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Sector |
Dover, Del. Metropolitan Statistical Area | ||||||||||||
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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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2023 |
71.3 | 72.1 | 72.8 | 72.6 | 73.0 | 72.8 | 71.7 | 71.5 | 72.9 | 73.4 | 73.2 | 73.5 | 72.6 |
2024 |
71.8 | 72.5 | 73.1 | 73.6 | 74.1 | 74.1 | 74.1 | 73.3 | (p)74.1 | ||||
Mining, Logging, & Construction |
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2023 |
2.6 | 2.6 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.7 | 2.7 |
2024 |
2.6 | 2.6 | 2.7 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 2.9 | (p)2.9 | ||||
Manufacturing |
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2023 |
5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.1 | 5.1 | 5.1 | 5.1 | 5.1 | 5.1 | 5.1 | 5.1 |
2024 |
5.1 | 5.0 | 5.1 | 5.1 | 5.1 | 5.1 | 5.1 | 5.1 | (p)5.0 | ||||
Trade, Transportation, & Utilities |
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2023 |
14.3 | 14.3 | 14.4 | 14.0 | 14.3 | 14.1 | 13.8 | 13.8 | 14.1 | 14.2 | 14.5 | 14.8 | 14.2 |
2024 |
14.1 | 14.2 | 14.2 | 14.2 | 14.4 | 14.1 | 14.1 | 14.0 | (p)14.1 | ||||
Information |
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2023 |
0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 |
2024 |
0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | (p)0.4 | ||||
Financial Activities |
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2023 |
2.4 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.3 | 2.4 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.4 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.4 |
2024 |
2.4 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.4 | (p)2.4 | ||||
Professional & Business Services |
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2023 |
6.6 | 6.8 | 6.8 | 6.7 | 6.8 | 6.6 | 6.3 | 6.2 | 6.3 | 6.4 | 6.3 | 6.2 | 6.5 |
2024 |
6.1 | 6.1 | 6.2 | 6.3 | 6.4 | 6.6 | 6.6 | 6.6 | (p)6.4 | ||||
Educational & Health Services |
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2023 |
10.9 | 11.0 | 11.2 | 11.2 | 11.2 | 11.2 | 11.0 | 11.1 | 11.3 | 11.4 | 11.4 | 11.5 | 11.2 |
2024 |
11.4 | 11.4 | 11.4 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 11.4 | 11.4 | 11.4 | (p)11.6 | ||||
Leisure & Hospitality |
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2023 |
7.1 | 7.2 | 7.4 | 7.5 | 7.7 | 7.8 | 7.7 | 7.6 | 7.8 | 7.7 | 7.5 | 7.4 | 7.5 |
2024 |
7.2 | 7.3 | 7.3 | 7.5 | 7.8 | 8.1 | 8.2 | 8.0 | (p)8.2 | ||||
Other Services |
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2023 |
2.7 | 2.7 | 2.6 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.7 |
2024 |
2.7 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.7 | 2.8 | 2.8 | (p)2.7 | ||||
Government |
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2023 |
19.3 | 19.7 | 19.9 | 19.9 | 19.7 | 19.8 | 19.4 | 19.4 | 20.0 | 20.3 | 20.2 | 20.4 | 19.8 |
2024 |
19.8 | 20.4 | 20.7 | 20.6 | 20.5 | 20.4 | 20.2 | 19.7 | (p)20.4 | ||||
Footnotes |
Dover, Del. Metropolitan Statistical Area | |||||||||||||
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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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2023 |
81,163 | 81,538 | 82,331 | 81,641 | 80,761 | 81,030 | 80,662 | 81,134 | 81,193 | 81,784 | 81,903 | 81,799 | 81,412 |
2024 |
81,214 | 82,069 | 81,899 | 81,860 | 80,593 | 81,461 | 81,578 | 81,333 | (p)80,755 | ||||
Employment |
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2023 |
77,351 | 77,676 | 78,620 | 78,302 | 77,443 | 76,974 | 76,688 | 76,964 | 77,670 | 78,095 | 78,613 | 78,460 | 77,738 |
2024 |
77,477 | 78,438 | 78,198 | 78,438 | 77,015 | 77,011 | 76,942 | 76,742 | (p)77,627 | ||||
Unemployment |
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2023 |
3,812 | 3,862 | 3,711 | 3,339 | 3,318 | 4,056 | 3,974 | 4,170 | 3,523 | 3,689 | 3,290 | 3,339 | 3,674 |
2024 |
3,737 | 3,631 | 3,701 | 3,422 | 3,578 | 4,450 | 4,636 | 4,591 | (p)3,128 | ||||
Unemployment Rate |
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2023 |
4.7 | 4.7 | 4.5 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 5.0 | 4.9 | 5.1 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 4.5 |
2024 |
4.6 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 4.2 | 4.4 | 5.5 | 5.7 | 5.6 | (p)3.9 | ||||
Footnotes |
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The Dover, Del. Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) includes Kent County in Delaware. |