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 New Orleans, LA MSA
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TABLE 3. SELECTED ECONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS
  2003
Estimate		 2002
Estimate		 2001
Estimate		 2000
Estimate
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over
1,007,486
1,002,956
991,496 *
996,580 *
In labor force
64.56%
64.18%
64.67%
62.96%
Civilian labor force
64.22%
63.86%
64.43%
62.72%
Employed
58.65%
58.57%
59.40%
58.92%
Unemployed
56,134
53,069
49,920
37,844 *
Percent unemployed
8.7
8.3
7.8
6.1 *
Armed Forces
0.33%
0.32%
0.24%
0.24%
Not in labor force
35.44%
35.82%
35.33%
37.04%
 
Females 16 years and over
537,232
535,948
527,631 *
532,389
In labor force
58.06%
59.63%
59.94%
57.17%
Civilian labor force
57.99%
59.56%
59.77%
56.97%
Employed
52.60%
54.12%
54.52%
53.31%
 
Own children under 6 years
99,268
104,129
106,249
105,730
All parents in family in labor force
73.47%
67.57%
67.78%
61.84% *
 
Own children 6 to 17 years
216,364
219,802
220,770
230,137 *
All parents in family in labor force
74.09%
75.07%
72.23%
70.61%
 
Population 16 to 19 years
72,746
75,406
79,587
78,109
Not enrolled in school and not a H.S. graduate
8.00%
8.45%
11.11%
6.84%
Unemployed or not in the labor force
5.84%
5.69%
6.56%
4.12%
 
COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over
577,135
573,601
569,188
570,385
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone
77.22%
75.56%
74.79%
75.63%
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled
12.62%
13.52%
13.26%
12.95%
Public transportation (including taxicab)
4.74%
4.46%
6.35% *
5.90%
Walked
1.56%
2.56% *
2.20%
2.02%
Other means
0.84%
1.90% *
1.45% *
1.55% *
Worked at home
3.01%
1.99% *
1.94% *
1.95% *
Mean travel time to work (minutes)
24.9
25.0
24.3
25.9
 
Employed civilian population 16 years and over
590,917
587,435
588,947
587,187
OCCUPATION
Management, professional, and related occupations
34.47%
31.89% *
31.95%
31.39% *
Service occupations
17.11%
16.92%
17.87%
16.91%
Sales and office occupations
27.18%
28.00%
27.13%
28.91%
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations
0.54%
0.81%
0.34%
0.18% *
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations
9.31%
10.25%
10.46%
10.57%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
11.41%
12.13%
12.24%
12.04%
 
INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining
1.66%
2.34%
1.38%
2.26%
Construction
7.49%
6.19%
7.21%
6.51%
Manufacturing
8.23%
8.06%
8.07%
7.80%
Wholesale trade
4.09%
3.55%
3.42%
2.87% *
Retail trade
9.64%
10.36%
11.70% *
12.62% *
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities
6.86%
6.42%
7.14%
6.03%
Information
1.62%
2.52%
2.34%
2.07%
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing
6.27%
6.38%
5.88%
6.31%
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services
12.83%
9.60% *
8.69% *
9.91% *
Educational, health, and social services
19.93%
22.92% *
21.14%
22.57% *
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation, and food services
11.09%
10.85%
12.19%
10.24%
Other services (except public administration)
3.46%
4.24%
5.57% *
5.35% *
Public administration
6.82%
6.58%
5.27% *
5.47%
 
CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers
74.66%
75.75%
77.31% *
77.60% *
Government workers
16.95%
17.19%
15.65%
16.16%
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business
8.36%
6.84%
6.69% *
5.81% *
Unpaid family workers
0.03%
0.23% *
0.35% *
0.44% *
 
INCOME AND BENEFITS (IN 2003 INFLATION-ADJUSTED DOLLARS)
Total households
502,250
492,727
509,980
500,745
Less than $10,000
12.00%
9.52% *
12.28%
13.04%
$10,000 to $14,999
6.99%
10.05% *
7.85%
8.52%
$15,000 to $24,999
17.00%
15.08%
14.49%
13.34% *
$25,000 to $34,999
11.88%
12.59%
12.37%
14.30% *
$35,000 to $49,999
15.38%
14.98%
17.90% *
14.38%
$50,000 to $74,999
16.00%
18.50% *
16.34%
16.92%
$75,000 to $99,999
9.84%
9.50%
8.72%
9.11%
$100,000 to $149,999
7.36%
6.38%
7.03%
7.01%
$150,000 to $199,999
2.14%
1.73%
1.42%
1.35% *
$200,000 or more
1.41%
1.68%
1.59%
2.03%
Median household income (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
36,639
37,039
37,314
35,735
Mean household income (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
49,377
51,092
49,322
50,556
 
With earnings
79.45%
79.78%
79.77%
80.54%
Mean earnings (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
51,666
52,311
50,353
51,779
With Social Security
27.06%
26.71%
24.42% *
24.78% *
Mean Social Security income (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
11,149
11,624
11,372
11,453
With retirement income
14.97%
15.91%
15.90%
14.92%
Mean retirement income (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
16,016
15,070
17,467
14,774
 
With Supplemental Security Income
4.55%
6.66% *
4.67%
5.60%
Mean Supplemental Security Income (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
6,222
5,757
6,285
6,591
With cash public assistance income
2.05%
1.37%
2.83%
2.41%
Mean cash public assistance income (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
3,117
2,722
2,166
2,759
With Food Stamp benefits in the past 12 months
7.57%
7.09%
7.97%
8.43%
 
Families
323,691
328,323
329,776
325,587
Less than $10,000
6.99%
6.17%
7.82%
6.56%
$10,000 to $14,999
4.23%
8.67% *
5.84%
6.81% *
$15,000 to $24,999
14.96%
12.19% *
12.75%
11.55% *
$25,000 to $34,999
11.59%
11.76%
11.36%
13.77%
$35,000 to $49,999
16.89%
14.11% *
18.41%
15.08%
$50,000 to $74,999
19.02%
22.17% *
19.08%
20.46%
$75,000 to $99,999
11.75%
12.45%
11.41%
11.62%
$100,000 to $149,999
9.69%
8.54%
9.22%
9.46%
$150,000 to $199,999
2.95%
2.08%
2.09%
1.80% *
$200,000 or more
1.93%
1.87%
2.04%
2.89%
Median family income (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
45,705
47,424
44,395
46,285
Mean family income (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
58,445
58,283
57,517
61,017
 
Per capita income (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
20,155
20,550
19,692
19,750
 
Nonfamily households
178,559
164,404
180,204
175,158
Median nonfamily income (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
21,644
24,152 *
23,354
21,337
Mean nonfamily income (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
30,198
34,338 *
33,200
29,094
 
Median earnings (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars):
24,286
23,463
22,341 *
22,405 *
Male full-time, year-round workers
40,116
40,125
37,420
36,490
Female full-time, year-round workers
26,107
25,082
24,361 *
24,561 *
 
NUMBER BELOW POVERTY IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS
Families
37,289
47,531 *
44,274
45,539
With related children under 18 years
77.69%
83.49%
81.42%
78.19%
With related children under 5 years only
15.84%
16.60%
10.18%
11.72%
 
Families with female householder, no husband present
25,849
33,488
31,486
29,757
With related children under 18 years
85.38%
94.60%
89.76%
86.95%
With related children under 5 years only
12.67%
20.50%
12.38%
11.15%
 
Individuals
203,747
221,329
228,210
228,928
18 years and over
61.87%
59.14%
58.15%
63.52%
65 years and over
9.84%
8.05%
7.30% *
9.62%
Related children under 18 years
37.65%
40.61%
41.18%
35.19%
Related children 5 to 17 years
26.16%
27.50%
30.05%
25.19%
Unrelated individuals 15 years and over
30.41%
21.00% *
25.44% *
30.06%
 
PERCENT BELOW POVERTY IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS
Individuals
15.6
17.0
17.6
17.5
18 years and over
13.0
13.6
14.0
15.2 *
65 years and over
13.7
12.5
11.6
15.2
Related children under 18 years
23.0
26.5
27.1
23.1
Related children under 5 years
25.9
31.4
27.7
25.4
Related children 5 to 17 years
22.0
24.6
26.9
22.3
Unrelated individuals 15 years and over
25.3
21.6
24.9
29.3
 
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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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