Delaware Job Growth

There were 466,700 jobs in Delaware in January 2019 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 467,408 employed persons for the month. Delaware added 2,500 jobs in January 2019 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS employment measure rose by 1,202 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). Also available is Delaware job growth compared to other states.

Employment Survey	January 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	466,700	+2,500	+7,400
CPS	467,408	+1,202	+7,019

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 2019 for Delaware is at a new high of 466,700.

CPS employment in Delaware for January 2019 is at a new high of 467,408.

Employment: CES, CPS

Delaware Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
January 2019	466,700	2,500	467,408	1,202
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
July 2018	461,200	0	464,885	462
June 2018	461,200	-900	464,423	463
May 2018	462,100	1,000	463,960	628
April 2018	461,100	100	463,332	855
March 2018	461,000	100	462,477	1,029
February 2018	460,900	1,600	461,448	1,059