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Des Moines, IA Historical Employment Status Data

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ACS 2010-2014 data

	Des Moines, IA	Iowa	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	159,353, see rank	2,434,242	248,775,628
Male¹	76,588, 48.06%, see rank	49.16%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	57,495, 75.07%, see rank	72.48%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	67, 0.09%, see rank	0.13%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	57,428, 74.98%, see rank	72.35%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	52,212, 90.92%, see rank	94.10%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	5,216, 9.08%, see rank	5.90%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	19,093, 24.93%, see rank	27.52%	30.72%
Female¹	82,765, 51.94%, see rank	50.84%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	54,572, 65.94%, see rank	63.54%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	2, 0.00%, see rank	0.02%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	54,570, 65.93%, see rank	63.52%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	50,349, 92.26%, see rank	95.12%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	4,221, 7.74%, see rank	4.88%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	28,193, 34.06%, see rank	36.46%	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.

ACS 2008-2012 data

	Des Moines, IA	Iowa	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	158,180, see rank	2,405,664	243,810,053
Male¹	76,028, 48.06%, see rank	49.03%	48.65%
Male, In Labor Force:²	57,152, 75.17%, see rank	73.24%	70.20%
Male, In Armed Forces²	197, 0.26%, see rank	0.17%	0.82%
Male, Civilian²	56,955, 74.91%, see rank	73.07%	69.38%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	51,805, 90.96%, see rank	93.93%	90.27%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	5,150, 9.04%, see rank	6.07%	9.73%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	18,876, 24.83%, see rank	26.76%	29.80%
Female¹	82,152, 51.94%, see rank	50.97%	51.35%
Female, In Labor Force:²	54,817, 66.73%, see rank	64.23%	59.43%
Female, In Armed Forces²	17, 0.02%, see rank	0.03%	0.13%
Female, Civilian²	54,800, 66.71%, see rank	64.20%	59.30%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	51,005, 93.07%, see rank	95.00%	91.21%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	3,795, 6.93%, see rank	5.00%	8.79%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	27,335, 33.27%, see rank	35.77%	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

	Des Moines, IA	Iowa	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	156,825, see rank	2,377,835	238,733,844
Male¹	74,992, 47.82%, see rank	48.91%	48.60%
Male, In Labor Force:²	57,078, 76.11%, see rank	74.12%	70.92%
Male, In Armed Forces²	195, 0.26%, see rank	0.17%	0.83%
Male, Civilian²	56,883, 75.85%, see rank	73.95%	70.09%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	52,303, 91.95%, see rank	94.41%	91.78%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	4,580, 8.05%, see rank	5.59%	8.22%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	17,914, 23.89%, see rank	25.88%	29.08%
Female¹	81,833, 52.18%, see rank	51.09%	51.40%
Female, In Labor Force:²	54,953, 67.15%, see rank	64.25%	59.40%
Female, In Armed Forces²	37, 0.05%, see rank	0.04%	0.13%
Female, Civilian²	54,916, 67.11%, see rank	64.21%	59.26%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	51,282, 93.38%, see rank	95.08%	92.41%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	3,634, 6.62%, see rank	4.92%	7.59%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	26,880, 32.85%, see rank	35.75%	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

	Des Moines, IA	Iowa	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	153,135, see rank	2,353,947	235,871,704
Male¹	73,260, 47.84%, see rank	48.82%	48.74%
Male, In Labor Force:²	55,958, 76.38%, see rank	74.44%	71.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	208, 0.28%, see rank	0.18%	0.84%
Male, Civilian²	55,750, 76.10%, see rank	74.26%	70.44%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	51,688, 92.71%, see rank	94.82%	92.66%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	4,062, 7.29%, see rank	5.18%	7.34%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	17,302, 23.62%, see rank	25.56%	28.72%
Female¹	79,875, 52.16%, see rank	51.18%	51.26%
Female, In Labor Force:²	53,089, 66.47%, see rank	64.13%	59.10%
Female, In Armed Forces²	26, 0.03%, see rank	0.03%	0.14%
Female, Civilian²	53,063, 66.43%, see rank	64.10%	58.96%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	50,065, 94.35%, see rank	95.37%	92.95%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	2,998, 5.65%, see rank	4.63%	7.05%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	26,786, 33.53%, see rank	35.87%	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.

US Census 2000 data

	Des Moines, IA	Iowa	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	154,365, see rank	2,281,274	217,168,077
Male¹	73,503, 47.62%, see rank	48.41%	48.34%
Male, In Labor Force:²	55,532, 75.55%, see rank	74.17%	70.75%
Male, In Armed Forces²	135, 0.18%, see rank	0.15%	0.94%
Male, Civilian²	55,397, 75.37%, see rank	74.03%	69.81%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	51,218, 92.46%, see rank	95.49%	94.28%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	4,179, 7.54%, see rank	4.51%	5.72%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	17,971, 24.45%, see rank	25.83%	29.25%
Female¹	80,862, 52.38%, see rank	51.59%	51.66%
Female, In Labor Force:²	52,884, 65.40%, see rank	62.66%	57.54%
Female, In Armed Forces²	18, 0.02%, see rank	0.02%	0.15%
Female, Civilian²	52,866, 65.38%, see rank	62.64%	57.39%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	49,738, 94.08%, see rank	96.20%	94.17%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	3,128, 5.92%, see rank	3.80%	5.83%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	27,978, 34.60%, see rank	37.34%	42.46%

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.