Merced Metro Area Historical Employment Status Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
| Merced Area | California | U.S. | |
| Population 16 Years and Over | 190,771, see rank | 29,934,838 | 248,775,628 |
| Male1 | 95,443, 50.03%, see rank | 49.30% | 48.69% |
| Male, In Labor Force:2 | 64,215, 67.28%, see rank | 70.30% | 69.28% |
| Male, In Armed Forces2 | 120, 0.13%, see rank | 0.80% | 0.73% |
| Male, Civilian2 | 64,095, 67.16%, see rank | 69.49% | 68.54% |
| Male, Civilian, Employed3 | 52,698, 82.22%, see rank | 88.91% | 90.49% |
| Male, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 11,397, 17.78%, see rank | 11.09% | 9.51% |
| Male, Not in Labor Force2 | 31,228, 32.72%, see rank | 29.70% | 30.72% |
| Female1 | 95,328, 49.97%, see rank | 50.70% | 51.31% |
| Female, In Labor Force:2 | 51,080, 53.58%, see rank | 57.55% | 58.79% |
| Female, In Armed Forces2 | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.10% | 0.11% |
| Female, Civilian2 | 51,080, 53.58%, see rank | 57.45% | 58.69% |
| Female, Civilian, Employed3 | 42,296, 82.80%, see rank | 89.13% | 91.18% |
| Female, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 8,784, 17.20%, see rank | 10.87% | 8.82% |
| Female, Not in Labor Force2 | 44,248, 46.42%, 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
| Merced Area | California | U.S. | |
| Population 16 Years and Over | 185,152, see rank | 29,163,075 | 243,810,053 |
| Male1 | 92,557, 49.99%, see rank | 49.34% | 48.65% |
| Male, In Labor Force:2 | 62,868, 67.92%, see rank | 71.09% | 70.20% |
| Male, In Armed Forces2 | 97, 0.10%, see rank | 0.91% | 0.82% |
| Male, Civilian2 | 62,771, 67.82%, see rank | 70.19% | 69.38% |
| Male, Civilian, Employed3 | 52,093, 82.99%, see rank | 88.79% | 90.27% |
| Male, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 10,678, 17.01%, see rank | 11.21% | 9.73% |
| Male, Not in Labor Force2 | 29,689, 32.08%, see rank | 28.91% | 29.80% |
| Female1 | 92,595, 50.01%, see rank | 50.66% | 51.35% |
| Female, In Labor Force:2 | 50,020, 54.02%, see rank | 58.15% | 59.43% |
| Female, In Armed Forces2 | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.12% | 0.13% |
| Female, Civilian2 | 50,020, 54.02%, see rank | 58.04% | 59.30% |
| Female, Civilian, Employed3 | 42,519, 85.00%, see rank | 89.19% | 91.21% |
| Female, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 7,501, 15.00%, see rank | 10.81% | 8.79% |
| Female, Not in Labor Force2 | 42,575, 45.98%, 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
| Merced Area | California | U.S. | |
| Population 16 Years and Over | 179,436, see rank | 28,445,585 | 238,733,844 |
| Male1 | 89,631, 49.95%, see rank | 49.34% | 48.60% |
| Male, In Labor Force:2 | 62,312, 69.52%, see rank | 71.70% | 70.92% |
| Male, In Armed Forces2 | 173, 0.19%, see rank | 0.89% | 0.83% |
| Male, Civilian2 | 62,139, 69.33%, see rank | 70.80% | 70.09% |
| Male, Civilian, Employed3 | 53,487, 86.08%, see rank | 90.96% | 91.78% |
| Male, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 8,652, 13.92%, see rank | 9.04% | 8.22% |
| Male, Not in Labor Force2 | 27,319, 30.48%, see rank | 28.30% | 29.08% |
| Female1 | 89,805, 50.05%, see rank | 50.66% | 51.40% |
| Female, In Labor Force:2 | 47,771, 53.19%, see rank | 57.98% | 59.40% |
| Female, In Armed Forces2 | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.13% | 0.13% |
| Female, Civilian2 | 47,771, 53.19%, see rank | 57.86% | 59.26% |
| Female, Civilian, Employed3 | 41,291, 86.44%, see rank | 91.08% | 92.41% |
| Female, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 6,480, 13.56%, see rank | 8.92% | 7.59% |
| Female, Not in Labor Force2 | 42,034, 46.81%, 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
| Merced Area | California | U.S. | |
| Population 16 Years and Over | 171,828, see rank | 27,958,467 | 235,871,704 |
| Male1 | 86,009, 50.06%, see rank | 49.66% | 48.74% |
| Male, In Labor Force:2 | 59,763, 69.48%, see rank | 72.02% | 71.28% |
| Male, In Armed Forces2 | 129, 0.15%, see rank | 0.88% | 0.84% |
| Male, Civilian2 | 59,634, 69.33%, see rank | 71.14% | 70.44% |
| Male, Civilian, Employed3 | 52,121, 87.40%, see rank | 92.22% | 92.66% |
| Male, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 7,513, 12.60%, see rank | 7.78% | 7.34% |
| Male, Not in Labor Force2 | 26,246, 30.52%, see rank | 27.98% | 28.72% |
| Female1 | 85,819, 49.94%, see rank | 50.34% | 51.26% |
| Female, In Labor Force:2 | 45,419, 52.92%, see rank | 57.56% | 59.10% |
| Female, In Armed Forces2 | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.12% | 0.14% |
| Female, Civilian2 | 45,419, 52.92%, see rank | 57.44% | 58.96% |
| Female, Civilian, Employed3 | 39,687, 87.38%, see rank | 92.05% | 92.95% |
| Female, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 5,732, 12.62%, see rank | 7.95% | 7.05% |
| Female, Not in Labor Force2 | 40,400, 47.08%, 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.
* 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.