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Boston Employment by Job Type Total Civilian Population Graph

2010 Employment by Job Type for Civilian Population (Age 16+) Boston, MA Massachusetts United States
White Collar 220,934 85.25% 2,317,000 80.54% 92,009,214 74.72%
Blue Collar 38,211 14.75% 559,784 19.46% 31,125,749 25.28%
 
Management, Business, and Financial Operations 57,044 18.32% 597,095 18.06% 23,044,053 16.09%
Professional and Related 86,336 27.72% 885,767 26.79% 31,190,648 21.78%
Sales and Office 77,554 24.90% 834,138 25.23% 37,774,513 26.38%
Service 52,112 16.73% 424,296 12.84% 19,324,452 13.50%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry 169 0.05% 4,654 0.14% 727,249 0.51%
Construction, Extraction, and Maintenance 14,398 4.62% 228,446 6.91% 12,677,154 8.85%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving 23,813 7.65% 331,338 10.02% 18,448,595 12.88%

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White Collar Employment: perform tasks that are considered less physically laborious

Blue Collar Employment: perform tasks that are manual, technical labor or are in technical maintenance "trades"

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Boston Employment by Industry for Total Civilian Population Graph

2010 Employment by Industry for Civilian Population (Age 16+) Boston, MA Massachusetts United States
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting, and Mining 252 0.08% 10,185 0.31% 2,134,305 1.49%
Construction 11,716 3.76% 184,508 5.58% 9,982,202 6.97%
Manufacturing 15,609 5.01% 358,882 10.86% 17,078,738 11.93%
Wholesale Trade 4,871 1.56% 89,945 2.72% 4,371,371 3.05%
Retail Trade 21,981 7.06% 312,453 9.45% 14,346,753 10.02%
Transportation and Warehousing, and Utilities 13,275 4.26% 146,466 4.43% 7,992,800 5.58%
Information 12,579 4.04% 115,469 3.49% 4,210,964 2.94%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 30,736 9.87% 265,588 8.03% 9,894,999 6.91%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, etc. 49,626 15.94% 420,714 12.73% 14,935,847 10.43%
Educational, Health and Social Services 89,448 28.72% 865,601 26.18% 31,705,830 22.14%
Arts, Entertainment, Accommodation and Food Services, etc. 30,456 9.78% 240,568 7.28% 12,115,678 8.46%
Other Services 14,980 4.81% 152,715 4.62% 7,373,033 5.15%
Public Administration 15,897 5.10% 142,640 4.31% 7,044,144 4.92%

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Employment by Industry: This data represents 2010 employment by industry for the total civilian population.

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Boston Employment Statistics for all Potential Employees Graph

2010 Employment Statistics for Potential Employees (Age 16+) Boston, MA Massachusetts United States
Employment Potential 534,180 5,215,695 237,450,726
Civilian Total 311,426 3,305,734 143,186,664
Employed Civilian Males 156,208 29.24% 1,713,447 32.85% 76,490,548 32.21%
Employed Civilian Females 155,218 29.06% 1,592,287 30.53% 66,696,116 28.09%
Armed Forces Male 297 0.06% 4,239 0.08% 1,041,883 0.44%
Armed Forces Female 57 0.01% 1,018 0.02% 194,250 0.08%
Unemployed Males 24,558 4.60% 162,936 3.12% 8,607,960 3.63%
Unemployed Females 16,591 3.11% 106,599 2.04% 5,967,224 2.51%
Not in the Labor Force Male 79,766 14.93% 657,051 12.60% 32,071,333 13.51%
Not in the Labor Force Female 101,485 19.00% 978,118 18.75% 46,381,412 19.53%

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Workforce Statistics: The Workforce breakdown is derived from data, published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS).

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Boston Population Growth Statistics Graph

2010 Employment by Type of Employer Total Civilian Population (Age 16+) Boston, MA Massachusetts United States
Private for-Profit Wage and Salary Workers 216,560 69.54% 2,373,899 71.81% 105,622,009 73.77%
Private Not-for-Profit Wage and Salary Workers 44,788 14.38% 343,794 10.40% 10,090,727 7.05%
Local Government Workers 18,881 6.06% 219,381 6.64% 8,961,757 6.26%
State Government Workers 12,784 4.10% 124,735 3.77% 6,692,635 4.67%
Federal Government Workers 6,418 2.06% 61,940 1.87% 3,541,754 2.47%
Self-Employed Workers in Own Not Incorporated Business 11,842 3.80% 179,278 5.42% 8,072,936 5.64%
Unpaid Family Workers 153 0.05% 2,707 0.08% 204,846 0.14%

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Civilian Employers (Population Age 16+): This data represents 2010 employment by type of employers for the total civilian population, over age 16.

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Boston, Massachusetts Demographics Summary


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