Employment Status in the Boston Area (Metro Area)

Employment Status#1

Percentage of population aged 25 to 64 years old.
Scope: population of Massachusetts and the Boston Area
Boston Area
Massachusetts
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%CountArmed ForcesEmployed1UnemployedOther20.105485%0.083789%0.105485%0.1%4,08564.673983%62.816305%64.673983%64.7%2,504,5642.50M4.348940%4.569653%4.348940%4.3%168,417168k30.871593%32.530253%30.871593%30.9%1,195,5331.20M

Employment Status By Sex#2

Percentage of male and female population aged 25 to 64 years old.
Scope: population of Massachusetts and the Boston Area
Boston Area
Massachusetts
50%0%50%FMArmed ForcesEmployed1UnemployedOther2-0.021149%-0.021149%-0.021149%0.0%0.021149%0.175753%0.021149%0.175753%0.196902%0.2%4263,659-61.050393%-61.050393%-61.050393%61.1%61.050393%7.551426%61.050393%7.551426%68.601819%68.6%1,229,7461.23M1,274,8181.27M-3.826019%-3.826019%-3.826019%3.8%3.826019%1.089747%3.826019%1.089747%4.915766%4.9%77,06877.1k91,34991.3k-26.285513%-8.816927%-26.285513%-8.816927%-35.102439%35.1%26.285513%26.285513%26.285513%26.3%707,073707k488,460488k

Employment Status by Age#3

Employment status composition of the given age cohorts.
Scope: population of the Boston Area
Armed Forces
Employed
Unemployed
Not in Labor Force
75+70-7465-6962-6460-6155-5945-5435-4430-3425-2922-2420-2116-190.000000%7.462354%7%0.321301%92.216345%92%22,45922.5k0.000000%22.035419%22%1.024247%76.940333%77%34,37934.4k0.000000%39.317357%39%2.028562%58.654081%59%86,88986.9k0.000000%59.120867%59%3.001617%37.877516%38%95,80395.8k0.000000%67.363296%67%4.055097%28.581607%29%79,42279.4k0.007036%75.837206%76%4.035596%20.120162%20%247,928248k0.037078%80.289036%80%4.493805%15.180081%15%556,766557k0.164415%81.535505%82%4.398024%13.902055%14%491,943492k0.275917%82.274738%82%4.514349%12.934995%13%271,661272k0.282443%80.998706%81%5.301574%13.417278%13%292,096292k0.296011%74.002702%74%7.353584%7%18.347703%18%149,596150k0.109926%59.420300%59%7.963604%8%32.506170%33%83,94083.9k0.053874%36.537102%37%8.008085%8%55.400939%55%95,76795.8k0%20%40%60%80%100%Count

Employment by Sex and Age#4

Percentage of population employed by sex and age cohort.
Scope: population of the Boston Area
Female
Male
0%20%40%60%80%100%FM75+70-7465-6962-6460-6155-5945-5435-4430-3425-2922-2420-2116-195.100%5.10%11.231%11.2%17.863%17.9%27.147%27.1%35.460%35.5%43.693%43.7%56.103%56.1%62.487%62.5%63.166%63.2%71.956%72.0%72.687%72.7%79.206%79.2%76.573%76.6%84.283%84.3%76.196%76.2%87.423%87.4%77.961%78.0%87.223%87.2%79.937%79.9%82.633%82.6%76.213%76.2%72.419%72.4%62.334%62.3%56.643%56.6%41.483%41.5%31.749%31.7%

Employment Sex Ratio by Age#5

Percentage more males or females employed by age cohort.
Scope: population of Massachusetts and the Boston Area
More Females More Males
Massachusetts
Boston Area
20%0%20%M:FFM75+70-7465-6962-6460-6155-5945-5435-4430-3425-2922-2420-2116-1938.064448%36.697385%38.064448%38.1%1.3811.389,43413,02513.0k24.069608%26.877094%24.069608%24.1%1.2411.2415,34315.3k19,03619.0k8.637084%7.983165%8.637084%8.6%1.0861.0941,64641.6k45,24345.2k-0.148331%-0.148331%0.1%0.700422%0.9991.0047,93747.9k47,86647.9k4.101457%2.715582%4.101457%4.1%1.0411.0438,91338.9k40,50940.5k2.334046%0.891244%2.334046%2.3%1.0231.02122,534123k125,394125k4.380800%3.349141%4.380800%4.4%1.0441.04272,416272k284,350284k10.332723%7.590696%10.332723%10.3%1.1031.10233,888234k258,055258k9.901640%8.347258%9.901640%9.9%1.0991.10129,423129k142,238142k2.795154%2.856489%2.795154%2.8%1.0281.03144,035144k148,061148k-3.294105%-4.046283%-3.294105%3.3%0.9680.9776,01076.0k73,58673.6k-13.310970%-14.221239%-13.310970%13.3%0.8830.8844,58944.6k39,35139.4k-29.310634%-28.455079%-29.310634%29.3%0.7730.7754,00454.0k41,76341.8k

Male Employment by Age#6

Percentage of male population employed by age cohort. Gray areas represent percentile bands from the metro areas in Massachusetts.
Scope: population of Massachusetts, the Boston Area, and selected other metro areas in Massachusettses
Boston Area
Massachusetts
Percentile:
0th - 100th
10th - 90th
20th - 80th
30th - 70th
40th - 60th
0%20%40%60%80%100%%75+70-7465-6962-6460-6155-5945-5435-4430-3425-2922-2420-2116-1911.231%11.2%27.147%27.1%43.693%43.7%62.487%62.5%71.956%72.0%79.206%79.2%84.283%84.3%87.423%87.4%87.223%87.2%82.633%82.6%72.419%72.4%56.643%56.6%31.749%31.7%

Female Employment by Age#7

Percentage of female population employed by age cohort. Gray areas represent percentile bands from the metro areas in Massachusetts.
Scope: population of Massachusetts, the Boston Area, and selected other metro areas in Massachusettses
Boston Area
Massachusetts
Percentile:
0th - 100th
10th - 90th
20th - 80th
30th - 70th
40th - 60th
0%20%40%60%80%100%%75+70-7465-6962-6460-6155-5945-5435-4430-3425-2922-2420-2116-195.100%5.10%17.863%17.9%35.460%35.5%56.103%56.1%63.166%63.2%72.687%72.7%76.573%76.6%76.196%76.2%77.961%78.0%79.937%79.9%76.213%76.2%62.334%62.3%41.483%41.5%

Employment among the Married#8

Selected family employment structures as a percentage of all married couple households.
Scope: households in Massachusetts and the Boston Area
Boston Area
Massachusetts
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 …231.121982%30.143559%31.121982%31.1%262,874263k9.695415%8.813055%9.695415%9.7%81,89381.9k1.375233%1.371941%1.375233%1.4%11,61611.6k0.427392%0.484002%0.427392%0.4%3,61029.865259%29.559709%29.865259%29.9%252,259252k9.057404%9.238125%9.057404%9.1%76,50476.5k5.866405%6.208421%5.866405%5.9%49,55149.6k12.590910%14.181188%12.590910%12.6%106,350106k

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 Massachusetts and the Boston Area
Boston Area
Massachusetts
0%20%40%60%CountBoth WorkStay at Home MomsStay at Home DadsNeither Work73.021975%73.858540%73.021975%73.0%262,874263k22.748498%21.593980%22.748498%22.7%81,89381.9k3.226729%3.361566%3.226729%3.2%11,61611.6k1.002797%1.185913%1.002797%1.0%3,610

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 Massachusetts and the Boston Area
Boston Area
Massachusetts
0%10%20%30%40%50%CountBoth WorkLadies Who LunchGents Who LunchNeither Work52.048223%49.942535%52.048223%52.0%252,259252k15.784956%15.608251%15.784956%15.8%76,50476.5k10.223784%10.489423%10.223784%10.2%49,55149.6k21.943037%23.959791%21.943037%21.9%106,350106k

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 Massachusetts and the Boston Area
Boston Area
Massachusetts
0%20%40%60%80%CountBachelor's Degree1Some College2H.S. Diploma3No H.S. Diploma385.222572%85.179460%85.222572%85.2%1,076,2521.08M78.000503%77.138243%78.000503%78.0%459,203459k71.397583%70.544973%71.397583%71.4%394,643395k56.663785%52.728311%56.663785%56.7%105,521106k

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 Massachusetts and the Boston Area
Female Male
Massachusetts
Boston Area
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30%20%10%0%10%20%30%%OtherBlackHispanic1MixedAsianWhite-32.311219%-2.567044%-35.268401%-3.410984%-34.878263%34.9%32.311219%35.268401%32.311219%32.3%33.576%33.6%-31.471371%-32.903705%-31.471371%31.5%31.471371%1.166005%32.903705%0.971550%32.637376%32.6%32.027%32.0%-28.061724%-7.404517%-32.918350%-6.183606%-35.466241%35.5%28.061724%32.918350%28.061724%28.1%31.835%31.8%-28.655262%-5.501932%-32.672044%-2.404367%-34.157195%34.2%28.655262%32.672044%28.655262%28.7%31.317%31.3%-25.070745%-11.783691%-25.579300%-11.953895%-36.854436%36.9%25.070745%25.579300%25.070745%25.1%31.259%31.3%-21.173348%-4.865389%-23.092411%-3.714273%-26.038737%26.0%21.173348%23.092411%21.173348%21.2%23.642%23.6%

Unemployment by Race#13

Percentage unemployed of each ethno-racial group's population 16 to 64 years of age.
Scope: population of Massachusetts and the Boston Area
Female Male
Massachusetts
Boston Area
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
8%6%4%2%0%2%4%6%8%%BlackOtherHispanic1MixedAsianWhite-8.144534%-8.323231%-8.144534%8.1%8.144534%1.568680%8.323231%1.158123%9.713213%9.7%8.893%8.89%-7.956562%-0.047411%-8.525639%-8.003974%8.0%7.956562%8.525639%0.095117%7.956562%8.0%7.980%7.98%-7.069283%-0.445103%-7.145792%-7.514386%7.5%7.069283%7.145792%0.830079%7.069283%7.1%7.296%7.30%-6.303387%-0.327810%-6.741513%-6.631197%6.6%6.303387%6.741513%0.119650%6.303387%6.3%6.462%6.46%-4.190962%-4.342710%-4.190962%4.2%4.190962%0.463376%4.342710%0.448170%4.654338%4.7%4.411%4.41%-3.703069%-3.963927%-3.703069%3.7%3.703069%1.229321%3.963927%1.470511%4.932390%4.9%4.309%4.31%

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 Massachusetts and the Boston Area
Female Male
Massachusetts
Boston Area
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
0.1%0.0%0.1%0.2%0.3%0.4%%MixedHispanic1BlackWhiteAsianOther-0.077388%-0.090312%-0.077388%0.08%0.077388%0.350843%0.090312%0.074438%0.428232%0.43%0.259%0.26%-0.045230%-0.083752%-0.045230%0.05%0.045230%0.278534%0.083752%0.177286%0.323764%0.32%0.182%0.18%-0.106362%-0.085848%-0.106362%0.11%0.106362%0.086188%0.085848%0.104361%0.192551%0.19%0.147%0.15%-0.016286%-0.017465%-0.016286%0.02%0.016286%0.228011%0.017465%0.172255%0.244297%0.24%0.129%0.13%-0.018593%-0.015732%-0.018593%0.02%0.018593%0.092459%0.015732%0.061810%0.111053%0.11%0.062%0.06%-0.000000%-0.000000%0.000000%0.00%0.000000%0.118796%0.000000%0.088983%0.118796%0.12%0.060%0.06%

Employment by Race#15

Percentage employed of each ethno-racial group's population 16 to 64 years of age.
Scope: population of Massachusetts and the Boston Area
Female Male
Massachusetts
Boston Area
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
60%40%20%0%20%40%60%%WhiteAsianMixedHispanic1BlackOther-73.961263%-73.193316%-73.961263%74.0%73.961263%4.865389%73.193316%3.714273%78.826652%78.8%76.358%76.4%-63.145564%-62.466805%-63.145564%63.1%63.145564%11.783691%62.466805%11.953895%74.929255%74.9%68.741%68.7%-65.842805%-64.923589%-65.842805%65.8%65.842805%5.501932%64.923589%2.404367%71.344738%71.3%68.683%68.7%-64.533759%-60.898044%-64.533759%64.5%64.533759%7.404517%60.898044%6.183606%71.938276%71.9%68.165%68.2%-67.362624%-1.166005%-66.124745%-0.971550%-68.528629%68.5%67.362624%66.124745%67.362624%67.4%67.973%68.0%-65.121737%-61.320615%-65.121737%65.1%65.121737%2.567044%61.320615%3.410984%67.688781%67.7%66.424%66.4%

Map of Employment Status by County in the Boston Area

Both Parents Work Employment Status by County#16

Percentage of married families with children under the age of 18 present in which both parents work outside the home (%):
24.2%26.1%27.9%29.7%31.5%33.3%

Stay at Home Moms Employment Status by County#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 (%):
8.37%8.83%9.28%9.74%10.19%10.65%

Stay at Home Dads Employment Status by County#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 (%):
1.04%1.20%1.35%1.51%1.66%1.82%

Neither Parent Works Employment Status by County#19

Percentage of married families with children under the age of 18 present in which neither parent works outside the home (%):
0.18%0.33%0.48%0.63%0.78%0.93%

Employed Working-Age Men Employment Status by County#20

Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
83.3%85.1%86.8%88.6%90.3%92.1%
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Map of Employment Status by County Subdivision in the Boston Area

Both Parents Work Employment Status by County Subdivision#21

Percentage of married families with children under the age of 18 present in which both parents work outside the home (%):
11%17%24%30%36%43%

Stay at Home Moms Employment Status by County Subdivision#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 (%):
1.7%6.1%10.6%15.0%19.4%23.9%

Stay at Home Dads Employment Status by County Subdivision#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%1.2%2.4%3.6%4.8%6.1%

Neither Parent Works Employment Status by County Subdivision#24

Percentage of married families with children under the age of 18 present in which neither parent works outside the home (%):
0.0%1.2%2.4%3.5%4.7%5.9%

Employed Working-Age Men Employment Status by County Subdivision#25

Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
0%20%40%60%80%100%
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Employment Status by Place in the Boston Area

There are 132 places that are fully or partially contained within the Boston Area (130 fully and 2 partially). This section compares all 132 of those to each other, the Boston Area, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Boston Area.

Employed Working-Age Men by Place#30

Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed.
Scope: population of the Boston Area, selected places in the Boston Area, and entities that contain the Boston Area
0%50%100%Count#SomersworthKingstonHinghamFarmingtonSouth DuxburyTopsfieldMattapoisett CenterMattapoisett CtrLittleton CommonLittleton CmnNorth PembrokeN PembrokeHopkintonGreen Harbor-Cedar CrestGrn Hbr-Cedar CrstBoxfordDoverHampton BeachHanscom AFBWeweanticHansonRowleyDuxburyEssexTownsendShirleyThe PinehillsOnsetGrotonSeabrook BeachSeabrook BchMilton MillsNewfieldsNorth LakevilleN LakevilleNorth ScituateN ScituateMillis-ClicquotLexingtonMarlboroughScituateSalemSalisburyWalthamNew HampshireCambridgeBoston, Cambridge, and Newton Metro AreaBoston AreaMassachusettsNew EnglandDedhamNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesBostonHullBrocktonRochesterLowellWareham CenterWareham CtrWest ConcordMiltonMarion CenterDevens100.000000%100.000000%100.0%6611100.000000%100.000000%100.0%3012100.000000%100.000000%100.0%2273100.000000%100.000000%100.0%3084100.000000%100.000000%100.0%1845100.000000%100.000000%100.0%2146100.000000%100.000000%100.0%1087100.000000%100.000000%100.0%1878100.000000%100.000000%100.0%1209100.000000%100.000000%100.0%24110100.000000%100.000000%100.0%9011100.000000%100.000000%100.0%24312100.000000%100.000000%100.0%13113100.000000%100.000000%100.0%8314100.000000%100.000000%100.0%19015100.000000%100.000000%100.0%11916100.000000%100.000000%100.0%10117100.000000%100.000000%100.0%6218100.000000%100.000000%100.0%2219100.000000%100.000000%100.0%7320100.000000%100.000000%100.0%9921100.000000%100.000000%100.0%6022100.000000%100.000000%100.0%4923100.000000%100.000000%100.0%9724100.000000%100.000000%100.0%9925100.000000%100.000000%100.0%1926100.000000%100.000000%100.0%1027100.000000%100.000000%100.0%312899.152542%99.152542%99.2%1172998.846154%98.846154%98.8%2573095.962733%95.962733%96.0%3093895.009690%95.009690%95.0%1,9614793.781095%93.781095%93.8%2,2625691.884058%91.884058%91.9%3176690.501931%90.501931%90.5%2,3447589.189189%89.189189%89.2%2318488.015526%88.015526%88.0%3,6289387.926416%87.926416%87.9%69,59269.6k87.643505%87.643505%87.6%5,8029487.422928%87.422928%87.4%258,055258k85.552176%85.552176%85.6%350,722351k85.373301%85.373301%85.4%749,651750k84.759672%84.759672%84.8%1,44610384.488623%84.488623%84.5%2,903,3022.90M83.826751%83.826751%83.8%16,918,49516.9M82.260151%82.260151%82.3%33,06233.1k10780.239521%80.239521%80.2%40211279.817159%79.817159%79.8%4,54011575.347222%75.347222%75.3%1,51912174.349442%74.349442%74.3%4,80012469.090909%69.090909%69.1%7612746.193548%46.193548%46.2%35812832.258065%32.258065%32.3%1012921.621622%21.621622%21.6%161306.417112%6.417112%6.4%24131

Employment Status by County in the Boston Area

There are 7 counties in the Boston Area. This section compares all 7 of those to each other, the Boston Area, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Boston Area.

Employed Working-Age Men by County#35

Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed.
Scope: population of the Boston Area, selected counties in the Boston Area, and entities that contain the Boston Area
0%20%40%60%80%Count#Rockingham CountyRockinghamMiddlesex CountyMiddlesexStrafford CountyStraffordNorfolk CountyNorfolkNew HampshireBoston, Cambridge, and Newton Metro AreaBoston AreaEssex CountyEssexMassachusettsNew EnglandPlymouth CountyPlymouthNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesSuffolk CountySuffolk92.045330%92.045330%92.0%16,81316.8k189.065096%89.065096%89.1%91,65691.7k288.940789%88.940789%88.9%6,474388.474592%88.474592%88.5%37,79937.8k487.926416%87.926416%87.9%69,59269.6k87.422928%87.422928%87.4%258,055258k86.515410%86.515410%86.5%39,04739.0k585.552176%85.552176%85.6%350,722351k85.373301%85.373301%85.4%749,651750k85.070526%85.070526%85.1%25,39125.4k684.488623%84.488623%84.5%2,903,3022.90M83.826751%83.826751%83.8%16,918,49516.9M83.379230%83.379230%83.4%40,87540.9k7

Employment Status by County Subdivision in the Boston Area

There are 201 county subdivisions in the Boston Area. This section compares the 50 most populous of those to each other, the Boston Area, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Boston Area. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 27,773.

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 Boston Area, selected county subdivisions in the Boston Area, and entities that contain the Boston Area
0%20%40%60%80%Count#Town of DerryTown of ArlingtonArlingtonTown of NorwoodNorwoodTown of ChelmsfordChelmsfordTown of NeedhamNeedhamTown of LexingtonLexingtonMarlboroughFranklin TownTown of AndoverAndoverTown of NatickNatickTown of WellesleyWellesleyMedfordBeverlyTown of SalemTown of StoughtonStoughtonEverettNewtonChelseaSalemWoburnDoverSomervilleTown of North AndoverN AndoverMelroseWatertown TownQuincyPeabodyGloucesterBraintree TownTown of TewksburyTewksburyWalthamNew HampshireCambridgeBoston, Cambridge, and Newton Metro AreaBoston AreaTown of FraminghamFraminghamWeymouth TownMethuen TownTown of BrooklineBrooklineTown of DracutDracutMassachusettsNew EnglandRevereMaldenNortheastLynnUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesTown of BillericaBillericaBostonTown of RandolphRandolphTown of PlymouthPlymouthTown of SaugusSaugusHaverhillBrocktonRochesterLawrenceLowell96.573666%96.573666%96.6%1,973195.781566%95.781566%95.8%3,315295.546349%95.546349%95.5%1,845395.481515%95.481515%95.5%2,092495.043732%95.043732%95.0%1,956595.009690%95.009690%95.0%1,961693.781095%93.781095%93.8%2,262793.436101%93.436101%93.4%1,879893.225806%93.225806%93.2%2,023992.335187%92.335187%92.3%2,3251092.152778%92.152778%92.2%1,3271192.113565%92.113565%92.1%3,2121292.045455%92.045455%92.0%2,2681391.738594%91.738594%91.7%1,4881491.482650%91.482650%91.5%1,4501591.134990%91.134990%91.1%2,7141690.597625%90.597625%90.6%4,6541790.560558%90.560558%90.6%3,1181890.501931%90.501931%90.5%2,3441990.280778%90.280778%90.3%2,5082090.118153%90.118153%90.1%1,6782189.652997%89.652997%89.7%5,6842289.435439%89.435439%89.4%1,6002389.420984%89.420984%89.4%2,0542488.949672%88.949672%88.9%2,4392588.795240%88.795240%88.8%5,3732688.782991%88.782991%88.8%2,4222788.442211%88.442211%88.4%1,2322888.126316%88.126316%88.1%2,0932988.039673%88.039673%88.0%1,5093088.015526%88.015526%88.0%3,6283187.926416%87.926416%87.9%69,59269.6k87.643505%87.643505%87.6%5,8023287.422928%87.422928%87.4%258,055258k86.989073%86.989073%87.0%4,2993386.571512%86.571512%86.6%2,9723486.299616%86.299616%86.3%2,6963586.035641%86.035641%86.0%2,9453685.773624%85.773624%85.8%1,6523785.552176%85.552176%85.6%350,722351k85.373301%85.373301%85.4%749,651750k84.990619%84.990619%85.0%3,6243884.911968%84.911968%84.9%3,8103984.488623%84.488623%84.5%2,903,3022.90M83.910595%83.910595%83.9%4,9184083.826751%83.826751%83.8%16,918,49516.9M83.479254%83.479254%83.5%2,1934182.260151%82.260151%82.3%33,06233.1k4281.458094%81.458094%81.5%1,4194381.241744%81.241744%81.2%3,0754480.864590%80.864590%80.9%1,2724580.309156%80.309156%80.3%3,3774679.817159%79.817159%79.8%4,5404775.347222%75.347222%75.3%1,5194874.763804%74.763804%74.8%3,5614974.349442%74.349442%74.3%4,80050

Employment Status by Metro Area in Massachusetts

There are 8 metro areas in Massachusetts. This section compares the Boston Area to all of the metro areas in Massachusetts and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Boston Area.

Employed Working-Age Men by Metro Area#45

Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed.
Scope: population of the Boston Area, selected other metro areas in Massachusetts, and entities that contain the Boston Area
0%20%40%60%80%Count#Vineyard Haven Metro AreaVineyard HavenBarnstable Town Metro AreaBarnstable TownNew HampshireBoston, Cambridge, and Newton Metro AreaBoston AreaMassachusettsNew EnglandNortheastGreenfield Town Metro AreaGreenfield TownUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesWorcester Metro AreaWorcesterProvidence and Warwick Metro AreaProvidenceSpringfield Metro AreaSpringfieldPittsfield Metro AreaPittsfield96.957404%96.957404%97.0%956187.950082%87.950082%88.0%8,598287.926416%87.926416%87.9%69,59269.6k87.422928%87.422928%87.4%258,055258k385.552176%85.552176%85.6%350,722351k85.373301%85.373301%85.4%749,651750k84.488623%84.488623%84.5%2,903,3022.90M83.921471%83.921471%83.9%3,377483.826751%83.826751%83.8%16,918,49516.9M83.290180%83.290180%83.3%47,93147.9k583.224746%83.224746%83.2%79,96480.0k680.438937%80.438937%80.4%26,93926.9k779.074955%79.074955%79.1%5,3178

Employment Status by Metro Area in the Northeast

There are 93 metro areas in the Northeast. This section compares the Boston Area to the 50 most populous metro areas in the Northeast and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Boston Area. The least populous of the compared metro areas has a population of 116,313.

Employed Working-Age Men by Metro Area#50

Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed.
Scope: population of the Boston Area, selected other metro areas in the Northeast, and entities that contain the Boston Area
0%20%40%60%80%Count#Burlington and South Burlington Metro AreaBurlingtonManchester and Nashua Metro AreaManchesterTorrington Metro AreaTorringtonLancaster Metro AreaLancasterBridgeport, Stamford, and Norwalk Metro AreaBridgeportBarnstable Town Metro AreaBarnstable TownNew HampshireChambersburg and Waynesboro Metro AreaChambersburgBoston, Cambridge, and Newton Metro AreaBoston AreaPortland and South Portland Metro AreaPortland AreaReading Metro AreaReading AreaAlbany, Schenectady, and Troy Metro AreaAlbany AreaNew York, Newark, and Jersey City Metro AreaNew York AreaLebanon Metro AreaLebanon AreaAllentown, Bethlehem, and Easton Metro AreaAllentownPittsburgh Metro AreaPittsburghMassachusettsNew EnglandYork and Hanover Metro AreaYork AreaTrenton Metro AreaTrenton AreaAltoona Metro AreaAltoona AreaNortheastHartford, West Hartford, and East Hartford Metro AreaHartford AreaWilliamsport Metro AreaWilliamsportNorwich and New London Metro AreaNorwich AreaClaremont and Lebanon Metro AreaClaremontHarrisburg and Carlisle Metro AreaHarrisburgConcord Metro AreaConcord AreaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesWorcester Metro AreaWorcesterProvidence and Warwick Metro AreaProvidencePhiladelphia, Camden, and Wilmington Metro AreaPhiladelphiaNew Haven and Milford Metro AreaNew HavenRochester Metro AreaRochesterBuffalo, Cheektowaga, and Niagara Falls Metro AreaBuffalo AreaSyracuse Metro AreaSyracuse AreaState College Metro AreaState CollegeBinghamton Metro AreaBinghamtonWatertown and Fort Drum Metro AreaWatertownEast Stroudsburg Metro AreaEast StroudsburgBangor Metro AreaBangor AreaSpringfield Metro AreaSpringfieldGlens Falls Metro AreaGlens FallsScranton, Wilkes, Barre, and Hazleton Metro AreaScranton AreaErie Metro AreaErie AreaPittsfield Metro AreaPittsfieldYoungstown, Warren, and Boardman Metro AreaYoungstownAtlantic City and Hammonton Metro AreaAtlantic CityJamestown, Dunkirk, and Fredonia Metro AreaJamestownAugusta and Waterville Metro AreaAugusta AreaJohnstown Metro AreaJohnstownUtica and Rome Metro AreaUtica AreaKingston Metro AreaKingston AreaPottsville Metro AreaPottsvilleVineland and Bridgeton Metro AreaVineland Area89.931099%89.931099%89.9%11,48611.5k189.846142%89.846142%89.8%23,18323.2k289.757046%89.757046%89.8%9,236389.518667%89.518667%89.5%27,02327.0k489.156303%89.156303%89.2%53,12253.1k587.950082%87.950082%88.0%8,598687.926416%87.926416%87.9%69,59269.6k87.770090%87.770090%87.8%8,246787.422928%87.422928%87.4%258,055258k886.459199%86.459199%86.5%27,06027.1k986.455581%86.455581%86.5%20,94320.9k1086.389954%86.389954%86.4%45,06145.1k1186.359869%86.359869%86.4%1,128,4291.13M1286.344046%86.344046%86.3%7,0121386.281141%86.281141%86.3%43,11943.1k1485.843601%85.843601%85.8%115,791116k1585.552176%85.552176%85.6%350,722351k85.373301%85.373301%85.4%749,651750k85.334649%85.334649%85.3%23,34523.3k1685.071080%85.071080%85.1%20,76520.8k1784.744161%84.744161%84.7%6,2771884.488623%84.488623%84.5%2,903,3022.90M84.281583%84.281583%84.3%60,61760.6k1984.252336%84.252336%84.3%5,4092084.228145%84.228145%84.2%13,08413.1k2184.102388%84.102388%84.1%9,8242284.002332%84.002332%84.0%28,81728.8k2383.945885%83.945885%83.9%7,4462483.826751%83.826751%83.8%16,918,49516.9M83.290180%83.290180%83.3%47,93147.9k2583.224746%83.224746%83.2%79,96480.0k2682.880576%82.880576%82.9%302,045302k2782.703272%82.703272%82.7%41,63241.6k2882.620852%82.620852%82.6%49,05249.1k2982.414661%82.414661%82.4%51,76351.8k3082.180235%82.180235%82.2%29,44629.4k3181.914894%81.914894%81.9%7,3923281.100385%81.100385%81.1%10,33310.3k3381.028417%81.028417%81.0%5,9883480.626067%80.626067%80.6%7,0833580.582184%80.582184%80.6%6,8933680.438937%80.438937%80.4%26,93926.9k3780.426680%80.426680%80.4%6,2583880.367817%80.367817%80.4%26,35126.4k3979.358934%79.358934%79.4%12,50312.5k4079.074955%79.074955%79.1%5,3174177.734075%77.734075%77.7%24,30924.3k4277.464970%77.464970%77.5%12,05212.1k4376.865034%76.865034%76.9%5,3994476.209094%76.209094%76.2%5,2634575.969290%75.969290%76.0%5,9374675.100830%75.100830%75.1%12,66212.7k4774.140901%74.140901%74.1%8,1774870.172997%70.172997%70.2%7,0584959.363958%59.363958%59.4%6,88850

Employment Status by Metro Area in the United States

There are 933 metro areas in the United States. This section compares the Boston Area to the 50 most populous metro areas in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Boston Area. The least populous of the compared metro areas has a population of 1,135,503.

Employed Working-Age Men by Metro Area#55

Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed.
Scope: population of the Boston Area, selected other metro areas in the United States, and entities that contain the Boston Area
0%20%40%60%80%Count#Washington, Arlington, and Alexandria Metro AreaWashingtonSan Jose, Sunnyvale, and Santa Clara Metro AreaSan Jose AreaAustin and Round Rock Metro AreaAustin AreaSalt Lake City Metro AreaSalt Lake CityRaleigh Metro AreaRaleigh AreaMinneapolis, St. Paul, and Bloomington Metro AreaMinneapolisDenver, Aurora, and Lakewood Metro AreaDenver AreaDallas, Fort Worth, and Arlington Metro AreaDallas AreaSan Francisco, Oakland, and Hayward Metro AreaSan FranciscoKansas City Metro AreaKansas CityHouston, The Woodlands, and Sugar Land Metro AreaHouston AreaNew HampshireNashville, Davidson, Murfreesboro, and Franklin Metro AreaNashvilleCharlotte, Concord, and Gastonia Metro AreaCharlotteSeattle, Tacoma, and Bellevue Metro AreaSeattle AreaBoston, Cambridge, and Newton Metro AreaBoston AreaPortland, Vancouver, and Hillsboro Metro AreaPortland AreaBaltimore, Columbia, and Towson Metro AreaBaltimoreChicago, Naperville, and Elgin Metro AreaChicago AreaNew York, Newark, and Jersey City Metro AreaNew York AreaOklahoma City Metro AreaOklahoma CityLos Angeles, Long Beach, and Anaheim Metro AreaLos AngelesPittsburgh Metro AreaPittsburghMilwaukee, Waukesha, and West Allis Metro AreaMilwaukeeVirginia Beach, Norfolk, and Newport News Metro AreaVirginia BeachSan Antonio and New Braunfels Metro AreaSan AntonioMassachusettsAtlanta, Sandy Springs, and Roswell Metro AreaAtlanta AreaNew EnglandIndianapolis, Carmel, and Anderson Metro AreaIndianapolisSt. Louis Metro AreaSt. LouisSan Diego and Carlsbad Metro AreaSan DiegoMiami, Fort Lauderdale, and West Palm Beach Metro AreaMiami AreaColumbus Metro AreaColumbus AreaCincinnati Metro AreaCincinnatiNortheastPhoenix, Mesa, and Scottsdale Metro AreaPhoenix AreaHartford, West Hartford, and East Hartford Metro AreaHartford AreaJacksonville Metro AreaJacksonvilleTampa, St. Petersburg, and Clearwater Metro AreaTampa AreaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesOrlando, Kissimmee, and Sanford Metro AreaOrlando AreaProvidence and Warwick Metro AreaProvidenceRichmond Metro AreaRichmond AreaNew Orleans and Metairie Metro AreaNew OrleansLas Vegas, Henderson, and Paradise Metro AreaLas VegasPhiladelphia, Camden, and Wilmington Metro AreaPhiladelphiaLouisville and Jefferson County Metro AreaLouisvilleCleveland and Elyria Metro AreaClevelandBuffalo, Cheektowaga, and Niagara Falls Metro AreaBuffalo AreaDetroit, Warren, and Dearborn Metro AreaDetroit AreaBirmingham and Hoover Metro AreaBirminghamMemphis Metro AreaMemphis AreaSacramento, Roseville, Arden, and Arcade Metro AreaSacramentoRiverside, San Bernardino, and Ontario Metro AreaRiverside91.057221%91.057221%91.1%388,553389k190.297136%90.297136%90.3%132,679133k290.270525%90.270525%90.3%138,113138k390.002982%90.002982%90.0%75,44575.4k489.983939%89.983939%90.0%83,47983.5k589.959472%89.959472%90.0%207,541208k689.878241%89.878241%89.9%183,286183k789.244212%89.244212%89.2%437,360437k888.403386%88.403386%88.4%296,497296k988.273045%88.273045%88.3%120,355120k1088.045355%88.045355%88.0%404,483404k1187.926416%87.926416%87.9%69,59269.6k87.846962%87.846962%87.8%107,732108k1287.755347%87.755347%87.8%146,490146k1387.555410%87.555410%87.6%232,281232k1487.422928%87.422928%87.4%258,055258k1587.113902%87.113902%87.1%149,957150k1686.587998%86.587998%86.6%145,215145k1786.387347%86.387347%86.4%549,154549k1886.359869%86.359869%86.4%1,128,4291.13M1986.139431%86.139431%86.1%73,08573.1k2086.052511%86.052511%86.1%780,609781k2185.843601%85.843601%85.8%115,791116k2285.834369%85.834369%85.8%82,20182.2k2385.694484%85.694484%85.7%87,78887.8k2485.594749%85.594749%85.6%129,094129k2585.552176%85.552176%85.6%350,722351k85.417286%85.417286%85.4%336,164336k2685.373301%85.373301%85.4%749,651750k85.202771%85.202771%85.2%111,792112k2785.120215%85.120215%85.1%143,631144k2885.057132%85.057132%85.1%184,164184k2984.986641%84.986641%85.0%332,721333k3084.850769%84.850769%84.9%114,826115k3184.840139%84.840139%84.8%112,750113k3284.488623%84.488623%84.5%2,903,3022.90M84.305028%84.305028%84.3%253,168253k3384.281583%84.281583%84.3%60,61760.6k3483.971352%83.971352%84.0%74,09874.1k3583.911031%83.911031%83.9%148,979149k3683.826751%83.826751%83.8%16,918,49516.9M83.587564%83.587564%83.6%129,213129k3783.224746%83.224746%83.2%79,96480.0k3883.008812%83.008812%83.0%66,50566.5k3982.924824%82.924824%82.9%63,53763.5k4082.916675%82.916675%82.9%122,686123k4182.880576%82.880576%82.9%302,045302k4282.620592%82.620592%82.6%67,63967.6k4382.553323%82.553323%82.6%98,46398.5k4482.414661%82.414661%82.4%51,76351.8k4582.267472%82.267472%82.3%216,231216k4682.046733%82.046733%82.0%60,11460.1k4781.707053%81.707053%81.7%68,04468.0k4881.408184%81.408184%81.4%114,315114k4980.097370%80.097370%80.1%225,229225k50

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 Senate Districts:

Lower State Legislative Districts:
MA-1st Bristol, MA-1st Essex, MA-1st Middlesex, MA-1st Norfolk, MA-1st Plymouth, MA-1st Suffolk, MA-2nd Essex, MA-2nd Middlesex, MA-2nd Norfolk, MA-2nd Plymouth, MA-2nd Suffolk, MA-3rd Essex, MA-3rd Middlesex, MA-3rd Norfolk, MA-3rd Plymouth, MA-3rd Suffolk, MA-4th Essex, MA-4th Middlesex, MA-4th Norfolk, MA-4th Plymouth, MA-4th Suffolk, MA-5th Barnstable, MA-5th Essex, MA-5th Middlesex, MA-5th Norfolk, MA-5th Plymouth, MA-5th Suffolk, MA-6th Essex, MA-6th Middlesex, MA-6th Norfolk, MA-6th Plymouth, MA-6th Suffolk, MA-7th Essex, MA-7th Middlesex, MA-7th Norfolk, MA-7th Plymouth, MA-7th Suffolk, MA-8th Essex, MA-8th Middlesex, MA-8th Norfolk, MA-8th Plymouth, MA-8th Suffolk, MA-8th Worcester, MA-9th Essex, MA-9th Middlesex, MA-9th Norfolk, MA-9th Plymouth, MA-9th Suffolk, MA-10th Bristol, MA-10th Essex, MA-10th Middlesex, MA-10th Norfolk, MA-10th Plymouth, MA-10th Suffolk, MA-10th Worcester, MA-11th Essex, MA-11th Middlesex, MA-11th Norfolk, MA-11th Plymouth, MA-11th Suffolk, MA-12th Bristol, MA-12th Essex, MA-12th Middlesex, MA-12th Norfolk, MA-12th Plymouth, MA-12th Suffolk, MA-13th Essex, MA-13th Middlesex, MA-13th Norfolk, MA-13th Suffolk, MA-14th Essex, MA-14th Middlesex, MA-14th Norfolk, MA-14th Suffolk, MA-15th Essex, MA-15th Middlesex, MA-15th Norfolk, MA-15th Suffolk, MA-16th Essex, MA-16th Middlesex, MA-16th Suffolk, MA-17th Essex, MA-17th Middlesex, MA-17th Suffolk, MA-18th Essex, MA-18th Middlesex, MA-18th Suffolk, MA-19th Middlesex, MA-19th Suffolk, MA-20th Middlesex, MA-21st Middlesex, MA-22nd Middlesex, MA-23rd Middlesex, MA-24th Middlesex, MA-25th Middlesex, MA-26th Middlesex, MA-27th Middlesex, MA-28th Middlesex, MA-29th Middlesex, MA-30th Middlesex, MA-31st Middlesex, MA-32nd Middlesex, MA-33rd Middlesex, MA-34th Middlesex, MA-35th Middlesex, MA-36th Middlesex, MA-37th Middlesex