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The unemployment rate in 2023 in Wareham, MA was 3.9%, which was 10.3% greater than the unemployment rate of 3.5% across the entire state of Massachusetts. Compared to the unemployment rate of 8.3% in 2013, this represents a decrease of 112.8%. The most common industries in Wareham are: Health care (11.4% of civilian employees), Construction (8.8% of civilian employees), Accommodation & food services (8.3% of civilian employees). 71.3% of workers are employees of private companies, which is 6.2% 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 care11.4%
(1,106)		3.2%
(160)		19.9%
(946)
Construction8.8%
(856)		14.9%
(737)		2.5%
(119)
Accommodation and food services8.3%
(799)		7.3%
(360)		9.3%
(439)
Educational services6.4%
(620)		4.5%
(221)		8.4%
(399)
Public administration5.8%
(565)		4.5%
(222)		7.2%
(343)
Professional, scientific, and technical services5.6%
(538)		4.7%
(233)		6.4%
(305)
Food and beverage stores3.1%
(296)		2.6%
(130)		3.5%
(166)
Administrative and support and waste management services3.0%
(291)		4.0%
(196)		2.0%
(95)
Finance and insurance2.9%
(277)		1.6%
(77)		4.2%
(200)
Motor vehicle and parts dealers2.4%
(231)		3.9%
(193)		0.8%
(38)
Other transportation, and support activities, and couriers2.3%
(223)		3.2%
(158)		1.4%
(65)
Real estate and rental and leasing2.0%
(191)		2.4%
(116)		1.6%
(75)
Department and other general merchandise stores1.9%
(184)		0.9%
(42)		3.0%
(142)
Broadcasting and telecommunications1.8%
(173)		1.5%
(74)		2.1%
(99)
Social assistance1.8%
(173)		0.8%
(39)		2.8%
(134)
Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations1.7%
(168)		2.0%
(97)		1.5%
(71)
Metal and metal products1.6%
(157)		2.0%
(101)		1.2%
(56)
Computer and electronic products1.6%
(157)		2.7%
(131)		0.5%
(26)
Repair and maintenance1.5%
(141)		2.3%
(115)		0.5%
(26)
Truck transportation1.5%
(141)		2.5%
(121)		0.4%
(20)
Food1.4%
(135)		1.1%
(52)		1.8%
(83)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting1.3%
(130)		2.5%
(123)		0.1%
(7)
Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers1.3%
(130)		2.4%
(120)		0.2%
(10)
U. S. Postal service1.3%
(129)		1.4%
(71)		1.2%
(58)
Arts, entertainment, and recreation1.3%
(123)		2.0%
(100)		0.5%
(23)
Printing and related support activities1.1%
(111)		0.6%
(30)		1.7%
(81)
Groceries and related products merchant wholesalers1.0%
(101)		1.6%
(81)		0.4%
(20)
Miscellaneous manufacturing1.0%
(101)		0.5%
(24)		1.6%
(77)
Publishing, and motion picture and sound recording industries1.0%
(99)		1.1%
(54)		0.9%
(45)
Clothing and accessories, including shoe, stores1.0%
(95)		0.4%
(18)		1.6%
(77)
Used merchandise, gift, novelty, and souvenir, and other miscellaneous stores0.8%
(80)		0.5%
(27)		1.1%
(53)
Personal and laundry services0.8%
(79)		0.6%
(32)		1.0%
(47)
Nonmetallic mineral products0.7%
(65)		0.8%
(40)		0.5%
(25)
Utilities0.6%
(62)		0.9%
(44)		0.4%
(18)
Plastics and rubber products0.6%
(61)		1.2%
(61)		0.0%
(0)
Machinery0.6%
(61)		1.0%
(48)		0.3%
(13)
Private households0.6%
(56)		0.0%
(0)		1.2%
(56)
Pharmacies and drug stores0.6%
(54)		0.2%
(10)		0.9%
(44)
Radio, TV, and computer stores0.5%
(51)		0.7%
(33)		0.4%
(18)
Other direct selling establishments0.5%
(46)		0.6%
(29)		0.4%
(17)
Transportation equipment0.4%
(39)		0.8%
(39)		0.0%
(0)
Electrical equipment, appliances, and components0.3%
(33)		0.5%
(24)		0.2%
(9)
Electrical and electronic goods merchant wholesalers0.3%
(33)		0.5%
(26)		0.1%
(7)
Apparel0.3%
(31)		0.4%
(20)		0.2%
(11)
Paper0.3%
(27)		0.5%
(27)		0.0%
(0)
Gasoline stations0.3%
(26)		0.5%
(24)		0.0%
(2)
Data processing, libraries, and other information services0.3%
(26)		0.2%
(8)		0.4%
(18)
Warehousing and storage0.2%
(24)		0.5%
(24)		0.0%
(0)
Chemicals0.2%
(24)		0.2%
(10)		0.3%
(14)
Recyclable material merchant wholesalers0.2%
(24)		0.5%
(24)		0.0%
(0)
Book stores and news dealers0.2%
(22)		0.2%
(8)		0.3%
(14)
Water transportation0.2%
(21)		0.4%
(21)		0.0%
(0)
Furniture and home furnishings, and household appliance stores0.2%
(21)		0.3%
(14)		0.1%
(7)
Fuel dealers0.2%
(21)		0.4%
(21)		0.0%
(0)
Professional and commercial equipment and supplies merchant wholesalers0.2%
(18)		0.1%
(6)		0.3%
(12)
Motor vehicles, parts and supplies merchant wholesalers0.2%
(18)		0.2%
(9)		0.2%
(9)
Health and personal care, except drug, stores0.2%
(17)		0.0%
(0)		0.4%
(17)
Sporting goods, camera, and hobby and toy stores0.1%
(13)		0.0%
(0)		0.3%
(13)
Machinery, equipment, and supplies merchant wholesalers0.1%
(13)		0.2%
(8)		0.1%
(5)
Miscellaneous durable goods merchant wholesalers0.1%
(13)		0.2%
(8)		0.1%
(5)
Electronic shopping and mail-order houses0.1%
(12)		0.1%
(6)		0.1%
(6)
Hardware, plumbing and heating equipment, and supplies merchant wholesalers0.1%
(12)		0.1%
(5)		0.1%
(7)
Furniture and related product manufacturing0.1%
(11)		0.2%
(11)		0.0%
(0)
Vending machine operators0.1%
(11)		0.2%
(11)		0.0%
(0)
Air transportation0.1%
(10)		0.2%
(10)		0.0%
(0)
Music stores0.1%
(10)		0.0%
(0)		0.2%
(10)
Miscellaneous nondurable goods merchant wholesalers0.1%
(10)		0.2%
(10)		0.0%
(0)
Drugs, sundries, and chemical and allied products merchant wholesalers0.1%
(10)		0.0%
(0)		0.2%
(10)
Textile mills and textile products0.1%
(9)		0.2%
(9)		0.0%
(0)
Alcoholic beverages merchant wholesalers0.1%
(9)		0.2%
(9)		0.0%
(0)
Wood products0.1%
(8)		0.2%
(8)		0.0%
(0)
Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction0.1%
(7)		0.1%
(7)		0.0%
(0)
Beverage and tobacco products0.1%
(5)		0.1%
(5)		0.0%
(0)

Unemployment in Wareham

Unemployment by year
  • Unemployment by race in 2000
  • Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
  • 5.8%Males
  • 4.0%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Black residents
  • 4.9%Males
  • Unemployment rate for other race residents
  • 17.9%Males
  • 9.8%Females
  • Unemployment rate for two or more race residents
  • 24.7%Males
  • Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino residents
  • 8.6%Males
Unemployment in 2023:
Wareham:

3.9%
Massachusetts:

3.5%
Unemployment in 2022:
Wareham:

4.5%
Massachusetts:

3.8%
Unemployment in 2021:
Wareham:

6.7%
Massachusetts:

5.5%
Unemployment in 2020:
Wareham:

10.8%
Massachusetts:

9.4%
Unemployment in 2019:
Wareham:

3.8%
Massachusetts:

3.0%
Unemployment in 2018:
Wareham:

4.2%
Massachusetts:

3.5%
Unemployment in 2017:
Wareham:

4.6%
Massachusetts:

3.8%
Unemployment in 2016:
Wareham:

5.0%
Massachusetts:

4.0%
Unemployment in 2015:
Wareham:

6.2%
Massachusetts:

4.8%
Unemployment in 2014:
Wareham:

7.2%
Massachusetts:

5.7%
Unemployment in 2013:
Wareham:

8.3%
Massachusetts:

6.6%
Unemployment in 2012:
Wareham:

8.7%
Massachusetts:

6.7%
Unemployment in 2011:
Wareham:

9.1%
Massachusetts:

7.2%
Unemployment in 2010:
Wareham:

9.8%
Massachusetts:

8.1%
Unemployment in 2009:
Wareham:

9.4%
Massachusetts:

8.1%
Unemployment in 2008:
Wareham:

6.5%
Massachusetts:

5.3%
Unemployment in 2007:
Wareham:

5.5%
Massachusetts:

4.5%
Unemployment in 2006:
Wareham:

5.3%
Massachusetts:

4.7%
Unemployment in 2005:
Wareham:

5.4%
Massachusetts:

4.8%
Unemployment in 2004:
Wareham:

5.6%
Massachusetts:

5.1%
Unemployment in 2003:
Wareham:

5.9%
Massachusetts:

5.7%
Unemployment in 2002:
Wareham:

5.3%
Massachusetts:

5.2%
Unemployment in 2001:
Wareham:

4.2%
Massachusetts:

3.8%
Unemployment in 2000:
Wareham:

3.5%
Massachusetts:

2.8%
Unemployment in 1999:
Wareham:

4.6%
Massachusetts:

3.3%
Unemployment in 1998:
Wareham:

5.2%
Massachusetts:

3.4%
Unemployment in 1997:
Wareham:

6.4%
Massachusetts:

4.1%
Unemployment in 1996:
Wareham:

6.9%
Massachusetts:

4.6%
Unemployment in 1995:
Wareham:

8.3%
Massachusetts:

5.5%
Unemployment in 1994:
Wareham:

9.0%
Massachusetts:

6.2%
Unemployment in 1993:
Wareham:

11.0%
Massachusetts:

7.3%
Unemployment in 1992:
Wareham:

12.5%
Massachusetts:

8.8%
Unemployment in 1991:
Wareham:

12.5%
Massachusetts:

8.8%
Unemployment in 1990:
Wareham:

9.5%
Massachusetts:

6.4%

Time leaving home to go to work

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

4.2% (398)
Massachusetts:

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

5.6% (527)
Massachusetts:

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

4.9% (458)
Massachusetts:

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

9.8% (919)
Massachusetts:

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

10.4% (977)
Massachusetts:

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

13.2% (1,244)
Massachusetts:

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

17.0% (1,601)
Massachusetts:

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

9.6% (906)
Massachusetts:

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

3.1% (289)
Massachusetts:

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

4.0% (374)
Massachusetts:

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

1.9% (181)
Massachusetts:

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

1.1% (101)
Massachusetts:

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

7.6% (713)
Massachusetts:

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

6.2% (579)
Massachusetts:

5.6% (175,217)

Travel time to work

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

2.4% (224)
Massachusetts:

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

11.8% (1,107)
Massachusetts:

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

14.9% (1,399)
Massachusetts:

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

10.4% (979)
Massachusetts:

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

10.3% (968)
Massachusetts:

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

4.3% (407)
Massachusetts:

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

14.5% (1,365)
Massachusetts:

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

2.9% (276)
Massachusetts:

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

4.1% (388)
Massachusetts:

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

10.3% (969)
Massachusetts:

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

7.8% (735)
Massachusetts:

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

4.8% (450)
Massachusetts:

2.4% (74,738)

Means of transportation to work

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

85.2% (8,021)
Massachusetts:

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

9.9% (929)
Massachusetts:

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

0.8% (72)
Massachusetts:

2.9% (88,595)
Streetcar or trolley car:
Wareham:

0.1% (8)
Massachusetts:

0.4% (12,355)
Subway or elevated:
Wareham:

0.1% (10)
Massachusetts:

3.7% (113,857)
Railroad:
Wareham:

0.4% (36)
Massachusetts:

1.5% (46,263)
Ferryboat:
Wareham:

0.1% (5)
Massachusetts:

0.1% (3,125)
Taxicab:
Wareham:

0.1% (10)
Massachusetts:

0.2% (6,547)
Bicycle:
Wareham:

0.5% (44)
Massachusetts:

0.4% (12,355)
Walked:
Wareham:

1.1% (106)
Massachusetts:

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

0.3% (26)
Massachusetts:

0.5% (16,697)

Private vehicle occupancy

Private vehicle occupancy
Drove alone:
Wareham:

89.6% (8,021)
Massachusetts:

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

9.4% (845)
Massachusetts:

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

0.4% (38)
Massachusetts:

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

0.2% (22)
Massachusetts:

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

0.2% (15)
Massachusetts:

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

0.1% (9)
Massachusetts:

0.1% (3,841)

Class of workers

Class of Workers
Employee of private company:
Wareham:

71.3% (6,896)
Massachusetts:

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

2.4% (236)
Massachusetts:

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

7.0% (680)
Massachusetts:

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

7.7% (742)
Massachusetts:

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

4.7% (454)
Massachusetts:

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

2.3% (222)
Massachusetts:

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

4.6% (444)
Massachusetts:

6.4% (201,219)
Class of Workers - Males
Employee of private company - Males:
Wareham:

72.5% (3,577)
Massachusetts:

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

3.3% (165)
Massachusetts:

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

5.3% (259)
Massachusetts:

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

7.0% (344)
Massachusetts:

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

2.8% (140)
Massachusetts:

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

3.1% (153)
Massachusetts:

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

6.0% (294)
Massachusetts:

7.6% (124,649)
Class of Workers - Females
Employee of private company - Females:
Wareham:

70.0% (3,319)
Massachusetts:

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

1.5% (71)
Massachusetts:

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

8.9% (421)
Massachusetts:

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

8.4% (398)
Massachusetts:

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

6.6% (314)
Massachusetts:

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

1.5% (69)
Massachusetts:

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

3.2% (150)
Massachusetts:

5.0% (76,570)
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