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News Releases: Consumer Price Index, Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington — October 2026 Changing Compensation Costs in the Philadelphia Metropolitan Area — September 2026 County Employment and Wages in Delaware — First Quarter 2026
Delaware Economy at a Glance:
Nov
10
The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) in the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington area was up 1.1 percent from August to October.
Nov
02
Compensation costs for private industry workers increased 3.4 percent in the Philadelphia-Reading-Camden, PA-NJ-DE-MD Combined Statistical Area (CSA) for the year ending in September 2026.
Sep
03
Delaware employment decreased 0.3 percent over the year to 473,600 in March 2026, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.
| Data Series | Back Data |
Apr 2026 |
May 2026 |
June 2026 |
July 2026 |
Aug 2026 |
Sept 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Civilian Labor Force(1) |
|
511.7 | 510.2 | 508.3 | 506.7 | 505.3 | (p)504.7 |
Employment(1) |
|
484.6 | 484.2 | 483.2 | 482.4 | 481.7 | (p)481.4 |
Unemployment(1) |
|
27.1 | 26.0 | 25.1 | 24.3 | 23.6 | (p)23.4 |
Unemployment Rate(2) |
|
5.3 | 5.1 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 4.7 | (p)4.6 |
Total Nonfarm(3) |
|
494.6 | 497.0 | 496.2 | 495.8 | 496.6 | (p)495.8 |
12-month % change |
|
-0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -0.1 | 0.1 | (p)0.3 |
Mining, Logging, and Construction(3) |
|
24.8 | 24.7 | 25.0 | 25.1 | 25.1 | (p)25.1 |
12-month % change |
|
1.6 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 1.6 | 1.6 | (p)1.6 |
Manufacturing(3) |
|
25.8 | 25.9 | 25.8 | 25.7 | 25.6 | (p)25.9 |
12-month % change |
|
-3.7 | -3.7 | -4.1 | -4.8 | -4.5 | (p)-3.0 |
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(3) |
|
90.1 | 90.2 | 89.9 | 89.1 | 89.3 | (p)89.8 |
12-month % change |
|
-0.7 | -0.2 | -0.8 | -1.5 | -1.0 | (p)-0.3 |
Information(3) |
|
3.4 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.2 | (p)3.2 |
12-month % change |
|
-2.9 | -2.9 | -5.7 | -5.7 | -8.6 | (p)-5.9 |
Financial Activities(3) |
|
48.9 | 49.0 | 49.2 | 48.9 | 48.9 | (p)48.7 |
12-month % change |
|
-1.6 | -1.2 | -0.4 | -0.4 | -0.4 | (p)-0.6 |
Professional & Business Services(3) |
|
65.4 | 66.2 | 66.2 | 66.3 | 66.4 | (p)66.3 |
12-month % change |
|
1.1 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.9 | (p)2.6 |
Education & Health Services(3) |
|
93.6 | 94.1 | 94.0 | 94.6 | 94.7 | (p)94.5 |
12-month % change |
|
1.8 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 2.7 | 2.4 | (p)2.7 |
Leisure & Hospitality(3) |
|
51.5 | 51.6 | 51.0 | 51.0 | 51.5 | (p)50.9 |
12-month % change |
|
-3.0 | -3.0 | -2.9 | -3.0 | -1.9 | (p)-2.1 |
Other Services(3) |
|
19.8 | 19.8 | 19.9 | 20.0 | 19.8 | (p)19.8 |
12-month % change |
|
1.0 | 1.5 | 2.1 | 3.1 | 2.1 | (p)1.5 |
Government(3) |
|
71.3 | 72.1 | 71.9 | 71.8 | 72.1 | (p)71.6 |
12-month % change |
|
-0.8 | -0.1 | -0.1 | -0.8 | -1.0 | (p)-1.2 |
|
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