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ACS 2010-2014 data

Occupation

	Delaware	%	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	426,103	-	143,435,233
Male¹	214,565	50.36%, see rank	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	72,594	33.83%, see rank	33.12%
Service Occupations²	34,605	16.13%, see rank	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	36,337	16.94%, see rank	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	1,467	0.68%, see rank	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	19,467	9.07%, see rank	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	35,666	16.62%, see rank	17.94%
Female¹	211,538	49.64%, see rank	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	89,957	42.53%, see rank	40.04%
Service Occupations²	42,608	20.14%, see rank	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	67,563	31.94%, see rank	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	313	0.15%, see rank	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	255	0.12%, see rank	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	10,272	4.86%, see rank	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Delaware	%	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	426,103	100%	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	4,307	1.01%, see rank	1.96%
Construction	25,763	6.05%, see rank	6.17%
Manufacturing	39,704	9.32%, see rank	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	8,592	2.02%, see rank	2.75%
Retail Trade	51,902	12.18%, see rank	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	20,237	4.75%, see rank	4.93%
Information	6,915	1.62%, see rank	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	42,449	9.96%, see rank	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	41,549	9.75%, see rank	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	103,436	24.27%, see rank	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	37,440	8.79%, see rank	9.49%
Public Administration	25,172	5.91%, see rank	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	18,637	4.37%, see rank	4.96%

ACS 2008-2012 data

Occupation

	Delaware	%	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	422,219	-	141,996,548
Male¹	212,656	50.37%, see rank	52.32%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	70,949	33.36%, see rank	32.75%
Service Occupations²	33,956	15.97%, see rank	14.76%
Sales and Office Occupations²	36,999	17.40%, see rank	17.65%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	1,348	0.63%, see rank	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	20,650	9.71%, see rank	9.75%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	34,272	16.12%, see rank	17.87%
Female¹	209,563	49.63%, see rank	47.68%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	86,722	41.38%, see rank	39.35%
Service Occupations²	41,790	19.94%, see rank	21.19%
Sales and Office Occupations²	69,192	33.02%, see rank	32.82%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	515	0.25%, see rank	0.30%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	289	0.14%, see rank	0.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	10,409	4.97%, see rank	5.77%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Delaware	%	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	422,219	100%	141,996,548
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	4,614	1.09%, see rank	1.90%
Construction	28,198	6.68%, see rank	6.49%
Manufacturing	39,784	9.42%, see rank	10.62%
Wholesale Trade	8,970	2.12%, see rank	2.83%
Retail Trade	51,112	12.11%, see rank	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	19,446	4.61%, see rank	5.00%
Information	7,826	1.85%, see rank	2.21%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	42,149	9.98%, see rank	6.74%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	41,138	9.74%, see rank	10.66%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	99,818	23.64%, see rank	22.90%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	36,833	8.72%, see rank	9.18%
Public Administration	24,098	5.71%, see rank	4.94%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	18,233	4.32%, see rank	4.95%

ACS 2006-2010 data

Occupation

	Delaware	%	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	419,062	-	141,833,331
Male¹	213,581	50.97%, see rank	52.63%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	72,141	33.78%, see rank	32.27%
Service Occupations²	30,812	14.43%, see rank	14.06%
Sales and Office Occupations²	38,009	17.80%, see rank	17.76%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	1,175	0.55%, see rank	1.08%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	23,144	10.84%, see rank	10.60%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	34,405	16.11%, see rank	18.08%
Female¹	205,481	49.03%, see rank	47.37%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	82,275	40.04%, see rank	38.62%
Service Occupations²	40,509	19.71%, see rank	20.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	70,924	34.52%, see rank	33.85%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	635	0.31%, see rank	0.30%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	526	0.26%, see rank	0.34%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	9,934	4.83%, see rank	6.07%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Delaware	%	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	419,062	100%	141,833,331
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	4,388	1.05%, see rank	1.86%
Construction	31,508	7.52%, see rank	7.13%
Manufacturing	39,518	9.43%, see rank	10.99%
Wholesale Trade	9,467	2.26%, see rank	3.06%
Retail Trade	51,915	12.39%, see rank	11.49%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	19,770	4.72%, see rank	5.07%
Information	7,459	1.78%, see rank	2.38%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	43,937	10.48%, see rank	7.00%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	39,948	9.53%, see rank	10.42%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	94,946	22.66%, see rank	22.05%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	35,906	8.57%, see rank	8.86%
Public Administration	22,205	5.30%, see rank	4.84%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	18,095	4.32%, see rank	4.86%

ACS 2005-2009 data

Occupation

	Delaware	%	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	413,261	-	141,303,145
Male¹	212,459	51.41%, see rank	53.11%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	71,925	33.85%, see rank	31.81%
Service Occupations²	29,230	13.76%, see rank	13.79%
Sales and Office Occupations²	37,842	17.81%, see rank	17.85%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	1,522	0.72%, see rank	1.06%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	37,421	17.61%, see rank	17.24%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	34,519	16.25%, see rank	18.26%
Female¹	200,802	48.59%, see rank	46.89%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	80,073	39.88%, see rank	38.12%
Service Occupations²	38,971	19.41%, see rank	20.39%
Sales and Office Occupations²	70,542	35.13%, see rank	34.43%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	515	0.26%, see rank	0.30%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	1,338	0.67%, see rank	0.68%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	9,363	4.66%, see rank	6.09%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Delaware	%	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	413,261	100%	141,303,145
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	4,386	1.06%, see rank	1.82%
Construction	32,081	7.76%, see rank	7.45%
Manufacturing	40,323	9.76%, see rank	11.24%
Wholesale Trade	9,845	2.38%, see rank	3.20%
Retail Trade	50,023	12.10%, see rank	11.52%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	19,383	4.69%, see rank	5.08%
Information	7,136	1.73%, see rank	2.44%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	43,220	10.46%, see rank	7.10%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	40,324	9.76%, see rank	10.29%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	92,698	22.43%, see rank	21.51%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	34,462	8.34%, see rank	8.77%
Public Administration	21,277	5.15%, see rank	4.74%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	18,103	4.38%, see rank	4.84%

US Census 2000 data

Occupation

	Delaware	%	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	376,811	-	129,721,512
Male¹	194,788	51.69%, see rank	53.26%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	63,671	32.69%, see rank	31.42%
Service Occupations²	24,609	12.63%, see rank	12.08%
Sales and Office Occupations²	34,227	17.57%, see rank	17.86%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	1,425	0.73%, see rank	1.09%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	34,673	17.80%, see rank	17.08%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	36,183	18.58%, see rank	20.47%
Female¹	182,023	48.31%, see rank	46.74%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	69,187	38.01%, see rank	36.18%
Service Occupations²	30,303	16.65%, see rank	18.03%
Sales and Office Occupations²	69,832	38.36%, see rank	36.75%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	501	0.28%, see rank	0.33%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	1,277	0.70%, see rank	0.75%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	10,923	6.00%, see rank	7.96%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Delaware	%	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	376,811	100%	129,721,512
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	4,042	1.07%, see rank	1.87%
Construction	27,866	7.40%, see rank	6.78%
Manufacturing	49,720	13.19%, see rank	14.10%
Wholesale Trade	10,384	2.76%, see rank	3.60%
Retail Trade	43,578	11.56%, see rank	11.73%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	18,002	4.78%, see rank	5.20%
Information	7,155	1.90%, see rank	3.08%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	43,787	11.62%, see rank	6.89%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	34,885	9.26%, see rank	9.30%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	73,056	19.39%, see rank	19.92%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	28,979	7.69%, see rank	7.87%
Public Administration	19,605	5.20%, see rank	4.79%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	15,752	4.18%, see rank	4.87%

* ACS stands for U.S. Census American Community Survey. According to the U.S. Census, if the date is a range, you can interpret the data as an average of the period of time.