Work and Jobs in Eastham, Massachusetts (MA) Detailed Stats
Occupations, Industries, Unemployment, Workers, Commute
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The unemployment rate in 2023 in Eastham, MA was 6.7%, which was 47.8% greater than the unemployment rate of 3.5% across the entire state of Massachusetts. Compared to the unemployment rate of 9.3% in 2013, this represents a decrease of 38.8%. The most common industries in Eastham are: Construction (16.4% of civilian employees), Health care (9.9% of civilian employees), Accommodation & food services (7.8% of civilian employees). 56.2% of workers are employees of private companies, which is 18.9% less than the rate of 66.8% across the entire state of Massachusetts.
Most common industries
Most common industries | |||
---|---|---|---|
Industry | All | Males | Females |
Construction | 16.4% (378) | 28.2% (337) | 3.7% (41) |
Health care | 9.9% (228) | 2.9% (35) | 17.4% (193) |
Accommodation and food services | 7.8% (180) | 7.0% (84) | 8.6% (96) |
Educational services | 7.2% (167) | 3.3% (39) | 11.5% (128) |
Professional, scientific, and technical services | 5.9% (136) | 5.4% (64) | 6.5% (72) |
Public administration | 5.8% (133) | 5.5% (66) | 6.0% (67) |
Arts, entertainment, and recreation | 3.9% (90) | 5.4% (64) | 2.3% (26) |
Food and beverage stores | 3.8% (87) | 2.8% (34) | 4.8% (53) |
Real estate and rental and leasing | 2.8% (65) | 1.4% (17) | 4.3% (48) |
Finance and insurance | 2.8% (64) | 0.6% (7) | 5.1% (57) |
Used merchandise, gift, novelty, and souvenir, and other miscellaneous stores | 2.6% (60) | 2.8% (34) | 2.3% (26) |
Motor vehicle and parts dealers | 2.2% (50) | 1.8% (22) | 2.5% (28) |
Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers | 2.0% (45) | 2.9% (35) | 0.9% (10) |
Social assistance | 1.7% (40) | 0.8% (9) | 2.8% (31) |
U. S. Postal service | 1.7% (39) | 0.8% (9) | 2.7% (30) |
Administrative and support and waste management services | 1.6% (38) | 1.3% (16) | 2.0% (22) |
Nonmetallic mineral products | 1.6% (37) | 2.1% (25) | 1.1% (12) |
Repair and maintenance | 1.6% (37) | 2.7% (32) | 0.5% (5) |
Personal and laundry services | 1.5% (34) | 0.0% (0) | 3.1% (34) |
Printing and related support activities | 1.2% (27) | 2.3% (27) | 0.0% (0) |
Retail florists | 1.1% (26) | 1.0% (12) | 1.3% (14) |
Department and other general merchandise stores | 1.0% (24) | 1.6% (19) | 0.5% (5) |
Publishing, and motion picture and sound recording industries | 1.0% (23) | 0.6% (7) | 1.4% (16) |
Other transportation, and support activities, and couriers | 1.0% (23) | 1.9% (23) | 0.0% (0) |
Other direct selling establishments | 1.0% (23) | 0.7% (8) | 1.4% (15) |
Private households | 0.9% (21) | 0.6% (7) | 1.3% (14) |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting | 0.9% (20) | 1.7% (20) | 0.0% (0) |
Broadcasting and telecommunications | 0.9% (20) | 1.1% (13) | 0.6% (7) |
Miscellaneous nondurable goods merchant wholesalers | 0.8% (19) | 0.8% (9) | 0.9% (10) |
Metal and metal products | 0.8% (18) | 1.5% (18) | 0.0% (0) |
Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations | 0.8% (18) | 0.9% (11) | 0.6% (7) |
Truck transportation | 0.7% (17) | 1.4% (17) | 0.0% (0) |
Transportation equipment | 0.6% (14) | 1.2% (14) | 0.0% (0) |
Petroleum and petroleum products merchant wholesalers | 0.5% (12) | 1.0% (12) | 0.0% (0) |
Miscellaneous manufacturing | 0.5% (11) | 0.9% (11) | 0.0% (0) |
Water transportation | 0.4% (9) | 0.0% (0) | 0.8% (9) |
Furniture and home furnishings, and household appliance stores | 0.3% (8) | 0.7% (8) | 0.0% (0) |
Computer and electronic products | 0.3% (8) | 0.0% (0) | 0.7% (8) |
Music stores | 0.3% (8) | 0.7% (8) | 0.0% (0) |
Utilities | 0.3% (8) | 0.7% (8) | 0.0% (0) |
Data processing, libraries, and other information services | 0.3% (8) | 0.0% (0) | 0.7% (8) |
Professional and commercial equipment and supplies merchant wholesalers | 0.3% (8) | 0.7% (8) | 0.0% (0) |
Pharmacies and drug stores | 0.3% (7) | 0.0% (0) | 0.6% (7) |
Sporting goods, camera, and hobby and toy stores | 0.3% (6) | 0.0% (0) | 0.5% (6) |
Fuel dealers | 0.3% (6) | 0.5% (6) | 0.0% (0) |
Air transportation | 0.3% (6) | 0.0% (0) | 0.5% (6) |
Unemployment in Eastham
- Unemployment by race in 2000
- Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
- 4.0%Males
- 5.9%Females
Unemployment in 2023:
Eastham: | 6.7% |
Massachusetts: | 3.5% |
Unemployment in 2022:
Eastham: | 5.6% |
Massachusetts: | 3.8% |
Unemployment in 2021:
Eastham: | 7.5% |
Massachusetts: | 5.5% |
Unemployment in 2020:
Eastham: | 11.1% |
Massachusetts: | 9.4% |
Unemployment in 2019:
Eastham: | 4.5% |
Massachusetts: | 3.0% |
Unemployment in 2018:
Eastham: | 4.9% |
Massachusetts: | 3.5% |
Unemployment in 2017:
Eastham: | 5.2% |
Massachusetts: | 3.8% |
Unemployment in 2016:
Eastham: | 5.6% |
Massachusetts: | 4.0% |
Unemployment in 2015:
Eastham: | 6.5% |
Massachusetts: | 4.8% |
Unemployment in 2014:
Eastham: | 7.6% |
Massachusetts: | 5.7% |
Unemployment in 2013:
Eastham: | 9.3% |
Massachusetts: | 6.6% |
Unemployment in 2012:
Eastham: | 9.4% |
Massachusetts: | 6.7% |
Unemployment in 2011:
Eastham: | 9.3% |
Massachusetts: | 7.2% |
Unemployment in 2010:
Eastham: | 10.6% |
Massachusetts: | 8.1% |
Unemployment in 2009:
Eastham: | 8.9% |
Massachusetts: | 8.1% |
Unemployment in 2008:
Eastham: | 6.2% |
Massachusetts: | 5.3% |
Unemployment in 2007:
Eastham: | 4.9% |
Massachusetts: | 4.5% |
Unemployment in 2006:
Eastham: | 5.2% |
Massachusetts: | 4.7% |
Unemployment in 2005:
Eastham: | 5.4% |
Massachusetts: | 4.8% |
Unemployment in 2004:
Eastham: | 5.3% |
Massachusetts: | 5.1% |
Unemployment in 2003:
Eastham: | 5.5% |
Massachusetts: | 5.7% |
Unemployment in 2002:
Eastham: | 5.2% |
Massachusetts: | 5.2% |
Unemployment in 2001:
Eastham: | 4.4% |
Massachusetts: | 3.8% |
Unemployment in 2000:
Eastham: | 4.2% |
Massachusetts: | 2.8% |
Unemployment in 1999:
Eastham: | 4.3% |
Massachusetts: | 3.3% |
Unemployment in 1998:
Eastham: | 5.0% |
Massachusetts: | 3.4% |
Unemployment in 1997:
Eastham: | 5.9% |
Massachusetts: | 4.1% |
Unemployment in 1996:
Eastham: | 5.7% |
Massachusetts: | 4.6% |
Unemployment in 1995:
Eastham: | 6.8% |
Massachusetts: | 5.5% |
Unemployment in 1994:
Eastham: | 7.9% |
Massachusetts: | 6.2% |
Unemployment in 1993:
Eastham: | 8.7% |
Massachusetts: | 7.3% |
Unemployment in 1992:
Eastham: | 9.6% |
Massachusetts: | 8.8% |
Unemployment in 1991:
Eastham: | 9.2% |
Massachusetts: | 8.8% |
Unemployment in 1990:
Eastham: | 6.0% |
Massachusetts: | 6.4% |
Time leaving home to go to work
<5am:
Eastham: | 3.2% (73) |
Massachusetts: | 2.3% (70,820) |
5:30am:
Eastham: | 1.9% (42) |
Massachusetts: | 2.2% (67,777) |
6am:
Eastham: | 2.4% (54) |
Massachusetts: | 3.6% (112,836) |
6:30am:
Eastham: | 5.7% (129) |
Massachusetts: | 7.8% (241,535) |
7am:
Eastham: | 5.9% (132) |
Massachusetts: | 10.1% (312,368) |
7:30am:
Eastham: | 14.9% (335) |
Massachusetts: | 14.5% (448,737) |
8am:
Eastham: | 16.6% (374) |
Massachusetts: | 14.9% (463,192) |
8:30am:
Eastham: | 20.7% (467) |
Massachusetts: | 13.3% (414,200) |
9am:
Eastham: | 4.9% (110) |
Massachusetts: | 6.7% (209,354) |
10am:
Eastham: | 4.8% (109) |
Massachusetts: | 5.8% (181,108) |
11am:
Eastham: | 3.4% (76) |
Massachusetts: | 2.2% (68,937) |
12pm:
Eastham: | 2.1% (48) |
Massachusetts: | 1.0% (31,956) |
4pm:
Eastham: | 3.6% (80) |
Massachusetts: | 6.7% (207,296) |
>4pm:
Eastham: | 4.5% (101) |
Massachusetts: | 5.6% (175,217) |
Travel time to work
Less than 5 minutes:
Eastham: | 4.8% (108) |
Massachusetts: | 2.7% (85,006) |
5 to 9 minutes:
Eastham: | 15.1% (339) |
Massachusetts: | 9.9% (306,086) |
10 to 14 minutes:
Eastham: | 22.7% (510) |
Massachusetts: | 13.7% (426,161) |
15 to 19 minutes:
Eastham: | 12.2% (275) |
Massachusetts: | 13.7% (423,798) |
20 to 24 minutes:
Eastham: | 11.2% (253) |
Massachusetts: | 13.1% (406,831) |
25 to 29 minutes:
Eastham: | 5.5% (123) |
Massachusetts: | 5.5% (171,328) |
30 to 34 minutes:
Eastham: | 9.1% (205) |
Massachusetts: | 13.2% (409,733) |
35 to 39 minutes:
Eastham: | 0.7% (15) |
Massachusetts: | 3.1% (96,168) |
40 to 44 minutes:
Eastham: | 2.9% (66) |
Massachusetts: | 4.1% (128,484) |
45 to 59 minutes:
Eastham: | 3.9% (87) |
Massachusetts: | 8.9% (275,413) |
60 to 89 minutes:
Eastham: | 0.4% (8) |
Massachusetts: | 6.5% (201,587) |
90 or more minutes:
Eastham: | 6.3% (141) |
Massachusetts: | 2.4% (74,738) |
Means of transportation to work
Drove car alone:
Eastham: | 81.8% (1,841) |
Massachusetts: | 73.8% (2,290,258) |
Carpooled:
Eastham: | 6.6% (149) |
Massachusetts: | 9.0% (279,111) |
Bus or trolley bus:
Eastham: | 0.4% (9) |
Massachusetts: | 2.9% (88,595) |
Subway or elevated:
Eastham: | 0.4% (8) |
Massachusetts: | 3.7% (113,857) |
Walked:
Eastham: | 2.4% (53) |
Massachusetts: | 4.3% (134,566) |
Other means:
Eastham: | 3.1% (70) |
Massachusetts: | 0.5% (16,697) |
Private vehicle occupancy
Drove alone:
Eastham: | 92.5% (1,841) |
Massachusetts: | 89.1% (2,290,258) |
In 2 person carpool:
Eastham: | 6.0% (119) |
Massachusetts: | 9.0% (230,437) |
In 3 person carpool:
Eastham: | 1.5% (30) |
Massachusetts: | 1.2% (30,222) |
Class of workers
Employee of private company:
Eastham: | 56.2% (1,296) |
Massachusetts: | 66.8% (2,112,608) |
Self-employed in own incorporated business:
Eastham: | 2.3% (53) |
Massachusetts: | 2.7% (84,530) |
Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers:
Eastham: | 6.9% (159) |
Massachusetts: | 10.5% (331,510) |
Local government workers:
Eastham: | 8.3% (191) |
Massachusetts: | 7.5% (236,879) |
State government workers:
Eastham: | 3.4% (78) |
Massachusetts: | 3.9% (122,041) |
Federal government workers:
Eastham: | 4.2% (97) |
Massachusetts: | 2.1% (66,653) |
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business:
Eastham: | 18.7% (432) |
Massachusetts: | 6.4% (201,219) |
Employee of private company - Males:
Eastham: | 56.3% (673) |
Massachusetts: | 69.6% (1,138,678) |
Self-employed in own incorporated business - Males:
Eastham: | 1.1% (13) |
Massachusetts: | 3.9% (63,549) |
Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers - Males:
Eastham: | 2.8% (34) |
Massachusetts: | 6.9% (113,092) |
Local government workers - Males:
Eastham: | 6.0% (72) |
Massachusetts: | 5.8% (95,434) |
State government workers - Males:
Eastham: | 2.4% (29) |
Massachusetts: | 3.6% (58,332) |
Federal government workers - Males:
Eastham: | 3.3% (40) |
Massachusetts: | 2.4% (39,214) |
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business - Males:
Eastham: | 27.9% (334) |
Massachusetts: | 7.6% (124,649) |
Employee of private company - Females:
Eastham: | 56.1% (623) |
Massachusetts: | 63.8% (973,930) |
Self-employed in own incorporated business - Females:
Eastham: | 3.6% (40) |
Massachusetts: | 1.4% (20,981) |
Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers - Females:
Eastham: | 11.3% (125) |
Massachusetts: | 14.3% (218,418) |
Local government workers - Females:
Eastham: | 10.7% (119) |
Massachusetts: | 9.3% (141,445) |
State government workers - Females:
Eastham: | 4.4% (49) |
Massachusetts: | 4.2% (63,709) |
Federal government workers - Females:
Eastham: | 5.1% (57) |
Massachusetts: | 1.8% (27,439) |
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business - Females:
Eastham: | 8.8% (98) |
Massachusetts: | 5.0% (76,570) |