Dover, Delaware Job Growth

There were 69,800 jobs in Dover, Delaware in April 2018 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 75,554 employed persons for the month. Dover added 300 jobs in April 2018 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 231 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Dover job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	April 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	69,800	+300	+400
CPS	75,554	+231	+1,296

Note: The CPS survey data is now seasonally adjusted at the metropolitan level by with the new BLS SSA series.

Dover, Delaware Employment Changes

The charts below show the monthly job growth for Dover 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 for Dover, Delaware

CES employment for Dover in April 2018 is at a new high of 69,800.

CPS employment in April 2018 for Dover is at a new high of 75,554.

Employment: CES, CPS

Dover, Delaware Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
April 2018	69,800	300	75,554	231
March 2018	69,500	300	75,323	399
February 2018	69,200	-400	74,924	-135
January 2018	69,600	500	75,059	633
December 2017	69,100	-300	74,426	58
November 2017	69,400	200	74,368	30
October 2017	69,200	0	74,338	113
September 2017	69,200	400	74,225	245
August 2017	68,800	-100	73,980	-81
July 2017	68,900	-600	74,061	-277
June 2017	69,500	500	74,338	14
May 2017	69,000	-400	74,324	66