| ECONOMY | New Bedford | Fall River | United States |
| Unemployment Rate | 8.70% | 8.70% | 8.60% |
| Recent Job Growth | -1.48% | -1.48% | 0.35% |
| Future Job Growth | 28.34% | 28.34% | 32.10% |
| Sales Taxes | 5.00% | 5.00% | 5.00% |
| Income Taxes | 5.30% | 5.30% | 4.70% |
| Income per Cap. | $19,660 | $21,041 | $26,154 |
| Household Income | $35,563 | $37,170 | $50,935 |
| ESTIMATED HOUSEHOLDS BY HOUSEHOLD INCOME | | | |
| Income Less Than 15K | 22.18% | 20.75% | 12.37% |
| Income between 15K and 25K | 15.30% | 15.49% | 10.53% |
| Income between 25K and 35K | 11.91% | 11.70% | 10.88% |
| Income between 35K and 50K | 14.36% | 15.27% | 15.37% |
| Income between 50K and 75K | 17.83% | 17.68% | 20.14% |
| Income between 75K and 100K | 9.51% | 9.91% | 12.41% |
| Income between 100K and 150K | 6.83% | 7.06% | 11.27% |
| Income between 150K and 250K | 1.55% | 1.66% | 5.01% |
| Income between 250K and 500K | 0.46% | 0.45% | 1.86% |
| Income greater than 500K | 0.05% | 0.04% | 0.16% |
| POPULATION BY OCCUPATION | | | |
| Management, Business, and Financial Operations | 6.23% | 7.94% | 14.04% |
| Professional and Related Occupations | 14.73% | 14.69% | 20.61% |
| Service | 19.62% | 18.47% | 14.45% |
| Sales and Office | 23.50% | 24.76% | 26.75% |
| Farming, Fishing, and Forestry | 0.95% | 0.28% | 0.70% |
| Construction, Extraction, and Maintenance | 9.96% | 9.66% | 9.42% |
| Production, Transportation, and Material Moving | 25.02% | 24.21% | 14.05% |
