Benton County Historical Employment Status Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
| Benton County | Iowa | U.S. | |
| Population 16 Years and Over | 20,271, see rank | 2,434,242 | 248,775,628 |
| Male1 | 10,071, 49.68%, see rank | 49.16% | 48.69% |
| Male, In Labor Force:2 | 7,230, 71.79%, see rank | 72.48% | 69.28% |
| Male, In Armed Forces2 | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.13% | 0.73% |
| Male, Civilian2 | 7,230, 71.79%, see rank | 72.35% | 68.54% |
| Male, Civilian, Employed3 | 6,829, 94.45%, see rank | 94.10% | 90.49% |
| Male, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 401, 5.55%, see rank | 5.90% | 9.51% |
| Male, Not in Labor Force2 | 2,841, 28.21%, see rank | 27.52% | 30.72% |
| Female1 | 10,200, 50.32%, see rank | 50.84% | 51.31% |
| Female, In Labor Force:2 | 6,446, 63.20%, see rank | 63.54% | 58.79% |
| Female, In Armed Forces2 | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.11% |
| Female, Civilian2 | 6,446, 63.20%, see rank | 63.52% | 58.69% |
| Female, Civilian, Employed3 | 6,269, 97.25%, see rank | 95.12% | 91.18% |
| Female, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 177, 2.75%, see rank | 4.88% | 8.82% |
| Female, Not in Labor Force2 | 3,754, 36.80%, 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
| Benton County | Iowa | U.S. | |
| Population 16 Years and Over | 20,222, see rank | 2,405,664 | 243,810,053 |
| Male1 | 10,018, 49.54%, see rank | 49.03% | 48.65% |
| Male, In Labor Force:2 | 7,386, 73.73%, see rank | 73.24% | 70.20% |
| Male, In Armed Forces2 | 3, 0.03%, see rank | 0.17% | 0.82% |
| Male, Civilian2 | 7,383, 73.70%, see rank | 73.07% | 69.38% |
| Male, Civilian, Employed3 | 6,871, 93.07%, see rank | 93.93% | 90.27% |
| Male, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 512, 6.93%, see rank | 6.07% | 9.73% |
| Male, Not in Labor Force2 | 2,632, 26.27%, see rank | 26.76% | 29.80% |
| Female1 | 10,204, 50.46%, see rank | 50.97% | 51.35% |
| Female, In Labor Force:2 | 6,668, 65.35%, see rank | 64.23% | 59.43% |
| Female, In Armed Forces2 | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.03% | 0.13% |
| Female, Civilian2 | 6,668, 65.35%, see rank | 64.20% | 59.30% |
| Female, Civilian, Employed3 | 6,488, 97.30%, see rank | 95.00% | 91.21% |
| Female, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 180, 2.70%, see rank | 5.00% | 8.79% |
| Female, Not in Labor Force2 | 3,536, 34.65%, 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
| Benton County | Iowa | U.S. | |
| Population 16 Years and Over | 20,173, see rank | 2,377,835 | 238,733,844 |
| Male1 | 9,966, 49.40%, see rank | 48.91% | 48.60% |
| Male, In Labor Force:2 | 7,534, 75.60%, see rank | 74.12% | 70.92% |
| Male, In Armed Forces2 | 7, 0.07%, see rank | 0.17% | 0.83% |
| Male, Civilian2 | 7,527, 75.53%, see rank | 73.95% | 70.09% |
| Male, Civilian, Employed3 | 7,119, 94.58%, see rank | 94.41% | 91.78% |
| Male, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 408, 5.42%, see rank | 5.59% | 8.22% |
| Male, Not in Labor Force2 | 2,432, 24.40%, see rank | 25.88% | 29.08% |
| Female1 | 10,207, 50.60%, see rank | 51.09% | 51.40% |
| Female, In Labor Force:2 | 6,274, 61.47%, see rank | 64.25% | 59.40% |
| Female, In Armed Forces2 | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.04% | 0.13% |
| Female, Civilian2 | 6,274, 61.47%, see rank | 64.21% | 59.26% |
| Female, Civilian, Employed3 | 6,032, 96.14%, see rank | 95.08% | 92.41% |
| Female, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 242, 3.86%, see rank | 4.92% | 7.59% |
| Female, Not in Labor Force2 | 3,933, 38.53%, 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
| Benton County | Iowa | U.S. | |
| Population 16 Years and Over | 20,712, see rank | 2,353,947 | 235,871,704 |
| Male1 | 10,300, 49.73%, see rank | 48.82% | 48.74% |
| Male, In Labor Force:2 | 8,045, 78.11%, see rank | 74.44% | 71.28% |
| Male, In Armed Forces2 | 10, 0.10%, see rank | 0.18% | 0.84% |
| Male, Civilian2 | 8,035, 78.01%, see rank | 74.26% | 70.44% |
| Male, Civilian, Employed3 | 7,570, 94.21%, see rank | 94.82% | 92.66% |
| Male, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 465, 5.79%, see rank | 5.18% | 7.34% |
| Male, Not in Labor Force2 | 2,255, 21.89%, see rank | 25.56% | 28.72% |
| Female1 | 10,412, 50.27%, see rank | 51.18% | 51.26% |
| Female, In Labor Force:2 | 6,553, 62.94%, see rank | 64.13% | 59.10% |
| Female, In Armed Forces2 | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.03% | 0.14% |
| Female, Civilian2 | 6,553, 62.94%, see rank | 64.10% | 58.96% |
| Female, Civilian, Employed3 | 6,311, 96.31%, see rank | 95.37% | 92.95% |
| Female, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 242, 3.69%, see rank | 4.63% | 7.05% |
| Female, Not in Labor Force2 | 3,859, 37.06%, 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.
US Census 2000 data
| Benton County | Iowa | U.S. | |
| Population 16 Years and Over | 19,193, see rank | 2,281,274 | 217,168,077 |
| Male1 | 9,487, 49.43%, see rank | 48.41% | 48.34% |
| Male, In Labor Force:2 | 7,109, 74.93%, see rank | 74.17% | 70.75% |
| Male, In Armed Forces2 | 6, 0.06%, see rank | 0.15% | 0.94% |
| Male, Civilian2 | 7,103, 74.87%, see rank | 74.03% | 69.81% |
| Male, Civilian, Employed3 | 6,873, 96.76%, see rank | 95.49% | 94.28% |
| Male, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 230, 3.24%, see rank | 4.51% | 5.72% |
| Male, Not in Labor Force2 | 2,378, 25.07%, see rank | 25.83% | 29.25% |
| Female1 | 9,706, 50.57%, see rank | 51.59% | 51.66% |
| Female, In Labor Force:2 | 6,076, 62.60%, see rank | 62.66% | 57.54% |
| Female, In Armed Forces2 | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.15% |
| Female, Civilian2 | 6,076, 62.60%, see rank | 62.64% | 57.39% |
| Female, Civilian, Employed3 | 5,925, 97.51%, see rank | 96.20% | 94.17% |
| Female, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 151, 2.49%, see rank | 3.80% | 5.83% |
| Female, Not in Labor Force2 | 3,630, 37.40%, see rank | 37.34% | 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.