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
|
Dover, Del. Metropolitan Statistical Area |
| Jan |
Feb |
Mar |
Apr |
May |
Jun |
Jul |
Aug |
Sep |
Oct |
Nov |
Dec |
Annual
Avg |
Total Nonfarm |
|
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 |
74.4 |
74.4 |
|
|
|
Mining, Logging, & Construction |
|
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 |
2.9 |
3.0 |
|
|
|
Manufacturing |
|
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 |
5.0 |
5.0 |
|
|
|
Trade, Transportation, & Utilities |
|
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 |
14.1 |
14.0 |
|
|
|
Information |
|
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 |
0.4 |
0.4 |
|
|
|
Financial Activities |
|
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 |
2.4 |
2.4 |
|
|
|
Professional & Business Services |
|
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 |
6.4 |
6.4 |
|
|
|
Educational & Health Services |
|
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 |
11.5 |
11.6 |
|
|
|
Leisure & Hospitality |
|
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 |
8.2 |
7.9 |
|
|
|
Other Services |
|
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 |
2.7 |
2.7 |
|
|
|
Government |
|
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 |
20.8 |
21.0 |
|
|
|
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 |
|
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 |
80,956 |
81,054 |
|
|
|
Employment |
|
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 |
77,828 |
77,994 |
|
|
|
Unemployment |
|
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 |
3,128 |
3,060 |
|
|
|
Unemployment Rate |
|
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 |
3.9 |
3.8 |
|
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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
