Abilene Metro Area Historical Employment Status Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
| Abilene Area | Texas | U.S. | |
| Population 16 Years and Over | 131,984, see rank | 19,858,082 | 248,775,628 |
| Male1 | 66,673, 50.52%, see rank | 49.18% | 48.69% |
| Male, In Labor Force:2 | 41,448, 62.17%, see rank | 71.97% | 69.28% |
| Male, In Armed Forces2 | 2,624, 3.94%, see rank | 0.84% | 0.73% |
| Male, Civilian2 | 38,824, 58.23%, see rank | 71.13% | 68.54% |
| Male, Civilian, Employed3 | 36,308, 93.52%, see rank | 92.48% | 90.49% |
| Male, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 2,516, 6.48%, see rank | 7.52% | 9.51% |
| Male, Not in Labor Force2 | 25,225, 37.83%, see rank | 28.03% | 30.72% |
| Female1 | 65,311, 49.48%, see rank | 50.82% | 51.31% |
| Female, In Labor Force:2 | 36,769, 56.30%, see rank | 58.07% | 58.79% |
| Female, In Armed Forces2 | 445, 0.68%, see rank | 0.15% | 0.11% |
| Female, Civilian2 | 36,324, 55.62%, see rank | 57.92% | 58.69% |
| Female, Civilian, Employed3 | 33,993, 93.58%, see rank | 92.13% | 91.18% |
| Female, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 2,331, 6.42%, see rank | 7.87% | 8.82% |
| Female, Not in Labor Force2 | 28,542, 43.70%, see rank | 41.93% | 41.21% |
1 Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
2 Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
3 Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.
2 Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
3 Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.
ACS 2008-2012 data
| Abilene Area | Texas | U.S. | |
| Population 16 Years and Over | 130,442, see rank | 19,110,058 | 243,810,053 |
| Male1 | 65,387, 50.13%, see rank | 49.17% | 48.65% |
| Male, In Labor Force:2 | 41,576, 63.58%, see rank | 72.63% | 70.20% |
| Male, In Armed Forces2 | 3,143, 4.81%, see rank | 0.95% | 0.82% |
| Male, Civilian2 | 38,433, 58.78%, see rank | 71.68% | 69.38% |
| Male, Civilian, Employed3 | 35,954, 93.55%, see rank | 92.30% | 90.27% |
| Male, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 2,479, 6.45%, see rank | 7.70% | 9.73% |
| Male, Not in Labor Force2 | 23,811, 36.42%, see rank | 27.37% | 29.80% |
| Female1 | 65,055, 49.87%, see rank | 50.83% | 51.35% |
| Female, In Labor Force:2 | 37,530, 57.69%, see rank | 58.50% | 59.43% |
| Female, In Armed Forces2 | 517, 0.79%, see rank | 0.17% | 0.13% |
| Female, Civilian2 | 37,013, 56.89%, see rank | 58.33% | 59.30% |
| Female, Civilian, Employed3 | 34,705, 93.76%, see rank | 92.20% | 91.21% |
| Female, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 2,308, 6.24%, see rank | 7.80% | 8.79% |
| Female, Not in Labor Force2 | 27,525, 42.31%, see rank | 41.50% | 40.57% |
1 Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
2 Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
3 Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.
2 Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
3 Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.
ACS 2006-2010 data
| Abilene Area | Texas | U.S. | |
| Population 16 Years and Over | 128,751, see rank | 18,380,464 | 238,733,844 |
| Male1 | 64,346, 49.98%, see rank | 49.12% | 48.60% |
| Male, In Labor Force:2 | 42,550, 66.13%, see rank | 73.06% | 70.92% |
| Male, In Armed Forces2 | 3,557, 5.53%, see rank | 0.93% | 0.83% |
| Male, Civilian2 | 38,993, 60.60%, see rank | 72.12% | 70.09% |
| Male, Civilian, Employed3 | 36,989, 94.86%, see rank | 93.20% | 91.78% |
| Male, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 2,004, 5.14%, see rank | 6.80% | 8.22% |
| Male, Not in Labor Force2 | 21,796, 33.87%, see rank | 26.94% | 29.08% |
| Female1 | 64,405, 50.02%, see rank | 50.88% | 51.40% |
| Female, In Labor Force:2 | 37,590, 58.37%, see rank | 58.49% | 59.40% |
| Female, In Armed Forces2 | 519, 0.81%, see rank | 0.20% | 0.13% |
| Female, Civilian2 | 37,071, 57.56%, see rank | 58.29% | 59.26% |
| Female, Civilian, Employed3 | 34,840, 93.98%, see rank | 92.77% | 92.41% |
| Female, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 2,231, 6.02%, see rank | 7.23% | 7.59% |
| Female, Not in Labor Force2 | 26,815, 41.63%, see rank | 41.51% | 40.60% |
1 Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
2 Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
3 Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.
2 Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
3 Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.
ACS 2005-2009 data
| Abilene Area | Texas | U.S. | |
| Population 16 Years and Over | 124,783, see rank | 17,889,418 | 235,871,704 |
| Male1 | 61,765, 49.50%, see rank | 49.46% | 48.74% |
| Male, In Labor Force:2 | 40,809, 66.07%, see rank | 73.47% | 71.28% |
| Male, In Armed Forces2 | 3,439, 5.57%, see rank | 0.89% | 0.84% |
| Male, Civilian2 | 37,370, 60.50%, see rank | 72.58% | 70.44% |
| Male, Civilian, Employed3 | 35,819, 95.85%, see rank | 93.53% | 92.66% |
| Male, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 1,551, 4.15%, see rank | 6.47% | 7.34% |
| Male, Not in Labor Force2 | 20,956, 33.93%, see rank | 26.53% | 28.72% |
| Female1 | 63,018, 50.50%, see rank | 50.54% | 51.26% |
| Female, In Labor Force:2 | 36,073, 57.24%, see rank | 58.05% | 59.10% |
| Female, In Armed Forces2 | 469, 0.74%, see rank | 0.20% | 0.14% |
| Female, Civilian2 | 35,604, 56.50%, see rank | 57.86% | 58.96% |
| Female, Civilian, Employed3 | 33,656, 94.53%, see rank | 92.80% | 92.95% |
| Female, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 1,948, 5.47%, see rank | 7.20% | 7.05% |
| Female, Not in Labor Force2 | 26,945, 42.76%, see rank | 41.95% | 40.90% |
1 Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
2 Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
3 Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.
2 Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
3 Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.
* ACS stands for U.S. Census American Community Survey. According to the U.S. Census, if the date is a range, you can interpret the data as an average of the period of time.