Dover, Delaware Job Growth

There were 70,300 jobs in Dover, Delaware in February 2019 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 76,502 employed persons for the month. Dover added 200 jobs in February 2019 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 418 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Dover job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	February 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	70,300	+200	+1,100
CPS	76,502	+418	+1,578

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 February 2019 is at a new high of 70,300.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 77,007 for Dover in July 2018. 505 jobs have been lost in Dover since then according to the household survey. From a January 2019 low of 76,084, Dover has added 418 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Dover, Delaware Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
February 2019	70,300	200	76,502	418
January 2019	70,100	500	76,084	-692
December 2018	69,600	-200	76,776	377
November 2018	69,800	200	76,399	-28
October 2018	69,600	300	76,427	227
September 2018	69,300	100	76,200	-524
August 2018	69,200	-100	76,724	-283
July 2018	69,300	-300	77,007	187
June 2018	69,600	0	76,820	556
May 2018	69,600	200	76,264	564
April 2018	69,400	200	75,700	377
March 2018	69,200	0	75,323	399