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 Newark, NJ PMSA
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TABLE 3. SELECTED ECONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS
  2003
Estimate		 2002
Estimate		 2001
Estimate		 2000
Estimate
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over
1,547,239
1,548,804
1,567,222 *
1,522,976 *
In labor force
68.22%
68.38%
67.96%
67.24%
Civilian labor force
68.12%
68.35%
67.92%
67.21%
Employed
62.34%
62.25%
63.14%
64.24% *
Unemployed
89,494
94,429
74,980 *
45,181 *
Percent unemployed
8.5
8.9
7.0 *
4.4 *
Armed Forces
0.10%
0.03%
0.04%
0.03%
Not in labor force
31.78%
31.62%
32.04%
32.76%
 
Females 16 years and over
817,504
812,493
827,945 *
804,687 *
In labor force
61.41%
61.72%
59.52%
59.07% *
Civilian labor force
61.41%
61.72%
59.52%
59.07% *
Employed
55.88%
56.06%
55.56%
55.84%
 
Own children under 6 years
165,355
167,662
146,221 *
166,929
All parents in family in labor force
57.54%
61.72%
57.69%
58.49%
 
Own children 6 to 17 years
340,224
332,172
295,613 *
317,531 *
All parents in family in labor force
69.66%
69.95%
70.27%
68.47%
 
Population 16 to 19 years
90,085
98,054
92,954
82,722
Not enrolled in school and not a H.S. graduate
3.59%
5.64%
3.24%
12.49% *
Unemployed or not in the labor force
1.48%
5.05% *
0.95%
8.13% *
 
COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over
923,326
930,207
961,559 *
948,189
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone
71.16%
74.33% *
72.44%
71.43%
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled
11.70%
8.86% *
9.24% *
8.81% *
Public transportation (including taxicab)
11.32%
10.26%
12.48%
13.22% *
Walked
1.93%
3.25% *
2.38%
2.27%
Other means
0.48%
0.59%
1.03% *
1.07% *
Worked at home
3.41%
2.72%
2.42% *
3.20%
Mean travel time to work (minutes)
29.4
28.6
29.7
30.5
 
Employed civilian population 16 years and over
964,501
964,151
989,517
978,415
OCCUPATION
Management, professional, and related occupations
40.45%
38.78%
38.52%
38.80%
Service occupations
13.34%
14.99%
14.74%
12.78%
Sales and office occupations
25.72%
26.51%
27.79% *
27.57% *
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations
0.00%
0.22% *
0.02%
0.05%
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations
8.21%
7.87%
7.77%
8.29%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
12.27%
11.62%
11.17%
12.51%
 
INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining
0.10%
0.35% *
0.17%
0.24%
Construction
6.80%
6.36%
5.95%
6.40%
Manufacturing
12.39%
12.92%
12.58%
13.39%
Wholesale trade
3.72%
3.86%
3.53%
4.05%
Retail trade
9.43%
10.22%
10.54%
10.33%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities
6.26%
6.25%
5.90%
5.84%
Information
3.77%
3.95%
4.96% *
4.71% *
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing
9.11%
8.76%
9.25%
9.78%
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services
10.81%
12.32%
13.31% *
13.32% *
Educational, health, and social services
22.64%
22.07%
19.23% *
18.35% *
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation, and food services
6.11%
4.81% *
6.67%
6.08%
Other services (except public administration)
4.94%
4.66%
3.65% *
4.00%
Public administration
3.92%
3.46%
4.26%
3.50%
 
CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers
80.16%
81.93%
81.49%
81.96% *
Government workers
14.33%
13.32%
13.67%
12.17% *
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business
5.21%
4.48%
4.70%
5.60%
Unpaid family workers
0.30%
0.26%
0.14%
0.27%
 
INCOME AND BENEFITS (IN 2003 INFLATION-ADJUSTED DOLLARS)
Total households
735,229
731,797
726,552
724,713 *
Less than $10,000
7.83%
6.16% *
6.43% *
6.30% *
$10,000 to $14,999
3.81%
5.16% *
4.96% *
4.45%
$15,000 to $24,999
8.94%
8.36%
9.36%
8.54%
$25,000 to $34,999
7.35%
8.73%
7.53%
9.93% *
$35,000 to $49,999
13.62%
14.27%
12.14%
12.40%
$50,000 to $74,999
18.60%
16.17% *
18.17%
17.32%
$75,000 to $99,999
13.35%
13.11%
12.80%
13.76%
$100,000 to $149,999
14.47%
15.84%
16.07%
14.07%
$150,000 to $199,999
6.13%
6.47%
6.22%
6.19%
$200,000 or more
5.90%
5.74%
6.32%
7.04% *
Median household income (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
60,153
60,995
62,940
60,669
Mean household income (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
81,086
82,109
83,761
85,391
 
With earnings
82.05%
83.14%
82.75%
83.39%
Mean earnings (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
84,704
84,731
86,861
88,148
With Social Security
24.99%
25.92%
25.57%
26.29%
Mean Social Security income (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
13,666
13,749
13,080
13,155
With retirement income
15.31%
15.52%
14.22%
14.99%
Mean retirement income (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
17,522
17,899
16,735
17,319
 
With Supplemental Security Income
4.21%
2.63% *
3.80%
3.61%
Mean Supplemental Security Income (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
6,886
7,144
6,716
6,997
With cash public assistance income
3.24%
3.22%
2.37%
2.68%
Mean cash public assistance income (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
3,511
4,043
3,664
4,329
With Food Stamp benefits in the past 12 months
4.73%
5.25%
4.62%
4.63%
 
Families
519,629
540,081 *
518,701
493,491 *
Less than $10,000
4.93%
3.96%
4.28%
3.81%
$10,000 to $14,999
2.48%
3.80%
3.31%
3.07%
$15,000 to $24,999
7.09%
6.68%
7.52%
5.87%
$25,000 to $34,999
6.24%
7.26%
6.00%
8.57% *
$35,000 to $49,999
13.11%
13.01%
10.84% *
10.07% *
$50,000 to $74,999
17.57%
16.59%
18.86%
17.87%
$75,000 to $99,999
15.13%
14.73%
14.02%
16.28%
$100,000 to $149,999
17.97%
18.69%
19.04%
17.21%
$150,000 to $199,999
7.64%
8.21%
7.96%
8.15%
$200,000 or more
7.84%
7.08%
8.17%
9.11%
Median family income (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
72,986
72,801
73,897
76,182
Mean family income (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
94,134
93,636
96,648
100,835 *
 
Per capita income (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
30,417
30,457
31,514
31,546
 
Nonfamily households
215,600
191,716 *
207,851
231,222
Median nonfamily income (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
35,826
35,288
36,689
34,848
Mean nonfamily income (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
45,482
45,809
47,610
46,202
 
Median earnings (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars):
35,262
34,133
35,133
34,973
Male full-time, year-round workers
50,605
50,207
50,881
49,611
Female full-time, year-round workers
38,595
38,139
39,090
39,389
 
NUMBER BELOW POVERTY IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS
Families
41,253
40,801
38,901
29,749 *
With related children under 18 years
75.48%
83.17%
81.05%
70.39%
With related children under 5 years only
6.91%
10.72%
22.65% *
6.04%
 
Families with female householder, no husband present
26,417
28,777
22,551
17,771 *
With related children under 18 years
84.63%
90.08%
88.82%
84.70%
With related children under 5 years only
9.40%
12.36%
18.78%
6.41%
 
Individuals
206,794
179,955
173,744
178,532
18 years and over
63.52%
60.16%
66.98%
67.10%
65 years and over
11.60%
10.99%
11.52%
12.15%
Related children under 18 years
36.16%
38.89%
32.44%
31.79%
Related children 5 to 17 years
24.45%
26.00%
23.41%
22.33%
Unrelated individuals 15 years and over
27.39%
25.54%
27.05%
39.69% *
 
PERCENT BELOW POVERTY IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS
Individuals
10.2
8.9
8.7
9.0
18 years and over
8.8
7.2 *
7.7
8.1
65 years and over
10.5
8.7
8.7
9.4
Related children under 18 years
14.2
13.4
11.9
11.2
Related children under 5 years
16.9
16.2
12.1
11.9
Related children 5 to 17 years
13.2
12.4
11.9
10.9
Unrelated individuals 15 years and over
19.2
17.2
15.6
20.5
 
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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.
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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