Knoxville Metro Area Historical Employment Status Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
| Knoxville Area | Tennessee | U.S. | |
| Population 16 Years and Over | 687,456, see rank | 5,125,250 | 248,775,628 |
| Male1 | 332,142, 48.31%, see rank | 48.12% | 48.69% |
| Male, In Labor Force:2 | 216,685, 65.24%, see rank | 66.79% | 69.28% |
| Male, In Armed Forces2 | 443, 0.13%, see rank | 0.59% | 0.73% |
| Male, Civilian2 | 216,242, 65.11%, see rank | 66.20% | 68.54% |
| Male, Civilian, Employed3 | 197,161, 91.18%, see rank | 90.44% | 90.49% |
| Male, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 19,081, 8.82%, see rank | 9.56% | 9.51% |
| Male, Not in Labor Force2 | 115,457, 34.76%, see rank | 33.21% | 30.72% |
| Female1 | 355,314, 51.69%, see rank | 51.88% | 51.31% |
| Female, In Labor Force:2 | 191,565, 53.91%, see rank | 56.49% | 58.79% |
| Female, In Armed Forces2 | 58, 0.02%, see rank | 0.07% | 0.11% |
| Female, Civilian2 | 191,507, 53.90%, see rank | 56.42% | 58.69% |
| Female, Civilian, Employed3 | 177,348, 92.61%, see rank | 90.61% | 91.18% |
| Female, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 14,159, 7.39%, see rank | 9.39% | 8.82% |
| Female, Not in Labor Force2 | 163,749, 46.09%, see rank | 43.51% | 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
| Knoxville Area | Tennessee | U.S. | |
| Population 16 Years and Over | 564,435, see rank | 5,030,090 | 243,810,053 |
| Male1 | 270,960, 48.01%, see rank | 48.13% | 48.65% |
| Male, In Labor Force:2 | 187,742, 69.29%, see rank | 68.08% | 70.20% |
| Male, In Armed Forces2 | 621, 0.23%, see rank | 0.63% | 0.82% |
| Male, Civilian2 | 187,121, 69.06%, see rank | 67.45% | 69.38% |
| Male, Civilian, Employed3 | 172,180, 92.02%, see rank | 89.96% | 90.27% |
| Male, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 14,941, 7.98%, see rank | 10.04% | 9.73% |
| Male, Not in Labor Force2 | 83,218, 30.71%, see rank | 31.92% | 29.80% |
| Female1 | 293,475, 51.99%, see rank | 51.87% | 51.35% |
| Female, In Labor Force:2 | 165,092, 56.25%, see rank | 57.07% | 59.43% |
| Female, In Armed Forces2 | 103, 0.04%, see rank | 0.08% | 0.13% |
| Female, Civilian2 | 164,989, 56.22%, see rank | 56.99% | 59.30% |
| Female, Civilian, Employed3 | 153,575, 93.08%, see rank | 90.54% | 91.21% |
| Female, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 11,414, 6.92%, see rank | 9.46% | 8.79% |
| Female, Not in Labor Force2 | 128,383, 43.75%, see rank | 42.93% | 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
| Knoxville Area | Tennessee | U.S. | |
| Population 16 Years and Over | 552,365, see rank | 4,919,958 | 238,733,844 |
| Male1 | 264,857, 47.95%, see rank | 48.11% | 48.60% |
| Male, In Labor Force:2 | 186,060, 70.25%, see rank | 69.14% | 70.92% |
| Male, In Armed Forces2 | 711, 0.27%, see rank | 0.62% | 0.83% |
| Male, Civilian2 | 185,349, 69.98%, see rank | 68.53% | 70.09% |
| Male, Civilian, Employed3 | 173,037, 93.36%, see rank | 91.32% | 91.78% |
| Male, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 12,312, 6.64%, see rank | 8.68% | 8.22% |
| Male, Not in Labor Force2 | 78,797, 29.75%, see rank | 30.86% | 29.08% |
| Female1 | 287,508, 52.05%, see rank | 51.89% | 51.40% |
| Female, In Labor Force:2 | 162,356, 56.47%, see rank | 57.26% | 59.40% |
| Female, In Armed Forces2 | 187, 0.07%, see rank | 0.07% | 0.13% |
| Female, Civilian2 | 162,169, 56.41%, see rank | 57.19% | 59.26% |
| Female, Civilian, Employed3 | 152,109, 93.80%, see rank | 91.48% | 92.41% |
| Female, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 10,060, 6.20%, see rank | 8.52% | 7.59% |
| Female, Not in Labor Force2 | 125,152, 43.53%, see rank | 42.74% | 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
| Knoxville Area | Tennessee | U.S. | |
| Population 16 Years and Over | 548,335, see rank | 4,853,746 | 235,871,704 |
| Male1 | 262,598, 47.89%, see rank | 48.12% | 48.74% |
| Male, In Labor Force:2 | 185,588, 70.67%, see rank | 69.74% | 71.28% |
| Male, In Armed Forces2 | 570, 0.22%, see rank | 0.64% | 0.84% |
| Male, Civilian2 | 185,018, 70.46%, see rank | 69.10% | 70.44% |
| Male, Civilian, Employed3 | 173,624, 93.84%, see rank | 92.20% | 92.66% |
| Male, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 11,394, 6.16%, see rank | 7.80% | 7.34% |
| Male, Not in Labor Force2 | 77,010, 29.33%, see rank | 30.26% | 28.72% |
| Female1 | 285,737, 52.11%, see rank | 51.88% | 51.26% |
| Female, In Labor Force:2 | 160,590, 56.20%, see rank | 57.16% | 59.10% |
| Female, In Armed Forces2 | 155, 0.05%, see rank | 0.07% | 0.14% |
| Female, Civilian2 | 160,435, 56.15%, see rank | 57.09% | 58.96% |
| Female, Civilian, Employed3 | 150,562, 93.85%, see rank | 91.91% | 92.95% |
| Female, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 9,873, 6.15%, see rank | 8.09% | 7.05% |
| Female, Not in Labor Force2 | 125,147, 43.80%, see rank | 42.84% | 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.