Employment Status in Downtown, Boston, Massachusetts (Neighborhood)

Employment Status#1

Percentage of population aged 25 to 64 years old.
Scope: population of Boston and Downtown
Downtown
Boston
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%CountArmed ForcesEmployed1UnemployedOther20.000000%0.000000%0.0%0.105329%062.097169%63.153092%62.097169%62.1%1,1564.929294%5.458564%4.929294%4.9%919232.973537%31.283016%32.973537%33.0%613614

Employment Status By Sex#2

Percentage of male and female population aged 25 to 64 years old.
Scope: population of Boston and Downtown
Downtown
Boston
60%40%20%0%20%40%60%FMArmed ForcesEmployed1UnemployedOther2-0.000000%-0.000000%0.000000%0.0%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%00-60.014141%-60.014141%-60.014141%60.0%60.014141%3.728590%60.014141%3.728590%63.742731%63.7%493662663-2.483614%-2.483614%-2.483614%2.5%2.483614%4.377732%2.483614%4.377732%6.861346%6.9%2071-29.395923%-8.106322%-29.395923%-8.106322%-37.502245%37.5%29.395923%29.395923%29.395923%29.4%308305306

Employment Status by Age#3

Employment status composition of the given age cohorts.
Scope: population of Downtown
Armed Forces
Employed
Unemployed
Not in Labor Force
75+70-7465-6962-6460-6155-5945-5435-4430-3425-2922-2420-2116-190.000000%9.524962%10%0.000000%90.475038%90%12130.000000%43.409144%43%0.871171%55.719684%56%39400.000000%45.496692%45%0.000000%54.503308%55%44450.000000%61.258997%61%4.805285%33.935718%34%41420.000000%56.816884%57%0.000000%43.183116%43%19200.000000%58.413517%58%11.127233%11%30.459251%30%960.000000%56.502220%57%9.504315%10%33.993464%34%1241250.000000%80.592325%81%4.101781%15.305894%15%1870.000000%87.956958%88%4.545704%7.497338%7%2280.000000%81.066910%81%3.352494%15.580596%16%2170.000000%64.084037%64%4.178885%31.737079%32%660.000000%53.660753%54%6.658790%7%39.680457%40%32330.000000%35.227842%35%7.652044%8%57.120114%57%44450%20%40%60%80%100%Count

Employment by Sex and Age#4

Percentage of population employed by sex and age cohort.
Scope: population of Downtown
Female
Male
0%20%40%60%80%100%FM75+70-7465-6962-6460-6155-5945-5435-4430-3425-2922-2420-2116-196.733%6.73%11.469%11.5%36.698%36.7%51.059%51.1%40.471%40.5%48.906%48.9%63.716%63.7%57.588%57.6%16.485%16.5%65.441%65.4%65.966%66.0%55.459%55.5%58.752%58.8%55.194%55.2%74.025%74.0%85.661%85.7%83.269%83.3%92.642%92.6%69.884%69.9%89.433%89.4%70.416%70.4%60.755%60.8%59.598%59.6%38.472%38.5%45.215%45.2%18.667%18.7%

Employment Sex Ratio by Age#5

Percentage more males or females employed by age cohort.
Scope: population of Boston and Downtown
More Females More Males
Boston
Downtown
0%500%1,000%M:FFM75+70-7465-6962-6460-6155-5945-5435-4430-3425-2922-2420-2116-19144.592189%18.610422%144.592189%144.6%2.4462.45348922.068608%61.951220%22.068608%22.1%1.2211.2217182122-1.133144%78.119983%78.119983%78.1%1.7811.78162829-65.273221%-65.273221%65.3%4.401030%0.6050.6125261516-12.891884%1,000.000000%1,000.000000%> 1000%18.56518.6011819-9.793215%114.944143%114.944143%114.9%2.1492.15306566-0.804649%61.553189%61.553189%61.6%1.6161.6247487749.934230%3.373667%49.934230%49.9%1.4991.50747511211.323032%3.569138%11.323032%11.3%1.1131.1110710812071.064455%0.228298%71.064455%71.1%1.7111.7180137-6.297229%64.097092%64.097092%64.1%1.6411.642541-296.307049%-28.110540%-296.307049%296.3%0.2520.252667-301.645305%-67.356227%-301.645305%301.6%0.2490.25353689

Male Employment by Age#6

Percentage of male population employed by age cohort. Gray areas represent percentile bands from the neighborhoods in Boston.
Scope: population of Boston, Downtown, and selected other neighborhoods in Bostons
Downtown
Boston
Percentile:
0th - 100th
10th - 90th
20th - 80th
30th - 70th
40th - 60th
0%20%40%60%80%100%%75+70-7465-6962-6460-6155-5945-5435-4430-3425-2922-2420-2116-1911.469%11.5%51.059%51.1%48.906%48.9%57.588%57.6%65.441%65.4%55.459%55.5%55.194%55.2%85.661%85.7%92.642%92.6%89.433%89.4%60.755%60.8%38.472%38.5%18.667%18.7%

Female Employment by Age#7

Percentage of female population employed by age cohort. Gray areas represent percentile bands from the neighborhoods in Boston.
Scope: population of Boston, Downtown, and selected other neighborhoods in Bostons
Downtown
Boston
Percentile:
0th - 100th
10th - 90th
20th - 80th
30th - 70th
40th - 60th
0%20%40%60%80%100%%75+70-7465-6962-6460-6155-5945-5435-4430-3425-2922-2420-2116-196.733%6.73%36.698%36.7%40.471%40.5%63.716%63.7%16.485%16.5%65.966%66.0%58.752%58.8%74.025%74.0%83.269%83.3%69.884%69.9%70.416%70.4%59.598%59.6%45.215%45.2%

Employment among the Married#8

Selected family employment structures as a percentage of all married couple households.
Scope: households in Boston and Downtown
Downtown
Boston
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 …213.353272%27.643935%13.353272%13.4%313212.646835%8.109337%12.646835%12.6%300.000000%0.000000%0.0%1.905922%00.000000%0.000000%0.0%0.698398%034.317732%33.677152%34.317732%34.3%8122.599441%8.930982%22.599441%22.6%53546.126879%6.637713%6.126879%6.1%141510.955840%12.396561%10.955840%11.0%2526

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 Boston and Downtown
Downtown
Boston
0%20%40%60%CountBoth WorkStay at Home MomsStay at Home DadsNeither Work51.358527%72.069005%51.358527%51.4%313248.641473%21.141415%48.641473%48.6%300.000000%0.000000%0.0%4.968825%00.000000%0.000000%0.0%1.820755%0

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 Boston and Downtown
Downtown
Boston
0%10%20%30%40%50%CountBoth WorkLadies Who LunchGents Who LunchNeither Work46.375381%54.633090%46.375381%46.4%8130.539830%14.488373%30.539830%30.5%53548.279578%10.768096%8.279578%8.3%141514.805210%20.110442%14.805210%14.8%2526

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 Boston and Downtown
Downtown
Boston
0%20%40%60%80%CountBachelor's Degree1Some College2H.S. Diploma3No H.S. Diploma383.932496%85.714515%83.932496%83.9%74374464.989135%73.590291%64.989135%65.0%12733.709731%65.978682%33.709731%33.7%2719.696344%55.012499%19.696344%19.7%1617

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 Boston and Downtown
Female Male
Boston
Downtown
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60%40%20%0%20%40%60%%OtherBlackMixedHispanic1AsianWhite-60.504322%-36.059947%-60.504322%60.5%60.504322%4.789923%36.059947%1.964005%65.294245%65.3%63.426%63.4%-48.316024%-34.308874%-48.316024%48.3%48.316024%0.335658%34.308874%1.695837%48.651682%48.7%48.578%48.6%-35.732627%-20.697354%-25.381245%-8.488495%-56.429981%56.4%35.732627%25.381245%35.732627%35.7%49.382%49.4%-16.607630%-32.464631%-7.464030%-16.607630%16.6%16.607630%44.054082%32.464631%60.661712%60.7%36.928%36.9%-31.619860%-8.301078%-37.208466%-3.809796%-39.920938%39.9%31.619860%37.208466%31.619860%31.6%36.322%36.3%-23.923019%-6.277716%-23.354093%-1.506240%-30.200735%30.2%23.923019%23.354093%23.923019%23.9%26.659%26.7%

Unemployment by Race#13

Percentage unemployed of each ethno-racial group's population 16 to 64 years of age.
Scope: population of Boston and Downtown
Female Male
Boston
Downtown
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20%10%0%10%%BlackMixedHispanic1OtherAsianWhite-11.881935%-8.454326%-11.881935%11.9%11.881935%4.754732%8.454326%2.017525%16.636667%16.6%15.595%15.6%-0.000000%-24.559639%-6.222612%-0.442785%-24.559639%24.6%0.000000%6.222612%0.000000%0.0%16.196%16.2%-0.000000%-7.193997%-0.994211%0.000000%0.0%0.000000%14.094034%7.193997%14.094034%14.1%6.501%6.50%-0.000000%-9.676647%-0.081962%0.000000%0.0%0.000000%10.436761%9.676647%10.436761%10.4%6.366%6.37%-0.374401%-4.174340%-0.374401%0.4%0.374401%8.676747%4.174340%1.550731%9.051148%9.1%4.136%4.14%-2.730831%-2.931954%-2.730831%2.7%2.730831%3.943289%2.931954%2.074003%6.674120%6.7%4.955%4.96%

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 Boston and Downtown
Female Male
Boston
Downtown
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0.0%0.1%0.2%0.3%%WhiteHispanic1BlackAsianMixedOther-0.000000%-0.031272%0.000000%0.00%0.000000%0.000000%0.031272%0.341386%0.000000%0.00%0.000%0%-0.000000%-0.000000%0.000000%0.00%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.080188%0.000000%0.00%0.000%0%-0.000000%-0.021160%0.000000%0.00%0.000000%0.000000%0.021160%0.069580%0.000000%0.00%0.000%0%-0.000000%-0.000000%0.000000%0.00%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.058419%0.000000%0.00%0.000%0%-0.000000%-0.000000%0.000000%0.00%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.227870%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%

Employment by Race#15

Percentage employed of each ethno-racial group's population 16 to 64 years of age.
Scope: population of Boston and Downtown
Female Male
Boston
Downtown
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50%0%50%%WhiteAsianHispanic1MixedBlackOther-69.799265%-75.139667%-69.799265%69.8%69.799265%6.277716%75.139667%1.506240%76.076981%76.1%73.341%73.3%-60.079062%-58.981737%-60.079062%60.1%60.079062%8.301078%58.981737%3.809796%68.380140%68.4%63.678%63.7%-39.338288%-44.054082%-60.071339%-83.392370%83.4%39.338288%60.071339%7.464030%39.338288%39.3%63.072%63.1%-43.570019%-66.130261%-43.570019%43.6%43.570019%20.697354%66.130261%8.488495%64.267373%64.3%50.618%50.6%-51.348318%-0.335658%-63.995289%-1.695837%-51.683976%51.7%51.348318%63.995289%51.348318%51.3%51.422%51.4%-34.705755%-4.789923%-61.976048%-1.964005%-39.495678%39.5%34.705755%61.976048%34.705755%34.7%36.574%36.6%

Employment Status by Neighborhood in Boston

There are 41 neighborhoods in Boston. This section compares Downtown to all of the neighborhoods in Boston and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Downtown.

Employed Working-Age Men by Neighborhood#20

Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed.
Scope: population of Downtown, selected other neighborhoods in Boston, and entities that contain Downtown
0%20%40%60%80%100%Count#Sprague-Manor NeighborhoodSprague-ManorNewton Corner NeighborhoodNewton CornerBeacon Hill NeighborhoodBeacon HillChestnut Hill NeighborhoodChestnut HillEast Cambridge NeighborhoodE CambridgeWest Roxbury NeighborhoodWest RoxburyBack Bay NeighborhoodBack BayRiverdale NeighborhoodRiverdaleBrighton NeighborhoodBrightonJamaica Plain NeighborhoodJamaica PlainChinatown NeighborhoodChinatownLeather District NeighborhoodLeather DistDowntown Crossing NeighborhoodDntn CrossingEast Dedham NeighborhoodEast DedhamEast Boston NeighborhoodEast BostonCharlestown NeighborhoodCharlestownBoston, Cambridge, and Newton Metro AreaBoston AreaNorth End NeighborhoodNorth EndBay Village NeighborhoodBay VillageDowntown NeighborhoodDowntownMassachusettsNew EnglandEast Somerville NeighborhoodE SomervilleGovernment Center NeighborhoodGovernment CtrHaymarket NeighborhoodHaymarketNortheastSouth Boston NeighborhoodSouth BostonUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesSuffolk CountySuffolkHyde Park NeighborhoodHyde ParkBostonBoston School DistrictBostonRoslindale NeighborhoodRoslindaleAllston NeighborhoodAllstonMission Hill NeighborhoodMission HillSouth End NeighborhoodSouth EndMattapan NeighborhoodMattapanLongwood NeighborhoodLongwoodSouth Dorchester NeighborhoodS DorchesterNorth Dorchester NeighborhoodN DorchesterChestnut Hill NeighborhoodChestnut HillWest End NeighborhoodWest EndRoxbury NeighborhoodRoxburyFenway NeighborhoodFenwayKenmore NeighborhoodKenmoreLong Island NeighborhoodLong IslandBoston Harbor Islands NeighborhoodBoston Hbr Iss100.000000%100.000000%100.0%220199.423009%99.423009%99.4%278298.284362%98.284362%98.3%540541393.520818%93.520818%93.5%212492.772872%92.772872%92.8%691692591.920761%91.920761%91.9%1,760691.219674%91.219674%91.2%1,1461,147790.497738%90.497738%90.5%208890.342168%90.342168%90.3%1,842989.705371%89.705371%89.7%2,3521089.685570%89.685570%89.7%2791189.560440%89.560440%89.6%33341289.560440%89.560440%89.6%42431389.252549%89.252549%89.3%3321488.594748%88.594748%88.6%3,6723,6731587.425773%87.425773%87.4%1,0901,0911687.422928%87.422928%87.4%258,055258k86.787756%86.787756%86.8%5725731786.199711%86.199711%86.2%1051061885.660996%85.660996%85.7%1121985.552176%85.552176%85.6%350,722351k85.373301%85.373301%85.4%749,651750k84.805904%84.805904%84.8%6852084.776903%84.776903%84.8%172184.776903%84.776903%84.8%12132284.488623%84.488623%84.5%2,903,3022.90M84.049084%84.049084%84.0%1,7771,7782383.826751%83.826751%83.8%16,918,49516.9M83.379230%83.379230%83.4%40,87540.9k83.111257%83.111257%83.1%1,5261,5272482.260151%82.260151%82.3%33,06233.1k82.260151%82.260151%82.3%33,06233.1k81.827299%81.827299%81.8%1,6882580.580546%80.580546%80.6%9879882680.539145%80.539145%80.5%4384392778.165092%78.165092%78.2%1,4232877.996678%77.996678%78.0%1,6931,6942977.142857%77.142857%77.1%933075.747232%75.747232%75.7%2,9363175.443048%75.443048%75.4%1,6423271.815743%71.815743%71.8%3113371.113072%71.113072%71.1%4163469.872647%69.872647%69.9%1,7041,7053566.683757%66.683757%66.7%2912923653.219681%53.219681%53.2%3823833712.121212%12.121212%12.1%63812.121212%12.121212%12.1%039

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

Unlike the other geographical entities detailed on this site, neighborhoods are not recognized by the U.S. Census Bureau. To overcome this we have computed reasonable estimates of the same statistics that are presented for other the entity types. Each statistic is computed as the weighted sum or average of the census tracts or block groups that overlap the neighborhood. A weighted sum is used for counts of people or households, and a weighted average is used for statistics that are themselves some form of average, such as median household income. Census block groups are preferred when the statistic in question is available on the block group level. The weight for a given tract (or block group) is computed as the population of the census tabulation blocks that occupy the intersection between the tract and the neighborhood as a fraction of the total population of the neighborhood.

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