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Bluefield, WV Historical Employment Status Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
| Bluefield, WV | West Virginia | U.S. | |
| Population 16 Years and Over | 8,643, see rank | 1,513,749 | 248,775,628 |
| Male1 | 3,779, 43.72%, see rank | 48.90% | 48.69% |
| Male, In Labor Force:2 | 2,148, 56.84%, see rank | 59.36% | 69.28% |
| Male, In Armed Forces2 | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.14% | 0.73% |
| Male, Civilian2 | 2,148, 56.84%, see rank | 59.22% | 68.54% |
| Male, Civilian, Employed3 | 1,998, 93.02%, see rank | 90.78% | 90.49% |
| Male, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 150, 6.98%, see rank | 9.22% | 9.51% |
| Male, Not in Labor Force2 | 1,631, 43.16%, see rank | 40.64% | 30.72% |
| Female1 | 4,864, 56.28%, see rank | 51.10% | 51.31% |
| Female, In Labor Force:2 | 2,472, 50.82%, see rank | 49.39% | 58.79% |
| Female, In Armed Forces2 | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.11% |
| Female, Civilian2 | 2,472, 50.82%, see rank | 49.37% | 58.69% |
| Female, Civilian, Employed3 | 2,394, 96.84%, see rank | 93.03% | 91.18% |
| Female, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 78, 3.16%, see rank | 6.97% | 8.82% |
| Female, Not in Labor Force2 | 2,392, 49.18%, see rank | 50.61% | 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
| Bluefield, WV | West Virginia | U.S. | |
| Population 16 Years and Over | 8,718, see rank | 1,508,549 | 243,810,053 |
| Male1 | 3,967, 45.50%, see rank | 48.82% | 48.65% |
| Male, In Labor Force:2 | 2,266, 57.12%, see rank | 59.97% | 70.20% |
| Male, In Armed Forces2 | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.19% | 0.82% |
| Male, Civilian2 | 2,266, 57.12%, see rank | 59.78% | 69.38% |
| Male, Civilian, Employed3 | 2,104, 92.85%, see rank | 90.97% | 90.27% |
| Male, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 162, 7.15%, see rank | 9.03% | 9.73% |
| Male, Not in Labor Force2 | 1,701, 42.88%, see rank | 40.03% | 29.80% |
| Female1 | 4,751, 54.50%, see rank | 51.18% | 51.35% |
| Female, In Labor Force:2 | 2,416, 50.85%, see rank | 49.97% | 59.43% |
| Female, In Armed Forces2 | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.13% |
| Female, Civilian2 | 2,416, 50.85%, see rank | 49.95% | 59.30% |
| Female, Civilian, Employed3 | 2,302, 95.28%, see rank | 93.42% | 91.21% |
| Female, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 114, 4.72%, see rank | 6.58% | 8.79% |
| Female, Not in Labor Force2 | 2,335, 49.15%, see rank | 50.03% | 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
| Bluefield, WV | West Virginia | U.S. | |
| Population 16 Years and Over | 8,707, see rank | 1,498,611 | 238,733,844 |
| Male1 | 4,255, 48.87%, see rank | 48.70% | 48.60% |
| Male, In Labor Force:2 | 2,264, 53.21%, see rank | 60.59% | 70.92% |
| Male, In Armed Forces2 | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.24% | 0.83% |
| Male, Civilian2 | 2,264, 53.21%, see rank | 60.35% | 70.09% |
| Male, Civilian, Employed3 | 2,110, 93.20%, see rank | 92.08% | 91.78% |
| Male, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 154, 6.80%, see rank | 7.92% | 8.22% |
| Male, Not in Labor Force2 | 1,991, 46.79%, see rank | 39.41% | 29.08% |
| Female1 | 4,452, 51.13%, see rank | 51.30% | 51.40% |
| Female, In Labor Force:2 | 2,260, 50.76%, see rank | 49.70% | 59.40% |
| Female, In Armed Forces2 | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.13% |
| Female, Civilian2 | 2,260, 50.76%, see rank | 49.67% | 59.26% |
| Female, Civilian, Employed3 | 2,167, 95.88%, see rank | 93.78% | 92.41% |
| Female, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 93, 4.12%, see rank | 6.22% | 7.59% |
| Female, Not in Labor Force2 | 2,192, 49.24%, see rank | 50.30% | 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
| Bluefield, WV | West Virginia | U.S. | |
| Population 16 Years and Over | 9,071, see rank | 1,471,068 | 235,871,704 |
| Male1 | 4,557, 50.24%, see rank | 48.44% | 48.74% |
| Male, In Labor Force:2 | 2,389, 52.42%, see rank | 61.75% | 71.28% |
| Male, In Armed Forces2 | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.23% | 0.84% |
| Male, Civilian2 | 2,389, 52.42%, see rank | 61.52% | 70.44% |
| Male, Civilian, Employed3 | 2,232, 93.43%, see rank | 92.68% | 92.66% |
| Male, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 157, 6.57%, see rank | 7.32% | 7.34% |
| Male, Not in Labor Force2 | 2,168, 47.58%, see rank | 38.25% | 28.72% |
| Female1 | 4,514, 49.76%, see rank | 51.56% | 51.26% |
| Female, In Labor Force:2 | 2,128, 47.14%, see rank | 49.75% | 59.10% |
| Female, In Armed Forces2 | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.03% | 0.14% |
| Female, Civilian2 | 2,128, 47.14%, see rank | 49.72% | 58.96% |
| Female, Civilian, Employed3 | 2,031, 95.44%, see rank | 93.96% | 92.95% |
| Female, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 97, 4.56%, see rank | 6.04% | 7.05% |
| Female, Not in Labor Force2 | 2,386, 52.86%, see rank | 50.25% | 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
| Bluefield, WV | West Virginia | U.S. | |
| Population 16 Years and Over | 9,442, see rank | 1,455,101 | 217,168,077 |
| Male1 | 4,199, 44.47%, see rank | 47.97% | 48.34% |
| Male, In Labor Force:2 | 2,409, 57.37%, see rank | 61.89% | 70.75% |
| Male, In Armed Forces2 | 10, 0.24%, see rank | 0.20% | 0.94% |
| Male, Civilian2 | 2,399, 57.13%, see rank | 61.68% | 69.81% |
| Male, Civilian, Employed3 | 2,139, 89.16%, see rank | 92.05% | 94.28% |
| Male, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 260, 10.84%, see rank | 7.95% | 5.72% |
| Male, Not in Labor Force2 | 1,790, 42.63%, see rank | 38.11% | 29.25% |
| Female1 | 5,243, 55.53%, see rank | 52.03% | 51.66% |
| Female, In Labor Force:2 | 2,310, 44.06%, see rank | 47.60% | 57.54% |
| Female, In Armed Forces2 | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.03% | 0.15% |
| Female, Civilian2 | 2,310, 44.06%, see rank | 47.57% | 57.39% |
| Female, Civilian, Employed3 | 2,140, 92.64%, see rank | 93.40% | 94.17% |
| Female, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 170, 7.36%, see rank | 6.60% | 5.83% |
| Female, Not in Labor Force2 | 2,933, 55.94%, see rank | 52.40% | 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.