Lafayette Metro Area Historical Employment Status Data
ACS 2008-2012 data
| Lafayette Area | Indiana | U.S. | |
| Population 16 Years and Over | 164,144, see rank | 5,067,379 | 243,810,053 |
| Male1 | 83,341, 50.77%, see rank | 48.68% | 48.65% |
| Male, In Labor Force:2 | 56,524, 67.82%, see rank | 70.24% | 70.20% |
| Male, In Armed Forces2 | 56, 0.07%, see rank | 0.16% | 0.82% |
| Male, Civilian2 | 56,468, 67.76%, see rank | 70.08% | 69.38% |
| Male, Civilian, Employed3 | 51,674, 91.51%, see rank | 90.08% | 90.27% |
| Male, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 4,794, 8.49%, see rank | 9.92% | 9.73% |
| Male, Not in Labor Force2 | 26,817, 32.18%, see rank | 29.76% | 29.80% |
| Female1 | 80,803, 49.23%, see rank | 51.32% | 51.35% |
| Female, In Labor Force:2 | 49,184, 60.87%, see rank | 60.00% | 59.43% |
| Female, In Armed Forces2 | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.03% | 0.13% |
| Female, Civilian2 | 49,184, 60.87%, see rank | 59.97% | 59.30% |
| Female, Civilian, Employed3 | 45,378, 92.26%, see rank | 91.15% | 91.21% |
| Female, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 3,806, 7.74%, see rank | 8.85% | 8.79% |
| Female, Not in Labor Force2 | 31,619, 39.13%, see rank | 40.00% | 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
| Lafayette Area | Indiana | U.S. | |
| Population 16 Years and Over | 160,243, see rank | 4,996,762 | 238,733,844 |
| Male1 | 81,349, 50.77%, see rank | 48.62% | 48.60% |
| Male, In Labor Force:2 | 55,848, 68.65%, see rank | 71.34% | 70.92% |
| Male, In Armed Forces2 | 151, 0.19%, see rank | 0.18% | 0.83% |
| Male, Civilian2 | 55,697, 68.47%, see rank | 71.16% | 70.09% |
| Male, Civilian, Employed3 | 51,465, 92.40%, see rank | 91.20% | 91.78% |
| Male, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 4,232, 7.60%, see rank | 8.80% | 8.22% |
| Male, Not in Labor Force2 | 25,501, 31.35%, see rank | 28.66% | 29.08% |
| Female1 | 78,894, 49.23%, see rank | 51.38% | 51.40% |
| Female, In Labor Force:2 | 47,739, 60.51%, see rank | 60.24% | 59.40% |
| Female, In Armed Forces2 | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.03% | 0.13% |
| Female, Civilian2 | 47,739, 60.51%, see rank | 60.20% | 59.26% |
| Female, Civilian, Employed3 | 43,920, 92.00%, see rank | 92.06% | 92.41% |
| Female, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 3,819, 8.00%, see rank | 7.94% | 7.59% |
| Female, Not in Labor Force2 | 31,155, 39.49%, see rank | 39.76% | 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
| Lafayette Area | Indiana | U.S. | |
| Population 16 Years and Over | 154,507, see rank | 4,936,695 | 235,871,704 |
| Male1 | 78,946, 51.10%, see rank | 48.67% | 48.74% |
| Male, In Labor Force:2 | 53,732, 68.06%, see rank | 72.11% | 71.28% |
| Male, In Armed Forces2 | 171, 0.22%, see rank | 0.17% | 0.84% |
| Male, Civilian2 | 53,561, 67.85%, see rank | 71.94% | 70.44% |
| Male, Civilian, Employed3 | 49,774, 92.93%, see rank | 92.11% | 92.66% |
| Male, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 3,787, 7.07%, see rank | 7.89% | 7.34% |
| Male, Not in Labor Force2 | 25,214, 31.94%, see rank | 27.89% | 28.72% |
| Female1 | 75,561, 48.90%, see rank | 51.33% | 51.26% |
| Female, In Labor Force:2 | 45,056, 59.63%, see rank | 60.18% | 59.10% |
| Female, In Armed Forces2 | 12, 0.02%, see rank | 0.03% | 0.14% |
| Female, Civilian2 | 45,044, 59.61%, see rank | 60.15% | 58.96% |
| Female, Civilian, Employed3 | 41,328, 91.75%, see rank | 92.59% | 92.95% |
| Female, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 3,716, 8.25%, see rank | 7.41% | 7.05% |
| Female, Not in Labor Force2 | 30,505, 40.37%, see rank | 39.82% | 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.