| Delaware |
 |
|
| Labor
Market |
May 08 |
Mar 09 |
Apr 09 |
May 09 |
Monthly
%Change |
Annual
%Change |
| Unemployment
Rate (%) |
4.4 |
7.6 |
7.4 |
8.1 |
-- |
-- |
|
Nonfarm Employment (1,000) |
434.2 |
416.3 |
415.7 |
415.4 |
-0.1 |
-4.3 |
| Mfg.
Employment (1,000) |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
| Mfg.
Avg. Hourly Earnings ($) |
17.66 |
18.78 |
18.83 |
17.97 |
-4.6 |
1.8 |
| Economic
Activity |
May 08 |
Mar 09 |
Apr 09 |
May 09 |
Monthly
%Change |
Annual
%Change |
| Housing
Permits |
299 |
205 |
258 |
334 |
-- |
11.7 |
| Per-Capita
Income ($) |
1998
28,252
|
2005
36,793
|
2006
38,745
|
2007
40,112
|
2008
40,852
|
-- |
| Med.
Household Income ($) |
2003-05
54,140 |
2004-06
53,695 |
2005-07
54,310 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
| Gross
Domestic Product (millions$) |
2004
52,305
|
2005
57,641
|
2006
59,244
|
2007
61,545 |
2008
61,828
|
-- |
| Total
Exports (1,000$) |
2004
2,055,170
|
2005
2,535,367
|
2006
3,896,694
|
2007
4,024,183
|
2008
4,024,183
|
21.6 |
| Government
Spending |
Fiscal
03 |
Fiscal
04 |
Fiscal
05 |
Fiscal
06 |
Fiscal
07 |
-- |
| Fed.
Spending (millions$) |
5,061 |
5,253 |
5,495 |
5,853 |
6,234 |
-- |
| Per-Capita
Spending ($) |
6,191 |
6,326 |
6,537 |
6,864 |
7,209 |
-- |
| Total
Tax Burden (millions$) |
5,215 |
5,590 |
6,622 |
NA |
NA |
-- |
| Per-Capita
Tax Burden ($) |
6,379 |
6,732 |
7,878 |
NA |
NA |
-- |
| Return
on Fed. Tax Dollar ($) |
0.86 |
0.83 |
0.80 |
NA |
NA |
-- |
| Demographics |
1980 |
1998 |
2007 |
2008 |
Annual
%Change |
Decade
%Change |
| Population
(1,000) |
594 |
744 |
862 |
873 |
1.3 |
17.3 |
| Poverty
Rate (%) |
2003-05
8.5 |
2004-06
9.2 |
2005-07
9.3 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
|
Educational
Attainment
Census 2000 (%) |
High
School |
Bachelor
Degree |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
| 82.6 |
25.0 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
| Age
Groups |
0-17 |
18-24 |
25-64 |
65+ |
-- |
-- |
| Age
Distributions (total, 2007) |
203,366 |
83,205 |
452,331 |
114,574 |
-- |
-- |
| Age
Distributions (%, 2007) |
23.83 |
9.75 |
53.00 |
13.42 |
-- |
-- |
U.S.
Census Bureau State Profile of Delaware
Bureau
of Economic Analysis Data on Delaware
Delaware Manufacturing Profile
Delaware Economic/Labor/Environment
Web Sites
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