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New Jersey Historical Employment Status Data

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ACS 2010-2014 data

	New Jersey	%	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	7,080,181	see rank	248,775,628
Male¹	3,410,635	48.17%, see rank	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	2,465,954	72.30%, see rank	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	5,885	0.17%, see rank	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	2,460,069	72.13%, see rank	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	2,220,310	90.25%, see rank	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	239,759	9.75%, see rank	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	944,681	27.70%, see rank	30.72%
Female¹	3,669,546	51.83%, see rank	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	2,229,202	60.75%, see rank	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	1,085	0.03%, see rank	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	2,228,117	60.72%, see rank	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	2,014,779	90.43%, see rank	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	213,338	9.57%, see rank	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	1,440,344	39.25%, 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

	New Jersey	%	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	6,985,329	see rank	243,810,053
Male¹	3,359,117	48.09%, see rank	48.65%
Male, In Labor Force:²	2,455,294	73.09%, see rank	70.20%
Male, In Armed Forces²	7,672	0.23%, see rank	0.82%
Male, Civilian²	2,447,622	72.87%, see rank	69.38%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	2,211,562	90.36%, see rank	90.27%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	236,060	9.64%, see rank	9.73%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	903,823	26.91%, see rank	29.80%
Female¹	3,626,212	51.91%, see rank	51.35%
Female, In Labor Force:²	2,217,044	61.14%, see rank	59.43%
Female, In Armed Forces²	1,661	0.05%, see rank	0.13%
Female, Civilian²	2,215,383	61.09%, see rank	59.30%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	2,008,115	90.64%, see rank	91.21%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	207,268	9.36%, see rank	8.79%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	1,409,168	38.86%, 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

	New Jersey	%	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	6,893,087	see rank	238,733,844
Male¹	3,309,834	48.02%, see rank	48.60%
Male, In Labor Force:²	2,424,268	73.24%, see rank	70.92%
Male, In Armed Forces²	7,734	0.23%, see rank	0.83%
Male, Civilian²	2,416,534	73.01%, see rank	70.09%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	2,226,599	92.14%, see rank	91.78%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	189,935	7.86%, see rank	8.22%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	885,566	26.76%, see rank	29.08%
Female¹	3,583,253	51.98%, see rank	51.40%
Female, In Labor Force:²	2,172,434	60.63%, see rank	59.40%
Female, In Armed Forces²	1,718	0.05%, see rank	0.13%
Female, Civilian²	2,170,716	60.58%, see rank	59.26%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	2,003,961	92.32%, see rank	92.41%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	166,755	7.68%, see rank	7.59%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	1,410,819	39.37%, 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

	New Jersey	%	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	6,821,981	see rank	235,871,704
Male¹	3,296,029	48.31%, see rank	48.74%
Male, In Labor Force:²	2,419,467	73.41%, see rank	71.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	8,706	0.26%, see rank	0.84%
Male, Civilian²	2,410,761	73.14%, see rank	70.44%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	2,245,051	93.13%, see rank	92.66%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	165,710	6.87%, see rank	7.34%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	876,562	26.59%, see rank	28.72%
Female¹	3,525,952	51.69%, see rank	51.26%
Female, In Labor Force:²	2,119,130	60.10%, see rank	59.10%
Female, In Armed Forces²	1,781	0.05%, see rank	0.14%
Female, Civilian²	2,117,349	60.05%, see rank	58.96%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	1,972,292	93.15%, see rank	92.95%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	145,057	6.85%, see rank	7.05%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	1,406,822	39.90%, 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.

US Census 2000 data

	New Jersey	%	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	6,546,155	see rank	217,168,077
Male¹	3,120,943	47.68%, see rank	48.34%
Male, In Labor Force:²	2,234,787	71.61%, see rank	70.75%
Male, In Armed Forces²	9,462	0.30%, see rank	0.94%
Male, Civilian²	2,225,325	71.30%, see rank	69.81%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	2,098,857	94.32%, see rank	94.28%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	126,468	5.68%, see rank	5.72%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	886,156	28.39%, see rank	29.25%
Female¹	3,425,212	52.32%, see rank	51.66%
Female, In Labor Force:²	1,969,606	57.50%, see rank	57.54%
Female, In Armed Forces²	1,786	0.05%, see rank	0.15%
Female, Civilian²	1,967,820	57.45%, see rank	57.39%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	1,851,172	94.07%, see rank	94.17%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	116,648	5.93%, see rank	5.83%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	1,455,606	42.50%, see rank	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.

* 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.