Decatur Metro Area Historical Employment Status Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
| Decatur Area | Alabama | U.S. | |
| Population 16 Years and Over | 122,016, see rank | 3,828,799 | 248,775,628 |
| Male1 | 59,321, 48.62%, see rank | 47.80% | 48.69% |
| Male, In Labor Force:2 | 40,072, 67.55%, see rank | 64.63% | 69.28% |
| Male, In Armed Forces2 | 84, 0.14%, see rank | 0.65% | 0.73% |
| Male, Civilian2 | 39,988, 67.41%, see rank | 63.98% | 68.54% |
| Male, Civilian, Employed3 | 35,707, 89.29%, see rank | 89.96% | 90.49% |
| Male, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 4,281, 10.71%, see rank | 10.04% | 9.51% |
| Male, Not in Labor Force2 | 19,249, 32.45%, see rank | 35.37% | 30.72% |
| Female1 | 62,695, 51.38%, see rank | 52.20% | 51.31% |
| Female, In Labor Force:2 | 33,202, 52.96%, see rank | 53.54% | 58.79% |
| Female, In Armed Forces2 | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.10% | 0.11% |
| Female, Civilian2 | 33,202, 52.96%, see rank | 53.45% | 58.69% |
| Female, Civilian, Employed3 | 29,463, 88.74%, see rank | 89.59% | 91.18% |
| Female, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 3,739, 11.26%, see rank | 10.41% | 8.82% |
| Female, Not in Labor Force2 | 29,493, 47.04%, see rank | 46.46% | 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
| Decatur Area | Alabama | U.S. | |
| Population 16 Years and Over | 120,941, see rank | 3,779,457 | 243,810,053 |
| Male1 | 58,756, 48.58%, see rank | 47.82% | 48.65% |
| Male, In Labor Force:2 | 41,054, 69.87%, see rank | 65.89% | 70.20% |
| Male, In Armed Forces2 | 173, 0.29%, see rank | 0.77% | 0.82% |
| Male, Civilian2 | 40,881, 69.58%, see rank | 65.12% | 69.38% |
| Male, Civilian, Employed3 | 35,985, 88.02%, see rank | 89.85% | 90.27% |
| Male, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 4,896, 11.98%, see rank | 10.15% | 9.73% |
| Male, Not in Labor Force2 | 17,702, 30.13%, see rank | 34.11% | 29.80% |
| Female1 | 62,185, 51.42%, see rank | 52.18% | 51.35% |
| Female, In Labor Force:2 | 34,010, 54.69%, see rank | 54.47% | 59.43% |
| Female, In Armed Forces2 | 12, 0.02%, see rank | 0.12% | 0.13% |
| Female, Civilian2 | 33,998, 54.67%, see rank | 54.35% | 59.30% |
| Female, Civilian, Employed3 | 30,559, 89.88%, see rank | 89.61% | 91.21% |
| Female, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 3,439, 10.12%, see rank | 10.39% | 8.79% |
| Female, Not in Labor Force2 | 28,175, 45.31%, see rank | 45.53% | 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
| Decatur Area | Alabama | U.S. | |
| Population 16 Years and Over | 119,282, see rank | 3,714,504 | 238,733,844 |
| Male1 | 57,917, 48.55%, see rank | 47.80% | 48.60% |
| Male, In Labor Force:2 | 40,505, 69.94%, see rank | 67.06% | 70.92% |
| Male, In Armed Forces2 | 211, 0.36%, see rank | 0.77% | 0.83% |
| Male, Civilian2 | 40,294, 69.57%, see rank | 66.29% | 70.09% |
| Male, Civilian, Employed3 | 36,638, 90.93%, see rank | 91.54% | 91.78% |
| Male, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 3,656, 9.07%, see rank | 8.46% | 8.22% |
| Male, Not in Labor Force2 | 17,412, 30.06%, see rank | 32.94% | 29.08% |
| Female1 | 61,365, 51.45%, see rank | 52.20% | 51.40% |
| Female, In Labor Force:2 | 32,993, 53.77%, see rank | 54.47% | 59.40% |
| Female, In Armed Forces2 | 8, 0.01%, see rank | 0.12% | 0.13% |
| Female, Civilian2 | 32,985, 53.75%, see rank | 54.35% | 59.26% |
| Female, Civilian, Employed3 | 30,335, 91.97%, see rank | 91.04% | 92.41% |
| Female, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 2,650, 8.03%, see rank | 8.96% | 7.59% |
| Female, Not in Labor Force2 | 28,372, 46.23%, see rank | 45.53% | 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
| Decatur Area | Alabama | U.S. | |
| Population 16 Years and Over | 116,611, see rank | 3,639,386 | 235,871,704 |
| Male1 | 56,823, 48.73%, see rank | 47.68% | 48.74% |
| Male, In Labor Force:2 | 39,889, 70.20%, see rank | 67.50% | 71.28% |
| Male, In Armed Forces2 | 205, 0.36%, see rank | 0.92% | 0.84% |
| Male, Civilian2 | 39,684, 69.84%, see rank | 66.58% | 70.44% |
| Male, Civilian, Employed3 | 37,059, 93.39%, see rank | 92.52% | 92.66% |
| Male, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 2,625, 6.61%, see rank | 7.48% | 7.34% |
| Male, Not in Labor Force2 | 16,934, 29.80%, see rank | 32.50% | 28.72% |
| Female1 | 59,788, 51.27%, see rank | 52.32% | 51.26% |
| Female, In Labor Force:2 | 32,282, 53.99%, see rank | 54.14% | 59.10% |
| Female, In Armed Forces2 | 10, 0.02%, see rank | 0.12% | 0.14% |
| Female, Civilian2 | 32,272, 53.98%, see rank | 54.02% | 58.96% |
| Female, Civilian, Employed3 | 29,917, 92.70%, see rank | 91.87% | 92.95% |
| Female, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 2,355, 7.30%, see rank | 8.13% | 7.05% |
| Female, Not in Labor Force2 | 27,506, 46.01%, see rank | 45.86% | 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.