Dover, Delaware Job Growth

There were 65,000 jobs in Dover, Delaware in March 2012 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 69,991 employed persons for the month. Dover added 200 jobs in March 2012 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 544 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Dover job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	March 2012	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	65,000	+200	+800
CPS	69,991	+544	+3,587

Note: The CPS survey data is now seasonally adjusted at the metropolitan level by with the new BLS SSA series.

Dover, Delaware Employment Changes

The chart below shows the monthly job growth for Dover as measured by the CES survey. To illustrate the trend, the 3 month moving average change in employment is shown in green. The CPS data is not shown since it is not seasonally adjusted at the metropolitan level.

CES Employment Change: 1 Month, Rolling 3 Month

CPS Employment Change: 1 Month, Rolling 3 Month

Total Employment for Dover, Delaware

CES employment for Dover peaked in February 2008 at 66,600. Since then 1,600 jobs have been lost in Dover according to the employer survey. From a trough of 61,700 in February 2010, Dover has gained 3,300 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 72,413 for Dover in December 2006. 2,422 jobs have been lost in Dover since then according to the household survey. From a December 2010 low of 66,091, Dover has added 3,900 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Dover, Delaware Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
March 2012	65,000	200	69,991	544
February 2012	64,800	800	69,447	766
January 2012	64,000	-200	68,681	721
December 2011	64,200	-200	67,960	280
November 2011	64,400	0	67,680	451
October 2011	64,400	400	67,229	340
September 2011	64,000	200	66,889	167
August 2011	63,800	-299	66,722	117
July 2011	64,100	1,199	66,605	156
June 2011	62,900	-800	66,449	-118
May 2011	63,700	-700	66,567	-105
April 2011	64,400	200	66,672	268
March 2011	64,200	-200	66,404	205