Dover, Delaware Job Growth

There were 70,700 jobs in Dover, Delaware in October 2019 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 76,476 employed persons for the month. Dover added 100 jobs in October 2019 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 64 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Dover job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	October 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	70,700	+100	+1,100
CPS	76,476	+64	+1,338

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 October 2019 is at a new high of 70,700.

CPS employment in October 2019 for Dover is at a new high of 76,476.

Employment: CES, CPS

Dover, Delaware Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
October 2019	70,700	100	76,476	64
September 2019	70,600	100	76,412	-38
August 2019	70,500	300	76,450	66
July 2019	70,200	-100	76,384	155
June 2019	70,300	600	76,229	179
May 2019	69,700	-200	76,050	195
April 2019	69,900	100	75,855	193
March 2019	69,800	-300	75,662	153
February 2019	70,100	0	75,509	239
January 2019	70,100	500	75,270	131
December 2018	69,600	-200	75,139	-1
November 2018	69,800	200	75,140	2