Employment Status in the Northeast (Region)

Employment Status#1

Percentage of population aged 25 to 64 years old.
Scope: population of the United States and the Northeast
Northeast
United States
0%10%20%30%40%50%CountArmed ForcesEmployed1UnemployedOther20.122841%0.399347%0.122841%0.1%55,93055.9k59.689343%58.423796%59.689343%59.7%27,176,90027.2M4.708748%4.660351%4.708748%4.7%2,143,9202.14M35.479068%36.516507%35.479068%35.5%16,153,82316.2M
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 the United States and the Northeast
Northeast
United States
50%0%50%FMArmed ForcesEmployed1UnemployedOther2-0.028318%-0.028318%-0.028318%0.0%0.028318%0.196307%0.028318%0.196307%0.224624%0.2%6,68549,24549.2k-55.748400%-55.748400%-55.748400%55.7%55.748400%8.184609%55.748400%8.184609%63.933009%63.9%13,160,69213.2M14,016,20814.0M-4.154507%-4.154507%-4.154507%4.2%4.154507%1.151055%4.154507%1.151055%5.305563%5.3%980,767981k1,163,1531.16M-30.536804%-9.531971%-30.536804%-9.531971%-40.068775%40.1%30.536804%30.536804%30.536804%30.5%9,459,1569.46M6,694,6676.69M
F females with given employment status
M males with given employment status
1excluding armed forces 2not in the labor force

Employment Status by Age#3

Employment status composition of the given age cohorts.
Scope: population of the Northeast
Armed Forces
Employed
Unemployed
Not in Labor Force
75+70-7465-6962-6460-6155-5945-5435-4430-3425-2922-2420-2116-190.000000%6.467470%6%0.325552%93.206978%93%250,731251k0.000000%18.780083%19%1.002024%80.217894%80%374,337374k0.000000%33.240671%33%1.791659%64.967670%65%919,543920k0.000000%51.896956%52%2.753204%45.349840%45%1,028,6071.03M0.001568%63.995812%64%3.520669%32.481951%32%938,983939k0.013841%71.684254%72%3.937808%24.364097%24%2,849,0552.85M0.045714%77.482696%77%4.508521%17.963069%18%6,281,7586.28M0.167939%78.619908%79%4.940748%16.271405%16%5,497,9055.50M0.242642%77.752163%78%5.801970%16.203225%16%2,846,0322.85M0.276796%76.209885%76%6.954557%7%16.558762%17%2,940,9712.94M0.398725%68.010109%68%9.294936%9%22.296230%22%1,554,7571.55M0.426862%53.755032%54%9.557927%10%36.260179%36%878,742879k0.148303%28.879612%29%8.114707%8%62.857378%63%871,409871k0%20%40%60%80%100%Count
Count number of people in age cohort

Employment by Sex and Age#4

Percentage of population employed by sex and age cohort.
Scope: population of the Northeast
Female
Male
0%20%40%60%80%100%FM75+70-7465-6962-6460-6155-5945-5435-4430-3425-2922-2420-2116-194.471%4.47%9.624%9.62%15.321%15.3%22.964%23.0%29.571%29.6%37.418%37.4%48.411%48.4%55.747%55.7%60.058%60.1%68.266%68.3%68.300%68.3%75.310%75.3%73.509%73.5%81.747%81.7%73.257%73.3%84.489%84.5%73.180%73.2%82.846%82.8%74.562%74.6%78.380%78.4%69.493%69.5%67.366%67.4%56.331%56.3%52.087%52.1%31.647%31.6%26.501%26.5%
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 the United States and the Northeast
More Females More Males
United States
Northeast
10%0%10%20%30%40%M:FFM75+70-7465-6962-6460-6155-5945-5435-4430-3425-2922-2420-2116-1936.139915%41.016468%36.139915%36.1%1.3611.36106,179106k144,552145k23.909871%27.081090%23.909871%23.9%1.2391.24167,182167k207,155207k11.148438%15.815003%11.148438%11.1%1.1111.11435,496435k484,047484k4.284463%8.933597%4.284463%4.3%1.0431.04503,517504k525,090525k4.896437%9.273799%4.896437%4.9%1.0491.05458,272458k480,711481k3.738228%6.810799%3.738228%3.7%1.0371.041,398,3901.40M1,450,6651.45M5.959481%9.942320%5.959481%6.0%1.0601.063,049,9973.05M3,231,7613.23M11.897735%16.373591%11.897735%11.9%1.1191.122,594,6032.59M2,903,3022.90M12.349563%17.677567%12.349563%12.3%1.1231.121,340,2581.34M1,505,7741.51M6.892231%12.932183%6.892231%6.9%1.0691.071,421,4991.42M1,519,4721.52M0.742022%6.899104%0.742022%0.7%1.0071.01774,505775k780,252780k-5.415779%-5.415779%5.4%3.680827%0.9490.95450,955451k427,787428k-15.223829%-6.213837%-15.223829%15.2%0.8680.87466,524467k404,885405k
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 regions.
Scope: population of the United States, the Northeast, and selected other regionses
Northeast
United States
Percentile:
0th - 100th
10th - 90th
20th - 80th
30th - 70th
40th - 60th
0%20%40%60%80%100%%75+70-7465-6962-6460-6155-5945-5435-4430-3425-2922-2420-2116-199.624%9.62%22.964%23.0%37.418%37.4%55.747%55.7%68.266%68.3%75.310%75.3%81.747%81.7%84.489%84.5%82.846%82.8%78.380%78.4%67.366%67.4%52.087%52.1%26.501%26.5%
% employed percentage of male population in the Northeast

Female Employment by Age#7

Percentage of female population employed by age cohort. Gray areas represent percentile bands from the regions.
Scope: population of the United States, the Northeast, and selected other regionses
Northeast
United States
Percentile:
0th - 100th
10th - 90th
20th - 80th
30th - 70th
40th - 60th
0%20%40%60%80%100%%75+70-7465-6962-6460-6155-5945-5435-4430-3425-2922-2420-2116-194.471%4.47%15.321%15.3%29.571%29.6%48.411%48.4%60.058%60.1%68.300%68.3%73.509%73.5%73.257%73.3%73.180%73.2%74.562%74.6%69.493%69.5%56.331%56.3%31.647%31.6%
% employed percentage of female population in the Northeast

Employment among the Married#8

Selected family employment structures as a percentage of all married couple households.
Scope: households in the United States and the Northeast
Northeast
United States
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 …227.378530%26.355280%27.378530%27.4%2,696,6712.70M10.123880%11.360258%10.123880%10.1%997,160997k1.565609%1.562423%1.565609%1.6%154,206154k0.583740%0.683291%0.583740%0.6%57,49657.5k27.629951%25.569630%27.629951%27.6%2,721,4352.72M10.304974%10.956809%10.304974%10.3%1,014,9971.01M6.578136%6.351691%6.578136%6.6%647,919648k15.835178%17.160618%15.835178%15.8%1,559,6991.56M
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 the United States and the Northeast
Northeast
United States
0%20%40%60%CountBoth WorkStay at Home MomsStay at Home DadsNeither Work69.047451%65.952090%69.047451%69.0%2,696,6712.70M25.531982%28.428183%25.531982%25.5%997,160997k3.948398%3.909845%3.948398%3.9%154,206154k1.472168%1.709883%1.472168%1.5%57,49657.5k

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 the United States and the Northeast
Northeast
United States
0%10%20%30%40%CountBoth WorkLadies Who LunchGents Who LunchNeither Work45.784188%42.588545%45.784188%45.8%2,721,4352.72M17.075849%18.249563%17.075849%17.1%1,014,9971.01M10.900295%10.579320%10.900295%10.9%647,919648k26.239668%28.582572%26.239668%26.2%1,559,6991.56M

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 the United States and the Northeast
Northeast
United States
0%20%40%60%80%CountBachelor's Degree1Some College2H.S. Diploma3No H.S. Diploma384.066381%83.226008%84.066381%84.1%9,402,7449.40M75.727708%74.180718%75.727708%75.7%5,910,9495.91M68.279646%66.788302%68.279646%68.3%5,538,9915.54M52.871600%53.682838%52.871600%52.9%1,530,6271.53M
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 the United States and the Northeast
Female Male
United States
Northeast
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
40%20%0%20%40%%BlackMixedOtherHispanic1AsianWhite-37.283530%-37.862075%-37.283530%37.3%37.283530%4.992825%37.862075%4.463707%42.276354%42.3%39.658%39.7%-35.970219%-3.534860%-36.128555%-3.517674%-39.505079%39.5%35.970219%36.128555%35.970219%36.0%37.763%37.8%-30.706268%-11.360588%-27.869601%-15.010322%-42.066856%42.1%30.706268%27.869601%30.706268%30.7%36.310%36.3%-28.412105%-11.107167%-26.161197%-15.426843%-39.519273%39.5%28.412105%26.161197%28.412105%28.4%33.954%34.0%-25.199119%-15.102763%-24.954644%-13.027025%-40.301882%40.3%25.199119%24.954644%25.199119%25.2%33.118%33.1%-24.305836%-5.783105%-25.133162%-7.811371%-30.088942%30.1%24.305836%25.133162%24.305836%24.3%27.212%27.2%
% 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 the United States and the Northeast
Female Male
United States
Northeast
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
5%0%5%10%%BlackMixedOtherHispanic1WhiteAsian-8.696226%-8.765765%-8.696226%8.7%8.696226%1.600456%8.765765%1.133306%10.296682%10.3%9.457%9.46%-7.672557%-7.020561%-7.672557%7.7%7.672557%0.531216%7.020561%1.131800%8.203774%8.2%7.934%7.93%-7.563697%-0.337907%-6.988092%-0.118912%-7.901604%7.9%7.563697%6.988092%7.563697%7.6%7.730%7.73%-6.366521%-5.825146%-6.366521%6.4%6.366521%0.355241%5.825146%0.212717%6.721762%6.7%6.545%6.54%-3.998265%-4.033020%-3.998265%4.0%3.998265%1.272418%4.033020%1.031386%5.270684%5.3%4.631%4.63%-4.065382%-3.900544%-4.065382%4.1%4.065382%0.490246%3.900544%0.501611%4.555628%4.6%4.299%4.30%
% 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 the United States and the Northeast
Female Male
United States
Northeast
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
0.0%0.5%1.0%%MixedHispanic1WhiteBlackOtherAsian-0.115273%-0.300625%-0.115273%0.12%0.115273%0.487689%0.300625%1.086130%0.602962%0.60%0.356%0.36%-0.046020%-0.129147%-0.046020%0.05%0.046020%0.288323%0.129147%0.591307%0.334343%0.33%0.190%0.19%-0.030883%-0.116401%-0.030883%0.03%0.030883%0.261998%0.116401%0.788752%0.292880%0.29%0.161%0.16%-0.051619%-0.207069%-0.051619%0.05%0.051619%0.155025%0.207069%0.646166%0.206644%0.21%0.125%0.13%-0.038139%-0.115488%-0.038139%0.04%0.038139%0.110199%0.115488%0.440031%0.148337%0.15%0.094%0.09%-0.016457%-0.088363%-0.016457%0.02%0.016457%0.071535%0.088363%0.426721%0.087991%0.09%0.050%0.05%
% 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 the United States and the Northeast
Female Male
United States
Northeast
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
60%40%20%0%20%40%60%%WhiteAsianHispanic1OtherMixedBlack-69.911058%-67.055467%-69.911058%69.9%69.911058%5.783105%67.055467%7.811371%75.694164%75.7%72.788%72.8%-59.698118%-62.018331%-59.698118%59.7%59.698118%15.102763%62.018331%13.027025%74.800881%74.8%66.882%66.9%-60.480727%-58.411960%-60.480727%60.5%60.480727%11.107167%58.411960%15.426843%71.587895%71.6%66.046%66.0%-57.933144%-57.120077%-57.933144%57.9%57.933144%11.360588%57.120077%15.010322%69.293732%69.3%63.690%63.7%-60.494921%-60.353771%-60.494921%60.5%60.494921%3.534860%60.353771%3.517674%64.029781%64.0%62.237%62.2%-57.723646%-4.992825%-57.674218%-4.463707%-62.716470%62.7%57.723646%57.674218%57.723646%57.7%60.342%60.3%
% percentage of both sexes combined
1white Hispanic

Map of Employment Status by State in the Northeast

Both Parents Work Employment Status by State#16

Percentage of married families with children under the age of 18 present in which both parents work outside the home (%):
23.1%24.5%25.9%27.3%28.7%30.2%

Stay at Home Moms Employment Status by State#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 (%):
6.2%7.4%8.5%9.7%10.8%12.0%

Stay at Home Dads Employment Status by State#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 (%):
1.16%1.31%1.46%1.60%1.75%1.90%

Neither Parent Works Employment Status by State#19

Percentage of married families with children under the age of 18 present in which neither parent works outside the home (%):
0.43%0.49%0.55%0.61%0.66%0.73%

Employed Working-Age Men Employment Status by State#20

Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
81.9%83.2%84.4%85.5%86.7%88.0%
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Map of Employment Status by County in the Northeast

Both Parents Work Employment Status by County#21

Percentage of married families with children under the age of 18 present in which both parents work outside the home (%):
2%9%15%21%28%34%

Stay at Home Moms Employment Status by County#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 (%):
1.2%4.1%7.0%9.8%12.7%15.6%

Stay at Home Dads Employment Status by County#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 (%):
0.2%0.9%1.5%2.1%2.7%3.3%

Neither Parent Works Employment Status by County#24

Percentage of married families with children under the age of 18 present in which neither parent works outside the home (%):
0.09%0.46%0.83%1.19%1.56%1.93%

Employed Working-Age Men Employment Status by County#25

Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
2%21%40%59%78%97%
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Employment Status by Place in the Northeast

There are 4,274 places in the Northeast. This section compares the 50 most populous of those to each other, the Northeast, and the United States. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 71,389.

Employed Working-Age Men by Place#30

Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed.
Scope: population of the Northeast, selected places in the Northeast, and entities that contain the Northeast
0%20%40%60%80%Count#StamfordWarwickNewtonNew RochelleSomervilleCliftonNashuaDanburyQuincyCambridgeNorwalkJersey CityBethlehemNew YorkNortheastManchesterElizabethLynnUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesYonkersCheektowagaNew BritainAlbanyBostonToms 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%5,8021086.957268%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%7,9491683.910595%83.910595%83.9%4,9181783.826751%83.826751%83.8%16,918,49516.9M83.721496%83.721496%83.7%10,31710.3k1883.304130%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%33,06233.1k2282.211910%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 Metro Area in the Northeast

There are 93 metro areas that are fully or partially contained within the Northeast (91 fully and 2 partially). This section compares the 50 most populous of those to each other, the Northeast, and the United States. The least populous of the compared metro areas has a population of 116,313.

Employed Working-Age Men by Metro Area#35

Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed.
Scope: population of the Northeast, selected metro areas in the Northeast, and entities that contain the Northeast
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 TownChambersburg 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 AreaPittsburghYork 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%8,598687.770090%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%115,791116k1585.334649%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
Count number of employed 35 to 44 year old men
# rank of metro area out of 50 by percentage employed 35 to 44 year old men

Employment Status by State in the Northeast

There are 9 states in the Northeast. This section compares all 9 of those to each other, the Northeast, and the United States.

Employed Working-Age Men by State#40

Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed.
Scope: population of the Northeast, selected states in the Northeast, and entities that contain the Northeast
0%20%40%60%80%Count#New HampshireVermontNew JerseyMassachusettsConnecticutNortheastNew YorkRhode IslandUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesPennsylvaniaMaine87.926416%87.926416%87.9%69,59269.6k187.006237%87.006237%87.0%30,96931.0k285.973146%85.973146%86.0%496,096496k385.552176%85.552176%85.6%350,722351k485.379450%85.379450%85.4%183,483183k584.488623%84.488623%84.5%2,903,3022.90M84.236014%84.236014%84.2%1,033,0571.03M684.166626%84.166626%84.2%52,16952.2k783.826751%83.826751%83.8%16,918,49516.9M82.735021%82.735021%82.7%624,498624k881.974198%81.974198%82.0%62,71662.7k9
Count number of employed 35 to 44 year old men
# rank of state out of 9 by percentage employed 35 to 44 year old men

Employment Status by County in the Northeast

There are 217 counties in the Northeast. This section compares the 50 most populous of those to each other, the Northeast, and the United States. The least populous of the compared counties has a population of 322,642.

Employed Working-Age Men by County#45

Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed.
Scope: population of the Northeast, selected counties in the Northeast, and entities that contain the Northeast
0%20%40%60%80%Count#Morris CountyMorrisChester CountyChesterSomerset CountySomersetHillsborough CountyHillsboroughNassau CountyNassauBergen CountyBergenLancaster CountyLancasterMontgomery CountyMontgomeryFairfield CountyFairfieldRockland CountyRocklandMiddlesex CountyMiddlesexMonmouth CountyMonmouthBucks CountyBucksNorfolk CountyNorfolkWestchester CountyWestchesterSuffolk CountySuffolkMiddlesex CountyMiddlesexHudson CountyHudsonUnion CountyUnionQueens CountyQueensAllegheny CountyAlleghenyWestmoreland CountyWestmorelandEssex CountyEssexBerks CountyBerksOrange CountyOrangeNew York CountyNew YorkOcean CountyOceanYork CountyYorkMercer CountyMercerPlymouth CountyPlymouthRichmond CountyRichmondLehigh CountyLehighPassaic CountyPassaicNortheastKings CountyKingsUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesWorcester CountyWorcesterDelaware CountyDelawareOnondaga CountyOnondagaSuffolk CountySuffolkMonroe CountyMonroeHartford CountyHartfordNew Haven CountyNew HavenBurlington CountyBurlingtonCamden CountyCamdenErie CountyErieBristol CountyBristolEssex CountyEssexProvidence CountyProvidenceHampden CountyHampdenBronx CountyBronxPhiladelphia CountyPhiladelphia93.283943%93.283943%93.3%28,96029.0k191.283179%91.283179%91.3%29,06029.1k291.155152%91.155152%91.2%19,87019.9k389.846142%89.846142%89.8%23,18323.2k489.706083%89.706083%89.7%72,24372.2k589.665479%89.665479%89.7%54,60054.6k689.518667%89.518667%89.5%27,02327.0k789.286767%89.286767%89.3%45,43045.4k889.156303%89.156303%89.2%53,12253.1k989.099099%89.099099%89.1%15,82415.8k1089.065096%89.065096%89.1%91,65691.7k1188.972785%88.972785%89.0%32,75832.8k1288.613135%88.613135%88.6%32,59932.6k1388.474592%88.474592%88.5%37,79937.8k1488.213162%88.213162%88.2%54,39454.4k1588.038411%88.038411%88.0%82,14682.1k1687.948880%87.948880%87.9%51,40751.4k1787.790257%87.790257%87.8%47,44847.4k1887.697277%87.697277%87.7%33,39633.4k1987.683423%87.683423%87.7%143,173143k2087.130266%87.130266%87.1%61,09461.1k2186.638294%86.638294%86.6%17,50717.5k2286.515410%86.515410%86.5%39,04739.0k2386.455581%86.455581%86.5%20,94320.9k2486.372344%86.372344%86.4%19,83819.8k2585.725962%85.725962%85.7%102,788103k2685.406612%85.406612%85.4%26,01426.0k2785.334649%85.334649%85.3%23,34523.3k2885.071080%85.071080%85.1%20,76520.8k2985.070526%85.070526%85.1%25,39125.4k3085.002691%85.002691%85.0%25,27325.3k3184.629605%84.629605%84.6%18,77018.8k3284.617996%84.617996%84.6%27,42327.4k3384.488623%84.488623%84.5%2,903,3022.90M84.123947%84.123947%84.1%145,081145k3483.826751%83.826751%83.8%16,918,49516.9M83.755367%83.755367%83.8%42,13942.1k3583.695381%83.695381%83.7%26,81626.8k3683.532266%83.532266%83.5%21,34521.3k3783.379230%83.379230%83.4%40,87540.9k3883.327640%83.327640%83.3%34,15134.2k3982.720595%82.720595%82.7%44,70844.7k4082.703272%82.703272%82.7%41,63241.6k4182.641617%82.641617%82.6%23,13823.1k4282.484228%82.484228%82.5%26,01826.0k4382.278008%82.278008%82.3%41,85441.9k4481.512654%81.512654%81.5%27,79527.8k4580.899186%80.899186%80.9%44,10344.1k4680.896220%80.896220%80.9%30,79830.8k4778.966603%78.966603%79.0%20,31120.3k4877.746048%77.746048%77.7%65,61365.6k4973.120938%73.120938%73.1%66,83466.8k50
Count number of employed 35 to 44 year old men
# rank of county out of 50 by percentage employed 35 to 44 year old men

Employment Status by Region in the United States

There are 5 regions in the United States. This section compares the Northeast to all of the regions in the United States and to the United States.

Employed Working-Age Men by Region#50

Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed.
Scope: population of the Northeast, selected other regions in the United States, and entities that contain the Northeast
0%20%40%60%80%Count#MidwestNortheastWestUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesSouth84.507990%84.507990%84.5%3,510,6363.51M184.488623%84.488623%84.5%2,903,3022.90M284.237717%84.237717%84.2%4,179,1624.18M383.826751%83.826751%83.8%16,918,49516.9M82.890666%82.890666%82.9%6,325,3956.33M4
Count number of employed 35 to 44 year old men
# rank of region out of 4 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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