Employment Status in Boston, Massachusetts (City)

Employment Status#1

Percentage of population aged 25 to 64 years old.
Scope: population of Massachusetts and Boston
Boston
Massachusetts
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%CountArmed ForcesEmployed1UnemployedOther20.105329%0.083789%0.105329%0.1%59163.153092%62.816305%63.153092%63.2%354,352354k5.458564%4.569653%5.458564%5.5%30,62830.6k31.283016%32.530253%31.283016%31.3%175,529176k
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 Massachusetts and Boston
Boston
Massachusetts
50%0%50%FMArmed ForcesEmployed1UnemployedOther2-0.017010%-0.017010%-0.017010%0.0%0.017010%0.185500%0.017010%0.185500%0.202509%0.2%50541-61.206251%-61.206251%-61.206251%61.2%61.206251%4.089016%61.206251%4.089016%65.295267%65.3%179,917180k174,435174k-4.804526%-4.804526%-4.804526%4.8%4.804526%1.373697%4.804526%1.373697%6.178223%6.2%14,12314.1k16,50516.5k-28.324000%-5.648213%-28.324000%-5.648213%-33.972213%34.0%28.324000%28.324000%28.324000%28.3%99,86299.9k75,66775.7k
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 Boston
Armed Forces
Employed
Unemployed
Not in Labor Force
75+70-7465-6962-6460-6155-5945-5435-4430-3425-2922-2420-2116-190.000000%5.687173%0.626170%93.686657%94%1,7620.000000%15.808997%16%1.036269%83.154734%83%2,6850.000000%35.003586%35%1.505916%63.490498%63%7,8100.000000%53.464735%53%4.189128%42.346137%42%9,5210.000000%57.630076%58%4.544734%37.825190%38%7,2660.000000%67.650030%68%5.657709%26.692261%27%23,43623.4k0.025837%73.276038%73%6.139766%20.558358%21%53,90453.9k0.040173%79.142979%79%6.129405%14.687443%15%65,04565.0k0.136612%83.625186%84%4.756582%11.481619%11%53,95654.0k0.222923%79.760189%80%4.522630%15.494258%15%71,04171.0k0.348267%68.922112%69%6.400657%6%24.328963%24%27,84627.8k0.171921%51.541465%52%7.957923%8%40.328690%40%17,74717.7k0.127575%30.405405%30%11.122661%11%58.344358%58%12,92412.9k0%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 Boston
Female
Male
0%20%40%60%80%100%FM75+70-7465-6962-6460-6155-5945-5435-4430-3425-2922-2420-2116-194.114%4.11%8.394%8.39%10.950%10.9%21.776%21.8%32.366%32.4%38.147%38.1%49.893%49.9%57.401%57.4%56.297%56.3%59.212%59.2%66.730%66.7%68.690%68.7%71.361%71.4%75.369%75.4%76.235%76.2%82.260%82.3%80.815%80.8%86.818%86.8%78.823%78.8%81.175%81.2%71.079%71.1%67.446%67.4%54.275%54.3%48.765%48.8%36.651%36.7%23.866%23.9%
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 Massachusetts and Boston
More Females More Males
Massachusetts
Boston
50%0%50%M:FFM75+70-7465-6962-6460-6155-5945-5435-4430-3425-2922-2420-2116-1918.610422%36.697385%18.610422%18.6%1.1861.1980695661.951220%26.877094%61.951220%62.0%1.6201.621,0251,660-1.133144%-1.133144%1.1%7.983165%0.9890.993,9273,8834.401030%0.700422%4.401030%4.4%1.0441.044,6584,863-12.891884%-12.891884%12.9%2.715582%0.8860.893,8533,413-9.793215%-9.793215%9.8%0.891244%0.9110.9112,26512.3k11,17111.2k-0.804649%-0.804649%0.8%3.349141%0.9920.9927,06027.1k26,84426.8k3.373667%7.590696%3.373667%3.4%1.0341.0331,98332.0k33,06233.1k3.569138%8.347258%3.569138%3.6%1.0361.0426,50526.5k27,45127.5k0.228298%2.856489%0.228298%0.2%1.0021.0035,48035.5k35,56135.6k-6.297229%-4.046283%-6.297229%6.3%0.9410.9414,34814.3k13,49813.5k-28.110540%-14.221239%-28.110540%28.1%0.7810.789,9677,780-67.356227%-28.455079%-67.356227%67.4%0.5980.608,0904,834
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 places in Massachusetts.
Scope: population of Massachusetts, Boston, and selected other places in Massachusettses
Boston
Massachusetts
Percentile:
0th - 100th
10th - 90th
20th - 80th
30th - 70th
40th - 60th
0%20%40%60%80%100%%75+70-7465-6962-6460-6155-5945-5435-4430-3425-2922-2420-2116-198.394%8.39%21.776%21.8%38.147%38.1%57.401%57.4%59.212%59.2%68.690%68.7%75.369%75.4%82.260%82.3%86.818%86.8%81.175%81.2%67.446%67.4%48.765%48.8%23.866%23.9%
% employed percentage of male population in Boston

Female Employment by Age#7

Percentage of female population employed by age cohort. Gray areas represent percentile bands from the places in Massachusetts.
Scope: population of Massachusetts, Boston, and selected other places in Massachusettses
Boston
Massachusetts
Percentile:
0th - 100th
10th - 90th
20th - 80th
30th - 70th
40th - 60th
0%20%40%60%80%100%%75+70-7465-6962-6460-6155-5945-5435-4430-3425-2922-2420-2116-194.114%4.11%10.950%10.9%32.366%32.4%49.893%49.9%56.297%56.3%66.730%66.7%71.361%71.4%76.235%76.2%80.815%80.8%78.823%78.8%71.079%71.1%54.275%54.3%36.651%36.7%
% employed percentage of female population in Boston

Employment among the Married#8

Selected family employment structures as a percentage of all married couple households.
Scope: households in Massachusetts and Boston
Boston
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 …227.643935%30.143559%27.643935%27.6%18,84118.8k8.109337%8.813055%8.109337%8.1%5,5271.905922%1.371941%1.905922%1.9%1,2990.698398%0.484002%0.698398%0.7%47633.677152%29.559709%33.677152%33.7%22,95323.0k8.930982%9.238125%8.930982%8.9%6,0876.637713%6.208421%6.637713%6.6%4,52412.396561%14.181188%12.396561%12.4%8,449
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 Massachusetts and Boston
Boston
Massachusetts
0%20%40%60%CountBoth WorkStay at Home MomsStay at Home DadsNeither Work72.069005%73.858540%72.069005%72.1%18,84118.8k21.141415%21.593980%21.141415%21.1%5,5274.968825%3.361566%4.968825%5.0%1,2991.820755%1.185913%1.820755%1.8%476

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 Boston
Boston
Massachusetts
0%10%20%30%40%50%CountBoth WorkLadies Who LunchGents Who LunchNeither Work54.633090%49.942535%54.633090%54.6%22,95323.0k14.488373%15.608251%14.488373%14.5%6,08710.768096%10.489423%10.768096%10.8%4,52420.110442%23.959791%20.110442%20.1%8,449

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 Boston
Boston
Massachusetts
0%20%40%60%80%CountBachelor's Degree1Some College2H.S. Diploma3No H.S. Diploma385.714515%85.179460%85.714515%85.7%159,987160k73.590291%77.138243%73.590291%73.6%51,05451.1k65.978682%70.544973%65.978682%66.0%49,58149.6k55.012499%52.728311%55.012499%55.0%23,54723.5k
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 Massachusetts and Boston
Female Male
Massachusetts
Boston
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40%20%0%20%%AsianOtherHispanic1BlackMixedWhite-37.208466%-3.809796%-25.579300%-11.953895%-41.018263%41.0%37.208466%25.579300%37.208466%37.2%39.264%39.3%-36.059947%-35.268401%-3.410984%-36.059947%36.1%36.059947%1.964005%35.268401%38.023952%38.0%37.019%37.0%-32.464631%-7.464030%-32.918350%-6.183606%-39.928661%39.9%32.464631%32.918350%32.464631%32.5%36.361%36.4%-34.308874%-32.903705%-34.308874%34.3%34.308874%1.695837%32.903705%0.971550%36.004711%36.0%35.085%35.1%-25.381245%-8.488495%-32.672044%-2.404367%-33.869739%33.9%25.381245%32.672044%25.381245%25.4%29.450%29.4%-23.354093%-1.506240%-23.092411%-3.714273%-24.860333%24.9%23.354093%23.092411%23.354093%23.4%24.107%24.1%
% 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 Massachusetts and Boston
Female Male
Massachusetts
Boston
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
5%0%5%10%%OtherBlackHispanic1MixedAsianWhite-9.676647%-0.081962%-8.525639%-9.758609%9.8%9.676647%8.525639%0.095117%9.676647%9.7%9.719%9.72%-8.454326%-8.323231%-8.454326%8.5%8.454326%2.017525%8.323231%1.158123%10.471851%10.5%9.377%9.38%-7.193997%-0.994211%-7.145792%-8.188208%8.2%7.193997%7.145792%0.830079%7.193997%7.2%7.713%7.71%-6.222612%-0.442785%-6.741513%-6.665397%6.7%6.222612%6.741513%0.119650%6.222612%6.2%6.435%6.43%-4.174340%-4.342710%-4.174340%4.2%4.174340%1.550731%4.342710%0.448170%5.725071%5.7%4.889%4.89%-2.931954%-3.963927%-2.931954%2.9%2.931954%2.074003%3.963927%1.470511%5.005957%5.0%3.969%3.97%
% 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 Massachusetts and Boston
Female Male
Massachusetts
Boston
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
0.0%0.1%0.2%0.3%%WhiteMixedBlackHispanic1AsianOther-0.031272%-0.017465%-0.031272%0.03%0.031272%0.341386%0.017465%0.172255%0.372658%0.37%0.202%0.20%-0.000000%-0.090312%0.000000%0.00%0.000000%0.227870%0.090312%0.074438%0.227870%0.23%0.119%0.12%-0.021160%-0.085848%-0.021160%0.02%0.021160%0.069580%0.085848%0.104361%0.090741%0.09%0.053%0.05%-0.000000%-0.083752%0.000000%0.00%0.000000%0.080188%0.083752%0.177286%0.080188%0.08%0.038%0.04%-0.000000%-0.015732%0.000000%0.00%0.000000%0.058419%0.015732%0.061810%0.058419%0.06%0.027%0.03%-0.000000%-0.000000%0.000000%0.00%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.088983%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 Massachusetts and Boston
Female Male
Massachusetts
Boston
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
60%40%20%0%20%40%60%%WhiteMixedBlackHispanic1OtherAsian-75.139667%-73.193316%-75.139667%75.1%75.139667%1.506240%73.193316%3.714273%76.645907%76.6%75.893%75.9%-66.130261%-64.923589%-66.130261%66.1%66.130261%8.488495%64.923589%2.404367%74.618755%74.6%70.550%70.6%-63.995289%-1.695837%-66.124745%-0.971550%-65.691126%65.7%63.995289%66.124745%63.995289%64.0%64.915%64.9%-60.071339%-60.898044%-60.071339%60.1%60.071339%7.464030%60.898044%6.183606%67.535369%67.5%63.639%63.6%-61.976048%-1.964005%-61.320615%-63.940053%63.9%61.976048%61.320615%3.410984%61.976048%62.0%62.981%63.0%-58.981737%-62.466805%-58.981737%59.0%58.981737%3.809796%62.466805%11.953895%62.791534%62.8%60.736%60.7%
% percentage of both sexes combined
1white Hispanic

Map of Employment Status by Neighborhood in Boston

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 (%):
5%12%19%26%32%40%

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 (%):
1.8%5.5%9.1%12.6%16.2%19.9%

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 (%):
0.0%1.1%2.1%3.2%4.2%5.3%

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 (%):
0.0%1.4%2.7%4.1%5.5%6.9%

Employed Working-Age Men Employment Status by Neighborhood#20

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

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%11%23%34%45%57%

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%6%13%19%25%32%

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%2.9%5.8%8.6%11.5%14.4%

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%7%14%21%28%36%

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 Boston

There are 41 neighborhoods that are fully or partially contained within Boston (18 fully and 23 partially). This section compares all 41 of those to each other, Boston, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Boston.

Employed Working-Age Men by Neighborhood#30

Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed.
Scope: population of Boston, selected neighborhoods in Boston, and entities that contain Boston
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 ParkBoston School DistrictBostonBostonRoslindale 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
Count number of employed 35 to 44 year old men
# rank of neighborhood out of 39 by percentage employed 35 to 44 year old men

Employment Status by Place in the Boston Area

There are 132 places in the Boston Area. This section compares Boston to all of the places in the Boston Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Boston.

Employed Working-Age Men by Place#35

Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed.
Scope: population of Boston, selected other places in the Boston Area, and entities that contain Boston
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-ClicquotLexingtonMarlboroughScituateSalemSalisburyWalthamCambridgeBoston, Cambridge, and Newton Metro AreaBoston AreaMassachusettsNew EnglandDedhamNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesSuffolk CountySuffolkBoston School DistrictBostonBostonHullBrocktonRochesterLowellWareham 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%3,6289387.643505%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%16,918,49516.9M83.379230%83.379230%83.4%40,87540.9k82.260151%82.260151%82.3%33,06233.1k82.260151%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
Count number of employed 35 to 44 year old men
# rank of place out of 131 by percentage employed 35 to 44 year old men

Employment Status by Place in Massachusetts

There are 246 places in Massachusetts. This section compares Boston to the 50 most populous places in Massachusetts and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Boston. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 28,575.

Employed Working-Age Men by Place#40

Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed.
Scope: population of Boston, selected other places in Massachusetts, and entities that contain Boston
0%20%40%60%80%Count#ArlingtonNorwoodNeedhamLexingtonMarlboroughFranklin TownAgawam TownWellesleyMedfordBeverlyEverettNewtonChelseaSalemWoburnSomervilleWatertown TownWestfieldQuincyPeabodyGloucesterBraintree TownWalthamAttleboroCambridgeBoston, Cambridge, and Newton Metro AreaBoston AreaLeominsterFraminghamWest Springfield TownW Springfield TownWeymouth TownMethuen TownBrooklineMassachusettsNew EnglandRevereMaldenNortheastBarnstable TownLynnUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesSuffolk CountySuffolkBoston School DistrictBostonBostonChicopeeRandolphTauntonHaverhillFitchburgBrocktonWorcesterPittsfieldHolyokeLawrenceLowellNew BedfordFall RiverSpringfield95.781566%95.781566%95.8%3,315195.546349%95.546349%95.5%1,845295.043732%95.043732%95.0%1,956395.009690%95.009690%95.0%1,961493.781095%93.781095%93.8%2,262593.436101%93.436101%93.4%1,879692.702170%92.702170%92.7%1,410792.152778%92.152778%92.2%1,327892.113565%92.113565%92.1%3,212992.045455%92.045455%92.0%2,2681091.134990%91.134990%91.1%2,7141190.597625%90.597625%90.6%4,6541290.560558%90.560558%90.6%3,1181390.501931%90.501931%90.5%2,3441490.280778%90.280778%90.3%2,5081589.652997%89.652997%89.7%5,6841688.949672%88.949672%88.9%2,4391788.903282%88.903282%88.9%2,0591888.795240%88.795240%88.8%5,3731988.782991%88.782991%88.8%2,4222088.442211%88.442211%88.4%1,2322188.126316%88.126316%88.1%2,0932288.015526%88.015526%88.0%3,6282387.700717%87.700717%87.7%2,5672487.643505%87.643505%87.6%5,8022587.422928%87.422928%87.4%258,055258k87.344315%87.344315%87.3%2,1742686.989073%86.989073%87.0%4,2992786.817102%86.817102%86.8%1,4622886.571512%86.571512%86.6%2,9722986.299616%86.299616%86.3%2,6963086.035641%86.035641%86.0%2,9453185.552176%85.552176%85.6%350,722351k85.373301%85.373301%85.4%749,651750k84.990619%84.990619%85.0%3,6243284.911968%84.911968%84.9%3,8103384.488623%84.488623%84.5%2,903,3022.90M84.030061%84.030061%84.0%1,7893483.910595%83.910595%83.9%4,9183583.826751%83.826751%83.8%16,918,49516.9M83.379230%83.379230%83.4%40,87540.9k82.260151%82.260151%82.3%33,06233.1k82.260151%82.260151%82.3%33,06233.1k3681.716069%81.716069%81.7%2,6193781.458094%81.458094%81.5%1,4193881.355337%81.355337%81.4%2,3173980.309156%80.309156%80.3%3,3774079.913522%79.913522%79.9%2,0334179.817159%79.817159%79.8%4,5404279.395120%79.395120%79.4%8,5584376.588371%76.588371%76.6%1,9894475.891266%75.891266%75.9%1,7034574.763804%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 place out of 50 by percentage employed 35 to 44 year old men

Employment Status by Place in the Northeast

There are 4,274 places in the Northeast. This section compares Boston to the 50 most populous places in the Northeast and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Boston. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 71,389.

Employed Working-Age Men by Place#45

Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed.
Scope: population of Boston, selected other places in the Northeast, and entities that contain Boston
0%20%40%60%80%Count#StamfordWarwickNewtonNew RochelleSomervilleCliftonNashuaDanburyQuincyCambridgeBoston, Cambridge, and Newton Metro AreaBoston AreaNorwalkJersey CityMassachusettsNew EnglandBethlehemNew YorkNortheastManchesterElizabethLynnUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesYonkersSuffolk CountySuffolkCheektowagaNew BritainAlbanyBoston School DistrictBostonBostonToms RiverBridgeportBrocktonWorcesterPittsburghProvidencePawtucketCranstonWaterburyEriePatersonLawrenceScrantonLowellReadingNew HavenPhiladelphiaNew BedfordBuffaloFall RiverAllentownNewarkTrentonRochesterSpringfieldSyracuseCamdenHartford91.111111%91.111111%91.1%8,446190.848078%90.848078%90.8%4,467290.597625%90.597625%90.6%4,654390.318448%90.318448%90.3%4,935489.652997%89.652997%89.7%5,684589.573794%89.573794%89.6%5,086689.317867%89.317867%89.3%5,159788.992715%88.992715%89.0%5,619888.795240%88.795240%88.8%5,373987.643505%87.643505%87.6%5,8021087.422928%87.422928%87.4%258,055258k86.957268%86.957268%87.0%5,0671186.128900%86.128900%86.1%18,96319.0k1285.552176%85.552176%85.6%350,722351k85.373301%85.373301%85.4%749,651750k85.343585%85.343585%85.3%3,5521384.582308%84.582308%84.6%481,928482k1484.488623%84.488623%84.5%2,903,3022.90M84.471545%84.471545%84.5%6,2341584.375332%84.375332%84.4%7,9491683.910595%83.910595%83.9%4,9181783.826751%83.826751%83.8%16,918,49516.9M83.721496%83.721496%83.7%10,31710.3k1883.379230%83.379230%83.4%40,87540.9k83.304130%83.304130%83.3%3,3281982.606624%82.606624%82.6%3,4672082.604413%82.604413%82.6%4,1932182.260151%82.260151%82.3%33,06233.1k82.260151%82.260151%82.3%33,06233.1k2282.211910%82.211910%82.2%4,2522380.164131%80.164131%80.2%8,0102479.817159%79.817159%79.8%4,5402579.395120%79.395120%79.4%8,5582678.315046%78.315046%78.3%12,63312.6k2777.701420%77.701420%77.7%8,5932877.640959%77.640959%77.6%3,5942977.597403%77.597403%77.6%4,0633077.275975%77.275975%77.3%5,4073176.378254%76.378254%76.4%3,9903275.658599%75.658599%75.7%7,0653374.763804%74.763804%74.8%3,5613474.698505%74.698505%74.7%3,0973574.349442%74.349442%74.3%4,8003674.275499%74.275499%74.3%3,9473773.759791%73.759791%73.8%5,0853873.120938%73.120938%73.1%66,83466.8k3972.100211%72.100211%72.1%4,4324071.709023%71.709023%71.7%10,04510.0k4170.897719%70.897719%70.9%3,8544270.207570%70.207570%70.2%5,1754369.530571%69.530571%69.5%14,39714.4k4468.913803%68.913803%68.9%4,7334567.550581%67.550581%67.6%7,8464667.435089%67.435089%67.4%5,5584766.836594%66.836594%66.8%4,8514866.326057%66.326057%66.3%2,8564964.363263%64.363263%64.4%4,38750
Count number of employed 35 to 44 year old men
# rank of place out of 50 by percentage employed 35 to 44 year old men

Employment Status by Place in the United States

There are 29,322 places in the United States. This section compares Boston to the 50 most populous places in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Boston. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 383,899.

Employed Working-Age Men by Place#50

Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed.
Scope: population of Boston, selected other places in the United States, and entities that contain Boston
0%20%40%60%80%Count#AustinSan JoseRaleighVirginia BeachVirginia BchCharlotteColorado SpringsColorado SpgsSeattleDenverArlingtonSan FranciscoMesaFort WorthBoston, Cambridge, and Newton Metro AreaBoston AreaHoustonDallasSan DiegoMinneapolisNashville-DavidsonOklahoma CityOmahaPortlandMassachusettsLos AngelesKansas CityNew EnglandWichitaWashingtonNew YorkNortheastLong BeachSan AntonioEl PasoUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesPhoenixTulsaChicagoColumbusSuffolk CountySuffolkAlbuquerqueOaklandMiamiLas VegasBoston School DistrictBostonBostonJacksonvilleLouisvilleIndianapolisSacramentoAtlantaMilwaukeeMemphisTucsonBaltimoreFresnoPhiladelphiaClevelandDetroit91.468530%91.468530%91.5%68,47768.5k189.320641%89.320641%89.3%68,68468.7k289.191276%89.191276%89.2%28,87328.9k388.943370%88.943370%88.9%25,75825.8k488.885729%88.885729%88.9%53,13553.1k588.780231%88.780231%88.8%25,32925.3k688.554782%88.554782%88.6%49,09349.1k788.135281%88.135281%88.1%47,89847.9k887.702524%87.702524%87.7%21,92321.9k987.587463%87.587463%87.6%63,96664.0k1087.579210%87.579210%87.6%25,29225.3k1187.576161%87.576161%87.6%50,02050.0k1287.422928%87.422928%87.4%258,055258k86.684779%86.684779%86.7%140,386140k1386.615474%86.615474%86.6%79,18379.2k1486.562128%86.562128%86.6%82,85982.9k1586.339842%86.339842%86.3%24,41024.4k1686.274817%86.274817%86.3%38,58938.6k1786.114554%86.114554%86.1%35,43735.4k1886.096143%86.096143%86.1%24,28624.3k1986.079669%86.079669%86.1%45,70445.7k2085.552176%85.552176%85.6%350,722351k85.431073%85.431073%85.4%247,956248k2185.391377%85.391377%85.4%26,52026.5k2285.373301%85.373301%85.4%749,651750k85.168183%85.168183%85.2%19,85119.9k2384.835284%84.835284%84.8%39,14339.1k2484.582308%84.582308%84.6%481,928482k2584.488623%84.488623%84.5%2,903,3022.90M84.488204%84.488204%84.5%27,28827.3k2684.318142%84.318142%84.3%77,48577.5k2784.026577%84.026577%84.0%34,01934.0k2883.826751%83.826751%83.8%16,918,49516.9M83.807637%83.807637%83.8%91,35291.4k2983.792746%83.792746%83.8%20,21520.2k3083.502988%83.502988%83.5%160,537161k3183.389400%83.389400%83.4%46,60346.6k3283.379230%83.379230%83.4%40,87540.9k82.924639%82.924639%82.9%29,55629.6k3382.591888%82.591888%82.6%26,92026.9k3482.526111%82.526111%82.5%29,63129.6k3582.429827%82.429827%82.4%35,06435.1k3682.260151%82.260151%82.3%33,06233.1k82.260151%82.260151%82.3%33,06233.1k3782.226023%82.226023%82.2%43,75043.8k3882.026204%82.026204%82.0%31,11531.1k3981.817673%81.817673%81.8%43,84243.8k4078.811232%78.811232%78.8%25,25925.3k4178.418879%78.418879%78.4%26,58426.6k4278.119364%78.119364%78.1%27,72327.7k4376.471194%76.471194%76.5%29,69329.7k4475.848098%75.848098%75.8%23,58823.6k4574.017917%74.017917%74.0%26,60526.6k4674.016447%74.016447%74.0%22,50122.5k4773.120938%73.120938%73.1%66,83466.8k4864.097134%64.097134%64.1%13,62013.6k4958.323492%58.323492%58.3%22,22322.2k50
Count number of employed 35 to 44 year old men
# rank of place 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:
Suffolk
Metro Area:
Boston Area
ZIP Codes:
02108, 02109, 02110, 02111, 02113, 02114, 02115, 02116, 02118, 02119, 02120, 02121, 02122, 02124, 02125, 02126, 02127, 02128, 02129, 02130, 02131, 02132, 02134, 02135, 02136, 02149, 02151, 02152, 02163, 02199, 02203, 02210, 02215, 02445, 02446, 02467
Unified School District:
Boston
Neighborhoods:
Allston, Assembly Square, Back Bay, Bay Village, Beacon Hill, Boston Harbor Islands, Brighton, Charlestown, Chestnut Hill, Chestnut Hill, Chinatown, Deer Island, Downtown, Downtown Crossing, East Boston, East Cambridge, East Dedham, East Somerville, Fenway, Government Center, Haymarket, Hyde Park, Jamaica Plain, Kenmore, Leather District, Long Island, Longwood, Mattapan, Mission Hill, Newton Corner, North Dorchester, North End, Riverdale, Roslindale, Roxbury, South Boston, South Dorchester, South End, Sprague-Manor, West End, West Roxbury
Congressional Districts:
MA-7, MA-8
Upper State Legislative Districts:
MA-1st Suffolk and Middlesex, MA-1st Suffolk, MA-Middlesex and Suffolk, MA-Norfolk and Suffolk, MA-2nd Suffolk and Middlesex, MA-2nd Suffolk
Lower State Legislative Districts:
MA-1st Suffolk, MA-2nd Suffolk, MA-3rd Suffolk, MA-4th Suffolk, MA-5th Suffolk, MA-6th Suffolk, MA-7th Suffolk, MA-8th Suffolk, MA-9th Suffolk, MA-10th Suffolk, MA-11th Suffolk, MA-12th Suffolk, MA-13th Suffolk, MA-14th Suffolk, MA-15th Suffolk, MA-17th Suffolk, MA-18th Suffolk
Neighboring Cities:
Cambridge, Chelsea, Everett, Newton, Quincy, Revere, Somerville, Watertown Town, Winthrop Town
Neighboring Towns:
Canton
Neighboring Unincorporated Places:
Brookline, Dedham, Hull, Milton, Nahant, Needham
Nearby Cities:
Braintree Town, Lynn, Malden, Medford, Melrose, Weymouth Town
Nearby Unincorporated Places:
Arlington, Belmont, Hingham, Saugus