Charleston Metro Area Historical Employment Status Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
| Charleston Area | West Virginia | U.S. | |
| Population 16 Years and Over | 183,264, see rank | 1,513,749 | 248,775,628 |
| Male1 | 87,635, 47.82%, see rank | 48.90% | 48.69% |
| Male, In Labor Force:2 | 54,611, 62.32%, see rank | 59.36% | 69.28% |
| Male, In Armed Forces2 | 123, 0.14%, see rank | 0.14% | 0.73% |
| Male, Civilian2 | 54,488, 62.18%, see rank | 59.22% | 68.54% |
| Male, Civilian, Employed3 | 50,042, 91.84%, see rank | 90.78% | 90.49% |
| Male, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 4,446, 8.16%, see rank | 9.22% | 9.51% |
| Male, Not in Labor Force2 | 33,024, 37.68%, see rank | 40.64% | 30.72% |
| Female1 | 95,629, 52.18%, see rank | 51.10% | 51.31% |
| Female, In Labor Force:2 | 50,592, 52.90%, see rank | 49.39% | 58.79% |
| Female, In Armed Forces2 | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.11% |
| Female, Civilian2 | 50,592, 52.90%, see rank | 49.37% | 58.69% |
| Female, Civilian, Employed3 | 47,366, 93.62%, see rank | 93.03% | 91.18% |
| Female, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 3,226, 6.38%, see rank | 6.97% | 8.82% |
| Female, Not in Labor Force2 | 45,037, 47.10%, see rank | 50.61% | 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 Area | West Virginia | U.S. | |
| Population 16 Years and Over | 245,840, see rank | 1,508,549 | 243,810,053 |
| Male1 | 117,842, 47.93%, see rank | 48.82% | 48.65% |
| Male, In Labor Force:2 | 74,576, 63.28%, see rank | 59.97% | 70.20% |
| Male, In Armed Forces2 | 270, 0.23%, see rank | 0.19% | 0.82% |
| Male, Civilian2 | 74,306, 63.06%, see rank | 59.78% | 69.38% |
| Male, Civilian, Employed3 | 68,459, 92.13%, see rank | 90.97% | 90.27% |
| Male, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 5,847, 7.87%, see rank | 9.03% | 9.73% |
| Male, Not in Labor Force2 | 43,266, 36.72%, see rank | 40.03% | 29.80% |
| Female1 | 127,998, 52.07%, see rank | 51.18% | 51.35% |
| Female, In Labor Force:2 | 67,250, 52.54%, see rank | 49.97% | 59.43% |
| Female, In Armed Forces2 | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.13% |
| Female, Civilian2 | 67,250, 52.54%, see rank | 49.95% | 59.30% |
| Female, Civilian, Employed3 | 63,172, 93.94%, see rank | 93.42% | 91.21% |
| Female, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 4,078, 6.06%, see rank | 6.58% | 8.79% |
| Female, Not in Labor Force2 | 60,748, 47.46%, see rank | 50.03% | 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 Area | West Virginia | U.S. | |
| Population 16 Years and Over | 245,906, see rank | 1,498,611 | 238,733,844 |
| Male1 | 117,505, 47.78%, see rank | 48.70% | 48.60% |
| Male, In Labor Force:2 | 74,793, 63.65%, see rank | 60.59% | 70.92% |
| Male, In Armed Forces2 | 333, 0.28%, see rank | 0.24% | 0.83% |
| Male, Civilian2 | 74,460, 63.37%, see rank | 60.35% | 70.09% |
| Male, Civilian, Employed3 | 69,088, 92.79%, see rank | 92.08% | 91.78% |
| Male, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 5,372, 7.21%, see rank | 7.92% | 8.22% |
| Male, Not in Labor Force2 | 42,712, 36.35%, see rank | 39.41% | 29.08% |
| Female1 | 128,401, 52.22%, see rank | 51.30% | 51.40% |
| Female, In Labor Force:2 | 66,166, 51.53%, see rank | 49.70% | 59.40% |
| Female, In Armed Forces2 | 28, 0.02%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.13% |
| Female, Civilian2 | 66,138, 51.51%, see rank | 49.67% | 59.26% |
| Female, Civilian, Employed3 | 62,553, 94.58%, see rank | 93.78% | 92.41% |
| Female, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 3,585, 5.42%, see rank | 6.22% | 7.59% |
| Female, Not in Labor Force2 | 62,235, 48.47%, see rank | 50.30% | 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 Area | West Virginia | U.S. | |
| Population 16 Years and Over | 244,845, see rank | 1,471,068 | 235,871,704 |
| Male1 | 116,959, 47.77%, see rank | 48.44% | 48.74% |
| Male, In Labor Force:2 | 75,311, 64.39%, see rank | 61.75% | 71.28% |
| Male, In Armed Forces2 | 292, 0.25%, see rank | 0.23% | 0.84% |
| Male, Civilian2 | 75,019, 64.14%, see rank | 61.52% | 70.44% |
| Male, Civilian, Employed3 | 69,405, 92.52%, see rank | 92.68% | 92.66% |
| Male, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 5,614, 7.48%, see rank | 7.32% | 7.34% |
| Male, Not in Labor Force2 | 41,648, 35.61%, see rank | 38.25% | 28.72% |
| Female1 | 127,886, 52.23%, see rank | 51.56% | 51.26% |
| Female, In Labor Force:2 | 65,394, 51.13%, see rank | 49.75% | 59.10% |
| Female, In Armed Forces2 | 33, 0.03%, see rank | 0.03% | 0.14% |
| Female, Civilian2 | 65,361, 51.11%, see rank | 49.72% | 58.96% |
| Female, Civilian, Employed3 | 61,784, 94.53%, see rank | 93.96% | 92.95% |
| Female, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 3,577, 5.47%, see rank | 6.04% | 7.05% |
| Female, Not in Labor Force2 | 62,492, 48.87%, see rank | 50.25% | 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.