Huntsville Metro Area Historical Employment Status Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
| Huntsville Area | Alabama | U.S. | |
| Population 16 Years and Over | 342,660, see rank | 3,828,799 | 248,775,628 |
| Male1 | 167,344, 48.84%, see rank | 47.80% | 48.69% |
| Male, In Labor Force:2 | 118,237, 70.66%, see rank | 64.63% | 69.28% |
| Male, In Armed Forces2 | 1,277, 0.76%, see rank | 0.65% | 0.73% |
| Male, Civilian2 | 116,960, 69.89%, see rank | 63.98% | 68.54% |
| Male, Civilian, Employed3 | 106,689, 91.22%, see rank | 89.96% | 90.49% |
| Male, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 10,271, 8.78%, see rank | 10.04% | 9.51% |
| Male, Not in Labor Force2 | 49,107, 29.34%, see rank | 35.37% | 30.72% |
| Female1 | 175,316, 51.16%, see rank | 52.20% | 51.31% |
| Female, In Labor Force:2 | 102,742, 58.60%, see rank | 53.54% | 58.79% |
| Female, In Armed Forces2 | 126, 0.07%, see rank | 0.10% | 0.11% |
| Female, Civilian2 | 102,616, 58.53%, see rank | 53.45% | 58.69% |
| Female, Civilian, Employed3 | 92,332, 89.98%, see rank | 89.59% | 91.18% |
| Female, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 10,284, 10.02%, see rank | 10.41% | 8.82% |
| Female, Not in Labor Force2 | 72,574, 41.40%, see rank | 46.46% | 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
| Huntsville Area | Alabama | U.S. | |
| Population 16 Years and Over | 331,130, see rank | 3,779,457 | 243,810,053 |
| Male1 | 162,100, 48.95%, see rank | 47.82% | 48.65% |
| Male, In Labor Force:2 | 115,489, 71.25%, see rank | 65.89% | 70.20% |
| Male, In Armed Forces2 | 1,581, 0.98%, see rank | 0.77% | 0.82% |
| Male, Civilian2 | 113,908, 70.27%, see rank | 65.12% | 69.38% |
| Male, Civilian, Employed3 | 104,202, 91.48%, see rank | 89.85% | 90.27% |
| Male, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 9,706, 8.52%, see rank | 10.15% | 9.73% |
| Male, Not in Labor Force2 | 46,611, 28.75%, see rank | 34.11% | 29.80% |
| Female1 | 169,030, 51.05%, see rank | 52.18% | 51.35% |
| Female, In Labor Force:2 | 101,208, 59.88%, see rank | 54.47% | 59.43% |
| Female, In Armed Forces2 | 330, 0.20%, see rank | 0.12% | 0.13% |
| Female, Civilian2 | 100,878, 59.68%, see rank | 54.35% | 59.30% |
| Female, Civilian, Employed3 | 90,666, 89.88%, see rank | 89.61% | 91.21% |
| Female, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 10,212, 10.12%, see rank | 10.39% | 8.79% |
| Female, Not in Labor Force2 | 67,822, 40.12%, see rank | 45.53% | 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
| Huntsville Area | Alabama | U.S. | |
| Population 16 Years and Over | 316,415, see rank | 3,714,504 | 238,733,844 |
| Male1 | 154,721, 48.90%, see rank | 47.80% | 48.60% |
| Male, In Labor Force:2 | 112,381, 72.63%, see rank | 67.06% | 70.92% |
| Male, In Armed Forces2 | 2,370, 1.53%, see rank | 0.77% | 0.83% |
| Male, Civilian2 | 110,011, 71.10%, see rank | 66.29% | 70.09% |
| Male, Civilian, Employed3 | 101,537, 92.30%, see rank | 91.54% | 91.78% |
| Male, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 8,474, 7.70%, see rank | 8.46% | 8.22% |
| Male, Not in Labor Force2 | 42,340, 27.37%, see rank | 32.94% | 29.08% |
| Female1 | 161,694, 51.10%, see rank | 52.20% | 51.40% |
| Female, In Labor Force:2 | 95,998, 59.37%, see rank | 54.47% | 59.40% |
| Female, In Armed Forces2 | 384, 0.24%, see rank | 0.12% | 0.13% |
| Female, Civilian2 | 95,614, 59.13%, see rank | 54.35% | 59.26% |
| Female, Civilian, Employed3 | 87,716, 91.74%, see rank | 91.04% | 92.41% |
| Female, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 7,898, 8.26%, see rank | 8.96% | 7.59% |
| Female, Not in Labor Force2 | 65,696, 40.63%, see rank | 45.53% | 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
| Huntsville Area | Alabama | U.S. | |
| Population 16 Years and Over | 304,832, see rank | 3,639,386 | 235,871,704 |
| Male1 | 148,293, 48.65%, see rank | 47.68% | 48.74% |
| Male, In Labor Force:2 | 107,635, 72.58%, see rank | 67.50% | 71.28% |
| Male, In Armed Forces2 | 3,614, 2.44%, see rank | 0.92% | 0.84% |
| Male, Civilian2 | 104,021, 70.15%, see rank | 66.58% | 70.44% |
| Male, Civilian, Employed3 | 96,810, 93.07%, see rank | 92.52% | 92.66% |
| Male, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 7,211, 6.93%, see rank | 7.48% | 7.34% |
| Male, Not in Labor Force2 | 40,658, 27.42%, see rank | 32.50% | 28.72% |
| Female1 | 156,539, 51.35%, see rank | 52.32% | 51.26% |
| Female, In Labor Force:2 | 92,170, 58.88%, see rank | 54.14% | 59.10% |
| Female, In Armed Forces2 | 332, 0.21%, see rank | 0.12% | 0.14% |
| Female, Civilian2 | 91,838, 58.67%, see rank | 54.02% | 58.96% |
| Female, Civilian, Employed3 | 85,310, 92.89%, see rank | 91.87% | 92.95% |
| Female, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 6,528, 7.11%, see rank | 8.13% | 7.05% |
| Female, Not in Labor Force2 | 64,369, 41.12%, see rank | 45.86% | 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.