Mercer County Historical Employment Status Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
| Mercer County | Missouri | U.S. | |
| Population 16 Years and Over | 2,925, see rank | 4,781,853 | 248,775,628 |
| Male1 | 1,463, 50.02%, see rank | 48.46% | 48.69% |
| Male, In Labor Force:2 | 946, 64.66%, see rank | 68.27% | 69.28% |
| Male, In Armed Forces2 | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.72% | 0.73% |
| Male, Civilian2 | 946, 64.66%, see rank | 67.56% | 68.54% |
| Male, Civilian, Employed3 | 845, 89.32%, see rank | 90.97% | 90.49% |
| Male, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 101, 10.68%, see rank | 9.03% | 9.51% |
| Male, Not in Labor Force2 | 517, 35.34%, see rank | 31.73% | 30.72% |
| Female1 | 1,462, 49.98%, see rank | 51.54% | 51.31% |
| Female, In Labor Force:2 | 801, 54.79%, see rank | 59.75% | 58.79% |
| Female, In Armed Forces2 | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.14% | 0.11% |
| Female, Civilian2 | 801, 54.79%, see rank | 59.61% | 58.69% |
| Female, Civilian, Employed3 | 763, 95.26%, see rank | 92.29% | 91.18% |
| Female, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 38, 4.74%, see rank | 7.71% | 8.82% |
| Female, Not in Labor Force2 | 661, 45.21%, see rank | 40.25% | 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
| Mercer County | Missouri | U.S. | |
| Population 16 Years and Over | 2,955, see rank | 4,729,641 | 243,810,053 |
| Male1 | 1,494, 50.56%, see rank | 48.40% | 48.65% |
| Male, In Labor Force:2 | 934, 62.52%, see rank | 69.30% | 70.20% |
| Male, In Armed Forces2 | 3, 0.20%, see rank | 0.76% | 0.82% |
| Male, Civilian2 | 931, 62.32%, see rank | 68.54% | 69.38% |
| Male, Civilian, Employed3 | 817, 87.76%, see rank | 90.75% | 90.27% |
| Male, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 114, 12.24%, see rank | 9.25% | 9.73% |
| Male, Not in Labor Force2 | 560, 37.48%, see rank | 30.70% | 29.80% |
| Female1 | 1,461, 49.44%, see rank | 51.60% | 51.35% |
| Female, In Labor Force:2 | 792, 54.21%, see rank | 60.49% | 59.43% |
| Female, In Armed Forces2 | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.16% | 0.13% |
| Female, Civilian2 | 792, 54.21%, see rank | 60.33% | 59.30% |
| Female, Civilian, Employed3 | 752, 94.95%, see rank | 92.22% | 91.21% |
| Female, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 40, 5.05%, see rank | 7.78% | 8.79% |
| Female, Not in Labor Force2 | 669, 45.79%, see rank | 39.51% | 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
| Mercer County | Missouri | U.S. | |
| Population 16 Years and Over | 2,925, see rank | 4,664,019 | 238,733,844 |
| Male1 | 1,489, 50.91%, see rank | 48.30% | 48.60% |
| Male, In Labor Force:2 | 931, 62.53%, see rank | 70.18% | 70.92% |
| Male, In Armed Forces2 | 2, 0.13%, see rank | 0.75% | 0.83% |
| Male, Civilian2 | 929, 62.39%, see rank | 69.43% | 70.09% |
| Male, Civilian, Employed3 | 836, 89.99%, see rank | 92.04% | 91.78% |
| Male, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 93, 10.01%, see rank | 7.96% | 8.22% |
| Male, Not in Labor Force2 | 558, 37.47%, see rank | 29.82% | 29.08% |
| Female1 | 1,436, 49.09%, see rank | 51.70% | 51.40% |
| Female, In Labor Force:2 | 803, 55.92%, see rank | 60.60% | 59.40% |
| Female, In Armed Forces2 | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.18% | 0.13% |
| Female, Civilian2 | 803, 55.92%, see rank | 60.42% | 59.26% |
| Female, Civilian, Employed3 | 747, 93.03%, see rank | 93.11% | 92.41% |
| Female, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 56, 6.97%, see rank | 6.89% | 7.59% |
| Female, Not in Labor Force2 | 633, 44.08%, see rank | 39.40% | 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
| Mercer County | Missouri | U.S. | |
| Population 16 Years and Over | 2,777, see rank | 4,641,717 | 235,871,704 |
| Male1 | 1,402, 50.49%, see rank | 48.17% | 48.74% |
| Male, In Labor Force:2 | 910, 64.91%, see rank | 70.76% | 71.28% |
| Male, In Armed Forces2 | 6, 0.43%, see rank | 0.65% | 0.84% |
| Male, Civilian2 | 904, 64.48%, see rank | 70.11% | 70.44% |
| Male, Civilian, Employed3 | 850, 94.03%, see rank | 92.74% | 92.66% |
| Male, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 54, 5.97%, see rank | 7.26% | 7.34% |
| Male, Not in Labor Force2 | 492, 35.09%, see rank | 29.24% | 28.72% |
| Female1 | 1,375, 49.51%, see rank | 51.83% | 51.26% |
| Female, In Labor Force:2 | 696, 50.62%, see rank | 60.39% | 59.10% |
| Female, In Armed Forces2 | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.15% | 0.14% |
| Female, Civilian2 | 696, 50.62%, see rank | 60.24% | 58.96% |
| Female, Civilian, Employed3 | 652, 93.68%, see rank | 93.42% | 92.95% |
| Female, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 44, 6.32%, see rank | 6.58% | 7.05% |
| Female, Not in Labor Force2 | 679, 49.38%, see rank | 39.61% | 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
| Mercer County | Missouri | U.S. | |
| Population 16 Years and Over | 3,020, see rank | 4,331,369 | 217,168,077 |
| Male1 | 1,462, 48.41%, see rank | 47.82% | 48.34% |
| Male, In Labor Force:2 | 1,012, 69.22%, see rank | 71.64% | 70.75% |
| Male, In Armed Forces2 | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.61% | 0.94% |
| Male, Civilian2 | 1,012, 69.22%, see rank | 71.03% | 69.81% |
| Male, Civilian, Employed3 | 974, 96.25%, see rank | 94.75% | 94.28% |
| Male, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 38, 3.75%, see rank | 5.25% | 5.72% |
| Male, Not in Labor Force2 | 450, 30.78%, see rank | 28.36% | 29.25% |
| Female1 | 1,558, 51.59%, see rank | 52.18% | 51.66% |
| Female, In Labor Force:2 | 815, 52.31%, see rank | 59.20% | 57.54% |
| Female, In Armed Forces2 | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.12% | 0.15% |
| Female, Civilian2 | 815, 52.31%, see rank | 59.09% | 57.39% |
| Female, Civilian, Employed3 | 783, 96.07%, see rank | 94.64% | 94.17% |
| Female, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 32, 3.93%, see rank | 5.36% | 5.83% |
| Female, Not in Labor Force2 | 743, 47.69%, see rank | 40.80% | 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.