Houston, TX Historical Employment Status Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
Houston, TX | Texas | U.S. | |
Population 16 Years and Over | 1,675,069, see rank | 19,858,082 | 248,775,628 |
Male1 | 833,489, 49.76%, see rank | 49.18% | 48.69% |
Male, In Labor Force:2 | 638,062, 76.55%, see rank | 71.97% | 69.28% |
Male, In Armed Forces2 | 476, 0.06%, see rank | 0.84% | 0.73% |
Male, Civilian2 | 637,586, 76.50%, see rank | 71.13% | 68.54% |
Male, Civilian, Employed3 | 583,391, 91.50%, see rank | 92.48% | 90.49% |
Male, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 54,195, 8.50%, see rank | 7.52% | 9.51% |
Male, Not in Labor Force2 | 195,427, 23.45%, see rank | 28.03% | 30.72% |
Female1 | 841,580, 50.24%, see rank | 50.82% | 51.31% |
Female, In Labor Force:2 | 502,461, 59.70%, see rank | 58.07% | 58.79% |
Female, In Armed Forces2 | 141, 0.02%, see rank | 0.15% | 0.11% |
Female, Civilian2 | 502,320, 59.69%, see rank | 57.92% | 58.69% |
Female, Civilian, Employed3 | 454,959, 90.57%, see rank | 92.13% | 91.18% |
Female, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 47,361, 9.43%, see rank | 7.87% | 8.82% |
Female, Not in Labor Force2 | 339,119, 40.30%, 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, TX | Texas | U.S. | |
Population 16 Years and Over | 1,621,169, see rank | 19,110,058 | 243,810,053 |
Male1 | 806,955, 49.78%, see rank | 49.17% | 48.65% |
Male, In Labor Force:2 | 618,961, 76.70%, see rank | 72.63% | 70.20% |
Male, In Armed Forces2 | 707, 0.09%, see rank | 0.95% | 0.82% |
Male, Civilian2 | 618,254, 76.62%, see rank | 71.68% | 69.38% |
Male, Civilian, Employed3 | 564,330, 91.28%, see rank | 92.30% | 90.27% |
Male, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 53,924, 8.72%, see rank | 7.70% | 9.73% |
Male, Not in Labor Force2 | 187,994, 23.30%, see rank | 27.37% | 29.80% |
Female1 | 814,214, 50.22%, see rank | 50.83% | 51.35% |
Female, In Labor Force:2 | 487,007, 59.81%, see rank | 58.50% | 59.43% |
Female, In Armed Forces2 | 183, 0.02%, see rank | 0.17% | 0.13% |
Female, Civilian2 | 486,824, 59.79%, see rank | 58.33% | 59.30% |
Female, Civilian, Employed3 | 441,817, 90.75%, see rank | 92.20% | 91.21% |
Female, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 45,007, 9.25%, see rank | 7.80% | 8.79% |
Female, Not in Labor Force2 | 327,207, 40.19%, 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, TX | Texas | U.S. | |
Population 16 Years and Over | 1,583,625, see rank | 18,380,464 | 238,733,844 |
Male1 | 787,493, 49.73%, see rank | 49.12% | 48.60% |
Male, In Labor Force:2 | 602,788, 76.55%, see rank | 73.06% | 70.92% |
Male, In Armed Forces2 | 635, 0.08%, see rank | 0.93% | 0.83% |
Male, Civilian2 | 602,153, 76.46%, see rank | 72.12% | 70.09% |
Male, Civilian, Employed3 | 556,356, 92.39%, see rank | 93.20% | 91.78% |
Male, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 45,797, 7.61%, see rank | 6.80% | 8.22% |
Male, Not in Labor Force2 | 184,705, 23.45%, see rank | 26.94% | 29.08% |
Female1 | 796,132, 50.27%, see rank | 50.88% | 51.40% |
Female, In Labor Force:2 | 473,742, 59.51%, see rank | 58.49% | 59.40% |
Female, In Armed Forces2 | 78, 0.01%, see rank | 0.20% | 0.13% |
Female, Civilian2 | 473,664, 59.50%, see rank | 58.29% | 59.26% |
Female, Civilian, Employed3 | 433,225, 91.46%, see rank | 92.77% | 92.41% |
Female, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 40,439, 8.54%, see rank | 7.23% | 7.59% |
Female, Not in Labor Force2 | 322,390, 40.49%, 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, TX | Texas | U.S. | |
Population 16 Years and Over | 1,657,854, see rank | 17,889,418 | 235,871,704 |
Male1 | 831,503, 50.16%, see rank | 49.46% | 48.74% |
Male, In Labor Force:2 | 639,835, 76.95%, see rank | 73.47% | 71.28% |
Male, In Armed Forces2 | 702, 0.08%, see rank | 0.89% | 0.84% |
Male, Civilian2 | 639,133, 76.86%, see rank | 72.58% | 70.44% |
Male, Civilian, Employed3 | 594,593, 93.03%, see rank | 93.53% | 92.66% |
Male, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 44,540, 6.97%, see rank | 6.47% | 7.34% |
Male, Not in Labor Force2 | 191,668, 23.05%, see rank | 26.53% | 28.72% |
Female1 | 826,351, 49.84%, see rank | 50.54% | 51.26% |
Female, In Labor Force:2 | 491,221, 59.44%, see rank | 58.05% | 59.10% |
Female, In Armed Forces2 | 80, 0.01%, see rank | 0.20% | 0.14% |
Female, Civilian2 | 491,141, 59.43%, see rank | 57.86% | 58.96% |
Female, Civilian, Employed3 | 448,788, 91.38%, see rank | 92.80% | 92.95% |
Female, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 42,353, 8.62%, see rank | 7.20% | 7.05% |
Female, Not in Labor Force2 | 335,130, 40.56%, 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.
US Census 2000 data
Houston, TX | Texas | U.S. | |
Population 16 Years and Over | 1,472,506, see rank | 15,617,373 | 217,168,077 |
Male1 | 728,070, 49.44%, see rank | 49.03% | 48.34% |
Male, In Labor Force:2 | 514,534, 70.67%, see rank | 71.36% | 70.75% |
Male, In Armed Forces2 | 600, 0.08%, see rank | 1.15% | 0.94% |
Male, Civilian2 | 513,934, 70.59%, see rank | 70.22% | 69.81% |
Male, Civilian, Employed3 | 478,613, 93.13%, see rank | 94.28% | 94.28% |
Male, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 35,321, 6.87%, see rank | 5.72% | 5.72% |
Male, Not in Labor Force2 | 213,536, 29.33%, see rank | 28.64% | 29.25% |
Female1 | 744,436, 50.56%, see rank | 50.97% | 51.66% |
Female, In Labor Force:2 | 416,702, 55.98%, see rank | 56.19% | 57.54% |
Female, In Armed Forces2 | 158, 0.02%, see rank | 0.24% | 0.15% |
Female, Civilian2 | 416,544, 55.95%, see rank | 55.95% | 57.39% |
Female, Civilian, Employed3 | 381,348, 91.55%, see rank | 93.52% | 94.17% |
Female, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 35,196, 8.45%, see rank | 6.48% | 5.83% |
Female, Not in Labor Force2 | 327,734, 44.02%, 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.
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.