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Lexington, Fayette Metro Area Historical Employment Status Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
| Lexington, Fayette Area | Kentucky | U.S. | |
| Population 16 Years and Over | 386,496, see rank | 3,476,701 | 248,775,628 |
| Male1 | 187,453, 48.50%, see rank | 48.68% | 48.69% |
| Male, In Labor Force:2 | 136,345, 72.74%, see rank | 64.74% | 69.28% |
| Male, In Armed Forces2 | 210, 0.11%, see rank | 0.85% | 0.73% |
| Male, Civilian2 | 136,135, 72.62%, see rank | 63.90% | 68.54% |
| Male, Civilian, Employed3 | 124,919, 91.76%, see rank | 90.16% | 90.49% |
| Male, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 11,216, 8.24%, see rank | 9.84% | 9.51% |
| Male, Not in Labor Force2 | 51,108, 27.26%, see rank | 35.26% | 30.72% |
| Female1 | 199,043, 51.50%, see rank | 51.32% | 51.31% |
| Female, In Labor Force:2 | 124,710, 62.65%, see rank | 55.12% | 58.79% |
| Female, In Armed Forces2 | 55, 0.03%, see rank | 0.06% | 0.11% |
| Female, Civilian2 | 124,655, 62.63%, see rank | 55.06% | 58.69% |
| Female, Civilian, Employed3 | 114,632, 91.96%, see rank | 91.20% | 91.18% |
| Female, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 10,023, 8.04%, see rank | 8.80% | 8.82% |
| Female, Not in Labor Force2 | 74,333, 37.35%, see rank | 44.88% | 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
| Lexington, Fayette Area | Kentucky | U.S. | |
| Population 16 Years and Over | 377,621, see rank | 3,433,526 | 243,810,053 |
| Male1 | 183,083, 48.48%, see rank | 48.62% | 48.65% |
| Male, In Labor Force:2 | 134,114, 73.25%, see rank | 65.35% | 70.20% |
| Male, In Armed Forces2 | 146, 0.08%, see rank | 0.96% | 0.82% |
| Male, Civilian2 | 133,968, 73.17%, see rank | 64.38% | 69.38% |
| Male, Civilian, Employed3 | 122,992, 91.81%, see rank | 89.92% | 90.27% |
| Male, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 10,976, 8.19%, see rank | 10.08% | 9.73% |
| Male, Not in Labor Force2 | 48,969, 26.75%, see rank | 34.65% | 29.80% |
| Female1 | 194,538, 51.52%, see rank | 51.38% | 51.35% |
| Female, In Labor Force:2 | 123,026, 63.24%, see rank | 55.60% | 59.43% |
| Female, In Armed Forces2 | 64, 0.03%, see rank | 0.09% | 0.13% |
| Female, Civilian2 | 122,962, 63.21%, see rank | 55.51% | 59.30% |
| Female, Civilian, Employed3 | 113,419, 92.24%, see rank | 91.19% | 91.21% |
| Female, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 9,543, 7.76%, see rank | 8.81% | 8.79% |
| Female, Not in Labor Force2 | 71,512, 36.76%, see rank | 44.40% | 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
| Lexington, Fayette Area | Kentucky | U.S. | |
| Population 16 Years and Over | 367,415, see rank | 3,383,799 | 238,733,844 |
| Male1 | 177,947, 48.43%, see rank | 48.53% | 48.60% |
| Male, In Labor Force:2 | 132,482, 74.45%, see rank | 66.29% | 70.92% |
| Male, In Armed Forces2 | 200, 0.11%, see rank | 0.96% | 0.83% |
| Male, Civilian2 | 132,282, 74.34%, see rank | 65.33% | 70.09% |
| Male, Civilian, Employed3 | 123,274, 93.19%, see rank | 91.36% | 91.78% |
| Male, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 9,008, 6.81%, see rank | 8.64% | 8.22% |
| Male, Not in Labor Force2 | 45,465, 25.55%, see rank | 33.71% | 29.08% |
| Female1 | 189,468, 51.57%, see rank | 51.47% | 51.40% |
| Female, In Labor Force:2 | 119,718, 63.19%, see rank | 55.57% | 59.40% |
| Female, In Armed Forces2 | 141, 0.07%, see rank | 0.09% | 0.13% |
| Female, Civilian2 | 119,577, 63.11%, see rank | 55.47% | 59.26% |
| Female, Civilian, Employed3 | 111,772, 93.47%, see rank | 92.27% | 92.41% |
| Female, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 7,805, 6.53%, see rank | 7.73% | 7.59% |
| Female, Not in Labor Force2 | 69,750, 36.81%, see rank | 44.43% | 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
| Lexington, Fayette Area | Kentucky | U.S. | |
| Population 16 Years and Over | 363,648, see rank | 3,357,684 | 235,871,704 |
| Male1 | 176,895, 48.64%, see rank | 48.43% | 48.74% |
| Male, In Labor Force:2 | 130,368, 73.70%, see rank | 66.79% | 71.28% |
| Male, In Armed Forces2 | 269, 0.15%, see rank | 0.97% | 0.84% |
| Male, Civilian2 | 130,099, 73.55%, see rank | 65.82% | 70.44% |
| Male, Civilian, Employed3 | 122,663, 94.28%, see rank | 92.23% | 92.66% |
| Male, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 7,436, 5.72%, see rank | 7.77% | 7.34% |
| Male, Not in Labor Force2 | 46,527, 26.30%, see rank | 33.21% | 28.72% |
| Female1 | 186,753, 51.36%, see rank | 51.57% | 51.26% |
| Female, In Labor Force:2 | 117,841, 63.10%, see rank | 55.46% | 59.10% |
| Female, In Armed Forces2 | 83, 0.04%, see rank | 0.09% | 0.14% |
| Female, Civilian2 | 117,758, 63.06%, see rank | 55.37% | 58.96% |
| Female, Civilian, Employed3 | 110,787, 94.08%, see rank | 92.65% | 92.95% |
| Female, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 6,971, 5.92%, see rank | 7.35% | 7.05% |
| Female, Not in Labor Force2 | 68,912, 36.90%, see rank | 44.54% | 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.