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 |
| Jan |
Feb |
Mar |
Apr |
May |
Jun |
Jul |
Aug |
Sep |
Oct |
Nov |
Dec |
Annual
Avg |
Total Nonfarm |
|
2022 |
357.2 |
361.2 |
363.9 |
368.3 |
367.8 |
367.3 |
368.1 |
368.1 |
370.7 |
374.8 |
374.5 |
374.0 |
368.0 |
2023 |
366.1 |
370.1 |
373.4 |
377.3 |
379.8 |
379.1 |
376.0 |
374.3 |
377.8 |
381.2 |
|
|
|
Mining, Logging, & Construction |
|
2022 |
16.4 |
16.6 |
16.9 |
17.8 |
17.3 |
17.5 |
17.7 |
17.8 |
17.7 |
18.4 |
17.9 |
18.0 |
17.5 |
2023 |
17.7 |
17.9 |
18.5 |
19.0 |
19.2 |
19.0 |
19.5 |
19.8 |
19.0 |
19.0 |
|
|
|
Manufacturing |
|
2022 |
16.3 |
16.3 |
16.4 |
16.4 |
16.5 |
16.7 |
16.9 |
17.1 |
17.0 |
17.2 |
17.2 |
17.3 |
16.8 |
2023 |
17.5 |
17.7 |
17.8 |
17.8 |
17.9 |
17.9 |
18.0 |
18.1 |
18.0 |
18.1 |
|
|
|
Trade, Transportation, & Utilities |
|
2022 |
74.1 |
74.5 |
75.1 |
75.8 |
75.8 |
76.1 |
76.9 |
77.1 |
77.6 |
78.5 |
79.6 |
81.3 |
76.9 |
2023 |
78.0 |
77.6 |
77.6 |
77.2 |
77.7 |
77.8 |
77.5 |
76.9 |
76.7 |
76.3 |
|
|
|
Information |
|
2022 |
2.8 |
2.8 |
2.7 |
2.8 |
2.8 |
2.8 |
2.9 |
2.8 |
2.8 |
2.7 |
2.7 |
2.7 |
2.8 |
2023 |
2.7 |
2.7 |
2.7 |
2.7 |
2.7 |
2.7 |
2.7 |
2.7 |
2.7 |
2.6 |
|
|
|
Financial Activities |
|
2022 |
43.2 |
43.2 |
43.2 |
43.5 |
43.3 |
43.5 |
44.0 |
44.1 |
44.1 |
44.4 |
45.0 |
45.2 |
43.9 |
2023 |
44.5 |
45.0 |
45.0 |
45.2 |
44.9 |
45.1 |
45.2 |
44.9 |
45.0 |
45.4 |
|
|
|
Professional & Business Services |
|
2022 |
51.1 |
51.6 |
51.9 |
52.7 |
52.5 |
51.9 |
53.1 |
52.8 |
52.7 |
52.7 |
52.2 |
50.6 |
52.2 |
2023 |
49.8 |
50.5 |
51.9 |
53.6 |
53.5 |
52.9 |
51.3 |
52.3 |
53.9 |
55.6 |
|
|
|
Educational & Health Services |
|
2022 |
61.2 |
61.9 |
62.1 |
62.5 |
62.4 |
62.1 |
61.5 |
61.7 |
62.0 |
62.8 |
62.9 |
62.0 |
62.1 |
2023 |
61.6 |
61.8 |
62.0 |
62.2 |
62.2 |
62.5 |
62.5 |
61.8 |
62.4 |
63.4 |
|
|
|
Leisure & Hospitality |
|
2022 |
29.8 |
30.5 |
31.4 |
32.2 |
33.2 |
34.1 |
34.0 |
34.1 |
33.1 |
33.0 |
31.3 |
30.9 |
32.3 |
2023 |
30.4 |
31.2 |
31.6 |
33.1 |
35.4 |
37.2 |
37.1 |
36.1 |
34.7 |
34.1 |
|
|
|
Other Services |
|
2022 |
13.7 |
13.9 |
14.0 |
14.2 |
14.1 |
14.2 |
14.0 |
14.0 |
14.0 |
14.2 |
14.2 |
14.1 |
14.1 |
2023 |
14.2 |
14.1 |
14.2 |
14.4 |
14.3 |
14.2 |
14.1 |
14.1 |
14.0 |
13.9 |
|
|
|
Government |
|
2022 |
48.6 |
49.9 |
50.2 |
50.4 |
49.9 |
48.4 |
47.1 |
46.6 |
49.7 |
50.9 |
51.5 |
51.9 |
49.6 |
2023 |
49.7 |
51.6 |
52.1 |
52.1 |
52.0 |
49.8 |
48.1 |
47.6 |
51.4 |
52.8 |
|
|
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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 |
|
2022 |
389,829 |
390,271 |
392,355 |
389,225 |
386,275 |
386,987 |
388,069 |
388,304 |
386,090 |
391,137 |
388,598 |
389,660 |
388,900 |
2023 |
390,776 |
391,073 |
395,890 |
395,043 |
394,537 |
394,652 |
395,509 |
396,563 |
393,201 |
399,016 |
|
|
|
Employment |
|
2022 |
370,380 |
372,136 |
375,653 |
374,191 |
371,182 |
369,072 |
370,695 |
370,634 |
371,120 |
375,120 |
373,764 |
375,161 |
372,426 |
2023 |
373,583 |
374,479 |
380,223 |
381,244 |
379,990 |
378,180 |
379,284 |
378,896 |
377,995 |
383,295 |
|
|
|
Unemployment |
|
2022 |
19,449 |
18,135 |
16,702 |
15,034 |
15,093 |
17,915 |
17,374 |
17,670 |
14,970 |
16,017 |
14,834 |
14,499 |
16,474 |
2023 |
17,193 |
16,594 |
15,667 |
13,799 |
14,547 |
16,472 |
16,225 |
17,667 |
15,206 |
15,721 |
|
|
|
Unemployment Rate |
|
2022 |
5.0 |
4.6 |
4.3 |
3.9 |
3.9 |
4.6 |
4.5 |
4.6 |
3.9 |
4.1 |
3.8 |
3.7 |
4.2 |
2023 |
4.4 |
4.2 |
4.0 |
3.5 |
3.7 |
4.2 |
4.1 |
4.5 |
3.9 |
3.9 |
|
|
|
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 |
|
2022 |
306,243 |
306,628 |
308,236 |
305,635 |
302,308 |
302,780 |
303,318 |
303,259 |
301,456 |
305,337 |
304,388 |
305,146 |
304,561 |
2023 |
306,077 |
305,386 |
309,227 |
309,295 |
308,171 |
308,375 |
308,868 |
310,602 |
307,500 |
312,570 |
|
|
|
Employment |
|
2022 |
291,046 |
292,464 |
294,939 |
293,417 |
290,183 |
288,353 |
289,338 |
288,783 |
289,127 |
292,161 |
292,293 |
293,303 |
291,284 |
2023 |
292,280 |
292,183 |
296,398 |
297,721 |
296,337 |
294,585 |
295,472 |
295,945 |
295,025 |
299,684 |
|
|
|
Unemployment |
|
2022 |
15,197 |
14,164 |
13,297 |
12,218 |
12,125 |
14,427 |
13,980 |
14,476 |
12,329 |
13,176 |
12,095 |
11,843 |
13,277 |
2023 |
13,797 |
13,203 |
12,829 |
11,574 |
11,834 |
13,790 |
13,396 |
14,657 |
12,475 |
12,886 |
|
|
|
Unemployment Rate |
|
2022 |
5.0 |
4.6 |
4.3 |
4.0 |
4.0 |
4.8 |
4.6 |
4.8 |
4.1 |
4.3 |
4.0 |
3.9 |
4.4 |
2023 |
4.5 |
4.3 |
4.1 |
3.7 |
3.8 |
4.5 |
4.3 |
4.7 |
4.1 |
4.1 |
|
|
|
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 |
|
2022 |
53,191 |
53,413 |
53,914 |
53,343 |
53,396 |
54,027 |
54,084 |
53,757 |
53,796 |
54,441 |
53,702 |
54,065 |
53,761 |
2023 |
53,761 |
54,504 |
55,410 |
54,550 |
54,845 |
54,779 |
55,087 |
54,462 |
54,408 |
54,897 |
|
|
|
Employment |
|
2022 |
51,063 |
51,332 |
52,098 |
51,838 |
51,740 |
51,886 |
52,102 |
51,814 |
52,216 |
52,727 |
52,161 |
52,683 |
51,972 |
2023 |
52,030 |
52,771 |
54,096 |
53,521 |
53,634 |
53,862 |
54,082 |
53,405 |
53,405 |
53,713 |
|
|
|
Unemployment |
|
2022 |
2,128 |
2,081 |
1,816 |
1,505 |
1,656 |
2,141 |
1,982 |
1,943 |
1,580 |
1,714 |
1,541 |
1,382 |
1,789 |
2023 |
1,731 |
1,733 |
1,314 |
1,029 |
1,211 |
917 |
1,005 |
1,057 |
1,003 |
1,184 |
|
|
|
Unemployment Rate |
|
2022 |
4.0 |
3.9 |
3.4 |
2.8 |
3.1 |
4.0 |
3.7 |
3.6 |
2.9 |
3.1 |
2.9 |
2.6 |
3.3 |
2023 |
3.2 |
3.2 |
2.4 |
1.9 |
2.2 |
1.7 |
1.8 |
1.9 |
1.8 |
2.2 |
|
|
|
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 |
|
2022 |
30,395 |
30,230 |
30,205 |
30,247 |
30,571 |
30,180 |
30,667 |
31,288 |
30,838 |
31,359 |
30,508 |
30,449 |
30,578 |
2023 |
30,938 |
31,183 |
31,253 |
31,198 |
31,521 |
31,498 |
31,554 |
31,499 |
31,293 |
31,549 |
|
|
|
Employment |
|
2022 |
28,271 |
28,340 |
28,616 |
28,936 |
29,259 |
28,833 |
29,255 |
30,037 |
29,777 |
30,232 |
29,310 |
29,175 |
29,170 |
2023 |
29,273 |
29,525 |
29,729 |
30,002 |
30,019 |
29,733 |
29,730 |
29,546 |
29,565 |
29,898 |
|
|
|
Unemployment |
|
2022 |
2,124 |
1,890 |
1,589 |
1,311 |
1,312 |
1,347 |
1,412 |
1,251 |
1,061 |
1,127 |
1,198 |
1,274 |
1,408 |
2023 |
1,665 |
1,658 |
1,524 |
1,196 |
1,502 |
1,765 |
1,824 |
1,953 |
1,728 |
1,651 |
|
|
|
Unemployment Rate |
|
2022 |
7.0 |
6.3 |
5.3 |
4.3 |
4.3 |
4.5 |
4.6 |
4.0 |
3.4 |
3.6 |
3.9 |
4.2 |
4.6 |
2023 |
5.4 |
5.3 |
4.9 |
3.8 |
4.8 |
5.6 |
5.8 |
6.2 |
5.5 |
5.2 |
|
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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.
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United States Department of Labor
