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California Historical Employment Status Data

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ACS 2010-2014 data

	California	%	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	29,934,838	see rank	248,775,628
Male¹	14,757,910	49.30%, see rank	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	10,374,613	70.30%, see rank	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	118,695	0.80%, see rank	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	10,255,918	69.49%, see rank	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	9,118,744	88.91%, see rank	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	1,137,174	11.09%, see rank	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	4,383,297	29.70%, see rank	30.72%
Female¹	15,176,928	50.70%, see rank	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	8,734,263	57.55%, see rank	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	15,175	0.10%, see rank	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	8,719,088	57.45%, see rank	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	7,771,698	89.13%, see rank	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	947,390	10.87%, see rank	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	6,442,665	42.45%, 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

	California	%	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	29,163,075	see rank	243,810,053
Male¹	14,389,900	49.34%, see rank	48.65%
Male, In Labor Force:²	10,230,188	71.09%, see rank	70.20%
Male, In Armed Forces²	130,563	0.91%, see rank	0.82%
Male, Civilian²	10,099,625	70.19%, see rank	69.38%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	8,967,227	88.79%, see rank	90.27%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	1,132,398	11.21%, see rank	9.73%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	4,159,712	28.91%, see rank	29.80%
Female¹	14,773,175	50.66%, see rank	51.35%
Female, In Labor Force:²	8,591,238	58.15%, see rank	59.43%
Female, In Armed Forces²	17,057	0.12%, see rank	0.13%
Female, Civilian²	8,574,181	58.04%, see rank	59.30%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	7,647,135	89.19%, see rank	91.21%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	927,046	10.81%, see rank	8.79%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	6,181,937	41.85%, 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

	California	%	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	28,445,585	see rank	238,733,844
Male¹	14,033,981	49.34%, see rank	48.60%
Male, In Labor Force:²	10,061,845	71.70%, see rank	70.92%
Male, In Armed Forces²	125,336	0.89%, see rank	0.83%
Male, Civilian²	9,936,509	70.80%, see rank	70.09%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	9,037,868	90.96%, see rank	91.78%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	898,641	9.04%, see rank	8.22%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	3,972,136	28.30%, see rank	29.08%
Female¹	14,411,604	50.66%, see rank	51.40%
Female, In Labor Force:²	8,356,461	57.98%, see rank	59.40%
Female, In Armed Forces²	18,099	0.13%, see rank	0.13%
Female, Civilian²	8,338,362	57.86%, see rank	59.26%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	7,594,598	91.08%, see rank	92.41%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	743,764	8.92%, see rank	7.59%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	6,055,143	42.02%, 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

	California	%	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	27,958,467	see rank	235,871,704
Male¹	13,885,105	49.66%, see rank	48.74%
Male, In Labor Force:²	10,000,100	72.02%, see rank	71.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	121,843	0.88%, see rank	0.84%
Male, Civilian²	9,878,257	71.14%, see rank	70.44%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	9,109,870	92.22%, see rank	92.66%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	768,387	7.78%, see rank	7.34%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	3,885,005	27.98%, see rank	28.72%
Female¹	14,073,362	50.34%, see rank	51.26%
Female, In Labor Force:²	8,100,848	57.56%, see rank	59.10%
Female, In Armed Forces²	17,426	0.12%, see rank	0.14%
Female, Civilian²	8,083,422	57.44%, see rank	58.96%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	7,440,836	92.05%, see rank	92.95%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	642,586	7.95%, see rank	7.05%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	5,972,514	42.44%, 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.

US Census 2000 data

	California	%	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	25,596,144	see rank	217,168,077
Male¹	12,597,735	49.22%, see rank	48.34%
Male, In Labor Force:²	8,765,269	69.58%, see rank	70.75%
Male, In Armed Forces²	132,057	1.05%, see rank	0.94%
Male, Civilian²	8,633,212	68.53%, see rank	69.81%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	8,045,350	93.19%, see rank	94.28%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	587,862	6.81%, see rank	5.72%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	3,832,466	30.42%, see rank	29.25%
Female¹	12,998,409	50.78%, see rank	51.66%
Female, In Labor Force:²	7,212,610	55.49%, see rank	57.54%
Female, In Armed Forces²	16,620	0.13%, see rank	0.15%
Female, Civilian²	7,195,990	55.36%, see rank	57.39%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	6,673,578	92.74%, see rank	94.17%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	522,412	7.26%, see rank	5.83%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	5,785,799	44.51%, see rank	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.

* 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.