Department of Labor- OOLMI

Governor | General Assembly | Courts | Elected Officials | State Agencies

United States
- Senator Thomas R. Carper
- Senator Edward E. Kaufman
- Representative Michael N. Castle

Delaware
- Governor Jack Markell
- Lt. Governor Matthew Denn
- List of State Senators
- List of State Representatives

- Auditor R. Thomas Wagner, Jr.
- Attorney General Joseph R. Biden, III
- Insurance Commissioner Karen Weldin Stewart
- State Treasurer Velda Jones-Potter

See More About Delaware Government

- Child Support Enforcement
- Consumer Protection
- Corporations
- DelDOT
- DMV
- Education

- Family Court
- Health & Social Services
- Human Resources Management
- Management & Budget, Office of
- Parks and Recreation
- Professional Regulation

- Revenue, Division of
- Safety & Homeland Security
- Services for Children, Youth & Families
- State Bureau of Identification (SBI)
- Unemployment Insurance
- Visit Delaware (Tourism)

See All State Agencies: Listed Alphabetically | Listed by Department

Search: This Site Statewide | Advanced Search

Phone Numbers

Mobile

Help

Size

Department of Labor : Office of Labor Market Information

Annual Labor Force Series - Delaware (1976 - 2010)

Options
Go to Unemployment (LAUS) Download Excel Text/CSV Data File Download Excel Spreadsheet (2003)

Includes totals for the Civilian Labor Force, employed persons, unemployed persons, and the unemployment rate.

Delaware Statewide Annual Labor Force Statistics
Year	Period	Labor Force	Employment	Unemployment	Unemploy. Rate (%)
1976	Annual	263,754	242,325	21,429	8.1
1977	Annual	268,475	247,210	21,265	7.9
1978	Annual	274,762	254,714	20,048	7.3
1979	Annual	280,449	260,448	20,001	7.1
1980	Annual	283,658	262,692	20,966	7.4
1981	Annual	288,958	266,415	22,543	7.8
1982	Annual	292,861	269,500	23,361	8.0
1983	Annual	298,129	275,291	22,838	7.7
1984	Annual	307,818	288,708	19,110	6.2
1985	Annual	314,530	298,472	16,058	5.1
1986	Annual	323,259	310,618	12,641	3.9
1987	Annual	334,329	323,974	10,355	3.1
1988	Annual	346,511	336,396	10,115	2.9
1989	Annual	358,084	346,958	11,126	3.1
1990	Annual	362,098	347,038	15,060	4.2
1991	Annual	363,321	342,525	20,796	5.7
1992	Annual	366,979	347,194	19,785	5.4
1993	Annual	371,718	353,156	18,562	5.0
1994	Annual	378,165	360,866	17,299	4.6
1995	Annual	383,034	366,200	16,834	4.4
1996	Annual	388,504	371,975	16,529	4.3
1997	Annual	393,493	378,117	15,376	3.9
1998	Annual	397,319	383,360	13,959	3.5
1999	Annual	401,139	387,808	13,331	3.3
2000	Annual	416,503	402,777	13,726	3.3
2001	Annual	418,714	404,135	14,579	3.5
2002	Annual	417,885	401,301	16,584	4.0
2003	Annual	421,061	403,504	17,557	4.2
2004	Annual	424,913	408,266	16,647	3.9
2005	Annual	434,389	417,196	17,193	4.0
2006	Annual	440,125	424,618	15,507	3.5
2007	Annual	440,888	425,289	15,599	3.5
2008	Annual	440,963	419,184	21,779	4.9
2009	Annual	434,925	400,004	34,921	8.0
2010	Annual	425,685	389,583	36,102	8.5

The underlying data for the table(s) are available for download by clicking on the download link above. The download will be in Microsoft Excel format, comma delimited.

NOTE: Due to certain browser and resolution settings the table(s) may appear to scroll.

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

site map | about this site | contact us | translate | delaware.gov