Chester County Historical Employment Status Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
| Chester County | Pennsylvania | U.S. | |
| Population 16 Years and Over | 398,939, see rank | 10,351,296 | 248,775,628 |
| Male1 | 194,210, 48.68%, see rank | 48.30% | 48.69% |
| Male, In Labor Force:2 | 147,404, 75.90%, see rank | 67.76% | 69.28% |
| Male, In Armed Forces2 | 260, 0.13%, see rank | 0.10% | 0.73% |
| Male, Civilian2 | 147,144, 75.77%, see rank | 67.67% | 68.54% |
| Male, Civilian, Employed3 | 137,523, 93.46%, see rank | 90.82% | 90.49% |
| Male, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 9,621, 6.54%, see rank | 9.18% | 9.51% |
| Male, Not in Labor Force2 | 46,806, 24.10%, see rank | 32.24% | 30.72% |
| Female1 | 204,729, 51.32%, see rank | 51.70% | 51.31% |
| Female, In Labor Force:2 | 128,395, 62.71%, see rank | 58.31% | 58.79% |
| Female, In Armed Forces2 | 12, 0.01%, see rank | 0.01% | 0.11% |
| Female, Civilian2 | 128,383, 62.71%, see rank | 58.30% | 58.69% |
| Female, Civilian, Employed3 | 120,605, 93.94%, see rank | 92.12% | 91.18% |
| Female, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 7,778, 6.06%, see rank | 7.88% | 8.82% |
| Female, Not in Labor Force2 | 76,334, 37.29%, see rank | 41.69% | 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
| Chester County | Pennsylvania | U.S. | |
| Population 16 Years and Over | 390,920, see rank | 10,265,643 | 243,810,053 |
| Male1 | 189,925, 48.58%, see rank | 48.17% | 48.65% |
| Male, In Labor Force:2 | 145,917, 76.83%, see rank | 68.43% | 70.20% |
| Male, In Armed Forces2 | 258, 0.14%, see rank | 0.15% | 0.82% |
| Male, Civilian2 | 145,659, 76.69%, see rank | 68.27% | 69.38% |
| Male, Civilian, Employed3 | 136,124, 93.45%, see rank | 90.86% | 90.27% |
| Male, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 9,535, 6.55%, see rank | 9.14% | 9.73% |
| Male, Not in Labor Force2 | 44,008, 23.17%, see rank | 31.57% | 29.80% |
| Female1 | 200,995, 51.42%, see rank | 51.83% | 51.35% |
| Female, In Labor Force:2 | 126,179, 62.78%, see rank | 58.33% | 59.43% |
| Female, In Armed Forces2 | 7, 0.00%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.13% |
| Female, Civilian2 | 126,172, 62.77%, see rank | 58.31% | 59.30% |
| Female, Civilian, Employed3 | 118,991, 94.31%, see rank | 92.27% | 91.21% |
| Female, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 7,181, 5.69%, see rank | 7.73% | 8.79% |
| Female, Not in Labor Force2 | 74,816, 37.22%, see rank | 41.67% | 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
| Chester County | Pennsylvania | U.S. | |
| Population 16 Years and Over | 381,878, see rank | 10,147,657 | 238,733,844 |
| Male1 | 185,329, 48.53%, see rank | 48.06% | 48.60% |
| Male, In Labor Force:2 | 142,911, 77.11%, see rank | 68.89% | 70.92% |
| Male, In Armed Forces2 | 217, 0.12%, see rank | 0.17% | 0.83% |
| Male, Civilian2 | 142,694, 76.99%, see rank | 68.71% | 70.09% |
| Male, Civilian, Employed3 | 135,460, 94.93%, see rank | 92.26% | 91.78% |
| Male, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 7,234, 5.07%, see rank | 7.74% | 8.22% |
| Male, Not in Labor Force2 | 42,418, 22.89%, see rank | 31.11% | 29.08% |
| Female1 | 196,549, 51.47%, see rank | 51.94% | 51.40% |
| Female, In Labor Force:2 | 121,830, 61.98%, see rank | 58.03% | 59.40% |
| Female, In Armed Forces2 | 8, 0.00%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.13% |
| Female, Civilian2 | 121,822, 61.98%, see rank | 58.01% | 59.26% |
| Female, Civilian, Employed3 | 115,768, 95.03%, see rank | 93.19% | 92.41% |
| Female, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 6,054, 4.97%, see rank | 6.81% | 7.59% |
| Female, Not in Labor Force2 | 74,719, 38.02%, see rank | 41.97% | 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
| Chester County | Pennsylvania | U.S. | |
| Population 16 Years and Over | 378,828, see rank | 10,055,581 | 235,871,704 |
| Male1 | 185,073, 48.85%, see rank | 48.00% | 48.74% |
| Male, In Labor Force:2 | 142,136, 76.80%, see rank | 69.00% | 71.28% |
| Male, In Armed Forces2 | 170, 0.09%, see rank | 0.19% | 0.84% |
| Male, Civilian2 | 141,966, 76.71%, see rank | 68.81% | 70.44% |
| Male, Civilian, Employed3 | 135,172, 95.21%, see rank | 92.88% | 92.66% |
| Male, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 6,794, 4.79%, see rank | 7.12% | 7.34% |
| Male, Not in Labor Force2 | 42,937, 23.20%, see rank | 31.00% | 28.72% |
| Female1 | 193,755, 51.15%, see rank | 52.00% | 51.26% |
| Female, In Labor Force:2 | 119,975, 61.92%, see rank | 57.55% | 59.10% |
| Female, In Armed Forces2 | 12, 0.01%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.14% |
| Female, Civilian2 | 119,963, 61.91%, see rank | 57.52% | 58.96% |
| Female, Civilian, Employed3 | 114,518, 95.46%, see rank | 93.64% | 92.95% |
| Female, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 5,445, 4.54%, see rank | 6.36% | 7.05% |
| Female, Not in Labor Force2 | 73,780, 38.08%, see rank | 42.45% | 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
| Chester County | Pennsylvania | U.S. | |
| Population 16 Years and Over | 332,513, see rank | 9,693,040 | 217,168,077 |
| Male1 | 160,648, 48.31%, see rank | 47.45% | 48.34% |
| Male, In Labor Force:2 | 125,390, 78.05%, see rank | 69.18% | 70.75% |
| Male, In Armed Forces2 | 140, 0.09%, see rank | 0.14% | 0.94% |
| Male, Civilian2 | 125,250, 77.97%, see rank | 69.04% | 69.81% |
| Male, Civilian, Employed3 | 120,384, 96.11%, see rank | 94.26% | 94.28% |
| Male, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 4,866, 3.89%, see rank | 5.74% | 5.72% |
| Male, Not in Labor Force2 | 35,258, 21.95%, see rank | 30.82% | 29.25% |
| Female1 | 171,865, 51.69%, see rank | 52.55% | 51.66% |
| Female, In Labor Force:2 | 104,241, 60.65%, see rank | 55.33% | 57.54% |
| Female, In Armed Forces2 | 22, 0.01%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.15% |
| Female, Civilian2 | 104,219, 60.64%, see rank | 55.31% | 57.39% |
| Female, Civilian, Employed3 | 100,871, 96.79%, see rank | 94.43% | 94.17% |
| Female, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 3,348, 3.21%, see rank | 5.57% | 5.83% |
| Female, Not in Labor Force2 | 67,624, 39.35%, see rank | 44.67% | 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.