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Most common industries (%)

Most common industries for males (%)

Most common industries for females (%)

Most Common Industries

Industry

All

Males

Females

Finance and insurance13.3% (466)17.2% (333)8.4% (133)
Professional, scientific, and technical services12.2% (428)14.2% (275)9.7% (153)
Educational services10.9% (383)6.7% (129)16.1% (254)
Health care8.0% (280)3.9% (75)13.0% (205)
Public administration4.7% (165)5.5% (107)3.7% (58)
Food and beverage stores4.1% (145)4.0% (77)4.3% (68)
Administrative and support and waste management services4.1% (143)4.1% (79)4.1% (64)
Construction4.0% (139)6.2% (119)1.3% (20)
Clothing and accessories, including shoe, stores3.8% (132)1.0% (19)7.2% (113)
Real estate and rental and leasing3.6% (128)3.2% (61)4.3% (67)
Accommodation and food services2.6% (90)2.4% (47)2.7% (43)
Social assistance2.5% (89)0.7% (14)4.8% (75)
Computer and electronic products1.8% (63)2.8% (54)0.6% (9)
Data processing, libraries, and other information services1.7% (60)1.3% (25)2.2% (35)
Publishing, and motion picture and sound recording industries1.6% (55)1.6% (31)1.5% (24)
Arts, entertainment, and recreation1.3% (47)1.7% (32)1.0% (15)
Miscellaneous durable goods merchant wholesalers1.1% (38)2.0% (38)0.0% (0)
Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations1.0% (34)0.5% (9)1.6% (25)
Chemicals0.9% (31)0.4% (8)1.5% (23)
Personal and laundry services0.9% (30)0.0% (0)1.9% (30)
Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers0.7% (26)1.3% (26)0.0% (0)
Miscellaneous nondurable goods merchant wholesalers0.7% (24)1.2% (24)0.0% (0)
Private households0.7% (24)0.0% (0)1.5% (24)
Groceries and related products merchant wholesalers0.7% (23)1.2% (23)0.0% (0)
Motor vehicle and parts dealers0.6% (22)1.1% (22)0.0% (0)
Plastics and rubber products0.6% (22)1.1% (22)0.0% (0)
Electrical and electronic goods merchant wholesalers0.6% (21)1.1% (21)0.0% (0)
Used merchandise, gift, novelty, and souvenir, and other miscellaneous stores0.6% (21)0.0% (0)1.3% (21)
Utilities0.6% (21)1.1% (21)0.0% (0)
Electronic shopping and mail-order houses0.5% (19)1.0% (19)0.0% (0)
Miscellaneous manufacturing0.5% (19)1.0% (19)0.0% (0)
Radio, TV, and computer stores0.5% (19)1.0% (19)0.0% (0)
Water transportation0.5% (18)0.5% (9)0.6% (9)
Machinery, equipment, and supplies merchant wholesalers0.5% (17)0.4% (7)0.6% (10)
Repair and maintenance0.5% (17)0.4% (7)0.6% (10)
Management of companies and enterprises0.5% (16)0.4% (8)0.5% (8)
Other transportation, and support activities, and couriers0.4% (15)0.8% (15)0.0% (0)
Book stores and news dealers0.4% (14)0.0% (0)0.9% (14)
Broadcasting and telecommunications0.4% (14)0.0% (0)0.9% (14)
Machinery0.4% (13)0.7% (13)0.0% (0)
Other direct selling establishments0.3% (10)0.5% (10)0.0% (0)
Food0.3% (10)0.5% (10)0.0% (0)
Farm supplies merchant wholesalers0.3% (10)0.5% (10)0.0% (0)
Sporting goods, camera, and hobby and toy stores0.3% (9)0.0% (0)0.6% (9)
Hardware, plumbing and heating equipment, and supplies merchant wholesalers0.3% (9)0.5% (9)0.0% (0)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting0.3% (9)0.5% (9)0.0% (0)
Truck transportation0.3% (9)0.5% (9)0.0% (0)
Electrical equipment, appliances, and components0.2% (8)0.4% (8)0.0% (0)
Metal and metal products0.2% (8)0.4% (8)0.0% (0)
Paper and paper products merchant wholesalers0.2% (8)0.4% (8)0.0% (0)
Apparel, fabrics, and notions merchant wholesalers0.2% (8)0.0% (0)0.5% (8)
Apparel0.2% (8)0.0% (0)0.5% (8)
Pharmacies and drug stores0.2% (8)0.4% (8)0.0% (0)
Fuel dealers0.2% (8)0.4% (8)0.0% (0)
Furniture and home furnishing merchant wholesalers0.2% (8)0.4% (8)0.0% (0)
Furniture and home furnishings, and household appliance stores0.2% (8)0.4% (8)0.0% (0)
Printing and related support activities0.2% (7)0.4% (7)0.0% (0)
Jewelry, luggage, and leather goods stores0.2% (7)0.0% (0)0.4% (7)
Lumber and other construction materials merchant wholesalers0.2% (7)0.0% (0)0.4% (7)
U. S. Postal service0.2% (7)0.0% (0)0.4% (7)
Professional and commercial equipment and supplies merchant wholesalers0.2% (6)0.0% (0)0.4% (6)
Rail transportation0.2% (6)0.3% (6)0.0% (0)

Most common occupations (%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Most common occupations

Occupation

All

Males

Females

Top executives8.2% (286)13.0% (251)2.2% (35)
Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing7.8% (275)11.7% (227)3.0% (48)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers5.2% (184)6.6% (127)3.6% (57)
Business operations specialists4.6% (160)1.9% (36)7.9% (124)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors4.1% (143)4.1% (80)4.0% (63)
Other financial specialists4.0% (140)4.8% (93)3.0% (47)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers3.9% (137)1.0% (20)7.4% (117)
Lawyers3.7% (131)4.7% (90)2.6% (41)
Advertising, marketing, promotions, public relations, and sales managers3.2% (114)4.1% (80)2.2% (34)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors3.1% (109)1.3% (26)5.3% (83)
Registered nurses2.5% (89)0.5% (10)5.0% (79)
Retail sales workers except cashiers2.4% (84)1.3% (25)3.7% (59)
Secretaries and administrative assistants2.4% (83)0.0% (0)5.3% (83)
Cashiers2.0% (70)1.8% (34)2.3% (36)
Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations2.0% (70)0.0% (0)4.4% (70)
Media and communication equipment workers1.7% (58)1.8% (34)1.5% (24)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers1.6% (57)2.0% (38)1.2% (19)
Information and record clerks except customer service representatives1.6% (57)0.4% (8)3.1% (49)
Architects, surveyors, and cartographers1.6% (56)2.9% (56)0.0% (0)
Physicians and surgeons1.6% (55)2.5% (48)0.4% (7)
Computer specialists1.5% (53)2.3% (45)0.5% (8)
Accountants and auditors1.5% (52)1.4% (27)1.6% (25)
Law enforcement workers including supervisors1.3% (47)2.0% (39)0.5% (8)
Art and design workers1.3% (47)1.1% (21)1.6% (26)
Financial managers1.3% (46)1.8% (34)0.8% (12)
Supervisors and other personal care and service workers except personal appearance, transportation, and child care workers1.3% (46)0.4% (8)2.4% (38)
Child care workers1.3% (46)0.4% (7)2.5% (39)
Secondary school teachers1.1% (39)0.5% (10)1.8% (29)
Other production occupations including supervisors1.1% (39)2.0% (39)0.0% (0)
Operations specialties managers except financial managers1.1% (37)1.9% (37)0.0% (0)
Customer service representatives1.0% (36)0.8% (15)1.3% (21)
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks1.0% (35)0.0% (0)2.2% (35)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations1.0% (34)1.8% (34)0.0% (0)
Other food preparation and serving workers including supervisors0.8% (29)0.6% (12)1.1% (17)
Other protective service workers including supervisors0.8% (28)1.0% (20)0.5% (8)
Librarians, curators, and archivists0.8% (27)0.0% (0)1.7% (27)
Counselors, social workers, and other community and social service specialists0.7% (26)0.0% (0)1.6% (26)
Social scientists and related workers0.7% (24)0.0% (0)1.5% (24)
Therapists0.7% (23)0.5% (9)0.9% (14)
Food and beverage serving workers except waiters/waitresses0.7% (23)0.0% (0)1.5% (23)
Fire fighting and prevention workers including supervisors0.7% (23)1.2% (23)0.0% (0)
Legal support workers0.6% (21)0.0% (0)1.3% (21)
Supervisors, construction and extraction workers0.5% (19)1.0% (19)0.0% (0)
Drafters, engineering, and mapping technicians0.5% (19)0.7% (14)0.3% (5)
Health technologists and technicians0.5% (19)0.0% (0)1.2% (19)
Carpenters0.5% (19)1.0% (19)0.0% (0)
Engineers0.5% (17)0.9% (17)0.0% (0)
Religious workers0.5% (17)0.5% (9)0.5% (8)
Postsecondary teachers0.5% (17)0.9% (17)0.0% (0)
Laborers and material movers, hand0.5% (16)0.4% (8)0.5% (8)
Bus drivers0.5% (16)0.5% (9)0.4% (7)
Supervisors, transportation and material moving workers0.4% (15)0.8% (15)0.0% (0)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors0.4% (15)0.8% (15)0.0% (0)
Agricultural workers including supervisors0.4% (14)0.7% (14)0.0% (0)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers0.3% (12)0.6% (12)0.0% (0)
Plant and system operators0.3% (12)0.6% (12)0.0% (0)
Cooks and food preparation workers0.3% (11)0.0% (0)0.7% (11)
Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters0.3% (10)0.5% (10)0.0% (0)
Judges, magistrates, and other judicial workers0.3% (10)0.5% (10)0.0% (0)
Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers0.3% (10)0.0% (0)0.6% (10)
Electricians0.3% (10)0.5% (10)0.0% (0)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers0.3% (9)0.5% (9)0.0% (0)
Life and physical scientists0.3% (9)0.5% (9)0.0% (0)
Farmers and farm managers0.3% (9)0.5% (9)0.0% (0)
Painters and paperhangers0.3% (9)0.5% (9)0.0% (0)
Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers0.3% (9)0.5% (9)0.0% (0)
Mathematical science occupations0.2% (8)0.0% (0)0.5% (8)
Construction laborers0.2% (8)0.4% (8)0.0% (0)
Other health diagnosing and treating practitioners and technical occupations0.2% (8)0.0% (0)0.5% (8)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides0.2% (8)0.0% (0)0.5% (8)
Waiters and waitresses0.2% (8)0.0% (0)0.5% (8)
Motor vehicle operators except bus and truck drivers0.2% (7)0.4% (7)0.0% (0)

Unemployment by year (%)

Unemployment in 2009:
Cohasset:

4.1%
Massachusetts:

6.4%
Unemployment in 2008:
Cohasset:

3.9%
Massachusetts:

5.3%
Unemployment in 2007:
Cohasset:

3.3%
Massachusetts:

4.4%
Unemployment in 2006:
Cohasset:

3.2%
Massachusetts:

4.7%
Unemployment in 2005:
Cohasset:

3.5%
Massachusetts:

4.8%
Unemployment in 2004:
Cohasset:

4.2%
Massachusetts:

5.2%
Unemployment in 2003:
Cohasset:

4.5%
Massachusetts:

5.8%
Unemployment in 2002:
Cohasset:

4.0%
Massachusetts:

5.3%
Unemployment in 2001:
Cohasset:

2.8%
Massachusetts:

3.7%
Unemployment in 2000:
Cohasset:

2.1%
Massachusetts:

2.7%
Unemployment by race in 2000:

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 1.4%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 1.8%

Time Leaving Home To Go To Work (%)

Time Leaving Home To Go To Work:
12:00 a.m. to 4:59 a.m.:
Cohasset:

0.8% (27)
Massachusetts:

2.3% (70,820)
5:00 a.m. to 5:29 a.m.:
Cohasset:

3.5% (122)
Massachusetts:

2.2% (67,777)
5:30 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.:
Cohasset:

4.6% (158)
Massachusetts:

3.6% (112,836)
6:00 a.m. to 6:29 a.m.:
Cohasset:

7.5% (257)
Massachusetts:

7.8% (241,535)
6:30 a.m. to 6:59 a.m.:
Cohasset:

8.9% (308)
Massachusetts:

10.1% (312,368)
7:00 a.m. to 7:29 a.m.:
Cohasset:

15.6% (537)
Massachusetts:

14.5% (448,737)
7:30 a.m. to 7:59 a.m.:
Cohasset:

11.1% (384)
Massachusetts:

14.9% (463,192)
8:00 a.m. to 8:29 a.m.:
Cohasset:

14.4% (495)
Massachusetts:

13.3% (414,200)
8:30 a.m. to 8:59 a.m.:
Cohasset:

9.0% (311)
Massachusetts:

6.7% (209,354)
9:00 a.m. to 9:59 a.m.:
Cohasset:

7.8% (269)
Massachusetts:

5.8% (181,108)
10:00 a.m. to 10:59 a.m.:
Cohasset:

1.8% (61)
Massachusetts:

2.2% (68,937)
11:00 a.m. to 11:59 a.m.:
Cohasset:

0.4% (15)
Massachusetts:

1.0% (31,956)
12:00 p.m. to 3:59 p.m.:
Cohasset:

5.0% (174)
Massachusetts:

6.7% (207,296)
4:00 p.m. to 11:59 p.m.:
Cohasset:

1.3% (44)
Massachusetts:

5.6% (175,217)

Percentage of workers working in this county: 46.9%
Number of people working at home: 287 (8.3% of all workers)

Travel time (in minutes) to work (%)

Working at home - Cohasset

Working at home - Massachusetts

Travel time to work:
Less than 5 minutes:
Cohasset:

4.2% (145)
Massachusetts:

2.7% (85,006)
5 to 9 minutes:
Cohasset:

11.6% (401)
Massachusetts:

9.9% (306,086)
10 to 14 minutes:
Cohasset:

9.8% (338)
Massachusetts:

13.7% (426,161)
15 to 19 minutes:
Cohasset:

6.1% (212)
Massachusetts:

13.7% (423,798)
20 to 24 minutes:
Cohasset:

7.6% (263)
Massachusetts:

13.1% (406,831)
25 to 29 minutes:
Cohasset:

1.8% (62)
Massachusetts:

5.5% (171,328)
30 to 34 minutes:
Cohasset:

5.9% (205)
Massachusetts:

13.2% (409,733)
35 to 39 minutes:
Cohasset:

2.3% (80)
Massachusetts:

3.1% (96,168)
40 to 44 minutes:
Cohasset:

6.0% (207)
Massachusetts:

4.1% (128,484)
45 to 59 minutes:
Cohasset:

13.7% (472)
Massachusetts:

8.9% (275,413)
60 to 89 minutes:
Cohasset:

18.9% (652)
Massachusetts:

6.5% (201,587)
90 or more minutes:
Cohasset:

3.6% (125)
Massachusetts:

2.4% (74,738)

Travel time to work (in minutes) by means of transportation (%)

Travel time to work by means of transportation:
Less than 30 minutes - other means:
Cohasset:

49.9% (1,421)
Massachusetts:

64.3% (1,757,222)
30 to 44 minutes - public transportation:
Cohasset:

10.5% (33)
Massachusetts:

31.2% (84,505)
30 to 44 minutes - other means:
Cohasset:

16.1% (459)
Massachusetts:

20.1% (549,880)
45 to 59 minutes - public transportation:
Cohasset:

29.1% (91)
Massachusetts:

19.7% (53,202)
45 to 59 minutes - other means:
Cohasset:

13.4% (381)
Massachusetts:

8.1% (222,211)
60 or more minutes - public transportation:
Cohasset:

60.4% (189)
Massachusetts:

26.2% (71,047)
60 or more minutes - other means:
Cohasset:

20.6% (588)
Massachusetts:

7.5% (205,278)

Means of transportation to work - Cohasset

Means of transportation to work - Massachusetts

Means of transportation to work:
Drove car alone:
Cohasset:

74.4% (2,566)
Massachusetts:

73.8% (2,290,258)
Carpooled:
Cohasset:

5.2% (178)
Massachusetts:

9.0% (279,111)
Bus or trolley bus:
Cohasset:

0.7% (24)
Massachusetts:

2.9% (88,595)
Railroad:
Cohasset:

0.5% (18)
Massachusetts:

1.5% (46,263)
Ferryboat:
Cohasset:

7.9% (271)
Massachusetts:

0.1% (3,125)
Bicycle:
Cohasset:

0.3% (9)
Massachusetts:

0.4% (12,355)
Walked:
Cohasset:

2.4% (84)
Massachusetts:

4.3% (134,566)
Other means:
Cohasset:

0.3% (12)
Massachusetts:

0.5% (16,697)

Private vehicle occupancy (%)

Private vehicle occupancy:
Drove alone:
Cohasset:

93.5% (2,566)
Massachusetts:

89.1% (2,290,258)
In 2 person carpool:
Cohasset:

4.7% (130)
Massachusetts:

9.0% (230,437)
In 3 person carpool:
Cohasset:

1.1% (30)
Massachusetts:

1.2% (30,222)
In 4 person carpool:
Cohasset:

0.7% (18)
Massachusetts:

0.4% (9,342)

Class of Workers (%)

Class of Workers (%) - Males

Class of Workers (%) - Females

Class of Workers:
Employee of private company:
Cohasset:

58.7% (2,061)
Massachusetts:

66.8% (2,112,608)
    Employee of private company - Males:
    Cohasset:

    64.5% (1,247)
    Massachusetts:

    69.6% (1,138,678)
    Employee of private company - Females:
    Cohasset:

    51.6% (814)
    Massachusetts:

    63.8% (973,930)
Self-employed in own incorporated business:
Cohasset:

6.0% (209)
Massachusetts:

2.7% (84,530)
    Self-employed in own incorporated business - Males:
    Cohasset:

    7.2% (139)
    Massachusetts:

    3.9% (63,549)
    Self-employed in own incorporated business - Females:
    Cohasset:

    4.4% (70)
    Massachusetts:

    1.4% (20,981)
Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers:
Cohasset:

11.3% (397)
Massachusetts:

10.5% (331,510)
    Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers - Males:
    Cohasset:

    5.3% (103)
    Massachusetts:

    6.9% (113,092)
    Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers - Females:
    Cohasset:

    18.7% (294)
    Massachusetts:

    14.3% (218,418)
Local government workers:
Cohasset:

10.8% (379)
Massachusetts:

7.5% (236,879)
    Local government workers - Males:
    Cohasset:

    8.4% (162)
    Massachusetts:

    5.8% (95,434)
    Local government workers - Females:
    Cohasset:

    13.8% (217)
    Massachusetts:

    9.3% (141,445)
State government workers:
Cohasset:

2.1% (72)
Massachusetts:

3.9% (122,041)
    State government workers - Males:
    Cohasset:

    2.8% (55)
    Massachusetts:

    3.6% (58,332)
    State government workers - Females:
    Cohasset:

    1.1% (17)
    Massachusetts:

    4.2% (63,709)
Federal government workers:
Cohasset:

1.7% (58)
Massachusetts:

2.1% (66,653)
    Federal government workers - Males:
    Cohasset:

    1.4% (27)
    Massachusetts:

    2.4% (39,214)
    Federal government workers - Females:
    Cohasset:

    2.0% (31)
    Massachusetts:

    1.8% (27,439)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business:
Cohasset:

9.5% (333)
Massachusetts:

6.4% (201,219)
    Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business - Males:
    Cohasset:

    10.3% (200)
    Massachusetts:

    7.6% (124,649)
    Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business - Females:
    Cohasset:

    8.4% (133)
    Massachusetts:

    5.0% (76,570)

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