Jackson Metro Area Historical Employment Status Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
| Jackson Area | Mississippi | U.S. | |
| Population 16 Years and Over | 445,257, see rank | 2,323,223 | 248,775,628 |
| Male1 | 209,376, 47.02%, see rank | 47.84% | 48.69% |
| Male, In Labor Force:2 | 137,311, 65.58%, see rank | 62.99% | 69.28% |
| Male, In Armed Forces2 | 485, 0.23%, see rank | 0.81% | 0.73% |
| Male, Civilian2 | 136,826, 65.35%, see rank | 62.18% | 68.54% |
| Male, Civilian, Employed3 | 124,055, 90.67%, see rank | 89.08% | 90.49% |
| Male, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 12,771, 9.33%, see rank | 10.92% | 9.51% |
| Male, Not in Labor Force2 | 72,065, 34.42%, see rank | 37.01% | 30.72% |
| Female1 | 235,881, 52.98%, see rank | 52.16% | 51.31% |
| Female, In Labor Force:2 | 139,308, 59.06%, see rank | 54.20% | 58.79% |
| Female, In Armed Forces2 | 100, 0.04%, see rank | 0.16% | 0.11% |
| Female, Civilian2 | 139,208, 59.02%, see rank | 54.05% | 58.69% |
| Female, Civilian, Employed3 | 126,870, 91.14%, see rank | 89.05% | 91.18% |
| Female, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 12,338, 8.86%, see rank | 10.95% | 8.82% |
| Female, Not in Labor Force2 | 96,573, 40.94%, see rank | 45.80% | 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
| Jackson Area | Mississippi | U.S. | |
| Population 16 Years and Over | 416,255, see rank | 2,300,867 | 243,810,053 |
| Male1 | 193,579, 46.50%, see rank | 47.79% | 48.65% |
| Male, In Labor Force:2 | 131,362, 67.86%, see rank | 63.98% | 70.20% |
| Male, In Armed Forces2 | 562, 0.29%, see rank | 1.01% | 0.82% |
| Male, Civilian2 | 130,800, 67.57%, see rank | 62.98% | 69.38% |
| Male, Civilian, Employed3 | 118,620, 90.69%, see rank | 89.49% | 90.27% |
| Male, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 12,180, 9.31%, see rank | 10.51% | 9.73% |
| Male, Not in Labor Force2 | 62,217, 32.14%, see rank | 36.02% | 29.80% |
| Female1 | 222,676, 53.50%, see rank | 52.21% | 51.35% |
| Female, In Labor Force:2 | 132,720, 59.60%, see rank | 54.77% | 59.43% |
| Female, In Armed Forces2 | 159, 0.07%, see rank | 0.20% | 0.13% |
| Female, Civilian2 | 132,561, 59.53%, see rank | 54.57% | 59.30% |
| Female, Civilian, Employed3 | 121,883, 91.94%, see rank | 89.26% | 91.21% |
| Female, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 10,678, 8.06%, see rank | 10.74% | 8.79% |
| Female, Not in Labor Force2 | 89,956, 40.40%, see rank | 45.23% | 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
| Jackson Area | Mississippi | U.S. | |
| Population 16 Years and Over | 408,884, see rank | 2,274,381 | 238,733,844 |
| Male1 | 190,739, 46.65%, see rank | 47.75% | 48.60% |
| Male, In Labor Force:2 | 132,260, 69.34%, see rank | 64.94% | 70.92% |
| Male, In Armed Forces2 | 543, 0.28%, see rank | 0.99% | 0.83% |
| Male, Civilian2 | 131,717, 69.06%, see rank | 63.95% | 70.09% |
| Male, Civilian, Employed3 | 120,817, 91.72%, see rank | 90.43% | 91.78% |
| Male, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 10,900, 8.28%, see rank | 9.57% | 8.22% |
| Male, Not in Labor Force2 | 58,479, 30.66%, see rank | 35.06% | 29.08% |
| Female1 | 218,145, 53.35%, see rank | 52.25% | 51.40% |
| Female, In Labor Force:2 | 131,632, 60.34%, see rank | 55.01% | 59.40% |
| Female, In Armed Forces2 | 182, 0.08%, see rank | 0.25% | 0.13% |
| Female, Civilian2 | 131,450, 60.26%, see rank | 54.75% | 59.26% |
| Female, Civilian, Employed3 | 122,755, 93.39%, see rank | 90.37% | 92.41% |
| Female, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 8,695, 6.61%, see rank | 9.63% | 7.59% |
| Female, Not in Labor Force2 | 86,513, 39.66%, see rank | 44.99% | 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
| Jackson Area | Mississippi | U.S. | |
| Population 16 Years and Over | 406,520, see rank | 2,247,772 | 235,871,704 |
| Male1 | 190,751, 46.92%, see rank | 47.63% | 48.74% |
| Male, In Labor Force:2 | 133,001, 69.72%, see rank | 65.66% | 71.28% |
| Male, In Armed Forces2 | 655, 0.34%, see rank | 1.17% | 0.84% |
| Male, Civilian2 | 132,346, 69.38%, see rank | 64.50% | 70.44% |
| Male, Civilian, Employed3 | 122,398, 92.48%, see rank | 91.10% | 92.66% |
| Male, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 9,948, 7.52%, see rank | 8.90% | 7.34% |
| Male, Not in Labor Force2 | 57,750, 30.28%, see rank | 34.34% | 28.72% |
| Female1 | 215,769, 53.08%, see rank | 52.37% | 51.26% |
| Female, In Labor Force:2 | 128,997, 59.78%, see rank | 54.95% | 59.10% |
| Female, In Armed Forces2 | 161, 0.07%, see rank | 0.24% | 0.14% |
| Female, Civilian2 | 128,836, 59.71%, see rank | 54.71% | 58.96% |
| Female, Civilian, Employed3 | 119,938, 93.09%, see rank | 90.50% | 92.95% |
| Female, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 8,898, 6.91%, see rank | 9.50% | 7.05% |
| Female, Not in Labor Force2 | 86,772, 40.22%, see rank | 45.05% | 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.