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Delaware: Nonfarm employment and labor force data, not seasonally adjusted
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| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Annual Avg |
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Total Nonfarm |
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2018 |
448.8 | 450.8 | 454.2 | 459.9 | 465.5 | 467.4 | 466.6 | 463.4 | 461.9 | 464.1 | 466.6 | 465.8 | 461.3 |
2019 |
454.6 | 456.7 | 458.7 | 464.2 | 469.2 | 472.1 | 471.5 | 468.9 | 469.8 | 471.4 | (p)473.7 | ||
Mining, Logging, & Construction |
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2018 |
20.6 | 21.0 | 21.4 | 22.0 | 22.4 | 22.7 | 22.8 | 22.8 | 22.7 | 23.1 | 23.1 | 23.3 | 22.3 |
2019 |
22.6 | 21.9 | 22.4 | 22.8 | 23.5 | 23.7 | 24.0 | 23.9 | 23.4 | 23.6 | (p)23.4 | ||
Manufacturing |
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2018 |
26.8 | 26.9 | 26.9 | 26.9 | 26.9 | 27.3 | 27.1 | 27.2 | 27.1 | 27.2 | 27.3 | 27.3 | 27.1 |
2019 |
27.3 | 27.5 | 27.4 | 27.4 | 27.5 | 27.8 | 27.7 | 27.7 | 27.5 | 27.6 | (p)27.5 | ||
Trade, Transportation, & Utilities |
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2018 |
79.7 | 79.1 | 79.3 | 80.0 | 80.8 | 80.9 | 80.2 | 80.1 | 79.8 | 79.4 | 80.8 | 81.1 | 80.1 |
2019 |
78.2 | 78.2 | 77.6 | 78.1 | 78.9 | 79.9 | 79.2 | 79.6 | 79.3 | 79.5 | (p)82.3 | ||
Information |
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2018 |
4.2 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 4.1 |
2019 |
3.8 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 3.9 | (p)4.0 | ||
Financial Activities |
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2018 |
47.5 | 47.7 | 47.6 | 47.6 | 47.5 | 47.9 | 47.9 | 47.4 | 46.9 | 47.2 | 47.1 | 47.1 | 47.5 |
2019 |
47.2 | 47.2 | 47.5 | 47.5 | 47.8 | 48.2 | 48.4 | 48.2 | 48.2 | 48.2 | (p)48.4 | ||
Professional & Business Services |
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2018 |
61.5 | 61.3 | 61.8 | 63.2 | 63.6 | 64.4 | 64.6 | 64.1 | 63.6 | 64.8 | 65.9 | 64.9 | 63.6 |
2019 |
62.2 | 61.6 | 61.8 | 63.4 | 63.0 | 63.0 | 62.5 | 62.0 | 62.5 | 63.4 | (p)64.3 | ||
Educational & Health Services |
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2018 |
79.0 | 79.1 | 79.6 | 79.9 | 80.2 | 79.7 | 79.6 | 79.3 | 79.8 | 81.0 | 81.5 | 82.2 | 80.1 |
2019 |
81.1 | 81.7 | 81.9 | 82.0 | 82.7 | 81.9 | 82.1 | 82.1 | 82.9 | 83.3 | (p)83.4 | ||
Leisure & Hospitality |
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2018 |
46.4 | 47.1 | 47.9 | 50.1 | 53.6 | 56.7 | 57.4 | 57.2 | 53.1 | 50.3 | 49.3 | 48.7 | 51.5 |
2019 |
47.8 | 48.7 | 49.1 | 51.8 | 54.5 | 58.3 | 59.2 | 58.6 | 55.8 | 53.4 | (p)51.6 | ||
Other Services |
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2018 |
18.3 | 18.3 | 18.3 | 18.6 | 18.7 | 18.9 | 18.9 | 18.8 | 18.5 | 18.7 | 18.8 | 18.7 | 18.6 |
2019 |
18.0 | 18.4 | 18.3 | 18.4 | 18.4 | 19.3 | 18.7 | 18.4 | 18.2 | 18.6 | (p)18.4 | ||
Government |
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2018 |
64.8 | 66.0 | 67.2 | 67.5 | 67.7 | 64.8 | 64.1 | 62.5 | 66.5 | 68.5 | 68.8 | 68.7 | 66.4 |
2019 |
66.4 | 67.6 | 68.8 | 68.9 | 69.0 | 66.1 | 65.7 | 64.4 | 68.1 | 69.9 | (p)70.4 | ||
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Footnotes |
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| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Annual Avg |
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Labor Force |
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2018 |
478,391 | 478,740 | 481,405 | 481,894 | 481,259 | 487,434 | 488,284 | 485,125 | 478,645 | 481,871 | 482,804 | 483,727 | 482,465 |
2019 |
484,820 | 485,741 | 488,474 | 489,511 | 489,148 | 492,168 | 494,172 | 491,379 | 484,873 | 490,529 | (p)493,066 | ||
Employment |
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2018 |
456,781 | 457,809 | 461,900 | 463,842 | 464,498 | 467,375 | 468,741 | 466,346 | 461,576 | 465,770 | 468,455 | 468,945 | 464,337 |
2019 |
466,928 | 469,101 | 472,624 | 474,638 | 474,705 | 474,360 | 475,637 | 471,425 | 466,646 | 471,769 | (p)474,956 | ||
Unemployment |
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2018 |
21,610 | 20,931 | 19,505 | 18,052 | 16,761 | 20,059 | 19,543 | 18,779 | 17,069 | 16,101 | 14,349 | 14,782 | 18,128 |
2019 |
17,892 | 16,640 | 15,850 | 14,873 | 14,443 | 17,808 | 18,535 | 19,954 | 18,227 | 18,760 | (p)18,110 | ||
Unemployment Rate |
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2018 |
4.5 | 4.4 | 4.1 | 3.7 | 3.5 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 3.6 | 3.3 | 3.0 | 3.1 | 3.8 |
2019 |
3.7 | 3.4 | 3.2 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.6 | 3.8 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 3.8 | (p)3.7 | ||
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Footnotes |
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