Employment Status in Massachusetts (State)

Employment Status#1

Percentage of population aged 25 to 64 years old.
Scope: population of the United States and Massachusetts
Massachusetts
United States
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%CountArmed ForcesEmployed1UnemployedOther20.083789%0.399347%0.083789%0.1%4,62762.816305%58.423796%62.816305%62.8%3,468,8643.47M4.569653%4.660351%4.569653%4.6%252,347252k32.530253%36.516507%32.530253%32.5%1,796,3971.80M

Employment Status By Sex#2

Percentage of male and female population aged 25 to 64 years old.
Scope: population of the United States and Massachusetts
Massachusetts
United States
50%0%50%FMArmed ForcesEmployed1UnemployedOther2-0.021669%-0.021669%-0.021669%0.0%0.021669%0.129583%0.021669%0.129583%0.151253%0.2%6234,004-59.561470%-59.561470%-59.561470%59.6%59.561470%6.789747%59.561470%6.789747%66.351216%66.4%1,712,4001.71M1,756,4641.76M-3.943773%-3.943773%-3.943773%3.9%3.943773%1.305616%3.943773%1.305616%5.249390%5.2%113,384113k138,963139k-28.248141%-8.224946%-28.248141%-8.224946%-36.473087%36.5%28.248141%28.248141%28.248141%28.2%1,048,6061.05M747,791748k

Employment Status by Age#3

Employment status composition of the given age cohorts.
Scope: population of Massachusetts
Armed Forces
Employed
Unemployed
Not in Labor Force
75+70-7465-6962-6460-6155-5945-5435-4430-3425-2922-2420-2116-190.000000%6.957242%7%0.297079%92.745679%93%31,59231.6k0.000000%21.205836%21%0.988779%77.805385%78%50,09950.1k0.000000%37.553472%38%1.969112%60.477416%60%122,552123k0.000000%57.334421%57%2.874414%39.791166%40%136,394136k0.003457%66.657833%67%3.875603%29.463108%29%115,706116k0.012699%74.364977%74%4.012166%21.610158%22%351,407351k0.042548%79.245944%79%4.551367%16.160141%16%780,818781k0.153010%80.549665%81%4.796007%14.501318%15%676,700677k0.231431%80.701052%81%4.986056%14.081462%14%361,595362k0.202790%79.360251%79%6.123765%14.313194%14%381,356381k0.187173%72.727753%73%8.153827%8%18.931247%19%206,856207k0.099361%58.908857%59%8.521975%9%32.469808%32%122,933123k0.030246%35.603389%36%8.459513%8%55.906852%56%135,483135k0%20%40%60%80%100%Count

Employment by Sex and Age#4

Percentage of population employed by sex and age cohort.
Scope: population of Massachusetts
Female
Male
0%20%40%60%80%100%FM75+70-7465-6962-6460-6155-5945-5435-4430-3425-2922-2420-2116-194.779%4.78%10.436%10.4%17.023%17.0%26.299%26.3%34.096%34.1%41.445%41.4%54.303%54.3%60.699%60.7%63.253%63.3%70.351%70.4%71.578%71.6%77.378%77.4%75.964%76.0%82.794%82.8%76.064%76.1%85.552%85.6%76.933%76.9%85.011%85.0%78.359%78.4%80.770%80.8%75.313%75.3%70.577%70.6%62.280%62.3%55.668%55.7%40.389%40.4%30.952%31.0%

Employment Sex Ratio by Age#5

Percentage more males or females employed by age cohort.
Scope: population of the United States and Massachusetts
More Females More Males
United States
Massachusetts
20%0%20%40%M:FFM75+70-7465-6962-6460-6155-5945-5435-4430-3425-2922-2420-2116-1936.697385%41.016468%36.697385%36.7%1.3671.3713,34713.3k18,24518.2k26.877094%27.081090%26.877094%26.9%1.2691.2722,08222.1k28,01728.0k7.983165%15.815003%7.983165%8.0%1.0801.0858,92458.9k63,62863.6k0.700422%8.933597%0.700422%0.7%1.0071.0167,95968.0k68,43568.4k2.715582%9.273799%2.715582%2.7%1.0271.0357,07857.1k58,62858.6k0.891244%6.810799%0.891244%0.9%1.0091.01174,924175k176,483176k3.349141%9.942320%3.349141%3.3%1.0331.03383,979384k396,839397k7.590696%16.373591%7.590696%7.6%1.0761.08325,978326k350,722351k8.347258%17.677567%8.347258%8.3%1.0831.08173,554174k188,041188k2.856489%12.932183%2.856489%2.9%1.0291.03187,993188k193,363193k-4.046283%-4.046283%4.0%6.899104%0.9610.96105,479105k101,377101k-14.221239%-14.221239%14.2%3.680827%0.8750.8865,54765.5k57,38657.4k-28.455079%-6.213837%-28.455079%28.5%0.7780.7876,17976.2k59,30459.3k

Male Employment by Age#6

Percentage of male population employed by age cohort. Gray areas represent percentile bands from the states.
Scope: population of the United States, Massachusetts, and selected other stateses
Massachusetts
United States
Percentile:
0th - 100th
10th - 90th
20th - 80th
30th - 70th
40th - 60th
0%20%40%60%80%100%%75+70-7465-6962-6460-6155-5945-5435-4430-3425-2922-2420-2116-1910.436%10.4%26.299%26.3%41.445%41.4%60.699%60.7%70.351%70.4%77.378%77.4%82.794%82.8%85.552%85.6%85.011%85.0%80.770%80.8%70.577%70.6%55.668%55.7%30.952%31.0%

Female Employment by Age#7

Percentage of female population employed by age cohort. Gray areas represent percentile bands from the states.
Scope: population of the United States, Massachusetts, and selected other stateses
Massachusetts
United States
Percentile:
0th - 100th
10th - 90th
20th - 80th
30th - 70th
40th - 60th
0%20%40%60%80%100%%75+70-7465-6962-6460-6155-5945-5435-4430-3425-2922-2420-2116-194.779%4.78%17.023%17.0%34.096%34.1%54.303%54.3%63.253%63.3%71.578%71.6%75.964%76.0%76.064%76.1%76.933%76.9%78.359%78.4%75.313%75.3%62.280%62.3%40.389%40.4%

Employment among the Married#8

Selected family employment structures as a percentage of all married couple households.
Scope: households in the United States and Massachusetts
Massachusetts
United States
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 …230.143559%26.355280%30.143559%30.1%358,047358k8.813055%11.360258%8.813055%8.8%104,682105k1.371941%1.562423%1.371941%1.4%16,29616.3k0.484002%0.683291%0.484002%0.5%5,74929.559709%25.569630%29.559709%29.6%351,112351k9.238125%10.956809%9.238125%9.2%109,731110k6.208421%6.351691%6.208421%6.2%73,74473.7k14.181188%17.160618%14.181188%14.2%168,445168k

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 Massachusetts
Massachusetts
United States
0%20%40%60%CountBoth WorkStay at Home MomsStay at Home DadsNeither Work73.858540%65.952090%73.858540%73.9%358,047358k21.593980%28.428183%21.593980%21.6%104,682105k3.361566%3.909845%3.361566%3.4%16,29616.3k1.185913%1.709883%1.185913%1.2%5,749

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 Massachusetts
Massachusetts
United States
0%10%20%30%40%CountBoth WorkLadies Who LunchGents Who LunchNeither Work49.942535%42.588545%49.942535%49.9%351,112351k15.608251%18.249563%15.608251%15.6%109,731110k10.489423%10.579320%10.489423%10.5%73,74473.7k23.959791%28.582572%23.959791%24.0%168,445168k

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 Massachusetts
Massachusetts
United States
0%20%40%60%80%CountBachelor's Degree1Some College2H.S. Diploma3No H.S. Diploma385.179460%83.226008%85.179460%85.2%1,365,5461.37M77.138243%74.180718%77.138243%77.1%686,373686k70.544973%66.788302%70.544973%70.5%596,905597k52.728311%53.682838%52.728311%52.7%155,152155k

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 Massachusetts
Female Male
United States
Massachusetts
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40%20%0%20%40%%OtherHispanic1MixedBlackAsianWhite-35.268401%-3.410984%-27.869601%-15.010322%-38.679385%38.7%35.268401%27.869601%35.268401%35.3%36.956%37.0%-32.918350%-6.183606%-26.161197%-15.426843%-39.101956%39.1%32.918350%26.161197%32.918350%32.9%36.099%36.1%-32.672044%-2.404367%-36.128555%-3.517674%-35.076411%35.1%32.672044%36.128555%32.672044%32.7%33.855%33.9%-32.903705%-37.862075%-32.903705%32.9%32.903705%0.971550%37.862075%4.463707%33.875255%33.9%33.373%33.4%-25.579300%-11.953895%-24.954644%-13.027025%-37.533195%37.5%25.579300%24.954644%25.579300%25.6%31.868%31.9%-23.092411%-3.714273%-25.133162%-7.811371%-26.806684%26.8%23.092411%25.133162%23.092411%23.1%24.978%25.0%

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 Massachusetts
Female Male
United States
Massachusetts
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
8%6%4%2%0%2%4%6%8%%BlackOtherHispanic1MixedWhiteAsian-8.323231%-8.765765%-8.323231%8.3%8.323231%1.158123%8.765765%1.133306%9.481354%9.5%8.883%8.88%-8.525639%-6.988092%-0.118912%-8.525639%8.5%8.525639%0.095117%6.988092%8.620756%8.6%8.574%8.57%-7.145792%-5.825146%-7.145792%7.1%7.145792%0.830079%5.825146%0.212717%7.975871%8.0%7.549%7.55%-6.741513%-7.020561%-6.741513%6.7%6.741513%0.119650%7.020561%1.131800%6.861164%6.9%6.802%6.80%-3.963927%-4.033020%-3.963927%4.0%3.963927%1.470511%4.033020%1.031386%5.434438%5.4%4.688%4.69%-4.342710%-3.900544%-4.342710%4.3%4.342710%0.448170%3.900544%0.501611%4.790879%4.8%4.555%4.56%

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 Massachusetts
Female Male
United States
Massachusetts
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0.0%0.5%1.0%%Hispanic1BlackMixedWhiteAsianOther-0.083752%-0.129147%-0.083752%0.08%0.083752%0.177286%0.129147%0.591307%0.261038%0.26%0.170%0.17%-0.085848%-0.207069%-0.085848%0.09%0.085848%0.104361%0.207069%0.646166%0.190209%0.19%0.136%0.14%-0.090312%-0.300625%-0.090312%0.09%0.090312%0.074438%0.300625%1.086130%0.164750%0.16%0.128%0.13%-0.017465%-0.116401%-0.017465%0.02%0.017465%0.172255%0.116401%0.788752%0.189720%0.19%0.102%0.10%-0.015732%-0.088363%-0.015732%0.02%0.015732%0.061810%0.088363%0.426721%0.077543%0.08%0.045%0.05%-0.000000%-0.115488%0.000000%0.00%0.000000%0.088983%0.115488%0.440031%0.088983%0.09%0.045%0.04%

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 Massachusetts
Female Male
United States
Massachusetts
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
60%40%20%0%20%40%60%%WhiteAsianBlackMixedHispanic1Other-73.193316%-67.055467%-73.193316%73.2%73.193316%3.714273%67.055467%7.811371%76.907589%76.9%75.022%75.0%-62.466805%-62.018331%-62.466805%62.5%62.466805%11.953895%62.018331%13.027025%74.420700%74.4%68.132%68.1%-66.124745%-0.971550%-57.674218%-4.463707%-67.096295%67.1%66.124745%57.674218%66.124745%66.1%66.627%66.6%-64.923589%-60.353771%-64.923589%64.9%64.923589%2.404367%60.353771%3.517674%67.327956%67.3%66.145%66.1%-60.898044%-58.411960%-60.898044%60.9%60.898044%6.183606%58.411960%15.426843%67.081650%67.1%63.901%63.9%-61.320615%-57.120077%-61.320615%61.3%61.320615%3.410984%57.120077%15.010322%64.731599%64.7%63.044%63.0%

Map of Employment Status by County in Massachusetts

Both Parents Work Employment Status by County#16

Percentage of married families with children under the age of 18 present in which both parents work outside the home (%):
20.3%23.0%25.6%28.1%30.7%33.3%

Stay at Home Moms Employment Status by County#17

Percentage of married families with children under the age of 18 present in which the husband works outside the home and the wife stays at home (%):
4.1%5.5%6.8%8.1%9.4%10.7%

Stay at Home Dads Employment Status by County#18

Percentage of married families with children under the age of 18 present in which the wife works outside the home and the husband stays at home (%):
0.25%0.57%0.88%1.19%1.51%1.82%

Neither Parent Works Employment Status by County#19

Percentage of married families with children under the age of 18 present in which neither parent works outside the home (%):
0.16%0.34%0.53%0.71%0.90%1.09%

Employed Working-Age Men Employment Status by County#20

Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
78.9%82.6%86.2%89.8%93.4%97.0%
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Map of Employment Status by County Subdivision in Massachusetts

Both Parents Work Employment Status by County Subdivision#21

Percentage of married families with children under the age of 18 present in which both parents work outside the home (%):
0%10%19%29%39%49%

Stay at Home Moms Employment Status by County Subdivision#22

Percentage of married families with children under the age of 18 present in which the husband works outside the home and the wife stays at home (%):
0%5%10%16%21%27%

Stay at Home Dads Employment Status by County Subdivision#23

Percentage of married families with children under the age of 18 present in which the wife works outside the home and the husband stays at home (%):
0.0%3.1%6.2%9.2%12.3%15.4%

Neither Parent Works Employment Status by County Subdivision#24

Percentage of married families with children under the age of 18 present in which neither parent works outside the home (%):
0.0%0.8%1.7%2.5%3.4%4.3%

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

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

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

Employed Working-Age Men by Place#30

Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed.
Scope: population of Massachusetts, selected places in Massachusetts, and entities that contain Massachusetts
0%20%40%60%80%Count#ArlingtonNorwoodNeedhamLexingtonMarlboroughFranklin TownAgawam TownWellesleyMedfordBeverlyEverettNewtonChelseaSalemWoburnSomervilleWatertown TownWestfieldQuincyPeabodyGloucesterBraintree TownWalthamAttleboroCambridgeLeominsterFraminghamWest Springfield TownW Springfield TownWeymouth TownMethuen TownBrooklineMassachusettsNew EnglandRevereMaldenNortheastBarnstable TownLynnUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesBostonChicopeeRandolphTauntonHaverhillFitchburgBrocktonWorcesterPittsfieldHolyokeLawrenceLowellNew 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%5,8022587.344315%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%16,918,49516.9M82.260151%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

Employment Status by Metro Area in Massachusetts

There are 8 metro areas that are fully or partially contained within Massachusetts (5 fully and 3 partially). This section compares all 8 of those to each other, Massachusetts, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Massachusetts.

Employed Working-Age Men by Metro Area#35

Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed.
Scope: population of Massachusetts, selected metro areas in Massachusetts, and entities that contain Massachusetts
0%20%40%60%80%Count#Vineyard Haven Metro AreaVineyard HavenBarnstable Town Metro AreaBarnstable TownBoston, Cambridge, and Newton Metro AreaBoston AreaMassachusettsNew EnglandNortheastGreenfield Town Metro AreaGreenfield TownUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesWorcester Metro AreaWorcesterProvidence and Warwick Metro AreaProvidenceSpringfield Metro AreaSpringfieldPittsfield Metro AreaPittsfield96.957404%96.957404%97.0%956187.950082%87.950082%88.0%8,598287.422928%87.422928%87.4%258,055258k385.552176%85.552176%85.6%350,722351k85.373301%85.373301%85.4%749,651750k84.488623%84.488623%84.5%2,903,3022.90M83.921471%83.921471%83.9%3,377483.826751%83.826751%83.8%16,918,49516.9M83.290180%83.290180%83.3%47,93147.9k583.224746%83.224746%83.2%79,96480.0k680.438937%80.438937%80.4%26,93926.9k779.074955%79.074955%79.1%5,3178

Employment Status by County in Massachusetts

There are 14 counties in Massachusetts. This section compares all 14 of those to each other, Massachusetts, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Massachusetts.

Employed Working-Age Men by County#40

Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed.
Scope: population of Massachusetts, selected counties in Massachusetts, and entities that contain Massachusetts
0%20%40%60%80%Count#Dukes CountyDukesNantucket CountyNantucketMiddlesex CountyMiddlesexNorfolk CountyNorfolkBarnstable CountyBarnstableEssex CountyEssexMassachusettsNew EnglandHampshire CountyHampshirePlymouth CountyPlymouthNortheastFranklin CountyFranklinUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesWorcester CountyWorcesterSuffolk CountySuffolkBristol CountyBristolBerkshire CountyBerkshireHampden CountyHampden96.957404%96.957404%97.0%956192.044199%92.044199%92.0%833289.065096%89.065096%89.1%91,65691.7k388.474592%88.474592%88.5%37,79937.8k487.950082%87.950082%88.0%8,598586.515410%86.515410%86.5%39,04739.0k685.552176%85.552176%85.6%350,722351k85.373301%85.373301%85.4%749,651750k85.313425%85.313425%85.3%6,628785.070526%85.070526%85.1%25,39125.4k884.488623%84.488623%84.5%2,903,3022.90M83.921471%83.921471%83.9%3,377983.826751%83.826751%83.8%16,918,49516.9M83.755367%83.755367%83.8%42,13942.1k1083.379230%83.379230%83.4%40,87540.9k1181.512654%81.512654%81.5%27,79527.8k1279.074955%79.074955%79.1%5,3171378.966603%78.966603%79.0%20,31120.3k14

Employment Status by County Subdivision in Massachusetts

There are 357 county subdivisions in Massachusetts. This section compares the 50 most populous of those to each other, Massachusetts, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Massachusetts. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 33,526.

Employed Working-Age Men by County Subdivision#45

Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed.
Scope: population of Massachusetts, selected county subdivisions in Massachusetts, and entities that contain Massachusetts
0%20%40%60%80%Count#Town of ArlingtonArlingtonTown of ChelmsfordChelmsfordMarlboroughTown of AndoverAndoverTown of NatickNatickMedfordBeverlyTown of ShrewsburyShrewsburyEverettNewtonChelseaSalemWoburnTown of AmherstAmherstSomervilleWatertown TownWestfieldQuincyPeabodyBraintree TownWalthamAttleboroCambridgeLeominsterTown of FraminghamFraminghamWeymouth TownMethuen TownTown of BrooklineBrooklineMassachusettsNew EnglandRevereMaldenNortheastBarnstable TownLynnUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesTown of BillericaBillericaBostonChicopeeTown of RandolphRandolphTauntonTown of PlymouthPlymouthHaverhillFitchburgBrocktonWorcesterPittsfieldHolyokeTown of DartmouthDartmouthLawrenceLowellNew BedfordFall RiverSpringfield95.781566%95.781566%95.8%3,315195.481515%95.481515%95.5%2,092293.781095%93.781095%93.8%2,262393.225806%93.225806%93.2%2,023492.335187%92.335187%92.3%2,325592.113565%92.113565%92.1%3,212692.045455%92.045455%92.0%2,268791.322314%91.322314%91.3%2,431891.134990%91.134990%91.1%2,714990.597625%90.597625%90.6%4,6541090.560558%90.560558%90.6%3,1181190.501931%90.501931%90.5%2,3441290.280778%90.280778%90.3%2,5081390.000000%90.000000%90.0%8371489.652997%89.652997%89.7%5,6841588.949672%88.949672%88.9%2,4391688.903282%88.903282%88.9%2,0591788.795240%88.795240%88.8%5,3731888.782991%88.782991%88.8%2,4221988.126316%88.126316%88.1%2,0932088.015526%88.015526%88.0%3,6282187.700717%87.700717%87.7%2,5672287.643505%87.643505%87.6%5,8022387.344315%87.344315%87.3%2,1742486.989073%86.989073%87.0%4,2992586.571512%86.571512%86.6%2,9722686.299616%86.299616%86.3%2,6962786.035641%86.035641%86.0%2,9452885.552176%85.552176%85.6%350,722351k85.373301%85.373301%85.4%749,651750k84.990619%84.990619%85.0%3,6242984.911968%84.911968%84.9%3,8103084.488623%84.488623%84.5%2,903,3022.90M84.030061%84.030061%84.0%1,7893183.910595%83.910595%83.9%4,9183283.826751%83.826751%83.8%16,918,49516.9M83.479254%83.479254%83.5%2,1933382.260151%82.260151%82.3%33,06233.1k3481.716069%81.716069%81.7%2,6193581.458094%81.458094%81.5%1,4193681.355337%81.355337%81.4%2,3173781.241744%81.241744%81.2%3,0753880.309156%80.309156%80.3%3,3773979.913522%79.913522%79.9%2,0334079.817159%79.817159%79.8%4,5404179.395120%79.395120%79.4%8,5584276.588371%76.588371%76.6%1,9894375.891266%75.891266%75.9%1,7034475.539568%75.539568%75.5%1,4704574.763804%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

Employment Status by State in the United States

There are 50 states in the United States. This section compares Massachusetts to all of the states in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Massachusetts.

Employed Working-Age Men by State#50

Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed.
Scope: population of Massachusetts, selected other states in the United States, and entities that contain Massachusetts
0%20%40%60%80%Count#North DakotaNebraskaUtahIowaMinnesotaWyomingNew HampshireColoradoSouth DakotaKansasMarylandVermontVirginiaIdahoHawaiiWisconsinNew JerseyMassachusettsTexasConnecticutNew EnglandMontanaWashingtonNortheastIllinoisNew YorkRhode IslandDelawareCaliforniaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNorth CarolinaN CarolinaMissouriIndianaOregonNevadaPennsylvaniaAlaskaOhioOklahomaMaineFloridaTennesseeSouth CarolinaS CarolinaGeorgiaArizonaMichiganArkansasAlabamaLouisianaKentuckyNew MexicoMississippiWest Virginia90.261180%90.261180%90.3%39,50139.5k190.092652%90.092652%90.1%103,266103k289.768291%89.768291%89.8%176,585177k388.798739%88.798739%88.8%163,950164k488.794416%88.794416%88.8%301,600302k587.972078%87.972078%88.0%32,26232.3k687.926416%87.926416%87.9%69,59269.6k787.801056%87.801056%87.8%326,677327k887.314240%87.314240%87.3%43,59643.6k987.287483%87.287483%87.3%152,946153k1087.225633%87.225633%87.2%325,308325k1187.006237%87.006237%87.0%30,96931.0k1286.707034%86.707034%86.7%471,264471k1386.676201%86.676201%86.7%87,88187.9k1486.347989%86.347989%86.3%77,25977.3k1586.186197%86.186197%86.2%301,656302k1685.973146%85.973146%86.0%496,096496k1785.552176%85.552176%85.6%350,722351k1885.400836%85.400836%85.4%1,551,9801.55M1985.379450%85.379450%85.4%183,483183k2085.373301%85.373301%85.4%749,651750k85.222232%85.222232%85.2%50,52450.5k2185.192832%85.192832%85.2%398,590399k2284.488623%84.488623%84.5%2,903,3022.90M84.439271%84.439271%84.4%704,362704k2384.236014%84.236014%84.2%1,033,0571.03M2484.166626%84.166626%84.2%52,16952.2k2584.059725%84.059725%84.1%45,15145.2k2683.910328%83.910328%83.9%2,171,6792.17M2783.826751%83.826751%83.8%16,918,49516.9M83.736431%83.736431%83.7%535,950536k2883.563475%83.563475%83.6%303,851304k2983.393627%83.393627%83.4%342,787343k3083.326666%83.326666%83.3%218,710219k3182.927255%82.927255%82.9%161,364161k3282.735021%82.735021%82.7%624,498624k3382.668443%82.668443%82.7%39,70439.7k3482.343836%82.343836%82.3%575,063575k3582.083033%82.083033%82.1%195,617196k3681.974198%81.974198%82.0%62,71662.7k3781.914954%81.914954%81.9%988,530989k3881.898889%81.898889%81.9%340,131340k3981.836332%81.836332%81.8%239,787240k4081.729990%81.729990%81.7%544,920545k4181.421874%81.421874%81.4%343,365343k4281.139963%81.139963%81.1%478,058478k4379.875548%79.875548%79.9%145,693146k4479.617264%79.617264%79.6%235,605236k4579.252747%79.252747%79.3%223,190223k4677.630325%77.630325%77.6%218,312218k4777.008649%77.008649%77.0%94,56294.6k4876.583014%76.583014%76.6%138,482138k4974.916910%74.916910%74.9%86,33286.3k50

Employment Status by State in the Northeast

There are 9 states in the Northeast. This section compares Massachusetts to all of the states in the Northeast and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Massachusetts.

Employed Working-Age Men by State#55

Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed.
Scope: population of Massachusetts, selected other states in the Northeast, and entities that contain Massachusetts
0%20%40%60%80%Count#New HampshireVermontNew JerseyMassachusettsConnecticutNew EnglandNortheastNew 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%183,483183k585.373301%85.373301%85.4%749,651750k84.488623%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

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