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

  

2007

 347.3 347.3 351.5 353.8 356.9 357.1 351.0 351.2 354.1 357.5 360.9 362.0 354.2

2008

 347.7 348.6 350.8 353.2 354.7 355.3 351.7 (P) 351.8          

Natural Resources, Mining, & Construction

  

2007

 20.4 19.5 20.2 20.6 21.2 21.5 21.6 21.7 21.8 22.0 21.6 21.5 21.1

2008

 20.3 19.5 19.6 20.2 20.4 20.7 20.8 (P) 20.6          

Manufacturing

  

2007

 24.3 24.2 24.2 24.3 24.3 24.5 23.6 24.2 23.3 23.4 24.6 24.5 24.1

2008

 22.9 24.5 24.4 24.1 23.3 24.1 23.0 (P) 23.6          

Trade, Transportation, & Utilities

  

2007

 65.2 64.3 64.9 64.8 65.7 66.0 65.6 65.3 65.6 66.7 68.3 68.9 65.9

2008

 64.7 63.9 63.9 63.8 64.2 64.5 64.4 (P) 64.5          

Information

  

2007

 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.1 6.1 6.2 6.0 6.1 6.1 6.1 6.1 6.0 6.1

2008

 5.9 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.1 6.0 (P) 6.0          

Financial Activities

  

2007

 40.7 40.8 40.8 40.9 40.8 41.0 41.3 41.1 40.8 40.9 41.0 41.4 41.0

2008

 41.3 41.3 41.0 41.0 41.2 41.1 41.1 (P) 41.2          

Professional & Business Services

  

2007

 53.9 53.9 54.7 55.4 55.4 55.5 54.6 54.6 54.1 54.9 55.3 55.5 54.8

2008

 52.6 52.3 53.0 53.5 53.8 54.0 53.8 (P) 54.1          

Educational & Health Services

  

2007

 46.3 46.5 46.7 46.8 47.0 47.2 47.3 47.5 47.9 48.3 48.3 48.7 47.4

2008

 48.6 48.6 48.7 49.1 49.3 49.2 49.3 (P) 49.5          

Leisure & Hospitality

  

2007

 27.7 27.9 28.3 29.1 30.1 30.6 30.6 30.8 30.2 29.6 29.4 29.0 29.4

2008

 27.7 27.8 28.5 29.6 30.6 30.9 30.8 (P) 31.0          

Other Services

  

2007

 15.0 15.1 15.3 15.2 15.4 15.4 15.6 15.4 15.4 15.5 15.6 15.6 15.4

2008

 15.2 15.3 15.3 15.3 15.4 15.4 15.4 (P) 15.2          

Government

  

2007

 47.8 49.1 50.4 50.6 50.9 49.2 44.8 44.5 48.9 50.1 50.7 50.9 49.0

2008

 48.5 49.4 50.4 50.6 50.5 49.3 47.1 (P) 46.1          

Footnotes
(P) Preliminary

 

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

  

2007

 (1) 360,099 (1) 359,599 (1) 360,902 (1) 358,856 (1) 356,354 (1) 356,558 (1) 357,857 (1) 353,509 (1) 354,774 (1) 360,069 (1) 363,535 (1) 363,091 (1) 358,767

2008

 360,580 358,766 360,782 361,545 359,582 360,699 (P) 361,660            

Employment

  

2007

 (1) 345,533 (1) 345,123 (1) 347,471 (1) 345,963 (1) 344,854 (1) 342,923 (1) 343,561 (1) 340,997 (1) 342,145 (1) 347,284 (1) 351,960 (1) 350,231 (1) 345,670

2008

 344,478 343,595 346,364 347,525 344,712 343,780 (P) 343,315            

Unemployment

  

2007

 (1) 14,566 (1) 14,476 (1) 13,431 (1) 12,893 (1) 11,500 (1) 13,635 (1) 14,296 (1) 12,512 (1) 12,629 (1) 12,785 (1) 11,575 (1) 12,860 (1) 13,097

2008

 16,102 15,171 14,418 14,020 14,870 16,919 (P) 18,345            

Unemployment Rate

  

2007

 (1) 4.0 (1) 4.0 (1) 3.7 (1) 3.6 (1) 3.2 (1) 3.8 (1) 4.0 (1) 3.5 (1) 3.6 (1) 3.6 (1) 3.2 (1) 3.5 (1) 3.7

2008

 4.5 4.2 4.0 3.9 4.1 4.7 (P) 5.1            

Footnotes
(1) Reflects revised inputs, reestimation, and new statewide controls.
(P) Preliminary

 

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

  

2007

 (1) 277,286 (1) 276,880 (1) 278,078 (1) 276,436 (1) 273,800 (1) 273,856 (1) 275,048 (1) 271,757 (1) 272,558 (1) 277,075 (1) 280,058 (1) 279,327 (1) 276,013

2008

 277,608 275,803 278,112 278,644 276,047 276,811 (P) 277,470            

Employment

  

2007

 (1) 266,860 (1) 266,740 (1) 268,325 (1) 267,002 (1) 265,512 (1) 263,605 (1) 264,529 (1) 262,625 (1) 263,342 (1) 267,766 (1) 271,767 (1) 270,326 (1) 266,533

2008

 266,027 264,916 267,593 268,571 265,534 264,282 (P) 264,057            

Unemployment

  

2007

 (1) 10,426 (1) 10,140 (1) 9,753 (1) 9,434 (1) 8,288 (1) 10,251 (1) 10,519 (1) 9,132 (1) 9,216 (1) 9,309 (1) 8,291 (1) 9,001 (1) 9,480

2008

 11,581 10,887 10,519 10,073 10,513 12,529 (P) 13,413            

Unemployment Rate

  

2007

 (1) 3.8 (1) 3.7 (1) 3.5 (1) 3.4 (1) 3.0 (1) 3.7 (1) 3.8 (1) 3.4 (1) 3.4 (1) 3.4 (1) 3.0 (1) 3.2 (1) 3.4

2008

 4.2 3.9 3.8 3.6 3.8 4.5 (P) 4.8            

Footnotes
(1) Reflects revised inputs, reestimation, and new statewide controls.
(P) Preliminary

 

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

  

2007

 (1) 50,833 (1) 50,715 (1) 50,808 (1) 50,593 (1) 50,722 (1) 50,758 (1) 51,085 (1) 50,232 (1) 50,740 (1) 51,169 (1) 51,374 (1) 51,388 (1) 50,869

2008

 51,076 50,800 50,656 50,765 51,409 51,560 (P) 51,822            

Employment

  

2007

 (1) 48,549 (1) 48,241 (1) 48,709 (1) 48,607 (1) 48,982 (1) 49,028 (1) 48,967 (1) 48,336 (1) 48,711 (1) 49,108 (1) 49,451 (1) 49,229 (1) 48,827

2008

 48,444 48,439 48,563 48,638 48,926 49,107 (P) 48,992            

Unemployment

  

2007

 (1) 2,284 (1) 2,474 (1) 2,099 (1) 1,986 (1) 1,740 (1) 1,730 (1) 2,118 (1) 1,896 (1) 2,029 (1) 2,061 (1) 1,923 (1) 2,159 (1) 2,042

2008

 2,632 2,361 2,093 2,127 2,483 2,453 (P) 2,830            

Unemployment Rate

  

2007

 (1) 4.5 (1) 4.9 (1) 4.1 (1) 3.9 (1) 3.4 (1) 3.4 (1) 4.1 (1) 3.8 (1) 4.0 (1) 4.0 (1) 3.7 (1) 4.2 (1) 4.0

2008

 5.2 4.6 4.1 4.2 4.8 4.8 (P) 5.5            

Footnotes
(1) Reflects revised inputs, reestimation, and new statewide controls.
(P) Preliminary

 

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

  

2007

 (1) 31,980 (1) 32,004 (1) 32,016 (1) 31,827 (1) 31,832 (1) 31,944 (1) 31,724 (1) 31,520 (1) 31,476 (1) 31,825 (1) 32,103 (1) 32,376 (1) 31,886

2008

 31,896 32,163 32,014 32,136 32,126 32,328 (P) 32,368            

Employment

  

2007

 (1) 30,124 (1) 30,142 (1) 30,437 (1) 30,354 (1) 30,360 (1) 30,290 (1) 30,065 (1) 30,036 (1) 30,092 (1) 30,410 (1) 30,742 (1) 30,676 (1) 30,311

2008

 30,007 30,240 30,208 30,316 30,252 30,391 (P) 30,266            

Unemployment

  

2007

 (1) 1,856 (1) 1,862 (1) 1,579 (1) 1,473 (1) 1,472 (1) 1,654 (1) 1,659 (1) 1,484 (1) 1,384 (1) 1,415 (1) 1,361 (1) 1,700 (1) 1,575

2008

 1,889 1,923 1,806 1,820 1,874 1,937 (P) 2,102            

Unemployment Rate

  

2007

 (1) 5.8 (1) 5.8 (1) 4.9 (1) 4.6 (1) 4.6 (1) 5.2 (1) 5.2 (1) 4.7 (1) 4.4 (1) 4.4 (1) 4.2 (1) 5.3 (1) 4.9

2008

 5.9 6.0 5.6 5.7 5.8 6.0 (P) 6.5            

Footnotes
(1) Reflects revised inputs, reestimation, and new statewide controls.
(P) Preliminary

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.