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News Releases:

Feb
19

Unemployment on the Delmarva Peninsula by County – December 2019

In December, Worcester County, MD, had the highest unemployment rate on the Delmarva Peninsula at 9.4 percent, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.

Feb
14

Average Energy Prices, Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington – January 2020

Gasoline prices averaged $2.660 a gallon in the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington area in January 2020, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.

Feb
13

Consumer Price Index, South Region – January 2020

The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) for the South increased 0.3 percent in January, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.

Delaware Economy at a Glance:

Delaware
Data Series Back
Data		 July
2019		 Aug
2019		 Sept
2019		 Oct
2019		 Nov
2019		 Dec
2019

Labor Force Data

Civilian Labor Force(1)

 489.1 489.2 489.2 489.9 491.0 (p)492.0

Employment(1)

 473.1 472.5 472.0 472.0 472.3 (p)472.8

Unemployment(1)

 16.0 16.6 17.2 17.9 18.7 (p)19.1

Unemployment Rate(2)

 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.7 3.8 (p)3.9

Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment

Total Nonfarm(3)

 464.5 466.7 469.4 469.5 469.7 (p)470.4

12-month % change

 0.7 1.2 1.8 1.4 1.3 (p)1.3

Mining, Logging, and Construction(3)

 23.0 23.0 23.3 23.3 23.1 (p)22.8

12-month % change

 3.6 3.6 4.5 2.2 0.9 (p)-1.3

Manufacturing(3)

 27.6 27.6 27.5 27.5 27.5 (p)27.4

12-month % change

 2.2 1.8 1.5 1.5 1.1 (p)0.7

Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(3)

 78.7 79.3 79.3 79.8 80.9 (p)81.1

12-month % change

 -2.0 -0.9 -0.8 0.3 1.9 (p)2.3

Information(4)

 4.0 4.0 3.9 3.9 4.0 (p)3.9

12-month % change

 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 (p)2.6

Financial Activities(3)

 47.9 48.0 48.2 48.2 48.4 (p)48.4

12-month % change

 1.3 2.3 2.3 2.1 2.5 (p)3.0

Professional & Business Services(3)

 61.8 62.6 63.6 62.5 61.6 (p)62.0

12-month % change

 -3.1 -2.2 -1.1 -2.6 -3.1 (p)-2.5

Education & Health Services(3)

 82.5 82.7 83.2 83.1 83.1 (p)83.8

12-month % change

 3.3 3.5 3.9 2.8 2.3 (p)2.6

Leisure & Hospitality(3)

 52.3 52.6 53.8 54.2 54.2 (p)54.3

12-month % change

 1.6 1.7 5.3 5.9 3.8 (p)3.6

Other Services(3)

 18.3 18.3 18.3 18.5 18.4 (p)18.4

12-month % change

 -1.6 -1.6 -1.6 -0.5 -2.1 (p)-1.6

Government(3)

 68.4 68.6 68.3 68.5 68.5 (p)68.3

12-month % change

 2.7 2.8 2.7 1.6 1.6 (p)1.3

Footnotes
(1) Number of persons, in thousands, seasonally adjusted.
(2) In percent, seasonally adjusted.
(3) Number of jobs, in thousands, seasonally adjusted.
(4) Number of jobs, in thousands, not seasonally adjusted. See About the data.
(p) Preliminary
Title BLS Subject Product Type Date Published
Dover Area Economic Summary
Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment
 Economic Summary Feb 2020
Wilmington, DE-MD-NJ, Division Economic Summary
Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment
 Economic Summary Feb 2020
Philadelphia, PA-NJ-DE-MD, Area Economic Summary
Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment
 Economic Summary Feb 2020
Delaware: Nonfarm employment and labor force data, seasonally adjusted Employment, Unemployment Table Feb 2020
Delaware: Nonfarm employment and labor force data, not seasonally adjusted Employment, Unemployment Table Feb 2020
Wilmington, DE-MD-NJ: Nonfarm employment and labor force data Employment, Unemployment Table Feb 2020
Dover, DE: Nonfarm employment and labor force data Employment, Unemployment Table Feb 2020
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD: Nonfarm employment and labor force data Employment, Unemployment Table Feb 2020
Mid-Atlantic - Labor Force Statistics Employment, Unemployment Table Feb 2020
Consumer Price Index Overview Table – Mid-Atlantic Consumer price indexes Table Feb 2020
Mid-Atlantic - Employment Cost Index Benefits, Pay Table Feb 2020
Mid-Atlantic Consumer Price Index Card Consumer price indexes CPI Summary Feb 2020
Philadelphia Area Employment – November 2019 Employment News Release Jan 2020
Consumer Expenditures for the Philadelphia Metropolitan Area: 2017-18 Consumer spending News Release Oct 2019
County Employment and Wages in Delaware — Fourth Quarter 2018 Employment, Pay News Release Jul 2019
County Employment and Wages in the Delmarva Peninsula – Fourth Quarter 2018 Employment, Pay News Release Jul 2019
Average Energy Prices - Philadelphia Average energy prices Table Feb 2020
Consumer Price Index, Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington – December 2019 Consumer price indexes News Release Jan 2020
Changing Compensation Costs in the Philadelphia Metropolitan Area – December 2019 Benefits, Pay News Release Feb 2020
Average Energy Prices, Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington – January 2020 Average energy prices News Release Feb 2020
Fatal Work Injuries in the Philadelphia Area — 2017 Workplace fatalities News Release Jul 2019
Workplace Fatalities in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD – Full Tables Workplace fatalities Table Feb 2014
Summary of annual and semi-annual indexes Consumer price indexes Table Jan 2020
Occupational Employment and Wages in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington – May 2018 Employment, Pay News Release Jun 2019
Consumer Price Index, South Region – January 2020 Consumer price indexes News Release Feb 2020
Unemployment in the Philadelphia Area by County – December 2019 Unemployment News Release Nov 2019
Unemployment on the Delmarva Peninsula by County – December 2019 Unemployment News Release Feb 2020
Fatal Occupational Injuries in Delaware — 2016 Workplace fatalities News Release Jun 2018