Work and Jobs in Western, Arizona (AZ) Detailed Stats
Occupations, Industries, Unemployment, Workers, Commute
The most common industries in Western are: Educational services (23.0% of civilian employees), Mining, quarrying, oil & gas extraction (13.2% of civilian employees), Accommodation & food services (11.3% of civilian employees). 57.7% of workers are employees of private companies, which is 20.0% less than the rate of 69.3% across the entire state of Arizona.
Most common industries
Most common industries | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Industry | All | Males | Females |
| Educational services | 23.0% (523) | 14.7% (174) | 32.3% (349) |
| Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction | 13.2% (299) | 22.0% (261) | 3.5% (38) |
| Accommodation and food services | 11.3% (256) | 3.9% (46) | 19.4% (210) |
| Construction | 10.7% (243) | 19.3% (229) | 1.3% (14) |
| Health care | 6.7% (151) | 2.9% (34) | 10.8% (117) |
| Public administration | 4.9% (111) | 3.7% (44) | 6.2% (67) |
| Food and beverage stores | 4.4% (99) | 4.5% (53) | 4.3% (46) |
| Social assistance | 3.2% (73) | 1.6% (19) | 5.0% (54) |
| Arts, entertainment, and recreation | 3.0% (68) | 2.7% (32) | 3.3% (36) |
| Other transportation, and support activities, and couriers | 2.6% (58) | 3.1% (37) | 1.9% (21) |
| Utilities | 1.8% (41) | 1.9% (22) | 1.8% (19) |
| Administrative and support and waste management services | 1.8% (40) | 2.8% (33) | 0.6% (7) |
| Professional, scientific, and technical services | 1.6% (37) | 2.3% (27) | 0.9% (10) |
| Repair and maintenance | 1.6% (37) | 3.1% (37) | 0.0% (0) |
| Gasoline stations | 1.5% (35) | 1.2% (14) | 1.9% (21) |
| Used merchandise, gift, novelty, and souvenir, and other miscellaneous stores | 1.1% (25) | 0.4% (5) | 1.8% (20) |
| Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting | 0.9% (20) | 1.1% (13) | 0.6% (7) |
| Broadcasting and telecommunications | 0.8% (19) | 0.8% (10) | 0.8% (9) |
| Miscellaneous manufacturing | 0.8% (19) | 0.6% (7) | 1.1% (12) |
| Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations | 0.6% (13) | 1.1% (13) | 0.0% (0) |
| Department and other general merchandise stores | 0.5% (12) | 0.5% (6) | 0.6% (6) |
| Nonmetallic mineral products | 0.5% (11) | 0.9% (11) | 0.0% (0) |
| Motor vehicle and parts dealers | 0.5% (11) | 0.9% (11) | 0.0% (0) |
| Petroleum and coal products | 0.4% (9) | 0.8% (9) | 0.0% (0) |
| Wood products | 0.4% (8) | 0.7% (8) | 0.0% (0) |
| Finance and insurance | 0.4% (8) | 0.0% (0) | 0.7% (8) |
| Petroleum and petroleum products merchant wholesalers | 0.4% (8) | 0.7% (8) | 0.0% (0) |
| Water transportation | 0.3% (7) | 0.6% (7) | 0.0% (0) |
| Truck transportation | 0.3% (7) | 0.6% (7) | 0.0% (0) |
| Fuel dealers | 0.3% (6) | 0.5% (6) | 0.0% (0) |
| Personal and laundry services | 0.3% (6) | 0.0% (0) | 0.6% (6) |
| Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers | 0.2% (5) | 0.0% (0) | 0.5% (5) |
| Rail transportation | 0.2% (4) | 0.3% (4) | 0.0% (0) |
Unemployment in Western
- Unemployment by race in 2000
- Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native residents
- 27.0%Males
- 20.6%Females
Time leaving home to go to work
<5am:
| Western: | 5.8% (126) |
| Arizona: | 5.0% (110,126) |
5:30am:
| Western: | 3.1% (67) |
| Arizona: | 4.7% (102,952) |
6am:
| Western: | 2.5% (54) |
| Arizona: | 5.8% (127,515) |
6:30am:
| Western: | 10.2% (224) |
| Arizona: | 9.4% (207,722) |
7am:
| Western: | 7.1% (155) |
| Arizona: | 10.2% (224,484) |
7:30am:
| Western: | 15.1% (331) |
| Arizona: | 13.8% (306,057) |
8am:
| Western: | 16.1% (352) |
| Arizona: | 13.3% (293,152) |
8:30am:
| Western: | 11.0% (241) |
| Arizona: | 8.8% (194,812) |
9am:
| Western: | 1.5% (32) |
| Arizona: | 4.0% (88,904) |
10am:
| Western: | 2.3% (50) |
| Arizona: | 5.0% (109,614) |
11am:
| Western: | 1.5% (33) |
| Arizona: | 2.3% (50,098) |
12pm:
| Western: | 1.3% (28) |
| Arizona: | 1.1% (24,825) |
4pm:
| Western: | 11.5% (252) |
| Arizona: | 6.7% (148,259) |
>4pm:
| Western: | 9.8% (215) |
| Arizona: | 6.4% (140,717) |
Travel time to work
Less than 5 minutes:
| Western: | 9.5% (207) |
| Arizona: | 2.9% (64,004) |
5 to 9 minutes:
| Western: | 18.8% (412) |
| Arizona: | 10.2% (225,933) |
10 to 14 minutes:
| Western: | 11.3% (248) |
| Arizona: | 14.0% (308,552) |
15 to 19 minutes:
| Western: | 10.9% (238) |
| Arizona: | 15.1% (334,014) |
20 to 24 minutes:
| Western: | 3.6% (78) |
| Arizona: | 14.5% (320,419) |
25 to 29 minutes:
| Western: | 1.6% (34) |
| Arizona: | 6.0% (132,976) |
30 to 34 minutes:
| Western: | 15.4% (338) |
| Arizona: | 14.3% (315,678) |
35 to 39 minutes:
| Western: | 0.6% (14) |
| Arizona: | 2.8% (61,595) |
40 to 44 minutes:
| Western: | 1.8% (40) |
| Arizona: | 3.6% (78,627) |
45 to 59 minutes:
| Western: | 9.3% (203) |
| Arizona: | 7.2% (158,690) |
60 to 89 minutes:
| Western: | 6.3% (137) |
| Arizona: | 3.9% (85,177) |
90 or more minutes:
| Western: | 9.6% (211) |
| Arizona: | 2.0% (43,572) |
Means of transportation to work
Drove car alone:
| Western: | 58.0% (1,268) |
| Arizona: | 74.1% (1,638,752) |
Carpooled:
| Western: | 28.0% (612) |
| Arizona: | 15.4% (340,447) |
Motorcycle:
| Western: | 0.5% (10) |
| Arizona: | 0.4% (8,569) |
Bicycle:
| Western: | 0.8% (18) |
| Arizona: | 1.0% (22,209) |
Walked:
| Western: | 9.2% (201) |
| Arizona: | 2.6% (58,015) |
Other means:
| Western: | 2.3% (51) |
| Arizona: | 0.9% (20,140) |
Private vehicle occupancy
Drove alone:
| Western: | 67.4% (1,268) |
| Arizona: | 82.8% (1,638,752) |
In 2 person carpool:
| Western: | 23.7% (445) |
| Arizona: | 13.3% (263,536) |
In 3 person carpool:
| Western: | 2.5% (47) |
| Arizona: | 2.4% (47,418) |
In 4 person carpool:
| Western: | 2.2% (42) |
| Arizona: | 0.8% (16,752) |
In 5-6 person carpool:
| Western: | 3.0% (57) |
| Arizona: | 0.5% (8,993) |
In 7+ person carpool:
| Western: | 1.1% (21) |
| Arizona: | 0.2% (3,748) |
Class of workers
Employee of private company:
| Western: | 57.7% (1,310) |
| Arizona: | 69.3% (1,546,865) |
Self-employed in own incorporated business:
| Western: | 1.0% (22) |
| Arizona: | 3.5% (77,314) |
Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers:
| Western: | 7.2% (164) |
| Arizona: | 5.4% (119,598) |
Local government workers:
| Western: | 11.0% (249) |
| Arizona: | 6.9% (155,187) |
State government workers:
| Western: | 9.5% (216) |
| Arizona: | 5.3% (119,292) |
Federal government workers:
| Western: | 11.8% (267) |
| Arizona: | 2.9% (65,075) |
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business:
| Western: | 1.5% (33) |
| Arizona: | 6.4% (143,564) |
Unpaid family workers:
| Western: | 0.4% (8) |
| Arizona: | 0.3% (6,109) |
Employee of private company - Males:
| Western: | 67.6% (802) |
| Arizona: | 72.4% (884,223) |
Self-employed in own incorporated business - Males:
| Western: | 1.9% (22) |
| Arizona: | 4.5% (55,317) |
Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers - Males:
| Western: | 5.3% (63) |
| Arizona: | 3.3% (40,492) |
Local government workers - Males:
| Western: | 8.9% (106) |
| Arizona: | 5.7% (70,080) |
State government workers - Males:
| Western: | 6.8% (81) |
| Arizona: | 4.0% (48,643) |
Federal government workers - Males:
| Western: | 7.6% (90) |
| Arizona: | 3.0% (36,442) |
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business - Males:
| Western: | 1.9% (23) |
| Arizona: | 6.9% (84,049) |
Employee of private company - Females:
| Western: | 47.0% (508) |
| Arizona: | 65.5% (662,642) |
Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers - Females:
| Western: | 9.3% (101) |
| Arizona: | 7.8% (79,106) |
Local government workers - Females:
| Western: | 13.2% (143) |
| Arizona: | 8.4% (85,107) |
State government workers - Females:
| Western: | 12.5% (135) |
| Arizona: | 7.0% (70,649) |
Federal government workers - Females:
| Western: | 16.4% (177) |
| Arizona: | 2.8% (28,633) |
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business - Females:
| Western: | 0.9% (10) |
| Arizona: | 5.9% (59,515) |
Unpaid family workers - Females:
| Western: | 0.7% (8) |
| Arizona: | 0.3% (3,477) |