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 Nassau--Suffolk, NY PMSA
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
2,150,838
2,137,016 *
2,104,648 *
2,075,418 *
In labor force
65.77%
66.10%
65.44%
64.88%
Civilian labor force
65.72%
66.08%
65.42%
64.79%
Employed
62.62%
62.62%
62.68%
62.63%
Unemployed
66,781
73,948
57,774
44,804 *
Percent unemployed
4.7
5.2
4.2
3.3 *
Armed Forces
0.05%
0.02%
0.02%
0.09%
Not in labor force
34.23%
33.90%
34.56%
35.12%
 
Females 16 years and over
1,112,842
1,111,094
1,098,592 *
1,080,551 *
In labor force
59.00%
57.87%
57.63%
56.93% *
Civilian labor force
58.98%
57.87%
57.63%
56.93% *
Employed
55.93%
54.85%
55.42%
54.89%
 
Own children under 6 years
208,753
210,894
217,781 *
219,391 *
All parents in family in labor force
55.60%
54.59%
56.22%
52.92%
 
Own children 6 to 17 years
447,217
448,294
448,203
441,942
All parents in family in labor force
68.65%
68.42%
68.06%
65.44%
 
Population 16 to 19 years
131,047
139,857
126,653
122,879
Not enrolled in school and not a H.S. graduate
4.63%
3.13%
3.05%
5.27%
Unemployed or not in the labor force
2.53%
1.71%
1.74%
2.49%
 
COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over
1,308,176
1,306,204
1,284,079
1,268,812 *
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone
74.75%
74.72%
73.66%
73.35%
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled
8.90%
7.42% *
9.05%
8.56%
Public transportation (including taxicab)
11.32%
12.29%
12.27%
13.00% *
Walked
1.81%
1.88%
1.82%
1.72%
Other means
0.42%
0.59%
0.61%
0.75%
Worked at home
2.79%
3.11%
2.59%
2.62%
Mean travel time to work (minutes)
31.2
33.0 *
32.0
32.9 *
 
Employed civilian population 16 years and over
1,346,814
1,338,183
1,319,138 *
1,299,765 *
OCCUPATION
Management, professional, and related occupations
38.68%
39.95%
40.76% *
38.68%
Service occupations
15.67%
14.98%
14.58%
13.37% *
Sales and office occupations
27.96%
28.31%
27.76%
29.82% *
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations
0.08%
0.04%
0.06%
0.09%
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations
8.85%
8.16%
8.45%
8.78%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
8.76%
8.56%
8.38%
9.26%
 
INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining
0.19%
0.17%
0.22%
0.27%
Construction
7.36%
6.19%
6.43%
6.82%
Manufacturing
6.60%
7.29%
6.74%
8.63% *
Wholesale trade
5.00%
3.75% *
4.27%
4.26%
Retail trade
10.22%
10.41%
10.61%
11.21%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities
6.43%
7.03%
6.83%
5.94%
Information
3.34%
3.93%
3.98%
3.15%
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing
9.74%
10.21%
10.34%
9.82%
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services
11.06%
11.86%
11.89%
12.01%
Educational, health, and social services
23.34%
24.44%
23.38%
22.01%
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation, and food services
6.74%
5.96%
5.65%
6.03%
Other services (except public administration)
4.32%
4.41%
4.71%
4.47%
Public administration
5.67%
4.36% *
4.93%
5.36%
 
CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers
75.76%
76.72%
76.20%
77.98% *
Government workers
18.26%
17.73%
17.91%
16.12% *
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business
5.80%
5.38%
5.82%
5.73%
Unpaid family workers
0.18%
0.16%
0.07%
0.18%
 
INCOME AND BENEFITS (IN 2003 INFLATION-ADJUSTED DOLLARS)
Total households
925,077
922,100
926,795
912,277 *
Less than $10,000
4.14%
4.11%
4.92%
4.37%
$10,000 to $14,999
3.08%
2.88%
2.83%
4.12% *
$15,000 to $24,999
6.37%
7.84% *
5.54%
6.31%
$25,000 to $34,999
7.78%
7.49%
7.83%
7.28%
$35,000 to $49,999
10.10%
11.26%
11.53% *
11.68% *
$50,000 to $74,999
18.95%
19.19%
19.78%
18.02%
$75,000 to $99,999
15.67%
14.36%
15.38%
17.31% *
$100,000 to $149,999
19.70%
18.81%
19.00%
17.37% *
$150,000 to $199,999
7.55%
7.72%
6.28% *
7.02%
$200,000 or more
6.67%
6.33%
6.92%
6.52%
Median household income (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
74,381
71,973
71,649
72,166
Mean household income (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
92,561
90,487
92,954
90,610
 
With earnings
82.68%
81.86%
82.50%
82.60%
Mean earnings (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
93,729
91,603
93,859
91,180
With Social Security
31.02%
30.57%
30.27%
29.29% *
Mean Social Security income (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
15,209
14,648
14,661
14,463 *
With retirement income
20.35%
19.84%
20.32%
19.50%
Mean retirement income (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
23,500
22,189
21,520
21,919
 
With Supplemental Security Income
2.16%
2.52%
2.48%
2.61%
Mean Supplemental Security Income (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
8,302
7,058
7,691
8,123
With cash public assistance income
1.24%
0.80%
0.88%
0.89%
Mean cash public assistance income (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
3,880
3,745
4,177
4,164
With Food Stamp benefits in the past 12 months
2.22%
1.83%
1.46% *
1.60% *
 
Families
711,061
690,228 *
710,685
711,973
Less than $10,000
1.63%
2.07%
1.74%
2.09%
$10,000 to $14,999
1.19%
1.02%
1.21%
2.50% *
$15,000 to $24,999
5.04%
5.28%
4.23%
4.38%
$25,000 to $34,999
6.74%
6.39%
6.56%
5.97%
$35,000 to $49,999
9.59%
9.84%
11.43% *
11.04%
$50,000 to $74,999
19.47%
19.80%
20.16%
18.85%
$75,000 to $99,999
16.88%
16.21%
16.86%
19.65% *
$100,000 to $149,999
22.88%
22.54%
22.27%
20.21% *
$150,000 to $199,999
8.55%
9.13%
7.18% *
7.90%
$200,000 or more
8.02%
7.72%
8.37%
7.40%
Median family income (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
84,285
84,139
81,575
81,559
Mean family income (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
102,944
102,630
104,476
99,258
 
Per capita income (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
32,194
32,281
33,015
31,783
 
Nonfamily households
214,016
231,872
216,110
200,304
Median nonfamily income (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
38,341
36,121
36,430
35,315
Mean nonfamily income (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
51,736
48,194
48,588
54,609
 
Median earnings (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars):
36,219
36,932
37,382 *
35,103
Male full-time, year-round workers
55,982
55,116
54,591
54,227 *
Female full-time, year-round workers
40,452
40,683
40,213
37,540 *
 
NUMBER BELOW POVERTY IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS
Families
20,339
22,356
23,857
30,027 *
With related children under 18 years
79.94%
57.94% *
75.14%
61.43% *
With related children under 5 years only
12.11%
9.02%
8.11%
11.66%
 
Families with female householder, no husband present
9,691
10,592
10,603
14,508
With related children under 18 years
89.47%
62.99% *
81.20%
68.60% *
With related children under 5 years only
21.91%
19.04%
5.14% *
10.59%
 
Individuals
115,212
123,342
142,447 *
150,917 *
18 years and over
69.80%
71.83%
72.74%
70.21%
65 years and over
16.08%
19.57%
15.07%
14.79%
Related children under 18 years
29.79%
24.61%
27.16%
28.08%
Related children 5 to 17 years
21.40%
16.40%
21.52%
20.42%
Unrelated individuals 15 years and over
39.22%
39.15%
38.00%
30.07% *
 
PERCENT BELOW POVERTY IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS
Individuals
4.2
4.5
5.2 *
5.6 *
18 years and over
3.9
4.3
5.1 *
5.3 *
65 years and over
5.2
6.8
6.1
6.4
Related children under 18 years
5.1
4.5
5.7
6.2
Related children under 5 years
5.6
5.7
4.5
6.3
Related children 5 to 17 years
4.9
4.0
6.1
6.1
Unrelated individuals 15 years and over
14.3
14.4
17.8 *
15.6
 
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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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