Lakeland Metro Area Historical Employment Status Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
| Lakeland Area | Florida | U.S. | |
| Population 16 Years and Over | 491,189, see rank | 15,817,611 | 248,775,628 |
| Male1 | 237,533, 48.36%, see rank | 48.38% | 48.69% |
| Male, In Labor Force:2 | 143,805, 60.54%, see rank | 64.21% | 69.28% |
| Male, In Armed Forces2 | 199, 0.08%, see rank | 0.61% | 0.73% |
| Male, Civilian2 | 143,606, 60.46%, see rank | 63.60% | 68.54% |
| Male, Civilian, Employed3 | 125,420, 87.34%, see rank | 88.63% | 90.49% |
| Male, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 18,186, 12.66%, see rank | 11.37% | 9.51% |
| Male, Not in Labor Force2 | 93,728, 39.46%, see rank | 35.79% | 30.72% |
| Female1 | 253,656, 51.64%, see rank | 51.62% | 51.31% |
| Female, In Labor Force:2 | 130,802, 51.57%, see rank | 55.13% | 58.79% |
| Female, In Armed Forces2 | 9, 0.00%, see rank | 0.11% | 0.11% |
| Female, Civilian2 | 130,793, 51.56%, see rank | 55.03% | 58.69% |
| Female, Civilian, Employed3 | 116,208, 88.85%, see rank | 89.50% | 91.18% |
| Female, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 14,585, 11.15%, see rank | 10.50% | 8.82% |
| Female, Not in Labor Force2 | 122,854, 48.43%, see rank | 44.87% | 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
| Lakeland Area | Florida | U.S. | |
| Population 16 Years and Over | 479,502, see rank | 15,364,895 | 243,810,053 |
| Male1 | 232,114, 48.41%, see rank | 48.38% | 48.65% |
| Male, In Labor Force:2 | 144,151, 62.10%, see rank | 65.53% | 70.20% |
| Male, In Armed Forces2 | 395, 0.17%, see rank | 0.65% | 0.82% |
| Male, Civilian2 | 143,756, 61.93%, see rank | 64.88% | 69.38% |
| Male, Civilian, Employed3 | 125,569, 87.35%, see rank | 88.12% | 90.27% |
| Male, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 18,187, 12.65%, see rank | 11.88% | 9.73% |
| Male, Not in Labor Force2 | 87,963, 37.90%, see rank | 34.47% | 29.80% |
| Female1 | 247,388, 51.59%, see rank | 51.62% | 51.35% |
| Female, In Labor Force:2 | 130,594, 52.79%, see rank | 56.20% | 59.43% |
| Female, In Armed Forces2 | 21, 0.01%, see rank | 0.11% | 0.13% |
| Female, Civilian2 | 130,573, 52.78%, see rank | 56.08% | 59.30% |
| Female, Civilian, Employed3 | 116,068, 88.89%, see rank | 89.28% | 91.21% |
| Female, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 14,505, 11.11%, see rank | 10.72% | 8.79% |
| Female, Not in Labor Force2 | 116,794, 47.21%, see rank | 43.80% | 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
| Lakeland Area | Florida | U.S. | |
| Population 16 Years and Over | 465,838, see rank | 14,988,197 | 238,733,844 |
| Male1 | 225,887, 48.49%, see rank | 48.35% | 48.60% |
| Male, In Labor Force:2 | 144,378, 63.92%, see rank | 66.66% | 70.92% |
| Male, In Armed Forces2 | 431, 0.19%, see rank | 0.69% | 0.83% |
| Male, Civilian2 | 143,947, 63.73%, see rank | 65.97% | 70.09% |
| Male, Civilian, Employed3 | 129,917, 90.25%, see rank | 90.87% | 91.78% |
| Male, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 14,030, 9.75%, see rank | 9.13% | 8.22% |
| Male, Not in Labor Force2 | 81,509, 36.08%, see rank | 33.34% | 29.08% |
| Female1 | 239,951, 51.51%, see rank | 51.65% | 51.40% |
| Female, In Labor Force:2 | 128,643, 53.61%, see rank | 56.28% | 59.40% |
| Female, In Armed Forces2 | 52, 0.02%, see rank | 0.12% | 0.13% |
| Female, Civilian2 | 128,591, 53.59%, see rank | 56.16% | 59.26% |
| Female, Civilian, Employed3 | 117,345, 91.25%, see rank | 91.38% | 92.41% |
| Female, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 11,246, 8.75%, see rank | 8.62% | 7.59% |
| Female, Not in Labor Force2 | 111,308, 46.39%, see rank | 43.72% | 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
| Lakeland Area | Florida | U.S. | |
| Population 16 Years and Over | 444,817, see rank | 14,641,527 | 235,871,704 |
| Male1 | 216,875, 48.76%, see rank | 48.61% | 48.74% |
| Male, In Labor Force:2 | 140,560, 64.81%, see rank | 67.02% | 71.28% |
| Male, In Armed Forces2 | 318, 0.15%, see rank | 0.73% | 0.84% |
| Male, Civilian2 | 140,242, 64.66%, see rank | 66.28% | 70.44% |
| Male, Civilian, Employed3 | 130,223, 92.86%, see rank | 92.49% | 92.66% |
| Male, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 10,019, 7.14%, see rank | 7.51% | 7.34% |
| Male, Not in Labor Force2 | 76,315, 35.19%, see rank | 32.98% | 28.72% |
| Female1 | 227,942, 51.24%, see rank | 51.39% | 51.26% |
| Female, In Labor Force:2 | 121,486, 53.30%, see rank | 55.62% | 59.10% |
| Female, In Armed Forces2 | 126, 0.06%, see rank | 0.12% | 0.14% |
| Female, Civilian2 | 121,360, 53.24%, see rank | 55.50% | 58.96% |
| Female, Civilian, Employed3 | 112,717, 92.88%, see rank | 92.46% | 92.95% |
| Female, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 8,643, 7.12%, see rank | 7.54% | 7.05% |
| Female, Not in Labor Force2 | 106,456, 46.70%, see rank | 44.38% | 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.