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News Releases: Consumer Price Index, Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington — August 2026 County Employment and Wages in Delaware — First Quarter 2026 Business Employment Dynamics in Delaware — Fourth Quarter 2025
Delaware Economy at a Glance:
Sep
11
The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) for Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington was down 0.7 percent from June to August.
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.
Aug
06
From September 2025 to December 2025, gross job losses from closing and contracting private-sector establishments in Delaware were 22,626.
| 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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