Delaware Job Growth

There were 460,600 jobs in Delaware in May 2018 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 463,459 employed persons for the month. Delaware added 600 jobs in May 2018 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS employment measure rose by 2,154 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). Also available is Delaware job growth compared to other states.

Employment Survey	May 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	460,600	+600	+6,100
CPS	463,459	+2,154	+8,232

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 May 2018 for Delaware is at a new high of 460,600.

CPS employment in Delaware for May 2018 is at a new high of 463,459.

Employment: CES, CPS

Delaware Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
May 2018	460,600	600	463,459	2,154
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
August 2017	455,600	100	456,059	234
July 2017	455,500	-400	455,825	317
June 2017	455,900	1,400	455,508	281