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Memphis Metro Area Historical Employment Status Data

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ACS 2010-2014 data

	Memphis Area	%	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	1,029,962	see rank	248,775,628
Male¹	485,503	47.14%, see rank	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	337,331	69.48%, see rank	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	1,287	0.27%, see rank	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	336,044	69.22%, see rank	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	300,673	89.47%, see rank	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	35,371	10.53%, see rank	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	148,172	30.52%, see rank	30.72%
Female¹	544,459	52.86%, see rank	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	334,533	61.44%, see rank	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	243	0.04%, see rank	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	334,290	61.40%, see rank	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	296,204	88.61%, see rank	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	38,086	11.39%, see rank	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	209,926	38.56%, see rank	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.

ACS 2008-2012 data

	Memphis Area	%	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	1,008,845	see rank	243,810,053
Male¹	475,283	47.11%, see rank	48.65%
Male, In Labor Force:²	334,824	70.45%, see rank	70.20%
Male, In Armed Forces²	1,655	0.35%, see rank	0.82%
Male, Civilian²	333,169	70.10%, see rank	69.38%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	296,463	88.98%, see rank	90.27%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	36,706	11.02%, see rank	9.73%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	140,459	29.55%, see rank	29.80%
Female¹	533,562	52.89%, see rank	51.35%
Female, In Labor Force:²	330,538	61.95%, see rank	59.43%
Female, In Armed Forces²	342	0.06%, see rank	0.13%
Female, Civilian²	330,196	61.89%, see rank	59.30%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	293,631	88.93%, see rank	91.21%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	36,565	11.07%, see rank	8.79%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	203,024	38.05%, see rank	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.

ACS 2006-2010 data

	Memphis Area	%	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	990,103	see rank	238,733,844
Male¹	466,530	47.12%, see rank	48.60%
Male, In Labor Force:²	334,648	71.73%, see rank	70.92%
Male, In Armed Forces²	2,152	0.46%, see rank	0.83%
Male, Civilian²	332,496	71.27%, see rank	70.09%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	298,484	89.77%, see rank	91.78%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	34,012	10.23%, see rank	8.22%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	131,882	28.27%, see rank	29.08%
Female¹	523,573	52.88%, see rank	51.40%
Female, In Labor Force:²	323,254	61.74%, see rank	59.40%
Female, In Armed Forces²	439	0.08%, see rank	0.13%
Female, Civilian²	322,815	61.66%, see rank	59.26%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	290,583	90.02%, see rank	92.41%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	32,232	9.98%, see rank	7.59%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	200,319	38.26%, see rank	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.

ACS 2005-2009 data

	Memphis Area	%	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	973,006	see rank	235,871,704
Male¹	459,448	47.22%, see rank	48.74%
Male, In Labor Force:²	331,607	72.18%, see rank	71.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	2,056	0.45%, see rank	0.84%
Male, Civilian²	329,551	71.73%, see rank	70.44%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	298,620	90.61%, see rank	92.66%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	30,931	9.39%, see rank	7.34%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	127,841	27.82%, see rank	28.72%
Female¹	513,558	52.78%, see rank	51.26%
Female, In Labor Force:²	317,445	61.81%, see rank	59.10%
Female, In Armed Forces²	417	0.08%, see rank	0.14%
Female, Civilian²	317,028	61.73%, see rank	58.96%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	287,333	90.63%, see rank	92.95%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	29,695	9.37%, see rank	7.05%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	196,113	38.19%, see rank	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.

* 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.