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Dover Employment, Occupation and Industry

Dover Employment by Job Type Total Civilian Population Graph

2010 Employment by Job Type for Civilian Population (Age 16+) Dover, DE Delaware United States
White Collar 10,080 78.02% 283,438 76.35% 92,009,214 74.72%
Blue Collar 2,839 21.98% 87,814 23.65% 31,125,749 25.28%
 
Management, Business, and Financial Operations 2,233 14.26% 72,642 16.89% 23,044,053 16.09%
Professional and Related 3,534 22.58% 94,516 21.97% 31,190,648 21.78%
Sales and Office 4,313 27.55% 116,280 27.03% 37,774,513 26.38%
Service 2,690 17.18% 57,345 13.33% 19,324,452 13.50%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry 45 0.29% 1,537 0.36% 727,249 0.51%
Construction, Extraction, and Maintenance 1,234 7.88% 39,058 9.08% 12,677,154 8.85%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving 1,605 10.25% 48,756 11.34% 18,448,595 12.88%

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White Collar Employment: perform tasks that are considered less physically laborious

Blue Collar Employment: perform tasks that are manual, technical labor or are in technical maintenance "trades"

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Dover Employment by Industry for Total Civilian Population Graph

2010 Employment by Industry for Civilian Population (Age 16+) Dover, DE Delaware United States
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting, and Mining 106 0.68% 3,833 0.89% 2,134,305 1.49%
Construction 952 6.08% 33,423 7.77% 9,982,202 6.97%
Manufacturing 1,305 8.34% 48,367 11.24% 17,078,738 11.93%
Wholesale Trade 276 1.76% 10,013 2.33% 4,371,371 3.05%
Retail Trade 1,909 12.19% 42,586 9.90% 14,346,753 10.02%
Transportation and Warehousing, and Utilities 704 4.50% 22,211 5.16% 7,992,800 5.58%
Information 267 1.71% 7,572 1.76% 4,210,964 2.94%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 999 6.38% 48,798 11.34% 9,894,999 6.91%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, etc. 1,220 7.79% 43,016 10.00% 14,935,847 10.43%
Educational, Health and Social Services 3,866 24.70% 92,052 21.40% 31,705,830 22.14%
Arts, Entertainment, Accommodation and Food Services, etc. 1,456 9.30% 35,768 8.32% 12,115,678 8.46%
Other Services 610 3.90% 18,950 4.41% 7,373,033 5.15%
Public Administration 1,984 12.67% 23,545 5.47% 7,044,144 4.92%

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Employment by Industry: This data represents 2010 employment by industry for the total civilian population.

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Dover Employment Statistics for all Potential Employees Graph

2010 Employment Statistics for Potential Employees (Age 16+) Dover, DE Delaware United States
Employment Potential 28,107 694,099 237,450,726
Civilian Total 15,654 430,134 143,186,664
Employed Civilian Males 7,788 27.71% 223,044 32.13% 76,490,548 32.21%
Employed Civilian Females 7,866 27.99% 207,090 29.84% 66,696,116 28.09%
Armed Forces Male 1,199 4.27% 3,448 0.50% 1,041,883 0.44%
Armed Forces Female 284 1.01% 801 0.12% 194,250 0.08%
Unemployed Males 1,061 3.77% 23,375 3.37% 8,607,960 3.63%
Unemployed Females 842 3.00% 15,672 2.26% 5,967,224 2.51%
Not in the Labor Force Male 3,446 12.26% 90,762 13.08% 32,071,333 13.51%
Not in the Labor Force Female 5,621 20.00% 129,907 18.72% 46,381,412 19.53%

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Workforce Statistics: The Workforce breakdown is derived from data, published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS).

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Dover Population Growth Statistics Graph

2010 Employment by Type of Employer Total Civilian Population (Age 16+) Dover, DE Delaware United States
Private for-Profit Wage and Salary Workers 10,178 65.02% 324,350 75.41% 105,622,009 73.77%
Private Not-for-Profit Wage and Salary Workers 845 5.40% 30,525 7.10% 10,090,727 7.05%
Local Government Workers 467 2.98% 10,665 2.48% 8,961,757 6.26%
State Government Workers 2,737 17.48% 37,463 8.71% 6,692,635 4.67%
Federal Government Workers 755 4.82% 8,503 1.98% 3,541,754 2.47%
Self-Employed Workers in Own Not Incorporated Business 666 4.25% 18,282 4.25% 8,072,936 5.64%
Unpaid Family Workers 6 0.04% 346 0.08% 204,846 0.14%

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Civilian Employers (Population Age 16+): This data represents 2010 employment by type of employers for the total civilian population, over age 16.

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