Columbus Metro Area Historical Employment Status Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
| Columbus Area | Ohio | U.S. | |
| Population 16 Years and Over | 1,523,642, see rank | 9,197,668 | 248,775,628 |
| Male1 | 740,396, 48.59%, see rank | 48.30% | 48.69% |
| Male, In Labor Force:2 | 537,115, 72.54%, see rank | 68.34% | 69.28% |
| Male, In Armed Forces2 | 934, 0.13%, see rank | 0.17% | 0.73% |
| Male, Civilian2 | 536,181, 72.42%, see rank | 68.17% | 68.54% |
| Male, Civilian, Employed3 | 492,031, 91.77%, see rank | 90.09% | 90.49% |
| Male, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 44,150, 8.23%, see rank | 9.91% | 9.51% |
| Male, Not in Labor Force2 | 203,281, 27.46%, see rank | 31.66% | 30.72% |
| Female1 | 783,246, 51.41%, see rank | 51.70% | 51.31% |
| Female, In Labor Force:2 | 496,262, 63.36%, see rank | 59.15% | 58.79% |
| Female, In Armed Forces2 | 251, 0.03%, see rank | 0.03% | 0.11% |
| Female, Civilian2 | 496,011, 63.33%, see rank | 59.12% | 58.69% |
| Female, Civilian, Employed3 | 462,149, 93.17%, see rank | 91.59% | 91.18% |
| Female, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 33,862, 6.83%, see rank | 8.41% | 8.82% |
| Female, Not in Labor Force2 | 286,984, 36.64%, see rank | 40.85% | 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
| Columbus Area | Ohio | U.S. | |
| Population 16 Years and Over | 1,435,130, see rank | 9,138,488 | 243,810,053 |
| Male1 | 696,354, 48.52%, see rank | 48.21% | 48.65% |
| Male, In Labor Force:2 | 511,789, 73.50%, see rank | 69.24% | 70.20% |
| Male, In Armed Forces2 | 1,398, 0.20%, see rank | 0.21% | 0.82% |
| Male, Civilian2 | 510,391, 73.29%, see rank | 69.03% | 69.38% |
| Male, Civilian, Employed3 | 466,699, 91.44%, see rank | 89.43% | 90.27% |
| Male, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 43,692, 8.56%, see rank | 10.57% | 9.73% |
| Male, Not in Labor Force2 | 184,565, 26.50%, see rank | 30.76% | 29.80% |
| Female1 | 738,776, 51.48%, see rank | 51.79% | 51.35% |
| Female, In Labor Force:2 | 473,231, 64.06%, see rank | 59.80% | 59.43% |
| Female, In Armed Forces2 | 247, 0.03%, see rank | 0.04% | 0.13% |
| Female, Civilian2 | 472,984, 64.02%, see rank | 59.76% | 59.30% |
| Female, Civilian, Employed3 | 438,965, 92.81%, see rank | 91.24% | 91.21% |
| Female, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 34,019, 7.19%, see rank | 8.76% | 8.79% |
| Female, Not in Labor Force2 | 265,545, 35.94%, see rank | 40.20% | 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
| Columbus Area | Ohio | U.S. | |
| Population 16 Years and Over | 1,398,865, see rank | 9,079,315 | 238,733,844 |
| Male1 | 678,355, 48.49%, see rank | 48.14% | 48.60% |
| Male, In Labor Force:2 | 502,882, 74.13%, see rank | 70.04% | 70.92% |
| Male, In Armed Forces2 | 1,447, 0.21%, see rank | 0.23% | 0.83% |
| Male, Civilian2 | 501,435, 73.92%, see rank | 69.82% | 70.09% |
| Male, Civilian, Employed3 | 462,252, 92.19%, see rank | 90.65% | 91.78% |
| Male, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 39,183, 7.81%, see rank | 9.35% | 8.22% |
| Male, Not in Labor Force2 | 175,473, 25.87%, see rank | 29.96% | 29.08% |
| Female1 | 720,510, 51.51%, see rank | 51.86% | 51.40% |
| Female, In Labor Force:2 | 461,777, 64.09%, see rank | 60.07% | 59.40% |
| Female, In Armed Forces2 | 275, 0.04%, see rank | 0.04% | 0.13% |
| Female, Civilian2 | 461,502, 64.05%, see rank | 60.03% | 59.26% |
| Female, Civilian, Employed3 | 429,653, 93.10%, see rank | 92.12% | 92.41% |
| Female, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 31,849, 6.90%, see rank | 7.88% | 7.59% |
| Female, Not in Labor Force2 | 258,733, 35.91%, see rank | 39.93% | 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
| Columbus Area | Ohio | U.S. | |
| Population 16 Years and Over | 1,369,052, see rank | 9,080,592 | 235,871,704 |
| Male1 | 666,933, 48.71%, see rank | 48.10% | 48.74% |
| Male, In Labor Force:2 | 495,917, 74.36%, see rank | 70.46% | 71.28% |
| Male, In Armed Forces2 | 1,498, 0.22%, see rank | 0.23% | 0.84% |
| Male, Civilian2 | 494,419, 74.13%, see rank | 70.23% | 70.44% |
| Male, Civilian, Employed3 | 461,014, 93.24%, see rank | 91.54% | 92.66% |
| Male, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 33,405, 6.76%, see rank | 8.46% | 7.34% |
| Male, Not in Labor Force2 | 171,016, 25.64%, see rank | 29.54% | 28.72% |
| Female1 | 702,119, 51.29%, see rank | 51.90% | 51.26% |
| Female, In Labor Force:2 | 448,490, 63.88%, see rank | 59.89% | 59.10% |
| Female, In Armed Forces2 | 250, 0.04%, see rank | 0.04% | 0.14% |
| Female, Civilian2 | 448,240, 63.84%, see rank | 59.85% | 58.96% |
| Female, Civilian, Employed3 | 418,416, 93.35%, see rank | 92.56% | 92.95% |
| Female, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 29,824, 6.65%, see rank | 7.44% | 7.05% |
| Female, Not in Labor Force2 | 253,629, 36.12%, see rank | 40.11% | 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.