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Memphis, TN Historical Employment Status Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
| Memphis, TN | Tennessee | U.S. | |
| Population 16 Years and Over | 508,815, see rank | 5,125,250 | 248,775,628 |
| Male1 | 237,664, 46.71%, see rank | 48.12% | 48.69% |
| Male, In Labor Force:2 | 158,857, 66.84%, see rank | 66.79% | 69.28% |
| Male, In Armed Forces2 | 256, 0.11%, see rank | 0.59% | 0.73% |
| Male, Civilian2 | 158,601, 66.73%, see rank | 66.20% | 68.54% |
| Male, Civilian, Employed3 | 138,067, 87.05%, see rank | 90.44% | 90.49% |
| Male, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 20,534, 12.95%, see rank | 9.56% | 9.51% |
| Male, Not in Labor Force2 | 78,807, 33.16%, see rank | 33.21% | 30.72% |
| Female1 | 271,151, 53.29%, see rank | 51.88% | 51.31% |
| Female, In Labor Force:2 | 166,784, 61.51%, see rank | 56.49% | 58.79% |
| Female, In Armed Forces2 | 18, 0.01%, see rank | 0.07% | 0.11% |
| Female, Civilian2 | 166,766, 61.50%, see rank | 56.42% | 58.69% |
| Female, Civilian, Employed3 | 143,553, 86.08%, see rank | 90.61% | 91.18% |
| Female, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 23,213, 13.92%, see rank | 9.39% | 8.82% |
| Female, Not in Labor Force2 | 104,367, 38.49%, see rank | 43.51% | 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
| Memphis, TN | Tennessee | U.S. | |
| Population 16 Years and Over | 502,372, see rank | 5,030,090 | 243,810,053 |
| Male1 | 234,855, 46.75%, see rank | 48.13% | 48.65% |
| Male, In Labor Force:2 | 157,642, 67.12%, see rank | 68.08% | 70.20% |
| Male, In Armed Forces2 | 164, 0.07%, see rank | 0.63% | 0.82% |
| Male, Civilian2 | 157,478, 67.05%, see rank | 67.45% | 69.38% |
| Male, Civilian, Employed3 | 136,167, 86.47%, see rank | 89.96% | 90.27% |
| Male, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 21,311, 13.53%, see rank | 10.04% | 9.73% |
| Male, Not in Labor Force2 | 77,213, 32.88%, see rank | 31.92% | 29.80% |
| Female1 | 267,517, 53.25%, see rank | 51.87% | 51.35% |
| Female, In Labor Force:2 | 165,367, 61.82%, see rank | 57.07% | 59.43% |
| Female, In Armed Forces2 | 52, 0.02%, see rank | 0.08% | 0.13% |
| Female, Civilian2 | 165,315, 61.80%, see rank | 56.99% | 59.30% |
| Female, Civilian, Employed3 | 143,021, 86.51%, see rank | 90.54% | 91.21% |
| Female, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 22,294, 13.49%, see rank | 9.46% | 8.79% |
| Female, Not in Labor Force2 | 102,150, 38.18%, see rank | 42.93% | 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
| Memphis, TN | Tennessee | U.S. | |
| Population 16 Years and Over | 500,760, see rank | 4,919,958 | 238,733,844 |
| Male1 | 233,431, 46.62%, see rank | 48.11% | 48.60% |
| Male, In Labor Force:2 | 159,966, 68.53%, see rank | 69.14% | 70.92% |
| Male, In Armed Forces2 | 171, 0.07%, see rank | 0.62% | 0.83% |
| Male, Civilian2 | 159,795, 68.45%, see rank | 68.53% | 70.09% |
| Male, Civilian, Employed3 | 139,254, 87.15%, see rank | 91.32% | 91.78% |
| Male, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 20,541, 12.85%, see rank | 8.68% | 8.22% |
| Male, Not in Labor Force2 | 73,465, 31.47%, see rank | 30.86% | 29.08% |
| Female1 | 267,329, 53.38%, see rank | 51.89% | 51.40% |
| Female, In Labor Force:2 | 164,440, 61.51%, see rank | 57.26% | 59.40% |
| Female, In Armed Forces2 | 93, 0.03%, see rank | 0.07% | 0.13% |
| Female, Civilian2 | 164,347, 61.48%, see rank | 57.19% | 59.26% |
| Female, Civilian, Employed3 | 144,507, 87.93%, see rank | 91.48% | 92.41% |
| Female, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 19,840, 12.07%, see rank | 8.52% | 7.59% |
| Female, Not in Labor Force2 | 102,889, 38.49%, see rank | 42.74% | 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
| Memphis, TN | Tennessee | U.S. | |
| Population 16 Years and Over | 513,861, see rank | 4,853,746 | 235,871,704 |
| Male1 | 239,097, 46.53%, see rank | 48.12% | 48.74% |
| Male, In Labor Force:2 | 166,262, 69.54%, see rank | 69.74% | 71.28% |
| Male, In Armed Forces2 | 274, 0.11%, see rank | 0.64% | 0.84% |
| Male, Civilian2 | 165,988, 69.42%, see rank | 69.10% | 70.44% |
| Male, Civilian, Employed3 | 146,420, 88.21%, see rank | 92.20% | 92.66% |
| Male, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 19,568, 11.79%, see rank | 7.80% | 7.34% |
| Male, Not in Labor Force2 | 72,835, 30.46%, see rank | 30.26% | 28.72% |
| Female1 | 274,764, 53.47%, see rank | 51.88% | 51.26% |
| Female, In Labor Force:2 | 170,315, 61.99%, see rank | 57.16% | 59.10% |
| Female, In Armed Forces2 | 123, 0.04%, see rank | 0.07% | 0.14% |
| Female, Civilian2 | 170,192, 61.94%, see rank | 57.09% | 58.96% |
| Female, Civilian, Employed3 | 151,222, 88.85%, see rank | 91.91% | 92.95% |
| Female, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 18,970, 11.15%, see rank | 8.09% | 7.05% |
| Female, Not in Labor Force2 | 104,449, 38.01%, see rank | 42.84% | 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
| Memphis, TN | Tennessee | U.S. | |
| Population 16 Years and Over | 487,758, see rank | 4,445,909 | 217,168,077 |
| Male1 | 224,594, 46.05%, see rank | 47.91% | 48.34% |
| Male, In Labor Force:2 | 153,327, 68.27%, see rank | 71.07% | 70.75% |
| Male, In Armed Forces2 | 452, 0.20%, see rank | 0.71% | 0.94% |
| Male, Civilian2 | 152,875, 68.07%, see rank | 70.35% | 69.81% |
| Male, Civilian, Employed3 | 139,681, 91.37%, see rank | 94.88% | 94.28% |
| Male, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 13,194, 8.63%, see rank | 5.12% | 5.72% |
| Male, Not in Labor Force2 | 71,267, 31.73%, see rank | 28.93% | 29.25% |
| Female1 | 263,164, 53.95%, see rank | 52.09% | 51.66% |
| Female, In Labor Force:2 | 153,718, 58.41%, see rank | 56.53% | 57.54% |
| Female, In Armed Forces2 | 151, 0.06%, see rank | 0.11% | 0.15% |
| Female, Civilian2 | 153,567, 58.35%, see rank | 56.42% | 57.39% |
| Female, Civilian, Employed3 | 140,440, 91.45%, see rank | 94.11% | 94.17% |
| Female, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 13,127, 8.55%, see rank | 5.89% | 5.83% |
| Female, Not in Labor Force2 | 109,446, 41.59%, see rank | 43.47% | 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.