Ames Metro Area Historical Employment Status Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
| Ames Area | Iowa | U.S. | |
| Population 16 Years and Over | 77,402, see rank | 2,434,242 | 248,775,628 |
| Male1 | 40,266, 52.02%, see rank | 49.16% | 48.69% |
| Male, In Labor Force:2 | 28,286, 70.25%, see rank | 72.48% | 69.28% |
| Male, In Armed Forces2 | 27, 0.07%, see rank | 0.13% | 0.73% |
| Male, Civilian2 | 28,259, 70.18%, see rank | 72.35% | 68.54% |
| Male, Civilian, Employed3 | 26,343, 93.22%, see rank | 94.10% | 90.49% |
| Male, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 1,916, 6.78%, see rank | 5.90% | 9.51% |
| Male, Not in Labor Force2 | 11,980, 29.75%, see rank | 27.52% | 30.72% |
| Female1 | 37,136, 47.98%, see rank | 50.84% | 51.31% |
| Female, In Labor Force:2 | 24,421, 65.76%, see rank | 63.54% | 58.79% |
| Female, In Armed Forces2 | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.11% |
| Female, Civilian2 | 24,421, 65.76%, see rank | 63.52% | 58.69% |
| Female, Civilian, Employed3 | 23,360, 95.66%, see rank | 95.12% | 91.18% |
| Female, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 1,061, 4.34%, see rank | 4.88% | 8.82% |
| Female, Not in Labor Force2 | 12,715, 34.24%, see rank | 36.46% | 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
| Ames Area | Iowa | U.S. | |
| Population 16 Years and Over | 75,499, see rank | 2,405,664 | 243,810,053 |
| Male1 | 39,157, 51.86%, see rank | 49.03% | 48.65% |
| Male, In Labor Force:2 | 28,173, 71.95%, see rank | 73.24% | 70.20% |
| Male, In Armed Forces2 | 84, 0.21%, see rank | 0.17% | 0.82% |
| Male, Civilian2 | 28,089, 71.73%, see rank | 73.07% | 69.38% |
| Male, Civilian, Employed3 | 26,179, 93.20%, see rank | 93.93% | 90.27% |
| Male, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 1,910, 6.80%, see rank | 6.07% | 9.73% |
| Male, Not in Labor Force2 | 10,984, 28.05%, see rank | 26.76% | 29.80% |
| Female1 | 36,342, 48.14%, see rank | 50.97% | 51.35% |
| Female, In Labor Force:2 | 24,466, 67.32%, see rank | 64.23% | 59.43% |
| Female, In Armed Forces2 | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.03% | 0.13% |
| Female, Civilian2 | 24,466, 67.32%, see rank | 64.20% | 59.30% |
| Female, Civilian, Employed3 | 23,362, 95.49%, see rank | 95.00% | 91.21% |
| Female, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 1,104, 4.51%, see rank | 5.00% | 8.79% |
| Female, Not in Labor Force2 | 11,876, 32.68%, see rank | 35.77% | 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
| Ames Area | Iowa | U.S. | |
| Population 16 Years and Over | 73,891, see rank | 2,377,835 | 238,733,844 |
| Male1 | 38,256, 51.77%, see rank | 48.91% | 48.60% |
| Male, In Labor Force:2 | 28,230, 73.79%, see rank | 74.12% | 70.92% |
| Male, In Armed Forces2 | 115, 0.30%, see rank | 0.17% | 0.83% |
| Male, Civilian2 | 28,115, 73.49%, see rank | 73.95% | 70.09% |
| Male, Civilian, Employed3 | 26,610, 94.65%, see rank | 94.41% | 91.78% |
| Male, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 1,505, 5.35%, see rank | 5.59% | 8.22% |
| Male, Not in Labor Force2 | 10,026, 26.21%, see rank | 25.88% | 29.08% |
| Female1 | 35,635, 48.23%, see rank | 51.09% | 51.40% |
| Female, In Labor Force:2 | 24,351, 68.33%, see rank | 64.25% | 59.40% |
| Female, In Armed Forces2 | 41, 0.12%, see rank | 0.04% | 0.13% |
| Female, Civilian2 | 24,310, 68.22%, see rank | 64.21% | 59.26% |
| Female, Civilian, Employed3 | 23,267, 95.71%, see rank | 95.08% | 92.41% |
| Female, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 1,043, 4.29%, see rank | 4.92% | 7.59% |
| Female, Not in Labor Force2 | 11,284, 31.67%, see rank | 35.75% | 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
| Ames Area | Iowa | U.S. | |
| Population 16 Years and Over | 71,632, see rank | 2,353,947 | 235,871,704 |
| Male1 | 36,516, 50.98%, see rank | 48.82% | 48.74% |
| Male, In Labor Force:2 | 26,845, 73.52%, see rank | 74.44% | 71.28% |
| Male, In Armed Forces2 | 73, 0.20%, see rank | 0.18% | 0.84% |
| Male, Civilian2 | 26,772, 73.32%, see rank | 74.26% | 70.44% |
| Male, Civilian, Employed3 | 25,434, 95.00%, see rank | 94.82% | 92.66% |
| Male, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 1,338, 5.00%, see rank | 5.18% | 7.34% |
| Male, Not in Labor Force2 | 9,671, 26.48%, see rank | 25.56% | 28.72% |
| Female1 | 35,116, 49.02%, see rank | 51.18% | 51.26% |
| Female, In Labor Force:2 | 23,801, 67.78%, see rank | 64.13% | 59.10% |
| Female, In Armed Forces2 | 33, 0.09%, see rank | 0.03% | 0.14% |
| Female, Civilian2 | 23,768, 67.68%, see rank | 64.10% | 58.96% |
| Female, Civilian, Employed3 | 22,753, 95.73%, see rank | 95.37% | 92.95% |
| Female, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 1,015, 4.27%, see rank | 4.63% | 7.05% |
| Female, Not in Labor Force2 | 11,315, 32.22%, see rank | 35.87% | 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.