Cherokee County Historical Employment Status Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
| Cherokee County | Kansas | U.S. | |
| Population 16 Years and Over | 16,584, see rank | 2,236,421 | 248,775,628 |
| Male1 | 8,063, 48.62%, see rank | 49.32% | 48.69% |
| Male, In Labor Force:2 | 5,069, 62.87%, see rank | 72.71% | 69.28% |
| Male, In Armed Forces2 | 18, 0.22%, see rank | 1.42% | 0.73% |
| Male, Civilian2 | 5,051, 62.64%, see rank | 71.29% | 68.54% |
| Male, Civilian, Employed3 | 4,663, 92.32%, see rank | 93.22% | 90.49% |
| Male, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 388, 7.68%, see rank | 6.78% | 9.51% |
| Male, Not in Labor Force2 | 2,994, 37.13%, see rank | 27.29% | 30.72% |
| Female1 | 8,521, 51.38%, see rank | 50.68% | 51.31% |
| Female, In Labor Force:2 | 4,942, 58.00%, see rank | 62.20% | 58.79% |
| Female, In Armed Forces2 | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.14% | 0.11% |
| Female, Civilian2 | 4,942, 58.00%, see rank | 62.07% | 58.69% |
| Female, Civilian, Employed3 | 4,684, 94.78%, see rank | 93.65% | 91.18% |
| Female, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 258, 5.22%, see rank | 6.35% | 8.82% |
| Female, Not in Labor Force2 | 3,579, 42.00%, see rank | 37.80% | 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
| Cherokee County | Kansas | U.S. | |
| Population 16 Years and Over | 16,830, see rank | 2,208,363 | 243,810,053 |
| Male1 | 8,253, 49.04%, see rank | 49.21% | 48.65% |
| Male, In Labor Force:2 | 5,425, 65.73%, see rank | 73.81% | 70.20% |
| Male, In Armed Forces2 | 14, 0.17%, see rank | 1.45% | 0.82% |
| Male, Civilian2 | 5,411, 65.56%, see rank | 72.36% | 69.38% |
| Male, Civilian, Employed3 | 5,046, 93.25%, see rank | 92.99% | 90.27% |
| Male, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 365, 6.75%, see rank | 7.01% | 9.73% |
| Male, Not in Labor Force2 | 2,828, 34.27%, see rank | 26.19% | 29.80% |
| Female1 | 8,577, 50.96%, see rank | 50.79% | 51.35% |
| Female, In Labor Force:2 | 4,911, 57.26%, see rank | 63.46% | 59.43% |
| Female, In Armed Forces2 | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.18% | 0.13% |
| Female, Civilian2 | 4,911, 57.26%, see rank | 63.28% | 59.30% |
| Female, Civilian, Employed3 | 4,685, 95.40%, see rank | 93.60% | 91.21% |
| Female, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 226, 4.60%, see rank | 6.40% | 8.79% |
| Female, Not in Labor Force2 | 3,666, 42.74%, see rank | 36.54% | 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
| Cherokee County | Kansas | U.S. | |
| Population 16 Years and Over | 16,906, see rank | 2,175,144 | 238,733,844 |
| Male1 | 8,179, 48.38%, see rank | 49.08% | 48.60% |
| Male, In Labor Force:2 | 5,334, 65.22%, see rank | 74.26% | 70.92% |
| Male, In Armed Forces2 | 17, 0.21%, see rank | 1.23% | 0.83% |
| Male, Civilian2 | 5,317, 65.01%, see rank | 73.03% | 70.09% |
| Male, Civilian, Employed3 | 4,972, 93.51%, see rank | 93.75% | 91.78% |
| Male, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 345, 6.49%, see rank | 6.25% | 8.22% |
| Male, Not in Labor Force2 | 2,845, 34.78%, see rank | 25.74% | 29.08% |
| Female1 | 8,727, 51.62%, see rank | 50.92% | 51.40% |
| Female, In Labor Force:2 | 5,043, 57.79%, see rank | 63.36% | 59.40% |
| Female, In Armed Forces2 | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.17% | 0.13% |
| Female, Civilian2 | 5,043, 57.79%, see rank | 63.19% | 59.26% |
| Female, Civilian, Employed3 | 4,757, 94.33%, see rank | 94.26% | 92.41% |
| Female, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 286, 5.67%, see rank | 5.74% | 7.59% |
| Female, Not in Labor Force2 | 3,684, 42.21%, see rank | 36.64% | 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
| Cherokee County | Kansas | U.S. | |
| Population 16 Years and Over | 16,792, see rank | 2,158,153 | 235,871,704 |
| Male1 | 7,966, 47.44%, see rank | 49.12% | 48.74% |
| Male, In Labor Force:2 | 5,510, 69.17%, see rank | 74.99% | 71.28% |
| Male, In Armed Forces2 | 11, 0.14%, see rank | 1.15% | 0.84% |
| Male, Civilian2 | 5,499, 69.03%, see rank | 73.84% | 70.44% |
| Male, Civilian, Employed3 | 5,177, 94.14%, see rank | 94.46% | 92.66% |
| Male, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 322, 5.86%, see rank | 5.54% | 7.34% |
| Male, Not in Labor Force2 | 2,456, 30.83%, see rank | 25.01% | 28.72% |
| Female1 | 8,826, 52.56%, see rank | 50.88% | 51.26% |
| Female, In Labor Force:2 | 5,293, 59.97%, see rank | 63.13% | 59.10% |
| Female, In Armed Forces2 | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.16% | 0.14% |
| Female, Civilian2 | 5,293, 59.97%, see rank | 62.97% | 58.96% |
| Female, Civilian, Employed3 | 5,093, 96.22%, see rank | 94.49% | 92.95% |
| Female, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 200, 3.78%, see rank | 5.51% | 7.05% |
| Female, Not in Labor Force2 | 3,533, 40.03%, see rank | 36.87% | 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
| Cherokee County | Kansas | U.S. | |
| Population 16 Years and Over | 17,343, see rank | 2,059,160 | 217,168,077 |
| Male1 | 8,252, 47.58%, see rank | 48.77% | 48.34% |
| Male, In Labor Force:2 | 5,724, 69.37%, see rank | 74.45% | 70.75% |
| Male, In Armed Forces2 | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 1.32% | 0.94% |
| Male, Civilian2 | 5,724, 69.37%, see rank | 73.13% | 69.81% |
| Male, Civilian, Employed3 | 5,472, 95.60%, see rank | 95.70% | 94.28% |
| Male, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 252, 4.40%, see rank | 4.30% | 5.72% |
| Male, Not in Labor Force2 | 2,528, 30.63%, see rank | 25.55% | 29.25% |
| Female1 | 9,091, 52.42%, see rank | 51.23% | 51.66% |
| Female, In Labor Force:2 | 5,122, 56.34%, see rank | 60.87% | 57.54% |
| Female, In Armed Forces2 | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.17% | 0.15% |
| Female, Civilian2 | 5,122, 56.34%, see rank | 60.70% | 57.39% |
| Female, Civilian, Employed3 | 4,781, 93.34%, see rank | 95.81% | 94.17% |
| Female, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 341, 6.66%, see rank | 4.19% | 5.83% |
| Female, Not in Labor Force2 | 3,969, 43.66%, see rank | 39.13% | 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.