Alger County Historical Employment Status Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
| Alger County | Michigan | U.S. | |
| Population 16 Years and Over | 8,221, see rank | 7,893,971 | 248,775,628 |
| Male1 | 4,603, 55.99%, see rank | 48.56% | 48.69% |
| Male, In Labor Force:2 | 1,882, 40.89%, see rank | 65.69% | 69.28% |
| Male, In Armed Forces2 | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.08% | 0.73% |
| Male, Civilian2 | 1,882, 40.89%, see rank | 65.61% | 68.54% |
| Male, Civilian, Employed3 | 1,595, 84.75%, see rank | 87.67% | 90.49% |
| Male, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 287, 15.25%, see rank | 12.33% | 9.51% |
| Male, Not in Labor Force2 | 2,721, 59.11%, see rank | 34.31% | 30.72% |
| Female1 | 3,618, 44.01%, see rank | 51.44% | 51.31% |
| Female, In Labor Force:2 | 1,720, 47.54%, see rank | 57.48% | 58.79% |
| Female, In Armed Forces2 | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.11% |
| Female, Civilian2 | 1,720, 47.54%, see rank | 57.47% | 58.69% |
| Female, Civilian, Employed3 | 1,580, 91.86%, see rank | 89.51% | 91.18% |
| Female, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 140, 8.14%, see rank | 10.49% | 8.82% |
| Female, Not in Labor Force2 | 1,898, 52.46%, see rank | 42.52% | 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
| Alger County | Michigan | U.S. | |
| Population 16 Years and Over | 8,165, see rank | 7,849,558 | 243,810,053 |
| Male1 | 4,512, 55.26%, see rank | 48.50% | 48.65% |
| Male, In Labor Force:2 | 1,814, 40.20%, see rank | 66.61% | 70.20% |
| Male, In Armed Forces2 | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.11% | 0.82% |
| Male, Civilian2 | 1,814, 40.20%, see rank | 66.50% | 69.38% |
| Male, Civilian, Employed3 | 1,520, 83.79%, see rank | 86.14% | 90.27% |
| Male, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 294, 16.21%, see rank | 13.86% | 9.73% |
| Male, Not in Labor Force2 | 2,698, 59.80%, see rank | 33.39% | 29.80% |
| Female1 | 3,653, 44.74%, see rank | 51.50% | 51.35% |
| Female, In Labor Force:2 | 1,674, 45.83%, see rank | 58.23% | 59.43% |
| Female, In Armed Forces2 | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.13% |
| Female, Civilian2 | 1,674, 45.83%, see rank | 58.21% | 59.30% |
| Female, Civilian, Employed3 | 1,501, 89.67%, see rank | 88.78% | 91.21% |
| Female, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 173, 10.33%, see rank | 11.22% | 8.79% |
| Female, Not in Labor Force2 | 1,979, 54.17%, see rank | 41.77% | 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
| Alger County | Michigan | U.S. | |
| Population 16 Years and Over | 8,164, see rank | 7,836,314 | 238,733,844 |
| Male1 | 4,592, 56.25%, see rank | 48.51% | 48.60% |
| Male, In Labor Force:2 | 1,963, 42.75%, see rank | 67.80% | 70.92% |
| Male, In Armed Forces2 | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.13% | 0.83% |
| Male, Civilian2 | 1,963, 42.75%, see rank | 67.67% | 70.09% |
| Male, Civilian, Employed3 | 1,728, 88.03%, see rank | 87.44% | 91.78% |
| Male, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 235, 11.97%, see rank | 12.56% | 8.22% |
| Male, Not in Labor Force2 | 2,629, 57.25%, see rank | 32.20% | 29.08% |
| Female1 | 3,572, 43.75%, see rank | 51.49% | 51.40% |
| Female, In Labor Force:2 | 1,825, 51.09%, see rank | 58.66% | 59.40% |
| Female, In Armed Forces2 | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.13% |
| Female, Civilian2 | 1,825, 51.09%, see rank | 58.64% | 59.26% |
| Female, Civilian, Employed3 | 1,651, 90.47%, see rank | 89.62% | 92.41% |
| Female, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 174, 9.53%, see rank | 10.38% | 7.59% |
| Female, Not in Labor Force2 | 1,747, 48.91%, see rank | 41.34% | 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
| Alger County | Michigan | U.S. | |
| Population 16 Years and Over | 8,041, see rank | 7,901,716 | 235,871,704 |
| Male1 | 4,455, 55.40%, see rank | 48.64% | 48.74% |
| Male, In Labor Force:2 | 2,031, 45.59%, see rank | 68.46% | 71.28% |
| Male, In Armed Forces2 | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.13% | 0.84% |
| Male, Civilian2 | 2,031, 45.59%, see rank | 68.32% | 70.44% |
| Male, Civilian, Employed3 | 1,831, 90.15%, see rank | 88.77% | 92.66% |
| Male, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 200, 9.85%, see rank | 11.23% | 7.34% |
| Male, Not in Labor Force2 | 2,424, 54.41%, see rank | 31.54% | 28.72% |
| Female1 | 3,586, 44.60%, see rank | 51.36% | 51.26% |
| Female, In Labor Force:2 | 1,909, 53.23%, see rank | 58.56% | 59.10% |
| Female, In Armed Forces2 | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.14% |
| Female, Civilian2 | 1,909, 53.23%, see rank | 58.54% | 58.96% |
| Female, Civilian, Employed3 | 1,780, 93.24%, see rank | 90.44% | 92.95% |
| Female, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 129, 6.76%, see rank | 9.56% | 7.05% |
| Female, Not in Labor Force2 | 1,677, 46.77%, see rank | 41.44% | 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.
US Census 2000 data
| Alger County | Michigan | U.S. | |
| Population 16 Years and Over | 8,102, see rank | 7,630,645 | 217,168,077 |
| Male1 | 4,431, 54.69%, see rank | 48.32% | 48.34% |
| Male, In Labor Force:2 | 2,246, 50.69%, see rank | 71.09% | 70.75% |
| Male, In Armed Forces2 | 3, 0.07%, see rank | 0.09% | 0.94% |
| Male, Civilian2 | 2,243, 50.62%, see rank | 71.00% | 69.81% |
| Male, Civilian, Employed3 | 1,994, 88.90%, see rank | 93.94% | 94.28% |
| Male, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 249, 11.10%, see rank | 6.06% | 5.72% |
| Male, Not in Labor Force2 | 2,185, 49.31%, see rank | 28.91% | 29.25% |
| Female1 | 3,671, 45.31%, see rank | 51.68% | 51.66% |
| Female, In Labor Force:2 | 1,890, 51.48%, see rank | 58.46% | 57.54% |
| Female, In Armed Forces2 | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.15% |
| Female, Civilian2 | 1,890, 51.48%, see rank | 58.44% | 57.39% |
| Female, Civilian, Employed3 | 1,782, 94.29%, see rank | 94.52% | 94.17% |
| Female, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 108, 5.71%, see rank | 5.48% | 5.83% |
| Female, Not in Labor Force2 | 1,781, 48.52%, see rank | 41.54% | 42.46% |
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.