These Are The 10 Worst Places In Delaware To Get A Job

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We’re on a mission at Zippia to criss-cross the country looking for the best and worst places for jobs.

Today, we set our sites on the worst cities to find a job in Delaware after looking at the best places in Delaware a short while ago.

These cities did not have the grit needed to make it to the big leagues and get that big promotion we all hope to get.

After looking at the data for the 76 biggest cities in Delaware, the ten worst cities to find a job in the First State are:

Read on to see how we did it.

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How We Determined The Worst Places For Jobs In The First State

After getting the data for every place in Delaware, we ultimately decided to limit our analysis to the biggest places with over 5,000 people.

That left us with 76 cities.

We then ranked each place across a number of criteria from one to 76, with 1 being the worst in any given category.

Finally, we took the average rank across all criteria, with the place posting the lowest overall score gaining the title “Worst City In Delaware To Find A Job”.

The criteria we looked at were:

1. Harrington

Population: 3,582 Recent Job Growth: -0.51%
Future Job Growth: 32.90%

2. Dover

Population: 36,259Recent Job Growth: -0.51%
Future Job Growth: 31.60%

3. Woodside East

Population: 2,091 Recent Job Growth: -0.51%
Future Job Growth: 32.90%

4. Smyrna

Population: 10,065Recent Job Growth: -0.51%
Future Job Growth: 32.90%

5. Dover Base Housing

Population: 3,164 Recent Job Growth: -0.51%
Future Job Growth: 32.90%

6. Rising Sun-Lebanon

Population: 3,145 Recent Job Growth: -0.51%
Future Job Growth: 32.90%

7. Cheswold

Population: 1,480 Recent Job Growth: -0.51%
Future Job Growth: 32.90%

8. Camden

Population: 3,418Recent Job Growth: -0.51%
Future Job Growth: 32.90%

9. Rodney Village

Population: 1,309 Recent Job Growth: -0.51%
Future Job Growth: 32.90%

10. Felton

Population: 1,420 Recent Job Growth: -0.51%
Future Job Growth: 32.90%

Wrapping It Up With Friday Night Drinks

After crunching all the numbers, Harrington took the “top” spot as the worst city in Delaware for a job.

So while the economy continues to improve and jobs become available across the state of Delaware, these cities lag behind.

Hopefully they can catch up before they miss their next bonus.

Detailed List Of Worst Places In Delaware To Get A Job

City	Rank	Population	Recent Job Growth	Future Job Growth
harrington	1	3,582	-0.51%	32.90%
dover	2	36,259	-0.51%	31.60%
woodside east	3	2,091	-0.51%	32.90%
smyrna	4	10,065	-0.51%	32.90%
dover base housing	5	3,164	-0.51%	32.90%
rising sun-lebanon	6	3,145	-0.51%	32.90%
cheswold	7	1,480	-0.51%	32.90%
camden	8	3,418	-0.51%	32.90%
rodney village	9	1,309	-0.51%	32.90%
felton	10	1,420	-0.51%	32.90%
wilmington	11	71,119	1.29%	34.90%
magnolia	12	154	-0.51%	32.90%
bowers	13	199	-0.51%	32.90%
wyoming	14	1,469	-0.51%	32.90%
highland acres	15	3,838	-0.51%	32.90%
leipsic	16	97	-0.51%	32.90%
clayton	17	2,884	-0.51%	32.90%
kent acres	18	1,779	-0.51%	32.90%
kenton	19	189	-0.51%	32.90%
farmington	20	71	-0.51%	32.90%
little creek	21	231	-0.51%	32.90%
frederica	22	830	-0.51%	32.90%
riverview	23	2,859	-0.51%	32.90%
woodside	24	162	-0.51%	32.90%
houston	25	465	-0.51%	32.90%
viola	26	184	-0.51%	32.90%
hartly	27	42	-0.51%	32.90%
seaford	28	7,018	1.96%	38.10%
laurel	29	3,761	1.96%	38.10%
selbyville	30	2,960	1.96%	38.10%
georgetown	31	6,429	1.96%	38.10%
milford	32	9,513	1.96%	38.10%
wilmington manor	33	8,562	1.29%	37.00%
bear	34	19,751	1.29%	37.00%
brookside	35	14,321	1.29%	37.00%
elsmere	36	6,131	1.29%	37.00%
milton	37	2,578	1.96%	38.10%
millsboro	38	3,855	1.96%	38.10%
blades	39	1,430	1.96%	38.10%
delmar	40	1,588	1.96%	38.10%
newport	41	1,076	1.29%	37.00%
claymont	42	8,043	1.29%	37.00%
long neck	43	1,996	1.96%	38.10%
middletown	44	18,495	1.29%	37.00%
greenwood	45	881	1.96%	38.10%
pike creek valley	46	11,268	1.29%	37.00%
new castle	47	5,309	1.29%	37.00%
edgemoor	48	5,889	1.29%	37.00%
glasgow	49	14,780	1.29%	37.00%
frankford	50	885	1.96%	38.10%
lewes	51	2,803	1.96%	38.10%
bridgeville	52	2,337	1.96%	38.10%
ellendale	53	305	1.96%	38.10%
hockessin	54	13,287	1.29%	37.00%
delaware city	55	1,784	1.29%	37.00%
newark	56	31,655	1.29%	37.70%
pike creek	57	7,642	1.29%	37.00%
north star	58	7,845	1.29%	37.00%
dewey beach	59	264	1.96%	38.10%
dagsboro	60	980	1.96%	38.10%
bellefonte	61	1,360	1.29%	37.00%
odessa	62	363	1.29%	37.00%
ocean view	63	1,968	1.96%	38.10%
townsend	64	1,871	1.29%	37.00%
ardentown	65	276	1.29%	37.00%
greenville	66	2,505	1.29%	37.00%
arden	67	559	1.29%	37.00%
bethany beach	68	679	1.96%	38.10%
rehoboth beach	69	1,105	1.96%	38.10%
ardencroft	70	231	1.29%	37.00%
millville	71	808	1.96%	38.10%
fenwick island	72	323	1.96%	38.10%
south bethany	73	342	1.96%	38.10%
slaughter beach	74	119	1.96%	38.10%
bethel	75	206	1.96%	38.10%
henlopen acres	76	116	1.96%	38.10%

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Author

Chris Kolmar

Chris Kolmar is a co-founder of Zippia and the editor-in-chief of the Zippia career advice blog. He has hired over 50 people in his career, been hired five times, and wants to help you land your next job. His research has been featured on the New York Times, Thrillist, VOX, The Atlantic, and a host of local news. More recently, he's been quoted on USA Today, BusinessInsider, and CNBC.

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