Essex County Historical Employment Status Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
| Essex County | New Jersey | U.S. | |
| Population 16 Years and Over | 618,410, see rank | 7,080,181 | 248,775,628 |
| Male1 | 292,123, 47.24%, see rank | 48.17% | 48.69% |
| Male, In Labor Force:2 | 206,671, 70.75%, see rank | 72.30% | 69.28% |
| Male, In Armed Forces2 | 107, 0.04%, see rank | 0.17% | 0.73% |
| Male, Civilian2 | 206,564, 70.71%, see rank | 72.13% | 68.54% |
| Male, Civilian, Employed3 | 178,830, 86.57%, see rank | 90.25% | 90.49% |
| Male, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 27,734, 13.43%, see rank | 9.75% | 9.51% |
| Male, Not in Labor Force2 | 85,452, 29.25%, see rank | 27.70% | 30.72% |
| Female1 | 326,287, 52.76%, see rank | 51.83% | 51.31% |
| Female, In Labor Force:2 | 203,359, 62.33%, see rank | 60.75% | 58.79% |
| Female, In Armed Forces2 | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.03% | 0.11% |
| Female, Civilian2 | 203,359, 62.33%, see rank | 60.72% | 58.69% |
| Female, Civilian, Employed3 | 174,933, 86.02%, see rank | 90.43% | 91.18% |
| Female, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 28,426, 13.98%, see rank | 9.57% | 8.82% |
| Female, Not in Labor Force2 | 122,928, 37.67%, see rank | 39.25% | 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
| Essex County | New Jersey | U.S. | |
| Population 16 Years and Over | 611,987, see rank | 6,985,329 | 243,810,053 |
| Male1 | 288,169, 47.09%, see rank | 48.09% | 48.65% |
| Male, In Labor Force:2 | 203,936, 70.77%, see rank | 73.09% | 70.20% |
| Male, In Armed Forces2 | 175, 0.06%, see rank | 0.23% | 0.82% |
| Male, Civilian2 | 203,761, 70.71%, see rank | 72.87% | 69.38% |
| Male, Civilian, Employed3 | 177,949, 87.33%, see rank | 90.36% | 90.27% |
| Male, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 25,812, 12.67%, see rank | 9.64% | 9.73% |
| Male, Not in Labor Force2 | 84,233, 29.23%, see rank | 26.91% | 29.80% |
| Female1 | 323,818, 52.91%, see rank | 51.91% | 51.35% |
| Female, In Labor Force:2 | 200,147, 61.81%, see rank | 61.14% | 59.43% |
| Female, In Armed Forces2 | 29, 0.01%, see rank | 0.05% | 0.13% |
| Female, Civilian2 | 200,118, 61.80%, see rank | 61.09% | 59.30% |
| Female, Civilian, Employed3 | 174,678, 87.29%, see rank | 90.64% | 91.21% |
| Female, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 25,440, 12.71%, see rank | 9.36% | 8.79% |
| Female, Not in Labor Force2 | 123,671, 38.19%, see rank | 38.86% | 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
| Essex County | New Jersey | U.S. | |
| Population 16 Years and Over | 607,411, see rank | 6,893,087 | 238,733,844 |
| Male1 | 285,474, 47.00%, see rank | 48.02% | 48.60% |
| Male, In Labor Force:2 | 202,106, 70.80%, see rank | 73.24% | 70.92% |
| Male, In Armed Forces2 | 225, 0.08%, see rank | 0.23% | 0.83% |
| Male, Civilian2 | 201,881, 70.72%, see rank | 73.01% | 70.09% |
| Male, Civilian, Employed3 | 180,921, 89.62%, see rank | 92.14% | 91.78% |
| Male, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 20,960, 10.38%, see rank | 7.86% | 8.22% |
| Male, Not in Labor Force2 | 83,368, 29.20%, see rank | 26.76% | 29.08% |
| Female1 | 321,937, 53.00%, see rank | 51.98% | 51.40% |
| Female, In Labor Force:2 | 197,867, 61.46%, see rank | 60.63% | 59.40% |
| Female, In Armed Forces2 | 41, 0.01%, see rank | 0.05% | 0.13% |
| Female, Civilian2 | 197,826, 61.45%, see rank | 60.58% | 59.26% |
| Female, Civilian, Employed3 | 177,199, 89.57%, see rank | 92.32% | 92.41% |
| Female, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 20,627, 10.43%, see rank | 7.68% | 7.59% |
| Female, Not in Labor Force2 | 124,070, 38.54%, see rank | 39.37% | 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
| Essex County | New Jersey | U.S. | |
| Population 16 Years and Over | 596,813, see rank | 6,821,981 | 235,871,704 |
| Male1 | 281,848, 47.23%, see rank | 48.31% | 48.74% |
| Male, In Labor Force:2 | 200,529, 71.15%, see rank | 73.41% | 71.28% |
| Male, In Armed Forces2 | 203, 0.07%, see rank | 0.26% | 0.84% |
| Male, Civilian2 | 200,326, 71.08%, see rank | 73.14% | 70.44% |
| Male, Civilian, Employed3 | 181,316, 90.51%, see rank | 93.13% | 92.66% |
| Male, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 19,010, 9.49%, see rank | 6.87% | 7.34% |
| Male, Not in Labor Force2 | 81,319, 28.85%, see rank | 26.59% | 28.72% |
| Female1 | 314,965, 52.77%, see rank | 51.69% | 51.26% |
| Female, In Labor Force:2 | 189,829, 60.27%, see rank | 60.10% | 59.10% |
| Female, In Armed Forces2 | 37, 0.01%, see rank | 0.05% | 0.14% |
| Female, Civilian2 | 189,792, 60.26%, see rank | 60.05% | 58.96% |
| Female, Civilian, Employed3 | 171,868, 90.56%, see rank | 93.15% | 92.95% |
| Female, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 17,924, 9.44%, see rank | 6.85% | 7.05% |
| Female, Not in Labor Force2 | 125,136, 39.73%, see rank | 39.90% | 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.
US Census 2000 data
| Essex County | New Jersey | U.S. | |
| Population 16 Years and Over | 608,592, see rank | 6,546,155 | 217,168,077 |
| Male1 | 282,191, 46.37%, see rank | 47.68% | 48.34% |
| Male, In Labor Force:2 | 187,345, 66.39%, see rank | 71.61% | 70.75% |
| Male, In Armed Forces2 | 96, 0.03%, see rank | 0.30% | 0.94% |
| Male, Civilian2 | 187,249, 66.36%, see rank | 71.30% | 69.81% |
| Male, Civilian, Employed3 | 169,650, 90.60%, see rank | 94.32% | 94.28% |
| Male, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 17,599, 9.40%, see rank | 5.68% | 5.72% |
| Male, Not in Labor Force2 | 94,846, 33.61%, see rank | 28.39% | 29.25% |
| Female1 | 326,401, 53.63%, see rank | 52.32% | 51.66% |
| Female, In Labor Force:2 | 183,594, 56.25%, see rank | 57.50% | 57.54% |
| Female, In Armed Forces2 | 33, 0.01%, see rank | 0.05% | 0.15% |
| Female, Civilian2 | 183,561, 56.24%, see rank | 57.45% | 57.39% |
| Female, Civilian, Employed3 | 166,740, 90.84%, see rank | 94.07% | 94.17% |
| Female, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 16,821, 9.16%, see rank | 5.93% | 5.83% |
| Female, Not in Labor Force2 | 142,807, 43.75%, see rank | 42.50% | 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.
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.