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Sector |
Wilmington, Del.-Md.-N.J. Metropolitan Division | ||||||||||||
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Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Annual Avg |
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Total Nonfarm |
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2022 |
357.2 | 361.2 | 363.9 | 368.3 | 367.8 | 367.3 | 368.1 | 368.1 | 370.7 | 374.8 | 374.5 | 374.0 | 368.0 |
2023 |
366.1 | 370.1 | 373.4 | 377.3 | 379.8 | 379.1 | 376.0 | (p)374.5 | |||||
Mining, Logging, & Construction |
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2022 |
16.4 | 16.6 | 16.9 | 17.8 | 17.3 | 17.5 | 17.7 | 17.8 | 17.7 | 18.4 | 17.9 | 18.0 | 17.5 |
2023 |
17.7 | 17.9 | 18.5 | 19.0 | 19.2 | 19.0 | 19.5 | (p)19.8 | |||||
Manufacturing |
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2022 |
16.3 | 16.3 | 16.4 | 16.4 | 16.5 | 16.7 | 16.9 | 17.1 | 17.0 | 17.2 | 17.2 | 17.3 | 16.8 |
2023 |
17.5 | 17.7 | 17.8 | 17.8 | 17.9 | 17.9 | 18.0 | (p)18.0 | |||||
Trade, Transportation, & Utilities |
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2022 |
74.1 | 74.5 | 75.1 | 75.8 | 75.8 | 76.1 | 76.9 | 77.1 | 77.6 | 78.5 | 79.6 | 81.3 | 76.9 |
2023 |
78.0 | 77.6 | 77.6 | 77.2 | 77.7 | 77.8 | 77.5 | (p)76.8 | |||||
Information |
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2022 |
2.8 | 2.8 | 2.7 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.9 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.8 |
2023 |
2.7 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.7 | (p)2.7 | |||||
Financial Activities |
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2022 |
43.2 | 43.2 | 43.2 | 43.5 | 43.3 | 43.5 | 44.0 | 44.1 | 44.1 | 44.4 | 45.0 | 45.2 | 43.9 |
2023 |
44.5 | 45.0 | 45.0 | 45.2 | 44.9 | 45.1 | 45.2 | (p)44.8 | |||||
Professional & Business Services |
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2022 |
51.1 | 51.6 | 51.9 | 52.7 | 52.5 | 51.9 | 53.1 | 52.8 | 52.7 | 52.7 | 52.2 | 50.6 | 52.2 |
2023 |
49.8 | 50.5 | 51.9 | 53.6 | 53.5 | 52.9 | 51.3 | (p)51.8 | |||||
Educational & Health Services |
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2022 |
61.2 | 61.9 | 62.1 | 62.5 | 62.4 | 62.1 | 61.5 | 61.7 | 62.0 | 62.8 | 62.9 | 62.0 | 62.1 |
2023 |
61.6 | 61.8 | 62.0 | 62.2 | 62.2 | 62.5 | 62.5 | (p)61.8 | |||||
Leisure & Hospitality |
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2022 |
29.8 | 30.5 | 31.4 | 32.2 | 33.2 | 34.1 | 34.0 | 34.1 | 33.1 | 33.0 | 31.3 | 30.9 | 32.3 |
2023 |
30.4 | 31.2 | 31.6 | 33.1 | 35.4 | 37.2 | 37.1 | (p)36.8 | |||||
Other Services |
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2022 |
13.7 | 13.9 | 14.0 | 14.2 | 14.1 | 14.2 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 14.2 | 14.2 | 14.1 | 14.1 |
2023 |
14.2 | 14.1 | 14.2 | 14.4 | 14.3 | 14.2 | 14.1 | (p)14.0 | |||||
Government |
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2022 |
48.6 | 49.9 | 50.2 | 50.4 | 49.9 | 48.4 | 47.1 | 46.6 | 49.7 | 50.9 | 51.5 | 51.9 | 49.6 |
2023 |
49.7 | 51.6 | 52.1 | 52.1 | 52.0 | 49.8 | 48.1 | (p)48.0 | |||||
Footnotes |
Wilmington, Del.-Md.-N.J. Metropolitan Division | |||||||||||||
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Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Annual Avg |
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Labor Force |
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2022 |
389,829 | 390,271 | 392,355 | 389,225 | 386,275 | 386,987 | 388,069 | 388,304 | 386,090 | 391,137 | 388,598 | 389,660 | 388,900 |
2023 |
390,776 | 391,073 | 395,890 | 395,043 | 394,537 | 394,652 | 395,509 | (p)396,948 | |||||
Employment |
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2022 |
370,380 | 372,136 | 375,653 | 374,191 | 371,182 | 369,072 | 370,695 | 370,634 | 371,120 | 375,120 | 373,764 | 375,161 | 372,426 |
2023 |
373,583 | 374,479 | 380,223 | 381,244 | 379,990 | 378,180 | 379,284 | (p)379,284 | |||||
Unemployment |
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2022 |
19,449 | 18,135 | 16,702 | 15,034 | 15,093 | 17,915 | 17,374 | 17,670 | 14,970 | 16,017 | 14,834 | 14,499 | 16,474 |
2023 |
17,193 | 16,594 | 15,667 | 13,799 | 14,547 | 16,472 | 16,225 | (p)17,664 | |||||
Unemployment Rate |
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2022 |
5.0 | 4.6 | 4.3 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 4.2 |
2023 |
4.4 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 3.5 | 3.7 | 4.2 | 4.1 | (p)4.4 | |||||
Footnotes |
New Castle County, Del. | |||||||||||||
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Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Annual Avg |
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Labor Force |
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2022 |
306,243 | 306,628 | 308,236 | 305,635 | 302,308 | 302,780 | 303,318 | 303,259 | 301,456 | 305,337 | 304,388 | 305,146 | 304,561 |
2023 |
306,077 | 305,386 | 309,227 | 309,295 | 308,171 | 308,375 | 308,868 | (p)311,052 | |||||
Employment |
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2022 |
291,046 | 292,464 | 294,939 | 293,417 | 290,183 | 288,353 | 289,338 | 288,783 | 289,127 | 292,161 | 292,293 | 293,303 | 291,284 |
2023 |
292,280 | 292,183 | 296,398 | 297,721 | 296,337 | 294,585 | 295,472 | (p)296,391 | |||||
Unemployment |
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2022 |
15,197 | 14,164 | 13,297 | 12,218 | 12,125 | 14,427 | 13,980 | 14,476 | 12,329 | 13,176 | 12,095 | 11,843 | 13,277 |
2023 |
13,797 | 13,203 | 12,829 | 11,574 | 11,834 | 13,790 | 13,396 | (p)14,661 | |||||
Unemployment Rate |
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2022 |
5.0 | 4.6 | 4.3 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.8 | 4.6 | 4.8 | 4.1 | 4.3 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 4.4 |
2023 |
4.5 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 4.5 | 4.3 | (p)4.7 | |||||
Footnotes |
Cecil County, Md. | |||||||||||||
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Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Annual Avg |
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Labor Force |
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2022 |
53,191 | 53,413 | 53,914 | 53,343 | 53,396 | 54,027 | 54,084 | 53,757 | 53,796 | 54,441 | 53,702 | 54,065 | 53,761 |
2023 |
53,761 | 54,504 | 55,410 | 54,550 | 54,845 | 54,779 | 55,087 | (p)54,391 | |||||
Employment |
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2022 |
51,063 | 51,332 | 52,098 | 51,838 | 51,740 | 51,886 | 52,102 | 51,814 | 52,216 | 52,727 | 52,161 | 52,683 | 51,972 |
2023 |
52,030 | 52,771 | 54,096 | 53,521 | 53,634 | 53,862 | 54,082 | (p)53,336 | |||||
Unemployment |
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2022 |
2,128 | 2,081 | 1,816 | 1,505 | 1,656 | 2,141 | 1,982 | 1,943 | 1,580 | 1,714 | 1,541 | 1,382 | 1,789 |
2023 |
1,731 | 1,733 | 1,314 | 1,029 | 1,211 | 917 | 1,005 | (p)1,055 | |||||
Unemployment Rate |
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2022 |
4.0 | 3.9 | 3.4 | 2.8 | 3.1 | 4.0 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 2.9 | 3.1 | 2.9 | 2.6 | 3.3 |
2023 |
3.2 | 3.2 | 2.4 | 1.9 | 2.2 | 1.7 | 1.8 | (p)1.9 | |||||
Footnotes |
Salem County, N.J. | |||||||||||||
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Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Annual Avg |
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Labor Force |
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2022 |
30,395 | 30,230 | 30,205 | 30,247 | 30,571 | 30,180 | 30,667 | 31,288 | 30,838 | 31,359 | 30,508 | 30,449 | 30,578 |
2023 |
30,938 | 31,183 | 31,253 | 31,198 | 31,521 | 31,498 | 31,554 | (p)31,505 | |||||
Employment |
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2022 |
28,271 | 28,340 | 28,616 | 28,936 | 29,259 | 28,833 | 29,255 | 30,037 | 29,777 | 30,232 | 29,310 | 29,175 | 29,170 |
2023 |
29,273 | 29,525 | 29,729 | 30,002 | 30,019 | 29,733 | 29,730 | (p)29,557 | |||||
Unemployment |
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2022 |
2,124 | 1,890 | 1,589 | 1,311 | 1,312 | 1,347 | 1,412 | 1,251 | 1,061 | 1,127 | 1,198 | 1,274 | 1,408 |
2023 |
1,665 | 1,658 | 1,524 | 1,196 | 1,502 | 1,765 | 1,824 | (p)1,948 | |||||
Unemployment Rate |
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2022 |
7.0 | 6.3 | 5.3 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 4.0 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 3.9 | 4.2 | 4.6 |
2023 |
5.4 | 5.3 | 4.9 | 3.8 | 4.8 | 5.6 | 5.8 | (p)6.2 | |||||
Footnotes |
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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. |