Dover, DE: 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
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Dover, Del. Metropolitan Statistical Area |
| Jan |
Feb |
Mar |
Apr |
May |
Jun |
Jul |
Aug |
Sep |
Oct |
Nov |
Dec |
Annual
Avg |
Total Nonfarm |
|
2024 |
72.1 |
72.6 |
73.3 |
73.9 |
73.9 |
73.5 |
73.5 |
73.5 |
73.9 |
73.8 |
74.2 |
74.1 |
73.5 |
2025 |
72.8 |
72.8 |
73.4 |
74.1 |
74.2 |
74.3 |
73.7 |
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Mining, Logging, & Construction |
|
2024 |
2.8 |
2.8 |
2.8 |
2.8 |
2.8 |
2.9 |
2.9 |
2.9 |
2.9 |
2.9 |
2.8 |
2.8 |
2.8 |
2025 |
2.7 |
2.7 |
2.8 |
2.8 |
2.9 |
2.9 |
2.9 |
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Manufacturing |
|
2024 |
4.5 |
4.5 |
4.5 |
4.5 |
4.4 |
4.5 |
4.5 |
4.5 |
4.5 |
4.4 |
4.5 |
4.4 |
4.5 |
2025 |
4.4 |
4.4 |
4.4 |
4.4 |
4.3 |
4.4 |
4.3 |
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Trade, Transportation, & Utilities |
|
2024 |
14.2 |
14.1 |
14.1 |
14.1 |
14.1 |
13.8 |
13.7 |
13.8 |
14.0 |
13.8 |
14.0 |
14.3 |
14.0 |
2025 |
13.7 |
13.5 |
13.7 |
13.9 |
13.9 |
14.0 |
13.8 |
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Information |
|
2024 |
0.4 |
0.4 |
0.4 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
2025 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
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Financial Activities |
|
2024 |
2.3 |
2.2 |
2.2 |
2.2 |
2.2 |
2.2 |
2.4 |
2.4 |
2.3 |
2.3 |
2.3 |
2.3 |
2.3 |
2025 |
2.3 |
2.3 |
2.3 |
2.3 |
2.3 |
2.3 |
2.4 |
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Professional & Business Services |
|
2024 |
6.5 |
6.5 |
6.6 |
6.8 |
6.8 |
6.6 |
7.1 |
7.3 |
6.9 |
6.9 |
6.9 |
6.7 |
6.8 |
2025 |
6.6 |
6.6 |
6.6 |
6.7 |
6.7 |
6.7 |
6.7 |
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Educational & Health Services |
|
2024 |
11.5 |
11.6 |
11.7 |
11.7 |
11.9 |
11.8 |
11.6 |
11.7 |
11.7 |
11.8 |
11.9 |
12.0 |
11.7 |
2025 |
11.9 |
12.0 |
12.0 |
12.1 |
12.2 |
12.1 |
12.1 |
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Leisure & Hospitality |
|
2024 |
7.5 |
7.6 |
7.9 |
8.1 |
8.2 |
8.2 |
8.1 |
8.2 |
8.0 |
7.8 |
7.7 |
7.6 |
7.9 |
2025 |
7.5 |
7.5 |
7.5 |
7.7 |
8.0 |
8.3 |
8.2 |
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Other Services |
|
2024 |
2.6 |
2.5 |
2.5 |
2.7 |
2.7 |
2.7 |
2.7 |
2.7 |
2.6 |
2.7 |
2.7 |
2.7 |
2.7 |
2025 |
2.6 |
2.6 |
2.6 |
2.7 |
2.7 |
2.7 |
2.7 |
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Government |
|
2024 |
19.8 |
20.4 |
20.6 |
20.7 |
20.5 |
20.5 |
20.2 |
19.7 |
20.7 |
20.9 |
21.1 |
21.0 |
20.5 |
2025 |
20.8 |
20.9 |
21.2 |
21.2 |
20.9 |
20.6 |
20.3 |
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Labor Force data from the Local Area Unemployment Statistics Program
(not seasonally adjusted data)
|
Dover, Del. Metropolitan Statistical Area |
| Jan |
Feb |
Mar |
Apr |
May |
Jun |
Jul |
Aug |
Sep |
Oct |
Nov |
Dec |
Annual
Avg |
Labor Force |
|
2024 |
85,308 |
85,771 |
86,274 |
86,103 |
84,908 |
85,097 |
85,384 |
85,000 |
84,469 |
85,074 |
85,004 |
85,208 |
85,300 |
2025 |
85,779 |
85,313 |
86,184 |
85,995 |
84,752 |
85,011 |
85,363 |
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Employment |
|
2024 |
81,711 |
82,152 |
82,686 |
82,908 |
81,747 |
81,143 |
81,320 |
80,983 |
81,397 |
81,996 |
82,127 |
82,302 |
81,873 |
2025 |
82,148 |
81,567 |
82,319 |
82,397 |
81,246 |
80,841 |
80,714 |
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Unemployment |
|
2024 |
3,597 |
3,619 |
3,588 |
3,195 |
3,161 |
3,954 |
4,064 |
4,017 |
3,072 |
3,078 |
2,877 |
2,906 |
3,427 |
2025 |
3,631 |
3,746 |
3,865 |
3,598 |
3,506 |
4,170 |
4,649 |
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Unemployment Rate |
|
2024 |
4.2 |
4.2 |
4.2 |
3.7 |
3.7 |
4.6 |
4.8 |
4.7 |
3.6 |
3.6 |
3.4 |
3.4 |
4.0 |
2025 |
4.2 |
4.4 |
4.5 |
4.2 |
4.1 |
4.9 |
5.4 |
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The Dover, Del. Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) includes Kent County in Delaware.
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United States Department of Labor
