Work and Jobs in Hamilton, Massachusetts (MA) Detailed Stats
Occupations, Industries, Unemployment, Workers, Commute
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The unemployment rate in 2023 in Hamilton, MA was 2.3%, which was 52.2% less than the unemployment rate of 3.5% across the entire state of Massachusetts. Compared to the unemployment rate of 4.8% in 2013, this represents a decrease of 108.7%. The most common industries in Hamilton are: Educational services (15.0% of civilian employees), Health care (11.4% of civilian employees), Professional, scientific, technical services (9.3% of civilian employees). 64.1% of workers are employees of private companies, which is 4.3% less than the rate of 66.8% across the entire state of Massachusetts.
Most common industries
Most common industries | |||
---|---|---|---|
Industry | All | Males | Females |
Educational services | 15.0% (570) | 9.6% (189) | 21.0% (381) |
Health care | 11.4% (434) | 7.0% (139) | 16.2% (295) |
Professional, scientific, and technical services | 9.3% (353) | 12.4% (245) | 5.9% (108) |
Finance and insurance | 8.7% (331) | 9.7% (192) | 7.6% (139) |
Construction | 4.4% (166) | 5.8% (114) | 2.9% (52) |
Accommodation and food services | 4.3% (163) | 2.7% (54) | 6.0% (109) |
Computer and electronic products | 3.1% (117) | 4.6% (90) | 1.5% (27) |
Arts, entertainment, and recreation | 2.7% (101) | 2.3% (45) | 3.1% (56) |
Real estate and rental and leasing | 2.1% (81) | 2.2% (43) | 2.1% (38) |
Publishing, and motion picture and sound recording industries | 2.1% (79) | 2.3% (46) | 1.8% (33) |
Administrative and support and waste management services | 2.1% (78) | 1.6% (32) | 2.5% (46) |
Social assistance | 2.1% (78) | 0.9% (18) | 3.3% (60) |
Professional and commercial equipment and supplies merchant wholesalers | 2.0% (77) | 2.9% (57) | 1.1% (20) |
Public administration | 1.9% (74) | 1.7% (33) | 2.3% (41) |
Other direct selling establishments | 1.9% (73) | 2.6% (52) | 1.2% (21) |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting | 1.9% (71) | 2.6% (52) | 1.0% (19) |
Food and beverage stores | 1.3% (50) | 0.8% (16) | 1.9% (34) |
Clothing and accessories, including shoe, stores | 1.3% (49) | 0.4% (8) | 2.3% (41) |
Personal and laundry services | 1.3% (48) | 0.4% (7) | 2.3% (41) |
Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations | 1.2% (47) | 1.8% (36) | 0.6% (11) |
Other transportation, and support activities, and couriers | 1.1% (43) | 2.2% (43) | 0.0% (0) |
Machinery | 1.1% (40) | 2.0% (40) | 0.0% (0) |
Food | 1.0% (38) | 0.0% (0) | 2.1% (38) |
Department and other general merchandise stores | 1.0% (37) | 0.5% (9) | 1.5% (28) |
Transportation equipment | 0.9% (35) | 1.8% (35) | 0.0% (0) |
Miscellaneous nondurable goods merchant wholesalers | 0.9% (34) | 0.5% (10) | 1.3% (24) |
Sporting goods, camera, and hobby and toy stores | 0.8% (30) | 1.1% (21) | 0.5% (9) |
Miscellaneous durable goods merchant wholesalers | 0.7% (28) | 1.4% (28) | 0.0% (0) |
Broadcasting and telecommunications | 0.7% (27) | 0.5% (10) | 0.9% (17) |
U. S. Postal service | 0.7% (26) | 1.3% (26) | 0.0% (0) |
Plastics and rubber products | 0.7% (26) | 0.9% (17) | 0.5% (9) |
Metal and metal products | 0.7% (25) | 1.3% (25) | 0.0% (0) |
Used merchandise, gift, novelty, and souvenir, and other miscellaneous stores | 0.6% (24) | 0.6% (11) | 0.7% (13) |
Data processing, libraries, and other information services | 0.6% (22) | 0.0% (0) | 1.2% (22) |
Air transportation | 0.6% (22) | 1.1% (22) | 0.0% (0) |
Printing and related support activities | 0.5% (20) | 1.0% (20) | 0.0% (0) |
Leather and allied products | 0.5% (18) | 0.9% (18) | 0.0% (0) |
Apparel, fabrics, and notions merchant wholesalers | 0.4% (17) | 0.9% (17) | 0.0% (0) |
Furniture and home furnishings, and household appliance stores | 0.4% (16) | 0.8% (16) | 0.0% (0) |
Electrical equipment, appliances, and components | 0.4% (16) | 0.8% (16) | 0.0% (0) |
Hardware, plumbing and heating equipment, and supplies merchant wholesalers | 0.4% (15) | 0.8% (15) | 0.0% (0) |
Chemicals | 0.4% (14) | 0.4% (7) | 0.4% (7) |
Motor vehicle and parts dealers | 0.3% (11) | 0.6% (11) | 0.0% (0) |
Lumber and other construction materials merchant wholesalers | 0.3% (11) | 0.3% (5) | 0.3% (6) |
Water transportation | 0.3% (11) | 0.6% (11) | 0.0% (0) |
Petroleum and petroleum products merchant wholesalers | 0.3% (10) | 0.5% (10) | 0.0% (0) |
Pharmacies and drug stores | 0.3% (10) | 0.0% (0) | 0.6% (10) |
Electrical and electronic goods merchant wholesalers | 0.2% (9) | 0.5% (9) | 0.0% (0) |
Radio, TV, and computer stores | 0.2% (8) | 0.0% (0) | 0.4% (8) |
Book stores and news dealers | 0.2% (8) | 0.4% (8) | 0.0% (0) |
Miscellaneous manufacturing | 0.2% (8) | 0.0% (0) | 0.4% (8) |
Electronic shopping and mail-order houses | 0.2% (8) | 0.0% (0) | 0.4% (8) |
Vending machine operators | 0.2% (8) | 0.4% (8) | 0.0% (0) |
Apparel | 0.2% (8) | 0.0% (0) | 0.4% (8) |
Machinery, equipment, and supplies merchant wholesalers | 0.2% (8) | 0.4% (8) | 0.0% (0) |
Groceries and related products merchant wholesalers | 0.2% (8) | 0.0% (0) | 0.4% (8) |
Farm product raw materials merchant wholesalers | 0.2% (8) | 0.4% (8) | 0.0% (0) |
Private households | 0.2% (8) | 0.0% (0) | 0.4% (8) |
Utilities | 0.2% (7) | 0.0% (0) | 0.4% (7) |
Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers | 0.2% (7) | 0.0% (0) | 0.4% (7) |
Rail transportation | 0.2% (7) | 0.4% (7) | 0.0% (0) |
Jewelry, luggage, and leather goods stores | 0.2% (7) | 0.4% (7) | 0.0% (0) |
Repair and maintenance | 0.2% (6) | 0.3% (6) | 0.0% (0) |
Truck transportation | 0.2% (6) | 0.3% (6) | 0.0% (0) |
Unemployment in Hamilton
- Unemployment by race in 2000
- Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
- 12.0%Males
- 15.8%Females
- Unemployment rate for Black residents
- 40.7%Males
- Unemployment rate for Asian residents
- 79.5%Males
- 42.9%Females
Unemployment in 2023:
Hamilton: | 2.3% |
Massachusetts: | 3.5% |
Unemployment in 2022:
Hamilton: | 2.8% |
Massachusetts: | 3.8% |
Unemployment in 2021:
Hamilton: | 4.0% |
Massachusetts: | 5.5% |
Unemployment in 2020:
Hamilton: | 6.3% |
Massachusetts: | 9.4% |
Unemployment in 2019:
Hamilton: | 2.2% |
Massachusetts: | 3.0% |
Unemployment in 2018:
Hamilton: | 2.5% |
Massachusetts: | 3.5% |
Unemployment in 2017:
Hamilton: | 3.1% |
Massachusetts: | 3.8% |
Unemployment in 2016:
Hamilton: | 2.9% |
Massachusetts: | 4.0% |
Unemployment in 2015:
Hamilton: | 3.6% |
Massachusetts: | 4.8% |
Unemployment in 2014:
Hamilton: | 4.2% |
Massachusetts: | 5.7% |
Unemployment in 2013:
Hamilton: | 4.8% |
Massachusetts: | 6.6% |
Unemployment in 2012:
Hamilton: | 4.4% |
Massachusetts: | 6.7% |
Unemployment in 2011:
Hamilton: | 4.9% |
Massachusetts: | 7.2% |
Unemployment in 2010:
Hamilton: | 5.9% |
Massachusetts: | 8.1% |
Unemployment in 2009:
Hamilton: | 6.6% |
Massachusetts: | 8.1% |
Unemployment in 2008:
Hamilton: | 4.4% |
Massachusetts: | 5.3% |
Unemployment in 2007:
Hamilton: | 3.5% |
Massachusetts: | 4.5% |
Unemployment in 2006:
Hamilton: | 3.7% |
Massachusetts: | 4.7% |
Unemployment in 2005:
Hamilton: | 3.8% |
Massachusetts: | 4.8% |
Unemployment in 2004:
Hamilton: | 4.1% |
Massachusetts: | 5.1% |
Unemployment in 2003:
Hamilton: | 4.7% |
Massachusetts: | 5.7% |
Unemployment in 2002:
Hamilton: | 3.9% |
Massachusetts: | 5.2% |
Unemployment in 2001:
Hamilton: | 2.9% |
Massachusetts: | 3.8% |
Unemployment in 2000:
Hamilton: | 1.9% |
Massachusetts: | 2.8% |
Unemployment in 1999:
Hamilton: | 2.0% |
Massachusetts: | 3.3% |
Unemployment in 1998:
Hamilton: | 2.2% |
Massachusetts: | 3.4% |
Unemployment in 1997:
Hamilton: | 2.3% |
Massachusetts: | 4.1% |
Unemployment in 1996:
Hamilton: | 2.6% |
Massachusetts: | 4.6% |
Unemployment in 1995:
Hamilton: | 3.2% |
Massachusetts: | 5.5% |
Unemployment in 1994:
Hamilton: | 4.1% |
Massachusetts: | 6.2% |
Unemployment in 1993:
Hamilton: | 4.7% |
Massachusetts: | 7.3% |
Unemployment in 1992:
Hamilton: | 5.4% |
Massachusetts: | 8.8% |
Unemployment in 1991:
Hamilton: | 6.1% |
Massachusetts: | 8.8% |
Unemployment in 1990:
Hamilton: | 4.4% |
Massachusetts: | 6.4% |
Time leaving home to go to work
<5am:
Hamilton: | 1.5% (55) |
Massachusetts: | 2.3% (70,820) |
5:30am:
Hamilton: | 2.0% (75) |
Massachusetts: | 2.2% (67,777) |
6am:
Hamilton: | 4.7% (176) |
Massachusetts: | 3.6% (112,836) |
6:30am:
Hamilton: | 7.1% (266) |
Massachusetts: | 7.8% (241,535) |
7am:
Hamilton: | 10.6% (396) |
Massachusetts: | 10.1% (312,368) |
7:30am:
Hamilton: | 16.4% (611) |
Massachusetts: | 14.5% (448,737) |
8am:
Hamilton: | 17.5% (651) |
Massachusetts: | 14.9% (463,192) |
8:30am:
Hamilton: | 13.2% (490) |
Massachusetts: | 13.3% (414,200) |
9am:
Hamilton: | 7.6% (282) |
Massachusetts: | 6.7% (209,354) |
10am:
Hamilton: | 4.4% (164) |
Massachusetts: | 5.8% (181,108) |
11am:
Hamilton: | 0.9% (34) |
Massachusetts: | 2.2% (68,937) |
12pm:
Hamilton: | 1.7% (65) |
Massachusetts: | 1.0% (31,956) |
4pm:
Hamilton: | 4.5% (166) |
Massachusetts: | 6.7% (207,296) |
>4pm:
Hamilton: | 2.9% (107) |
Massachusetts: | 5.6% (175,217) |
Travel time to work
Less than 5 minutes:
Hamilton: | 2.2% (81) |
Massachusetts: | 2.7% (85,006) |
5 to 9 minutes:
Hamilton: | 8.8% (326) |
Massachusetts: | 9.9% (306,086) |
10 to 14 minutes:
Hamilton: | 12.2% (455) |
Massachusetts: | 13.7% (426,161) |
15 to 19 minutes:
Hamilton: | 14.3% (533) |
Massachusetts: | 13.7% (423,798) |
20 to 24 minutes:
Hamilton: | 15.2% (568) |
Massachusetts: | 13.1% (406,831) |
25 to 29 minutes:
Hamilton: | 1.5% (55) |
Massachusetts: | 5.5% (171,328) |
30 to 34 minutes:
Hamilton: | 9.0% (335) |
Massachusetts: | 13.2% (409,733) |
35 to 39 minutes:
Hamilton: | 1.4% (53) |
Massachusetts: | 3.1% (96,168) |
40 to 44 minutes:
Hamilton: | 5.1% (191) |
Massachusetts: | 4.1% (128,484) |
45 to 59 minutes:
Hamilton: | 9.8% (366) |
Massachusetts: | 8.9% (275,413) |
60 to 89 minutes:
Hamilton: | 11.1% (413) |
Massachusetts: | 6.5% (201,587) |
90 or more minutes:
Hamilton: | 4.3% (162) |
Massachusetts: | 2.4% (74,738) |
Means of transportation to work
Drove car alone:
Hamilton: | 81.4% (3,034) |
Massachusetts: | 73.8% (2,290,258) |
Carpooled:
Hamilton: | 5.7% (213) |
Massachusetts: | 9.0% (279,111) |
Railroad:
Hamilton: | 6.2% (231) |
Massachusetts: | 1.5% (46,263) |
Walked:
Hamilton: | 1.1% (42) |
Massachusetts: | 4.3% (134,566) |
Other means:
Hamilton: | 0.5% (18) |
Massachusetts: | 0.5% (16,697) |
Private vehicle occupancy
Drove alone:
Hamilton: | 93.4% (3,034) |
Massachusetts: | 89.1% (2,290,258) |
In 2 person carpool:
Hamilton: | 6.2% (200) |
Massachusetts: | 9.0% (230,437) |
In 3 person carpool:
Hamilton: | 0.4% (13) |
Massachusetts: | 1.2% (30,222) |
Class of workers
Employee of private company:
Hamilton: | 64.1% (2,431) |
Massachusetts: | 66.8% (2,112,608) |
Self-employed in own incorporated business:
Hamilton: | 3.2% (122) |
Massachusetts: | 2.7% (84,530) |
Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers:
Hamilton: | 10.6% (401) |
Massachusetts: | 10.5% (331,510) |
Local government workers:
Hamilton: | 9.4% (357) |
Massachusetts: | 7.5% (236,879) |
State government workers:
Hamilton: | 2.4% (91) |
Massachusetts: | 3.9% (122,041) |
Federal government workers:
Hamilton: | 1.3% (51) |
Massachusetts: | 2.1% (66,653) |
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business:
Hamilton: | 9.0% (342) |
Massachusetts: | 6.4% (201,219) |
Employee of private company - Males:
Hamilton: | 68.0% (1,345) |
Massachusetts: | 69.6% (1,138,678) |
Self-employed in own incorporated business - Males:
Hamilton: | 5.5% (109) |
Massachusetts: | 3.9% (63,549) |
Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers - Males:
Hamilton: | 10.4% (206) |
Massachusetts: | 6.9% (113,092) |
Local government workers - Males:
Hamilton: | 4.2% (83) |
Massachusetts: | 5.8% (95,434) |
State government workers - Males:
Hamilton: | 1.6% (32) |
Massachusetts: | 3.6% (58,332) |
Federal government workers - Males:
Hamilton: | 1.7% (34) |
Massachusetts: | 2.4% (39,214) |
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business - Males:
Hamilton: | 8.5% (169) |
Massachusetts: | 7.6% (124,649) |
Employee of private company - Females:
Hamilton: | 59.8% (1,086) |
Massachusetts: | 63.8% (973,930) |
Self-employed in own incorporated business - Females:
Hamilton: | 0.7% (13) |
Massachusetts: | 1.4% (20,981) |
Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers - Females:
Hamilton: | 10.7% (195) |
Massachusetts: | 14.3% (218,418) |
Local government workers - Females:
Hamilton: | 15.1% (274) |
Massachusetts: | 9.3% (141,445) |
State government workers - Females:
Hamilton: | 3.2% (59) |
Massachusetts: | 4.2% (63,709) |
Federal government workers - Females:
Hamilton: | 0.9% (17) |
Massachusetts: | 1.8% (27,439) |
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business - Females:
Hamilton: | 9.5% (173) |
Massachusetts: | 5.0% (76,570) |