Columbia Metro Area Historical Employment Status Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
| Columbia Area | South Carolina | U.S. | |
| Population 16 Years and Over | 625,942, see rank | 3,768,421 | 248,775,628 |
| Male1 | 301,538, 48.17%, see rank | 48.08% | 48.69% |
| Male, In Labor Force:2 | 211,363, 70.09%, see rank | 65.98% | 69.28% |
| Male, In Armed Forces2 | 9,942, 3.30%, see rank | 1.46% | 0.73% |
| Male, Civilian2 | 201,421, 66.80%, see rank | 64.52% | 68.54% |
| Male, Civilian, Employed3 | 180,826, 89.78%, see rank | 89.22% | 90.49% |
| Male, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 20,595, 10.22%, see rank | 10.78% | 9.51% |
| Male, Not in Labor Force2 | 90,175, 29.91%, see rank | 34.02% | 30.72% |
| Female1 | 324,404, 51.83%, see rank | 51.92% | 51.31% |
| Female, In Labor Force:2 | 199,880, 61.61%, see rank | 56.78% | 58.79% |
| Female, In Armed Forces2 | 3,574, 1.10%, see rank | 0.30% | 0.11% |
| Female, Civilian2 | 196,306, 60.51%, see rank | 56.49% | 58.69% |
| Female, Civilian, Employed3 | 177,556, 90.45%, see rank | 89.49% | 91.18% |
| Female, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 18,750, 9.55%, see rank | 10.51% | 8.82% |
| Female, Not in Labor Force2 | 124,524, 38.39%, see rank | 43.22% | 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
| Columbia Area | South Carolina | U.S. | |
| Population 16 Years and Over | 608,834, see rank | 3,675,075 | 243,810,053 |
| Male1 | 293,281, 48.17%, see rank | 48.05% | 48.65% |
| Male, In Labor Force:2 | 208,182, 70.98%, see rank | 67.02% | 70.20% |
| Male, In Armed Forces2 | 10,908, 3.72%, see rank | 1.71% | 0.82% |
| Male, Civilian2 | 197,274, 67.26%, see rank | 65.31% | 69.38% |
| Male, Civilian, Employed3 | 176,731, 89.59%, see rank | 88.68% | 90.27% |
| Male, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 20,543, 10.41%, see rank | 11.32% | 9.73% |
| Male, Not in Labor Force2 | 85,099, 29.02%, see rank | 32.98% | 29.80% |
| Female1 | 315,553, 51.83%, see rank | 51.95% | 51.35% |
| Female, In Labor Force:2 | 198,267, 62.83%, see rank | 57.46% | 59.43% |
| Female, In Armed Forces2 | 3,725, 1.18%, see rank | 0.33% | 0.13% |
| Female, Civilian2 | 194,542, 61.65%, see rank | 57.14% | 59.30% |
| Female, Civilian, Employed3 | 175,794, 90.36%, see rank | 89.16% | 91.21% |
| Female, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 18,748, 9.64%, see rank | 10.84% | 8.79% |
| Female, Not in Labor Force2 | 117,286, 37.17%, 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
| Columbia Area | South Carolina | U.S. | |
| Population 16 Years and Over | 588,181, see rank | 3,567,959 | 238,733,844 |
| Male1 | 282,776, 48.08%, see rank | 48.03% | 48.60% |
| Male, In Labor Force:2 | 203,811, 72.08%, see rank | 68.21% | 70.92% |
| Male, In Armed Forces2 | 9,603, 3.40%, see rank | 1.72% | 0.83% |
| Male, Civilian2 | 194,208, 68.68%, see rank | 66.49% | 70.09% |
| Male, Civilian, Employed3 | 178,703, 92.02%, see rank | 90.73% | 91.78% |
| Male, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 15,505, 7.98%, see rank | 9.27% | 8.22% |
| Male, Not in Labor Force2 | 78,965, 27.92%, see rank | 31.79% | 29.08% |
| Female1 | 305,405, 51.92%, see rank | 51.97% | 51.40% |
| Female, In Labor Force:2 | 193,431, 63.34%, see rank | 57.96% | 59.40% |
| Female, In Armed Forces2 | 4,815, 1.58%, see rank | 0.42% | 0.13% |
| Female, Civilian2 | 188,616, 61.76%, see rank | 57.54% | 59.26% |
| Female, Civilian, Employed3 | 173,867, 92.18%, see rank | 90.76% | 92.41% |
| Female, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 14,749, 7.82%, see rank | 9.24% | 7.59% |
| Female, Not in Labor Force2 | 111,974, 36.66%, 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
| Columbia Area | South Carolina | U.S. | |
| Population 16 Years and Over | 564,729, see rank | 3,480,700 | 235,871,704 |
| Male1 | 268,991, 47.63%, see rank | 47.99% | 48.74% |
| Male, In Labor Force:2 | 194,155, 72.18%, see rank | 68.52% | 71.28% |
| Male, In Armed Forces2 | 9,511, 3.54%, see rank | 1.67% | 0.84% |
| Male, Civilian2 | 184,644, 68.64%, see rank | 66.85% | 70.44% |
| Male, Civilian, Employed3 | 171,655, 92.97%, see rank | 91.73% | 92.66% |
| Male, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 12,989, 7.03%, see rank | 8.27% | 7.34% |
| Male, Not in Labor Force2 | 74,836, 27.82%, see rank | 31.48% | 28.72% |
| Female1 | 295,738, 52.37%, see rank | 52.01% | 51.26% |
| Female, In Labor Force:2 | 187,349, 63.35%, see rank | 57.67% | 59.10% |
| Female, In Armed Forces2 | 4,849, 1.64%, see rank | 0.43% | 0.14% |
| Female, Civilian2 | 182,500, 61.71%, see rank | 57.24% | 58.96% |
| Female, Civilian, Employed3 | 169,260, 92.75%, see rank | 91.43% | 92.95% |
| Female, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 13,240, 7.25%, see rank | 8.57% | 7.05% |
| Female, Not in Labor Force2 | 108,389, 36.65%, 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.