Cherokee County Historical Employment Status Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
| Cherokee County | North Carolina | U.S. | |
| Population 16 Years and Over | 22,644, see rank | 7,717,630 | 248,775,628 |
| Male1 | 10,901, 48.14%, see rank | 48.09% | 48.69% |
| Male, In Labor Force:2 | 5,474, 50.22%, see rank | 68.62% | 69.28% |
| Male, In Armed Forces2 | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 2.08% | 0.73% |
| Male, Civilian2 | 5,474, 50.22%, see rank | 66.53% | 68.54% |
| Male, Civilian, Employed3 | 4,874, 89.04%, see rank | 89.27% | 90.49% |
| Male, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 600, 10.96%, see rank | 10.73% | 9.51% |
| Male, Not in Labor Force2 | 5,427, 49.78%, see rank | 31.38% | 30.72% |
| Female1 | 11,743, 51.86%, see rank | 51.91% | 51.31% |
| Female, In Labor Force:2 | 4,973, 42.35%, see rank | 58.22% | 58.79% |
| Female, In Armed Forces2 | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.21% | 0.11% |
| Female, Civilian2 | 4,973, 42.35%, see rank | 58.01% | 58.69% |
| Female, Civilian, Employed3 | 4,554, 91.57%, see rank | 89.64% | 91.18% |
| Female, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 419, 8.43%, see rank | 10.36% | 8.82% |
| Female, Not in Labor Force2 | 6,770, 57.65%, see rank | 41.78% | 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 | North Carolina | U.S. | |
| Population 16 Years and Over | 22,799, see rank | 7,523,670 | 243,810,053 |
| Male1 | 10,965, 48.09%, see rank | 48.05% | 48.65% |
| Male, In Labor Force:2 | 5,644, 51.47%, see rank | 69.94% | 70.20% |
| Male, In Armed Forces2 | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 2.20% | 0.82% |
| Male, Civilian2 | 5,644, 51.47%, see rank | 67.75% | 69.38% |
| Male, Civilian, Employed3 | 5,139, 91.05%, see rank | 89.23% | 90.27% |
| Male, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 505, 8.95%, see rank | 10.77% | 9.73% |
| Male, Not in Labor Force2 | 5,321, 48.53%, see rank | 30.06% | 29.80% |
| Female1 | 11,834, 51.91%, see rank | 51.95% | 51.35% |
| Female, In Labor Force:2 | 5,113, 43.21%, see rank | 58.94% | 59.43% |
| Female, In Armed Forces2 | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.24% | 0.13% |
| Female, Civilian2 | 5,113, 43.21%, see rank | 58.70% | 59.30% |
| Female, Civilian, Employed3 | 4,749, 92.88%, see rank | 89.81% | 91.21% |
| Female, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 364, 7.12%, see rank | 10.19% | 8.79% |
| Female, Not in Labor Force2 | 6,721, 56.79%, see rank | 41.06% | 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 | North Carolina | U.S. | |
| Population 16 Years and Over | 22,624, see rank | 7,287,107 | 238,733,844 |
| Male1 | 10,950, 48.40%, see rank | 48.09% | 48.60% |
| Male, In Labor Force:2 | 6,294, 57.48%, see rank | 70.94% | 70.92% |
| Male, In Armed Forces2 | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 2.19% | 0.83% |
| Male, Civilian2 | 6,294, 57.48%, see rank | 68.75% | 70.09% |
| Male, Civilian, Employed3 | 5,896, 93.68%, see rank | 91.11% | 91.78% |
| Male, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 398, 6.32%, see rank | 8.89% | 8.22% |
| Male, Not in Labor Force2 | 4,656, 42.52%, see rank | 29.06% | 29.08% |
| Female1 | 11,674, 51.60%, see rank | 51.91% | 51.40% |
| Female, In Labor Force:2 | 5,744, 49.20%, see rank | 59.21% | 59.40% |
| Female, In Armed Forces2 | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.23% | 0.13% |
| Female, Civilian2 | 5,744, 49.20%, see rank | 58.98% | 59.26% |
| Female, Civilian, Employed3 | 5,467, 95.18%, see rank | 91.40% | 92.41% |
| Female, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 277, 4.82%, see rank | 8.60% | 7.59% |
| Female, Not in Labor Force2 | 5,930, 50.80%, see rank | 40.79% | 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 | North Carolina | U.S. | |
| Population 16 Years and Over | 21,585, see rank | 7,084,756 | 235,871,704 |
| Male1 | 10,282, 47.63%, see rank | 48.28% | 48.74% |
| Male, In Labor Force:2 | 6,106, 59.39%, see rank | 71.50% | 71.28% |
| Male, In Armed Forces2 | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 2.43% | 0.84% |
| Male, Civilian2 | 6,106, 59.39%, see rank | 69.07% | 70.44% |
| Male, Civilian, Employed3 | 5,817, 95.27%, see rank | 92.33% | 92.66% |
| Male, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 289, 4.73%, see rank | 7.67% | 7.34% |
| Male, Not in Labor Force2 | 4,176, 40.61%, see rank | 28.50% | 28.72% |
| Female1 | 11,303, 52.37%, see rank | 51.72% | 51.26% |
| Female, In Labor Force:2 | 5,520, 48.84%, see rank | 59.09% | 59.10% |
| Female, In Armed Forces2 | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.25% | 0.14% |
| Female, Civilian2 | 5,520, 48.84%, see rank | 58.84% | 58.96% |
| Female, Civilian, Employed3 | 5,319, 96.36%, see rank | 92.33% | 92.95% |
| Female, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 201, 3.64%, see rank | 7.67% | 7.05% |
| Female, Not in Labor Force2 | 5,783, 51.16%, see rank | 40.91% | 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 | North Carolina | U.S. | |
| Population 16 Years and Over | 19,952, see rank | 6,290,618 | 217,168,077 |
| Male1 | 9,548, 47.85%, see rank | 48.31% | 48.34% |
| Male, In Labor Force:2 | 5,873, 61.51%, see rank | 72.75% | 70.75% |
| Male, In Armed Forces2 | 23, 0.24%, see rank | 2.70% | 0.94% |
| Male, Civilian2 | 5,850, 61.27%, see rank | 70.05% | 69.81% |
| Male, Civilian, Employed3 | 5,583, 95.44%, see rank | 95.08% | 94.28% |
| Male, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 267, 4.56%, see rank | 4.92% | 5.72% |
| Male, Not in Labor Force2 | 3,675, 38.49%, see rank | 27.25% | 29.25% |
| Female1 | 10,404, 52.15%, see rank | 51.69% | 51.66% |
| Female, In Labor Force:2 | 4,924, 47.33%, see rank | 59.04% | 57.54% |
| Female, In Armed Forces2 | 17, 0.16%, see rank | 0.27% | 0.15% |
| Female, Civilian2 | 4,907, 47.16%, see rank | 58.77% | 57.39% |
| Female, Civilian, Employed3 | 4,579, 93.32%, see rank | 94.23% | 94.17% |
| Female, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 328, 6.68%, see rank | 5.77% | 5.83% |
| Female, Not in Labor Force2 | 5,480, 52.67%, see rank | 40.96% | 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.