Delaware One-Year Industry Employment Change

The counties in the State of Delaware in terms of employment growth percent from the 2nd quarter of 2005 to the 2nd quater of 2006, range from a 2.4 percent job gained in Sussex County to a low of a 0.3 percent job gain in New Castle County.

Top two counties in terms of highest industry employment growth percent in the Delaware
Industry Employment Growth Percent

1. Sussex County (2.4 percent gain)
2. New Castle County (0.3 percent gain)


Of the 214 industries with industry data reported by the BLS in each quarter, 107 reported job growth in the duration of the year and 105 industry sectors accounting for employment declines during that time period.

Total One-Year Employment Decline in the State of Delaware

The Nondepository credit intermediation industry witnessed the largest drop in employment, losing a total of 973 jobs during the period. The employment lost in the Nondepository credit intermediation industry make up 11.3 percent of the employment lost during the period in Delaware.

Top 5 Industries
1. Nondepository credit intermediation (973 jobs lost)
2. Depository credit intermediation (722 jobs lost)
3. Services to buildings and dwellings (718 jobs lost)
4. Management of companies and enterprises (524 jobs lost)
5. Other general merchandise stores (475 jobs lost)

In the State of Delaware, the entire sum of jobs in all of the industries has increased by 3,684 jobs from mid-2005 to mid-2006.

Total One-Year Employment Growth in the State of Delaware

From the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Full-service restaurants industry has brought the most jobs with a total of 887 employees finding new jobs in the industry. The employment growth in the Full-service restaurants industry makes up 7.9 percent of the growth in Delaware.

Top 5 Industries
1. Full-service restaurants (887 new jobs)
2. Residential building construction (639 new jobs)
3. Grocery stores (638 new jobs)
4. Electronic markets and agents and brokers (572 new jobs)
5. Elementary and secondary schools (543 new jobs)

The state of Delaware: One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The HVAC and commercial refrigeration equipment industry has seen the largest percentage drop in employment, losing 63.5 percent from 2005 (2nd Quarter) to 2006 (2nd Quarter). The losses in the HVAC and commercial refrigeration equipment industry in Delaware outpaced the United States industry losses overall. During this period, the United States gained 1.8 percent in terms of employment in the HVAC and commercial refrigeration equipment industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. HVAC and commercial refrigeration equipment (63.5 percent decline)
2. Taxi and limousine service (53.1 percent decline)
3. Animal food manufacturing (42.9 percent decline)
4. Support activities for animal production (35.3 percent decline)
5. General rental centers (34.9 percent decline)

The State of Delaware: One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Internet publishing and broadcasting industry has experienced the largest percentage growth, expanding by 287.0 percent from the 2005 (Q2) to the 2006 (Q2).. The Internet publishing and broadcasting industry in Delaware outpaced the US in terms of percent growth of industry employment. During this period, the US gained 9 percent of the employment in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Internet publishing and broadcasting (287.0 percent gain)
2. Spectator sports (86.4 percent gain)
3. Sound recording industries (74.1 percent gain)
4. Elementary and secondary schools (68.1 percent gain)
5. Other nonmetallic mineral products (65.0 percent gain)

The total number of jobs has increased by 1 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2005. This is less than than the gain experienced overall in the US of 2 percent.

According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the counties in the State of Delaware in terms of total employment growth from the 2nd quarter of 2005 to the 2nd quater of 2006, range from 1,550 total jobs gained in Sussex County to a low of 667 jobs gain in New Castle County.

Top two counties in terms of highest total industry employment growth in the Delaware
Total Industry Employment Growth

1. Sussex County (1,550 jobs gained)
2. New Castle County (667 jobs gained)


About: This report is part 1 of 6 in the eCanned.com Industry Analysis Series.

Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW). Private Sector Employment Only.