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Boston, Cambridge, Quincy Metro Area Historical Employment Status Data

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ACS 2010-2014 data

	Boston, Cambridge, Quincy Area	%	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	3,791,587	see rank	248,775,628
Male¹	1,815,362	47.88%, see rank	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	1,343,575	74.01%, see rank	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	3,174	0.17%, see rank	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	1,340,401	73.84%, see rank	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	1,227,965	91.61%, see rank	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	112,436	8.39%, see rank	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	471,787	25.99%, see rank	30.72%
Female¹	1,976,225	52.12%, see rank	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	1,278,735	64.71%, see rank	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	378	0.02%, see rank	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	1,278,357	64.69%, see rank	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	1,184,036	92.62%, see rank	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	94,321	7.38%, see rank	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	697,490	35.29%, see rank	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.

ACS 2008-2012 data

	Boston, Cambridge, Quincy Area	%	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	3,701,609	see rank	243,810,053
Male¹	1,768,773	47.78%, see rank	48.65%
Male, In Labor Force:²	1,317,686	74.50%, see rank	70.20%
Male, In Armed Forces²	3,565	0.20%, see rank	0.82%
Male, Civilian²	1,314,121	74.30%, see rank	69.38%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	1,202,378	91.50%, see rank	90.27%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	111,743	8.50%, see rank	9.73%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	451,087	25.50%, see rank	29.80%
Female¹	1,932,836	52.22%, see rank	51.35%
Female, In Labor Force:²	1,252,845	64.82%, see rank	59.43%
Female, In Armed Forces²	461	0.02%, see rank	0.13%
Female, Civilian²	1,252,384	64.80%, see rank	59.30%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	1,161,090	92.71%, see rank	91.21%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	91,294	7.29%, see rank	8.79%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	679,991	35.18%, see rank	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.

ACS 2006-2010 data

	Boston, Cambridge, Quincy Area	%	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	3,622,314	see rank	238,733,844
Male¹	1,729,399	47.74%, see rank	48.60%
Male, In Labor Force:²	1,286,642	74.40%, see rank	70.92%
Male, In Armed Forces²	3,239	0.19%, see rank	0.83%
Male, Civilian²	1,283,403	74.21%, see rank	70.09%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	1,188,011	92.57%, see rank	91.78%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	95,392	7.43%, see rank	8.22%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	442,757	25.60%, see rank	29.08%
Female¹	1,892,915	52.26%, see rank	51.40%
Female, In Labor Force:²	1,215,817	64.23%, see rank	59.40%
Female, In Armed Forces²	589	0.03%, see rank	0.13%
Female, Civilian²	1,215,228	64.20%, see rank	59.26%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	1,138,110	93.65%, see rank	92.41%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	77,118	6.35%, see rank	7.59%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	677,098	35.77%, see rank	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.

ACS 2005-2009 data

	Boston, Cambridge, Quincy Area	%	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	3,632,948	see rank	235,871,704
Male¹	1,744,115	48.01%, see rank	48.74%
Male, In Labor Force:²	1,295,844	74.30%, see rank	71.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	3,702	0.21%, see rank	0.84%
Male, Civilian²	1,292,142	74.09%, see rank	70.44%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	1,204,775	93.24%, see rank	92.66%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	87,367	6.76%, see rank	7.34%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	448,271	25.70%, see rank	28.72%
Female¹	1,888,833	51.99%, see rank	51.26%
Female, In Labor Force:²	1,204,554	63.77%, see rank	59.10%
Female, In Armed Forces²	758	0.04%, see rank	0.14%
Female, Civilian²	1,203,796	63.73%, see rank	58.96%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	1,134,101	94.21%, see rank	92.95%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	69,695	5.79%, see rank	7.05%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	684,279	36.23%, see rank	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.

* 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.