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Charleston, SC Historical Employment Status Data

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ACS 2010-2014 data

	Charleston, SC	South Carolina	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	104,674, see rank	3,768,421	248,775,628
Male¹	49,097, 46.90%, see rank	48.08%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	34,002, 69.25%, see rank	65.98%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	455, 0.93%, see rank	1.46%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	33,547, 68.33%, see rank	64.52%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	31,362, 93.49%, see rank	89.22%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	2,185, 6.51%, see rank	10.78%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	15,095, 30.75%, see rank	34.02%	30.72%
Female¹	55,577, 53.10%, see rank	51.92%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	35,510, 63.89%, see rank	56.78%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	75, 0.13%, see rank	0.30%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	35,435, 63.76%, see rank	56.49%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	32,510, 91.75%, see rank	89.49%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	2,925, 8.25%, see rank	10.51%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	20,067, 36.11%, 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.

ACS 2008-2012 data

	Charleston, SC	South Carolina	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	100,611, see rank	3,675,075	243,810,053
Male¹	46,673, 46.39%, see rank	48.05%	48.65%
Male, In Labor Force:²	32,649, 69.95%, see rank	67.02%	70.20%
Male, In Armed Forces²	551, 1.18%, see rank	1.71%	0.82%
Male, Civilian²	32,098, 68.77%, see rank	65.31%	69.38%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	29,548, 92.06%, see rank	88.68%	90.27%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	2,550, 7.94%, see rank	11.32%	9.73%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	14,024, 30.05%, see rank	32.98%	29.80%
Female¹	53,938, 53.61%, see rank	51.95%	51.35%
Female, In Labor Force:²	34,852, 64.61%, see rank	57.46%	59.43%
Female, In Armed Forces²	83, 0.15%, see rank	0.33%	0.13%
Female, Civilian²	34,769, 64.46%, see rank	57.14%	59.30%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	31,870, 91.66%, see rank	89.16%	91.21%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	2,899, 8.34%, see rank	10.84%	8.79%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	19,086, 35.39%, 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.

ACS 2006-2010 data

	Charleston, SC	South Carolina	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	96,390, see rank	3,567,959	238,733,844
Male¹	45,034, 46.72%, see rank	48.03%	48.60%
Male, In Labor Force:²	32,254, 71.62%, see rank	68.21%	70.92%
Male, In Armed Forces²	364, 0.81%, see rank	1.72%	0.83%
Male, Civilian²	31,890, 70.81%, see rank	66.49%	70.09%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	29,647, 92.97%, see rank	90.73%	91.78%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	2,243, 7.03%, see rank	9.27%	8.22%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	12,780, 28.38%, see rank	31.79%	29.08%
Female¹	51,356, 53.28%, see rank	51.97%	51.40%
Female, In Labor Force:²	32,872, 64.01%, see rank	57.96%	59.40%
Female, In Armed Forces²	114, 0.22%, see rank	0.42%	0.13%
Female, Civilian²	32,758, 63.79%, see rank	57.54%	59.26%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	30,620, 93.47%, see rank	90.76%	92.41%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	2,138, 6.53%, see rank	9.24%	7.59%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	18,484, 35.99%, 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.

ACS 2005-2009 data

	Charleston, SC	South Carolina	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	92,043, see rank	3,480,700	235,871,704
Male¹	43,131, 46.86%, see rank	47.99%	48.74%
Male, In Labor Force:²	30,618, 70.99%, see rank	68.52%	71.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	393, 0.91%, see rank	1.67%	0.84%
Male, Civilian²	30,225, 70.08%, see rank	66.85%	70.44%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	28,336, 93.75%, see rank	91.73%	92.66%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	1,889, 6.25%, see rank	8.27%	7.34%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	12,513, 29.01%, see rank	31.48%	28.72%
Female¹	48,912, 53.14%, see rank	52.01%	51.26%
Female, In Labor Force:²	31,004, 63.39%, see rank	57.67%	59.10%
Female, In Armed Forces²	103, 0.21%, see rank	0.43%	0.14%
Female, Civilian²	30,901, 63.18%, see rank	57.24%	58.96%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	29,064, 94.06%, see rank	91.43%	92.95%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	1,837, 5.94%, see rank	8.57%	7.05%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	17,908, 36.61%, 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.

US Census 2000 data

	Charleston, SC	South Carolina	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	78,897, see rank	3,114,016	217,168,077
Male¹	36,478, 46.23%, see rank	47.77%	48.34%
Male, In Labor Force:²	24,672, 67.64%, see rank	69.81%	70.75%
Male, In Armed Forces²	580, 1.59%, see rank	1.96%	0.94%
Male, Civilian²	24,092, 66.05%, see rank	67.85%	69.81%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	22,295, 92.54%, see rank	94.68%	94.28%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	1,797, 7.46%, see rank	5.32%	5.72%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	11,806, 32.36%, see rank	30.19%	29.25%
Female¹	42,419, 53.77%, see rank	52.23%	51.66%
Female, In Labor Force:²	24,434, 57.60%, see rank	57.53%	57.54%
Female, In Armed Forces²	62, 0.15%, see rank	0.42%	0.15%
Female, Civilian²	24,372, 57.46%, see rank	57.11%	57.39%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	22,971, 94.25%, see rank	93.56%	94.17%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	1,401, 5.75%, see rank	6.44%	5.83%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	17,985, 42.40%, see rank	42.47%	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.