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Des Moines, West Des Moines Metro Area Historical Employment Status Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
| Des Moines, West Des Moines Area | Iowa | U.S. | |
| Population 16 Years and Over | 454,200, see rank | 2,434,242 | 248,775,628 |
| Male1 | 220,284, 48.50%, see rank | 49.16% | 48.69% |
| Male, In Labor Force:2 | 171,455, 77.83%, see rank | 72.48% | 69.28% |
| Male, In Armed Forces2 | 488, 0.22%, see rank | 0.13% | 0.73% |
| Male, Civilian2 | 170,967, 77.61%, see rank | 72.35% | 68.54% |
| Male, Civilian, Employed3 | 160,743, 94.02%, see rank | 94.10% | 90.49% |
| Male, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 10,224, 5.98%, see rank | 5.90% | 9.51% |
| Male, Not in Labor Force2 | 48,829, 22.17%, see rank | 27.52% | 30.72% |
| Female1 | 233,916, 51.50%, see rank | 50.84% | 51.31% |
| Female, In Labor Force:2 | 159,390, 68.14%, see rank | 63.54% | 58.79% |
| Female, In Armed Forces2 | 116, 0.05%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.11% |
| Female, Civilian2 | 159,274, 68.09%, see rank | 63.52% | 58.69% |
| Female, Civilian, Employed3 | 151,056, 94.84%, see rank | 95.12% | 91.18% |
| Female, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 8,218, 5.16%, see rank | 4.88% | 8.82% |
| Female, Not in Labor Force2 | 74,526, 31.86%, 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.
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, West Des Moines Area | Iowa | U.S. | |
| Population 16 Years and Over | 438,599, see rank | 2,405,664 | 243,810,053 |
| Male1 | 212,051, 48.35%, see rank | 49.03% | 48.65% |
| Male, In Labor Force:2 | 166,375, 78.46%, see rank | 73.24% | 70.20% |
| Male, In Armed Forces2 | 563, 0.27%, see rank | 0.17% | 0.82% |
| Male, Civilian2 | 165,812, 78.19%, see rank | 73.07% | 69.38% |
| Male, Civilian, Employed3 | 155,637, 93.86%, see rank | 93.93% | 90.27% |
| Male, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 10,175, 6.14%, see rank | 6.07% | 9.73% |
| Male, Not in Labor Force2 | 45,676, 21.54%, see rank | 26.76% | 29.80% |
| Female1 | 226,548, 51.65%, see rank | 50.97% | 51.35% |
| Female, In Labor Force:2 | 156,094, 68.90%, see rank | 64.23% | 59.43% |
| Female, In Armed Forces2 | 103, 0.05%, see rank | 0.03% | 0.13% |
| Female, Civilian2 | 155,991, 68.86%, see rank | 64.20% | 59.30% |
| Female, Civilian, Employed3 | 148,463, 95.17%, see rank | 95.00% | 91.21% |
| Female, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 7,528, 4.83%, see rank | 5.00% | 8.79% |
| Female, Not in Labor Force2 | 70,454, 31.10%, 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.
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, West Des Moines Area | Iowa | U.S. | |
| Population 16 Years and Over | 424,221, see rank | 2,377,835 | 238,733,844 |
| Male1 | 204,881, 48.30%, see rank | 48.91% | 48.60% |
| Male, In Labor Force:2 | 162,511, 79.32%, see rank | 74.12% | 70.92% |
| Male, In Armed Forces2 | 561, 0.27%, see rank | 0.17% | 0.83% |
| Male, Civilian2 | 161,950, 79.05%, see rank | 73.95% | 70.09% |
| Male, Civilian, Employed3 | 153,279, 94.65%, see rank | 94.41% | 91.78% |
| Male, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 8,671, 5.35%, see rank | 5.59% | 8.22% |
| Male, Not in Labor Force2 | 42,370, 20.68%, see rank | 25.88% | 29.08% |
| Female1 | 219,340, 51.70%, see rank | 51.09% | 51.40% |
| Female, In Labor Force:2 | 151,126, 68.90%, see rank | 64.25% | 59.40% |
| Female, In Armed Forces2 | 58, 0.03%, see rank | 0.04% | 0.13% |
| Female, Civilian2 | 151,068, 68.87%, see rank | 64.21% | 59.26% |
| Female, Civilian, Employed3 | 144,136, 95.41%, see rank | 95.08% | 92.41% |
| Female, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 6,932, 4.59%, see rank | 4.92% | 7.59% |
| Female, Not in Labor Force2 | 68,214, 31.10%, 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.
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, West Des Moines Area | Iowa | U.S. | |
| Population 16 Years and Over | 419,012, see rank | 2,353,947 | 235,871,704 |
| Male1 | 202,457, 48.32%, see rank | 48.82% | 48.74% |
| Male, In Labor Force:2 | 161,039, 79.54%, see rank | 74.44% | 71.28% |
| Male, In Armed Forces2 | 554, 0.27%, see rank | 0.18% | 0.84% |
| Male, Civilian2 | 160,485, 79.27%, see rank | 74.26% | 70.44% |
| Male, Civilian, Employed3 | 152,492, 95.02%, see rank | 94.82% | 92.66% |
| Male, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 7,993, 4.98%, see rank | 5.18% | 7.34% |
| Male, Not in Labor Force2 | 41,418, 20.46%, see rank | 25.56% | 28.72% |
| Female1 | 216,555, 51.68%, see rank | 51.18% | 51.26% |
| Female, In Labor Force:2 | 148,555, 68.60%, see rank | 64.13% | 59.10% |
| Female, In Armed Forces2 | 37, 0.02%, see rank | 0.03% | 0.14% |
| Female, Civilian2 | 148,518, 68.58%, see rank | 64.10% | 58.96% |
| Female, Civilian, Employed3 | 142,552, 95.98%, see rank | 95.37% | 92.95% |
| Female, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 5,966, 4.02%, see rank | 4.63% | 7.05% |
| Female, Not in Labor Force2 | 68,000, 31.40%, 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.
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.