Department of Numbers

Delaware Job Growth

There were 479,300 jobs in Delaware in January 2023 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 473,101 employed persons for the month. Delaware added 2,300 jobs in January 2023 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS employment measure rose by 696 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). Also available is Delaware job growth compared to other states.

Employment Survey January 2023 Month/Month Year/Year
CES 479,300 +2,300 +13,400
CPS 473,101 +696 -499

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 2023 for Delaware is at a new high of 479,300.

CPS employment in Delaware reached a maximum of 476,549 in April 2022. 3,448 jobs have been lost in Delaware since then according to the household survey. From a November 2022 low of 472,262, Delaware has added 839 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

CES and CPS employment chart through January 2023

Delaware Employment History

Date CES
Employment
CES
Month/Month
CPS
Employment
CPS
Month/Month
January 2023 479,300 2,300 473,101 696
December 2022 477,000 0 472,405 143
November 2022 477,000 400 472,262 -37
October 2022 476,600 1,700 472,299 -540
September 2022 474,900 1,200 472,839 -845
August 2022 473,700 1,600 473,684 -1,056
July 2022 472,100 800 474,740 -967
June 2022 471,300 1,200 475,707 -617
May 2022 470,100 -1,300 476,324 -225
April 2022 471,400 2,200 476,549 311
March 2022 469,200 100 476,238 989
February 2022 469,100 3,200 475,249 1,649