Delaware Job Growth

There were 410,900 jobs in Delaware in December 2011 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 397,205 employed persons for the month. Delaware added 500 jobs in December 2011 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS employment measure rose by 1,998 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). Also available is Delaware job growth compared to other states.

Employment Survey	December 2011	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	410,900	+500	-2,800
CPS	397,205	+1,998	+10,346

Delaware Employment Changes

The charts below shows the monthly job growth for Delaware as measured by the CES and CPS surveys. To illustrate the trend, the 3 month moving average change in employment is shown in green.

CES Employment Change: 1 Month, Rolling 3 Month

CPS Employment Change: 1 Month, Rolling 3 Month

Total Employment in Delaware

CES employment peaked in February 2008 for Delaware at 442,300. Since then 31,400 jobs have been lost in Delaware according to the employer survey. From a trough of 407,400 in February 2010, Delaware has gained 3,500 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment in Delaware reached a maximum of 427,493 in December 2006. 30,288 jobs have been lost in Delaware since then according to the household survey. From a December 2010 low of 386,859, Delaware has added 10,346 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Delaware Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
December 2011	410,900	500	397,205	1,998
November 2011	410,400	-2,300	395,207	2,336
October 2011	412,700	2,800	392,871	1,526
September 2011	409,900	-900	391,345	1,199
August 2011	410,800	-2,000	390,146	-411
July 2011	412,800	1,600	390,557	-850
June 2011	411,200	-1,100	391,407	-780
May 2011	412,300	-3,700	392,187	710
April 2011	416,000	300	391,477	1,814
March 2011	415,700	1,200	389,663	1,704
February 2011	414,500	2,500	387,959	797
January 2011	412,000	-1,700	387,162	303
December 2010	413,700	300	386,859	-206