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Annual Data for Delaware And Counties By Major Industry Sector 2008
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The following tables show the number of units, total wages, average employment, and average annual wages for Delaware and counties by major industry sector.
Delaware State and County Level Employment and Wages by Industry
for 2008
Delaware - State

Industry Description

NAICS

Units
Average
Mo. Empl
Total
Annual Wage ($)
Average
Annual Wage ($)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunti111501,35044,741,57733,154
Mining21410292,99130,841
Utilities22312,205195,263,15888,568
Construction233,65725,3611,234,340,92048,671
Manufacturing31-3366331,6491,791,086,56256,592
Wholesale trade422,33014,6801,023,051,50569,691
Retail trade44-453,71052,9361,348,973,52525,483
Transportation and warehousing48-498319,952373,906,41737,570
Information513607,035388,640,32755,247
Finance and insurance521,67038,9992,996,806,61576,843
Real estate and rental and leasing531,0586,464259,525,80540,150
Professional and technical services543,73025,7982,063,680,17679,993
Management of companies and enterprises552,58810,743969,389,76490,234
Administrative and waste services562,04122,794723,388,96031,736
Educational services612964,456171,213,22738,422
Health care and social assistance622,00254,0142,484,375,35245,995
Arts, entertainment, and recreation714088,048198,625,85824,679
Accommodation and food services721,90933,111566,739,31717,116
Other services, except public administra812,17813,719373,569,46227,231
Federal GovernmentFed1565,661352,261,59462,232
State GovernmentState10728,9751,384,132,47047,769
Local GovernmentLocal28725,1081,183,038,19847,117
Tot.GovernmentTotal54959,7442,919,432,26248,865
Tot.IndustriesTotal30,162423,06720,127,043,78047,574
Kent County

Industry Description

NAICS

Units
Average
Mo. Empl
Total
Annual Wage ($)
Average
Annual Wage ($)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunti113935712,181,20434,153
Mining212***
Utilities227***
Construction236002,937121,707,01641,446
Manufacturing31-33683,516172,887,66749,168
Wholesale trade421801,51374,498,03849,252
Retail trade44-455769,742235,472,26324,170
Transportation and warehousing48-491412,03973,276,84735,946
Information514171833,376,20346,480
Finance and insurance521801,59878,828,04849,324
Real estate and rental and leasing5314058417,787,12130,436
Professional and technical services542951,43971,640,26249,776
Management of companies and enterprises558***
Administrative and waste services562622,44564,971,83626,570
Educational services613042315,832,78337,400
Health care and social assistance623167,736280,779,13236,293
Arts, entertainment, and recreation71602,16956,460,80326,029
Accommodation and food services722664,93264,783,47513,135
Other services, except public administra813241,95646,429,62823,732
Federal GovernmentFed511,67396,460,93457,646
State GovernmentState4711,803531,070,33744,996
Local GovernmentLocal594,773210,269,11844,058
Tot.GovernmentTotal15718,249837,800,38945,910
Tot.IndustriesTotal3,68962,6772,280,269,39936,381
New Castle County

Industry Description

NAICS

Units
Average
Mo. Empl
Total
Annual Wage ($)
Average
Annual Wage ($)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunti1128***
Mining211***
Utilities22141,615150,061,12492,922
Construction231,87516,845885,658,97452,579
Manufacturing31-3342015,2131,105,771,23372,684
Wholesale trade421,30310,054759,423,86075,537
Retail trade44-452,00630,894808,014,91326,154
Transportation and warehousing48-494036,072246,075,83540,527
Information512065,706325,504,43757,047
Finance and insurance521,16535,0342,808,409,62880,162
Real estate and rental and leasing535983,786172,382,70045,529
Professional and technical services542,65021,8651,847,131,75484,480
Management of companies and enterprises552,53810,386946,097,30191,094
Administrative and waste services561,25816,006530,678,13533,154
Educational services612233,818149,934,87339,270
Health care and social assistance621,27237,2691,816,281,19748,734
Arts, entertainment, and recreation712265,023124,611,95124,810
Accommodation and food services721,05619,086352,638,91418,477
Other services, except public administra811,3849,095261,342,79728,735
Federal GovernmentFed653,441229,268,95166,629
State GovernmentState5215,403791,699,55051,399
Local GovernmentLocal14414,798744,746,32550,326
Tot.GovernmentTotal26133,6421,765,714,82652,485
Tot.IndustriesTotal18,884281,63115,062,832,03853,484
Sussex County

Industry Description

NAICS

Units
Average
Mo. Empl
Total
Annual Wage ($)
Average
Annual Wage ($)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunti118176725,495,79433,259
Mining211***
Utilities227***
Construction231,0484,879179,931,00436,882
Manufacturing31-3316212,845508,418,95339,582
Wholesale trade422751,38259,749,39443,221
Retail trade44-451,02911,258276,642,91924,572
Transportation and warehousing48-492601,68748,483,38428,734
Information516550020,363,15940,747
Finance and insurance522171,90172,837,07438,312
Real estate and rental and leasing532972,00464,829,24932,353
Professional and technical services544491,52971,305,22346,630
Management of companies and enterprises552520512,963,74463,289
Administrative and waste services563212,92979,310,70327,077
Educational services61271824,233,02423,248
Health care and social assistance623848,482366,105,74843,164
Arts, entertainment, and recreation7110483317,084,86720,510
Accommodation and food services725678,804142,874,59816,228
Other services, except public administra814312,25753,641,12323,763
Federal GovernmentFed4054626,531,70948,578
State GovernmentState71,69557,102,51133,692
Local GovernmentLocal845,537228,022,75541,179
Tot.GovernmentTotal1317,778311,656,97540,067
Tot.IndustriesTotal5,88070,6112,346,502,15133,232
Multi -County**

Industry Description

NAICS

Units
Average
Mo. Empl
Total
Annual Wage ($)
Average
Annual Wage ($)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunti112***
Utilities223***
Construction2313470147,043,92667,094
Manufacturing31-3314754,008,70953,509
Wholesale trade425721,731129,380,21374,739
Retail trade44-451001,04128,843,43027,707
Transportation and warehousing48-49271556,070,35139,269
Information51491119,396,52884,781
Finance and insurance5210846636,731,86578,894
Real estate and rental and leasing5323894,526,73550,625
Professional and technical services5433696573,602,93776,266
Management of companies and enterprises5517***
Administrative and waste services562001,41348,428,28634,267
Educational services6116331,212,54737,119
Health care and social assistance623152721,209,27540,245
Arts, entertainment, and recreation711823468,23719,996
Accommodation and food services72202896,442,33022,311
Other services, except public administra814041012,155,91429,673
State GovernmentState1***
Tot.GovernmentTotal1***
Tot.IndustriesTotal1,7108,148437,440,19253,686
Note: * indicates non-releasable data
** indicates businesses which operate in more than one county and are not reported by induvidual location
Sources: Quarterly Census of Employment & Wages Program
Bureau of Labor Statitisics and Delaware Dept. of Labor

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