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
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Dover, Del. Metropolitan Statistical Area |
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Feb |
Mar |
Apr |
May |
Jun |
Jul |
Aug |
Sep |
Oct |
Nov |
Dec |
Annual
Avg |
Total Nonfarm |
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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 |
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Mining, Logging, & Construction |
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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 |
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Manufacturing |
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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 |
5.1 |
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Trade, Transportation, & Utilities |
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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 |
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Information |
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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 |
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Financial Activities |
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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 |
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Professional & Business Services |
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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 |
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Educational & Health Services |
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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 |
11.5 |
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Leisure & Hospitality |
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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 |
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Other Services |
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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 |
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Government |
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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 |
20.2 |
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Labor Force data from the Local Area Unemployment Statistics Program
(not seasonally adjusted data)
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Dover, Del. Metropolitan Statistical Area |
| Jan |
Feb |
Mar |
Apr |
May |
Jun |
Jul |
Aug |
Sep |
Oct |
Nov |
Dec |
Annual
Avg |
Labor Force |
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2023 |
80,459 |
79,949 |
80,905 |
80,930 |
80,508 |
81,374 |
81,898 |
82,931 |
82,177 |
82,628 |
82,586 |
82,768 |
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2024 |
81,214 |
81,973 |
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Employment |
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2023 |
76,299 |
75,873 |
76,971 |
77,297 |
76,972 |
77,100 |
77,739 |
78,477 |
78,491 |
78,736 |
79,117 |
79,371 |
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2024 |
77,477 |
78,336 |
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Unemployment |
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2023 |
4,160 |
4,076 |
3,934 |
3,633 |
3,536 |
4,274 |
4,159 |
4,454 |
3,686 |
3,892 |
3,469 |
3,397 |
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2024 |
3,737 |
3,637 |
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Unemployment Rate |
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2023 |
5.2 |
5.1 |
4.9 |
4.5 |
4.4 |
5.3 |
5.1 |
5.4 |
4.5 |
4.7 |
4.2 |
4.1 |
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2024 |
4.6 |
4.4 |
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The Dover, Del. Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) includes Kent County in Delaware.
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United States Department of Labor
