ACT Rochester

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Economy

Employment-to-Population Ratio

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Source: U.S. Census Bureau

What does this measure?

The number of employed people living in our region divided by the population of 16- to 64-year-olds.

Why is this important?

A companion to the better-known unemployment rate, the employment-to-population ratio is an indicator of people's willingness and ability to find work. In a period of rapid economic growth, a larger share of the population (including teens, second earners in a family, and elders) will be enticed into the workforce.

How is our region performing?

The employment-to-population ratio for the region was 60% in 2016-20, similar to the state and nation. This was down a bit from 62% in 2000 but up slightly from 59% in 2011-15.

In 2016-20, Genesee County had the highest ratio in the region, at 62%, and Orleans the lowest, at 52%. Monroe County was at 60%, and the City of Rochester, at 56%.

Notes about the data

For this indicator, people are counted where they live, not where they work. The multiyear figures are from the Census Bureau's American Community Survey. The bureau combined five years of responses to the survey to provide estimates for smaller geographic areas and increase the precision of its estimates. The survey provides data on characteristics of the population that used to be collected only during the decennial census. Data for this indicator are released annually in December.

Employment-to-Population Ratio

	2000	2011-15	2016-20
NYS	57%	58%	59%
NYS (excluding NYC)	60%	59%	60%
Region	62%	59%	60%
Monroe	62%	60%	60%
Surrounding Counties	61%	57%	58%
Rochester MSA	62%	59%	60%
Genesee	64%	61%	62%
Livingston	60%	56%	55%
Ontario	65%	60%	61%
Orleans	55%	50%	52%
Seneca	57%	54%	55%
Wayne	64%	58%	61%
Wyoming	55%	54%	57%
Yates	59%	57%	55%
Monroe County Suburbs	64%	62%	62%
Monroe County Local Areas
Rochester	56%	53%	56%
Brighton	61%	60%	59%
Clarkson	63%	66%	56%
Gates	60%	61%	64%
Hamlin	68%	64%	60%
Churchville (V)	71%	68%	62%
Irondequoit	58%	61%	61%
Ogden	69%	67%	64%
Honeoye Falls (V)	64%	65%	61%
Penfield	66%	61%	63%
Pittsford	62%	59%	59%
Spencerport (V)	68%	70%	66%
Rush	67%	65%	65%
Webster	67%	65%	64%
Brockport (V)	61%	49%	53%
Chili	67%	66%	64%
East Rochester	67%	66%	66%
Greece	64%	61%	63%
Henrietta	63%	61%	59%
Fairport (V)	74%	65%	58%
Mendon	70%	68%	66%
Hilton (V)	68%	67%	60%
Parma	68%	64%	61%
Pittsford (V)	65%	63%	71%*
Perinton	70%	64%	62%
Scottsville (V)	68%	64%	68%
Riga	72%	63%	64%
Webster (V)	62%	57%	61%
Sweden	64%	53%	57%
Wheatland	70%	67%	69%
Regional Cities
Batavia	56%	58%	59%
Canandaigua	60%	60%	61%
Geneva	54%	56%	57%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau
Notes: Multiyear results are from rolling American Community Survey. * Margin of error between 20% & 35% of estimate; ** margin of error between 35% & 50%; *** margin of error greater than 50%.

Total Employment

	2000	2011-15	2016-20
NYS	8,406,697	9,278,137	9,462,151
NYS (excluding NYC)	5,126,573	5,346,116	5,419,491
Region	572,239	581,294	587,606
Monroe	351,906	362,140	367,036
Surrounding Counties	220,333	219,154	220,570
Rochester MSA	508,807	517,696	524,153
Genesee	29,747	29,690	29,164
Livingston	30,556	30,107	29,339
Ontario	50,860	53,461	54,877
Orleans	18,732	17,300	17,438
Seneca	14,713	15,408	15,479
Wayne	45,562	43,180	44,419
Wyoming	18,972	18,500	18,810
Yates	11,191	11,508	11,044
Monroe County Suburbs	259,913	274,348	274,050
Monroe County Local Areas
Rochester	91,993	87,792	92,986
Brighton	17,814	18,786	17,843
Clarkson	2,829	3,624	3,335
Gates	14,099	14,518	15,266
Hamlin	4,601	4,617	4,455
Churchville (V)	1,001	1,096	1,131
Irondequoit	24,343	25,731	25,972
Ogden	9,654	10,967	10,713
Honeoye Falls (V)	1,325	1,412	1,415
Penfield	17,626	18,037	18,651
Pittsford	13,080	14,118	13,894
Spencerport (V)	1,931	2,063	1,964
Rush	1,840	1,894	1,857
Webster	19,579	22,527	23,454
Brockport (V)	4,390	3,730	3,932
Chili	14,232	15,229	15,168
East Rochester	3,485	3,530	3,679
Greece	47,106	48,987	50,174
Henrietta	20,187	22,288	21,279
Fairport (V)	3,250	3,036	2,605
Mendon	4,361	4,845	4,919
Hilton (V)	2,893	3,130	2,603
Parma	7,561	8,220	7,521
Pittsford (V)	764	773	892*
Perinton	24,548	24,319	23,606
Scottsville (V)	1,097	1,256	1,169
Riga	2,917	2,935	2,886
Webster (V)	2,495	2,405	3,019
Sweden	7,239	6,547	6,732
Wheatland	2,812	2,629	2,646
Regional Cities
Batavia	7,248	7,139	7,099
Canandaigua	5,359	5,221	5,379
Geneva	5,847	6,157	6,203

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INDICATORS - Grouped by Topic	REGIONAL VALUE	YEAR	NYS COMPARISON	TREND \| REGION
Prenatal Care	78%	2018	3	1 Increasing
Prenatal Care, by Race/Ethnicity			0	10 Not Applicable*
Babies Born with Low Birth Weights	8.4%	2019	2	1 Increasing
Babies Born with Low Birth Weights, Race/Ethnicity, Monroe County			0	10 Not Applicable*
Infant Mortality Rate	6.9	2017-19	2	0 Maintaining
Infant Mortality Rate, Race/Ethnicity, Monroe County			0	10 Not Applicable*
Children with Elevated Blood Lead Levels	0.8%	2018	2	-1 Decreasing
Children in Poverty	19%	2016-20	3	1 Increasing
Children in Poverty, Race/Ethnicity		2016-20	0	10 Not Applicable*
Single-Parent Families	39%	2016-20	2	1 Increasing
Single-Parent Families, by Race/Ethnicity		2016-20	0	10 Not Applicable*
Rate of Child Abuse and Neglect	20	2020	2	1 Increasing
Rate of Foster Care Admissions	1.8	2020	2	-1 Decreasing
Rate of Teen Pregnancy	1.3%	2019	3	-1 Decreasing
Rate of Teen Births	12	2019	2	-1 Decreasing
Arts and Culture Attendance		2019	0	10 Not Applicable*
Tourism Spending	$894	2020	1	-1 Decreasing
Recreation Spending	$52	2020	1	-1 Decreasing
Voter Registration Rate	83%	2020	2	1 Increasing
Voter Participation Rate	64%	2020	3	1 Increasing
Registered Library Borrowers	58%	2019	2	-1 Decreasing
Library Visits	5.4	2019	3	-1 Decreasing
Charitable Contributions as a Percentage of Income	0.8%	2019	2	-1 Decreasing
Households Without Vehicles	10%	2016-20	3	0 Maintaining
Total Population	1.9%	2020	2	1 Increasing
Population by Age		2016-20	0	10 Not Applicable*
Population by Race/Ethnicity		2016-20	0	10 Not Applicable*
Population by Age and Race/Ethnicity		2016-20	0	10 Not Applicable*
Disengaged Youth, Ages 16 to 19	6%	2016-20	3	-1 Decreasing
Median Household Income	$61,376	2016-20	1	-1 Decreasing
Median Household Income, by Race/Ethnicity		2016-20	0	10 Not Applicable*
People Living in Poverty	13%	2016-20	3	1 Increasing
People Living in Poverty, by Race/Ethnicity		2016-20	0	10 Not Applicable*
People Living in Poverty, by Sex		2016-20	0	10 Not Applicable*
Public Assistance Recipients	1.7%	2020	3	-1 Decreasing
Approval Rate for Public Assistance Applications	24%	2020	0	-1 Decreasing
Females Living in Poverty, by Race/Ethnicity		2016-20	0	10 Not Applicable*
Seniors Living in Poverty, by Sex		2016-20	0	10 Not Applicable*
Households Receiving SNAP	13%	2016-20	3	-1 Decreasing
Households Receiving SNAP by Race/Ethnicity		2016-20	0	10 Not Applicable*
Female Seniors Living in Poverty, by Race/Ethnicity		2016-20	0	10 Not Applicable*
Tax Filers Receiving Earned Income Tax Credit	15%	2019	3	-1 Decreasing
EITC Dollars	$173	2019	1	-1 Decreasing
Change in Total Jobs	-8%	2020	3	-1 Decreasing
Change in Number of Business Establishments by Sector		2020	0	10 Not Applicable*
Change in Jobs by Sector		2020	0	10 Not Applicable*
Sector Shares of Regional Total Employment		2020	0	10 Not Applicable*
Unemployment Rate	8.1%	2020	3	1 Increasing
Unemployment Rate by Race/Ethnicity		2016-20	0	10 Not Applicable*
Average Salary by Sector		2020	0	10 Not Applicable*
Change in Average Salary Since 2000	12%	2020	3	1 Increasing
Change in Average Salary Since 2000 by Sector		2020	0	10 Not Applicable*
Employment-to-Population Ratio	60%	2016-20	2	-1 Decreasing
Prekindergarten Participation	58%	2020	3	1 Increasing
School Spending Per Student	$23,561	2020	1	1 Increasing
Instructional Spending Per Student	$16,983	2020	1	1 Increasing
Students Receiving Special Education Services		2021	0	-1 Decreasing
Grade 3 English	44%	2019	2	1 Increasing
Grade 3 English by Student Subgroup		2019	0	10 Not Applicable*
Grade 3 English by Race/Ethnicity		2019	0	10 Not Applicable*
Grade 3 Math	49%	2019	2	1 Increasing
Grade 3 Math by Student Subgroup		2019	0	10 Not Applicable*
Grade 3 Math by Race/Ethnicity		2019	0	10 Not Applicable*
Grade 8 English	39%	2019	2	1 Increasing
Grade 8 English by Student Subgroup		2019	0	10 Not Applicable*
Grade 8 English by Race/Ethnicity		2019	0	10 Not Applicable*
Grade 8 Math	49%	2019	2	1 Increasing
Regents Algebra 1	73%	2019	3	1 Increasing
Regents English	83%	2019	2	1 Increasing
Four-Year Cohort Graduation Rate	89%	2021	3	1 Increasing
Cohort Graduation Rate, Beyond Four Years	89%	2021	3	1 Increasing
Four-Year Cohort Graduation Rate by Race/Ethnicity		2021	0	10 Not Applicable*
Education Levels of Adults		2016-20	0	10 Not Applicable*
Education Levels of Adults by Race/Ethnicity		2016-20	0	10 Not Applicable*
People Without Health Insurance	4%	2019	3	-1 Decreasing
Supply of Doctors	35.3	2019	1	1 Increasing
Mortality Rate	693	2019	1	-1 Decreasing
Chlamydia Rate	55	2018	3	1 Increasing
Chlamydia Rates, Race/Ethnicity, Monroe County			0	10 Not Applicable*
Gonorrhea Rate	18	2018	3	-1 Decreasing
Maternal Health, by Race/Ethnicity		2016-18	0	10 Not Applicable*
Gonorrhea Rates, Race/Ethnicity, Monroe County			0	10 Not Applicable*
Early Syphilis Rates	1.8	2018	3	1 Increasing
Early Syphilis Rates within Monroe County, by Race/Ethnicity			0	10 Not Applicable*
People Living with HIV	104	2019	0	1 Increasing
People Living with HIV by Race/Ethnicity		2019	0	10 Not Applicable*
People Living with AIDS	132	2019	0	1 Increasing
People Living with AIDS by Race/Ethnicity		2019	0	10 Not Applicable*
Percent of Days with Good Air Quality			0	10 Not Applicable*
Alcohol-related Crashes	2.5	2020	2	-1 Decreasing
Median Home Value	$143,640	2016-20	1	1 Increasing
Admissions to Substance Abuse Treatment by Primary Substance		2020	0	10 Not Applicable*
Median Rental Prices	$896	2016-20	3	-1 Decreasing
Housing Affordability for Homeowners	2.3	2016-20	3	0 Maintaining
Housing Affordability for Homeowners by Race/Ethnicity		2016-20	0	10 Not Applicable*
Overall Housing Cost Burden	28%	2016-20	3	-1 Decreasing
Housing Affordability for Renters	32%	2016-20	3	10 Not Applicable*
Rent Burdened Households	47%	2016-20	3	-1 Decreasing
Housing Affordability for Renters by Race/Ethnicity		2016-20	0	10 Not Applicable*
Homeownership Rate	68%	2016-20	3	-1 Decreasing
Homeownership Rate by Race/Ethnicity		2016-20	0	10 Not Applicable*
Vacant Housing Units	9%	2016-20	3	1 Increasing
Homeless Persons			0	10 Not Applicable*
Serious Crimes	170	2020	3	-1 Decreasing
Violent Crimes	24	2020	3	1 Increasing
Victims of Domestic Violence	57	2020	0	-1 Decreasing
Incarceration Rates	8.7	2020	0	-1 Decreasing
Incarceration Rates, by Race/Ethnicity		2018	0	10 Not Applicable*
Arrest Rates	130.1	2020	2	-1 Decreasing
Arrest Rates, by Race/Ethnicity		2020	0	10 Not Applicable*
Per-Capita Spending for Local Government	$3,731	2019	0	1 Increasing
Female to Male Earnings Ratio	0.68	2016-20	3	0 Maintaining

*No or multiple regional values for this indicator

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Equal to or better than NYS