ACS: 2003 Multiyear Profile for Pennsylvania -- Table 3

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TABLE 3. SELECTED ECONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS
	2003 Estimate	2002 Estimate	2001 Estimate	2000 Estimate
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over	9,440,794	9,396,628 *	9,385,298 *	9,271,542 *
In labor force	64.16%	64.13%	64.04%	64.44%
Civilian labor force	64.09%	64.04%	63.95%	64.38%
Employed	59.46%	59.55%	60.39% *	60.97% *
Unemployed	437,746	422,023	333,976 *	316,102 *
Percent unemployed	7.2	7.0	5.6 *	5.3 *
Armed Forces	0.07%	0.09%	0.09%	0.06%
Not in labor force	35.84%	35.87%	35.96%	35.56%

Females 16 years and over	4,946,632	4,941,359	4,940,587	4,889,102 *
In labor force	57.46%	57.29%	57.31%	57.81%
Civilian labor force	57.45%	57.28%	57.27%	57.80%
Employed	53.38%	53.41%	54.24%	54.82% *

Own children under 6 years	804,425	822,529	807,447	845,863 *
All parents in family in labor force	62.36%	62.73%	61.04%	61.76%

Own children 6 to 17 years	1,852,733	1,848,084	1,849,241	1,896,383 *
All parents in family in labor force	67.78%	70.30%	68.68%	70.04%

Population 16 to 19 years	579,006	595,881	584,881	597,807 *
Not enrolled in school and not a H.S. graduate	7.67%	8.88%	7.99%	7.44%
Unemployed or not in the labor force	4.67%	4.91%	4.69%	3.87%

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over	5,469,562	5,445,100	5,503,555	5,504,997
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone	78.24%	78.72%	77.26% *	76.73% *
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled	9.19%	8.71%	9.44%	9.66%
Public transportation (including taxicab)	5.28%	5.27%	5.64%	5.77% *
Walked	3.31%	3.36%	3.87% *	4.12% *
Other means	0.88%	0.90%	0.91%	0.98%
Worked at home	3.09%	3.04%	2.86%	2.73% *
Mean travel time to work (minutes)	23.8	23.9	23.8	23.8

Employed civilian population 16 years and over	5,613,261	5,596,008	5,668,197	5,652,992
OCCUPATION
Management, professional, and related occupations	33.57%	33.16%	32.98%	32.46% *
Service occupations	15.72%	15.37%	14.65% *	15.32%
Sales and office occupations	26.73%	27.05%	26.97%	26.53%
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations	0.44%	0.51%	0.50%	0.40%
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations	8.68%	9.01%	8.93%	8.68%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations	14.86%	14.90%	15.97% *	16.61% *

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	1.21%	1.23%	1.25%	1.19%
Construction	6.17%	6.24%	6.24%	5.75%
Manufacturing	14.51%	14.98%	15.99%	16.91% *
Wholesale trade	3.63%	3.75%	3.73%	3.75%
Retail trade	12.12%	11.56%	12.51%	11.88%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	5.30%	5.35%	5.35%	5.15%
Information	2.53%	2.66%	2.87%	2.76%
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing	6.73%	6.73%	6.43%	6.54%
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services	8.80%	8.80%	8.65%	8.24% *
Educational, health, and social services	22.73%	22.52%	21.42% *	21.62% *
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation, and food services	7.34%	7.04%	6.77% *	7.33%
Other services (except public administration)	4.85%	4.95%	4.80%	5.07%
Public administration	4.08%	4.19%	4.00%	3.82%

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers	81.72%	81.46%	82.25%	82.58% *
Government workers	11.81%	11.94%	11.25% *	10.97% *
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business	6.16%	6.28%	6.21%	6.05%
Unpaid family workers	0.31%	0.32%	0.30%	0.39%

INCOME AND BENEFITS (IN 2003 INFLATION-ADJUSTED DOLLARS)
Total households	4,801,049	4,821,279	4,755,287	4,718,487 *
Less than $10,000	8.68%	8.47%	9.12%	8.47%
$10,000 to $14,999	6.97%	6.97%	6.51%	6.80%
$15,000 to $24,999	13.42%	13.79%	13.48%	13.21%
$25,000 to $34,999	13.25%	12.63% *	12.61%	13.29%
$35,000 to $49,999	16.35%	16.34%	16.09%	16.87%
$50,000 to $74,999	19.15%	19.33%	19.92%	19.78%
$75,000 to $99,999	10.31%	10.31%	10.63%	9.92%
$100,000 to $149,999	7.97%	8.16%	7.50% *	7.54%
$150,000 to $199,999	2.06%	2.12%	2.15%	2.22%
$200,000 or more	1.82%	1.89%	1.98%	1.90%
Median household income (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)	41,478	41,899	42,333	42,319 *
Mean household income (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)	53,991	54,873	54,991 *	54,752

With earnings	76.61%	76.76%	76.58%	76.49%
Mean earnings (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)	56,758	57,585	58,130 *	56,927
With Social Security	31.07%	30.98%	30.69%	31.25%
Mean Social Security income (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)	13,062	12,970	12,827 *	12,934
With retirement income	20.38%	20.00%	19.37% *	20.21%
Mean retirement income (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)	13,649	13,734	12,710 *	13,421

With Supplemental Security Income	4.49%	4.43%	4.11% *	4.21%
Mean Supplemental Security Income (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)	7,149	7,065	6,801	6,908
With cash public assistance income	2.73%	2.60%	2.32% *	2.77%
Mean cash public assistance income (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)	2,712	2,531	2,836	2,939
With Food Stamp benefits in the past 12 months	6.49%	6.33%	6.35%	6.44%

Families	3,166,171	3,202,884	3,172,613	3,172,039
Less than $10,000	5.04%	4.61%	4.72%	4.27% *
$10,000 to $14,999	3.41%	3.72%	3.44%	3.66%
$15,000 to $24,999	10.08%	10.27%	10.45%	9.83%
$25,000 to $34,999	12.43%	11.69%	12.00%	12.83%
$35,000 to $49,999	17.36%	17.35%	16.55%	17.62%
$50,000 to $74,999	22.78%	22.71%	23.66%	23.61%
$75,000 to $99,999	13.26%	13.43%	13.82%	12.64%
$100,000 to $149,999	10.46%	10.83%	9.78% *	9.96%
$150,000 to $199,999	2.82%	2.83%	2.85%	2.97%
$200,000 or more	2.38%	2.56%	2.73% *	2.61%
Median family income (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)	51,339	52,152	52,461 *	51,689
Mean family income (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)	63,862	65,090	65,100	64,898

Per capita income (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)	22,427	22,705	22,912 *	22,366

Nonfamily households	1,634,878	1,618,395	1,582,674 *	1,546,448 *
Median nonfamily income (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)	23,649	23,708	23,570	23,399
Mean nonfamily income (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)	32,759	32,804	32,629	32,081

Median earnings (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars):	26,222	26,318	26,317	25,487 *
Male full-time, year-round workers	40,559	40,537	40,109	39,196 *
Female full-time, year-round workers	29,866	29,834	28,406 *	27,913 *

NUMBER BELOW POVERTY IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS
Families	260,327	258,010	254,096	247,168
With related children under 18 years	77.73%	76.36%	77.11%	79.33%
With related children under 5 years only	14.42%	15.70%	15.09%	19.01% *

Families with female householder, no husband present	159,692	149,387	144,775	140,816 *
With related children under 18 years	91.35%	88.94%	89.71%	91.82%
With related children under 5 years only	18.32%	18.80%	19.83%	21.39%

Individuals	1,295,629	1,245,989	1,269,621	1,239,857
18 years and over	66.43%	65.55%	67.07%	64.48%
65 years and over	11.84%	11.84%	12.56%	12.29%
Related children under 18 years	32.71%	33.20%	31.84%	34.26%
Related children 5 to 17 years	24.15%	24.16%	22.70%	23.23%
Unrelated individuals 15 years and over	34.00%	33.19%	34.88%	32.02% *

PERCENT BELOW POVERTY IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS
Individuals	10.9	10.5	10.7	10.5
18 years and over	9.4	9.0	9.4	8.9
65 years and over	8.7	8.3	9.0	8.5
Related children under 18 years	15.4	14.9	14.8	14.9
Related children under 5 years	16.0	16.2	17.2	19.1 *
Related children 5 to 17 years	15.2	14.5	14.0	13.5
Unrelated individuals 15 years and over	20.6	19.8	21.4	19.9

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Footnotes

The profile universe is limited to the household population and excludes the population living in institutions, college dormitories, and other group quarters. Data are based on a sample and are subject to sampling variability.

The number of householders does not necessarily equal the number of households because of differences in the weighting schemes for the population and occupied housing units.

Employment and unemployment estimates may vary from the official labor force data released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics because of differences in survey design and data collection.

Occupation codes are 4-digit codes, but are still based on Standard Occupational Classification 2000.

Industry codes are 4-digit codes and are based on the North American Industry Classification System 2002. However, the Industry categories adhere to the guidelines issued in Clarification Memorandum No. 2, "NAICS Alternate Aggregation Structure for Use By U.S. Statistical Agencies," issued by the Office of Management and Budget.

1. An '-' entry in an Estimate column indicates that no sample observations were available to compute an estimate.
2. An '-' following a median estimate means the median falls in the lowest interval of an open-ended distribution.
3. An '+' following a median estimate means the median falls in the upper interval of an open-ended distribution.
4. An 'N' entry in an Estimate column indicates that data for this geographic area cannot be displayed because the number of sample cases is too small.

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