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Bakersfield, CA Historical Employment Status Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
| Bakersfield, CA | California | U.S. | |
| Population 16 Years and Over | 261,667, see rank | 29,934,838 | 248,775,628 |
| Male1 | 127,601, 48.76%, see rank | 49.30% | 48.69% |
| Male, In Labor Force:2 | 91,870, 72.00%, see rank | 70.30% | 69.28% |
| Male, In Armed Forces2 | 178, 0.14%, see rank | 0.80% | 0.73% |
| Male, Civilian2 | 91,692, 71.86%, see rank | 69.49% | 68.54% |
| Male, Civilian, Employed3 | 81,283, 88.65%, see rank | 88.91% | 90.49% |
| Male, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 10,409, 11.35%, see rank | 11.09% | 9.51% |
| Male, Not in Labor Force2 | 35,731, 28.00%, see rank | 29.70% | 30.72% |
| Female1 | 134,066, 51.24%, see rank | 50.70% | 51.31% |
| Female, In Labor Force:2 | 76,439, 57.02%, see rank | 57.55% | 58.79% |
| Female, In Armed Forces2 | 38, 0.03%, see rank | 0.10% | 0.11% |
| Female, Civilian2 | 76,401, 56.99%, see rank | 57.45% | 58.69% |
| Female, Civilian, Employed3 | 67,349, 88.15%, see rank | 89.13% | 91.18% |
| Female, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 9,052, 11.85%, see rank | 10.87% | 8.82% |
| Female, Not in Labor Force2 | 57,627, 42.98%, see rank | 42.45% | 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
| Bakersfield, CA | California | U.S. | |
| Population 16 Years and Over | 252,150, see rank | 29,163,075 | 243,810,053 |
| Male1 | 122,639, 48.64%, see rank | 49.34% | 48.65% |
| Male, In Labor Force:2 | 88,299, 72.00%, see rank | 71.09% | 70.20% |
| Male, In Armed Forces2 | 315, 0.26%, see rank | 0.91% | 0.82% |
| Male, Civilian2 | 87,984, 71.74%, see rank | 70.19% | 69.38% |
| Male, Civilian, Employed3 | 77,694, 88.30%, see rank | 88.79% | 90.27% |
| Male, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 10,290, 11.70%, see rank | 11.21% | 9.73% |
| Male, Not in Labor Force2 | 34,340, 28.00%, see rank | 28.91% | 29.80% |
| Female1 | 129,511, 51.36%, see rank | 50.66% | 51.35% |
| Female, In Labor Force:2 | 75,509, 58.30%, see rank | 58.15% | 59.43% |
| Female, In Armed Forces2 | 88, 0.07%, see rank | 0.12% | 0.13% |
| Female, Civilian2 | 75,421, 58.24%, see rank | 58.04% | 59.30% |
| Female, Civilian, Employed3 | 66,144, 87.70%, see rank | 89.19% | 91.21% |
| Female, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 9,277, 12.30%, see rank | 10.81% | 8.79% |
| Female, Not in Labor Force2 | 54,002, 41.70%, see rank | 41.85% | 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
| Bakersfield, CA | California | U.S. | |
| Population 16 Years and Over | 237,971, see rank | 28,445,585 | 238,733,844 |
| Male1 | 115,581, 48.57%, see rank | 49.34% | 48.60% |
| Male, In Labor Force:2 | 84,237, 72.88%, see rank | 71.70% | 70.92% |
| Male, In Armed Forces2 | 161, 0.14%, see rank | 0.89% | 0.83% |
| Male, Civilian2 | 84,076, 72.74%, see rank | 70.80% | 70.09% |
| Male, Civilian, Employed3 | 75,812, 90.17%, see rank | 90.96% | 91.78% |
| Male, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 8,264, 9.83%, see rank | 9.04% | 8.22% |
| Male, Not in Labor Force2 | 31,344, 27.12%, see rank | 28.30% | 29.08% |
| Female1 | 122,390, 51.43%, see rank | 50.66% | 51.40% |
| Female, In Labor Force:2 | 71,527, 58.44%, see rank | 57.98% | 59.40% |
| Female, In Armed Forces2 | 12, 0.01%, see rank | 0.13% | 0.13% |
| Female, Civilian2 | 71,515, 58.43%, see rank | 57.86% | 59.26% |
| Female, Civilian, Employed3 | 63,910, 89.37%, see rank | 91.08% | 92.41% |
| Female, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 7,605, 10.63%, see rank | 8.92% | 7.59% |
| Female, Not in Labor Force2 | 50,863, 41.56%, see rank | 42.02% | 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
| Bakersfield, CA | California | U.S. | |
| Population 16 Years and Over | 220,613, see rank | 27,958,467 | 235,871,704 |
| Male1 | 107,600, 48.77%, see rank | 49.66% | 48.74% |
| Male, In Labor Force:2 | 78,676, 73.12%, see rank | 72.02% | 71.28% |
| Male, In Armed Forces2 | 183, 0.17%, see rank | 0.88% | 0.84% |
| Male, Civilian2 | 78,493, 72.95%, see rank | 71.14% | 70.44% |
| Male, Civilian, Employed3 | 71,752, 91.41%, see rank | 92.22% | 92.66% |
| Male, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 6,741, 8.59%, see rank | 7.78% | 7.34% |
| Male, Not in Labor Force2 | 28,924, 26.88%, see rank | 27.98% | 28.72% |
| Female1 | 113,013, 51.23%, see rank | 50.34% | 51.26% |
| Female, In Labor Force:2 | 64,298, 56.89%, see rank | 57.56% | 59.10% |
| Female, In Armed Forces2 | 22, 0.02%, see rank | 0.12% | 0.14% |
| Female, Civilian2 | 64,276, 56.87%, see rank | 57.44% | 58.96% |
| Female, Civilian, Employed3 | 58,548, 91.09%, see rank | 92.05% | 92.95% |
| Female, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 5,728, 8.91%, see rank | 7.95% | 7.05% |
| Female, Not in Labor Force2 | 48,715, 43.11%, see rank | 42.44% | 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
| Bakersfield, CA | California | U.S. | |
| Population 16 Years and Over | 175,535, see rank | 25,596,144 | 217,168,077 |
| Male1 | 83,739, 47.71%, see rank | 49.22% | 48.34% |
| Male, In Labor Force:2 | 60,168, 71.85%, see rank | 69.58% | 70.75% |
| Male, In Armed Forces2 | 87, 0.10%, see rank | 1.05% | 0.94% |
| Male, Civilian2 | 60,081, 71.75%, see rank | 68.53% | 69.81% |
| Male, Civilian, Employed3 | 55,229, 91.92%, see rank | 93.19% | 94.28% |
| Male, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 4,852, 8.08%, see rank | 6.81% | 5.72% |
| Male, Not in Labor Force2 | 23,571, 28.15%, see rank | 30.42% | 29.25% |
| Female1 | 91,796, 52.29%, see rank | 50.78% | 51.66% |
| Female, In Labor Force:2 | 51,420, 56.02%, see rank | 55.49% | 57.54% |
| Female, In Armed Forces2 | 49, 0.05%, see rank | 0.13% | 0.15% |
| Female, Civilian2 | 51,371, 55.96%, see rank | 55.36% | 57.39% |
| Female, Civilian, Employed3 | 46,772, 91.05%, see rank | 92.74% | 94.17% |
| Female, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 4,599, 8.95%, see rank | 7.26% | 5.83% |
| Female, Not in Labor Force2 | 40,376, 43.98%, see rank | 44.51% | 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.