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Current labor force statistics including the unemployment rate for Delaware and local areas (January 2012 - April 2012).
Local Area Unemployment Statistics
Delaware Unemployment Statistics
Seasonally Adjusted
Year201220122012201220122012201220122012201220122012
PeriodJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Labor Force440,458439,769439,934440,519        
Employment409,519409,233409,656410,486        
Unemployment30,93930,53630,27830,033        
Unemployment Rate (%)7.06.96.96.8        
Delaware Unemployment Statistics
Not Seasonally Adjusted
Year201220122012201220122012201220122012201220122012
PeriodJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Labor Force436,949437,186440,322440,875        
Employment404,816404,480409,157410,994        
Unemployment32,13332,70631,16529,881        
Unemployment Rate (%)7.47.57.16.8        
Wilmington MSA Unemployment Statistics
Not Seasonally Adjusted
Year201220122012201220122012201220122012201220122012
PeriodJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Labor Force353,882354,040355,397354,329        
Employment326,156325,809328,600328,786        
Unemployment27,72628,23126,79725,543        
Unemployment Rate (%)7.88.07.57.2        
Kent County (Dover MSA) Unemployment Statistics
Not Seasonally Adjusted
Year201220122012201220122012201220122012201220122012
PeriodJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Labor Force75,20875,56676,03376,102        
Employment69,51269,81370,59670,640        
Unemployment5,6965,7535,4375,462        
Unemployment Rate (%)7.67.67.27.2        
New Castle County Unemployment Statistics
Not Seasonally Adjusted
Year201220122012201220122012201220122012201220122012
PeriodJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Labor Force271,305270,935272,725272,048        
Employment252,189251,323253,823253,845        
Unemployment19,11619,61218,90218,203        
Unemployment Rate (%)7.07.26.96.7        
Sussex County Unemployment Statistics
Not Seasonally Adjusted
Year201220122012201220122012201220122012201220122012
PeriodJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Labor Force90,43790,68591,56492,727        
Employment83,11683,34484,73886,510        
Unemployment7,3217,3416,8266,217        
Unemployment Rate (%)8.18.17.56.7        
Wilmington (City) Unemployment Statistics
Not Seasonally Adjusted
Year201220122012201220122012201220122012201220122012
PeriodJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Labor Force31,14831,10731,27731,010        
Employment27,79527,69927,97527,977        
Unemployment3,3533,4083,3023,033        
Unemployment Rate (%)10.811.010.69.8        
Newark (City) Unemployment Statistics
Not Seasonally Adjusted
Year201220122012201220122012201220122012201220122012
PeriodJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Labor Force15,77015,59515,71715,742        
Employment14,83314,78214,92914,931        
Unemployment937813788811        
Unemployment Rate (%)5.95.25.05.2        
Dover (City) Unemployment Statistics
Not Seasonally Adjusted
Year201220122012201220122012201220122012201220122012
PeriodJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Labor Force16,33316,29116,42616,467        
Employment14,87914,94315,11115,120        
Unemployment1,4541,3481,3151,347        
Unemployment Rate (%)8.98.38.08.2        

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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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