We have the labor force to drive your business into the future!

Labor Force Demographics

As the 5th fastest growing municipality in the Columbus Region, our labor force continues to grow and diversify. Due to the quality of our schools, a tremendous number of educated technical workers from the engineering, chemistry, science and technology fields choose to call the area home so that their children can benefit from the highest quality education. In particular, the City of Delaware is attracting Millennials who are looking for a high quality of life in a very walkable community.

    With a 22,361 worker local labor pool and a multi-county labor shed with 1.6 million workers to draw from, we have the talent for your company whether you are looking for production level employees, warehouse and distribution workers, or IT or other white collar scientific or management and office employees.

    • Estimated 2020 City Population: 43,900
    • City Labor Force: 22,361
    • Regional Labor Shed Labor: 1.6 million
    • Population Growth: 3.4%
    • Median Age: 35
    • Unemployment Rate for City: 3.9%
    • Unemployment rate for Region: 8.2%
    • High School Grad or Higher: 94.8%
    • Associates Degree or Higher: 45.3%
    • Bachelor's Degree or Higher: 37.7%
    • Graduate Degree: 14%
    • White Collar: 62%
    • Blue Collar: 37%
    • Avg. Drive Time of Labor Pool: 25 minutes
    A much more detailed labor force analysis including industry breakout as well as commuting patterns can be found in our 2014 Economic Development Plan (PDF).

    Site Selection Group also conducted a detailed labor force analysis (PPT) on behalf of One Columbus in 2014. 

    We also can help you with a more specific labor force study based on the types of employees you need. Ask and you shall receive!

    “The Delaware community continues to grow and expand in all areas; housing, schools and business.   This has helped JEGS attract a great workforce to service its customers and over 1 million packages shipped annually.  Delaware has become quite a home for JEGS.” –The Coughlin Family

    Labor Transportation

    Our Delaware County Transit buses also have greatly helped in moving our labor force from surrounding counties or around the county into their places of employment. DATA does have a direct connection with COTA at Polaris Mall allowing for an easy commute from Columbus and Franklin County to employers in the City of Delaware.


    Staffing Partners

    The City of Delaware works with the following workforce partners to assist area employers with finding the right workers for their needs:

    Education and Training Partners
    The City of Delaware works with the following education and training partners to assist our employers with preparing employees for working in their companies or growing in their companies:

    • Ohio State University
    • Franklin University
    • Otterbein University
    • Ohio Wesleyan University
    • Columbus State Community College (Delaware Campus and Columbus Main Campus)
    • Marion Technical College
    • Delaware Area Career
    • Tolles Career Center 
    • Robotics and Manufacturing Technical Education Centers at Marion and Plain City
    • CAMs

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    City of Delaware   ·   COhatch, 18 East William Street    ·   Delaware, Ohio 43015   ·  740.203.1016   ·   opportunity@delawareohio.net



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