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Title	BLS Subject	Product Type	Date Published
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Dover Area Economic Summary (PDF)	Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment	Economic Summary	Aug 2026
Dover, DE: Nonfarm employment and labor force data	Employment, Unemployment	Table	Aug 2026

Dover, DE Economy at a Glance:

Dover, DE

Data Series	Back Data	Feb 2026	Mar 2026	Apr 2026	May 2026	June 2026	July 2026
Labor Force Data
Civilian Labor Force(1)		84.8	85.4	84.9	83.7	(p)83.2
Employment(1)		79.7	80.6	80.4	79.9	(p)78.7
Unemployment(1)		5.1	4.8	4.5	3.8	(p)4.5
Unemployment Rate(2)		6.0	5.6	5.3	4.6	(p)5.4
Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment
Total Nonfarm(3)		72.4	72.6	73.5	73.7	73.8	(p)73.0
12-month % change		-0.5	-1.0	-0.7	-0.5	0.0	(p)0.6
Mining, Logging, and Construction(3)		2.5	2.6	2.7	2.7	2.8	(p)2.8
12-month % change		-3.8	-3.7	0.0	0.0	3.7	(p)3.7
Manufacturing(3)		4.2	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.2	(p)4.2
12-month % change		-2.3	-2.3	-2.3	-2.3	-2.3	(p)-2.3
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(3)		13.0	12.9	13.1	13.1	13.2	(p)12.6
12-month % change		-1.5	-2.3	-0.8	-1.5	-1.5	(p)-2.3
Information(3)		0.3	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.3	(p)0.3
12-month % change		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	(p)0.0
Financial Activities(3)		2.8	2.8	2.8	2.7	2.8	(p)2.8
12-month % change		3.7	3.7	3.7	0.0	0.0	(p)3.7
Professional and Business Services(3)		6.3	6.4	6.6	6.7	6.7	(p)6.7
12-month % change		-1.6	-1.5	-1.5	1.5	1.5	(p)4.7
Education and Health Services(3)		12.4	12.4	12.5	12.6	12.5	(p)12.5
12-month % change		3.3	2.5	2.5	1.6	3.3	(p)2.5
Leisure and Hospitality(3)		6.9	6.9	7.1	7.3	7.4	(p)7.4
12-month % change		-9.2	-8.0	-7.8	-6.4	-5.1	(p)-2.6
Other Services(3)		2.7	2.7	2.7	2.7	2.7	(p)2.8
12-month % change		0.0	0.0	-3.6	-3.6	0.0	(p)3.7
Government(3)		21.3	21.4	21.5	21.4	21.2	(p)20.9
12-month % change		1.4	0.5	0.5	0.9	0.5	(p)0.5
Footnotes (1) Number of persons, in thousands, not seasonally adjusted. (2) In percent, not seasonally adjusted. (3) Number of jobs, in thousands, not seasonally adjusted. See About the data. (p) Preliminary