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Current labor force statistics including the unemployment rate for Delaware and local areas (January 2011 - December 2011).
Local Area Unemployment Statistics
Delaware Unemployment Statistics
Seasonally Adjusted
Year201120112011201120112011201120112011201120112011
PeriodJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Labor Force423,213424,056425,145426,261426,078425,265424,936424,580425,846426,542427,781429,098
Employment387,162387,959389,663391,477392,187391,407390,557390,146391,345392,871395,207397,205
Unemployment36,05136,09735,48234,78433,89133,85834,37934,43434,50133,67132,57431,893
Unemployment Rate (%)8.58.58.38.28.08.08.18.18.17.97.67.4
Delaware Unemployment Statistics
Not Seasonally Adjusted
Year201120112011201120112011201120112011201120112011
PeriodJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Labor Force423,430423,077425,256426,047422,772427,927430,414426,959423,250425,898428,752430,192
Employment384,913385,197390,184392,018391,230392,072394,589393,023389,938394,069399,117399,539
Unemployment38,51737,88035,07234,02931,54235,85535,82533,93633,31231,82929,63530,653
Unemployment Rate (%)9.19.08.28.07.58.48.37.97.97.56.97.1
Wilmington MSA Unemployment Statistics
Not Seasonally Adjusted
Year201120112011201120112011201120112011201120112011
PeriodJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Labor Force342,433341,784343,425341,578338,547339,617340,436338,241337,604340,575342,984344,982
Employment310,173310,212313,972313,183311,556309,017309,495309,009309,464313,629317,826319,252
Unemployment32,26031,57229,45328,39526,99130,60030,94129,23228,14026,94625,15825,730
Unemployment Rate (%)9.49.28.68.38.09.09.18.68.37.97.37.5
Kent County (Dover MSA) Unemployment Statistics
Not Seasonally Adjusted
Year201120112011201120112011201120112011201120112011
PeriodJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Labor Force72,69772,46372,89973,36671,81772,35773,03772,13972,05673,15473,84073,930
Employment66,03365,98666,94167,57466,47966,17366,81066,22166,38867,70568,78568,611
Unemployment6,6646,4775,9585,7925,3386,1846,2275,9185,6685,4495,0555,319
Unemployment Rate (%)9.28.98.27.97.48.58.58.27.97.46.87.2
New Castle County Unemployment Statistics
Not Seasonally Adjusted
Year201120112011201120112011201120112011201120112011
PeriodJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Labor Force260,904260,533261,649260,964258,599259,558259,927258,317257,845260,619262,950264,394
Employment238,037237,799240,418240,061238,694236,846237,114236,893236,781240,718244,840246,119
Unemployment22,86722,73421,23120,90319,90522,71222,81321,42421,06419,90118,11018,275
Unemployment Rate (%)8.88.78.18.07.78.88.88.38.27.66.96.9
Sussex County Unemployment Statistics
Not Seasonally Adjusted
Year201120112011201120112011201120112011201120112011
PeriodJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Labor Force89,82990,08090,70891,71792,35696,01397,44996,50393,34992,12591,96091,869
Employment80,84381,41182,82584,38386,05789,05490,66489,90986,76985,64685,49184,810
Unemployment8,9868,6697,8837,3346,2996,9596,7856,5946,5806,4796,4697,059
Unemployment Rate (%)10.09.68.78.06.87.27.06.87.07.07.07.7
Wilmington (City) Unemployment Statistics
Not Seasonally Adjusted
Year201120112011201120112011201120112011201120112011
PeriodJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Labor Force31,31431,33231,34731,281310763121131,21930,87230,85431,13331,38731,484
Employment27,27727,24927,54927,509273522714027,17127,14627,13327,58428,05628,203
Unemployment4,0374,0833,7983,772372440714,0483,7263,7213,5493,3313,281
Unemployment Rate (%)12.913.012.112.1121313.012.112.111.410.610.4
Newark (City) Unemployment Statistics
Not Seasonally Adjusted
Year201120112011201120112011201120112011201120112011
PeriodJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Labor Force14,73414,61614,69314,71114,53914,81514,70614,66314,64214,73614,85314,913
Employment13,62913,61513,76513,74413,66613,56013,57613,56313,55713,78214,01814,091
Unemployment1,1051,0019289678731,2551,1301,1001,085954835822
Unemployment Rate (%)7.56.86.36.66.08.57.77.57.46.55.65.5
Dover (City) Unemployment Statistics
Not Seasonally Adjusted
Year201120112011201120112011201120112011201120112011
PeriodJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Labor Force16,41416,32116,52216,61616,32916,40516,53016,34716,29116,53816,66016,682
Employment14,75814,74714,96115,10214,85814,78914,93214,80014,83715,13215,37315,334
Unemployment1,6561,5741,5611,5141,4711,6161,5981,5471,4541,4061,2871,348
Unemployment Rate (%)10.19.69.49.19.09.99.79.58.98.57.78.1

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Source: Delaware Department of Labor, in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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