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Dover, DE: 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	Dover, Del. Metropolitan Statistical Area
Sector	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Annual Avg
Total Nonfarm
2023	71.3	72.1	72.8	72.6	73.0	72.8	71.7	71.5	72.9	73.4	73.2	73.5	72.6
2024	71.8	72.5	73.1	(p)73.8
Mining, Logging, & Construction
2023	2.6	2.6	2.7	2.7	2.7	2.7	2.8	2.8	2.8	2.8	2.8	2.7	2.7
2024	2.6	2.6	2.7	(p)2.8
Manufacturing
2023	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1
2024	5.1	5.0	5.1	(p)5.1
Trade, Transportation, & Utilities
2023	14.3	14.3	14.4	14.0	14.3	14.1	13.8	13.8	14.1	14.2	14.5	14.8	14.2
2024	14.1	14.2	14.2	(p)14.3
Information
2023	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.4
2024	0.4	0.4	0.4	(p)0.4
Financial Activities
2023	2.4	2.4	2.4	2.4	2.4	2.3	2.4	2.3	2.3	2.4	2.3	2.3	2.4
2024	2.4	2.4	2.4	(p)2.4
Professional & Business Services
2023	6.6	6.8	6.8	6.7	6.8	6.6	6.3	6.2	6.3	6.4	6.3	6.2	6.5
2024	6.1	6.1	6.2	(p)6.3
Educational & Health Services
2023	10.9	11.0	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.0	11.1	11.3	11.4	11.4	11.5	11.2
2024	11.4	11.4	11.4	(p)11.5
Leisure & Hospitality
2023	7.1	7.2	7.4	7.5	7.7	7.8	7.7	7.6	7.8	7.7	7.5	7.4	7.5
2024	7.2	7.3	7.3	(p)7.5
Other Services
2023	2.7	2.7	2.6	2.8	2.8	2.8	2.8	2.8	2.8	2.7	2.7	2.7	2.7
2024	2.7	2.7	2.7	(p)2.8
Government
2023	19.3	19.7	19.9	19.9	19.7	19.8	19.4	19.4	20.0	20.3	20.2	20.4	19.8
2024	19.8	20.4	20.7	(p)20.7
Footnotes (p) Preliminary

Labor Force data from the Local Area Unemployment Statistics Program
(not seasonally adjusted data)
	Dover, Del. Metropolitan Statistical Area
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Annual Avg
Labor Force
2023	(1)81,163	(1)81,538	(1)82,331	(1)81,641	(1)80,761	(1)81,030	(1)80,662	(1)81,134	(1)81,193	(1)81,784	(1)81,903	(1)81,799	(1)81,412
2024	81,214	82,069	(p)81,933
Employment
2023	(1)77,351	(1)77,676	(1)78,620	(1)78,302	(1)77,443	(1)76,974	(1)76,688	(1)76,964	(1)77,670	(1)78,095	(1)78,613	(1)78,460	(1)77,738
2024	77,477	78,438	(p)78,244
Unemployment
2023	(1)3,812	(1)3,862	(1)3,711	(1)3,339	(1)3,318	(1)4,056	(1)3,974	(1)4,170	(1)3,523	(1)3,689	(1)3,290	(1)3,339	(1)3,674
2024	3,737	3,631	(p)3,689
Unemployment Rate
2023	(1)4.7	(1)4.7	(1)4.5	(1)4.1	(1)4.1	(1)5.0	(1)4.9	(1)5.1	(1)4.3	(1)4.5	(1)4.0	(1)4.1	(1)4.5
2024	4.6	4.4	(p)4.5
Footnotes (1) Data were subject to revision on April 19, 2024. (p) Preliminary
The Dover, Del. Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) includes Kent County in Delaware.