Bus drivers, transit and intercity job market in Delaware
Limited local data: at least one local trend covers only 62.22% of this occupation's industry mix. These figures describe the industries with published data. Read each trend alongside its state data coverage.
Limited industry data for bus drivers, transit and intercity in Delaware
In early 2026, employment in the available industry data was up 1.7% from a year earlier, compared with employment broadly unchanged nationwide.
These are industry-wide trends, not a count of jobs in this occupation or current openings.
BLS QCEW sourceMethodologyNational Bus drivers, transit and intercity report
Industry employment change over time
Year-over-year change for the industries that employ Bus drivers, transit and intercity in Delaware
Every published quarter
BLS does not publish a national quarterly series for this occupation’s industry mix, so only the Delaware series is shown. The U.S. figure on the cards above is the latest quarter benchmark.
| Quarter | Delaware | State data coverage |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 Q2 | +2.7% | 100% |
| 2024 Q3 | +1.2% | 100% |
| 2024 Q4 | +1.7% | 100% |
| 2025 Q1 | +1.8% | 99.69% |
| 2025 Q2 | +1.8% | 99.69% |
| 2025 Q3 | +1.8% | 99.69% |
| 2025 Q4 | +1.0% | 100% |
| 2026 Q1 | +1.7% Below coverage floor | 62.22% |
Industry mix behind this view
Which industries are weighted into this view. Not a ranking of employers or of job quality.
| Industry group | Share of occupation employment | Local employment change | Establishments | Avg. weekly wage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| State and local | 59.9% | +1.7% | 401 | $1,315 |
| Trade, transportation, and utilities | 37.5% | Not published | 7,907 | $1,126 |
| Private education and health services | 1.2% | +2.6% | 7,204 | $1,379 |
| Professional and business services | 0.9% | -0.1% | 15,996 | $2,295 |
| Other services | 0.3% | Not published | 2,419 | $915 |
| Leisure and hospitality | 0.2% | -1.3% | 3,144 | $542 |
The publication date above is the official BLS news release date for this reference quarter, linked to the notice. The values match the snapshot independently checked against BLS sources on September 17, 2026. The publication date identifies the quarterly news release, not the exact revision date. The data period above is the quarter the figures describe.
QCEW describes the industries that employ this occupation, not the occupation itself. It is not a count of job openings and is not part of the 0-100 Job Market Health score.
How to read this page
QCEW measures employment and wages by industry, not by occupation. We weight those industry conditions using the published industry mix for Bus drivers, transit and intercity. These figures describe the industries that employ Bus drivers, transit and intercity; they are not direct counts of people working in the occupation or of jobs currently open. This page is not part of the national 0 to 100 Job Market Health score.
Source: BLS QCEW. See the methodology, the national Bus drivers, transit and intercity report and about the data.