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Industry wages in the State of Delaware grown by 22.2% since 2001

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Since 2001, industry wages in the State of Delaware grown by a total of 22.2%. This is greater than the growth in average wages for the US.

The counties in the State of Delaware range, in terms of growth in average industry wages from 2001 to 2006, from 26.1% in New Castle County to a low of a 21.4% in Sussex County.

Top two counties in terms of industry wages in the Delaware
Total Industry Wages

1. New Castle County (26.1%)
2. Sussex County (21.4%)

About: These facts are part of 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.

Wages in the State of Delaware Exceed Wages in the United States

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The overall industry wages in Delaware can be understood as being relatively low when compared to other States throughout the US in the 2nd quarter of 2006. The industry wages are greater than the pay in United States of $ 40,259.

The counties in the State of Delaware in terms of total industry wages in the 2nd quarter of 2006, range from $50,941 in New Castle County to a low of a $29,071 in Sussex County.

Top two counties in terms of industry wages in the Delaware
Total Industry Wages

1. New Castle County ($50,941)
2. Sussex County ($29,071)

About: These facts are part of 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.

Delaware Five-Year Industry Employment Change

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

The Other nonmetallic mineral products industry has gone through the largest job growth by percent, increasing by 946.0 percent from 2001 to 2006. The Other nonmetallic mineral products industry in Delaware outpaced the nation in terms of industry employment growth . During this period, the nation gained 5.7 percent in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Other nonmetallic mineral products (946.0 percent gain)
2. Educational support services (505.4 percent gain)
3. Electronic markets and agents and brokers (288.4 percent gain)
4. Other chemical product and preparation mfg. (202.5 percent gain)
5. Nondepository credit intermediation (157.8 percent gain)

The State of Delaware: Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Waste treatment and disposal industry has lost the largest percent of jobs, losing 87 percent of the jobs from 2001 to 2006. The losses in the Waste treatment and disposal industry in Delaware outpaced the US in terms of percent of decline of industry employment. The US lost 14.8 percent in terms of employment in the Waste treatment and disposal industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Waste treatment and disposal (87 percent decline)
2. Farm product raw material merch. whls. (84 percent decline)
3. HVAC and commercial refrigeration equipment (71.9 percent decline)
4. Charter bus industry (68.5 percent decline)
5. Taxi and limousine service (68.4 percent decline)

Total employment has increased by 2.7 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2001. This is greater than than the gain felt at the national level of 2.6 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 2001 to the 2nd quater of 2006, range from 8,759 total jobs gained in Sussex County to a low of 6,431 jobs lost in New Castle County.

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

1. Sussex County (8,759 jobs gained)

The counties in the State of Delaware in terms of employment growth percent from the 2nd quarter of 2001 to the 2nd quater of 2006, range from a 15.5 percent job gained in Sussex County to a low of a 2.5 percent job lost in New Castle County.

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

1. Sussex County (15.5 percent gain)

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in the State of Delaware

The Management of companies and enterprises industry faced the greatest employment loss with a total loss of 7,975 jobs during the period. The employment lost in the Management of companies and enterprises industry make up 19.8 percent of the employment lost during the period in Delaware.

Top 5 Industries
1. Management of companies and enterprises (7,975 jobs lost)
2. Depository credit intermediation (7,709 jobs lost)
3. Scientific research and development services (3,547 jobs lost)
4. Employment services (2,949 jobs lost)
5. Spectator sports (1,476 jobs lost)

In the State of Delaware, the total number of jobs throughout all industries has increased by 9,589 jobs from mid-2001 to mid-2006.

Of the 227 industries (4-digit NAICS) with sufficient data reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in each quarter, 126 showed an escalation in the number employed, while 101 industry sectors accounting for employment declines during that time period.

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in the State of Delaware

Of the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Nondepository credit intermediation industry has grown the most with 9,831 employees finding new jobs in the industry. The employment growth in the Nondepository credit intermediation industry makes up 19.7 percent of the total number of new jobs in Delaware.

Top 5 Industries
1. Nondepository credit intermediation (9,831 new jobs)
2. Full-service restaurants (3,024 new jobs)
3. Electronic markets and agents and brokers (2,145 new jobs)
4. General medical and surgical hospitals (2,064 new jobs)
5. Building equipment contractors (1,710 new jobs)

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.

Delaware One-Year Industry Employment Change

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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.

Income and Poverty in the State of Delaware

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Compared to States across the United States, the State of Delaware had a relatively high household income of $55,436 (Adjusted to 2005 Dollars). This figure is 11.4 percent higher than the median household income in the United States of $49,133.

Black or African American householders reported a median household income that was 25 percent less than the overall median reported in 2000, with a reported median of $41,555. The households that were headed by an American Indian and Alaska Native individual in Delaware reported a median household income of $44,090, this level was 20.5 percent less than the areas median level for all households. In the State of Delaware, White householders had a median household income (in 2005 Dollars) of $59,080 according to the 2000 Dencennial Census, which was 6.6 percent greater than the median income in 2000. It was reported in 2000 that the Asian headed households had median household incomes of $76,272. This household income level is 37.6 percent greater than the reported median for all households in the state. Hispanic Householders in Delaware, according to the 2000 census, had a median household income of $42,459, this income level is 23.4 percent less than the areas median income level for all households.

When put side-by-side with other States throughout the United States, the State of Delaware may be understood as having a rate of poverty among the people, accounting a rate of 9.2 percent with a family income under the 1999 poverty level. The Hispanic race/ethnicity demographic category, owns the foremost rate of poverty with 22.3 percent of the people in 2000 living in poverty. The population that is aged Under 5 years have the largest percent of population in poverty in Delaware, accounting 14.5 percent of this age cohort living in poverty.

According to the 2000 Census, the counties in the State of Delaware range, in terms of total household income, from a high of $61,330 in New Castle County to a low of $45,873 in Sussex County.

Top ten counties in highest household income in the State of Delaware
Total Annual Household Income (Adjusted to 2005 Dollars)

1. New Castle County ($61,330)
2. Kent County ($47,912 )
3. Sussex County ($45,873)
4. Fairfield County ($6.9)
5. New London County ($6.4)
6. Tolland County ($5.6)
7. Middlesex County ($4.6)
8. Litchfield County ($4.5)
9. Crowley County ($18.5)
10. Huerfano County ($18)

According to the 2000 Census, the counties in the State of Delaware range, in terms of rate a poverty, from a high of 10.7 percent in Kent County to a low of 8.4 percent in New Castle County.

Top ten counties in terms of poverty rate in the State of Delaware
Total Percent of Population Living Below Poverty

1. Kent County (10.7 percent)
2. Sussex County (10.5 )
3. New Castle County (8.4 percent)
4. Fairfield County (6.9 percent)
5. New London County (6.4 percent)
6. Tolland County (5.6 percent)
7. Middlesex County (4.6 percent)
8. Litchfield County (4.5 percent)
9. Crowley County (18.5 percent)
10. Huerfano County (18 percent)

The median household income has declined from the inflation-adjusted values in 2000. The income level has decreased to $52,499, representing a 5.3 percent decline. The State of Delaware ranks 28 of 46 states in terms of the decline in median income in the US.

The poverty rate in the State of Delaware has increased by 1.2 percent since the 2000 rates, moving from 9.2 percent to 10.4 percent.

As the median household income witnessed a decline since 2000 in the State of Delaware, the Race/Ethnicity category that saw the sharpest decline in median income was the American Indian and Alaska Native category. This group felt a decline of 40.9 percent since the year 2000. The White Race/Ethnicity category has been least effected by the income level decline in Delaware, encountering a 33.4 percent increase in household income level, since the year 2005.

Datasource: U.S. Bureau of the Census. 2000 Decennial Census. 2005 American Community Survey.

Higher Education in the State of Delaware

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Since 2000, the State of Delaware has increased in the percent of the population that is over the age of 25 with a BA or Higher. This population cohort has grown by 2.6 percent to a total of 27.6 percent in 2005, according to the American Community Survey. The 2005 proportion of highly educated population is greater than the average US percent of 27.2.

According to the 2000 Census Decennial, the counties in the State of Delaware range, in terms of percent of population (over 25) with a Bachelors Degree or Higher, from a high of 29.4 percent in New Castle County to a low of 16.6 percent in Sussex County.

The ten most highly-educated counties in Delaware
Percent of the population (over 25) holding a bachelors degree or higher

1. New Castle County (29.4 percent)
2. Kent County (18.6 percent)
3. Sussex County (16.6 percent)
4. Hartford County (29.6 percent)
5. New Haven County (27.6 percent)
6. Litchfield County (27.4 percent)
7. New London County (26.2 percent)
8. Windham County (19 percent)
9. Routt County (42.6 percent)
10. Larimer County (39.6 percent)

Between 2000 and 2005, the percent of the male population that can be understood as highly educated has increased by 1.6 percent. By 2005, 28.6 percent of total male population (over 25), in this area, held at least a Bachelors Degree. At the same time, the percent of women (over 25) holding a BA or higher has increased by a total of 3.2 percent. By the year 2005, a total of 26.6 percent of the female population had achieved this level of education.

In the State of Delaware according to the American Community Survey of 2005, 28.8 percent of the White Alone, 17.6 percent of Black or African American, 65.4 percent of the Asian alone and 15 percent of the Hispanic or Latino population, over the age 25, has achieved a Bachelors Degree or Higher.

Delaware may to understood as having a moderately-educated working age population, with 27.6 percent of the population (+25) having received a BA or higher, as reported in American Community Survey of 2005. The State of Delaware was reported to have a higher percent of population with a BA or Higher percent than the average across the nation of 27.2 percent.

In 2005, the American Community Survey reported that in the State of Delaware, many men in the area have reached the High School Diploma category, with 31.8 percent reaching this education level. The female population in the Delaware have on average achieved a lower level of higher education (Bachelors or Higher) than men -- 28.6 percent (Men) versus 26.6 percent (Women). Many of the women in the area achieving a High School Diploma category, with 34 percent of women in the area reaching this education level.

Datasource: U.S. Bureau of the Census. 2000 Decennial Census. 2005 American Community Survey.

Delaware Blog

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