Delaware's Industrial Employment Declined 10.7% According to Manufacturers Directory

EVANSTON, Ill., Aug. 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Industrial employment in Delaware fell 10.7% over the past twelve months according to the 2011 Delaware Manufacturers Register, an industrial directory published annually by Manufacturers' News, Inc. (MNI) Evanston, IL. MNI reports Delaware lost 4,649 industrial jobs and 52 manufacturers between June 2009 and June 2010.

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Manufacturers' News reports Delaware is now home to 772 manufacturers employing 38,710 workers.

"The recession continues to affect Delaware's manufacturing industries, particularly its transportation equipment sector and industries reliant on the housing market," says Tom Dubin, President of the Evanston, IL-based publishing company, which has been surveying industry since 1912.

The transportation equipment sector saw one of the worst drops in employment over the year, down 67%, due partially to the closure of GM's assembly plant in Wilmington.

MNI reports Delaware's top industrial sector remains chemicals manufacturing, accounting for 11,176 of the state's jobs, down 9.1% over the year, following layoffs at specialty chemical maker Ashland, Inc, among others. Second-ranked food products accounts for 9,011 jobs, with no significant change reported, while instruments and related products represents 2,511 of the state's manufacturing jobs, virtually unchanged from a year ago.

Losses were seen in most of Delaware's industrial sectors and included lumber/wood, down 21.2%; furniture/fixtures down 20.1%; textiles/apparel down 19.4%; stone/clay/glass down 17.2%; electronics down 11.1%; fabricated metals down 10.9% and paper products down 10.9%.

Bright spots for the state include the opening of laboratory instrument maker, Testing Machines, Inc., which will move its manufacturing operations to New Castle from Long Island; the opening of a Fisker automotive plant at the previously idled Boxwood facility, which will develop and build hybrid vehicles; the expansion of ILC Dover, which plans to hire 70 by the end of July in order to fill a new Department of Defense contract; and the expansion of salt products manufacturer Magco Incorporated in Wilmington.

According to MNI, Wilmington remains the state's top city for manufacturing employment, home to 11,303 jobs, down 17.8% over the year. Second-ranked Newark accounts for 5,466 jobs, with employment down 6.8% over the past twelve months. New Castle is home to 3,442 industrial jobs, down 3% over the year. Georgetown accounts for 2,563 jobs, down 6.7%, while Milford is home to 2,263, down 5.7%.

Detailed profiles of Delaware's 722 manufacturers and 188 industrial distributors can be found in the 2011 Delaware Manufacturers Register, available in print for $67 and on CD-ROM from $81. Each profile provides up to 30 facts, including vital contact information (phone, web, e-mail), 3,051 executives by name and title, product(s) manufactured, annual sales, number of employees, and more. Visitors to mnileads.com may generate custom profiles of manufacturers using thirteen different criteria, including area or zip code, county, SIC, sales volume, number of employees, and more.

Manufacturers' News, Inc., publisher of manufacturers' directories since 1912, compiles and produces manufacturing guides, statistics and databases for all 50 states. MNI also maintains IndustryNet.com, an industrial search engine designed specifically for locating manufacturers and suppliers nationwide. For more information, contact Manufacturers' News, Inc., 1633 Central St., Evanston, IL, 60201, 847-864-7000, FAX 847-332-1100.  

SOURCE Manufacturers' News, Inc.