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Wilmington, DE-MD-NJ: Nonfarm employment and labor force data

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Employment data from the Current Employment Statistics program
(not seasonally adjusted data, all employees, in thousands)
Sector	Wilmington, Del.-Md.-N.J. Metropolitan Division
Sector	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Annual Avg
Total Nonfarm
2023	370.1	372.8	374.9	377.7	380.3	378.6	377.4	376.3	379.2	382.0	383.3	383.0	378.0
2024	374.5	376.8	379.1	(p)383.4
Mining, Logging, & Construction
2023	17.0	17.3	17.6	18.4	18.2	17.7	17.8	18.0	18.1	17.8	17.9	17.3	17.8
2024	16.5	16.5	17.3	(p)18.0
Manufacturing
2023	17.8	17.7	17.8	17.9	17.8	17.8	18.1	18.0	17.9	18.0	17.8	18.0	17.9
2024	17.9	17.9	18.0	(p)18.1
Trade, Transportation, & Utilities
2023	77.8	77.2	77.1	76.4	77.1	76.6	75.9	76.0	76.2	76.2	78.4	79.3	77.0
2024	76.0	75.3	75.1	(p)75.1
Information
2023	2.8	2.8	2.7	2.7	2.8	2.8	2.7	2.7	2.7	2.6	2.7	2.7	2.7
2024	2.6	2.6	2.6	(p)2.7
Financial Activities
2023	45.0	45.0	45.1	45.0	45.2	45.4	45.4	45.3	44.8	45.0	44.8	44.8	45.1
2024	45.4	45.5	45.6	(p)45.5
Professional & Business Services
2023	50.8	50.9	50.9	51.8	51.9	52.0	52.2	51.7	51.6	52.9	52.4	51.5	51.7
2024	50.7	50.8	51.1	(p)52.8
Educational & Health Services
2023	62.8	63.3	63.8	64.6	64.9	64.8	64.6	64.7	65.0	65.9	66.1	66.7	64.8
2024	65.9	66.3	66.2	(p)66.5
Leisure & Hospitality
2023	32.1	32.4	33.2	33.9	35.6	36.8	37.7	37.5	36.7	35.8	34.6	33.8	35.0
2024	32.9	33.2	34.1	(p)35.4
Other Services
2023	14.1	14.2	14.1	14.5	14.4	14.4	14.3	14.2	14.1	14.0	14.0	14.1	14.2
2024	14.1	14.0	14.0	(p)14.2
Government
2023	49.9	52.0	52.6	52.5	52.4	50.3	48.7	48.2	52.1	53.8	54.6	54.8	51.8
2024	52.5	54.7	55.1	(p)55.1
Footnotes (p) Preliminary

Labor Force data from the Local Area Unemployment Statistics Program
(not seasonally adjusted data)
	Wilmington, Del.-Md.-N.J. Metropolitan Division
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Annual Avg
Labor Force
2023	(1)393,260	(1)395,212	(1)398,537	(1)396,203	(1)394,393	(1)394,238	(1)396,296	(1)396,018	(1)394,050	(1)399,457	(1)400,298	(1)400,367	(1)396,528
2024	396,548	398,535	(p)399,195
Employment
2023	(1)377,347	(1)379,458	(1)383,566	(1)383,303	(1)380,659	(1)378,235	(1)380,376	(1)379,067	(1)379,256	(1)384,252	(1)386,707	(1)386,405	(1)381,553
2024	380,589	383,062	(p)383,991
Unemployment
2023	(1)15,913	(1)15,754	(1)14,971	(1)12,900	(1)13,734	(1)16,003	(1)15,920	(1)16,951	(1)14,794	(1)15,205	(1)13,591	(1)13,962	(1)14,975
2024	15,959	15,473	(p)15,204
Unemployment Rate
2023	(1)4.0	(1)4.0	(1)3.8	(1)3.3	(1)3.5	(1)4.1	(1)4.0	(1)4.3	(1)3.8	(1)3.8	(1)3.4	(1)3.5	(1)3.8
2024	4.0	3.9	(p)3.8
Footnotes (1) Data were subject to revision on April 19, 2024. (p) Preliminary

Labor Force data from the Local Area Unemployment Statistics Program
(not seasonally adjusted data)
	New Castle County, Del.
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Annual Avg
Labor Force
2023	(1)308,182	(1)309,458	(1)312,252	(1)310,754	(1)308,487	(1)308,438	(1)309,574	(1)309,532	(1)307,576	(1)312,248	(1)313,517	(1)313,711	(1)310,311
2024	310,742	312,080	(p)311,804
Employment
2023	(1)295,521	(1)296,942	(1)300,133	(1)300,104	(1)297,385	(1)295,336	(1)296,759	(1)295,797	(1)295,647	(1)300,014	(1)302,800	(1)302,800	(1)298,270
2024	298,469	300,196	(p)300,002
Unemployment
2023	(1)12,661	(1)12,516	(1)12,119	(1)10,650	(1)11,102	(1)13,102	(1)12,815	(1)13,735	(1)11,929	(1)12,234	(1)10,717	(1)10,911	(1)12,041
2024	12,273	11,884	(p)11,802
Unemployment Rate
2023	(1)4.1	(1)4.0	(1)3.9	(1)3.4	(1)3.6	(1)4.2	(1)4.1	(1)4.4	(1)3.9	(1)3.9	(1)3.4	(1)3.5	(1)3.9
2024	3.9	3.8	(p)3.8
Footnotes (1) Data were subject to revision on April 19, 2024. (p) Preliminary

Labor Force data from the Local Area Unemployment Statistics Program
(not seasonally adjusted data)
	Cecil County, Md.
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Annual Avg
Labor Force
2023	(1)53,959	(1)54,494	(1)55,059	(1)54,194	(1)54,367	(1)54,487	(1)55,047	(1)54,741	(1)55,037	(1)55,474	(1)55,404	(1)55,312	(1)54,798
2024	54,931	55,234	(p)56,185
Employment
2023	(1)52,467	(1)53,072	(1)53,879	(1)53,347	(1)53,393	(1)53,370	(1)53,779	(1)53,398	(1)53,869	(1)54,176	(1)54,211	(1)54,134	(1)53,591
2024	53,269	53,654	(p)54,629
Unemployment
2023	(1)1,492	(1)1,422	(1)1,180	(1)847	(1)974	(1)1,117	(1)1,268	(1)1,343	(1)1,168	(1)1,298	(1)1,193	(1)1,178	(1)1,207
2024	1,662	1,580	(p)1,556
Unemployment Rate
2023	(1)2.8	(1)2.6	(1)2.1	(1)1.6	(1)1.8	(1)2.1	(1)2.3	(1)2.5	(1)2.1	(1)2.3	(1)2.2	(1)2.1	(1)2.2
2024	3.0	2.9	(p)2.8
Footnotes (1) Data were subject to revision on April 19, 2024. (p) Preliminary

Labor Force data from the Local Area Unemployment Statistics Program
(not seasonally adjusted data)
	Salem County, N.J.
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Annual Avg
Labor Force
2023	(1)31,119	(1)31,260	(1)31,226	(1)31,255	(1)31,539	(1)31,313	(1)31,675	(1)31,745	(1)31,437	(1)31,735	(1)31,377	(1)31,344	(1)31,419
2024	30,875	31,221	(p)31,206
Employment
2023	(1)29,359	(1)29,444	(1)29,554	(1)29,852	(1)29,881	(1)29,529	(1)29,838	(1)29,872	(1)29,740	(1)30,062	(1)29,696	(1)29,471	(1)29,692
2024	28,851	29,212	(p)29,360
Unemployment
2023	(1)1,760	(1)1,816	(1)1,672	(1)1,403	(1)1,658	(1)1,784	(1)1,837	(1)1,873	(1)1,697	(1)1,673	(1)1,681	(1)1,873	(1)1,727
2024	2,024	2,009	(p)1,846
Unemployment Rate
2023	(1)5.7	(1)5.8	(1)5.4	(1)4.5	(1)5.3	(1)5.7	(1)5.8	(1)5.9	(1)5.4	(1)5.3	(1)5.4	(1)6.0	(1)5.5
2024	6.6	6.4	(p)5.9
Footnotes (1) Data were subject to revision on April 19, 2024. (p) Preliminary
The Wilmington, Del.-Md.-N.J Metropolitan Division (MD) includes New Castle County in Delaware; Cecil County in Maryland; and Salem County in New Jersey.