Anchorage Metro Area Historical Employment Status Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
| Anchorage Area | Alaska | U.S. | |
| Population 16 Years and Over | 301,210, see rank | 560,680 | 248,775,628 |
| Male1 | 154,234, 51.20%, see rank | 52.43% | 48.69% |
| Male, In Labor Force:2 | 118,409, 76.77%, see rank | 75.35% | 69.28% |
| Male, In Armed Forces2 | 7,934, 5.14%, see rank | 5.08% | 0.73% |
| Male, Civilian2 | 110,475, 71.63%, see rank | 70.27% | 68.54% |
| Male, Civilian, Employed3 | 101,117, 91.53%, see rank | 90.52% | 90.49% |
| Male, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 9,358, 8.47%, see rank | 9.48% | 9.51% |
| Male, Not in Labor Force2 | 35,825, 23.23%, see rank | 24.65% | 30.72% |
| Female1 | 146,976, 48.80%, see rank | 47.57% | 51.31% |
| Female, In Labor Force:2 | 97,675, 66.46%, see rank | 65.75% | 58.79% |
| Female, In Armed Forces2 | 1,096, 0.75%, see rank | 0.70% | 0.11% |
| Female, Civilian2 | 96,579, 65.71%, see rank | 65.05% | 58.69% |
| Female, Civilian, Employed3 | 90,090, 93.28%, see rank | 92.79% | 91.18% |
| Female, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 6,489, 6.72%, see rank | 7.21% | 8.82% |
| Female, Not in Labor Force2 | 49,301, 33.54%, see rank | 34.25% | 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
| Anchorage Area | Alaska | U.S. | |
| Population 16 Years and Over | 291,483, see rank | 545,497 | 243,810,053 |
| Male1 | 147,727, 50.68%, see rank | 52.11% | 48.65% |
| Male, In Labor Force:2 | 114,732, 77.66%, see rank | 76.02% | 70.20% |
| Male, In Armed Forces2 | 8,108, 5.49%, see rank | 5.38% | 0.82% |
| Male, Civilian2 | 106,624, 72.18%, see rank | 70.64% | 69.38% |
| Male, Civilian, Employed3 | 96,995, 90.97%, see rank | 90.30% | 90.27% |
| Male, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 9,629, 9.03%, see rank | 9.70% | 9.73% |
| Male, Not in Labor Force2 | 32,995, 22.34%, see rank | 23.98% | 29.80% |
| Female1 | 143,756, 49.32%, see rank | 47.89% | 51.35% |
| Female, In Labor Force:2 | 96,708, 67.27%, see rank | 66.53% | 59.43% |
| Female, In Armed Forces2 | 1,348, 0.94%, see rank | 0.81% | 0.13% |
| Female, Civilian2 | 95,360, 66.33%, see rank | 65.72% | 59.30% |
| Female, Civilian, Employed3 | 88,902, 93.23%, see rank | 93.08% | 91.21% |
| Female, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 6,458, 6.77%, see rank | 6.92% | 8.79% |
| Female, Not in Labor Force2 | 47,048, 32.73%, see rank | 33.47% | 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
| Anchorage Area | Alaska | U.S. | |
| Population 16 Years and Over | 281,224, see rank | 528,189 | 238,733,844 |
| Male1 | 142,327, 50.61%, see rank | 51.96% | 48.60% |
| Male, In Labor Force:2 | 111,849, 78.59%, see rank | 76.87% | 70.92% |
| Male, In Armed Forces2 | 7,921, 5.57%, see rank | 5.47% | 0.83% |
| Male, Civilian2 | 103,928, 73.02%, see rank | 71.39% | 70.09% |
| Male, Civilian, Employed3 | 94,891, 91.30%, see rank | 90.40% | 91.78% |
| Male, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 9,037, 8.70%, see rank | 9.60% | 8.22% |
| Male, Not in Labor Force2 | 30,478, 21.41%, see rank | 23.13% | 29.08% |
| Female1 | 138,897, 49.39%, see rank | 48.04% | 51.40% |
| Female, In Labor Force:2 | 93,476, 67.30%, see rank | 66.80% | 59.40% |
| Female, In Armed Forces2 | 1,428, 1.03%, see rank | 0.82% | 0.13% |
| Female, Civilian2 | 92,048, 66.27%, see rank | 65.98% | 59.26% |
| Female, Civilian, Employed3 | 85,715, 93.12%, see rank | 92.59% | 92.41% |
| Female, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 6,333, 6.88%, see rank | 7.41% | 7.59% |
| Female, Not in Labor Force2 | 45,421, 32.70%, see rank | 33.20% | 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
| Anchorage Area | Alaska | U.S. | |
| Population 16 Years and Over | 277,339, see rank | 521,998 | 235,871,704 |
| Male1 | 141,816, 51.13%, see rank | 52.20% | 48.74% |
| Male, In Labor Force:2 | 110,514, 77.93%, see rank | 76.65% | 71.28% |
| Male, In Armed Forces2 | 7,024, 4.95%, see rank | 5.37% | 0.84% |
| Male, Civilian2 | 103,490, 72.97%, see rank | 71.28% | 70.44% |
| Male, Civilian, Employed3 | 94,077, 90.90%, see rank | 90.25% | 92.66% |
| Male, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 9,413, 9.10%, see rank | 9.75% | 7.34% |
| Male, Not in Labor Force2 | 31,302, 22.07%, see rank | 23.35% | 28.72% |
| Female1 | 135,523, 48.87%, see rank | 47.80% | 51.26% |
| Female, In Labor Force:2 | 90,176, 66.54%, see rank | 66.56% | 59.10% |
| Female, In Armed Forces2 | 1,310, 0.97%, see rank | 0.81% | 0.14% |
| Female, Civilian2 | 88,866, 65.57%, see rank | 65.75% | 58.96% |
| Female, Civilian, Employed3 | 82,455, 92.79%, see rank | 92.44% | 92.95% |
| Female, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 6,411, 7.21%, see rank | 7.56% | 7.05% |
| Female, Not in Labor Force2 | 45,347, 33.46%, see rank | 33.44% | 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.
* 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.