Employment Status in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania (City)

Employment Status#1

Percentage of population aged 25 to 64 years old.
Scope: population of Pennsylvania and Wilkes-Barre
Wilkes-Barre
Pennsylvania
0%10%20%30%40%50%CountArmed ForcesEmployed1UnemployedOther20.137754%0.045968%0.137754%0.1%4550.078060%58.096903%50.078060%50.1%16,35916.4k6.143815%4.503027%6.143815%6.1%2,00743.640371%37.354101%43.640371%43.6%14,25614.3k
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 Pennsylvania and Wilkes-Barre
Wilkes-Barre
Pennsylvania
40%20%0%20%40%FMArmed ForcesEmployed1UnemployedOther2-0.047098%-0.047098%-0.047098%0.0%0.047098%0.188857%0.047098%0.188857%0.235954%0.2%837-47.568586%-47.568586%-47.568586%47.6%47.568586%5.227792%47.568586%5.227792%52.796378%52.8%8,0808,279-4.951136%-4.951136%-4.951136%5.0%4.951136%2.484614%4.951136%2.484614%7.435750%7.4%8411,166-39.531918%-7.901263%-39.531918%-7.901263%-47.433180%47.4%39.531918%39.531918%39.531918%39.5%8,0576,199
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 Wilkes-Barre
Armed Forces
Employed
Unemployed
Not in Labor Force
75+70-7465-6962-6460-6155-5945-5435-4430-3425-2922-2420-2116-190.000000%5.709924%0.000000%94.290076%94%1870.000000%24.153846%24%0.000000%75.846154%76%3140.000000%30.258900%30%0.809061%68.932039%69%5610.000000%43.740219%44%0.704225%55.555556%56%5590.000000%56.352941%56%4.117647%39.529412%40%4790.000000%63.878639%64%3.444034%32.677327%33%1,5580.238044%68.210344%68%5.907812%25.643800%26%3,1630.000000%73.966558%74%4.876916%21.156526%21%3,1850.036377%61.513278%62%11.131320%11%27.319025%27%1,6920.819403%62.176336%62%14.913143%15%22.091118%22%1,9220.392349%57.332026%57%12.408043%12%29.867582%30%1,1770.000000%40.825243%41%8.737864%9%50.436893%50%8410.000000%26.924429%27%6.572935%7%66.502636%67%7660%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 Wilkes-Barre
Female
Male
0%20%40%60%80%100%FM75+70-7465-6962-6460-6155-5945-5435-4430-3425-2922-2420-2116-193.961%3.96%9.149%9.15%16.053%16.1%33.011%33.0%25.791%25.8%36.410%36.4%43.441%43.4%43.994%44.0%55.629%55.6%57.179%57.2%67.188%67.2%60.589%60.6%64.854%64.9%72.972%73.0%73.442%73.4%74.490%74.5%56.745%56.7%66.282%66.3%61.453%61.5%64.219%64.2%63.691%63.7%52.015%52.0%38.573%38.6%43.109%43.1%30.360%30.4%23.891%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 Pennsylvania and Wilkes-Barre
More Females More Males
Pennsylvania
Wilkes-Barre
0%20%40%60%80%M:FFM75+70-7465-6962-6460-6155-5945-5435-4430-3425-2922-2420-2116-1917.441860%29.405189%17.441860%17.4%1.1741.178610188.073394%23.724287%88.073394%88.1%1.8811.881092052.527076%12.812777%2.527076%2.5%1.0251.0327728419.215686%5.199417%19.215686%19.2%1.1921.19255304-11.013216%-11.013216%11.0%10.402752%0.9010.90252227-10.256410%-10.256410%10.3%6.966359%0.9070.91817741-11.855325%-11.855325%11.9%6.762905%0.8940.891,6701,4931.709943%11.884521%1.709943%1.7%1.0171.021,5791,60618.604651%13.181195%18.604651%18.6%1.1861.1977491831.845597%7.306863%31.845597%31.8%1.3181.328291,093-17.158672%-17.158672%17.2%1.142706%0.8540.85635542-8.041919%10.250000%10.250000%10.3%1.1031.10400441-12.188366%-15.286624%-12.188366%12.2%0.8910.89405361
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 Pennsylvania.
Scope: population of Pennsylvania, Wilkes-Barre, and selected other places in Pennsylvanias
Wilkes-Barre
Pennsylvania
Percentile:
0th - 100th
10th - 90th
20th - 80th
30th - 70th
40th - 60th
0%20%40%60%80%100%%75+70-7465-6962-6460-6155-5945-5435-4430-3425-2922-2420-2116-199.149%9.15%33.011%33.0%36.410%36.4%43.994%44.0%57.179%57.2%60.589%60.6%72.972%73.0%74.490%74.5%66.282%66.3%64.219%64.2%52.015%52.0%43.109%43.1%23.891%23.9%
% employed percentage of male population in Wilkes-Barre

Female Employment by Age#7

Percentage of female population employed by age cohort. Gray areas represent percentile bands from the places in Pennsylvania.
Scope: population of Pennsylvania, Wilkes-Barre, and selected other places in Pennsylvanias
Wilkes-Barre
Pennsylvania
Percentile:
0th - 100th
10th - 90th
20th - 80th
30th - 70th
40th - 60th
0%20%40%60%80%100%%75+70-7465-6962-6460-6155-5945-5435-4430-3425-2922-2420-2116-193.961%3.96%16.053%16.1%25.791%25.8%43.441%43.4%55.629%55.6%67.188%67.2%64.854%64.9%73.442%73.4%56.745%56.7%61.453%61.5%63.691%63.7%38.573%38.6%30.360%30.4%
% employed percentage of female population in Wilkes-Barre

Employment among the Married#8

Selected family employment structures as a percentage of all married couple households.
Scope: households in Pennsylvania and Wilkes-Barre
Wilkes-Barre
Pennsylvania
0%5%10%15%20%25%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 …221.781068%25.324763%21.781068%21.8%9715.406012%8.902543%5.406012%5.4%2412.624495%1.351515%2.624495%2.6%1171.884253%0.577445%1.884253%1.9%8426.738448%27.875582%26.738448%26.7%1,19211.911171%11.061208%11.911171%11.9%5319.309107%6.859637%9.309107%9.3%41520.345446%18.047307%20.345446%20.3%907
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 Pennsylvania and Wilkes-Barre
Wilkes-Barre
Pennsylvania
0%20%40%60%CountBoth WorkStay at Home MomsStay at Home DadsNeither Work68.719038%70.042529%68.719038%68.7%97117.055909%24.622408%17.055909%17.1%2418.280255%3.737982%8.280255%8.3%1175.944798%1.597081%5.944798%5.9%84

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 Pennsylvania and Wilkes-Barre
Wilkes-Barre
Pennsylvania
0%10%20%30%40%CountBoth WorkLadies Who LunchGents Who LunchNeither Work39.146141%43.662205%39.146141%39.1%1,19217.438424%17.325440%17.438424%17.4%53113.628900%10.744417%13.628900%13.6%41529.786535%28.267938%29.786535%29.8%907

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 Pennsylvania and Wilkes-Barre
Wilkes-Barre
Pennsylvania
0%20%40%60%80%CountBachelor's Degree1Some College2H.S. Diploma3No H.S. Diploma382.654321%84.284239%82.654321%82.7%2,67871.179432%76.023335%71.179432%71.2%3,95962.929452%67.737525%62.929452%62.9%4,79939.148639%47.108270%39.148639%39.1%1,122
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 Pennsylvania and Wilkes-Barre
Female Male
Pennsylvania
Wilkes-Barre
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
40%20%0%20%40%60%%MixedHispanic1BlackOtherWhiteAsian-41.741742%-42.392466%-41.741742%41.7%41.741742%20.113928%42.392466%0.176598%61.855670%61.9%53.667%53.7%-47.927199%-5.991836%-33.877435%-9.508400%-53.919035%53.9%47.927199%33.877435%47.927199%47.9%51.163%51.2%-47.639752%-40.589620%-47.639752%47.6%47.639752%6.095574%40.589620%8.621587%53.735326%53.7%50.918%50.9%-38.474576%-14.586648%-39.079080%-7.337885%-53.061224%53.1%38.474576%39.079080%38.474576%38.5%46.317%46.3%-37.678412%-0.476118%-24.693752%-6.470836%-38.154530%38.2%37.678412%24.693752%37.678412%37.7%37.917%37.9%-23.333333%-19.265945%-27.430535%-14.721713%-42.599278%42.6%23.333333%27.430535%23.333333%23.3%33.090%33.1%
% 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 Pennsylvania and Wilkes-Barre
Female Male
Pennsylvania
Wilkes-Barre
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
15%10%5%0%5%10%%OtherHispanic1MixedBlackWhiteAsian-11.186441%-8.055542%-9.193941%-0.482918%-19.241983%19.2%11.186441%9.193941%11.186441%11.2%15.517%15.5%-8.354866%-7.744270%-8.354866%8.4%8.354866%6.508632%7.744270%0.380862%14.863498%14.9%11.349%11.3%-11.340206%-0.071205%-8.742495%-11.411411%11.4%11.340206%8.742495%0.438545%11.340206%11.3%11.369%11.4%-9.813665%-9.448924%-9.813665%9.8%9.813665%2.512910%9.448924%1.410999%12.326574%12.3%11.165%11.2%-4.458032%-3.874049%-4.458032%4.5%4.458032%2.656152%3.874049%1.328637%7.114184%7.1%5.784%5.78%-0.000000%-3.929193%0.000000%0.0%0.000000%10.740741%3.929193%0.599845%10.740741%10.7%5.302%5.30%
% 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 Pennsylvania and Wilkes-Barre
Female Male
Pennsylvania
Wilkes-Barre
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
0.5%0.0%0.5%1.0%1.5%2.0%%Hispanic1WhiteBlackAsianMixedOther-0.689061%-0.033086%-0.689061%0.69%0.689061%1.636520%0.033086%0.169380%2.325581%2.33%1.442%1.44%-0.000000%-0.015295%0.000000%0.00%0.000000%0.156111%0.015295%0.089972%0.156111%0.16%0.078%0.08%-0.000000%-0.023960%0.000000%0.00%0.000000%0.000000%0.023960%0.037902%0.000000%0.00%0.000%0%-0.000000%-0.000665%0.000000%0.00%0.000000%0.000000%0.000665%0.013898%0.000000%0.00%0.000%0%-0.000000%-0.027415%0.000000%0.00%0.000000%0.000000%0.027415%0.066541%0.000000%0.00%0.000%0%-0.000000%-0.019330%-0.024147%0.000000%0.00%0.000000%0.000000%0.019330%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 Pennsylvania and Wilkes-Barre
Female Male
Pennsylvania
Wilkes-Barre
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
60%40%20%0%20%40%60%%AsianWhiteOtherBlackHispanic1Mixed-57.400722%-57.847751%-57.400722%57.4%57.400722%19.265945%57.847751%14.721713%76.666667%76.7%66.910%66.9%-61.845470%-68.835412%-61.845470%61.8%61.845470%0.476118%68.835412%6.470836%62.321588%62.3%62.083%62.1%-46.938776%-53.583035%-46.938776%46.9%46.938776%14.586648%53.583035%7.337885%61.525424%61.5%53.683%53.7%-46.264674%-6.095574%-50.788793%-8.621587%-52.360248%52.4%46.264674%50.788793%46.264674%46.3%49.082%49.1%-46.080965%-56.614165%-46.080965%46.1%46.080965%5.991836%56.614165%9.508400%52.072801%52.1%48.837%48.8%-38.144330%-20.113928%-57.430935%-0.176598%-58.258258%58.3%38.144330%57.430935%38.144330%38.1%46.333%46.3%
% percentage of both sexes combined
1white Hispanic

Map of Employment Status by Neighborhood in Wilkes-Barre

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 (%):
0%6%13%19%25%32%

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 (%):
0.0%2.1%4.1%6.2%8.3%10.4%

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%1.9%3.8%5.7%7.6%9.5%

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%0.7%1.4%2.2%2.9%3.7%

Employed Working-Age Men Employment Status by Neighborhood#20

Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
56%65%74%83%91%100%
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Map of Employment Status by Tract in Wilkes-Barre

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%7%15%22%29%37%

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%7%15%22%30%38%

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%1.9%3.8%5.7%7.6%9.5%

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%3.0%6.1%9.1%12.2%15.3%

Employed Working-Age Men Employment Status by Tract#25

Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
54%63%72%82%91%100%
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Employment Status by Neighborhood in Wilkes-Barre

There are 10 neighborhoods that are fully or partially contained within Wilkes-Barre (4 fully and 6 partially). This section compares all 10 of those to each other, Wilkes-Barre, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Wilkes-Barre.

Employed Working-Age Men by Neighborhood#30

Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed.
Scope: population of Wilkes-Barre, selected neighborhoods in Wilkes-Barre, and entities that contain Wilkes-Barre
0%20%40%60%80%100%Count#Downtown NeighborhoodDowntownRolling Mill Hill NeighborhoodRolling Mill HlMiners' Mills NeighborhoodMiners' MillsThe Heights NeighborhoodThe HeightsNortheastMiddle AtlanticUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesPennsylvaniaScranton, Wilkes, Barre, and Hazleton Metro AreaScranton AreaEast End NeighborhoodEast EndLuzerne CountyLuzerneWilkes-Barre Area School DistrictWilkes-BarreWilkes-BarreSherman Hills NeighborhoodSherman HillsSouth Wilkes-Barre NeighborhoodS Wilkes-BarreIron Triangle NeighborhoodIron TriangleParsons NeighborhoodParsonsMayflower NeighborhoodMayflower100.000000%100.000000%100.0%33198.633230%98.633230%98.6%910285.714286%85.714286%85.7%82385.486924%85.486924%85.5%171172484.488623%84.488623%84.5%2,903,3022.90M84.184968%84.184968%84.2%2,153,6512.15M83.826751%83.826751%83.8%16,918,49516.9M82.735021%82.735021%82.7%624,498624k80.367817%80.367817%80.4%26,35126.4k78.268761%78.268761%78.3%319577.951362%77.951362%78.0%14,96915.0k77.233903%77.233903%77.2%2,35174.489796%74.489796%74.5%1,60671.951220%71.951220%72.0%2324670.867890%70.867890%70.9%250251760.054171%60.054171%60.1%5051858.243719%58.243719%58.2%150151956.521739%56.521739%56.5%10110210
Count number of employed 35 to 44 year old men
# rank of neighborhood out of 10 by percentage employed 35 to 44 year old men

Employment Status by Place in the Scranton Area

There are 100 places in the Scranton Area. This section compares Wilkes-Barre to all of the places in the Scranton Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Wilkes-Barre.

Employed Working-Age Men by Place#35

Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed.
Scope: population of Wilkes-Barre, selected other places in the Scranton Area, and entities that contain Wilkes-Barre
0%20%40%60%80%100%Count#Clarks SummitWest PittstonWyomingChinchillaTrucksvilleInkermanConynghamMount CobbHilldaleBrowntownFactoryvilleHarleighChaseUpper ExeterNicholsonSheatownCourtdaleWanamieWaverlyPardeesvilleWest FallsBear Creek VillageBear Crk VlgPikes CreekJeddoMountain TopLaflinDaltonThroopNew ColumbusNescopeckExeterForty FortWhite HavenMocanaquaNortheastMiddle AtlanticUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesPennsylvaniaPringleScranton, Wilkes, Barre, and Hazleton Metro AreaScranton AreaDunmoreEdwardsvilleLuzerne CountyLuzerneWilkes-Barre Area School DistrictWilkes-BarreNanticokeScrantonWilkes-BarreHazletonSugar NotchLaurel RunLattimerGlen LyonLuzerneHickory Hills100.000000%100.000000%100.0%3011100.000000%100.000000%100.0%2802100.000000%100.000000%100.0%1723100.000000%100.000000%100.0%1794100.000000%100.000000%100.0%1195100.000000%100.000000%100.0%1166100.000000%100.000000%100.0%867100.000000%100.000000%100.0%758100.000000%100.000000%100.0%329100.000000%100.000000%100.0%6910100.000000%100.000000%100.0%4811100.000000%100.000000%100.0%3012100.000000%100.000000%100.0%3613100.000000%100.000000%100.0%9714100.000000%100.000000%100.0%2515100.000000%100.000000%100.0%2116100.000000%100.000000%100.0%4217100.000000%100.000000%100.0%4918100.000000%100.000000%100.0%2619100.000000%100.000000%100.0%2020100.000000%100.000000%100.0%2321100.000000%100.000000%100.0%2222100.000000%100.000000%100.0%2123100.000000%100.000000%100.0%52496.648794%96.648794%96.6%7212596.052632%96.052632%96.1%732695.555556%95.555556%95.6%432795.312500%95.312500%95.3%2442895.238095%95.238095%95.2%202995.180723%95.180723%95.2%793091.228070%91.228070%91.2%2603689.137380%89.137380%89.1%2794386.585366%86.585366%86.6%715084.848485%84.848485%84.8%285784.488623%84.488623%84.5%2,903,3022.90M84.184968%84.184968%84.2%2,153,6512.15M83.826751%83.826751%83.8%16,918,49516.9M82.735021%82.735021%82.7%624,498624k80.555556%80.555556%80.6%296480.367817%80.367817%80.4%26,35126.4k79.015919%79.015919%79.0%5467078.609626%78.609626%78.6%1477177.951362%77.951362%78.0%14,96915.0k77.233903%77.233903%77.2%2,35176.363636%76.363636%76.4%6307874.698505%74.698505%74.7%3,0978274.489796%74.489796%74.5%1,6068372.333104%72.333104%72.3%1,0518561.904762%61.904762%61.9%399260.000000%60.000000%60.0%219558.571429%58.571429%58.6%419650.434783%50.434783%50.4%589745.549738%45.549738%45.5%879824.444444%24.444444%24.4%1199
Count number of employed 35 to 44 year old men
# rank of place out of 99 by percentage employed 35 to 44 year old men

Employment Status by Place in Pennsylvania

There are 1,761 places in Pennsylvania. This section compares Wilkes-Barre to the 50 most populous places in Pennsylvania and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Wilkes-Barre. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 14,002.

Employed Working-Age Men by Place#40

Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed.
Scope: population of Wilkes-Barre, selected other places in Pennsylvania, and entities that contain Wilkes-Barre
0%20%40%60%80%Count#Franklin ParkAllison ParkIndianaMonroevilleBethel ParkBaldwinKing of PrussiaMurrysvillePhoenixvilleUpper St. ClairPlumDrexel HillFullertonHorshamLansdalePottstownWilkinsburgBethlehemNortheastWest ChesterMiddle AtlanticGreensburgUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesLevittownAltoonaHanoverPennsylvaniaBloomsburgNorristownWest MifflinWilliamsportChambersburgEastonScranton, Wilkes, Barre, and Hazleton Metro AreaScranton AreaCarlisleWillow GrovePittsburghLuzerne CountyLuzerneLebanonHermitageWilkes-Barre Area School DistrictWilkes-BarreHersheyErieScrantonWilkes-BarreReadingState CollegePhiladelphiaHazletonAllentownLancasterMcKeesportJohnstownYorkNew CastleHarrisburgChester97.928994%97.928994%97.9%993196.045694%96.045694%96.0%1,093294.456290%94.456290%94.5%443394.277457%94.277457%94.3%1,631493.705135%93.705135%93.7%1,697593.389121%93.389121%93.4%1,116692.960663%92.960663%93.0%1,347792.432432%92.432432%92.4%855892.270531%92.270531%92.3%955992.166667%92.166667%92.2%1,1061090.704739%90.704739%90.7%1,4931189.836449%89.836449%89.8%1,5381289.639223%89.639223%89.6%9691389.607843%89.607843%89.6%9141489.269612%89.269612%89.3%9901588.577586%88.577586%88.6%1,2331685.379061%85.379061%85.4%4731785.343585%85.343585%85.3%3,5521884.488623%84.488623%84.5%2,903,3022.90M84.367246%84.367246%84.4%6801984.184968%84.184968%84.2%2,153,6512.15M84.156977%84.156977%84.2%5792083.826751%83.826751%83.8%16,918,49516.9M83.402889%83.402889%83.4%2,5982183.279628%83.279628%83.3%2,3262282.851240%82.851240%82.9%8022382.735021%82.735021%82.7%624,498624k82.619048%82.619048%82.6%3472482.477216%82.477216%82.5%1,9912582.342808%82.342808%82.3%9562682.027650%82.027650%82.0%1,2462781.568627%81.568627%81.6%1,0402880.547945%80.547945%80.5%1,4702980.367817%80.367817%80.4%26,35126.4k79.188345%79.188345%79.2%7613078.584559%78.584559%78.6%8553178.315046%78.315046%78.3%12,63312.6k3277.951362%77.951362%78.0%14,96915.0k77.696405%77.696405%77.7%1,1673377.601156%77.601156%77.6%5373477.233903%77.233903%77.2%2,35176.462197%76.462197%76.5%5363576.378254%76.378254%76.4%3,9903674.698505%74.698505%74.7%3,0973774.489796%74.489796%74.5%1,6063874.275499%74.275499%74.3%3,9473973.647984%73.647984%73.6%7494073.120938%73.120938%73.1%66,83466.8k4172.333104%72.333104%72.3%1,0514270.207570%70.207570%70.2%5,1754369.540844%69.540844%69.5%2,6054467.639903%67.639903%67.6%5564567.551963%67.551963%67.6%5854664.969372%64.969372%65.0%1,6974763.670695%63.670695%63.7%8434860.590406%60.590406%60.6%1,6424945.655527%45.655527%45.7%88850
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 Wilkes-Barre to the 50 most populous places in the Northeast and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Wilkes-Barre. 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 Wilkes-Barre, selected other places in the Northeast, and entities that contain Wilkes-Barre
0%20%40%60%80%Count#StamfordWarwickNewtonNew RochelleSomervilleCliftonNashuaDanburyQuincyCambridgeNorwalkJersey CityBethlehemNew YorkNortheastManchesterElizabethMiddle AtlanticLynnUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesYonkersCheektowagaPennsylvaniaNew BritainAlbanyBostonToms RiverScranton, Wilkes, Barre, and Hazleton Metro AreaScranton AreaBridgeportBrocktonWorcesterPittsburghLuzerne CountyLuzerneProvidencePawtucketCranstonWaterburyWilkes-Barre Area School DistrictWilkes-BarreEriePatersonLawrenceScrantonWilkes-BarreLowellReadingNew 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%5,8021086.957268%86.957268%87.0%5,0671186.128900%86.128900%86.1%18,96319.0k1285.343585%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%7,9491684.184968%84.184968%84.2%2,153,6512.15M83.910595%83.910595%83.9%4,9181783.826751%83.826751%83.8%16,918,49516.9M83.721496%83.721496%83.7%10,31710.3k1883.304130%83.304130%83.3%3,3281982.735021%82.735021%82.7%624,498624k82.606624%82.606624%82.6%3,4672082.604413%82.604413%82.6%4,1932182.260151%82.260151%82.3%33,06233.1k2282.211910%82.211910%82.2%4,2522380.367817%80.367817%80.4%26,35126.4k80.164131%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%12,63312.6k2777.951362%77.951362%78.0%14,96915.0k77.701420%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%5,4073177.233903%77.233903%77.2%2,35176.378254%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%3,0973574.489796%74.489796%74.5%1,60674.349442%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 Wilkes-Barre to the 50 most populous places in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Wilkes-Barre. 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 Wilkes-Barre, selected other places in the United States, and entities that contain Wilkes-Barre
0%20%40%60%80%Count#AustinSan JoseRaleighVirginia BeachVirginia BchCharlotteColorado SpringsColorado SpgsSeattleDenverArlingtonSan FranciscoMesaFort WorthHoustonDallasSan DiegoMinneapolisNashville-DavidsonOklahoma CityOmahaPortlandLos AngelesKansas CityWichitaWashingtonNew YorkNortheastLong BeachSan AntonioMiddle AtlanticEl PasoUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesPhoenixTulsaChicagoColumbusAlbuquerquePennsylvaniaOaklandMiamiLas VegasBostonJacksonvilleLouisvilleIndianapolisScranton, Wilkes, Barre, and Hazleton Metro AreaScranton AreaSacramentoAtlantaMilwaukeeLuzerne CountyLuzerneWilkes-Barre Area School DistrictWilkes-BarreMemphisTucsonWilkes-BarreBaltimoreFresnoPhiladelphiaClevelandDetroit91.468530%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%50,02050.0k1286.684779%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%45,70445.7k2085.431073%85.431073%85.4%247,956248k2185.391377%85.391377%85.4%26,52026.5k2285.168183%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%77,48577.5k2784.184968%84.184968%84.2%2,153,6512.15M84.026577%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%46,60346.6k3282.924639%82.924639%82.9%29,55629.6k3382.735021%82.735021%82.7%624,498624k82.591888%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%33,06233.1k3782.226023%82.226023%82.2%43,75043.8k3882.026204%82.026204%82.0%31,11531.1k3981.817673%81.817673%81.8%43,84243.8k4080.367817%80.367817%80.4%26,35126.4k78.811232%78.811232%78.8%25,25925.3k4178.418879%78.418879%78.4%26,58426.6k4278.119364%78.119364%78.1%27,72327.7k4377.951362%77.951362%78.0%14,96915.0k77.233903%77.233903%77.2%2,35176.471194%76.471194%76.5%29,69329.7k4475.848098%75.848098%75.8%23,58823.6k4574.489796%74.489796%74.5%1,60674.017917%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:
Pennsylvania
County:
Luzerne
Metro Area:
Scranton Area
ZIP Codes:
18701, 18702, 18704, 18705
Unified School District:
Wilkes-Barre
Neighborhoods:
Downtown, East End, Iron Triangle, Mayflower, Miners' Mills, Parsons, Rolling Mill Hill, Sherman Hills, South Wilkes-Barre, The Heights
Congressional District:
PA-17
State Senate District:
PA-14
State House District:
PA-121
Neighboring Boroughs:
Edwardsville, Kingston, Larksville
Neighboring Townships:
Hanover
Neighboring Unincorporated Places:
Georgetown, Plains
Nearby Boroughs:
Ashley, Courtdale, Forty Fort, Laurel Run, Luzerne, Plymouth, Pringle, Swoyersville
Nearby Unincorporated Places:
Hilldale, Hudson