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Aug

Consumer Price Index, South Region — July 2026

The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) in the South region increased 0.1 percent in July.

Aug

Business Employment Dynamics in Delaware — Fourth Quarter 2025

From September 2025 to December 2025, gross job losses from closing and contracting private-sector establishments in Delaware were 22,626.

Aug

Changing Compensation Costs in the Philadelphia Metropolitan Area — June 2026

Total compensation costs for private industry workers increased 3.3 percent in the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD, metropolitan area for the year ending in June 2026.

Delaware Economy at a Glance:

Delaware
Data Series	Feb 2026	Mar 2026	Apr 2026	May 2026	June 2026	July 2026
Labor Force Data
Civilian Labor Force(1)	514.7	513.3	511.7	510.2	508.3	(p)506.7
Employment(1)	486.8	485.7	484.6	484.2	483.2	(p)482.4
Unemployment(1)	27.9	27.6	27.1	26.0	25.1	(p)24.3
Unemployment Rate(2)	5.4	5.4	5.3	5.1	4.9	(p)4.8
Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment
Total Nonfarm(3)	495.0	495.3	494.6	497.0	496.2	(p)495.1
12-month % change	-0.1	0.0	-0.3	0.0	0.0	(p)-0.2
Mining, Logging, and Construction(3)	23.9	24.9	24.8	24.7	25.0	(p)25.0
12-month % change	-1.6	2.0	1.6	0.4	0.4	(p)1.2
Manufacturing(3)	26.2	26.1	25.8	25.9	25.8	(p)25.8
12-month % change	-1.5	-2.6	-3.7	-3.7	-4.1	(p)-4.4
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(3)	89.7	89.6	90.1	90.2	89.9	(p)89.3
12-month % change	-1.4	-1.1	-0.7	-0.2	-0.8	(p)-1.3
Information(3)	3.4	3.3	3.4	3.4	3.3	(p)3.3
12-month % change	-2.9	-5.7	-2.9	-2.9	-5.7	(p)-5.7
Financial Activities(3)	49.2	49.4	48.9	49.0	49.2	(p)48.9
12-month % change	-1.2	-0.4	-1.6	-1.2	-0.4	(p)-0.4
Professional & Business Services(3)	65.0	65.6	65.4	66.2	66.2	(p)66.1
12-month % change	0.6	1.5	1.1	2.2	2.2	(p)1.8
Education & Health Services(3)	94.0	93.2	93.6	94.1	94.0	(p)94.2
12-month % change	2.4	1.7	1.8	1.8	1.8	(p)2.3
Leisure & Hospitality(3)	51.6	51.6	51.5	51.6	51.0	(p)50.7
12-month % change	-2.6	-2.3	-3.0	-3.0	-2.9	(p)-3.6
Other Services(3)	20.0	20.1	19.8	19.8	19.9	(p)20.0
12-month % change	2.0	2.0	1.0	1.5	2.1	(p)3.1
Government(3)	72.0	71.5	71.3	72.1	71.9	(p)71.8
12-month % change	0.7	-0.3	-0.8	-0.1	-0.1	(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. (p) Preliminary

Title	BLS Subject	Product Type	Date Published

Dover Area Economic Summary (PDF)	Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment	Economic Summary	Aug 2026
Wilmington, DE-MD-NJ, Division Economic Summary (PDF)	Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment	Economic Summary	Aug 2026
Philadelphia, PA-NJ-DE-MD, Area Economic Summary (PDF)	Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment	Economic Summary	Aug 2026
Delaware: Nonfarm employment and labor force data, seasonally adjusted	Employment, Unemployment	Table	Aug 2026
Delaware: Nonfarm employment and labor force data, not seasonally adjusted	Employment, Unemployment	Table	Aug 2026
Wilmington, DE-MD-NJ: Nonfarm employment and labor force data	Employment, Unemployment	Table	Aug 2026
Dover, DE: Nonfarm employment and labor force data	Employment, Unemployment	Table	Aug 2026
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD: Nonfarm employment and labor force data	Employment, Unemployment	Table	Aug 2026
Mid-Atlantic - Labor Force Statistics	Employment, Unemployment	Table	Aug 2026
Consumer Price Index Overview Table – Mid-Atlantic	Consumer price indexes	Table	Aug 2026
Mid-Atlantic - Employment Cost Index	Benefits, Pay	Table	Aug 2026
Mid-Atlantic Consumer Price Index Card	Consumer price indexes	CPI Summary	Aug 2026
Philadelphia Area Employment — March 2025	Employment	News Release	Apr 2025
Consumer Expenditures in the Philadelphia Metropolitan Area — 2023–24	Consumer spending	News Release	Jan 2026
County Employment and Wages in Delaware — Fourth Quarter 2025	Employment, Pay	News Release	Jun 2026
Consumer Price Index, Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington — June 2026	Consumer price indexes	News Release	Jul 2026
Changing Compensation Costs in the Philadelphia Metropolitan Area — June 2026	Benefits, Pay	News Release	Aug 2026
Average Energy Prices, Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington – November 2024	Average energy prices	News Release	Dec 2024
Fatal Work Injuries in the Philadelphia Area — 2018	Workplace fatalities	News Release	Jun 2020
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	Jul 2026
Occupational Employment and Wages in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington — May 2025	Employment, Pay	News Release	Jul 2026
Consumer Price Index, South Region — July 2026	Consumer price indexes	News Release	Aug 2026
Unemployment in the Philadelphia Area by County – June 2020	Unemployment	News Release	Aug 2020
Unemployment on the Delmarva Peninsula by County – June 2020	Unemployment	News Release	Aug 2020
Fatal Work Injuries in Delaware — 2019	Workplace fatalities	News Release	Apr 2021
Mid-Atlantic Regional Office CPI Announcement (PDF)	Consumer price indexes	CPI Summary	Aug 2026
Alternative Measures of Labor Underutilization in Delaware — 2025	Unemployment	News Release	Feb 2026
Delaware Job Openings and Labor Turnover — December 2025	Employment, Unemployment	News Release	Mar 2026
Employer-reported workplace injuries and illnesses in Delaware — 2024	Workplace injuries and illnesses	News Release	Feb 2026
Business Employment Dynamics in Delaware — Fourth Quarter 2025	Employment	News Release	Aug 2026

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