New London, Connecticut county Economy Profile

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New London, Connecticut county Economy

The number of private wage and salary workers in New London, Connecticut equals ninety-eight thousand, four hundred and seventy-one. Government workers comprise fifteen point two three percent of workers in New London, Connecticut. Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business make up five point nine percent of New London, Connecticut labor force. There are two hundred and seventy-one unpaid family workers in New London, Connecticut.

six point three one percent of population are involved in construction, 14.23% are in manufacturing, and two point three two percent are in wholesale trade. Seven point eight one percent of labor force provide professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services in New London, Connecticut. Fifteen point two eight percent of people provide Arts, entertainment, recreation, in New London, Connecticut.

67.76% of population 16 years and over is in the active work force in New London, Connecticut. Eighty-one point one four percent of New London, Connecticut workers 16 years and over commute to work by car, truck, or van - drive alone. Two point six three percent of New London, Connecticut residents work at home. 1.61% use public transportation (including taxicab).

	New London, Connecticut	%, New London, Connecticut	United States
Population 16 years and over	202,798		217,168,077
In labor force	137,406	67.76%	63.92%
- Civilian labor force	130,591	64.39%	63.39%
- - Employed	125,194	61.73%	59.73%
- - Unemployed	5,397	2.66%	3.66%
- - - Percent of civilian labor force	4.1		5.8
- Armed Forces	6,815	3.36%	0.53%
Not in labor force	65,392	32.24%	36.08%
Females 16 years and over	103,331	50.95%	51.66%
In labor force	63,849	31.48%	29.72%
- Civilian labor force	63,170	31.15%	29.65%
- - Employed	60,733	29.95%	27.92%
Own children under 6 years	19,064	9.4%	10.05%
All parents in family in labor force	12,618		12,787,501
COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over	129,553		128,279,228
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone	105,125	81.14%	75.7%
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled	12,847	9.92%	12.19%
Public transportation (including taxicab)	2,081	1.61%	4.73%
Walked	4,913	3.79%	2.93%
Other means	1,180	0.91%	1.19%
Worked at home	3,407	2.63%	3.26%
Mean travel time to work (minutes)	22.2	0.02%	25.5
Employed civilian population 16 years and over	125,194		129,721,512
OCCUPATION
Management, professional, and related occupations	44,572	35.6%	33.65%
Service occupations	24,862	19.86%	14.86%
Sales and office occupations	30,559	24.41%	26.69%
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations	524	0.42%	0.73%
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations	11,175	8.93%	9.45%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations	13,502	10.78%	14.62%
INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	1,056	0.84%	1.87%
Construction	7,902	6.31%	6.78%
Manufacturing	17,812	14.23%	14.1%
Wholesale trade	2,906	2.32%	3.6%
Retail trade	14,401	11.5%	11.73%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	5,903	4.72%	5.2%
Information	2,859	2.28%	3.08%
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing	5,401	4.31%	6.89%
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services	9,780	7.81%	9.3%
Educational, health and social services	26,027	20.79%	19.92%
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services	19,130	15.28%	7.87%
Other services (except public administration)	4,983	3.98%	4.87%
Public administration	7,034	5.62%	4.79%
CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers	98,471	78.65%	78.47%
Government workers	19,065	15.23%	14.59%
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business	7,387	5.9%	6.63%
Unpaid family workers	271	0.22%	0.31%

	New London, Connecticut	%, New London, Connecticut	United States
INCOME IN 1999
Households	99,864		105,539,122
Less than $10,000	6,096	6.1%	9.54%
$10,000 to $14,999	4,616	4.62%	6.31%
$15,000 to $24,999	10,551	10.57%	12.83%
$25,000 to $34,999	11,399	11.41%	12.81%
$35,000 to $49,999	16,486	16.51%	16.53%
$50,000 to $74,999	22,979	23.01%	19.46%
$75,000 to $99,999	13,218	13.24%	10.23%
$100,000 to $149,999	10,158	10.17%	7.72%
$150,000 to $199,999	2,270	2.27%	2.2%
$200,000 or more	2,091	2.09%	2.37%
Median household income (dollars)	50,646		41,994
With earnings	81,490	40.18%	39.12%
- Mean earnings (dollars)	60,568		56,604
With Social Security income	26,501	13.07%	12.47%
- Mean Social Security income (dollars)	11,822		11,320
With Supplemental Security Income	3,180	1.57%	2.13%
- Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)	7,115		6,320
With public assistance income	3,132	1.54%	1.67%
- Mean public assistance income (dollars)	3,482		3,032
With retirement income	20,053	9.89%	8.13%
- Mean retirement income (dollars)	18,406		17,376
Families	67,679		72,261,780
Less than $10,000	1,920	2.84%	5.75%
$10,000 to $14,999	1,747	2.58%	4.31%
$15,000 to $24,999	5,079	7.5%	10.74%
$25,000 to $34,999	6,979	10.31%	12.02%
$35,000 to $49,999	10,812	15.98%	17.13%
$50,000 to $74,999	17,565	25.95%	22.32%
$75,000 to $99,999	11,179	16.52%	12.47%
$100,000 to $149,999	8,686	12.83%	9.6%
$150,000 to $199,999	1,955	2.89%	2.75%
$200,000 or more	1,757	2.6%	2.92%
Median family income (dollars)	59,857		50,046
Per capita income (dollars)	24,678		21,587
Median earnings (dollars):
Male full-time, year-round workers	41,292		37,057
Female full-time, year-round workers	30,525		27,194
POVERTY STATUS IN 1999 (below poverty level)
Families	3,021		6,620,945
With related children under 18 years	2,497	82.65%	77.87%
- With related children under 5 years	1,382	45.75%	38.7%
Families with female householder, no husband present	1,927		3,315,916
With related children under 18 years	1,811	93.98%	88.68%
- With related children under 5 years	973	50.49%	42.27%
Individuals	15,780		33,899,812
18 years and over	10,711	67.88%	65.35%
- 65 years and over	2,088	13.23%	9.7%
Related children under 18 years	4,791	30.36%	33.59%
- Related children 5 to 17 years	2,960	18.76%	23.52%
Unrelated individuals 15 years and over	6,611	41.89%	31.63%

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