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Jul
13

Consumer Price Index, Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington – June 2021

The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) for Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington increased 1.9 percent from April to June, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.

Jul
13

Consumer Price Index, South Region – June 2021

The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) for the South rose 0.9 percent in June, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.

Jul
07

Philadelphia Area Employment – May 2021

Total nonfarm employment for the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Metropolitan Statistical Area increased by 265,900 over the year in May.

Delaware Economy at a Glance:

Delaware
Data Series Back
Data		 Jan
2021		 Feb
2021		 Mar
2021		 Apr
2021		 May
2021		 June
2021

Labor Force Data

Civilian Labor Force(1)

 487.4 488.8 489.4 489.4 487.0 (p)488.6

Employment(1)

 457.9 457.8 457.7 458.3 458.4 (p)460.4

Unemployment(1)

 29.5 31.0 31.6 31.1 28.6 (p)28.2

Unemployment Rate(2)

 6.1 6.3 6.5 6.4 5.9 (p)5.8

Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment

Total Nonfarm(3)

 443.3 442.9 444.1 445.3 444.1 (p)446.5

12-month % change

 -5.3 -5.4 -4.5 11.5 10.0 (p)5.3

Mining, Logging, and Construction(3)

 22.5 22.7 23.6 23.7 23.0 (p)22.7

12-month % change

 -4.3 -2.6 1.7 14.5 7.5 (p)4.1

Manufacturing(3)

 25.0 24.8 24.8 24.4 24.3 (p)24.5

12-month % change

 -8.4 -8.1 -8.5 1.7 -1.6 (p)-2.8

Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(3)

 80.9 81.4 81.0 80.8 81.1 (p)82.6

12-month % change

 0.2 0.7 0.7 17.6 16.7 (p)10.0

Information(4)

 3.6 3.6 3.6 3.6 3.6 (p)3.7

12-month % change

 -7.7 -7.7 -7.7 0.0 0.0 (p)0.0

Financial Activities(3)

 47.0 46.8 46.9 47.1 46.7 (p)46.4

12-month % change

 -1.7 -1.9 -1.5 0.4 -0.8 (p)-1.1

Professional & Business Services(3)

 61.6 61.5 61.2 61.6 60.8 (p)59.9

12-month % change

 -4.6 -4.8 -5.3 3.0 -0.3 (p)-1.5

Education & Health Services(3)

 77.0 76.8 77.6 78.1 77.6 (p)77.9

12-month % change

 -5.4 -6.0 -4.8 7.6 5.6 (p)3.2

Leisure & Hospitality(3)

 44.1 43.4 43.9 44.3 45.2 (p)46.5

12-month % change

 -16.5 -17.8 -13.4 71.0 72.5 (p)31.4

Other Services(3)

 16.3 16.3 16.6 16.5 16.6 (p)16.4

12-month % change

 -13.3 -13.3 -11.7 27.9 19.4 (p)5.8

Government(3)

 65.3 65.6 64.9 65.2 65.2 (p)65.9

12-month % change

 -2.7 -2.7 -3.7 1.6 3.7 (p)2.8

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
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 Jul 2021
Wilmington, DE-MD-NJ, Division Economic Summary
Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment
 Economic Summary Jul 2021
Philadelphia, PA-NJ-DE-MD, Area Economic Summary
Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment
 Economic Summary Jul 2021
Delaware: Nonfarm employment and labor force data, seasonally adjusted Employment, Unemployment Table Jul 2021
Delaware: Nonfarm employment and labor force data, not seasonally adjusted Employment, Unemployment Table Jul 2021
Wilmington, DE-MD-NJ: Nonfarm employment and labor force data Employment, Unemployment Table Jul 2021
Dover, DE: Nonfarm employment and labor force data Employment, Unemployment Table Jul 2021
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD: Nonfarm employment and labor force data Employment, Unemployment Table Jul 2021
Mid-Atlantic - Labor Force Statistics Employment, Unemployment Table Jul 2021
Consumer Price Index Overview Table – Mid-Atlantic Consumer price indexes Table Jul 2021
Mid-Atlantic - Employment Cost Index Benefits, Pay Table Jul 2021
Mid-Atlantic Consumer Price Index Card Consumer price indexes CPI Summary Jul 2021
Philadelphia Area Employment – May 2021 Employment News Release Jul 2021
Consumer Expenditures for the Philadelphia Metropolitan Area: 2018-19 Consumer spending News Release Oct 2020
County Employment and Wages in Delaware — Fourth Quarter 2020 Employment, Pay News Release Jun 2021
County Employment and Wages in the Delmarva Peninsula – Fourth Quarter 2020 Employment, Pay News Release Jun 2021
Average Energy Prices - Philadelphia Average energy prices Table Jul 2021
Consumer Price Index, Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington – June 2021 Consumer price indexes News Release Jul 2021
Changing Compensation Costs in the Philadelphia Metropolitan Area – March 2021 Benefits, Pay News Release May 2021
Average Energy Prices, Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington – May 2021 Average energy prices News Release Jun 2021
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 2021
Occupational Employment and Wages in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington – May 2020 Employment, Pay News Release Jun 2021
Consumer Price Index, South Region – June 2021 Consumer price indexes News Release Jul 2021
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
Alternative Measures of Labor Underutilization in Delaware — 2020 Unemployment News Release Mar 2021