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Sector |
Wilmington, Del.-Md.-N.J. Metropolitan Division | ||||||||||||
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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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2021 |
345.5 | 346.2 | 348.9 | 350.9 | 350.7 | 349.4 | 351.8 | 349.4 | 349.9 | 356.3 | 357.7 | 358.3 | 351.3 |
2022 |
348.3 | 351.9 | 353.3 | 357.6 | 359.4 | 360.9 | 361.6 | 360.2 | 361.1 | 364.7 | 364.3 | (p)362.5 | |
Mining, Logging, & Construction |
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2021 |
16.1 | 15.8 | 16.7 | 16.9 | 16.7 | 16.8 | 17.2 | 17.0 | 16.9 | 17.7 | 17.4 | 17.3 | 16.9 |
2022 |
16.5 | 16.6 | 16.8 | 17.7 | 17.7 | 17.6 | 18.0 | 17.8 | 17.7 | 18.3 | 17.9 | (p)17.9 | |
Manufacturing |
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2021 |
16.1 | 15.9 | 15.9 | 15.9 | 15.9 | 15.9 | 16.0 | 16.1 | 16.1 | 16.3 | 16.4 | 16.8 | 16.1 |
2022 |
16.2 | 16.2 | 16.3 | 16.6 | 17.0 | 17.1 | 17.2 | 17.6 | 17.2 | 17.3 | 17.5 | (p)17.5 | |
Trade, Transportation, & Utilities |
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2021 |
71.1 | 69.7 | 68.8 | 67.8 | 67.2 | 66.7 | 67.9 | 67.6 | 68.7 | 70.6 | 71.8 | 73.0 | 69.2 |
2022 |
69.9 | 69.9 | 69.4 | 69.9 | 69.4 | 70.0 | 70.2 | 70.2 | 70.5 | 71.2 | 72.7 | (p)74.3 | |
Information |
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2021 |
2.6 | 2.6 | 2.5 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.7 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.7 |
2022 |
2.8 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.7 | 2.8 | 2.7 | 2.7 | (p)2.7 | |
Financial Activities |
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2021 |
43.1 | 43.2 | 43.2 | 43.1 | 43.1 | 43.3 | 43.3 | 43.1 | 42.7 | 43.5 | 43.6 | 43.4 | 43.2 |
2022 |
43.6 | 43.5 | 43.4 | 43.4 | 43.5 | 43.3 | 44.0 | 43.8 | 43.7 | 44.1 | 44.4 | (p)44.6 | |
Professional & Business Services |
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2021 |
49.1 | 49.7 | 50.1 | 50.8 | 50.5 | 50.5 | 51.1 | 50.8 | 49.9 | 51.8 | 51.6 | 51.8 | 50.6 |
2022 |
50.2 | 51.3 | 51.1 | 51.3 | 51.3 | 52.5 | 51.7 | 51.7 | 51.0 | 51.3 | 50.6 | (p)48.4 | |
Educational & Health Services |
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2021 |
61.1 | 61.3 | 61.6 | 62.0 | 61.8 | 60.8 | 60.7 | 60.3 | 60.0 | 60.4 | 60.5 | 60.1 | 60.9 |
2022 |
59.6 | 60.0 | 60.0 | 60.5 | 60.3 | 60.3 | 59.5 | 60.0 | 60.5 | 61.2 | 61.3 | (p)60.9 | |
Leisure & Hospitality |
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2021 |
25.9 | 26.4 | 27.4 | 28.7 | 30.2 | 31.6 | 32.4 | 32.2 | 31.2 | 30.2 | 30.1 | 29.3 | 29.6 |
2022 |
27.7 | 28.2 | 29.5 | 31.3 | 33.4 | 36.0 | 38.2 | 37.2 | 35.0 | 34.4 | 32.5 | (p)31.7 | |
Other Services |
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2021 |
13.6 | 13.7 | 13.8 | 13.8 | 13.8 | 13.8 | 13.8 | 13.9 | 13.8 | 13.9 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 13.8 |
2022 |
14.0 | 14.1 | 14.0 | 14.1 | 14.2 | 14.1 | 14.2 | 14.1 | 14.0 | 14.3 | 14.2 | (p)14.1 | |
Government |
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2021 |
46.8 | 47.9 | 48.9 | 49.3 | 48.9 | 47.3 | 46.5 | 45.5 | 47.7 | 49.0 | 49.5 | 49.8 | 48.1 |
2022 |
47.8 | 49.3 | 50.0 | 50.0 | 49.8 | 47.2 | 45.8 | 45.1 | 48.7 | 49.9 | 50.5 | (p)50.4 | |
Footnotes |
Wilmington, Del.-Md.-N.J. Metropolitan Division | |||||||||||||
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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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2022 |
(1)389,315 | (1)388,511 | 388,556 | 387,244 | 386,357 | 386,258 | 388,232 | 387,309 | 385,722 | 389,500 | 386,248 | (p)386,674 | |
2023 |
(p)390,893 | ||||||||||||
Employment |
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2022 |
(1)369,776 | (1)370,708 | 371,061 | 371,237 | 370,371 | 367,425 | 370,421 | 369,581 | 371,530 | 374,071 | 371,426 | (p)372,221 | |
2023 |
(p)373,690 | ||||||||||||
Unemployment |
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2022 |
(1)19,539 | (1)17,803 | 17,495 | 16,007 | 15,986 | 18,833 | 17,811 | 17,728 | 14,192 | 15,429 | 14,822 | (p)14,453 | |
2023 |
(p)17,203 | ||||||||||||
Unemployment Rate |
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2022 |
(1)5.0 | (1)4.6 | 4.5 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 4.9 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 3.7 | 4.0 | 3.8 | (p)3.7 | |
2023 |
(p)4.4 | ||||||||||||
New Castle County, Del. | |||||||||||||
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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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2022 |
307,602 | 306,804 | 306,578 | 305,721 | 304,082 | 303,414 | 304,695 | 303,413 | 302,893 | 305,513 | 304,182 | (p)304,146 | |
2023 |
(p)306,334 | ||||||||||||
Employment |
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2022 |
292,204 | 292,989 | 292,845 | 292,676 | 291,293 | 288,627 | 290,705 | 289,585 | 291,746 | 293,380 | 292,409 | (p)292,682 | |
2023 |
(p)292,526 | ||||||||||||
Unemployment |
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2022 |
15,398 | 13,815 | 13,733 | 13,045 | 12,789 | 14,787 | 13,990 | 13,828 | 11,147 | 12,133 | 11,773 | (p)11,464 | |
2023 |
(p)13,808 | ||||||||||||
Unemployment Rate |
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2022 |
5.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 4.9 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 3.7 | 4.0 | 3.9 | (p)3.8 | |
2023 |
(p)4.5 | ||||||||||||
Footnotes |
Cecil County, Md. | |||||||||||||
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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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2022 |
(1)51,997 | (1)52,282 | 52,639 | 52,153 | 52,539 | 53,609 | 53,804 | 53,462 | 52,789 | 53,265 | 52,283 | (p)52,884 | |
2023 |
(p)53,631 | ||||||||||||
Employment |
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2022 |
(1)49,699 | (1)49,944 | 50,386 | 50,467 | 50,613 | 50,944 | 51,455 | 51,039 | 50,815 | 51,097 | 50,408 | (p)51,174 | |
2023 |
(p)51,891 | ||||||||||||
Unemployment |
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2022 |
(1)2,298 | (1)2,338 | 2,253 | 1,686 | 1,926 | 2,665 | 2,349 | 2,423 | 1,974 | 2,168 | 1,875 | (p)1,710 | |
2023 |
(p)1,740 | ||||||||||||
Unemployment Rate |
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2022 |
(1)4.4 | (1)4.5 | 4.3 | 3.2 | 3.7 | 5.0 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 3.7 | 4.1 | 3.6 | (p)3.2 | |
2023 |
(p)3.2 | ||||||||||||
Salem County, N.J. | |||||||||||||
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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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2022 |
29,716 | 29,425 | 29,339 | 29,370 | 29,736 | 29,235 | 29,733 | 30,434 | 30,040 | 30,722 | 29,783 | (p)29,644 | |
2023 |
(p)30,928 | ||||||||||||
Employment |
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2022 |
27,873 | 27,775 | 27,830 | 28,094 | 28,465 | 27,854 | 28,261 | 28,957 | 28,969 | 29,594 | 28,609 | (p)28,365 | |
2023 |
(p)29,273 | ||||||||||||
Unemployment |
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2022 |
1,843 | 1,650 | 1,509 | 1,276 | 1,271 | 1,381 | 1,472 | 1,477 | 1,071 | 1,128 | 1,174 | (p)1,279 | |
2023 |
(p)1,655 | ||||||||||||
Unemployment Rate |
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2022 |
6.2 | 5.6 | 5.1 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.7 | 5.0 | 4.9 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 3.9 | (p)4.3 | |
2023 |
(p)5.4 | ||||||||||||
Footnotes |
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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. |