Delaware Job Growth

There were 463,700 jobs in Delaware in July 2019 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 472,983 employed persons for the month. Delaware lost 900 jobs in July 2019 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS employment measure fell by 67 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). Also available is Delaware job growth compared to other states.

Employment Survey	July 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	463,700	-900	+2,500
CPS	472,983	-67	+8,098

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 2019 for Delaware at 465,800. Since then 2,100 jobs have been lost in Delaware according to the employer survey.

CPS employment in Delaware reached a maximum of 473,050 in June 2019. 67 jobs have been lost in Delaware since then according to the household survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Delaware Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
July 2019	463,700	-900	472,983	-67
June 2019	464,600	100	473,050	350
May 2019	464,500	-500	472,700	1,196
April 2019	465,000	200	471,504	1,369
March 2019	464,800	-1,000	470,135	1,386
February 2019	465,800	800	468,749	1,460
January 2019	465,000	800	467,289	1,083
December 2018	464,200	300	466,206	-26
November 2018	463,900	1,100	466,232	72
October 2018	462,800	1,900	466,160	394
September 2018	460,900	-200	465,766	465
August 2018	461,100	-100	465,301	416