Places Left Behind: Data Charts

Table 1: Regional Employment Data

	Northeast	Top 5*
Northeast MAs	All Northeast but Top 5 MAs	Midwest	South	West	U.S. Total
Employed Persons
1990	24,450,013	10,199,896	14,250,117	28,759,203	40,149,385	25,438,244	118,796,845
1991	23,798,544	9,873,193	13,925,351	28,643,170	40,122,549	25,171,877	117,736,140
1992	23,529,640	9,711,939	13,817,701	29,059,941	40,587,714	25,342,350	118,519,645
1993	23,680,232	9,769,258	13,910,974	29,563,921	41,384,223	25,652,655	120,281,031
1994	23,773,471	9,833,877	13,939,594	30,343,576	42,593,569	26,464,064	123,174,680
1995	23,934,172	9,836,810	14,097,362	30,897,709	43,312,751	26,982,402	125,127,034
1996	24,205,639	10,013,504	14,192,135	31,248,053	44,025,614	27,445,057	126,924,363
1997	24,697,406	10,264,569	14,432,837	31,618,137	44,871,783	28,329,838	129,517,164
1998	24,861,406	10,399,054	14,462,352	31,911,588	44,751,512	29,103,632	130,628,138
Employment growth
1990-1991	-2.7%	-3.2%	-2.3%	-0.4%	-0.1%	-1.0%	-0.9%
1991-1992	-1.1%	-1.6%	-0.8%	1.5%	1.2%	0.7%	0.7%
1992-1993	0.6%	0.6%	0.7%	1.7%	2.0%	1.2%	1.5%
1993-1994	0.4%	0.7%	0.2%	2.6%	2.9%	3.2%	2.4%
1994-1995	0.7%	0.0%	1.1%	1.8%	1.7%	2.0%	1.6%
1995-1996	1.1%	1.8%	0.7%	1.1%	1.6%	1.7%	1.4%
1996-1997	2.0%	2.5%	1.7%	1.2%	1.9%	3.2%	2.0%
1997-1998	0.7%	1.3%	0.2%	0.9%	-0.3%	2.7%	0.9%
1992-1998	5.7%	7.1%	4.7%	9.8%	10.3%	14.8%	10.2%
1990-1998	1.7%	2.0%	1.5%	11.0%	11.5%	14.4%	10.0%
Unemployment Rate
1990	5.4%	5.4%	5.4%	5.6%	5.7%	5.5%	5.6%
1991	7.3%	7.4%	7.3%	6.5%	6.7%	6.9%	6.8%
1992	8.2%	8.5%	8.0%	6.6%	7.3%	8.2%	7.5%
1993	7.3%	7.7%	7.0%	6.1%	6.6%	8.0%	6.9%
1994	6.5%	6.6%	6.3%	5.1%	5.9%	7.2%	6.1%
1995	6.0%	6.2%	5.9%	4.6%	5.4%	6.6%	5.6%
1996	5.6%	5.9%	5.5%	4.5%	5.2%	6.5%	5.4%
1997	5.4%	5.9%	5.0%	4.0%	4.9%	5.6%	4.9%
1998	4.7%	5.0%	4.4%	3.7%	4.4%	5.4%	4.5%

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics
*NOTE: Top 5 Northeast MAs are the New York, NY PMSA, the Philadelphia, PA-NJ PMSA, the Boston, MA-NH PMSA, the Nassau-Suffolk, NY PMSA, and the Pittsburgh, PA MSA.

Table 5: List of Doubly-Burdened Northeast Cities

		Population				Average Unemployment Rate*		Poverty	Estimated Poverty Rate
City	State	1998	Change 80-90	Change 90-98	Change 80-98	1992	1998	Rate 1989	1993	1995
Lawrence	MA	69,420	11.1%	-1.1%	9.9%	14.4%	8.5%	27.5%	37.5%	30.3%
New Bedford	MA	96,353	1.5%	-3.6%	-2.2%	14.8%	8.1%	16.8%	21.8%	20.1%
Atlantic City	NJ	38,063	-5.5%	0.2%	-5.3%	17.4%	13.4%	25.0%	34.5%	29.9%
Camden	NJ	83,546	3.0%	-4.5%	-1.6%	24.3%	12.9%	36.6%	49.2%	44.2%
Jersey City	NJ	232,429	2.2%	1.7%	4.0%	13.7%	9.0%	18.9%	23.0%	21.8%
Newark	NJ	267,823	-16.4%	-2.7%	-18.7%	16.6%	9.6%	26.3%	35.3%	30.5%
Trenton	NJ	84,494	-3.7%	-4.7%	-8.3%	13.7%	8.8%	18.1%	23.2%	20.9%
Buffalo	NY	300,717	-8.3%	-8.4%	-16.0%	12.2%	8.5%	25.6%	32.8%	29.6%
Newburgh	NY	26,114	12.9%	-1.3%	11.4%	13.4%	7.2%	26.2%	34.3%	31.5%
New York	NY	7,420,166	3.5%	1.3%	4.9%	11.0%	8.0%	19.3%	24.4%	23.7%
Niagara Falls	NY	56,768	-13.4%	-8.2%	-20.5%	13.0%	10.2%	18.6%	22.9%	22.0%
Erie	PA	102,640	-8.7%	-5.6%	-13.8%	9.7%	7.1%	19.3%	21.3%	20.4%
Johnstown	PA	25,390	-20.7%	-9.8%	-28.5%	12.5%	8.9%	26.9%	29.6%	27.4%
Wilkes-Barre	PA	42,828	-7.8%	-9.9%	-16.9%	9.9%	7.1%	15.4%	17.3%	15.1%
Williamsport	PA	29,891	-4.4%	-6.4%	-10.5%	9.3%	7.0%	21.1%	25.6%	23.0%

Table 14: Northeast Central Cities, Selected Indicators

		Population			Change in Population			Avg. Ann. Unemployment Rate		Poverty	Estimated Poverty Rate
City	State	1980	1990	1998	1980 to 1990	1990 to 1998	1980 to 1998	1992	1998	Rate 1989	1993	1995
Bridgeport	CT	142,546	141,686	137,425	-0.6%	-3.0%	-3.6%	12.3%	6.0%	17.1%	21.6%	19.6%
Danbury	CT	60,470	65,585	65,829	8.5%	0.4%	8.9%	7.4%	2.9%	5.8%	7.1%	6.4%
Hartford	CT	136,392	139,739	131,523	2.5%	-5.9%	-3.6%	12.6%	6.7%	27.5%	38.3%	35.2%
Meriden	CT	57,118	59,479	56,667	4.1%	-4.7%	-0.8%	9.4%	4.1%	7.3%	10.5%	9.6%
Middletown	CT	39,040	42,762	43,640	9.5%	2.1%	11.8%	7.5%	3.7%	7.0%	8.9%	7.9%
New Haven	CT	126,109	130,474	123,189	3.5%	-5.6%	-2.3%	8.5%	4.1%	21.3%	28.6%	26.4%
New London	CT	28,842	28,540	23,869	-1.0%	-16.4%	-17.2%	10.0%	5.7%	15.1%	19.0%	17.4%
Norwalk	CT	77,767	78,331	78,064	0.7%	-0.3%	0.4%	6.1%	2.7%	5.2%	6.6%	6.0%
Norwich	CT	38,074	37,391	34,931	-1.8%	-6.6%	-8.3%	8.5%	4.9%	11.9%	16.0%	14.3%
Stamford	CT	102,453	108,056	110,689	5.5%	2.4%	8.0%	6.5%	2.7%	6.3%	8.0%	7.1%
Waterbury	CT	103,266	108,961	105,346	5.5%	-3.3%	2.0%	11.3%	5.1%	12.1%	17.1%	15.7%
Auburn	ME	23,128	24,309	22,617	5.1%	-7.0%	-2.2%	8.7%	4.3%	10.9%	14.2%	12.0%
Bangor	ME	31,643	33,181	30,508	4.9%	-8.1%	-3.6%	6.8%	3.6%	15.0%	17.7%	17.4%
Lewiston	ME	40,481	39,757	36,186	-1.8%	-9.0%	-10.6%	9.1%	4.4%	13.9%	17.7%	15.2%
Portland	ME	61,572	64,358	62,786	4.5%	-2.4%	2.0%	6.3%	2.7%	14.0%	20.0%	17.0%
Attleboro	MA	34,196	38,383	39,557	12.2%	3.1%	15.7%	10.6%	3.9%	6.4%	8.2%	7.4%
Barnstable	MA	30,898	40,949	45,187	32.5%	10.3%	46.2%	10.2%	4.0%	6.8%	8.8%	7.3%
Boston	MA	562,994	574,283	555,447	2.0%	-3.3%	-1.3%	8.0%	3.4%	18.7%	19.9%	18.2%
Brockton	MA	95,172	92,788	93,173	-2.5%	0.4%	-2.1%	12.3%	4.4%	13.6%	20.8%	17.0%
Cambridge	MA	95,322	95,802	93,352	0.5%	-2.6%	-2.1%	5.4%	1.9%	10.7%	13.3%	12.4%
Fall River	MA	92,574	92,703	90,654	0.1%	-2.2%	-2.1%	15.1%	6.5%	14.3%	18.6%	17.0%
Fitchburg	MA	39,580	41,194	40,011	4.1%	-2.9%	1.1%	10.5%	4.5%	14.0%	19.3%	17.0%
Gloucester	MA	27,768	28,716	29,657	3.4%	3.3%	6.8%	14.2%	5.3%	7.5%	10.2%	8.1%
Holyoke	MA	44,678	43,704	40,964	-2.2%	-6.3%	-8.3%	10.8%	5.6%	25.7%	29.1%	28.7%
Lawrence	MA	63,175	70,207	69,420	11.1%	-1.1%	9.9%	14.4%	8.5%	27.5%	37.5%	30.3%
Leominster	MA	34,508	38,145	40,208	10.5%	5.4%	16.5%	8.6%	3.9%	7.2%	10.0%	8.6%
		Population			Change in Population			Avg. Ann. Unemployment Rate		Poverty	Estimated Poverty Rate
City	State	1980	1990	1998	1980 to 1990	1990 to 1998	1980 to 1998	1992	1998	Rate 1989	1993	1995
Lowell	MA	92,418	103,439	101,075	11.9%	-2.3%	9.4%	12.6%	4.4%	18.0%	25.2%	23.4%
Lynn	MA	78,471	81,245	81,075	3.5%	-0.2%	3.3%	10.8%	4.0%	15.9%	21.8%	17.5%
New Bedford	MA	98,478	99,922	96,353	1.5%	-3.6%	-2.2%	14.8%	8.1%	16.8%	21.8%	20.1%
Northampton	MA	29,286	29,289	28,680	0.0%	-2.1%	-2.1%	6.9%	2.5%	11.5%	9.4%	9.0%
Pittsfield	MA	51,974	48,622	45,513	-6.4%	-6.4%	-12.4%	11.4%	4.3%	9.7%	13.6%	11.4%
Springfield	MA	152,319	156,983	148,144	3.1%	-5.6%	-2.7%	10.9%	5.2%	20.1%	22.5%	22.0%
Waltham	MA	58,200	57,878	58,540	-0.6%	1.1%	0.6%	7.7%	2.6%	6.5%	8.2%	7.6%
Westfield	MA	36,465	38,372	37,570	5.2%	-2.1%	3.0%	8.1%	3.3%	8.0%	8.7%	8.4%
Worcester	MA	161,799	169,759	166,535	4.9%	-1.9%	2.9%	9.3%	3.6%	15.3%	20.5%	18.0%
Yarmouth	MA	18,449	21,174	22,797	14.8%	7.7%	23.6%	10.6%	4.8%	9.5%	12.6%	10.5%
Manchester	NH	90,936	99,567	102,524	9.5%	3.0%	12.7%	8.5%	2.7%	9.0%	13.5%	10.4%
Nashua	NH	67,865	79,662	82,169	17.4%	3.1%	21.1%	7.8%	2.9%	6.5%	10.0%	7.6%
Portsmouth	NH	26,254	25,925	25,388	-1.3%	-2.1%	-3.3%	6.7%	2.1%	6.7%	9.9%	8.3%
Rochester	NH	21,560	26,630	27,869	23.5%	4.7%	29.3%	9.7%	3.4%	6.3%	7.8%	6.9%
Atlantic City	NJ	40,199	37,986	38,063	-5.5%	0.2%	-5.3%	17.4%	13.4%	25.0%	34.5%	29.9%
Bayonne	NJ	65,047	61,444	61,051	-5.5%	-0.6%	-6.1%	7.6%	4.9%	8.8%	11.0%	10.5%
Bridgeton	NJ	18,795	18,942	18,096	0.8%	-4.5%	-3.7%	.	.	25.1%	31.7%	29.5%
Camden	NJ	84,910	87,492	83,546	3.0%	-4.5%	-1.6%	24.3%	12.9%	36.6%	49.2%	44.2%
Dover Township	NJ	14,681	15,115	15,462	3.0%	2.3%	5.3%	7.1%	4.1%	7.6%	11.3%	9.5%
Jersey City	NJ	223,532	228,537	232,429	2.2%	1.7%	4.0%	13.7%	9.0%	18.9%	23.0%	21.8%
Millville	NJ	24,815	25,992	26,359	4.7%	1.4%	6.2%	10.6%	7.7%	11.5%	14.5%	13.4%
Newark	NJ	329,248	275,221	267,823	-16.4%	-2.7%	-18.7%	16.6%	9.6%	26.3%	35.3%	30.5%
Trenton	NJ	92,124	88,675	84,494	-3.7%	-4.7%	-8.3%	13.7%	8.8%	18.1%	23.2%	20.9%
Vineland	NJ	53,753	54,780	55,484	1.9%	1.3%	3.2%	11.8%	8.7%	10.9%	13.5%	12.3%
Albany	NY	101,727	101,082	94,305	-0.6%	-6.7%	-7.3%	7.0%	4.2%	18.3%	20.4%	18.3%
Auburn	NY	32,548	31,258	29,145	-4.0%	-6.8%	-10.5%	10.0%	6.5%	13.8%	18.3%	17.1%
		Population			Change in Population			Avg. Ann. Unemployment Rate		Poverty	Estimated Poverty Rate
City	State	1980	1990	1998	1980 to 1990	1990 to 1998	1980 to 1998	1992	1998	Rate 1989	1993	1995
Binghamton	NY	55,860	53,008	46,760	-5.1%	-11.8%	-16.3%	9.7%	5.8%	20.0%	24.3%	26.8%
Buffalo	NY	357,870	328,123	300,717	-8.3%	-8.4%	-16.0%	12.2%	8.5%	25.6%	32.8%	29.6%
Elmira	NY	35,327	33,724	31,367	-4.5%	-7.0%	-11.2%	10.4%	6.4%	22.2%	26.3%	25.4%
Glens Falls	NY	15,897	15,023	14,497	-5.5%	-3.5%	-8.8%	.	.	11.0%	13.4%	13.6%
Jamestown	NY	35,775	34,681	32,166	-3.1%	-7.3%	-10.1%	9.2%	5.8%	18.7%	23.9%	22.9%
Newburgh	NY	23,438	26,454	26,114	12.9%	-1.3%	11.4%	13.4%	7.2%	26.2%	34.3%	31.5%
New York	NY	7,071,639	7,322,564	7,420,166	3.5%	1.3%	4.9%	11.0%	8.0%	19.3%	24.4%	23.7%
Niagara Falls	NY	71,384	61,840	56,768	-13.4%	-8.2%	-20.5%	13.0%	10.2%	18.6%	22.9%	22.0%
Poughkeepsie	NY	29,757	28,844	27,669	-3.1%	-4.1%	-7.0%	11.0%	5.6%	14.7%	23.5%	23.6%
Rochester	NY	241,741	231,636	216,887	-4.2%	-6.4%	-10.3%	8.7%	6.4%	23.5%	27.3%	28.3%
Rome	NY	43,826	44,350	39,792	1.2%	-10.3%	-9.2%	7.3%	4.4%	12.1%	13.8%	13.9%
Saratoga Springs	NY	23,906	25,001	25,140	4.6%	0.6%	5.2%	6.9%	4.1%	8.9%	11.1%	10.2%
Schenectady	NY	67,972	65,566	61,698	-3.5%	-5.9%	-9.2%	9.1%	5.7%	14.9%	17.6%	17.7%
Syracuse	NY	170,105	163,860	152,215	-3.7%	-7.1%	-10.5%	10.3%	5.5%	22.7%	26.5%	26.5%
Troy	NY	56,638	54,269	51,320	-4.2%	-5.4%	-9.4%	9.2%	5.7%	17.2%	21.2%	19.8%
Utica	NY	75,632	68,637	59,334	-9.2%	-13.6%	-21.5%	9.8%	6.0%	21.7%	27.2%	27.4%
White Plains	NY	46,999	48,718	49,944	3.7%	2.5%	6.3%	6.5%	3.4%	7.7%	9.9%	10.3%
Allentown	PA	103,758	105,090	100,757	1.3%	-4.1%	-2.9%	8.6%	5.5%	0.129	16.5%	15.2%
Altoona	PA	57,078	51,881	49,226	-9.1%	-5.1%	-13.8%	10.7%	6.1%	0.18	19.9%	19.2%
Bethlehem	PA	70,419	71,428	69,383	1.4%	-2.9%	-1.5%	7.8%	4.9%	0.13	15.0%	13.3%
Carlisle	PA	18,314	18,419	17,720	0.6%	-3.8%	-3.2%	.	.	0.099	10.7%	9.5%
Erie	PA	119,123	108,718	102,640	-8.7%	-5.6%	-13.8%	9.7%	7.1%	0.193	21.3%	20.4%
Harrisburg	PA	53,264	52,376	49,502	-1.7%	-5.5%	-7.1%	8.1%	4.6%	0.27	32.3%	28.2%
Johnstown	PA	35,496	28,134	25,390	-20.7%	-9.8%	-28.5%	12.5%	8.9%	0.269	29.6%	27.4%
Lancaster	PA	54,725	55,551	52,951	1.5%	-4.7%	-3.2%	9.1%	5.0%	0.209	26.1%	22.0%
Lebanon	PA	25,711	24,800	23,442	-3.5%	-5.5%	-8.8%	7.6%	4.9%	0.146	17.8%	16.9%
		Population			Change in Population			Avg. Ann. Unemployment Rate		Poverty	Estimated Poverty Rate
City	State	1980	1990	1998	1980 to 1990	1990 to 1998	1980 to 1998	1992	1998	Rate 1989	1993	1995
Philadelphia	PA	1,688,210	1,585,577	1,436,287	-6.1%	-9.4%	-14.9%	8.9%	6.2%	0.203	26.5%	23.8%
Pittsburgh	PA	423,938	369,879	340,520	-12.8%	-7.9%	-19.7%	6.8%	4.6%	0.214	23.3%	20.2%
Reading	PA	78,686	78,380	74,762	-0.4%	-4.6%	-5.0%	10.1%	6.4%	0.194	28.3%	22.7%
Scranton	PA	88,117	81,805	74,683	-7.2%	-8.7%	-15.2%	8.9%	5.8%	0.152	18.2%	15.9%
Sharon	PA	19,057	17,493	16,373	-8.2%	-6.4%	-14.1%	.	.	0.188	23.1%	21.3%
State College	PA	36,130	38,923	39,550	7.7%	1.6%	9.5%	2.2%	1.0%	0.454	23.5%	21.8%
Wilkes-Barre	PA	51,551	47,523	42,828	-7.8%	-9.9%	-16.9%	9.9%	7.1%	0.154	17.3%	15.1%
Williamsport	PA	33,401	31,933	29,891	-4.4%	-6.4%	-10.5%	9.3%	7.0%	0.211	25.6%	23.0%
York	PA	44,619	42,192	39,978	-5.4%	-5.2%	-10.4%	9.3%	5.9%	0.203	28.0%	23.1%
Pawtucket	RI	71,204	72,644	68,169	2.0%	-6.2%	-4.3%	10.0%	6.0%	0.106	14.6%	13.8%
Providence	RI	156,804	160,728	150,890	2.5%	-6.1%	-3.8%	9.9%	6.1%	0.23	29.5%	27.9%
Warwick	RI	87,123	85,427	84,094	-1.9%	-1.6%	-3.5%	8.9%	4.3%	0.048	6.5%	6.2%
Woonsocket	RI	45,914	43,877	41,034	-4.4%	-6.5%	-10.6%	10.9%	5.7%	0.139	19.0%	17.9%
Burlington	VT	37,712	39,127	38,453	3.8%	-1.7%	2.0%	5.2%	2.8%	0.193	20.9%	17.6%

Sources: Bureau of the Census; Bureau of Labor Statistics

Content Archived: January 20, 2009