Delaware Job Growth

There were 462,300 jobs in Delaware in August 2018 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 467,368 employed persons for the month. Delaware added 400 jobs in August 2018 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS employment measure rose by 515 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). Also available is Delaware job growth compared to other states.

Employment Survey	August 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	462,300	+400	+6,700
CPS	467,368	+515	+11,309

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 August 2018 for Delaware is at a new high of 462,300.

CPS employment in Delaware for August 2018 is at a new high of 467,368.

Employment: CES, CPS

Delaware Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
August 2018	462,300	400	467,368	515
July 2018	461,900	1,800	466,853	1,417
June 2018	460,100	-400	465,436	1,999
May 2018	460,500	500	463,437	2,132
April 2018	460,000	500	461,305	1,758
March 2018	459,500	1,600	459,547	1,611
February 2018	457,900	800	457,936	1,051
January 2018	457,100	1,600	456,885	697
December 2017	455,500	-1,700	456,188	-48
November 2017	457,200	-1,600	456,236	-78
October 2017	458,800	3,200	456,314	62
September 2017	455,600	0	456,252	193