Bismarck Metro Area Historical Employment Status Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
| Bismarck Area | North Dakota | U.S. | |
| Population 16 Years and Over | 95,594, see rank | 563,755 | 248,775,628 |
| Male1 | 47,197, 49.37%, see rank | 50.86% | 48.69% |
| Male, In Labor Force:2 | 35,194, 74.57%, see rank | 75.11% | 69.28% |
| Male, In Armed Forces2 | 155, 0.33%, see rank | 1.54% | 0.73% |
| Male, Civilian2 | 35,039, 74.24%, see rank | 73.57% | 68.54% |
| Male, Civilian, Employed3 | 33,796, 96.45%, see rank | 96.60% | 90.49% |
| Male, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 1,243, 3.55%, see rank | 3.40% | 9.51% |
| Male, Not in Labor Force2 | 12,003, 25.43%, see rank | 24.89% | 30.72% |
| Female1 | 48,397, 50.63%, see rank | 49.14% | 51.31% |
| Female, In Labor Force:2 | 33,624, 69.48%, see rank | 65.66% | 58.79% |
| Female, In Armed Forces2 | 108, 0.22%, see rank | 0.24% | 0.11% |
| Female, Civilian2 | 33,516, 69.25%, see rank | 65.42% | 58.69% |
| Female, Civilian, Employed3 | 32,488, 96.93%, see rank | 97.22% | 91.18% |
| Female, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 1,028, 3.07%, see rank | 2.78% | 8.82% |
| Female, Not in Labor Force2 | 14,773, 30.52%, see rank | 34.34% | 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
| Bismarck Area | North Dakota | U.S. | |
| Population 16 Years and Over | 87,187, see rank | 543,270 | 243,810,053 |
| Male1 | 42,653, 48.92%, see rank | 50.45% | 48.65% |
| Male, In Labor Force:2 | 32,372, 75.90%, see rank | 74.88% | 70.20% |
| Male, In Armed Forces2 | 301, 0.71%, see rank | 1.77% | 0.82% |
| Male, Civilian2 | 32,071, 75.19%, see rank | 73.11% | 69.38% |
| Male, Civilian, Employed3 | 30,995, 96.64%, see rank | 96.45% | 90.27% |
| Male, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 1,076, 3.36%, see rank | 3.55% | 9.73% |
| Male, Not in Labor Force2 | 10,281, 24.10%, see rank | 25.12% | 29.80% |
| Female1 | 44,534, 51.08%, see rank | 49.55% | 51.35% |
| Female, In Labor Force:2 | 31,236, 70.14%, see rank | 66.08% | 59.43% |
| Female, In Armed Forces2 | 75, 0.17%, see rank | 0.28% | 0.13% |
| Female, Civilian2 | 31,161, 69.97%, see rank | 65.79% | 59.30% |
| Female, Civilian, Employed3 | 30,291, 97.21%, see rank | 96.84% | 91.21% |
| Female, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 870, 2.79%, see rank | 3.16% | 8.79% |
| Female, Not in Labor Force2 | 13,298, 29.86%, see rank | 33.92% | 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
| Bismarck Area | North Dakota | U.S. | |
| Population 16 Years and Over | 84,019, see rank | 529,990 | 238,733,844 |
| Male1 | 41,223, 49.06%, see rank | 50.26% | 48.60% |
| Male, In Labor Force:2 | 31,108, 75.46%, see rank | 74.40% | 70.92% |
| Male, In Armed Forces2 | 186, 0.45%, see rank | 1.86% | 0.83% |
| Male, Civilian2 | 30,922, 75.01%, see rank | 72.54% | 70.09% |
| Male, Civilian, Employed3 | 29,957, 96.88%, see rank | 96.10% | 91.78% |
| Male, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 965, 3.12%, see rank | 3.90% | 8.22% |
| Male, Not in Labor Force2 | 10,115, 24.54%, see rank | 25.60% | 29.08% |
| Female1 | 42,796, 50.94%, see rank | 49.74% | 51.40% |
| Female, In Labor Force:2 | 30,026, 70.16%, see rank | 65.55% | 59.40% |
| Female, In Armed Forces2 | 51, 0.12%, see rank | 0.34% | 0.13% |
| Female, Civilian2 | 29,975, 70.04%, see rank | 65.22% | 59.26% |
| Female, Civilian, Employed3 | 29,076, 97.00%, see rank | 96.73% | 92.41% |
| Female, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 899, 3.00%, see rank | 3.27% | 7.59% |
| Female, Not in Labor Force2 | 12,770, 29.84%, see rank | 34.45% | 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
| Bismarck Area | North Dakota | U.S. | |
| Population 16 Years and Over | 82,272, see rank | 514,290 | 235,871,704 |
| Male1 | 40,186, 48.85%, see rank | 49.98% | 48.74% |
| Male, In Labor Force:2 | 30,814, 76.68%, see rank | 74.79% | 71.28% |
| Male, In Armed Forces2 | 279, 0.69%, see rank | 2.15% | 0.84% |
| Male, Civilian2 | 30,535, 75.98%, see rank | 72.64% | 70.44% |
| Male, Civilian, Employed3 | 29,643, 97.08%, see rank | 96.24% | 92.66% |
| Male, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 892, 2.92%, see rank | 3.76% | 7.34% |
| Male, Not in Labor Force2 | 9,372, 23.32%, see rank | 25.21% | 28.72% |
| Female1 | 42,086, 51.15%, see rank | 50.02% | 51.26% |
| Female, In Labor Force:2 | 29,322, 69.67%, see rank | 64.78% | 59.10% |
| Female, In Armed Forces2 | 86, 0.20%, see rank | 0.39% | 0.14% |
| Female, Civilian2 | 29,236, 69.47%, see rank | 64.40% | 58.96% |
| Female, Civilian, Employed3 | 28,448, 97.30%, see rank | 96.64% | 92.95% |
| Female, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 788, 2.70%, see rank | 3.36% | 7.05% |
| Female, Not in Labor Force2 | 12,764, 30.33%, see rank | 35.22% | 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.