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Buffalo, Niagara Falls Metro Area Historical Employment Status Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
| Buffalo, Niagara Falls Area | New York | U.S. | |
| Population 16 Years and Over | 926,994, see rank | 15,832,743 | 248,775,628 |
| Male1 | 443,174, 47.81%, see rank | 47.83% | 48.69% |
| Male, In Labor Force:2 | 297,423, 67.11%, see rank | 68.68% | 69.28% |
| Male, In Armed Forces2 | 518, 0.12%, see rank | 0.28% | 0.73% |
| Male, Civilian2 | 296,905, 67.00%, see rank | 68.40% | 68.54% |
| Male, Civilian, Employed3 | 271,609, 91.48%, see rank | 90.70% | 90.49% |
| Male, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 25,296, 8.52%, see rank | 9.30% | 9.51% |
| Male, Not in Labor Force2 | 145,751, 32.89%, see rank | 31.32% | 30.72% |
| Female1 | 483,820, 52.19%, see rank | 52.17% | 51.31% |
| Female, In Labor Force:2 | 286,813, 59.28%, see rank | 58.76% | 58.79% |
| Female, In Armed Forces2 | 60, 0.01%, see rank | 0.03% | 0.11% |
| Female, Civilian2 | 286,753, 59.27%, see rank | 58.72% | 58.69% |
| Female, Civilian, Employed3 | 265,539, 92.60%, see rank | 91.52% | 91.18% |
| Female, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 21,214, 7.40%, see rank | 8.48% | 8.82% |
| Female, Not in Labor Force2 | 197,007, 40.72%, see rank | 41.24% | 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
| Buffalo, Niagara Falls Area | New York | U.S. | |
| Population 16 Years and Over | 921,855, see rank | 15,615,122 | 243,810,053 |
| Male1 | 439,283, 47.65%, see rank | 47.76% | 48.65% |
| Male, In Labor Force:2 | 298,106, 67.86%, see rank | 69.17% | 70.20% |
| Male, In Armed Forces2 | 688, 0.16%, see rank | 0.31% | 0.82% |
| Male, Civilian2 | 297,418, 67.71%, see rank | 68.85% | 69.38% |
| Male, Civilian, Employed3 | 270,423, 90.92%, see rank | 90.81% | 90.27% |
| Male, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 26,995, 9.08%, see rank | 9.19% | 9.73% |
| Male, Not in Labor Force2 | 141,177, 32.14%, see rank | 30.83% | 29.80% |
| Female1 | 482,572, 52.35%, see rank | 52.24% | 51.35% |
| Female, In Labor Force:2 | 286,065, 59.28%, see rank | 58.98% | 59.43% |
| Female, In Armed Forces2 | 177, 0.04%, see rank | 0.04% | 0.13% |
| Female, Civilian2 | 285,888, 59.24%, see rank | 58.94% | 59.30% |
| Female, Civilian, Employed3 | 264,651, 92.57%, see rank | 91.72% | 91.21% |
| Female, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 21,237, 7.43%, see rank | 8.28% | 8.79% |
| Female, Not in Labor Force2 | 196,507, 40.72%, see rank | 41.02% | 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
| Buffalo, Niagara Falls Area | New York | U.S. | |
| Population 16 Years and Over | 916,587, see rank | 15,394,140 | 238,733,844 |
| Male1 | 435,558, 47.52%, see rank | 47.68% | 48.60% |
| Male, In Labor Force:2 | 294,684, 67.66%, see rank | 69.44% | 70.92% |
| Male, In Armed Forces2 | 680, 0.16%, see rank | 0.32% | 0.83% |
| Male, Civilian2 | 294,004, 67.50%, see rank | 69.12% | 70.09% |
| Male, Civilian, Employed3 | 268,838, 91.44%, see rank | 92.10% | 91.78% |
| Male, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 25,166, 8.56%, see rank | 7.90% | 8.22% |
| Male, Not in Labor Force2 | 140,874, 32.34%, see rank | 30.56% | 29.08% |
| Female1 | 481,029, 52.48%, see rank | 52.32% | 51.40% |
| Female, In Labor Force:2 | 281,841, 58.59%, see rank | 58.49% | 59.40% |
| Female, In Armed Forces2 | 199, 0.04%, see rank | 0.03% | 0.13% |
| Female, Civilian2 | 281,642, 58.55%, see rank | 58.46% | 59.26% |
| Female, Civilian, Employed3 | 263,302, 93.49%, see rank | 92.89% | 92.41% |
| Female, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 18,340, 6.51%, see rank | 7.11% | 7.59% |
| Female, Not in Labor Force2 | 199,188, 41.41%, see rank | 41.51% | 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
| Buffalo, Niagara Falls Area | New York | U.S. | |
| Population 16 Years and Over | 909,531, see rank | 15,470,793 | 235,871,704 |
| Male1 | 431,885, 47.48%, see rank | 47.86% | 48.74% |
| Male, In Labor Force:2 | 293,123, 67.87%, see rank | 69.37% | 71.28% |
| Male, In Armed Forces2 | 779, 0.18%, see rank | 0.32% | 0.84% |
| Male, Civilian2 | 292,344, 67.69%, see rank | 69.05% | 70.44% |
| Male, Civilian, Employed3 | 268,804, 91.95%, see rank | 92.66% | 92.66% |
| Male, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 23,540, 8.05%, see rank | 7.34% | 7.34% |
| Male, Not in Labor Force2 | 138,762, 32.13%, see rank | 30.63% | 28.72% |
| Female1 | 477,646, 52.52%, see rank | 52.14% | 51.26% |
| Female, In Labor Force:2 | 278,111, 58.23%, see rank | 58.03% | 59.10% |
| Female, In Armed Forces2 | 235, 0.05%, see rank | 0.03% | 0.14% |
| Female, Civilian2 | 277,876, 58.18%, see rank | 58.00% | 58.96% |
| Female, Civilian, Employed3 | 260,586, 93.78%, see rank | 93.31% | 92.95% |
| Female, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 17,290, 6.22%, see rank | 6.69% | 7.05% |
| Female, Not in Labor Force2 | 199,535, 41.77%, see rank | 41.97% | 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.