Dover, DE: 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
Dover, Del. Metropolitan Statistical Area
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual
Avg

Total Nonfarm

 

2007

64.7 64.8 65.3 66.1 66.9 67.3 65.2 65.3 66.0 66.4 66.1 66.3 65.9

2008

64.9 64.9 65.3 65.8 66.2 66.4 65.3 (P) 65.3          

Natural Resources, Mining, & Construction

 

2007

3.6 3.5 3.6 3.8 3.8 3.8 3.7 3.6 3.6 3.6 3.5 3.6 3.6

2008

3.4 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.5 3.6 3.6 (P) 3.5          

Manufacturing

 

2007

3.6 3.6 3.6 3.6 3.7 3.8 3.7 3.7 3.7 3.7 3.7 3.7 3.7

2008

3.7 3.7 3.7 3.7 3.7 3.9 3.8 (P) 3.9          

Trade, Transportation, & Utilities

 

2007

14.6 14.3 14.5 14.4 14.6 14.5 14.2 14.3 14.4 14.4 14.4 14.4 14.4

2008

14.1 13.9 14.0 14.1 14.0 14.3 14.0 (P) 14.1          

Information

 

2007

0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.8 0.7

2008

0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.8 0.8 (P) 0.8          

Financial Activities

 

2007

2.4 2.4 2.3 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.3 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.4

2008

2.4 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.4 (P) 2.4          

Professional & Business Services

 

2007

3.6 3.7 3.7 4.0 4.0 4.1 3.9 4.1 4.1 4.1 4.1 4.1 4.0

2008

4.1 4.2 4.2 4.3 4.3 4.3 4.2 (P) 4.2          

Educational & Health Services

 

2007

8.8 8.8 8.8 8.8 8.8 8.7 8.6 8.7 8.7 8.8 8.8 8.8 8.8

2008

8.8 8.8 8.8 8.8 8.8 8.7 8.7 (P) 8.8          

Leisure & Hospitality

 

2007

6.3 6.4 6.6 6.9 7.1 7.9 6.9 7.1 7.1 6.9 6.7 6.7 6.9

2008

6.3 6.3 6.3 6.4 6.9 7.3 6.9 (P) 6.9          

Other Services

 

2007

2.6 2.6 2.6 2.7 2.8 2.8 2.7 2.7 2.7 2.7 2.7 2.7 2.7

2008

2.7 2.7 2.7 2.7 2.7 2.7 2.6 (P) 2.6          

Government

 

2007

18.5 18.8 18.9 18.8 19.0 18.6 18.4 18.1 18.6 19.1 19.1 19.1 18.8

2008

18.5 18.7 18.9 19.0 19.0 18.4 18.3 (P) 18.1          

Footnotes
(P) Preliminary

 

Labor Force data from the Local Area Unemployment Statistics Program
(not seasonally adjusted data)

Dover, Del. Metropolitan Statistical Area
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual
Avg

Labor Force

 

2007

(1) 74,822 (1) 74,654 (1) 75,051 (1) 75,132 (1) 74,714 (1) 75,105 (1) 74,378 (1) 73,882 (1) 73,724 (1) 74,541 (1) 74,890 (1) 74,920 (1) 74,652

2008

75,012 74,942 75,242 75,333 74,906 75,620 (P) 75,657            

Employment

 

2007

(1) 72,293 (1) 72,011 (1) 72,634 (1) 72,520 (1) 72,621 (1) 72,537 (1) 71,832 (1) 71,456 (1) 71,460 (1) 72,185 (1) 72,697 (1) 72,388 (1) 72,220

2008

72,074 71,935 72,452 72,554 72,167 72,185 (P) 72,275            

Unemployment

 

2007

(1) 2,529 (1) 2,643 (1) 2,417 (1) 2,612 (1) 2,093 (1) 2,568 (1) 2,546 (1) 2,426 (1) 2,264 (1) 2,356 (1) 2,193 (1) 2,532 (1) 2,432

2008

2,938 3,007 2,790 2,779 2,739 3,435 (P) 3,382            

Unemployment Rate

 

2007

(1) 3.4 (1) 3.5 (1) 3.2 (1) 3.5 (1) 2.8 (1) 3.4 (1) 3.4 (1) 3.3 (1) 3.1 (1) 3.2 (1) 2.9 (1) 3.4 (1) 3.3

2008

3.9 4.0 3.7 3.7 3.7 4.5 (P) 4.5            

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

The Dover, Del. Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) includes Kent County in Delaware.