Fredericton, NB Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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14%

Household income NAT. AVG.

33%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

1%

In labour force NAT. AVG.

Index	Fredericton	New Brunswick	National
Median household income	$70,764	$70,223	$82,436
Unemployment rate	4.3%	5.4%	6.4%
In labour force	64.5%	60.7%	63.9%

Key findings

The median household income in Fredericton is 14% lower than the national average
The unemployment rate in Fredericton is 33% lower than the national average
In Fredericton 10.0% of people earn $20,000 or less
In Fredericton 10.7% of people earn between $80,000 and $100,000
In Fredericton 1.8% of people earn $300,000 or more

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am i middle class

$47,171 $70,764 $141,528

City

$46,810 $70,223 $140,446

State

$54,951 $82,436 $164,872

Nation

According to the PEW research center, the middle class is defined as a range from two thirds (2/3) of the median household income to a multiple of two (2) times the median household income. Displayed above are the city, state and national median household income averages. Simply enter your median household income to determine if your income falls into the middle class or if your household income is considered upper or lower class.

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Fredericton employment by industry

Labour Type	Percent
Construction industry	2.6%
Manufacturing sector	1.6%
Financial & insurance services	1.7%
Wholesale & retail services	9.5%
Public administration	9.4%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	3.0%
Education, health & social services	14.7%
Other	20.7%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Hanwell, NB	5,222	$113,878	38.1%
Kingsclear, NB	2,982	$105,831	28.4%
New Maryland, NB	3,050	$105,014	27.4%
Oromocto, NB	9,784	$94,898	15.1%
Burton, NB	5,200	$92,873	12.7%
Fredericton, NB	63,818	$70,764	14.2%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Port Orange, FL	63,815	n/a
Dundalk, MD	63,826	n/a
Lorain, OH	63,832	n/a
Haverhill, MA	63,783	n/a
Dublin, CA	63,856	n/a
Fredericton, NB	63,818	$70,764	14.2%

Source: The Fredericton, NB data and statistics displayed above are derived from Statistics Canada and updated for 2021 by Environics Analytics.