Lafayette Metro Area Historical Employment Status Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
| Lafayette Area | Louisiana | U.S. | |
| Population 16 Years and Over | 368,655, see rank | 3,610,029 | 248,775,628 |
| Male1 | 177,798, 48.23%, see rank | 48.33% | 48.69% |
| Male, In Labor Force:2 | 126,297, 71.03%, see rank | 66.11% | 69.28% |
| Male, In Armed Forces2 | 184, 0.10%, see rank | 0.75% | 0.73% |
| Male, Civilian2 | 126,113, 70.93%, see rank | 65.37% | 68.54% |
| Male, Civilian, Employed3 | 117,208, 92.94%, see rank | 91.24% | 90.49% |
| Male, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 8,905, 7.06%, see rank | 8.76% | 9.51% |
| Male, Not in Labor Force2 | 51,501, 28.97%, see rank | 33.89% | 30.72% |
| Female1 | 190,857, 51.77%, see rank | 51.67% | 51.31% |
| Female, In Labor Force:2 | 111,412, 58.37%, see rank | 56.47% | 58.79% |
| Female, In Armed Forces2 | 46, 0.02%, see rank | 0.10% | 0.11% |
| Female, Civilian2 | 111,366, 58.35%, see rank | 56.38% | 58.69% |
| Female, Civilian, Employed3 | 101,942, 91.54%, see rank | 91.46% | 91.18% |
| Female, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 9,424, 8.46%, see rank | 8.54% | 8.82% |
| Female, Not in Labor Force2 | 79,445, 41.63%, see rank | 43.53% | 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
| Lafayette Area | Louisiana | U.S. | |
| Population 16 Years and Over | 213,823, see rank | 3,542,555 | 243,810,053 |
| Male1 | 103,148, 48.24%, see rank | 48.31% | 48.65% |
| Male, In Labor Force:2 | 76,316, 73.99%, see rank | 67.09% | 70.20% |
| Male, In Armed Forces2 | 185, 0.18%, see rank | 0.83% | 0.82% |
| Male, Civilian2 | 76,131, 73.81%, see rank | 66.26% | 69.38% |
| Male, Civilian, Employed3 | 71,612, 94.06%, see rank | 91.33% | 90.27% |
| Male, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 4,519, 5.94%, see rank | 8.67% | 9.73% |
| Male, Not in Labor Force2 | 26,832, 26.01%, see rank | 32.91% | 29.80% |
| Female1 | 110,675, 51.76%, see rank | 51.69% | 51.35% |
| Female, In Labor Force:2 | 67,421, 60.92%, see rank | 57.02% | 59.43% |
| Female, In Armed Forces2 | 40, 0.04%, see rank | 0.11% | 0.13% |
| Female, Civilian2 | 67,381, 60.88%, see rank | 56.90% | 59.30% |
| Female, Civilian, Employed3 | 62,258, 92.40%, see rank | 91.89% | 91.21% |
| Female, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 5,123, 7.60%, see rank | 8.11% | 8.79% |
| Female, Not in Labor Force2 | 43,254, 39.08%, see rank | 42.98% | 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 | Louisiana | U.S. | |
| Population 16 Years and Over | 207,630, see rank | 3,455,412 | 238,733,844 |
| Male1 | 99,890, 48.11%, see rank | 48.25% | 48.60% |
| Male, In Labor Force:2 | 73,458, 73.54%, see rank | 67.46% | 70.92% |
| Male, In Armed Forces2 | 234, 0.23%, see rank | 0.85% | 0.83% |
| Male, Civilian2 | 73,224, 73.30%, see rank | 66.60% | 70.09% |
| Male, Civilian, Employed3 | 69,216, 94.53%, see rank | 92.09% | 91.78% |
| Male, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 4,008, 5.47%, see rank | 7.91% | 8.22% |
| Male, Not in Labor Force2 | 26,432, 26.46%, see rank | 32.54% | 29.08% |
| Female1 | 107,740, 51.89%, see rank | 51.75% | 51.40% |
| Female, In Labor Force:2 | 65,428, 60.73%, see rank | 56.41% | 59.40% |
| Female, In Armed Forces2 | 31, 0.03%, see rank | 0.13% | 0.13% |
| Female, Civilian2 | 65,397, 60.70%, see rank | 56.28% | 59.26% |
| Female, Civilian, Employed3 | 61,303, 93.74%, see rank | 92.44% | 92.41% |
| Female, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 4,094, 6.26%, see rank | 7.56% | 7.59% |
| Female, Not in Labor Force2 | 42,312, 39.27%, see rank | 43.59% | 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 | Louisiana | U.S. | |
| Population 16 Years and Over | 198,197, see rank | 3,428,972 | 235,871,704 |
| Male1 | 95,202, 48.03%, see rank | 47.89% | 48.74% |
| Male, In Labor Force:2 | 70,771, 74.34%, see rank | 67.71% | 71.28% |
| Male, In Armed Forces2 | 383, 0.40%, see rank | 0.93% | 0.84% |
| Male, Civilian2 | 70,388, 73.94%, see rank | 66.78% | 70.44% |
| Male, Civilian, Employed3 | 66,653, 94.69%, see rank | 92.46% | 92.66% |
| Male, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 3,735, 5.31%, see rank | 7.54% | 7.34% |
| Male, Not in Labor Force2 | 24,431, 25.66%, see rank | 32.29% | 28.72% |
| Female1 | 102,995, 51.97%, see rank | 52.11% | 51.26% |
| Female, In Labor Force:2 | 62,446, 60.63%, see rank | 56.01% | 59.10% |
| Female, In Armed Forces2 | 28, 0.03%, see rank | 0.13% | 0.14% |
| Female, Civilian2 | 62,418, 60.60%, see rank | 55.88% | 58.96% |
| Female, Civilian, Employed3 | 58,841, 94.27%, see rank | 92.41% | 92.95% |
| Female, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 3,577, 5.73%, see rank | 7.59% | 7.05% |
| Female, Not in Labor Force2 | 40,549, 39.37%, see rank | 43.99% | 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.