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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
Sector	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Annual Avg
Total Nonfarm
2008	65.2	65.5	66.0	66.1	65.7	66.0	64.8	64.3	65.3	65.6	65.2	64.8	65.4
2009	62.3	62.3	(P) 62.6
Mining, Logging, & Construction
2008	3.2	3.1	3.1	3.2	3.2	3.2	3.2	3.1	2.9	2.9	2.8	2.8	3.1
2009	2.6	2.5	(P) 2.5
Manufacturing
2008	3.6	3.5	3.6	3.6	3.6	3.6	3.6	3.3	3.6	3.6	3.6	3.5	3.6
2009	3.4	3.4	(P) 3.3
Trade, Transportation, & Utilities
2008	14.3	14.1	14.0	13.9	13.9	13.8	13.7	13.7	13.7	13.8	14.0	14.0	13.9
2009	13.4	13.0	(P) 13.2
Information
2008	0.7	0.8	0.7	0.7	0.7	0.7	0.7	0.7	0.7	0.7	0.7	0.7	0.7
2009	0.7	0.7	(P) 0.7
Financial Activities
2008	2.2	2.2	2.2	2.3	2.3	2.3	2.2	2.2	2.2	2.2	2.2	2.2	2.2
2009	2.2	2.2	(P) 2.2
Professional & Business Services
2008	4.3	4.2	4.4	4.4	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.3	4.3	4.2	3.5	3.4	4.1
2009	3.3	3.3	(P) 3.3
Educational & Health Services
2008	8.9	9.0	9.0	9.1	8.9	9.0	9.0	9.0	9.2	9.3	9.4	9.4	9.1
2009	9.3	9.3	(P) 9.3
Leisure & Hospitality
2008	6.5	6.6	6.8	6.7	6.8	7.5	6.8	6.9	7.0	6.8	6.7	6.6	6.8
2009	6.0	6.0	(P) 6.1
Other Services
2008	2.8	2.8	2.9	2.9	2.9	2.9	2.8	2.8	2.8	2.8	2.9	2.9	2.9
2009	2.9	2.9	(P) 2.9
Government
2008	18.7	19.2	19.3	19.3	19.2	18.8	18.6	18.3	18.9	19.3	19.4	19.3	19.0
2009	18.5	19.0	(P) 19.1
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
2008	(1) 75,119	(1) 74,834	(1) 75,224	(1) 74,871	(1) 74,214	(1) 74,731	(1) 74,618	(1) 74,318	(1) 73,571	(1) 74,675	(1) 74,790	(1) 74,477	(1) 74,620
2009	73,574	73,524	(P) 73,220
Employment
2008	(1) 72,147	(1) 71,780	(1) 72,278	(1) 71,967	(1) 71,291	(1) 71,081	(1) 70,907	(1) 70,132	(1) 69,913	(1) 70,628	(1) 70,931	(1) 70,114	(1) 71,097
2009	68,252	67,831	(P) 67,575
Unemployment
2008	(1) 2,972	(1) 3,054	(1) 2,946	(1) 2,904	(1) 2,923	(1) 3,650	(1) 3,711	(1) 4,186	(1) 3,658	(1) 4,047	(1) 3,859	(1) 4,363	(1) 3,523
2009	5,322	5,693	(P) 5,645
Unemployment Rate
2008	(1) 4.0	(1) 4.1	(1) 3.9	(1) 3.9	(1) 3.9	(1) 4.9	(1) 5.0	(1) 5.6	(1) 5.0	(1) 5.4	(1) 5.2	(1) 5.9	(1) 4.7
2009	7.2	7.7	(P) 7.7
Footnotes (1) Reflects revised inputs, reestimation, and new statewide controls. (P) Preliminary
The Dover, Del. Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) includes Kent County in Delaware.