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News Releases:

Nov
13

Consumer Price Index, Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington – October 2019

The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) for Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington decreased 0.4 percent from August to October, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.

Nov
13

Consumer Price Index, South Region – October 2019

The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) for the South edged up 0.2 percent in October, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.

Nov
07

Unemployment on the Delmarva Peninsula by County – September 2019

In September, Somerset County, MD, had the highest unemployment rate on the Delmarva Peninsula at 5.4 percent, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.

Delaware Economy at a Glance:

Delaware
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2021

Labor Force Data

Civilian Labor Force(1)

 (r)481.8 487.4 488.8 489.4 (p)489.2  

Employment(1)

 (r)453.6 457.9 457.8 457.7 (p)458.2  

Unemployment(1)

 (r)28.2 29.5 31.0 31.6 (p)31.1  

Unemployment Rate(2)

 (r)5.9 6.1 6.3 6.5 (p)6.4  

Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment

Total Nonfarm(3)

 442.3 443.3 442.9 444.1 445.3 (p)443.9

12-month % change

 -5.4 -5.3 -5.4 -4.5 11.5 (p)9.9

Mining, Logging, and Construction(3)

 22.5 22.5 22.7 23.6 23.7 (p)23.0

12-month % change

 -1.3 -4.3 -2.6 1.7 14.5 (p)7.5

Manufacturing(3)

 25.2 25.0 24.8 24.8 24.4 (p)24.3

12-month % change

 -8.0 -8.4 -8.1 -8.5 1.7 (p)-1.6

Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(3)

 81.9 80.9 81.4 81.0 80.8 (p)80.9

12-month % change

 1.1 0.2 0.7 0.7 17.6 (p)16.4

Information(4)

 3.5 3.6 3.6 3.6 3.6 (p)3.6

12-month % change

 -10.3 -7.7 -7.7 -7.7 0.0 (p)0.0

Financial Activities(3)

 46.5 47.0 46.8 46.9 47.1 (p)46.9

12-month % change

 -2.5 -1.7 -1.9 -1.5 0.4 (p)-0.4

Professional & Business Services(3)

 60.6 61.6 61.5 61.2 61.6 (p)60.7

12-month % change

 -5.2 -4.6 -4.8 -5.3 3.0 (p)-0.5

Education & Health Services(3)

 77.7 77.0 76.8 77.6 78.1 (p)77.6

12-month % change

 -4.4 -5.4 -6.0 -4.8 7.6 (p)5.6

Leisure & Hospitality(3)

 43.6 44.1 43.4 43.9 44.3 (p)45.4

12-month % change

 -18.4 -16.5 -17.8 -13.4 71.0 (p)73.3

Other Services(3)

 15.9 16.3 16.3 16.6 16.5 (p)16.6

12-month % change

 -15.9 -13.3 -13.3 -11.7 27.9 (p)19.4

Government(3)

 64.9 65.3 65.6 64.9 65.2 (p)64.9

12-month % change

 -3.6 -2.7 -2.7 -3.7 1.6 (p)3.2

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
(r) Revised
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 Oct 2019
Wilmington, DE-MD-NJ, Division Economic Summary
Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment
 Economic Summary Oct 2019
Philadelphia, PA-NJ-DE-MD, Area Economic Summary
Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment
 Economic Summary Oct 2019
Delaware: Nonfarm employment and labor force data, seasonally adjusted Employment, Unemployment Table Sep 2021
Delaware: Nonfarm employment and labor force data, not seasonally adjusted Employment, Unemployment Table Sep 2021
Wilmington, DE-MD-NJ: Nonfarm employment and labor force data Employment, Unemployment Table Sep 2021
Dover, DE: Nonfarm employment and labor force data Employment, Unemployment Table Sep 2021
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD: Nonfarm employment and labor force data Employment, Unemployment Table Sep 2021
Mid-Atlantic - Labor Force Statistics Employment, Unemployment Table Sep 2021
Consumer Price Index Overview Table – Mid-Atlantic Consumer price indexes Table Sep 2021
Mid-Atlantic - Employment Cost Index Benefits, Pay Table Sep 2021
Mid-Atlantic Consumer Price Index Card Consumer price indexes CPI Summary Sep 2021
Philadelphia Area Employment – August 2019 Employment News Release Oct 2019
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 Nov 2019
Consumer Price Index, Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington – October 2019 Consumer price indexes News Release Nov 2019
Changing Compensation Costs in the Philadelphia Metropolitan Area – September 2019 Benefits, Pay News Release Nov 2019
Average Energy Prices, Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington – September 2019 Average energy prices News Release Oct 2019
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 Jul 2019
Occupational Employment and Wages in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington – May 2018 Employment, Pay News Release Jun 2019
Consumer Price Index, South Region – October 2019 Consumer price indexes News Release Nov 2019
Unemployment in the Philadelphia Area by County – September 2019 Unemployment News Release Nov 2019
Unemployment on the Delmarva Peninsula by County – September 2019 Unemployment News Release Nov 2019
Fatal Occupational Injuries in Delaware — 2016 Workplace fatalities News Release Jun 2018