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May

Consumer Price Index, South Region – April 2020

The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) for the South declined 0.8 percent in April, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.

May

Consumer Price Index, Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington – April 2020

The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) for Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington declined 1.3 percent from February to April, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.

May

Unemployment on the Delmarva Peninsula by County – December 2019

In March, Worcester County, MD, had the highest unemployment rate on the Delmarva Peninsula at 9.3 percent.

Delaware Economy at a Glance:

Delaware
Data Series	Nov 2019	Dec 2019	Jan 2020	Feb 2020	Mar 2020	Apr 2020
Labor Force Data
Civilian Labor Force(1)	(r)488.9	(r)488.9	488.9	489.3	477.4	(p)465.1
Employment(1)	(r)469.5	(r)469.5	469.5	470.0	453.6	(p)398.4
Unemployment(1)	(r)19.4	(r)19.4	19.4	19.2	23.8	(p)66.7
Unemployment Rate(2)	(r)4.0	(r)4.0	4.0	3.9	5.0	(p)14.3
Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment
Total Nonfarm(3)	466.9	465.9	469.3	472.4	465.3	(p)390.6
12-month % change	1.0	0.6	0.9	1.6	-0.2	(p)-16.1
Mining, Logging, and Construction(3)	22.8	22.5	23.2	23.2	23.0	(p)20.9
12-month % change	0.0	-3.0	-0.4	0.9	-0.9	(p)-8.7
Manufacturing(3)	27.1	27.0	27.0	27.0	26.8	(p)24.4
12-month % change	0.0	-1.1	-1.5	-1.5	-2.2	(p)-10.9
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(3)	81.7	82.3	82.6	82.7	82.7	(p)69.9
12-month % change	1.6	1.9	1.7	1.5	1.3	(p)-14.0
Information(4)	4.0	3.8	3.8	3.8	3.7	(p)3.4
12-month % change	0.0	-2.6	-2.6	-2.6	-5.1	(p)-10.5
Financial Activities(3)	47.5	47.6	47.8	47.6	47.3	(p)47.1
12-month % change	-0.4	-0.2	0.0	-0.2	-0.8	(p)-1.7
Professional & Business Services(3)	62.9	62.2	63.8	65.4	64.9	(p)55.8
12-month % change	-0.5	0.2	0.9	3.2	2.2	(p)-11.8
Education & Health Services(3)	81.1	81.3	81.6	81.8	81.1	(p)67.5
12-month % change	0.9	1.0	0.9	1.2	-0.1	(p)-16.7
Leisure & Hospitality(3)	53.3	53.2	53.3	53.4	49.5	(p)23.0
12-month % change	2.9	1.9	1.9	2.3	-6.4	(p)-56.6
Other Services(3)	19.0	18.8	19.1	19.1	18.4	(p)12.8
12-month % change	2.7	1.6	2.7	3.2	-0.5	(p)-31.2
Government(3)	67.5	67.2	67.1	68.4	67.9	(p)65.8
12-month % change	1.7	0.7	1.2	2.9	2.1	(p)-0.8
Footnotes (1) Number of persons, in thousands, seasonally adjusted. (2) In percent, seasonally adjusted. (3) Number of jobs, in thousands, seasonally adjusted. (4) Number of jobs, in thousands, not seasonally adjusted. See About the data. (p) Preliminary (r) Revised

Title	BLS Subject	Product Type	Date Published

Dover Area Economic Summary	Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment	Economic Summary	May 2020
Wilmington, DE-MD-NJ, Division Economic Summary	Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment	Economic Summary	May 2020
Philadelphia, PA-NJ-DE-MD, Area Economic Summary	Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment	Economic Summary	May 2020
Delaware: Nonfarm employment and labor force data, seasonally adjusted	Employment, Unemployment	Table	May 2020
Delaware: Nonfarm employment and labor force data, not seasonally adjusted	Employment, Unemployment	Table	May 2020
Wilmington, DE-MD-NJ: Nonfarm employment and labor force data	Employment, Unemployment	Table	May 2020
Dover, DE: Nonfarm employment and labor force data	Employment, Unemployment	Table	May 2020
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD: Nonfarm employment and labor force data	Employment, Unemployment	Table	May 2020
Mid-Atlantic - Labor Force Statistics	Employment, Unemployment	Table	May 2020
Consumer Price Index Overview Table – Mid-Atlantic	Consumer price indexes	Table	May 2020
Mid-Atlantic - Employment Cost Index	Benefits, Pay	Table	May 2020
Mid-Atlantic Consumer Price Index Card	Consumer price indexes	CPI Summary	May 2020
Philadelphia Area Employment – February 2020	Employment	News Release	Apr 2020
Consumer Expenditures for the Philadelphia Metropolitan Area: 2017-18	Consumer spending	News Release	Oct 2019
County Employment and Wages in Delaware — Fourth Quarter 2018	Employment, Pay	News Release	Jul 2019
County Employment and Wages in the Delmarva Peninsula – Fourth Quarter 2018	Employment, Pay	News Release	Jul 2019
Average Energy Prices - Philadelphia	Average energy prices	Table	Apr 2020
Consumer Price Index, Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington – April 2020	Consumer price indexes	News Release	May 2020
Changing Compensation Costs in the Philadelphia Metropolitan Area – March 2020	Benefits, Pay	News Release	May 2020
Average Energy Prices, Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington – March 2020	Average energy prices	News Release	Apr 2020
Fatal Work Injuries in the Philadelphia Area — 2017	Workplace fatalities	News Release	Jul 2019
Workplace Fatalities in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD – Full Tables	Workplace fatalities	Table	Feb 2014
Summary of annual and semi-annual indexes	Consumer price indexes	Table	Jan 2020
Occupational Employment and Wages in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington – May 2018	Employment, Pay	News Release	Jun 2019
Consumer Price Index, South Region – April 2020	Consumer price indexes	News Release	May 2020
Unemployment in the Philadelphia Area by County – March 2020	Unemployment	News Release	May 2020
Unemployment on the Delmarva Peninsula by County – December 2019	Unemployment	News Release	May 2020
Fatal Occupational Injuries in Delaware — 2016	Workplace fatalities	News Release	Jun 2018

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