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Harris County Historical Employment Status Data

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ACS 2010-2014 data

	Harris County	Texas	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	3,218,390, see rank	19,858,082	248,775,628
Male¹	1,589,075, 49.37%, see rank	49.18%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	1,228,059, 77.28%, see rank	71.97%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	1,074, 0.07%, see rank	0.84%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	1,226,985, 77.21%, see rank	71.13%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	1,131,783, 92.24%, see rank	92.48%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	95,202, 7.76%, see rank	7.52%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	361,016, 22.72%, see rank	28.03%	30.72%
Female¹	1,629,315, 50.63%, see rank	50.82%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	974,337, 59.80%, see rank	58.07%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	277, 0.02%, see rank	0.15%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	974,060, 59.78%, see rank	57.92%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	889,396, 91.31%, see rank	92.13%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	84,664, 8.69%, see rank	7.87%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	654,978, 40.20%, see rank	41.93%	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

	Harris County	Texas	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	3,079,828, see rank	19,110,058	243,810,053
Male¹	1,521,571, 49.40%, see rank	49.17%	48.65%
Male, In Labor Force:²	1,183,410, 77.78%, see rank	72.63%	70.20%
Male, In Armed Forces²	1,456, 0.10%, see rank	0.95%	0.82%
Male, Civilian²	1,181,954, 77.68%, see rank	71.68%	69.38%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	1,088,493, 92.09%, see rank	92.30%	90.27%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	93,461, 7.91%, see rank	7.70%	9.73%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	338,161, 22.22%, see rank	27.37%	29.80%
Female¹	1,558,257, 50.60%, see rank	50.83%	51.35%
Female, In Labor Force:²	936,233, 60.08%, see rank	58.50%	59.43%
Female, In Armed Forces²	352, 0.02%, see rank	0.17%	0.13%
Female, Civilian²	935,881, 60.06%, see rank	58.33%	59.30%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	856,239, 91.49%, see rank	92.20%	91.21%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	79,642, 8.51%, see rank	7.80%	8.79%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	622,024, 39.92%, see rank	41.50%	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

	Harris County	Texas	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	2,957,516, see rank	18,380,464	238,733,844
Male¹	1,459,412, 49.35%, see rank	49.12%	48.60%
Male, In Labor Force:²	1,138,933, 78.04%, see rank	73.06%	70.92%
Male, In Armed Forces²	1,429, 0.10%, see rank	0.93%	0.83%
Male, Civilian²	1,137,504, 77.94%, see rank	72.12%	70.09%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	1,059,242, 93.12%, see rank	93.20%	91.78%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	78,262, 6.88%, see rank	6.80%	8.22%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	320,479, 21.96%, see rank	26.94%	29.08%
Female¹	1,498,104, 50.65%, see rank	50.88%	51.40%
Female, In Labor Force:²	901,395, 60.17%, see rank	58.49%	59.40%
Female, In Armed Forces²	225, 0.02%, see rank	0.20%	0.13%
Female, Civilian²	901,170, 60.15%, see rank	58.29%	59.26%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	829,969, 92.10%, see rank	92.77%	92.41%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	71,201, 7.90%, see rank	7.23%	7.59%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	596,709, 39.83%, see rank	41.51%	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

	Harris County	Texas	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	2,895,476, see rank	17,889,418	235,871,704
Male¹	1,440,633, 49.75%, see rank	49.46%	48.74%
Male, In Labor Force:²	1,128,681, 78.35%, see rank	73.47%	71.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	1,473, 0.10%, see rank	0.89%	0.84%
Male, Civilian²	1,127,208, 78.24%, see rank	72.58%	70.44%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	1,054,749, 93.57%, see rank	93.53%	92.66%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	72,459, 6.43%, see rank	6.47%	7.34%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	311,952, 21.65%, see rank	26.53%	28.72%
Female¹	1,454,843, 50.25%, see rank	50.54%	51.26%
Female, In Labor Force:²	874,583, 60.12%, see rank	58.05%	59.10%
Female, In Armed Forces²	228, 0.02%, see rank	0.20%	0.14%
Female, Civilian²	874,355, 60.10%, see rank	57.86%	58.96%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	805,453, 92.12%, see rank	92.80%	92.95%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	68,902, 7.88%, see rank	7.20%	7.05%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	580,260, 39.88%, see rank	41.95%	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

	Harris County	Texas	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	2,519,937, see rank	15,617,373	217,168,077
Male¹	1,241,016, 49.25%, see rank	49.03%	48.34%
Male, In Labor Force:²	917,312, 73.92%, see rank	71.36%	70.75%
Male, In Armed Forces²	1,319, 0.11%, see rank	1.15%	0.94%
Male, Civilian²	915,993, 73.81%, see rank	70.22%	69.81%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	861,885, 94.09%, see rank	94.28%	94.28%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	54,108, 5.91%, see rank	5.72%	5.72%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	323,704, 26.08%, see rank	28.64%	29.25%
Female¹	1,278,921, 50.75%, see rank	50.97%	51.66%
Female, In Labor Force:²	736,580, 57.59%, see rank	56.19%	57.54%
Female, In Armed Forces²	272, 0.02%, see rank	0.24%	0.15%
Female, Civilian²	736,308, 57.57%, see rank	55.95%	57.39%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	684,048, 92.90%, see rank	93.52%	94.17%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	52,260, 7.10%, see rank	6.48%	5.83%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	542,341, 42.41%, see rank	43.81%	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.