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Chicago, Naperville, Joliet Metro Area Historical Employment Status Data

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ACS 2010-2014 data

	Chicago, Naperville, Joliet Area	%	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	7,468,164	see rank	248,775,628
Male¹	3,606,409	48.29%, see rank	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	2,654,454	73.60%, see rank	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	10,658	0.30%, see rank	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	2,643,796	73.31%, see rank	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	2,359,691	89.25%, see rank	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	284,105	10.75%, see rank	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	951,955	26.40%, see rank	30.72%
Female¹	3,861,755	51.71%, see rank	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	2,385,783	61.78%, see rank	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	1,883	0.05%, see rank	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	2,383,900	61.73%, see rank	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	2,140,478	89.79%, see rank	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	243,422	10.21%, see rank	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	1,475,972	38.22%, see rank	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.

ACS 2008-2012 data

	Chicago, Naperville, Joliet Area	%	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	7,373,951	see rank	243,810,053
Male¹	3,559,935	48.28%, see rank	48.65%
Male, In Labor Force:²	2,649,093	74.41%, see rank	70.20%
Male, In Armed Forces²	12,366	0.35%, see rank	0.82%
Male, Civilian²	2,636,727	74.07%, see rank	69.38%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	2,348,130	89.05%, see rank	90.27%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	288,597	10.95%, see rank	9.73%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	910,842	25.59%, see rank	29.80%
Female¹	3,814,016	51.72%, see rank	51.35%
Female, In Labor Force:²	2,371,198	62.17%, see rank	59.43%
Female, In Armed Forces²	1,977	0.05%, see rank	0.13%
Female, Civilian²	2,369,221	62.12%, see rank	59.30%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	2,132,623	90.01%, see rank	91.21%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	236,598	9.99%, see rank	8.79%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	1,442,818	37.83%, see rank	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.

ACS 2006-2010 data

	Chicago, Naperville, Joliet Area	%	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	7,272,939	see rank	238,733,844
Male¹	3,510,583	48.27%, see rank	48.60%
Male, In Labor Force:²	2,627,410	74.84%, see rank	70.92%
Male, In Armed Forces²	12,734	0.36%, see rank	0.83%
Male, Civilian²	2,614,676	74.48%, see rank	70.09%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	2,372,031	90.72%, see rank	91.78%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	242,645	9.28%, see rank	8.22%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	883,173	25.16%, see rank	29.08%
Female¹	3,762,356	51.73%, see rank	51.40%
Female, In Labor Force:²	2,323,579	61.76%, see rank	59.40%
Female, In Armed Forces²	2,063	0.05%, see rank	0.13%
Female, Civilian²	2,321,516	61.70%, see rank	59.26%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	2,121,831	91.40%, see rank	92.41%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	199,685	8.60%, see rank	7.59%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	1,438,777	38.24%, see rank	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.

ACS 2005-2009 data

	Chicago, Naperville, Joliet Area	%	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	7,291,612	see rank	235,871,704
Male¹	3,542,025	48.58%, see rank	48.74%
Male, In Labor Force:²	2,650,889	74.84%, see rank	71.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	10,739	0.30%, see rank	0.84%
Male, Civilian²	2,640,150	74.54%, see rank	70.44%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	2,418,246	91.60%, see rank	92.66%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	221,904	8.40%, see rank	7.34%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	891,136	25.16%, see rank	28.72%
Female¹	3,749,587	51.42%, see rank	51.26%
Female, In Labor Force:²	2,305,196	61.48%, see rank	59.10%
Female, In Armed Forces²	1,780	0.05%, see rank	0.14%
Female, Civilian²	2,303,416	61.43%, see rank	58.96%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	2,117,464	91.93%, see rank	92.95%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	185,952	8.07%, see rank	7.05%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	1,444,391	38.52%, see rank	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.

* 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.