Altoona Metro Area Historical Employment Status Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
| Altoona Area | Pennsylvania | U.S. | |
| Population 16 Years and Over | 103,318, see rank | 10,351,296 | 248,775,628 |
| Male1 | 49,681, 48.09%, see rank | 48.30% | 48.69% |
| Male, In Labor Force:2 | 32,502, 65.42%, see rank | 67.76% | 69.28% |
| Male, In Armed Forces2 | 10, 0.02%, see rank | 0.10% | 0.73% |
| Male, Civilian2 | 32,492, 65.40%, see rank | 67.67% | 68.54% |
| Male, Civilian, Employed3 | 29,832, 91.81%, see rank | 90.82% | 90.49% |
| Male, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 2,660, 8.19%, see rank | 9.18% | 9.51% |
| Male, Not in Labor Force2 | 17,179, 34.58%, see rank | 32.24% | 30.72% |
| Female1 | 53,637, 51.91%, see rank | 51.70% | 51.31% |
| Female, In Labor Force:2 | 29,252, 54.54%, see rank | 58.31% | 58.79% |
| Female, In Armed Forces2 | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.01% | 0.11% |
| Female, Civilian2 | 29,252, 54.54%, see rank | 58.30% | 58.69% |
| Female, Civilian, Employed3 | 27,758, 94.89%, see rank | 92.12% | 91.18% |
| Female, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 1,494, 5.11%, see rank | 7.88% | 8.82% |
| Female, Not in Labor Force2 | 24,385, 45.46%, see rank | 41.69% | 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
| Altoona Area | Pennsylvania | U.S. | |
| Population 16 Years and Over | 103,491, see rank | 10,265,643 | 243,810,053 |
| Male1 | 49,533, 47.86%, see rank | 48.17% | 48.65% |
| Male, In Labor Force:2 | 33,177, 66.98%, see rank | 68.43% | 70.20% |
| Male, In Armed Forces2 | 16, 0.03%, see rank | 0.15% | 0.82% |
| Male, Civilian2 | 33,161, 66.95%, see rank | 68.27% | 69.38% |
| Male, Civilian, Employed3 | 30,029, 90.56%, see rank | 90.86% | 90.27% |
| Male, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 3,132, 9.44%, see rank | 9.14% | 9.73% |
| Male, Not in Labor Force2 | 16,356, 33.02%, see rank | 31.57% | 29.80% |
| Female1 | 53,958, 52.14%, see rank | 51.83% | 51.35% |
| Female, In Labor Force:2 | 29,532, 54.73%, see rank | 58.33% | 59.43% |
| Female, In Armed Forces2 | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.13% |
| Female, Civilian2 | 29,532, 54.73%, see rank | 58.31% | 59.30% |
| Female, Civilian, Employed3 | 27,850, 94.30%, see rank | 92.27% | 91.21% |
| Female, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 1,682, 5.70%, see rank | 7.73% | 8.79% |
| Female, Not in Labor Force2 | 24,426, 45.27%, see rank | 41.67% | 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
| Altoona Area | Pennsylvania | U.S. | |
| Population 16 Years and Over | 103,015, see rank | 10,147,657 | 238,733,844 |
| Male1 | 49,210, 47.77%, see rank | 48.06% | 48.60% |
| Male, In Labor Force:2 | 33,028, 67.12%, see rank | 68.89% | 70.92% |
| Male, In Armed Forces2 | 34, 0.07%, see rank | 0.17% | 0.83% |
| Male, Civilian2 | 32,994, 67.05%, see rank | 68.71% | 70.09% |
| Male, Civilian, Employed3 | 30,406, 92.16%, see rank | 92.26% | 91.78% |
| Male, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 2,588, 7.84%, see rank | 7.74% | 8.22% |
| Male, Not in Labor Force2 | 16,182, 32.88%, see rank | 31.11% | 29.08% |
| Female1 | 53,805, 52.23%, see rank | 51.94% | 51.40% |
| Female, In Labor Force:2 | 29,602, 55.02%, see rank | 58.03% | 59.40% |
| Female, In Armed Forces2 | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.13% |
| Female, Civilian2 | 29,602, 55.02%, see rank | 58.01% | 59.26% |
| Female, Civilian, Employed3 | 27,744, 93.72%, see rank | 93.19% | 92.41% |
| Female, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 1,858, 6.28%, see rank | 6.81% | 7.59% |
| Female, Not in Labor Force2 | 24,203, 44.98%, see rank | 41.97% | 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
| Altoona Area | Pennsylvania | U.S. | |
| Population 16 Years and Over | 102,230, see rank | 10,055,581 | 235,871,704 |
| Male1 | 48,385, 47.33%, see rank | 48.00% | 48.74% |
| Male, In Labor Force:2 | 32,438, 67.04%, see rank | 69.00% | 71.28% |
| Male, In Armed Forces2 | 34, 0.07%, see rank | 0.19% | 0.84% |
| Male, Civilian2 | 32,404, 66.97%, see rank | 68.81% | 70.44% |
| Male, Civilian, Employed3 | 30,034, 92.69%, see rank | 92.88% | 92.66% |
| Male, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 2,370, 7.31%, see rank | 7.12% | 7.34% |
| Male, Not in Labor Force2 | 15,947, 32.96%, see rank | 31.00% | 28.72% |
| Female1 | 53,845, 52.67%, see rank | 52.00% | 51.26% |
| Female, In Labor Force:2 | 29,396, 54.59%, see rank | 57.55% | 59.10% |
| Female, In Armed Forces2 | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.14% |
| Female, Civilian2 | 29,396, 54.59%, see rank | 57.52% | 58.96% |
| Female, Civilian, Employed3 | 27,602, 93.90%, see rank | 93.64% | 92.95% |
| Female, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 1,794, 6.10%, see rank | 6.36% | 7.05% |
| Female, Not in Labor Force2 | 24,449, 45.41%, see rank | 42.45% | 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.