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Buffalo, NY Historical Employment Status Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
| Buffalo, NY | New York | U.S. | |
| Population 16 Years and Over | 207,494, see rank | 15,832,743 | 248,775,628 |
| Male1 | 97,258, 46.87%, see rank | 47.83% | 48.69% |
| Male, In Labor Force:2 | 61,392, 63.12%, see rank | 68.68% | 69.28% |
| Male, In Armed Forces2 | 43, 0.04%, see rank | 0.28% | 0.73% |
| Male, Civilian2 | 61,349, 63.08%, see rank | 68.40% | 68.54% |
| Male, Civilian, Employed3 | 53,273, 86.84%, see rank | 90.70% | 90.49% |
| Male, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 8,076, 13.16%, see rank | 9.30% | 9.51% |
| Male, Not in Labor Force2 | 35,866, 36.88%, see rank | 31.32% | 30.72% |
| Female1 | 110,236, 53.13%, see rank | 52.17% | 51.31% |
| Female, In Labor Force:2 | 62,604, 56.79%, see rank | 58.76% | 58.79% |
| Female, In Armed Forces2 | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.03% | 0.11% |
| Female, Civilian2 | 62,604, 56.79%, see rank | 58.72% | 58.69% |
| Female, Civilian, Employed3 | 55,139, 88.08%, see rank | 91.52% | 91.18% |
| Female, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 7,465, 11.92%, see rank | 8.48% | 8.82% |
| Female, Not in Labor Force2 | 47,632, 43.21%, 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, NY | New York | U.S. | |
| Population 16 Years and Over | 207,681, see rank | 15,615,122 | 243,810,053 |
| Male1 | 95,962, 46.21%, see rank | 47.76% | 48.65% |
| Male, In Labor Force:2 | 60,864, 63.43%, see rank | 69.17% | 70.20% |
| Male, In Armed Forces2 | 84, 0.09%, see rank | 0.31% | 0.82% |
| Male, Civilian2 | 60,780, 63.34%, see rank | 68.85% | 69.38% |
| Male, Civilian, Employed3 | 51,894, 85.38%, see rank | 90.81% | 90.27% |
| Male, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 8,886, 14.62%, see rank | 9.19% | 9.73% |
| Male, Not in Labor Force2 | 35,098, 36.57%, see rank | 30.83% | 29.80% |
| Female1 | 111,719, 53.79%, see rank | 52.24% | 51.35% |
| Female, In Labor Force:2 | 64,406, 57.65%, see rank | 58.98% | 59.43% |
| Female, In Armed Forces2 | 18, 0.02%, see rank | 0.04% | 0.13% |
| Female, Civilian2 | 64,388, 57.63%, see rank | 58.94% | 59.30% |
| Female, Civilian, Employed3 | 56,296, 87.43%, see rank | 91.72% | 91.21% |
| Female, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 8,092, 12.57%, see rank | 8.28% | 8.79% |
| Female, Not in Labor Force2 | 47,313, 42.35%, 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, NY | New York | U.S. | |
| Population 16 Years and Over | 208,679, see rank | 15,394,140 | 238,733,844 |
| Male1 | 96,876, 46.42%, see rank | 47.68% | 48.60% |
| Male, In Labor Force:2 | 60,998, 62.97%, see rank | 69.44% | 70.92% |
| Male, In Armed Forces2 | 122, 0.13%, see rank | 0.32% | 0.83% |
| Male, Civilian2 | 60,876, 62.84%, see rank | 69.12% | 70.09% |
| Male, Civilian, Employed3 | 52,502, 86.24%, see rank | 92.10% | 91.78% |
| Male, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 8,374, 13.76%, see rank | 7.90% | 8.22% |
| Male, Not in Labor Force2 | 35,878, 37.03%, see rank | 30.56% | 29.08% |
| Female1 | 111,803, 53.58%, see rank | 52.32% | 51.40% |
| Female, In Labor Force:2 | 63,358, 56.67%, see rank | 58.49% | 59.40% |
| Female, In Armed Forces2 | 17, 0.02%, see rank | 0.03% | 0.13% |
| Female, Civilian2 | 63,341, 56.65%, see rank | 58.46% | 59.26% |
| Female, Civilian, Employed3 | 56,283, 88.86%, see rank | 92.89% | 92.41% |
| Female, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 7,058, 11.14%, see rank | 7.11% | 7.59% |
| Female, Not in Labor Force2 | 48,445, 43.33%, 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, NY | New York | U.S. | |
| Population 16 Years and Over | 214,487, see rank | 15,470,793 | 235,871,704 |
| Male1 | 98,723, 46.03%, see rank | 47.86% | 48.74% |
| Male, In Labor Force:2 | 62,310, 63.12%, see rank | 69.37% | 71.28% |
| Male, In Armed Forces2 | 141, 0.14%, see rank | 0.32% | 0.84% |
| Male, Civilian2 | 62,169, 62.97%, see rank | 69.05% | 70.44% |
| Male, Civilian, Employed3 | 53,792, 86.53%, see rank | 92.66% | 92.66% |
| Male, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 8,377, 13.47%, see rank | 7.34% | 7.34% |
| Male, Not in Labor Force2 | 36,413, 36.88%, see rank | 30.63% | 28.72% |
| Female1 | 115,764, 53.97%, see rank | 52.14% | 51.26% |
| Female, In Labor Force:2 | 65,214, 56.33%, see rank | 58.03% | 59.10% |
| Female, In Armed Forces2 | 28, 0.02%, see rank | 0.03% | 0.14% |
| Female, Civilian2 | 65,186, 56.31%, see rank | 58.00% | 58.96% |
| Female, Civilian, Employed3 | 58,167, 89.23%, see rank | 93.31% | 92.95% |
| Female, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 7,019, 10.77%, see rank | 6.69% | 7.05% |
| Female, Not in Labor Force2 | 50,550, 43.67%, 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.
US Census 2000 data
| Buffalo, NY | New York | U.S. | |
| Population 16 Years and Over | 223,437, see rank | 14,805,912 | 217,168,077 |
| Male1 | 101,927, 45.62%, see rank | 47.25% | 48.34% |
| Male, In Labor Force:2 | 63,550, 62.35%, see rank | 67.76% | 70.75% |
| Male, In Armed Forces2 | 138, 0.14%, see rank | 0.30% | 0.94% |
| Male, Civilian2 | 63,412, 62.21%, see rank | 67.47% | 69.81% |
| Male, Civilian, Employed3 | 54,794, 86.41%, see rank | 92.86% | 94.28% |
| Male, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 8,618, 13.59%, see rank | 7.14% | 5.72% |
| Male, Not in Labor Force2 | 38,377, 37.65%, see rank | 32.24% | 29.25% |
| Female1 | 121,510, 54.38%, see rank | 52.75% | 51.66% |
| Female, In Labor Force:2 | 66,960, 55.11%, see rank | 55.14% | 57.54% |
| Female, In Armed Forces2 | 13, 0.01%, see rank | 0.04% | 0.15% |
| Female, Civilian2 | 66,947, 55.10%, see rank | 55.10% | 57.39% |
| Female, Civilian, Employed3 | 59,268, 88.53%, see rank | 92.96% | 94.17% |
| Female, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 7,679, 11.47%, see rank | 7.04% | 5.83% |
| Female, Not in Labor Force2 | 54,550, 44.89%, see rank | 44.86% | 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.