Los Angeles County Historical Employment Status Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
| Los Angeles County | California | U.S. | |
| Population 16 Years and Over | 7,913,580, see rank | 29,934,838 | 248,775,628 |
| Male1 | 3,861,304, 48.79%, see rank | 49.30% | 48.69% |
| Male, In Labor Force:2 | 2,772,373, 71.80%, see rank | 70.30% | 69.28% |
| Male, In Armed Forces2 | 3,159, 0.08%, see rank | 0.80% | 0.73% |
| Male, Civilian2 | 2,769,214, 71.72%, see rank | 69.49% | 68.54% |
| Male, Civilian, Employed3 | 2,466,947, 89.08%, see rank | 88.91% | 90.49% |
| Male, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 302,267, 10.92%, see rank | 11.09% | 9.51% |
| Male, Not in Labor Force2 | 1,088,931, 28.20%, see rank | 29.70% | 30.72% |
| Female1 | 4,052,276, 51.21%, see rank | 50.70% | 51.31% |
| Female, In Labor Force:2 | 2,344,622, 57.86%, see rank | 57.55% | 58.79% |
| Female, In Armed Forces2 | 521, 0.01%, see rank | 0.10% | 0.11% |
| Female, Civilian2 | 2,344,101, 57.85%, see rank | 57.45% | 58.69% |
| Female, Civilian, Employed3 | 2,081,699, 88.81%, see rank | 89.13% | 91.18% |
| Female, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 262,402, 11.19%, see rank | 10.87% | 8.82% |
| Female, Not in Labor Force2 | 1,707,654, 42.14%, see rank | 42.45% | 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
| Los Angeles County | California | U.S. | |
| Population 16 Years and Over | 7,737,011, see rank | 29,163,075 | 243,810,053 |
| Male1 | 3,778,362, 48.83%, see rank | 49.34% | 48.65% |
| Male, In Labor Force:2 | 2,739,540, 72.51%, see rank | 71.09% | 70.20% |
| Male, In Armed Forces2 | 4,068, 0.11%, see rank | 0.91% | 0.82% |
| Male, Civilian2 | 2,735,472, 72.40%, see rank | 70.19% | 69.38% |
| Male, Civilian, Employed3 | 2,439,095, 89.17%, see rank | 88.79% | 90.27% |
| Male, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 296,377, 10.83%, see rank | 11.21% | 9.73% |
| Male, Not in Labor Force2 | 1,038,822, 27.49%, see rank | 28.91% | 29.80% |
| Female1 | 3,958,649, 51.17%, see rank | 50.66% | 51.35% |
| Female, In Labor Force:2 | 2,304,917, 58.22%, see rank | 58.15% | 59.43% |
| Female, In Armed Forces2 | 664, 0.02%, see rank | 0.12% | 0.13% |
| Female, Civilian2 | 2,304,253, 58.21%, see rank | 58.04% | 59.30% |
| Female, Civilian, Employed3 | 2,056,023, 89.23%, see rank | 89.19% | 91.21% |
| Female, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 248,230, 10.77%, see rank | 10.81% | 8.79% |
| Female, Not in Labor Force2 | 1,653,732, 41.78%, see rank | 41.85% | 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
| Los Angeles County | California | U.S. | |
| Population 16 Years and Over | 7,602,252, see rank | 28,445,585 | 238,733,844 |
| Male1 | 3,710,525, 48.81%, see rank | 49.34% | 48.60% |
| Male, In Labor Force:2 | 2,706,431, 72.94%, see rank | 71.70% | 70.92% |
| Male, In Armed Forces2 | 4,738, 0.13%, see rank | 0.89% | 0.83% |
| Male, Civilian2 | 2,701,693, 72.81%, see rank | 70.80% | 70.09% |
| Male, Civilian, Employed3 | 2,465,362, 91.25%, see rank | 90.96% | 91.78% |
| Male, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 236,331, 8.75%, see rank | 9.04% | 8.22% |
| Male, Not in Labor Force2 | 1,004,094, 27.06%, see rank | 28.30% | 29.08% |
| Female1 | 3,891,727, 51.19%, see rank | 50.66% | 51.40% |
| Female, In Labor Force:2 | 2,252,736, 57.89%, see rank | 57.98% | 59.40% |
| Female, In Armed Forces2 | 638, 0.02%, see rank | 0.13% | 0.13% |
| Female, Civilian2 | 2,252,098, 57.87%, see rank | 57.86% | 59.26% |
| Female, Civilian, Employed3 | 2,057,555, 91.36%, see rank | 91.08% | 92.41% |
| Female, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 194,543, 8.64%, see rank | 8.92% | 7.59% |
| Female, Not in Labor Force2 | 1,638,991, 42.11%, see rank | 42.02% | 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
| Los Angeles County | California | U.S. | |
| Population 16 Years and Over | 7,527,601, see rank | 27,958,467 | 235,871,704 |
| Male1 | 3,695,666, 49.09%, see rank | 49.66% | 48.74% |
| Male, In Labor Force:2 | 2,705,607, 73.21%, see rank | 72.02% | 71.28% |
| Male, In Armed Forces2 | 4,854, 0.13%, see rank | 0.88% | 0.84% |
| Male, Civilian2 | 2,700,753, 73.08%, see rank | 71.14% | 70.44% |
| Male, Civilian, Employed3 | 2,497,137, 92.46%, see rank | 92.22% | 92.66% |
| Male, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 203,616, 7.54%, see rank | 7.78% | 7.34% |
| Male, Not in Labor Force2 | 990,059, 26.79%, see rank | 27.98% | 28.72% |
| Female1 | 3,831,935, 50.91%, see rank | 50.34% | 51.26% |
| Female, In Labor Force:2 | 2,200,653, 57.43%, see rank | 57.56% | 59.10% |
| Female, In Armed Forces2 | 627, 0.02%, see rank | 0.12% | 0.14% |
| Female, Civilian2 | 2,200,026, 57.41%, see rank | 57.44% | 58.96% |
| Female, Civilian, Employed3 | 2,025,241, 92.06%, see rank | 92.05% | 92.95% |
| Female, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 174,785, 7.94%, see rank | 7.95% | 7.05% |
| Female, Not in Labor Force2 | 1,631,282, 42.57%, see rank | 42.44% | 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.
US Census 2000 data
| Los Angeles County | California | U.S. | |
| Population 16 Years and Over | 7,122,525, see rank | 25,596,144 | 217,168,077 |
| Male1 | 3,465,768, 48.66%, see rank | 49.22% | 48.34% |
| Male, In Labor Force:2 | 2,358,802, 68.06%, see rank | 69.58% | 70.75% |
| Male, In Armed Forces2 | 3,771, 0.11%, see rank | 1.05% | 0.94% |
| Male, Civilian2 | 2,355,031, 67.95%, see rank | 68.53% | 69.81% |
| Male, Civilian, Employed3 | 2,169,112, 92.11%, see rank | 93.19% | 94.28% |
| Male, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 185,919, 7.89%, see rank | 6.81% | 5.72% |
| Male, Not in Labor Force2 | 1,106,966, 31.94%, see rank | 30.42% | 29.25% |
| Female1 | 3,656,757, 51.34%, see rank | 50.78% | 51.66% |
| Female, In Labor Force:2 | 1,953,462, 53.42%, see rank | 55.49% | 57.54% |
| Female, In Armed Forces2 | 731, 0.02%, see rank | 0.13% | 0.15% |
| Female, Civilian2 | 1,952,731, 53.40%, see rank | 55.36% | 57.39% |
| Female, Civilian, Employed3 | 1,784,303, 91.37%, see rank | 92.74% | 94.17% |
| Female, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 168,428, 8.63%, see rank | 7.26% | 5.83% |
| Female, Not in Labor Force2 | 1,703,295, 46.58%, see rank | 44.51% | 42.46% |
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.