Jonesboro Metro Area Historical Employment Status Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
| Jonesboro Area | Arkansas | U.S. | |
| Population 16 Years and Over | 96,873, see rank | 2,315,782 | 248,775,628 |
| Male1 | 46,370, 47.87%, see rank | 48.53% | 48.69% |
| Male, In Labor Force:2 | 31,096, 67.06%, see rank | 64.74% | 69.28% |
| Male, In Armed Forces2 | 14, 0.03%, see rank | 0.42% | 0.73% |
| Male, Civilian2 | 31,082, 67.03%, see rank | 64.31% | 68.54% |
| Male, Civilian, Employed3 | 28,498, 91.69%, see rank | 91.16% | 90.49% |
| Male, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 2,584, 8.31%, see rank | 8.84% | 9.51% |
| Male, Not in Labor Force2 | 15,274, 32.94%, see rank | 35.26% | 30.72% |
| Female1 | 50,503, 52.13%, see rank | 51.47% | 51.31% |
| Female, In Labor Force:2 | 27,904, 55.25%, see rank | 54.08% | 58.79% |
| Female, In Armed Forces2 | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.04% | 0.11% |
| Female, Civilian2 | 27,904, 55.25%, see rank | 54.03% | 58.69% |
| Female, Civilian, Employed3 | 25,306, 90.69%, see rank | 92.05% | 91.18% |
| Female, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 2,598, 9.31%, see rank | 7.95% | 8.82% |
| Female, Not in Labor Force2 | 22,599, 44.75%, see rank | 45.92% | 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
| Jonesboro Area | Arkansas | U.S. | |
| Population 16 Years and Over | 94,659, see rank | 2,285,328 | 243,810,053 |
| Male1 | 45,264, 47.82%, see rank | 48.50% | 48.65% |
| Male, In Labor Force:2 | 30,884, 68.23%, see rank | 65.45% | 70.20% |
| Male, In Armed Forces2 | 18, 0.04%, see rank | 0.54% | 0.82% |
| Male, Civilian2 | 30,866, 68.19%, see rank | 64.91% | 69.38% |
| Male, Civilian, Employed3 | 27,995, 90.70%, see rank | 91.07% | 90.27% |
| Male, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 2,871, 9.30%, see rank | 8.93% | 9.73% |
| Male, Not in Labor Force2 | 14,380, 31.77%, see rank | 34.55% | 29.80% |
| Female1 | 49,395, 52.18%, see rank | 51.50% | 51.35% |
| Female, In Labor Force:2 | 27,768, 56.22%, see rank | 55.38% | 59.43% |
| Female, In Armed Forces2 | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.07% | 0.13% |
| Female, Civilian2 | 27,768, 56.22%, see rank | 55.31% | 59.30% |
| Female, Civilian, Employed3 | 24,913, 89.72%, see rank | 91.84% | 91.21% |
| Female, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 2,855, 10.28%, see rank | 8.16% | 8.79% |
| Female, Not in Labor Force2 | 21,627, 43.78%, see rank | 44.62% | 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
| Jonesboro Area | Arkansas | U.S. | |
| Population 16 Years and Over | 92,274, see rank | 2,247,624 | 238,733,844 |
| Male1 | 44,000, 47.68%, see rank | 48.41% | 48.60% |
| Male, In Labor Force:2 | 30,608, 69.56%, see rank | 66.34% | 70.92% |
| Male, In Armed Forces2 | 52, 0.12%, see rank | 0.55% | 0.83% |
| Male, Civilian2 | 30,556, 69.45%, see rank | 65.79% | 70.09% |
| Male, Civilian, Employed3 | 27,785, 90.93%, see rank | 91.93% | 91.78% |
| Male, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 2,771, 9.07%, see rank | 8.07% | 8.22% |
| Male, Not in Labor Force2 | 13,392, 30.44%, see rank | 33.66% | 29.08% |
| Female1 | 48,274, 52.32%, see rank | 51.59% | 51.40% |
| Female, In Labor Force:2 | 27,561, 57.09%, see rank | 55.72% | 59.40% |
| Female, In Armed Forces2 | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.09% | 0.13% |
| Female, Civilian2 | 27,561, 57.09%, see rank | 55.63% | 59.26% |
| Female, Civilian, Employed3 | 25,210, 91.47%, see rank | 92.40% | 92.41% |
| Female, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 2,351, 8.53%, see rank | 7.60% | 7.59% |
| Female, Not in Labor Force2 | 20,713, 42.91%, see rank | 44.28% | 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
| Jonesboro Area | Arkansas | U.S. | |
| Population 16 Years and Over | 91,330, see rank | 2,218,097 | 235,871,704 |
| Male1 | 43,318, 47.43%, see rank | 48.28% | 48.74% |
| Male, In Labor Force:2 | 30,373, 70.12%, see rank | 66.96% | 71.28% |
| Male, In Armed Forces2 | 34, 0.08%, see rank | 0.56% | 0.84% |
| Male, Civilian2 | 30,339, 70.04%, see rank | 66.41% | 70.44% |
| Male, Civilian, Employed3 | 27,859, 91.83%, see rank | 92.63% | 92.66% |
| Male, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 2,480, 8.17%, see rank | 7.37% | 7.34% |
| Male, Not in Labor Force2 | 12,945, 29.88%, see rank | 33.04% | 28.72% |
| Female1 | 48,012, 52.57%, see rank | 51.72% | 51.26% |
| Female, In Labor Force:2 | 27,490, 57.26%, see rank | 55.68% | 59.10% |
| Female, In Armed Forces2 | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.11% | 0.14% |
| Female, Civilian2 | 27,490, 57.26%, see rank | 55.56% | 58.96% |
| Female, Civilian, Employed3 | 25,301, 92.04%, see rank | 92.69% | 92.95% |
| Female, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 2,189, 7.96%, see rank | 7.31% | 7.05% |
| Female, Not in Labor Force2 | 20,522, 42.74%, see rank | 44.32% | 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.