Sussex County Five-Year Industry Employment Change
Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Sussex County
Of the area's industries (4-digit NAICS), the Grocery stores industry has lost the most employment with a total loss of 268 jobs during the time period. The jobs lost in the Grocery stores industry make up 27.1 percent of the total employment decline in Sussex County, Delaware.
Top 5 Industries
1. Grocery stores (268 jobs lost)
2. Employment services (175 jobs lost)
3. Utility system construction (110 jobs lost)
4. Grocery and Related Product Wholesalers (63 jobs lost)
5. Support activities for animal production (57 jobs lost)
Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Sussex County
The Full-service restaurants industry has added the most employment with 1,501 new jobs created in the period. The job growth in the Full-service restaurants industry makes up 16.9 percent of the growth in Sussex County.
Top 5 Industries
1. Full-service restaurants (1,501 new jobs)
2. Animal slaughtering and processing (1,270 new jobs)
3. Services to buildings and dwellings (452 new jobs)
4. Lessors of real estate (426 new jobs)
5. Building equipment contractors (410 new jobs)
In Sussex County, Delaware, the aggregate employment for all industry sectors has increased by 8,759 jobs between mid-2001 and mid-2006.
Of the 72 4-digit NAICS industries, 21 showed an escalation in the number employed, while 51 industries reported a drop in employment.
Sussex County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment
The Electronic markets and agents and brokers industry has seen the largest percentage job growth, expanding by 918.6 percent from 2001 (2nd quarter) to 2006 (2nd quarter). This industry sector in Sussex County has expanded faster than the overall industry growth seen in the State of Delaware, where it saw a gain of 288.4 percent. The Electronic markets and agents and brokers industry in Sussex County outpaced the national average, which felt a gained 29.2 percent.
Top 5 Industries
1. Electronic markets and agents and brokers (918.6 percent gain)
2. Office administrative services (638.1 percent gain)
3. Electronic equipment repair and maintenance (212.0 percent gain)
4. Activities related to real estate (173.6 percent gain)
5. Civic and social organizations (162.0 percent gain)
Sussex County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment
The Commercial equip. merchant wholesalers industry has lost the largest percent of jobs, losing 66.2 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter) to 2006 (2nd Quarter). These losses have declined faster than the industry sector has felt in the State of Delaware, where the it saw a loss of 37 percent. The losses in the Commercial equip. merchant wholesalers industry in Sussex County outpaced the losses of nation as a whole in the industry. In this time period, the nation lost 7.2 in percent of workers in the Commercial equip. merchant wholesalers industry.
Top 5 Industries
1. Commercial equip. merchant wholesalers (66.2 percent decline)
2. Support activities for animal production (59.2 percent decline)
3. Petroleum merchant wholesalers (53.3 percent decline)
4. Securities and commodity contracts brokerage (47.9 percent decline)
5. Utility system construction (38.8 percent decline)
Total industry employment has increased by 15.5 percent since the 2nd Quarter figures of 2001. This change is greater than percent in Delaware, which experienced a gain of 2.7 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter). The gains in the area were greater than than the gain seen for the United States of 2.6 percent.
About: This report is part 2 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.
Of the area's industries (4-digit NAICS), the Grocery stores industry has lost the most employment with a total loss of 268 jobs during the time period. The jobs lost in the Grocery stores industry make up 27.1 percent of the total employment decline in Sussex County, Delaware.
Top 5 Industries
1. Grocery stores (268 jobs lost)
2. Employment services (175 jobs lost)
3. Utility system construction (110 jobs lost)
4. Grocery and Related Product Wholesalers (63 jobs lost)
5. Support activities for animal production (57 jobs lost)
Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Sussex County
The Full-service restaurants industry has added the most employment with 1,501 new jobs created in the period. The job growth in the Full-service restaurants industry makes up 16.9 percent of the growth in Sussex County.
Top 5 Industries
1. Full-service restaurants (1,501 new jobs)
2. Animal slaughtering and processing (1,270 new jobs)
3. Services to buildings and dwellings (452 new jobs)
4. Lessors of real estate (426 new jobs)
5. Building equipment contractors (410 new jobs)
In Sussex County, Delaware, the aggregate employment for all industry sectors has increased by 8,759 jobs between mid-2001 and mid-2006.
Of the 72 4-digit NAICS industries, 21 showed an escalation in the number employed, while 51 industries reported a drop in employment.
Sussex County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment
The Electronic markets and agents and brokers industry has seen the largest percentage job growth, expanding by 918.6 percent from 2001 (2nd quarter) to 2006 (2nd quarter). This industry sector in Sussex County has expanded faster than the overall industry growth seen in the State of Delaware, where it saw a gain of 288.4 percent. The Electronic markets and agents and brokers industry in Sussex County outpaced the national average, which felt a gained 29.2 percent.
Top 5 Industries
1. Electronic markets and agents and brokers (918.6 percent gain)
2. Office administrative services (638.1 percent gain)
3. Electronic equipment repair and maintenance (212.0 percent gain)
4. Activities related to real estate (173.6 percent gain)
5. Civic and social organizations (162.0 percent gain)
Sussex County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment
The Commercial equip. merchant wholesalers industry has lost the largest percent of jobs, losing 66.2 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter) to 2006 (2nd Quarter). These losses have declined faster than the industry sector has felt in the State of Delaware, where the it saw a loss of 37 percent. The losses in the Commercial equip. merchant wholesalers industry in Sussex County outpaced the losses of nation as a whole in the industry. In this time period, the nation lost 7.2 in percent of workers in the Commercial equip. merchant wholesalers industry.
Top 5 Industries
1. Commercial equip. merchant wholesalers (66.2 percent decline)
2. Support activities for animal production (59.2 percent decline)
3. Petroleum merchant wholesalers (53.3 percent decline)
4. Securities and commodity contracts brokerage (47.9 percent decline)
5. Utility system construction (38.8 percent decline)
Total industry employment has increased by 15.5 percent since the 2nd Quarter figures of 2001. This change is greater than percent in Delaware, which experienced a gain of 2.7 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter). The gains in the area were greater than than the gain seen for the United States of 2.6 percent.
About: This report is part 2 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.

