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Delaware Job Growth

There were 486,600 jobs in Delaware in October 2023 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 487,864 employed persons for the month. Delaware lost 1,000 jobs in October 2023 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS employment measure rose by 1,129 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). Also available is Delaware job growth compared to other states.

Employment Survey October 2023 Month/Month Year/Year
CES 486,600 -1,000 +10,000
CPS 487,864 +1,129 +15,565

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 September 2023 for Delaware at 487,600. Since then 1,000 jobs have been lost in Delaware according to the employer survey.

CPS employment in Delaware for October 2023 is at a new high of 487,864.

Employment: CES, CPS

CES and CPS employment chart through October 2023

Delaware Employment History

Date CES
Employment		 CES
Month/Month		 CPS
Employment		 CPS
Month/Month
October 2023 486,600 -1,000 487,864 1,129
September 2023 487,600 4,000 486,735 2,016
August 2023 483,600 300 484,719 2,257
July 2023 483,300 -2,700 482,462 2,039
June 2023 486,000 -200 480,423 1,849
May 2023 486,200 2,500 478,574 2,247
April 2023 483,700 900 476,327 1,747
March 2023 482,800 2,000 474,580 1,270
February 2023 480,800 1,900 473,310 214
January 2023 478,900 1,900 473,096 691
December 2022 477,000 0 472,405 143
November 2022 477,000 400 472,262 -37

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