Chester Micro Area Historical Employment Status Data
ACS 2008-2012 data
| Chester Area | South Carolina | U.S. | |
| Population 16 Years and Over | 26,049, see rank | 3,675,075 | 243,810,053 |
| Male1 | 12,354, 47.43%, see rank | 48.05% | 48.65% |
| Male, In Labor Force:2 | 7,802, 63.15%, see rank | 67.02% | 70.20% |
| Male, In Armed Forces2 | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 1.71% | 0.82% |
| Male, Civilian2 | 7,802, 63.15%, see rank | 65.31% | 69.38% |
| Male, Civilian, Employed3 | 6,527, 83.66%, see rank | 88.68% | 90.27% |
| Male, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 1,275, 16.34%, see rank | 11.32% | 9.73% |
| Male, Not in Labor Force2 | 4,552, 36.85%, see rank | 32.98% | 29.80% |
| Female1 | 13,695, 52.57%, see rank | 51.95% | 51.35% |
| Female, In Labor Force:2 | 6,952, 50.76%, see rank | 57.46% | 59.43% |
| Female, In Armed Forces2 | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.33% | 0.13% |
| Female, Civilian2 | 6,952, 50.76%, see rank | 57.14% | 59.30% |
| Female, Civilian, Employed3 | 5,909, 85.00%, see rank | 89.16% | 91.21% |
| Female, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 1,043, 15.00%, see rank | 10.84% | 8.79% |
| Female, Not in Labor Force2 | 6,743, 49.24%, 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.
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 Area | South Carolina | U.S. | |
| Population 16 Years and Over | 25,999, see rank | 3,567,959 | 238,733,844 |
| Male1 | 12,209, 46.96%, see rank | 48.03% | 48.60% |
| Male, In Labor Force:2 | 7,515, 61.55%, see rank | 68.21% | 70.92% |
| Male, In Armed Forces2 | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 1.72% | 0.83% |
| Male, Civilian2 | 7,515, 61.55%, see rank | 66.49% | 70.09% |
| Male, Civilian, Employed3 | 6,538, 87.00%, see rank | 90.73% | 91.78% |
| Male, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 977, 13.00%, see rank | 9.27% | 8.22% |
| Male, Not in Labor Force2 | 4,694, 38.45%, see rank | 31.79% | 29.08% |
| Female1 | 13,790, 53.04%, see rank | 51.97% | 51.40% |
| Female, In Labor Force:2 | 7,279, 52.78%, see rank | 57.96% | 59.40% |
| Female, In Armed Forces2 | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.42% | 0.13% |
| Female, Civilian2 | 7,279, 52.78%, see rank | 57.54% | 59.26% |
| Female, Civilian, Employed3 | 6,181, 84.92%, see rank | 90.76% | 92.41% |
| Female, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 1,098, 15.08%, see rank | 9.24% | 7.59% |
| Female, Not in Labor Force2 | 6,511, 47.22%, 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.
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 Area | South Carolina | U.S. | |
| Population 16 Years and Over | 25,655, see rank | 3,480,700 | 235,871,704 |
| Male1 | 11,982, 46.70%, see rank | 47.99% | 48.74% |
| Male, In Labor Force:2 | 7,531, 62.85%, see rank | 68.52% | 71.28% |
| Male, In Armed Forces2 | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 1.67% | 0.84% |
| Male, Civilian2 | 7,531, 62.85%, see rank | 66.85% | 70.44% |
| Male, Civilian, Employed3 | 6,759, 89.75%, see rank | 91.73% | 92.66% |
| Male, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 772, 10.25%, see rank | 8.27% | 7.34% |
| Male, Not in Labor Force2 | 4,451, 37.15%, see rank | 31.48% | 28.72% |
| Female1 | 13,673, 53.30%, see rank | 52.01% | 51.26% |
| Female, In Labor Force:2 | 7,106, 51.97%, see rank | 57.67% | 59.10% |
| Female, In Armed Forces2 | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.43% | 0.14% |
| Female, Civilian2 | 7,106, 51.97%, see rank | 57.24% | 58.96% |
| Female, Civilian, Employed3 | 6,420, 90.35%, see rank | 91.43% | 92.95% |
| Female, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 686, 9.65%, see rank | 8.57% | 7.05% |
| Female, Not in Labor Force2 | 6,567, 48.03%, 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.
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.