Employment Status in the Town of Amherst, Hampshire County, Massachusetts (Town)

Employment Status#1

Percentage of population aged 25 to 64 years old.
Scope: population of Hampshire County and the Town of Amherst
Town of Amherst
Hampshire County
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%CountArmed ForcesEmployed1UnemployedOther20.000000%0.000000%0.0%0.094573%050.456323%60.068494%50.456323%50.5%18,57618.6k6.103325%4.623354%6.103325%6.1%2,24743.440352%35.213578%43.440352%43.4%15,99316.0k
Count population with given employment status
1excluding armed forces 2not in the labor force

Employment Status By Sex#2

Percentage of male and female population aged 25 to 64 years old.
Scope: population of Hampshire County and the Town of Amherst
Town of Amherst
Hampshire County
40%20%0%20%40%FMArmed ForcesEmployed1UnemployedOther2-0.000000%-0.000000%0.000000%0.0%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%00-47.936543%-4.937632%-47.936543%-4.937632%-52.874175%52.9%47.936543%47.936543%47.936543%47.9%9,9348,642-5.482223%-5.482223%-5.482223%5.5%5.482223%1.268387%5.482223%1.268387%6.750610%6.8%1,0301,217-41.643602%-41.643602%-41.643602%41.6%41.643602%3.669244%41.643602%3.669244%45.312847%45.3%7,8248,169
F females with given employment status
M males with given employment status
1excluding armed forces 2not in the labor force

Employment Status by Age#3

Employment status composition of the given age cohorts.
Scope: population of the Town of Amherst
Armed Forces
Employed
Unemployed
Not in Labor Force
75+70-7465-6962-6460-6155-5945-5435-4430-3425-2922-2420-2116-190.000000%10.746951%11%0.000000%89.253049%89%1410.000000%22.000000%22%0.000000%78.000000%78%1430.000000%56.739130%57%0.000000%43.260870%43%5220.000000%67.950693%68%0.000000%32.049307%32%4410.000000%68.136273%68%5.010020%26.853707%27%3400.000000%84.241908%84%2.470187%13.287905%13%9890.000000%80.484330%80%4.748338%14.767331%15%1,6950.000000%74.329300%74%3.945292%21.725408%22%1,4130.000000%77.500000%78%0.000000%22.500000%23%8680.000000%64.151925%64%6.919875%7%28.928200%29%1,2330.000000%55.295405%55%8.796499%9%35.908096%36%2,5270.000000%51.588017%52%6.642621%7%41.769362%42%5,1490.000000%31.112665%31%8.190172%8%60.697163%61%3,1150%20%40%60%80%100%Count
Count number of people in age cohort

Employment by Sex and Age#4

Percentage of population employed by sex and age cohort.
Scope: population of the Town of Amherst
Female
Male
0%20%40%60%80%100%FM75+70-7465-6962-6460-6155-5945-5435-4430-3425-2922-2420-2116-198.363%8.36%14.947%14.9%18.155%18.2%26.115%26.1%45.169%45.2%67.579%67.6%63.371%63.4%77.941%77.9%67.544%67.5%68.635%68.6%80.738%80.7%88.203%88.2%74.052%74.1%88.372%88.4%59.320%59.3%90.000%90.0%74.443%74.4%80.819%80.8%60.723%60.7%66.917%66.9%61.072%61.1%50.743%50.7%58.488%58.5%44.167%44.2%39.445%39.4%22.406%22.4%
F employed females as percentage of age cohort
M employed males as percentage of age cohort

Employment Sex Ratio by Age#5

Percentage more males or females employed by age cohort.
Scope: population of Hampshire County and the Town of Amherst
More Females More Males
Hampshire County
Town of Amherst
100%50%0%50%M:FFM75+70-7465-6962-6460-6155-5945-5435-4430-3425-2922-2420-2116-191.428571%3.448276%1.428571%1.4%1.0141.01707134.426230%27.922078%34.426230%34.4%1.3441.34618259.701493%0.900360%59.701493%59.7%1.5971.60201321-77.358491%-3.824834%-77.358491%77.4%0.5640.56282159-2.862720%20.779221%20.779221%20.8%1.2081.21154186-3.497942%-15.957979%-3.497942%3.5%0.9660.97503486-2.751196%-5.340519%-2.751196%2.8%0.9730.97859836-2.172601%45.312500%45.312500%45.3%1.4531.455768370.000000%-8.046358%0.000000%0.0%1.0001.0043443436.660269%0.521632%36.660269%36.7%1.3671.37521712-13.411458%5.447154%5.447154%5.4%1.0541.051,2301,297-42.419962%-67.599309%-42.419962%42.4%0.7020.703,0252,124-83.956244%-112.358974%-83.956244%84.0%0.5440.542,0181,097
M:F ratio of males to females in the age cohort
F employed females in the age cohort
M employed males in the age cohort

Male Employment by Age#6

Percentage of male population employed by age cohort. Gray areas represent percentile bands from the county subdivisions in Hampshire County.
Scope: population of Hampshire County, the Town of Amherst, and selected other county subdivisions in Hampshire Counties
Town of Amherst
Hampshire County
Percentile:
0th - 100th
10th - 90th
20th - 80th
30th - 70th
40th - 60th
0%20%40%60%80%100%%75+70-7465-6962-6460-6155-5945-5435-4430-3425-2922-2420-2116-1914.947%14.9%26.115%26.1%67.579%67.6%77.941%77.9%68.635%68.6%88.203%88.2%88.372%88.4%90.000%90.0%80.819%80.8%66.917%66.9%50.743%50.7%44.167%44.2%22.406%22.4%
% employed percentage of male population in the Town of Amherst

Female Employment by Age#7

Percentage of female population employed by age cohort. Gray areas represent percentile bands from the county subdivisions in Hampshire County.
Scope: population of Hampshire County, the Town of Amherst, and selected other county subdivisions in Hampshire Counties
Town of Amherst
Hampshire County
Percentile:
0th - 100th
10th - 90th
20th - 80th
30th - 70th
40th - 60th
0%20%40%60%80%100%%75+70-7465-6962-6460-6155-5945-5435-4430-3425-2922-2420-2116-198.363%8.36%18.155%18.2%45.169%45.2%63.371%63.4%67.544%67.5%80.738%80.7%74.052%74.1%59.320%59.3%74.443%74.4%60.723%60.7%61.072%61.1%58.488%58.5%39.445%39.4%
% employed percentage of female population in the Town of Amherst

Employment among the Married#8

Selected family employment structures as a percentage of all married couple households.
Scope: households in Hampshire County and the Town of Amherst
Town of Amherst
Hampshire County
0%10%20%30%CountBoth Parents Work1Stay at Home Moms1Stay at Home Dads1Neither Parent WorksNeither Parent Wo…1Both Work, No Kids2Ladies Who Lunch2Gents Who Lunch2Neither Works, No KidsNeither Works, No …225.179153%28.536895%25.179153%25.2%77310.130293%4.921931%10.130293%10.1%3111.824104%1.818974%1.824104%1.8%563.029316%0.935246%3.029316%3.0%9330.097720%32.036142%30.097720%30.1%92410.586319%8.900690%10.586319%10.6%3255.667752%7.149085%5.667752%5.7%17413.485342%15.701038%13.485342%13.5%414
1children under 18 present in the house 2no children under 18 present in the house

Employment among the Married With Children#9

Selected employment arrangements as a percentage of married couples with children under 18 present in the house.
Scope: households in Hampshire County and the Town of Amherst
Town of Amherst
Hampshire County
0%20%40%60%CountBoth WorkStay at Home MomsStay at Home DadsNeither Work62.692620%78.802801%62.692620%62.7%77325.223033%13.591596%25.223033%25.2%3114.541768%5.022981%4.541768%4.5%567.542579%2.582622%7.542579%7.5%93

Employment among the Married Without Children#10

Selected employment arrangements as a percentage of married couples without children under 18 present in the house.
Scope: households in Hampshire County and the Town of Amherst
Town of Amherst
Hampshire County
0%10%20%30%40%50%CountBoth WorkLadies Who LunchGents Who LunchNeither Work50.299401%50.223658%50.299401%50.3%92417.691889%13.953777%17.691889%17.7%3259.471965%11.207753%9.471965%9.5%17422.536745%24.614811%22.536745%22.5%414

Employment by Educational Attainment#11

Percentage of population that is employed by highest level of educational attainment among the population aged 25 to 64 years old.
Scope: population of Hampshire County and the Town of Amherst
Town of Amherst
Hampshire County
0%20%40%60%80%CountBachelor's Degree1Some College2H.S. Diploma3No H.S. Diploma377.673112%86.088092%77.673112%77.7%4,70073.483948%76.435000%73.483948%73.5%1,23665.905097%68.735377%65.905097%65.9%75058.600000%51.293375%58.600000%58.6%293
Count employed people with given educational attainment aged 25 to 64 years old
1or higher 2two or four year institution 3H.S. = High School

The Non-Working by Race#12

Percentage of each ethno-racial group's population 16 to 64 years of age that is either unemployed or not in the labor force.
Scope: population of Hampshire County and the Town of Amherst
Female Male
Hampshire County
Town of Amherst
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
60%40%20%0%20%40%60%%OtherBlackHispanic1AsianWhiteMixed-43.377483%-31.790302%-36.798680%-12.734030%-75.167785%75.2%43.377483%36.798680%43.377483%43.4%53.880%53.9%-53.650255%-41.517857%-53.650255%53.7%53.650255%9.307861%41.517857%4.307746%62.958115%63.0%57.312%57.3%-54.716981%-43.333333%-54.716981%54.7%54.716981%2.648458%43.333333%7.446071%57.365439%57.4%56.008%56.0%-49.527491%-45.735294%-49.527491%49.5%49.527491%4.555993%45.735294%2.225554%54.083485%54.1%51.743%51.7%-41.176947%-28.976673%-41.176947%41.2%41.176947%8.867340%28.976673%1.063654%50.044287%50.0%45.622%45.6%-42.482100%-30.751356%-42.482100%42.5%42.482100%4.130366%30.751356%9.538253%46.612466%46.6%44.416%44.4%
% percentage of both sexes combined
1white Hispanic

Unemployment by Race#13

Percentage unemployed of each ethno-racial group's population 16 to 64 years of age.
Scope: population of Hampshire County and the Town of Amherst
Female Male
Hampshire County
Town of Amherst
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
20%15%10%5%0%5%10%%OtherBlackHispanic1AsianMixedWhite-9.602649%-13.216143%-5.115512%-5.320626%-22.818792%22.8%9.602649%5.115512%9.602649%9.6%13.969%14.0%-6.937173%-7.833625%-6.493506%-3.724747%-14.770798%14.8%6.937173%6.493506%6.937173%6.9%11.689%11.7%-8.640227%-3.758695%-7.462121%-12.398922%12.4%8.640227%7.462121%6.236509%8.640227%8.6%10.566%10.6%-5.584192%-5.833333%-5.584192%5.6%5.584192%6.257913%5.833333%5.488037%11.842105%11.8%8.628%8.63%-1.355014%-11.771478%-0.596252%-6.530007%-13.126492%13.1%1.355014%0.596252%1.355014%1.4%7.614%7.61%-4.411527%-3.913179%-4.411527%4.4%4.411527%2.094633%3.913179%2.023487%6.506160%6.5%5.462%5.46%
% percentage of both sexes combined
1white Hispanic

Armed Forces by Race#14

Percentage of each ethno-racial group's population 16 to 64 years of age in the armed forces.
Scope: population of Hampshire County and the Town of Amherst
Female Male
Hampshire County
Town of Amherst
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
0.0%0.5%1.0%1.5%2.0%2.5%3.0%%WhiteHispanic1BlackAsianMixedOther-0.000000%-0.000000%0.000000%0.00%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.138831%0.000000%0.00%0.000%0%-0.000000%-0.000000%0.000000%0.00%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%3.259329%0.000000%0.00%0.000%0%-0.000000%-0.000000%0.000000%0.00%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.00%0.000%0%-0.000000%-0.000000%0.000000%0.00%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.00%0.000%0%-0.000000%-0.000000%0.000000%0.00%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.00%0.000%0%-0.000000%-0.000000%0.000000%0.00%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.00%0.000%0%
% percentage of both sexes combined
1white Hispanic

Employment by Race#15

Percentage employed of each ethno-racial group's population 16 to 64 years of age.
Scope: population of Hampshire County and the Town of Amherst
Female Male
Hampshire County
Town of Amherst
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
60%40%20%0%20%40%60%%MixedWhiteAsianHispanic1BlackOther-53.387534%-4.130366%-59.710392%-9.538253%-57.517900%57.5%53.387534%59.710392%53.387534%53.4%55.584%55.6%-49.955713%-8.867340%-69.959673%-1.063654%-58.823053%58.8%49.955713%69.959673%49.955713%50.0%54.378%54.4%-45.916515%-4.555993%-52.039152%-2.225554%-50.472509%50.5%45.916515%52.039152%45.916515%45.9%48.257%48.3%-42.634561%-2.648458%-49.220595%-7.446071%-45.283019%45.3%42.634561%49.220595%42.634561%42.6%43.992%44.0%-37.041885%-9.307861%-54.174397%-4.307746%-46.349745%46.3%37.041885%54.174397%37.041885%37.0%42.688%42.7%-24.832215%-50.467290%-24.832215%24.8%24.832215%31.790302%50.467290%12.734030%56.622517%56.6%46.120%46.1%
% percentage of both sexes combined
1white Hispanic

Map of Employment Status by Neighborhood in the Town of Amherst

Both Parents Work Employment Status by Neighborhood#16

Percentage of married families with children under the age of 18 present in which both parents work outside the home (%):
24.9%25.9%26.8%27.7%28.7%29.7%

Stay at Home Moms Employment Status by Neighborhood#17

Percentage of married families with children under the age of 18 present in which the husband works outside the home and the wife stays at home (%):
5.2%6.3%7.4%8.5%9.6%10.7%

Stay at Home Dads Employment Status by Neighborhood#18

Percentage of married families with children under the age of 18 present in which the wife works outside the home and the husband stays at home (%):
0.78%0.98%1.17%1.36%1.56%1.75%

Neither Parent Works Employment Status by Neighborhood#19

Percentage of married families with children under the age of 18 present in which neither parent works outside the home (%):
3.61%3.73%3.85%3.97%4.09%4.21%

Employed Working-Age Men Employment Status by Neighborhood#20

Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
80.8%84.7%88.5%92.4%96.2%100.0%
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Map of Employment Status by Tract in the Town of Amherst

Both Parents Work Employment Status by Tract#21

Percentage of married families with children under the age of 18 present in which both parents work outside the home (%):
0%20%40%60%80%100%

Stay at Home Moms Employment Status by Tract#22

Percentage of married families with children under the age of 18 present in which the husband works outside the home and the wife stays at home (%):
0.0%3.6%7.1%10.7%14.3%17.9%

Stay at Home Dads Employment Status by Tract#23

Percentage of married families with children under the age of 18 present in which the wife works outside the home and the husband stays at home (%):
0.0%0.6%1.3%1.9%2.6%3.2%

Neither Parent Works Employment Status by Tract#24

Percentage of married families with children under the age of 18 present in which neither parent works outside the home (%):
0.0%0.8%1.7%2.5%3.4%4.3%

Employed Working-Age Men Employment Status by Tract#25

Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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Employment Status by Neighborhood in the Town of Amherst

There are 2 neighborhoods that are fully or partially contained within the Town of Amherst (1 fully and 1 partially). This section compares all 2 of those to each other, the Town of Amherst, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Town of Amherst.

Employed Working-Age Men by Neighborhood#30

Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed.
Scope: population of the Town of Amherst, selected neighborhoods in the Town of Amherst, and entities that contain the Town of Amherst
0%20%40%60%80%100%Count#North Amherst NeighborhoodNorth AmherstAmherst School DistrictAmherstTown of AmherstAmherstAmherst-Pelham School DistrictAmherst-PelhamMassachusettsNew EnglandHampshire CountyHampshireNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesSouth Amherst NeighborhoodSouth AmherstSpringfield Metro AreaSpringfield100.000000%100.000000%100.0%245190.000000%90.000000%90.0%83790.000000%90.000000%90.0%83789.178194%89.178194%89.2%1,09685.552176%85.552176%85.6%350,722351k85.373301%85.373301%85.4%749,651750k85.313425%85.313425%85.3%6,62884.488623%84.488623%84.5%2,903,3022.90M83.826751%83.826751%83.8%16,918,49516.9M80.894309%80.894309%80.9%139140280.438937%80.438937%80.4%26,93926.9k
Count number of employed 35 to 44 year old men
# rank of neighborhood out of 2 by percentage employed 35 to 44 year old men

Employment Status by County Subdivision in the Springfield Area

There are 43 county subdivisions in the Springfield Area. This section compares the Town of Amherst to all of the county subdivisions in the Springfield Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Town of Amherst.

Employed Working-Age Men by County Subdivision#35

Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed.
Scope: population of the Town of Amherst, selected other county subdivisions in the Springfield Area, and entities that contain the Town of Amherst
0%50%100%Count#Town of HuntingtonHuntingtonTown of WorthingtonWorthingtonTown of CummingtonCummingtonTown of MontgomeryMontgomeryTown of MiddlefieldMiddlefieldTown of WalesTown of WesthamptonWesthamptonTown of WilbrahamWilbrahamTown of HollandHollandTown of HatfieldHatfieldTown of RussellRussellTown of East LongmeadowE LongmeadowTown of TollandTollandTown of GoshenGoshenTown of BlandfordBlandfordAgawam TownTown of SouthamptonSouthamptonTown of ChesterfieldChesterfieldTown of HadleyHadleyTown of GranbyGranbyAmherst School DistrictAmherstTown of AmherstAmherstTown of LongmeadowLongmeadowTown of BelchertownBelchertownAmherst-Pelham School DistrictAmherst-PelhamWestfieldNorthamptonTown of MonsonMonsonTown of GranvilleGranvilleTown of PelhamPelhamWest Springfield TownW Springfield TownTown of HampdenHampdenMassachusettsNew EnglandHampshire CountyHampshireTown of PlainfieldPlainfieldNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesTown of BrimfieldBrimfieldTown of South HadleyS HadleyChicopeeSpringfield Metro AreaSpringfieldTown of ChesterChesterTown of SouthwickSouthwickTown of WareTown of WilliamsburgWilliamsburgHolyokePalmer TownTown of LudlowLudlowEasthampton TownSpringfield100.000000%100.000000%100.0%1441100.000000%100.000000%100.0%622100.000000%100.000000%100.0%493100.000000%100.000000%100.0%554100.000000%100.000000%100.0%16597.872340%97.872340%97.9%138697.272727%97.272727%97.3%107796.908810%96.908810%96.9%627896.747967%96.747967%96.7%119996.153846%96.153846%96.2%1251095.180723%95.180723%95.2%791194.769614%94.769614%94.8%7611294.736842%94.736842%94.7%361394.594595%94.594595%94.6%701494.366197%94.366197%94.4%671592.702170%92.702170%92.7%1,4101691.876751%91.876751%91.9%3281790.909091%90.909091%90.9%601890.497738%90.497738%90.5%2001990.068493%90.068493%90.1%2632090.000000%90.000000%90.0%83790.000000%90.000000%90.0%8372190.000000%90.000000%90.0%7022289.325153%89.325153%89.3%7282389.178194%89.178194%89.2%1,09688.903282%88.903282%88.9%2,0592488.779285%88.779285%88.8%1,4402588.163265%88.163265%88.2%4322688.043478%88.043478%88.0%812786.956522%86.956522%87.0%602886.817102%86.817102%86.8%1,4622986.138614%86.138614%86.1%1743085.552176%85.552176%85.6%350,722351k85.373301%85.373301%85.4%749,651750k85.313425%85.313425%85.3%6,62885.000000%85.000000%85.0%173184.488623%84.488623%84.5%2,903,3022.90M83.826751%83.826751%83.8%16,918,49516.9M82.872928%82.872928%82.9%1503282.179226%82.179226%82.2%8073381.716069%81.716069%81.7%2,6193480.438937%80.438937%80.4%26,93926.9k80.000000%80.000000%80.0%1003579.008264%79.008264%79.0%4783677.943615%77.943615%77.9%4703776.666667%76.666667%76.7%693875.891266%75.891266%75.9%1,7033973.170732%73.170732%73.2%4504072.085048%72.085048%72.1%1,0514169.471799%69.471799%69.5%7764267.435089%67.435089%67.4%5,55843
Count number of employed 35 to 44 year old men
# rank of county subdivision out of 43 by percentage employed 35 to 44 year old men

Employment Status by County Subdivision in Massachusetts

There are 357 county subdivisions in Massachusetts. This section compares the Town of Amherst to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in Massachusetts and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Town of Amherst. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 33,526.

Employed Working-Age Men by County Subdivision#40

Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed.
Scope: population of the Town of Amherst, selected other county subdivisions in Massachusetts, and entities that contain the Town of Amherst
0%20%40%60%80%Count#Town of ArlingtonArlingtonTown of ChelmsfordChelmsfordMarlboroughTown of AndoverAndoverTown of NatickNatickMedfordBeverlyTown of ShrewsburyShrewsburyEverettNewtonChelseaSalemWoburnAmherst School DistrictAmherstTown of AmherstAmherstSomervilleAmherst-Pelham School DistrictAmherst-PelhamWatertown TownWestfieldQuincyPeabodyBraintree TownWalthamAttleboroCambridgeLeominsterTown of FraminghamFraminghamWeymouth TownMethuen TownTown of BrooklineBrooklineMassachusettsNew EnglandHampshire CountyHampshireRevereMaldenNortheastBarnstable TownLynnUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesTown of BillericaBillericaBostonChicopeeTown of RandolphRandolphTauntonTown of PlymouthPlymouthSpringfield Metro AreaSpringfieldHaverhillFitchburgBrocktonWorcesterPittsfieldHolyokeTown of DartmouthDartmouthLawrenceLowellNew BedfordFall RiverSpringfield95.781566%95.781566%95.8%3,315195.481515%95.481515%95.5%2,092293.781095%93.781095%93.8%2,262393.225806%93.225806%93.2%2,023492.335187%92.335187%92.3%2,325592.113565%92.113565%92.1%3,212692.045455%92.045455%92.0%2,268791.322314%91.322314%91.3%2,431891.134990%91.134990%91.1%2,714990.597625%90.597625%90.6%4,6541090.560558%90.560558%90.6%3,1181190.501931%90.501931%90.5%2,3441290.280778%90.280778%90.3%2,5081390.000000%90.000000%90.0%83790.000000%90.000000%90.0%8371489.652997%89.652997%89.7%5,6841589.178194%89.178194%89.2%1,09688.949672%88.949672%88.9%2,4391688.903282%88.903282%88.9%2,0591788.795240%88.795240%88.8%5,3731888.782991%88.782991%88.8%2,4221988.126316%88.126316%88.1%2,0932088.015526%88.015526%88.0%3,6282187.700717%87.700717%87.7%2,5672287.643505%87.643505%87.6%5,8022387.344315%87.344315%87.3%2,1742486.989073%86.989073%87.0%4,2992586.571512%86.571512%86.6%2,9722686.299616%86.299616%86.3%2,6962786.035641%86.035641%86.0%2,9452885.552176%85.552176%85.6%350,722351k85.373301%85.373301%85.4%749,651750k85.313425%85.313425%85.3%6,62884.990619%84.990619%85.0%3,6242984.911968%84.911968%84.9%3,8103084.488623%84.488623%84.5%2,903,3022.90M84.030061%84.030061%84.0%1,7893183.910595%83.910595%83.9%4,9183283.826751%83.826751%83.8%16,918,49516.9M83.479254%83.479254%83.5%2,1933382.260151%82.260151%82.3%33,06233.1k3481.716069%81.716069%81.7%2,6193581.458094%81.458094%81.5%1,4193681.355337%81.355337%81.4%2,3173781.241744%81.241744%81.2%3,0753880.438937%80.438937%80.4%26,93926.9k80.309156%80.309156%80.3%3,3773979.913522%79.913522%79.9%2,0334079.817159%79.817159%79.8%4,5404179.395120%79.395120%79.4%8,5584276.588371%76.588371%76.6%1,9894375.891266%75.891266%75.9%1,7034475.539568%75.539568%75.5%1,4704574.763804%74.763804%74.8%3,5614674.349442%74.349442%74.3%4,8004772.100211%72.100211%72.1%4,4324870.897719%70.897719%70.9%3,8544967.435089%67.435089%67.4%5,55850
Count number of employed 35 to 44 year old men
# rank of county subdivision out of 50 by percentage employed 35 to 44 year old men

Employment Status by County Subdivision in the Northeast

There are 5,785 county subdivisions in the Northeast. This section compares the Town of Amherst to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the Northeast and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Town of Amherst. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 91,133.

Employed Working-Age Men by County Subdivision#45

Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed.
Scope: population of the Town of Amherst, selected other county subdivisions in the Northeast, and entities that contain the Town of Amherst
0%20%40%60%80%Count#Edison TownshipEdisonTown of North HempsteadN HempsteadTown of Oyster BayOyster BayTown of AmherstAmherstTown of GreenburghGreenburghTown of SmithtownSmithtownTown of StamfordStamfordAmherst School DistrictAmherstTown of AmherstAmherstTown of RamapoRamapoTown of IslipAmherst-Pelham School DistrictAmherst-PelhamQuincyTown of HuntingtonHuntingtonTown of HempsteadHempsteadTown of BabylonBabylonQueensCambridgeTown of GreeceGreeceTown of BrookhavenBrookhavenJersey CityManhattanMassachusettsNew EnglandHampshire CountyHampshireStaten IslandNortheastManchesterElizabethBrooklynLynnUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesYonkersAlbanyBostonToms River TownshipToms RivSpringfield Metro AreaSpringfieldTown of BridgeportBridgeportLakewood TownshipLakewoodBrocktonWorcesterPittsburghBronxProvidenceWoodbridge TownshipWoodbridgeTown of WaterburyWaterburyEriePatersonLowellTown of New HavenNew HvnPhiladelphiaNew BedfordBuffaloAllentownNewarkRochesterSpringfieldSyracuseTown of HartfordHartford93.558245%93.558245%93.6%7,654192.558777%92.558777%92.6%12,16512.2k292.187219%92.187219%92.2%15,36315.4k392.008675%92.008675%92.0%5,515491.922425%91.922425%91.9%4,882591.534550%91.534550%91.5%6,120691.111111%91.111111%91.1%8,446790.000000%90.000000%90.0%83790.000000%90.000000%90.0%83789.768165%89.768165%89.8%6,931889.474395%89.474395%89.5%19,86619.9k989.178194%89.178194%89.2%1,09688.795240%88.795240%88.8%5,3731088.604651%88.604651%88.6%10,28710.3k1187.849906%87.849906%87.8%40,92440.9k1287.824043%87.824043%87.8%11,95912.0k1387.683423%87.683423%87.7%143,173143k1487.643505%87.643505%87.6%5,8021587.001934%87.001934%87.0%4,4981686.949234%86.949234%86.9%26,97627.0k1786.128900%86.128900%86.1%18,96319.0k1885.725962%85.725962%85.7%102,788103k1985.552176%85.552176%85.6%350,722351k85.373301%85.373301%85.4%749,651750k85.313425%85.313425%85.3%6,62885.002691%85.002691%85.0%25,27325.3k2084.488623%84.488623%84.5%2,903,3022.90M84.471545%84.471545%84.5%6,2342184.375332%84.375332%84.4%7,9492284.123947%84.123947%84.1%145,081145k2383.910595%83.910595%83.9%4,9182483.826751%83.826751%83.8%16,918,49516.9M83.721496%83.721496%83.7%10,31710.3k2582.604413%82.604413%82.6%4,1932682.260151%82.260151%82.3%33,06233.1k2782.164634%82.164634%82.2%4,3122880.438937%80.438937%80.4%26,93926.9k80.164131%80.164131%80.2%8,0102980.032902%80.032902%80.0%3,8923079.817159%79.817159%79.8%4,5403179.395120%79.395120%79.4%8,5583278.315046%78.315046%78.3%12,63312.6k3377.746048%77.746048%77.7%65,61365.6k3477.701420%77.701420%77.7%8,5933577.456359%77.456359%77.5%6,2123677.275975%77.275975%77.3%5,4073776.378254%76.378254%76.4%3,9903875.658599%75.658599%75.7%7,0653974.349442%74.349442%74.3%4,8004073.759791%73.759791%73.8%5,0854173.120938%73.120938%73.1%66,83466.8k4272.100211%72.100211%72.1%4,4324371.709023%71.709023%71.7%10,04510.0k4470.207570%70.207570%70.2%5,1754569.530571%69.530571%69.5%14,39714.4k4667.550581%67.550581%67.6%7,8464767.435089%67.435089%67.4%5,5584866.836594%66.836594%66.8%4,8514964.363263%64.363263%64.4%4,38750
Count number of employed 35 to 44 year old men
# rank of county subdivision out of 50 by percentage employed 35 to 44 year old men

Employment Status by County Subdivision in the United States

There are 35,600 county subdivisions in the United States. This section compares the Town of Amherst to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Town of Amherst. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 547,300.

Employed Working-Age Men by County Subdivision#50

Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed.
Scope: population of the Town of Amherst, selected other county subdivisions in the United States, and entities that contain the Town of Amherst
0%20%40%60%80%Count#PlanoSeattle EastNortheast TarrantNE TarrantNorthwest HarrisNW HarrisSan JoseAustinAmherst School DistrictAmherstTown of AmherstAmherstSalt Lake CitySalt Lk CityAmherst-Pelham School DistrictAmherst-PelhamTownship 1:Charlotte1, CharlotteNortheast DallasNE DallasDenverTown of HempsteadHempsteadQueensHoustonSan FranciscoSeattleAnaheim-Santa Ana-Garden GroveAnaheim-Santa An…TulsaFort WorthSan DiegoSan Fernando ValleySan Fernando VlyManhattanMassachusettsSouthwest DallasSW DallasNew EnglandHampshire CountyHampshireEast San Gabriel ValleyE San Gabriel VlyLong Beach-LakewoodLong Bch-LakewoodLos AngelesPhoenixWashingtonTampaNortheastBrooklynOrlandoUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesChicagoEl PasoLas VegasColumbusOntarioOceanside-EscondidoOceanside-Escond…AlbuquerqueBostonMiamiSpringfield Metro AreaSpringfieldTucsonAtlantaSan Antonio CentralSan Antonio CntrlSacramentoSan BernardinoMilwaukeeBronxFresnoBaltimorePhiladelphiaDetroit93.125861%93.125861%93.1%38,54238.5k192.929857%92.929857%92.9%43,27043.3k292.587844%92.587844%92.6%37,54937.5k391.358362%91.358362%91.4%50,22750.2k490.463389%90.463389%90.5%122,150122k590.234987%90.234987%90.2%62,20862.2k690.000000%90.000000%90.0%83790.000000%90.000000%90.0%83789.558063%89.558063%89.6%63,34863.3k789.178194%89.178194%89.2%1,09688.885729%88.885729%88.9%53,13553.1k888.524499%88.524499%88.5%95,88095.9k988.135281%88.135281%88.1%47,89847.9k1087.849906%87.849906%87.8%40,92440.9k1187.683423%87.683423%87.7%143,173143k1287.620894%87.620894%87.6%208,826209k1387.587463%87.587463%87.6%63,96664.0k1487.270578%87.270578%87.3%70,13570.1k1586.940737%86.940737%86.9%99,86199.9k1686.642310%86.642310%86.6%32,49032.5k1786.152627%86.152627%86.2%47,84447.8k1886.039514%86.039514%86.0%138,398138k1985.753475%85.753475%85.8%111,910112k2085.725962%85.725962%85.7%102,788103k2185.552176%85.552176%85.6%350,722351k85.460025%85.460025%85.5%57,28357.3k2285.373301%85.373301%85.4%749,651750k85.313425%85.313425%85.3%6,62885.286657%85.286657%85.3%50,77250.8k2385.186577%85.186577%85.2%34,01534.0k2485.164431%85.164431%85.2%166,723167k2585.138122%85.138122%85.1%176,814177k2684.835284%84.835284%84.8%39,14339.1k2784.549061%84.549061%84.5%36,87136.9k2884.488623%84.488623%84.5%2,903,3022.90M84.123947%84.123947%84.1%145,081145k2983.906583%83.906583%83.9%34,27534.3k3083.826751%83.826751%83.8%16,918,49516.9M83.502988%83.502988%83.5%160,537161k3183.435482%83.435482%83.4%25,45725.5k3283.264614%83.264614%83.3%110,463110k3383.115810%83.115810%83.1%45,27945.3k3483.010786%83.010786%83.0%37,01737.0k3582.905810%82.905810%82.9%36,84536.8k3682.351470%82.351470%82.4%32,93432.9k3782.260151%82.260151%82.3%33,06233.1k3881.570097%81.570097%81.6%57,48057.5k3980.438937%80.438937%80.4%26,93926.9k80.378047%80.378047%80.4%40,09940.1k4079.983871%79.983871%80.0%33,72233.7k4179.851538%79.851538%79.9%34,63834.6k4279.525248%79.525248%79.5%56,35056.4k4379.087004%79.087004%79.1%41,61441.6k4478.119364%78.119364%78.1%27,72327.7k4577.746048%77.746048%77.7%65,61365.6k4675.839532%75.839532%75.8%31,09831.1k4774.017917%74.017917%74.0%26,60526.6k4873.120938%73.120938%73.1%66,83466.8k4958.323492%58.323492%58.3%22,22322.2k50
Count number of employed 35 to 44 year old men
# rank of county subdivision out of 50 by percentage employed 35 to 44 year old men

Definitions

  • Armed Forces: persons on active duty in the Armed Forces
  • Employed: persons who did any work for pay during the survey week, those who did at least 15 hours of unpaid work in a family-owned enterprise operated by someone in their household, and those who were temporarily absent from their regular jobs
  • Unemployed: persons are classified as unemployed if they do not have a job, have actively looked for work in the prior 4 weeks, and are currently available for work
  • Not in Labor Force: not in the labor force are those who are not classified as employed or unemployed during the survey reference week
  • Working-Age Men: males aged 35 to 44 years old, the national peak employment age

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State:
Massachusetts
County:
Hampshire
Metro Area:
Springfield Area
Unincorporated Places:
Amherst Center, North Amherst, South Amherst
ZIP Codes:
01002, 01003
Elementary School District:
Amherst
Secondary School District:
Amherst-Pelham
Neighborhoods:
North Amherst, South Amherst
Congressional District:
MA-2
Upper State Legislative District:
MA-Hampshire, Franklin and Worcester
Lower State Legislative District:
MA-3rd Hampshire
Neighboring Towns:
Belchertown, Granby, Hadley, Leverett, Pelham, Shutesbury, South Hadley, Sunderland
Nearby Towns:
Deerfield, Hatfield, Ludlow, New Salem, Ware, Whately, Williamsburg