Delaware Job Growth

There were 468,400 jobs in Delaware in January 2020 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 469,464 employed persons for the month. Delaware added 2,500 jobs in January 2020 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS employment measure rose by 3 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). Also available is Delaware job growth compared to other states.

Employment Survey	January 2020	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	468,400	+2,500	+3,500
CPS	469,464	+3	+1,646

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 in January 2020 for Delaware is at a new high of 468,400.

CPS employment in Delaware reached a maximum of 469,532 in October 2019. 68 jobs have been lost in Delaware since then according to the household survey. From a December 2019 low of 469,461, Delaware has added 3 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Delaware Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
January 2020	468,400	2,500	469,464	3
December 2019	465,900	-1,000	469,461	-36
November 2019	466,900	400	469,497	-35
October 2019	466,500	100	469,532	126
September 2019	466,400	-1,200	469,406	228
August 2019	467,600	1,300	469,178	219
July 2019	466,300	1,500	468,959	252
June 2019	464,800	-200	468,707	158
May 2019	465,000	-500	468,549	100
April 2019	465,500	-900	468,449	100
March 2019	466,400	1,500	468,349	180
February 2019	464,900	0	468,169	351