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Sector |
Dover, Del. Metropolitan Statistical Area | ||||||||||||
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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 |
67.2 | 67.4 | 68.4 | 69.2 | 69.5 | 69.0 | 69.2 | 68.8 | 69.0 | 69.6 | 70.2 | 70.2 | 69.0 |
2022 |
68.7 | 69.4 | 69.9 | 70.3 | 70.2 | 70.7 | 70.8 | 70.3 | 70.6 | 70.5 | 71.2 | (p)70.6 | |
Mining, Logging, & Construction |
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2021 |
2.8 | 2.8 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 3.0 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 2.9 |
2022 |
2.8 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 3.0 | (p)2.9 | |
Manufacturing |
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2021 |
4.9 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 5.0 | 4.9 | 4.9 |
2022 |
4.9 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.2 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 5.3 | (p)5.3 | |
Trade, Transportation, & Utilities |
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2021 |
13.2 | 13.0 | 13.2 | 13.2 | 13.4 | 13.3 | 13.2 | 13.2 | 13.4 | 13.8 | 14.2 | 14.6 | 13.5 |
2022 |
14.2 | 14.2 | 14.3 | 14.1 | 13.9 | 13.8 | 13.8 | 13.6 | 13.7 | 13.6 | 14.1 | (p)14.1 | |
Information |
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2021 |
0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 |
2022 |
0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | (p)0.4 | |
Financial Activities |
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2021 |
1.8 | 1.9 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1.9 |
2022 |
1.9 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1.9 | (p)1.9 | |
Professional & Business Services |
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2021 |
5.8 | 5.8 | 6.0 | 6.3 | 6.3 | 6.3 | 6.4 | 6.4 | 6.3 | 6.4 | 6.4 | 6.4 | 6.2 |
2022 |
6.2 | 6.3 | 6.3 | 6.5 | 6.4 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 6.3 | 6.3 | 6.4 | (p)6.3 | |
Educational & Health Services |
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2021 |
10.8 | 10.8 | 11.0 | 11.1 | 11.1 | 10.7 | 10.6 | 10.5 | 10.4 | 10.4 | 10.4 | 10.3 | 10.7 |
2022 |
10.2 | 10.3 | 10.3 | 10.3 | 10.3 | 10.3 | 10.2 | 10.3 | 10.4 | 10.4 | 10.5 | (p)10.6 | |
Leisure & Hospitality |
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2021 |
6.2 | 6.2 | 6.4 | 6.5 | 6.8 | 6.9 | 7.1 | 7.2 | 6.9 | 6.8 | 6.7 | 6.7 | 6.7 |
2022 |
6.5 | 6.5 | 6.7 | 6.9 | 7.3 | 7.8 | 7.9 | 7.8 | 7.5 | 7.4 | 7.2 | (p)7.0 | |
Other Services |
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2021 |
2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.5 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.6 |
2022 |
2.6 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.6 | (p)2.6 | |
Government |
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2021 |
18.8 | 19.1 | 19.3 | 19.5 | 19.3 | 19.2 | 19.0 | 18.8 | 19.4 | 19.6 | 19.7 | 19.5 | 19.3 |
2022 |
19.0 | 19.4 | 19.6 | 19.6 | 19.4 | 19.2 | 19.2 | 18.9 | 19.6 | 19.7 | 19.8 | (p)19.5 | |
Footnotes |
Dover, Del. Metropolitan Statistical Area | |||||||||||||
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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 |
82,705 | 82,018 | 82,128 | 81,725 | 81,112 | 81,408 | 81,366 | 81,010 | 80,304 | 80,853 | 80,884 | (p)80,565 | |
2023 |
(p)80,374 | ||||||||||||
Employment |
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2022 |
77,887 | 77,779 | 77,808 | 77,570 | 77,065 | 76,513 | 76,793 | 76,388 | 76,765 | 76,958 | 77,118 | (p)76,870 | |
2023 |
(p)76,220 | ||||||||||||
Unemployment |
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2022 |
4,818 | 4,239 | 4,320 | 4,155 | 4,047 | 4,895 | 4,573 | 4,622 | 3,539 | 3,895 | 3,766 | (p)3,695 | |
2023 |
(p)4,154 | ||||||||||||
Unemployment Rate |
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2022 |
5.8 | 5.2 | 5.3 | 5.1 | 5.0 | 6.0 | 5.6 | 5.7 | 4.4 | 4.8 | 4.7 | (p)4.6 | |
2023 |
(p)5.2 | ||||||||||||
Footnotes |
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The Dover, Del. Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) includes Kent County in Delaware. |