Labor Market

Labor Force Summary for Town of Westfield (1999 Annual Average)
Labor Force: 2,563
Total Employment: 2,556
Number Unemployed: 193
Percent Unemployed: 7.6%
Percent of labor force working outside of county of residence: 11.2%

Employment by Industry
Private Wage & Salary Workers: 1,720
Farming, Forestry & Fisheries: 115
Construction: 141
Manufacturing: 505
Transportation, and Warehousing, and Utilities: 92
Information: 43
Wholesale Trade: 60
Retail Trade: 235
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate: 106
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, waste management services: 138
Educational, health and social services: 484
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services :189
Other services (except public administration): 128
Public Administration: 127

Employment by Occupation
Total Employees (Age 16 years & older): 2,363
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations: 618
Sales and Office Occupations: 631
Farming, Fishing and Forestry Occupations: 64 
Service Occupations: 369
Construction, Extraction, and Maintenance Occupations: 265
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations: 389

Commuting Characteristics

Private car, truck or van: 1,872
Car, truck or van carpooled: 187
Use Public Transportation: 5
Walked: 137
Use Other Transportation: 30
Work at Home: 76
Mean Travel Time to Work: 19.4 minutes

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2000