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 Rochester, NY MSA
Data followed by an * indicates a Significant Difference at the 90 percent level between that data and the data from the most current year.  Data followed by a "c" indicates the estimate for that year and the current year are both controlled; a statistical test is not appropriate.
TABLE 3. SELECTED ECONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS
  2003
Estimate		 2002
Estimate		 2001
Estimate		 2000
Estimate
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over
832,101
816,386 *
809,442 *
804,617 *
In labor force
66.78%
67.62%
67.02%
66.82%
Civilian labor force
66.62%
67.62%
66.95%
66.80%
Employed
61.47%
63.11%
63.58% *
64.58% *
Unemployed
42,872
36,817
27,251 *
17,841 *
Percent unemployed
7.7
6.7
5.0 *
3.3 *
Armed Forces
0.16%
0.00%
0.07%
0.02%
Not in labor force
33.22%
32.38%
32.98%
33.18%
 
Females 16 years and over
435,076
426,324 *
422,660 *
421,879 *
In labor force
61.11%
62.96%
61.60%
61.12%
Civilian labor force
61.11%
62.96%
61.60%
61.12%
Employed
56.46%
59.53% *
58.26%
59.03%
 
Own children under 6 years
70,961
69,457
84,255 *
83,561 *
All parents in family in labor force
65.21%
66.26%
58.21%
61.83%
 
Own children 6 to 17 years
170,458
184,339 *
176,180
187,458 *
All parents in family in labor force
75.88%
74.05%
72.57%
74.31%
 
Population 16 to 19 years
57,000
57,068
53,995
56,543
Not enrolled in school and not a H.S. graduate
6.62%
7.96%
8.62%
11.03%
Unemployed or not in the labor force
4.78%
6.06%
2.81%
4.86%
 
COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over
491,218
502,519
501,811
509,463 *
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone
83.02%
83.21%
82.91%
83.60%
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled
8.05%
8.31%
8.91%
8.21%
Public transportation (including taxicab)
1.75%
2.24%
1.40%
1.42%
Walked
2.22%
2.71%
2.83%
2.34%
Other means
1.11%
0.87%
1.51%
1.34%
Worked at home
3.85%
2.65% *
2.45% *
3.11%
Mean travel time to work (minutes)
20.1
20.1
20.8
20.6
 
Employed civilian population 16 years and over
511,500
515,199
514,646
519,612
OCCUPATION
Management, professional, and related occupations
39.12%
36.95%
38.58%
37.38%
Service occupations
14.15%
15.66%
12.89%
14.33%
Sales and office occupations
24.20%
27.22% *
25.22%
26.19%
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations
0.50%
0.15% *
0.66%
0.53%
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations
7.89%
5.33% *
8.05%
6.66%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
14.13%
14.68%
14.60%
14.91%
 
INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining
1.14%
0.85%
1.21%
0.90%
Construction
5.24%
4.22%
5.41%
4.39%
Manufacturing
18.96%
18.69%
20.09%
21.19% *
Wholesale trade
2.38%
2.64%
3.42% *
3.05%
Retail trade
11.12%
11.93%
12.41%
12.64%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities
2.78%
2.84%
3.04%
4.09% *
Information
2.86%
2.42%
2.35%
2.19%
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing
5.68%
5.98%
5.10%
5.23%
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services
9.70%
8.75%
8.53%
7.82% *
Educational, health, and social services
24.61%
26.34%
24.45%
23.93%
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation, and food services
6.99%
7.47%
6.07%
6.78%
Other services (except public administration)
4.64%
4.89%
4.44%
4.36%
Public administration
3.92%
2.98%
3.48%
3.41%
 
CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers
79.45%
79.95%
81.02%
79.43%
Government workers
14.43%
15.04%
14.08%
13.09%
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business
5.82%
4.80%
4.83%
7.20%
Unpaid family workers
0.29%
0.21%
0.07%
0.28%
 
INCOME AND BENEFITS (IN 2003 INFLATION-ADJUSTED DOLLARS)
Total households
425,761
426,573
420,920
419,715
Less than $10,000
7.72%
8.41%
7.40%
7.38%
$10,000 to $14,999
6.94%
5.88%
5.49%
5.10% *
$15,000 to $24,999
12.30%
15.34% *
11.09%
11.55%
$25,000 to $34,999
10.38%
11.01%
13.20% *
11.74%
$35,000 to $49,999
14.56%
14.77%
15.66%
16.37%
$50,000 to $74,999
22.02%
19.56%
20.86%
20.74%
$75,000 to $99,999
12.24%
11.83%
14.24% *
13.56%
$100,000 to $149,999
8.97%
9.15%
8.25%
9.35%
$150,000 to $199,999
2.68%
2.20%
2.26%
2.30%
$200,000 or more
2.20%
1.85%
1.55%
1.91%
Median household income (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
48,066
44,395 *
46,614
47,587
Mean household income (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
60,006
56,771
57,096
59,786
 
With earnings
79.02%
78.62%
79.04%
77.84%
Mean earnings (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
61,376
58,655
58,631
63,133
With Social Security
27.52%
28.52%
27.63%
27.17%
Mean Social Security income (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
13,420
13,556
13,003
13,529
With retirement income
20.11%
20.94%
20.16%
20.75%
Mean retirement income (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
16,577
15,226
17,239
14,148 *
 
With Supplemental Security Income
3.21%
3.30%
3.43%
3.95%
Mean Supplemental Security Income (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
8,560
6,194 *
7,843
6,420 *
With cash public assistance income
3.50%
3.14%
3.12%
3.66%
Mean cash public assistance income (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
3,159
3,618
3,669
3,765
With Food Stamp benefits in the past 12 months
7.70%
6.86%
6.11%
6.86%
 
Families
283,540
274,950
275,520
275,839
Less than $10,000
4.57%
5.20%
4.51%
4.11%
$10,000 to $14,999
4.66%
3.64%
2.78% *
3.05%
$15,000 to $24,999
8.48%
10.46%
6.78%
8.96%
$25,000 to $34,999
9.36%
10.49%
11.03%
9.49%
$35,000 to $49,999
13.92%
13.46%
15.61%
16.71%
$50,000 to $74,999
26.54%
23.02% *
24.72%
23.20%
$75,000 to $99,999
14.88%
16.21%
18.36% *
16.75%
$100,000 to $149,999
10.79%
11.89%
11.34%
12.69%
$150,000 to $199,999
3.81%
3.15%
2.82%
2.61% *
$200,000 or more
2.99%
2.47%
2.05%
2.43%
Median family income (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
56,553
57,342
58,177
56,925
Mean family income (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
70,384
67,582
66,973
69,340
 
Per capita income (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
24,423
23,299
23,285 *
23,787
 
Nonfamily households
142,221
151,623
145,400
143,876
Median nonfamily income (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
26,221
24,844
27,858
30,334 *
Mean nonfamily income (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
37,004
34,981
35,466
38,609
 
Median earnings (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars):
27,369
25,607 *
27,657
27,413
Male full-time, year-round workers
43,081
42,842
43,099
43,809
Female full-time, year-round workers
31,863
30,448
29,079 *
29,527
 
NUMBER BELOW POVERTY IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS
Families
25,058
22,185
19,753
19,131
With related children under 18 years
78.53%
81.39%
81.74%
87.72%
With related children under 5 years only
21.99%
24.20%
14.91%
19.13%
 
Families with female householder, no husband present
13,964
13,997
13,583
10,954
With related children under 18 years
83.39%
89.48%
92.87%
94.79% *
With related children under 5 years only
17.62%
27.05%
18.67%
20.21%
 
Individuals
120,468
112,326
102,642
100,516
18 years and over
66.48%
65.71%
62.48%
62.15%
65 years and over
10.64%
8.56%
8.67%
11.83%
Related children under 18 years
32.17%
32.58%
35.00%
37.07%
Related children 5 to 17 years
19.05%
20.77%
23.31%
25.07%
Unrelated individuals 15 years and over
35.51%
37.90%
34.48%
34.76%
 
PERCENT BELOW POVERTY IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS
Individuals
11.5
10.7
9.8
9.5
18 years and over
10.0
9.4
8.2 *
8.1 *
65 years and over
9.5
7.2
6.7
8.7
Related children under 18 years
15.6
13.9
13.5
13.4
Related children under 5 years
25.3
20.9
17.7
17.1
Related children 5 to 17 years
12.3
11.7
12.0
12.2
Unrelated individuals 15 years and over
21.4
20.5
18.0
17.9
 
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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.

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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.
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