USA.com / South Carolina / Charleston, North Charleston Area / Income and Careers / Historical Employment Status Data
Charleston, North Charleston Metro Area Historical Employment Status Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
| Charleston, North Charleston Area | South Carolina | U.S. | |
| Population 16 Years and Over | 554,360, see rank | 3,768,421 | 248,775,628 |
| Male1 | 268,678, 48.47%, see rank | 48.08% | 48.69% |
| Male, In Labor Force:2 | 190,002, 70.72%, see rank | 65.98% | 69.28% |
| Male, In Armed Forces2 | 7,188, 2.68%, see rank | 1.46% | 0.73% |
| Male, Civilian2 | 182,814, 68.04%, see rank | 64.52% | 68.54% |
| Male, Civilian, Employed3 | 165,523, 90.54%, see rank | 89.22% | 90.49% |
| Male, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 17,291, 9.46%, see rank | 10.78% | 9.51% |
| Male, Not in Labor Force2 | 78,676, 29.28%, see rank | 34.02% | 30.72% |
| Female1 | 285,682, 51.53%, see rank | 51.92% | 51.31% |
| Female, In Labor Force:2 | 175,943, 61.59%, see rank | 56.78% | 58.79% |
| Female, In Armed Forces2 | 633, 0.22%, see rank | 0.30% | 0.11% |
| Female, Civilian2 | 175,310, 61.37%, see rank | 56.49% | 58.69% |
| Female, Civilian, Employed3 | 158,150, 90.21%, see rank | 89.49% | 91.18% |
| Female, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 17,160, 9.79%, see rank | 10.51% | 8.82% |
| Female, Not in Labor Force2 | 109,739, 38.41%, see rank | 43.22% | 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
| Charleston, North Charleston Area | South Carolina | U.S. | |
| Population 16 Years and Over | 529,818, see rank | 3,675,075 | 243,810,053 |
| Male1 | 256,277, 48.37%, see rank | 48.05% | 48.65% |
| Male, In Labor Force:2 | 184,133, 71.85%, see rank | 67.02% | 70.20% |
| Male, In Armed Forces2 | 8,032, 3.13%, see rank | 1.71% | 0.82% |
| Male, Civilian2 | 176,101, 68.72%, see rank | 65.31% | 69.38% |
| Male, Civilian, Employed3 | 157,782, 89.60%, see rank | 88.68% | 90.27% |
| Male, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 18,319, 10.40%, see rank | 11.32% | 9.73% |
| Male, Not in Labor Force2 | 72,144, 28.15%, see rank | 32.98% | 29.80% |
| Female1 | 273,541, 51.63%, see rank | 51.95% | 51.35% |
| Female, In Labor Force:2 | 167,925, 61.39%, see rank | 57.46% | 59.43% |
| Female, In Armed Forces2 | 916, 0.33%, see rank | 0.33% | 0.13% |
| Female, Civilian2 | 167,009, 61.05%, see rank | 57.14% | 59.30% |
| Female, Civilian, Employed3 | 150,384, 90.05%, see rank | 89.16% | 91.21% |
| Female, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 16,625, 9.95%, see rank | 10.84% | 8.79% |
| Female, Not in Labor Force2 | 105,616, 38.61%, see rank | 42.54% | 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
| Charleston, North Charleston Area | South Carolina | U.S. | |
| Population 16 Years and Over | 507,334, see rank | 3,567,959 | 238,733,844 |
| Male1 | 245,498, 48.39%, see rank | 48.03% | 48.60% |
| Male, In Labor Force:2 | 179,622, 73.17%, see rank | 68.21% | 70.92% |
| Male, In Armed Forces2 | 8,049, 3.28%, see rank | 1.72% | 0.83% |
| Male, Civilian2 | 171,573, 69.89%, see rank | 66.49% | 70.09% |
| Male, Civilian, Employed3 | 157,620, 91.87%, see rank | 90.73% | 91.78% |
| Male, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 13,953, 8.13%, see rank | 9.27% | 8.22% |
| Male, Not in Labor Force2 | 65,876, 26.83%, see rank | 31.79% | 29.08% |
| Female1 | 261,836, 51.61%, see rank | 51.97% | 51.40% |
| Female, In Labor Force:2 | 161,340, 61.62%, see rank | 57.96% | 59.40% |
| Female, In Armed Forces2 | 930, 0.36%, see rank | 0.42% | 0.13% |
| Female, Civilian2 | 160,410, 61.26%, see rank | 57.54% | 59.26% |
| Female, Civilian, Employed3 | 147,894, 92.20%, see rank | 90.76% | 92.41% |
| Female, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 12,516, 7.80%, see rank | 9.24% | 7.59% |
| Female, Not in Labor Force2 | 100,496, 38.38%, see rank | 42.04% | 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
| Charleston, North Charleston Area | South Carolina | U.S. | |
| Population 16 Years and Over | 498,071, see rank | 3,480,700 | 235,871,704 |
| Male1 | 240,117, 48.21%, see rank | 47.99% | 48.74% |
| Male, In Labor Force:2 | 175,143, 72.94%, see rank | 68.52% | 71.28% |
| Male, In Armed Forces2 | 7,515, 3.13%, see rank | 1.67% | 0.84% |
| Male, Civilian2 | 167,628, 69.81%, see rank | 66.85% | 70.44% |
| Male, Civilian, Employed3 | 155,185, 92.58%, see rank | 91.73% | 92.66% |
| Male, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 12,443, 7.42%, see rank | 8.27% | 7.34% |
| Male, Not in Labor Force2 | 64,974, 27.06%, see rank | 31.48% | 28.72% |
| Female1 | 257,954, 51.79%, see rank | 52.01% | 51.26% |
| Female, In Labor Force:2 | 157,307, 60.98%, see rank | 57.67% | 59.10% |
| Female, In Armed Forces2 | 968, 0.38%, see rank | 0.43% | 0.14% |
| Female, Civilian2 | 156,339, 60.61%, see rank | 57.24% | 58.96% |
| Female, Civilian, Employed3 | 145,176, 92.86%, see rank | 91.43% | 92.95% |
| Female, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 11,163, 7.14%, see rank | 8.57% | 7.05% |
| Female, Not in Labor Force2 | 100,647, 39.02%, see rank | 42.33% | 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.