Employment & Workforce
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QWI Quick Facts
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New Castle (Q2)
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New Castle (Avg:Selected + 3 Prior qtrs)
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Delaware (Q2)
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Delaware (Avg:Selected + 3 Prior qtrs)
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Total_Employment |
277,644 |
284,134 |
393,760 |
404,003 |
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Net_Job_Flows |
3,833 |
-2,183 |
12,786 |
-2,713 |
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Job_Creation |
17,988 |
14,256 |
33,262 |
22,410 |
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New_Hires |
31,031 |
34,399 |
52,340 |
53,180 |
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Separations |
39,646 |
46,356 |
61,676 |
71,065 |
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Turnover |
7.80% |
8.70% |
8.00% |
9.10% |
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Avg_Monthly_Earnings |
$4,072.00 |
$4,320.00 |
$3,731.00 |
$3,932.75 |
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Avg_New_Hire_Earnings |
$2,881.00 |
$2,704.00 |
$2,595.00 |
$2,429.00 |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
State and County Level Employment and Wages by Industry
New Castle County -
Selected Economic Characteristics: 2006-2008
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EMPLOYMENT STATUS
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Population 16 years and over
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414,841
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414,841
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In labor force
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279,742
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67.40%
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Civilian labor force
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279,429
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67.40%
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Employed
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263,704
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63.60%
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Unemployed
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15,725
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3.80%
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Armed Forces
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313
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0.10%
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Not in labor force
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135,099
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32.60%
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OCCUPATION
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Civilian employed population 16 years and over
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263,704
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263,704
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Management, professional, and related occupations
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105,722
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40.10%
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Service occupations
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40,631
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15.40%
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Sales and office occupations
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71,038
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26.90%
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Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations
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339
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0.10%
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Construction, extraction, maintenance and repair occupations
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21,269
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8.10%
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Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
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24,705
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9.40%
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INDUSTRY
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Civilian employed population 16 years and over
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263,704
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263,704
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Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining
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1,014
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0.40%
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Construction
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17,109
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6.50%
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Manufacturing
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27,053
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10.30%
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Wholesale trade
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6,722
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2.50%
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Retail trade
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31,482
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11.90%
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Transportation and warehousing, and utilities
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12,945
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4.90%
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Information
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5,603
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2.10%
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Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing
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34,248
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13.00%
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Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services
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29,897
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11.30%
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Educational services, and health care and social assistance
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57,015
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21.60%
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Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services
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19,951
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7.60%
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Other services, except public administration
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10,820
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4.10%
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Public administration
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9,845
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3.70%
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CLASS OF WORKER
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Civilian employed population 16 years and over
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263,704
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263,704
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Private wage and salary workers
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223,159
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84.60%
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Government workers
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30,814
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11.70%
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Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business
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9,358
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3.50%
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Unpaid family workers
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373
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0.10%
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INCOME AND BENEFITS (IN 2008 INFLATION-ADJUSTED DOLLARS)
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Total households
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194,592
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194,592
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Less than $10,000
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11,173
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5.70%
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$10,000 to $14,999
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6,664
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3.40%
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$15,000 to $24,999
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15,153
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7.80%
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$25,000 to $34,999
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17,858
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9.20%
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$35,000 to $49,999
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26,018
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13.40%
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$50,000 to $74,999
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36,935
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19.00%
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$75,000 to $99,999
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28,053
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14.40%
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$100,000 to $149,999
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31,326
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16.10%
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$150,000 to $199,999
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11,983
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6.20%
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$200,000 or more
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9,429
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4.80%
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Median household income (dollars)
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62,628
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(X)
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Mean household income (dollars)
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81,794
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(X)
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Families
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129,462
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129,462
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Less than $10,000
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3,564
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2.80%
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$10,000 to $14,999
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2,169
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1.70%
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$15,000 to $24,999
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6,943
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5.40%
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$25,000 to $34,999
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9,816
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7.60%
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$35,000 to $49,999
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15,340
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11.80%
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$50,000 to $74,999
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24,492
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18.90%
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$75,000 to $99,999
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21,441
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16.60%
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$100,000 to $149,999
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26,502
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20.50%
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$150,000 to $199,999
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10,738
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8.30%
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$200,000 or more
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8,457
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6.50%
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Median family income (dollars)
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77,893
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(X)
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Mean family income (dollars)
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96,588
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(X)
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Per capita income (dollars)
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31,400
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(X)
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Nonfamily households
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65,130
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65,130
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Median nonfamily income (dollars)
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38,824
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(X)
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Mean nonfamily income (dollars)
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49,138
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(X)
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Source: 2006-2008 American Community Survey
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Number of Establishment by Employment-size class 2005 |
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Number of Employees |
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Ind. Code |
Industry Code Description |
Total Estabs |
1-4 |
5-9 |
10-19 |
20-49 |
50-99 |
100-249 |
250-499 |
500-999 |
1000 or more |
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Total |
16650 |
9814 |
2647 |
1860 |
1370 |
520 |
306 |
77 |
33 |
23 |
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11 |
Forestry, fishing, hunting, and agriculture support |
9 |
7 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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21 |
Mining |
18 |
15 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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22 |
Utilities |
31 |
18 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
6 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
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23 |
Construction |
1384 |
784 |
228 |
182 |
128 |
41 |
17 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
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31 |
Manufacturing |
412 |
147 |
70 |
67 |
57 |
35 |
23 |
4 |
6 |
3 |
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42 |
Wholesale trade |
712 |
415 |
115 |
82 |
63 |
22 |
11 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
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44 |
Retail trade |
2100 |
912 |
488 |
321 |
237 |
68 |
64 |
10 |
0 |
0 |
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48 |
Transportation & warehousing |
357 |
204 |
41 |
38 |
43 |
15 |
10 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
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51 |
Information |
283 |
153 |
42 |
35 |
25 |
15 |
10 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
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52 |
Finance & insurance |
1656 |
1161 |
217 |
120 |
71 |
34 |
19 |
18 |
10 |
6 |
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53 |
Real estate & rental & leasing |
791 |
581 |
104 |
66 |
32 |
4 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
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54 |
Professional scientific & technical services |
1855 |
1266 |
242 |
161 |
113 |
40 |
19 |
11 |
1 |
2 |
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55 |
Management of companies & enterprises |
1889 |
1745 |
72 |
24 |
17 |
16 |
5 |
5 |
0 |
5 |
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56 |
Admin, support, waste mgt, remediation services |
869 |
446 |
151 |
104 |
86 |
38 |
31 |
9 |
4 |
0 |
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61 |
Educational services |
193 |
91 |
25 |
26 |
18 |
15 |
16 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
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62 |
Health care and social assistance |
1434 |
542 |
356 |
271 |
161 |
55 |
40 |
2 |
4 |
3 |
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71 |
Arts, entertainment & recreation |
220 |
120 |
27 |
30 |
33 |
2 |
6 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
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72 |
Accommodation & food services |
997 |
363 |
163 |
165 |
196 |
93 |
14 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
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81 |
Other services (except public administration) |
1365 |
778 |
295 |
166 |
87 |
24 |
12 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
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99 |
Unclassified establishments |
75 |
66 |
8 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |