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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
Sector	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Annual Avg
Total Nonfarm
2008	347.5	349.9	351.9	354.0	354.1	354.9	348.5	348.4	349.8	351.6	349.4	348.8	350.7
2009	338.0	337.2	(P) 337.6
Mining, Logging, & Construction
2008	20.0	19.5	19.9	20.8	20.6	20.8	20.5	20.6	20.1	19.7	19.5	18.8	20.1
2009	17.8	16.7	(P) 16.5
Manufacturing
2008	22.2	23.8	23.7	23.2	22.6	23.7	22.5	22.6	21.9	21.9	21.7	21.2	22.6
2009	20.5	20.0	(P) 19.9
Trade, Transportation, & Utilities
2008	64.8	63.9	64.3	63.9	64.2	63.9	63.3	63.0	63.3	63.7	62.8	63.8	63.7
2009	60.7	59.8	(P) 60.2
Information
2008	6.1	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.3	6.3	6.1	6.3	6.2	6.2	6.3	6.2	6.2
2009	6.2	6.2	(P) 6.2
Financial Activities
2008	40.8	40.8	41.0	40.9	40.9	41.0	41.4	41.1	40.8	40.8	40.7	40.6	40.9
2009	40.5	40.5	(P) 40.1
Professional & Business Services
2008	54.5	54.3	54.3	54.5	54.0	53.7	53.3	53.2	53.1	53.3	52.3	52.4	53.6
2009	49.7	49.4	(P) 49.5
Educational & Health Services
2008	48.1	48.6	48.7	48.9	48.9	48.9	48.7	49.1	49.1	49.6	50.0	50.3	49.1
2009	49.9	49.8	(P) 50.0
Leisure & Hospitality
2008	27.2	27.3	28.2	29.5	30.4	31.0	31.0	30.9	30.0	29.7	29.1	28.9	29.4
2009	27.9	28.0	(P) 28.3
Other Services
2008	15.1	15.2	15.1	15.3	15.4	15.6	15.5	15.5	15.3	15.4	15.4	15.2	15.3
2009	15.0	15.1	(P) 15.1
Government
2008	48.7	50.3	50.5	50.8	50.8	50.0	46.2	46.1	50.0	51.3	51.6	51.4	49.8
2009	49.8	51.7	(P) 51.8
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
2008	(1) 359,528	(1) 357,113	(1) 359,246	(1) 359,713	(1) 357,610	(1) 357,651	(1) 358,413	(1) 356,726	(1) 354,490	(1) 360,133	(1) 360,360	(1) 360,047	(1) 358,419
2009	358,565	357,479	(P) 355,930
Employment
2008	(1) 343,509	(1) 342,197	(1) 344,669	(1) 345,545	(1) 342,363	(1) 340,144	(1) 339,235	(1) 336,858	(1) 335,431	(1) 339,857	(1) 340,730	(1) 338,280	(1) 340,735
2009	331,626	328,048	(P) 326,602
Unemployment
2008	(1) 16,019	(1) 14,916	(1) 14,577	(1) 14,168	(1) 15,247	(1) 17,507	(1) 19,178	(1) 19,868	(1) 19,059	(1) 20,276	(1) 19,630	(1) 21,767	(1) 17,684
2009	26,939	29,431	(P) 29,328
Unemployment Rate
2008	(1) 4.5	(1) 4.2	(1) 4.1	(1) 3.9	(1) 4.3	(1) 4.9	(1) 5.4	(1) 5.6	(1) 5.4	(1) 5.6	(1) 5.4	(1) 6.0	(1) 4.9
2009	7.5	8.2	(P) 8.2
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
2008	(1) 276,873	(1) 274,579	(1) 276,835	(1) 277,167	(1) 275,001	(1) 274,641	(1) 275,418	(1) 274,118	(1) 272,645	(1) 277,365	(1) 277,997	(1) 277,319	(1) 275,830
2009	275,721	274,993	(P) 273,559
Employment
2008	(1) 265,401	(1) 263,827	(1) 266,089	(1) 266,806	(1) 263,976	(1) 261,448	(1) 261,099	(1) 259,284	(1) 258,096	(1) 262,225	(1) 263,660	(1) 261,774	(1) 262,807
2009	256,599	253,954	(P) 252,415
Unemployment
2008	(1) 11,472	(1) 10,752	(1) 10,746	(1) 10,361	(1) 11,025	(1) 13,193	(1) 14,319	(1) 14,834	(1) 14,549	(1) 15,140	(1) 14,337	(1) 15,545	(1) 13,023
2009	19,122	21,039	(P) 21,144
Unemployment Rate
2008	(1) 4.1	(1) 3.9	(1) 3.9	(1) 3.7	(1) 4.0	(1) 4.8	(1) 5.2	(1) 5.4	(1) 5.3	(1) 5.5	(1) 5.2	(1) 5.6	(1) 4.7
2009	6.9	7.7	(P) 7.7
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
2008	(1) 51,234	(1) 50,961	(1) 50,863	(1) 50,963	(1) 51,211	(1) 51,376	(1) 51,308	(1) 51,009	(1) 50,543	(1) 51,071	(1) 50,689	(1) 50,732	(1) 50,997
2009	50,878	50,428	(P) 50,307
Employment
2008	(1) 48,582	(1) 48,607	(1) 48,768	(1) 48,843	(1) 48,734	(1) 48,907	(1) 48,503	(1) 47,938	(1) 47,881	(1) 48,056	(1) 47,674	(1) 47,223	(1) 48,310
2009	46,291	45,537	(P) 45,449
Unemployment
2008	(1) 2,652	(1) 2,354	(1) 2,095	(1) 2,120	(1) 2,477	(1) 2,469	(1) 2,805	(1) 3,071	(1) 2,662	(1) 3,015	(1) 3,015	(1) 3,509	(1) 2,687
2009	4,587	4,891	(P) 4,858
Unemployment Rate
2008	(1) 5.2	(1) 4.6	(1) 4.1	(1) 4.2	(1) 4.8	(1) 4.8	(1) 5.5	(1) 6.0	(1) 5.3	(1) 5.9	(1) 5.9	(1) 6.9	(1) 5.3
2009	9.0	9.7	(P) 9.7
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
2008	(1) 31,421	(1) 31,573	(1) 31,548	(1) 31,583	(1) 31,398	(1) 31,634	(1) 31,687	(1) 31,599	(1) 31,302	(1) 31,697	(1) 31,674	(1) 31,996	(1) 31,593
2009	31,966	32,058	(P) 32,064
Employment
2008	(1) 29,526	(1) 29,763	(1) 29,812	(1) 29,896	(1) 29,653	(1) 29,789	(1) 29,633	(1) 29,636	(1) 29,454	(1) 29,576	(1) 29,396	(1) 29,283	(1) 29,618
2009	28,736	28,557	(P) 28,738
Unemployment
2008	(1) 1,895	(1) 1,810	(1) 1,736	(1) 1,687	(1) 1,745	(1) 1,845	(1) 2,054	(1) 1,963	(1) 1,848	(1) 2,121	(1) 2,278	(1) 2,713	(1) 1,975
2009	3,230	3,501	(P) 3,326
Unemployment Rate
2008	(1) 6.0	(1) 5.7	(1) 5.5	(1) 5.3	(1) 5.6	(1) 5.8	(1) 6.5	(1) 6.2	(1) 5.9	(1) 6.7	(1) 7.2	(1) 8.5	(1) 6.3
2009	10.1	10.9	(P) 10.4
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.