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The unemployment rate in 2023 in Rockland, MA was 3.5%, which was about the same as the unemployment rate of 3.5% across the entire state of Massachusetts. Compared to the unemployment rate of 6.9% in 2013, this represents a decrease of 97.1%. The most common industries in Rockland are: Health care (11.0% of civilian employees), Finance & insurance (10.2% of civilian employees), Educational services (8.8% of civilian employees). 70.2% of workers are employees of private companies, which is 4.8% greater than the rate of 66.8% across the entire state of Massachusetts.

Most common industries

Most common industries
Most common industries for males
Most common industries for females

Most common industries

Industry

All

Males

Females
Health care11.0%
(1,025)		3.4%
(157)		18.5%
(868)
Finance and insurance10.2%
(956)		4.6%
(216)		15.8%
(740)
Educational services8.8%
(823)		5.1%
(237)		12.5%
(586)
Construction8.4%
(782)		14.5%
(675)		2.3%
(107)
Accommodation and food services7.5%
(704)		5.6%
(262)		9.4%
(442)
Professional, scientific, and technical services4.8%
(451)		4.3%
(199)		5.4%
(252)
Public administration3.9%
(362)		5.6%
(262)		2.1%
(100)
Administrative and support and waste management services3.3%
(312)		3.5%
(164)		3.2%
(148)
Food and beverage stores2.9%
(276)		3.4%
(159)		2.5%
(117)
Repair and maintenance2.3%
(219)		4.7%
(219)		0.0%
(0)
Metal and metal products2.1%
(195)		3.0%
(139)		1.2%
(56)
U. S. Postal service1.9%
(180)		2.9%
(137)		0.9%
(43)
Department and other general merchandise stores1.5%
(140)		1.5%
(68)		1.5%
(72)
Furniture and home furnishings, and household appliance stores1.4%
(131)		1.4%
(65)		1.4%
(66)
Broadcasting and telecommunications1.4%
(131)		2.3%
(108)		0.5%
(23)
Clothing and accessories, including shoe, stores1.4%
(129)		0.6%
(26)		2.2%
(103)
Arts, entertainment, and recreation1.3%
(119)		2.0%
(93)		0.6%
(26)
Miscellaneous manufacturing1.2%
(112)		1.2%
(54)		1.2%
(58)
Social assistance1.2%
(109)		0.5%
(24)		1.8%
(85)
Real estate and rental and leasing1.2%
(109)		1.6%
(74)		0.7%
(35)
Computer and electronic products1.1%
(104)		1.4%
(65)		0.8%
(39)
Motor vehicle and parts dealers1.1%
(103)		1.9%
(90)		0.3%
(13)
Personal and laundry services1.1%
(103)		1.9%
(87)		0.3%
(16)
Other transportation, and support activities, and couriers1.1%
(100)		1.7%
(80)		0.4%
(20)
Utilities1.0%
(98)		1.3%
(63)		0.7%
(35)
Data processing, libraries, and other information services0.9%
(84)		0.4%
(19)		1.4%
(65)
Printing and related support activities0.9%
(83)		1.1%
(50)		0.7%
(33)
Electrical and electronic goods merchant wholesalers0.9%
(82)		1.3%
(62)		0.4%
(20)
Electronic shopping and mail-order houses0.8%
(77)		0.2%
(9)		1.4%
(68)
Pharmacies and drug stores0.8%
(76)		1.0%
(47)		0.6%
(29)
Machinery0.8%
(74)		1.0%
(46)		0.6%
(28)
Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers0.8%
(73)		1.2%
(55)		0.4%
(18)
Miscellaneous nondurable goods merchant wholesalers0.8%
(71)		0.6%
(29)		0.9%
(42)
Publishing, and motion picture and sound recording industries0.7%
(68)		1.3%
(62)		0.1%
(6)
Truck transportation0.7%
(68)		1.3%
(59)		0.2%
(9)
Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations0.7%
(63)		0.7%
(34)		0.6%
(29)
Other direct selling establishments0.6%
(54)		0.9%
(40)		0.3%
(14)
Food0.5%
(47)		0.3%
(16)		0.7%
(31)
Motor vehicles, parts and supplies merchant wholesalers0.5%
(44)		0.5%
(22)		0.5%
(22)
Machinery, equipment, and supplies merchant wholesalers0.5%
(44)		0.9%
(44)		0.0%
(0)
Used merchandise, gift, novelty, and souvenir, and other miscellaneous stores0.4%
(40)		0.3%
(16)		0.5%
(24)
Nonmetallic mineral products0.4%
(38)		0.6%
(27)		0.2%
(11)
Electrical equipment, appliances, and components0.4%
(38)		0.5%
(22)		0.3%
(16)
Groceries and related products merchant wholesalers0.4%
(37)		0.4%
(19)		0.4%
(18)
Chemicals0.4%
(35)		0.5%
(24)		0.2%
(11)
Private households0.3%
(29)		0.0%
(0)		0.6%
(29)
Warehousing and storage0.3%
(28)		0.6%
(28)		0.0%
(0)
Fuel dealers0.3%
(26)		0.2%
(10)		0.3%
(16)
Drugs, sundries, and chemical and allied products merchant wholesalers0.3%
(26)		0.0%
(0)		0.6%
(26)
Furniture and related product manufacturing0.3%
(25)		0.5%
(25)		0.0%
(0)
Management of companies and enterprises0.2%
(23)		0.0%
(0)		0.5%
(23)
Alcoholic beverages merchant wholesalers0.2%
(22)		0.5%
(22)		0.0%
(0)
Furniture and home furnishing merchant wholesalers0.2%
(21)		0.4%
(21)		0.0%
(0)
Paper and paper products merchant wholesalers0.2%
(20)		0.4%
(20)		0.0%
(0)
Apparel0.2%
(17)		0.0%
(0)		0.4%
(17)
Transportation equipment0.2%
(17)		0.4%
(17)		0.0%
(0)
Retail florists0.2%
(16)		0.3%
(16)		0.0%
(0)
Lumber and other construction materials merchant wholesalers0.2%
(16)		0.3%
(16)		0.0%
(0)
Miscellaneous durable goods merchant wholesalers0.1%
(14)		0.3%
(14)		0.0%
(0)
Gasoline stations0.1%
(14)		0.1%
(6)		0.2%
(8)
Wood products0.1%
(9)		0.2%
(9)		0.0%
(0)
Petroleum and petroleum products merchant wholesalers0.1%
(9)		0.2%
(9)		0.0%
(0)
Plastics and rubber products0.1%
(8)		0.2%
(8)		0.0%
(0)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting0.1%
(8)		0.2%
(8)		0.0%
(0)
Hardware, plumbing and heating equipment, and supplies merchant wholesalers0.1%
(7)		0.1%
(7)		0.0%
(0)
Music stores0.1%
(6)		0.1%
(6)		0.0%
(0)

Unemployment in Rockland

Unemployment by year
  • Unemployment by race in 2000
  • Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
  • 3.3%Males
  • 2.2%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Black residents
  • 13.9%Males
  • 10.3%Females
Unemployment in 2023:
Rockland:

3.5%
Massachusetts:

3.5%
Unemployment in 2022:
Rockland:

3.9%
Massachusetts:

3.8%
Unemployment in 2021:
Rockland:

6.0%
Massachusetts:

5.5%
Unemployment in 2020:
Rockland:

10.6%
Massachusetts:

9.4%
Unemployment in 2019:
Rockland:

3.2%
Massachusetts:

3.0%
Unemployment in 2018:
Rockland:

3.7%
Massachusetts:

3.5%
Unemployment in 2017:
Rockland:

4.2%
Massachusetts:

3.8%
Unemployment in 2016:
Rockland:

4.4%
Massachusetts:

4.0%
Unemployment in 2015:
Rockland:

5.1%
Massachusetts:

4.8%
Unemployment in 2014:
Rockland:

6.1%
Massachusetts:

5.7%
Unemployment in 2013:
Rockland:

6.9%
Massachusetts:

6.6%
Unemployment in 2012:
Rockland:

7.0%
Massachusetts:

6.7%
Unemployment in 2011:
Rockland:

7.5%
Massachusetts:

7.2%
Unemployment in 2010:
Rockland:

9.2%
Massachusetts:

8.1%
Unemployment in 2009:
Rockland:

8.6%
Massachusetts:

8.1%
Unemployment in 2008:
Rockland:

5.5%
Massachusetts:

5.3%
Unemployment in 2007:
Rockland:

5.1%
Massachusetts:

4.5%
Unemployment in 2006:
Rockland:

5.0%
Massachusetts:

4.7%
Unemployment in 2005:
Rockland:

4.9%
Massachusetts:

4.8%
Unemployment in 2004:
Rockland:

5.3%
Massachusetts:

5.1%
Unemployment in 2003:
Rockland:

5.4%
Massachusetts:

5.7%
Unemployment in 2002:
Rockland:

4.7%
Massachusetts:

5.2%
Unemployment in 2001:
Rockland:

3.3%
Massachusetts:

3.8%
Unemployment in 2000:
Rockland:

3.0%
Massachusetts:

2.8%
Unemployment in 1999:
Rockland:

3.5%
Massachusetts:

3.3%
Unemployment in 1998:
Rockland:

3.4%
Massachusetts:

3.4%
Unemployment in 1997:
Rockland:

4.0%
Massachusetts:

4.1%
Unemployment in 1996:
Rockland:

5.0%
Massachusetts:

4.6%
Unemployment in 1995:
Rockland:

6.0%
Massachusetts:

5.5%
Unemployment in 1994:
Rockland:

6.5%
Massachusetts:

6.2%
Unemployment in 1993:
Rockland:

7.9%
Massachusetts:

7.3%
Unemployment in 1992:
Rockland:

9.7%
Massachusetts:

8.8%
Unemployment in 1991:
Rockland:

10.4%
Massachusetts:

8.8%
Unemployment in 1990:
Rockland:

7.7%
Massachusetts:

6.4%

Time leaving home to go to work

Time Leaving Home To Go To Work
<5am:
Rockland:

2.6% (237)
Massachusetts:

2.3% (70,820)
5:30am:
Rockland:

4.6% (424)
Massachusetts:

2.2% (67,777)
6am:
Rockland:

4.6% (427)
Massachusetts:

3.6% (112,836)
6:30am:
Rockland:

9.2% (851)
Massachusetts:

7.8% (241,535)
7am:
Rockland:

8.4% (780)
Massachusetts:

10.1% (312,368)
7:30am:
Rockland:

17.0% (1,576)
Massachusetts:

14.5% (448,737)
8am:
Rockland:

16.9% (1,571)
Massachusetts:

14.9% (463,192)
8:30am:
Rockland:

10.8% (997)
Massachusetts:

13.3% (414,200)
9am:
Rockland:

4.2% (390)
Massachusetts:

6.7% (209,354)
10am:
Rockland:

4.5% (419)
Massachusetts:

5.8% (181,108)
11am:
Rockland:

1.1% (106)
Massachusetts:

2.2% (68,937)
12pm:
Rockland:

0.5% (50)
Massachusetts:

1.0% (31,956)
4pm:
Rockland:

7.9% (731)
Massachusetts:

6.7% (207,296)
>4pm:
Rockland:

5.6% (518)
Massachusetts:

5.6% (175,217)

Travel time to work

Travel time (in minutes) to work
Working at home
Less than 5 minutes:
Rockland:

2.7% (254)
Massachusetts:

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

10.5% (971)
Massachusetts:

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

13.6% (1,263)
Massachusetts:

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

14.8% (1,373)
Massachusetts:

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

10.3% (955)
Massachusetts:

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

5.1% (473)
Massachusetts:

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

10.8% (1,001)
Massachusetts:

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

4.2% (391)
Massachusetts:

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

4.1% (381)
Massachusetts:

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

8.4% (776)
Massachusetts:

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

9.5% (885)
Massachusetts:

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

3.8% (354)
Massachusetts:

2.4% (74,738)

Means of transportation to work

Means of transportation to work - Rockland
Means of transportation to work - Massachusetts
Drove car alone:
Rockland:

83.8% (7,775)
Massachusetts:

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

9.3% (859)
Massachusetts:

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

0.2% (23)
Massachusetts:

2.9% (88,595)
Subway or elevated:
Rockland:

1.1% (101)
Massachusetts:

3.7% (113,857)
Railroad:
Rockland:

1.5% (137)
Massachusetts:

1.5% (46,263)
Ferryboat:
Rockland:

0.2% (14)
Massachusetts:

0.1% (3,125)
Motorcycle:
Rockland:

0.1% (7)
Massachusetts:

0.1% (1,604)
Bicycle:
Rockland:

0.0% (4)
Massachusetts:

0.4% (12,355)
Walked:
Rockland:

1.4% (127)
Massachusetts:

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

0.3% (30)
Massachusetts:

0.5% (16,697)

Private vehicle occupancy

Private vehicle occupancy
Drove alone:
Rockland:

90.1% (7,775)
Massachusetts:

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

8.7% (749)
Massachusetts:

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

0.7% (62)
Massachusetts:

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

0.2% (19)
Massachusetts:

0.4% (9,342)
In 5-6 person carpool:
Rockland:

0.1% (6)
Massachusetts:

0.2% (5,269)
In 7+ person carpool:
Rockland:

0.3% (23)
Massachusetts:

0.1% (3,841)

Class of workers

Class of Workers
Employee of private company:
Rockland:

70.2% (6,571)
Massachusetts:

66.8% (2,112,608)
Self-employed in own incorporated business:
Rockland:

1.6% (153)
Massachusetts:

2.7% (84,530)
Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers:
Rockland:

6.6% (620)
Massachusetts:

10.5% (331,510)
Local government workers:
Rockland:

10.9% (1,022)
Massachusetts:

7.5% (236,879)
State government workers:
Rockland:

2.6% (244)
Massachusetts:

3.9% (122,041)
Federal government workers:
Rockland:

2.5% (233)
Massachusetts:

2.1% (66,653)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business:
Rockland:

5.2% (484)
Massachusetts:

6.4% (201,219)
Unpaid family workers:
Rockland:

0.3% (31)
Massachusetts:

0.2% (5,647)
Class of Workers - Males
Employee of private company - Males:
Rockland:

69.3% (3,232)
Massachusetts:

69.6% (1,138,678)
Self-employed in own incorporated business - Males:
Rockland:

2.7% (126)
Massachusetts:

3.9% (63,549)
Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers - Males:
Rockland:

4.1% (193)
Massachusetts:

6.9% (113,092)
Local government workers - Males:
Rockland:

8.6% (400)
Massachusetts:

5.8% (95,434)
State government workers - Males:
Rockland:

3.3% (153)
Massachusetts:

3.6% (58,332)
Federal government workers - Males:
Rockland:

3.9% (184)
Massachusetts:

2.4% (39,214)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business - Males:
Rockland:

7.8% (365)
Massachusetts:

7.6% (124,649)
Unpaid family workers - Males:
Rockland:

0.3% (14)
Massachusetts:

0.2% (2,587)
Class of Workers - Females
Employee of private company - Females:
Rockland:

71.2% (3,339)
Massachusetts:

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

0.6% (27)
Massachusetts:

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

9.1% (427)
Massachusetts:

14.3% (218,418)
Local government workers - Females:
Rockland:

13.3% (622)
Massachusetts:

9.3% (141,445)
State government workers - Females:
Rockland:

1.9% (91)
Massachusetts:

4.2% (63,709)
Federal government workers - Females:
Rockland:

1.0% (49)
Massachusetts:

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

2.5% (119)
Massachusetts:

5.0% (76,570)
Unpaid family workers - Females:
Rockland:

0.4% (17)
Massachusetts:

0.2% (3,060)
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