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Houston, Sugar Land, Baytown Metro Area Historical Employment Status Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
| Houston, Sugar Land, Baytown Area | Texas | U.S. | |
| Population 16 Years and Over | 4,687,175, see rank | 19,858,082 | 248,775,628 |
| Male1 | 2,309,425, 49.27%, see rank | 49.18% | 48.69% |
| Male, In Labor Force:2 | 1,754,088, 75.95%, see rank | 71.97% | 69.28% |
| Male, In Armed Forces2 | 2,037, 0.09%, see rank | 0.84% | 0.73% |
| Male, Civilian2 | 1,752,051, 75.87%, see rank | 71.13% | 68.54% |
| Male, Civilian, Employed3 | 1,623,523, 92.66%, see rank | 92.48% | 90.49% |
| Male, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 128,528, 7.34%, see rank | 7.52% | 9.51% |
| Male, Not in Labor Force2 | 555,337, 24.05%, see rank | 28.03% | 30.72% |
| Female1 | 2,377,750, 50.73%, see rank | 50.82% | 51.31% |
| Female, In Labor Force:2 | 1,404,122, 59.05%, see rank | 58.07% | 58.79% |
| Female, In Armed Forces2 | 410, 0.02%, see rank | 0.15% | 0.11% |
| Female, Civilian2 | 1,403,712, 59.04%, see rank | 57.92% | 58.69% |
| Female, Civilian, Employed3 | 1,288,755, 91.81%, see rank | 92.13% | 91.18% |
| Female, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 114,957, 8.19%, see rank | 7.87% | 8.82% |
| Female, Not in Labor Force2 | 973,628, 40.95%, 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.
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
| Houston, Sugar Land, Baytown Area | Texas | U.S. | |
| Population 16 Years and Over | 4,486,424, see rank | 19,110,058 | 243,810,053 |
| Male1 | 2,212,254, 49.31%, see rank | 49.17% | 48.65% |
| Male, In Labor Force:2 | 1,692,805, 76.52%, see rank | 72.63% | 70.20% |
| Male, In Armed Forces2 | 2,788, 0.13%, see rank | 0.95% | 0.82% |
| Male, Civilian2 | 1,690,017, 76.39%, see rank | 71.68% | 69.38% |
| Male, Civilian, Employed3 | 1,563,212, 92.50%, see rank | 92.30% | 90.27% |
| Male, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 126,805, 7.50%, see rank | 7.70% | 9.73% |
| Male, Not in Labor Force2 | 519,449, 23.48%, see rank | 27.37% | 29.80% |
| Female1 | 2,274,170, 50.69%, see rank | 50.83% | 51.35% |
| Female, In Labor Force:2 | 1,355,535, 59.61%, see rank | 58.50% | 59.43% |
| Female, In Armed Forces2 | 503, 0.02%, see rank | 0.17% | 0.13% |
| Female, Civilian2 | 1,355,032, 59.58%, see rank | 58.33% | 59.30% |
| Female, Civilian, Employed3 | 1,245,661, 91.93%, see rank | 92.20% | 91.21% |
| Female, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 109,371, 8.07%, see rank | 7.80% | 8.79% |
| Female, Not in Labor Force2 | 918,635, 40.39%, 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.
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
| Houston, Sugar Land, Baytown Area | Texas | U.S. | |
| Population 16 Years and Over | 4,282,373, see rank | 18,380,464 | 238,733,844 |
| Male1 | 2,110,246, 49.28%, see rank | 49.12% | 48.60% |
| Male, In Labor Force:2 | 1,620,927, 76.81%, see rank | 73.06% | 70.92% |
| Male, In Armed Forces2 | 2,663, 0.13%, see rank | 0.93% | 0.83% |
| Male, Civilian2 | 1,618,264, 76.69%, see rank | 72.12% | 70.09% |
| Male, Civilian, Employed3 | 1,513,167, 93.51%, see rank | 93.20% | 91.78% |
| Male, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 105,097, 6.49%, see rank | 6.80% | 8.22% |
| Male, Not in Labor Force2 | 489,319, 23.19%, see rank | 26.94% | 29.08% |
| Female1 | 2,172,127, 50.72%, see rank | 50.88% | 51.40% |
| Female, In Labor Force:2 | 1,297,757, 59.75%, see rank | 58.49% | 59.40% |
| Female, In Armed Forces2 | 324, 0.01%, see rank | 0.20% | 0.13% |
| Female, Civilian2 | 1,297,433, 59.73%, see rank | 58.29% | 59.26% |
| Female, Civilian, Employed3 | 1,200,412, 92.52%, see rank | 92.77% | 92.41% |
| Female, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 97,021, 7.48%, see rank | 7.23% | 7.59% |
| Female, Not in Labor Force2 | 874,370, 40.25%, 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.
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
| Houston, Sugar Land, Baytown Area | Texas | U.S. | |
| Population 16 Years and Over | 4,165,351, see rank | 17,889,418 | 235,871,704 |
| Male1 | 2,070,662, 49.71%, see rank | 49.46% | 48.74% |
| Male, In Labor Force:2 | 1,592,880, 76.93%, see rank | 73.47% | 71.28% |
| Male, In Armed Forces2 | 2,766, 0.13%, see rank | 0.89% | 0.84% |
| Male, Civilian2 | 1,590,114, 76.79%, see rank | 72.58% | 70.44% |
| Male, Civilian, Employed3 | 1,491,228, 93.78%, see rank | 93.53% | 92.66% |
| Male, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 98,886, 6.22%, see rank | 6.47% | 7.34% |
| Male, Not in Labor Force2 | 477,782, 23.07%, see rank | 26.53% | 28.72% |
| Female1 | 2,094,689, 50.29%, see rank | 50.54% | 51.26% |
| Female, In Labor Force:2 | 1,246,286, 59.50%, see rank | 58.05% | 59.10% |
| Female, In Armed Forces2 | 327, 0.02%, see rank | 0.20% | 0.14% |
| Female, Civilian2 | 1,245,959, 59.48%, see rank | 57.86% | 58.96% |
| Female, Civilian, Employed3 | 1,153,003, 92.54%, see rank | 92.80% | 92.95% |
| Female, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 92,956, 7.46%, see rank | 7.20% | 7.05% |
| Female, Not in Labor Force2 | 848,403, 40.50%, 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.
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.