Cortland County
| Census
of Population and Housing |
| New York,
Cortland County |
| |
1990 |
2000 |
| LABOR FORCE STATUS |
|
|
|
Persons 16 years and over |
38,138 |
38,421 |
| In labor force |
24,492 |
24,776 |
|
Civilian labor force |
24,464 |
24,758 |
|
Employed |
22,941 |
22,664 |
|
Unemployed |
1,523 |
2,094 |
|
Armed Forces |
28 |
18 |
| Not in labor force |
13,646 |
13,645 |
| |
|
|
| COMMUTING TO WORK |
|
|
|
Workers 16 years and over |
22,588 |
22,164 |
| Percent drove alone |
70.2 |
74.1 |
| Percent in carpools |
15.0 |
12.0 |
| Percent using public
transportation |
0.9 |
2.2 |
| Percent using other means |
1.1 |
1.0 |
| Percent walked or worked at
home |
12.7 |
10.7 |
| Mean travel time to work
(minutes) |
17.7 |
na |
| |
|
|
| CLASS OF WORKER |
|
|
|
Employed persons 16 years and over |
22,941 |
22,664 |
| Private wage and salary
workers |
16,758 |
16,285 |
| Government workers |
4,196 |
4,583 |
| Self-employed workers |
1,862 |
1,675 |
| Unpaid family workers |
125 |
121 |
|
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