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Trends and Projections
Employment Distribution by Major Sector |
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Major Industry Sector |
1990 |
2000 |
2007 |
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# of Jobs (thousands) |
% |
# of Jobs (thousands) |
% |
# of Jobs (thousands) |
% |
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Construction, Natural Resources & Mining |
14.5 |
5.8% |
16.5 |
5.5% |
16.8 |
5.6% |
Manufacturing |
30.4 |
12.1% |
24.1 |
8.0% |
17.2 |
5.7% |
Trade, Transportation & Utilities |
48.7 |
19.3% |
54.4 |
18.1% |
53.8 |
17.8% |
Information |
3.6 |
1.4% |
6.6 |
2.2% |
6.1 |
2.0% |
Financial Activities |
29.4 |
11.7% |
38.9 |
12.9% |
36.9 |
12.3% |
Professional & Business Services |
44.7 |
17.8% |
57.1 |
19.0% |
55.7 |
18.5% |
Education & Health Services |
23.9 |
9.5% |
32.8 |
10.9% |
38.9 |
12.9% |
Leisure and Hospitality Services |
18.1 |
7.2% |
22.3 |
7.4% |
24.7 |
8.2% |
Other Services |
8.1 |
3.2% |
11.4 |
3.8% |
13.4 |
4.5% |
Federal Government |
3.3 |
1.3% |
3.1 |
1.0% |
3.0 |
1.0% |
State & Local Government |
27.0 |
10.7% |
32.7 |
10.9% |
34.7 |
11.5% |
Total Non-Farm Employment |
252.2 |
100.0% |
300.4 |
100.0% |
301.6 |
100.0% |
Q4 2007 Quarterly Workforce Indicators |
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QWI Quick Facts |
New Castle (Q4) |
New Castle (Avg:Selected + 3 Prior qtrs) |
Delaware (Q4) |
Delaware (Avg:Selected + 3 Prior qtrs) |
Total_Employment |
293,827 |
291,357 |
415,058 |
413,500 |
Net_Job_Flows |
-2,942 |
2,057 |
-2,623 |
3,433 |
Job_Creation |
17,124 |
19,736 |
27,028 |
29,609 |
New_Hires |
48,003 |
45,934 |
67,977 |
68,101 |
Separations |
62,174 |
56,766 |
89,468 |
84,218 |
Turnover |
12.20
% |
10.80
% |
11.90
% |
10.90
% |
Avg_Monthly_Earnings |
$4,190.00 |
$4,081.50 |
$3,862.00 |
$3,749.00 |
Avg_New_Hire_Earnings |
$2,610.00 |
$2,634.25 |
$2,399.00 |
$2,412.25 |
| Category |
2007 |
2006 |
2005 |
2004 |
| Civilian Labor Force | 280,612
|
272,940 |
272,967 |
276,999 |
| Civilian employed population 16 years and over |
265,369
|
258,601 |
257,485 |
254,435 |
| Occupation |
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Management, professional, and related occupations |
107,330
|
100,399 |
104,743 |
99,445 |
Service occupations |
38,330
|
40,894 |
35,491 |
37,640 |
Sales and office occupations |
73,244
|
71,410 |
69,574 |
72,012 |
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations |
323
|
356 |
830 |
2,428 |
Construction, extraction, maintenance and repair occupations |
21,175
|
19,867 |
22,235 |
19,556 |
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations |
24,967
|
25,675 |
24,612 |
23,354 |
| Industry |
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Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining |
1,173
|
878 |
1,314 |
3,241 |
Construction |
17,480
|
15,535 |
17,639 |
16,532 |
Manufacturing |
28,270
|
25,327 |
28,442 |
25,825 |
Wholesale trade |
5,875
|
7,838 |
8,426 |
7,524 |
Retail trade |
30,768
|
31,471 |
24,384 |
27,809 |
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities |
14,517
|
13,071 |
11,619 |
12,930 |
Information |
5,274
|
4,461 |
3,880 |
4,139 |
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing |
35,915
|
34,233 |
35,044 |
36,306 |
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services |
30,045
|
28,386 |
29,603 |
29,606 |
Educational services, and health care, and social assistance |
56,037
|
56,076 |
58,681 |
53,130 |
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services |
20,952
|
20,438 |
16,595 |
19,065 |
Other services, except public administration |
10,189
|
11,431 |
11,601 |
9,683 |
Public administration |
8,874
|
9,456 |
10,257 |
8,645 |
| Class of Workers |
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Private wage and salary workers |
225,309
|
217,226 |
215,440 |
209,846 |
Government workers |
30,318
|
30,792 |
31,494 |
31,295 |
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business |
9,213
|
10,231 |
10,354 |
12,858 |
Unpaid family workers |
529
|
352 |
197 |
436 |
New Castle County Employment Estimates and Projections by Industry |
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NAICS Industry |
1990 |
1995 |
2000 |
2005 |
2010 |
2015 |
2020 |
2025 |
2030 |
2005 - 2030 Change |
Natural Resources |
349 |
389 |
339 |
319 |
319 |
318 |
318 |
318 |
317 |
-2 |
Construction |
14,639 |
13,270 |
16,844 |
16,245 |
16,596 |
16,955 |
17,322 |
17,697 |
18,079 |
1,834 |
Manufacturing |
28,114 |
25,255 |
24,143 |
17,520 |
16,741 |
15,996 |
15,285 |
14,605 |
13,956 |
-3,564 |
Trade, Transportation, Utilities |
45,798 |
46,313 |
51,138 |
49,766 |
50,330 |
50,901 |
51,478 |
52,062 |
52,652 |
2,886 |
Information |
3,517 |
3,794 |
5,814 |
5,349 |
5,419 |
5,490 |
5,562 |
5,635 |
5,709 |
360 |
Financial Activities |
22,529 |
28,243 |
32,052 |
37,262 |
37,727 |
38,199 |
38,676 |
39,159 |
39,648 |
2,386 |
Professional and Business Services |
53,656 |
51,759 |
64,864 |
52,025 |
52,942 |
53,876 |
54,825 |
55,792 |
56,775 |
4,750 |
Leisure and Hospitality |
18,473 |
19,362 |
22,050 |
23,485 |
25,184 |
27,007 |
28,961 |
31,057 |
33,304 |
9,819 |
Education and Health Services |
41,978 |
45,196 |
48,810 |
55,260 |
58,366 |
61,646 |
65,110 |
68,770 |
72,634 |
17,374 |
Other Services |
7,150 |
7,655 |
8,842 |
8,552 |
9,061 |
9,600 |
10,172 |
10,777 |
11,419 |
2,867 |
Public Administration |
5,248 |
6,018 |
7,177 |
8,699 |
8,735 |
8,771 |
8,808 |
8,844 |
8,881 |
182 |
Undisclosed |
3,276 |
3,067 |
2,210 |
6,919 |
6,139 |
5,448 |
4,834 |
4,289 |
3,806 |
-3,113 |
Total Employees |
244,727 |
250,321 |
284,283 |
281,401 |
287,561 |
294,207 |
301,351 |
309,004 |
317,181 |
35,780 |
New Castle County Occupation Projections 2004-2014
Sources: Census Bureau - American Community Survey, WILMAPCO, Delaware Department of Labor
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