	(1)22,573	(1)15,632	(1)15,634	(1)17,150	(1)23,039
2021	19,016	19,649	19,667	18,239	15,217	(p)17,846
Unemployment Rate
2020	(1)4.3	(1)4.2	(1)4.9	(1)12.6	(1)12.9	(1)13.4	(1)8.8	(1)7.9	(1)7.6	(1)5.3	(1)5.2	(1)5.7	(1)7.7
2021	6.3	6.5	6.5	6.0	5.1	(p)5.9
Footnotes (1) Data were subject to revision on April 16, 2021. (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
2020	(1)54,270	(1)54,348	(1)54,431	(1)50,812	(1)50,972	(1)53,196	(1)52,098	(1)51,985	(1)49,290	(1)51,393	(1)51,091	(1)51,101	(1)52,083
2021	51,065	51,301	51,404	51,514	51,641	(p)52,129
Employment
2020	(1)52,069	(1)52,173	(1)52,082	(1)46,576	(1)46,963	(1)49,441	(1)48,293	(1)48,322	(1)46,539	(1)48,794	(1)48,379	(1)48,221	(1)48,988
2021	48,235	48,498	48,646	48,933	49,011	(p)48,967
Unemployment
2020	(1)2,201	(1)2,175	(1)2,349	(1)4,236	(1)4,009	(1)3,755	(1)3,805	(1)3,663	(1)2,751	(1)2,599	(1)2,712	(1)2,880	(1)3,095
2021	2,830	2,803	2,758	2,581	2,630	(p)3,162
Unemployment Rate
2020	(1)4.1	(1)4.0	(1)4.3	(1)8.3	(1)7.9	(1)7.1	(1)7.3	(1)7.0	(1)5.6	(1)5.1	(1)5.3	(1)5.6	(1)5.9
2021	5.5	5.5	5.4	5.0	5.1	(p)6.1
Footnotes (1) Data were subject to revision on April 16, 2021. (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
2020	(1)29,326	(1)29,520	(1)29,457	(1)29,219	(1)29,601	(1)29,769	(1)30,652	(1)30,241	(1)28,554	(1)29,332	(1)29,722	(1)29,001	(1)29,532
2021	29,176	29,378	29,410	29,392	29,718	(p)29,804
Employment
2020	(1)27,623	(1)27,889	(1)27,750	(1)24,892	(1)25,294	(1)25,555	(1)26,781	(1)27,163	(1)26,518	(1)27,391	(1)26,908	(1)26,821	(1)26,715
2021	26,656	26,704	26,867	27,186	27,431	(p)27,133
Unemployment
2020	(1)1,703	(1)1,631	(1)1,707	(1)4,327	(1)4,307	(1)4,214	(1)3,871	(1)3,078	(1)2,036	(1)1,941	(1)2,814	(1)2,180	(1)2,817
2021	2,520	2,674	2,543	2,206	2,287	(p)2,671
Unemployment Rate
2020	(1)5.8	(1)5.5	(1)5.8	(1)14.8	(1)14.6	(1)14.2	(1)12.6	(1)10.2	(1)7.1	(1)6.6	(1)9.5	(1)7.5	(1)9.5
2021	8.6	9.1	8.6	7.5	7.7	(p)9.0
Footnotes (1) Data were subject to revision on April 16, 2021. (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.