Madison Metro Area Historical Employment Status Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
| Madison Area | Wisconsin | U.S. | |
| Population 16 Years and Over | 500,162, see rank | 4,561,244 | 248,775,628 |
| Male1 | 246,611, 49.31%, see rank | 49.26% | 48.69% |
| Male, In Labor Force:2 | 187,005, 75.83%, see rank | 71.21% | 69.28% |
| Male, In Armed Forces2 | 305, 0.12%, see rank | 0.10% | 0.73% |
| Male, Civilian2 | 186,700, 75.71%, see rank | 71.11% | 68.54% |
| Male, Civilian, Employed3 | 175,275, 93.88%, see rank | 91.99% | 90.49% |
| Male, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 11,425, 6.12%, see rank | 8.01% | 9.51% |
| Male, Not in Labor Force2 | 59,606, 24.17%, see rank | 28.79% | 30.72% |
| Female1 | 253,551, 50.69%, see rank | 50.74% | 51.31% |
| Female, In Labor Force:2 | 175,774, 69.32%, see rank | 63.79% | 58.79% |
| Female, In Armed Forces2 | 37, 0.01%, see rank | 0.01% | 0.11% |
| Female, Civilian2 | 175,737, 69.31%, see rank | 63.77% | 58.69% |
| Female, Civilian, Employed3 | 167,302, 95.20%, see rank | 93.65% | 91.18% |
| Female, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 8,435, 4.80%, see rank | 6.35% | 8.82% |
| Female, Not in Labor Force2 | 77,777, 30.68%, see rank | 36.21% | 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
| Madison Area | Wisconsin | U.S. | |
| Population 16 Years and Over | 459,779, see rank | 4,512,525 | 243,810,053 |
| Male1 | 226,573, 49.28%, see rank | 49.23% | 48.65% |
| Male, In Labor Force:2 | 174,139, 76.86%, see rank | 72.39% | 70.20% |
| Male, In Armed Forces2 | 446, 0.20%, see rank | 0.15% | 0.82% |
| Male, Civilian2 | 173,693, 76.66%, see rank | 72.24% | 69.38% |
| Male, Civilian, Employed3 | 163,087, 93.89%, see rank | 91.60% | 90.27% |
| Male, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 10,606, 6.11%, see rank | 8.40% | 9.73% |
| Male, Not in Labor Force2 | 52,434, 23.14%, see rank | 27.61% | 29.80% |
| Female1 | 233,206, 50.72%, see rank | 50.77% | 51.35% |
| Female, In Labor Force:2 | 163,816, 70.25%, see rank | 64.71% | 59.43% |
| Female, In Armed Forces2 | 75, 0.03%, see rank | 0.03% | 0.13% |
| Female, Civilian2 | 163,741, 70.21%, see rank | 64.68% | 59.30% |
| Female, Civilian, Employed3 | 155,561, 95.00%, see rank | 93.55% | 91.21% |
| Female, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 8,180, 5.00%, see rank | 6.45% | 8.79% |
| Female, Not in Labor Force2 | 69,390, 29.75%, see rank | 35.29% | 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
| Madison Area | Wisconsin | U.S. | |
| Population 16 Years and Over | 448,552, see rank | 4,458,387 | 238,733,844 |
| Male1 | 220,985, 49.27%, see rank | 49.20% | 48.60% |
| Male, In Labor Force:2 | 171,755, 77.72%, see rank | 73.29% | 70.92% |
| Male, In Armed Forces2 | 418, 0.19%, see rank | 0.17% | 0.83% |
| Male, Civilian2 | 171,337, 77.53%, see rank | 73.12% | 70.09% |
| Male, Civilian, Employed3 | 161,664, 94.35%, see rank | 92.52% | 91.78% |
| Male, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 9,673, 5.65%, see rank | 7.48% | 8.22% |
| Male, Not in Labor Force2 | 49,230, 22.28%, see rank | 26.71% | 29.08% |
| Female1 | 227,567, 50.73%, see rank | 50.80% | 51.40% |
| Female, In Labor Force:2 | 159,748, 70.20%, see rank | 64.94% | 59.40% |
| Female, In Armed Forces2 | 113, 0.05%, see rank | 0.03% | 0.13% |
| Female, Civilian2 | 159,635, 70.15%, see rank | 64.90% | 59.26% |
| Female, Civilian, Employed3 | 152,806, 95.72%, see rank | 94.24% | 92.41% |
| Female, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 6,829, 4.28%, see rank | 5.76% | 7.59% |
| Female, Not in Labor Force2 | 67,819, 29.80%, see rank | 35.06% | 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
| Madison Area | Wisconsin | U.S. | |
| Population 16 Years and Over | 449,640, see rank | 4,440,470 | 235,871,704 |
| Male1 | 222,328, 49.45%, see rank | 49.27% | 48.74% |
| Male, In Labor Force:2 | 172,412, 77.55%, see rank | 73.49% | 71.28% |
| Male, In Armed Forces2 | 463, 0.21%, see rank | 0.19% | 0.84% |
| Male, Civilian2 | 171,949, 77.34%, see rank | 73.30% | 70.44% |
| Male, Civilian, Employed3 | 163,358, 95.00%, see rank | 93.19% | 92.66% |
| Male, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 8,591, 5.00%, see rank | 6.81% | 7.34% |
| Male, Not in Labor Force2 | 49,916, 22.45%, see rank | 26.51% | 28.72% |
| Female1 | 227,312, 50.55%, see rank | 50.73% | 51.26% |
| Female, In Labor Force:2 | 158,770, 69.85%, see rank | 64.72% | 59.10% |
| Female, In Armed Forces2 | 167, 0.07%, see rank | 0.04% | 0.14% |
| Female, Civilian2 | 158,603, 69.77%, see rank | 64.68% | 58.96% |
| Female, Civilian, Employed3 | 151,815, 95.72%, see rank | 94.64% | 92.95% |
| Female, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 6,788, 4.28%, see rank | 5.36% | 7.05% |
| Female, Not in Labor Force2 | 68,542, 30.15%, see rank | 35.28% | 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.