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Norfolk, VA Historical Employment Status Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
| Norfolk, VA | Virginia | U.S. | |
| Population 16 Years and Over | 199,157, see rank | 6,531,424 | 248,775,628 |
| Male1 | 104,171, 52.31%, see rank | 48.67% | 48.69% |
| Male, In Labor Force:2 | 77,570, 74.46%, see rank | 71.74% | 69.28% |
| Male, In Armed Forces2 | 18,507, 17.77%, see rank | 2.88% | 0.73% |
| Male, Civilian2 | 59,063, 56.70%, see rank | 68.86% | 68.54% |
| Male, Civilian, Employed3 | 52,030, 88.09%, see rank | 92.83% | 90.49% |
| Male, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 7,033, 11.91%, see rank | 7.17% | 9.51% |
| Male, Not in Labor Force2 | 26,601, 25.54%, see rank | 28.26% | 30.72% |
| Female1 | 94,986, 47.69%, see rank | 51.33% | 51.31% |
| Female, In Labor Force:2 | 59,548, 62.69%, see rank | 61.39% | 58.79% |
| Female, In Armed Forces2 | 3,688, 3.88%, see rank | 0.51% | 0.11% |
| Female, Civilian2 | 55,860, 58.81%, see rank | 60.88% | 58.69% |
| Female, Civilian, Employed3 | 49,618, 88.83%, see rank | 93.32% | 91.18% |
| Female, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 6,242, 11.17%, see rank | 6.68% | 8.82% |
| Female, Not in Labor Force2 | 35,438, 37.31%, see rank | 38.61% | 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
| Norfolk, VA | Virginia | U.S. | |
| Population 16 Years and Over | 196,929, see rank | 6,377,782 | 243,810,053 |
| Male1 | 102,466, 52.03%, see rank | 48.57% | 48.65% |
| Male, In Labor Force:2 | 77,663, 75.79%, see rank | 72.52% | 70.20% |
| Male, In Armed Forces2 | 18,714, 18.26%, see rank | 3.29% | 0.82% |
| Male, Civilian2 | 58,949, 57.53%, see rank | 69.23% | 69.38% |
| Male, Civilian, Employed3 | 51,736, 87.76%, see rank | 92.81% | 90.27% |
| Male, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 7,213, 12.24%, see rank | 7.19% | 9.73% |
| Male, Not in Labor Force2 | 24,803, 24.21%, see rank | 27.48% | 29.80% |
| Female1 | 94,463, 47.97%, see rank | 51.43% | 51.35% |
| Female, In Labor Force:2 | 61,072, 64.65%, see rank | 61.89% | 59.43% |
| Female, In Armed Forces2 | 3,961, 4.19%, see rank | 0.62% | 0.13% |
| Female, Civilian2 | 57,111, 60.46%, see rank | 61.27% | 59.30% |
| Female, Civilian, Employed3 | 50,898, 89.12%, see rank | 93.39% | 91.21% |
| Female, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 6,213, 10.88%, see rank | 6.61% | 8.79% |
| Female, Not in Labor Force2 | 33,391, 35.35%, see rank | 38.11% | 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
| Norfolk, VA | Virginia | U.S. | |
| Population 16 Years and Over | 194,666, see rank | 6,216,349 | 238,733,844 |
| Male1 | 100,694, 51.73%, see rank | 48.55% | 48.60% |
| Male, In Labor Force:2 | 74,789, 74.27%, see rank | 73.12% | 70.92% |
| Male, In Armed Forces2 | 17,214, 17.10%, see rank | 3.40% | 0.83% |
| Male, Civilian2 | 57,575, 57.18%, see rank | 69.71% | 70.09% |
| Male, Civilian, Employed3 | 51,901, 90.15%, see rank | 93.93% | 91.78% |
| Male, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 5,674, 9.85%, see rank | 6.07% | 8.22% |
| Male, Not in Labor Force2 | 25,905, 25.73%, see rank | 26.88% | 29.08% |
| Female1 | 93,972, 48.27%, see rank | 51.45% | 51.40% |
| Female, In Labor Force:2 | 59,745, 63.58%, see rank | 61.95% | 59.40% |
| Female, In Armed Forces2 | 3,139, 3.34%, see rank | 0.63% | 0.13% |
| Female, Civilian2 | 56,606, 60.24%, see rank | 61.32% | 59.26% |
| Female, Civilian, Employed3 | 51,361, 90.73%, see rank | 94.22% | 92.41% |
| Female, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 5,245, 9.27%, see rank | 5.78% | 7.59% |
| Female, Not in Labor Force2 | 34,227, 36.42%, see rank | 38.05% | 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
| Norfolk, VA | Virginia | U.S. | |
| Population 16 Years and Over | 185,313, see rank | 6,097,997 | 235,871,704 |
| Male1 | 94,060, 50.76%, see rank | 48.60% | 48.74% |
| Male, In Labor Force:2 | 70,659, 75.12%, see rank | 73.56% | 71.28% |
| Male, In Armed Forces2 | 17,937, 19.07%, see rank | 3.54% | 0.84% |
| Male, Civilian2 | 52,722, 56.05%, see rank | 70.02% | 70.44% |
| Male, Civilian, Employed3 | 48,307, 91.63%, see rank | 94.59% | 92.66% |
| Male, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 4,415, 8.37%, see rank | 5.41% | 7.34% |
| Male, Not in Labor Force2 | 23,401, 24.88%, see rank | 26.44% | 28.72% |
| Female1 | 91,253, 49.24%, see rank | 51.40% | 51.26% |
| Female, In Labor Force:2 | 57,461, 62.97%, see rank | 61.62% | 59.10% |
| Female, In Armed Forces2 | 3,315, 3.63%, see rank | 0.66% | 0.14% |
| Female, Civilian2 | 54,146, 59.34%, see rank | 60.95% | 58.96% |
| Female, Civilian, Employed3 | 49,349, 91.14%, see rank | 94.54% | 92.95% |
| Female, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 4,797, 8.86%, see rank | 5.46% | 7.05% |
| Female, Not in Labor Force2 | 33,792, 37.03%, see rank | 38.38% | 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
| Norfolk, VA | Virginia | U.S. | |
| Population 16 Years and Over | 183,922, see rank | 5,529,980 | 217,168,077 |
| Male1 | 93,788, 50.99%, see rank | 48.39% | 48.34% |
| Male, In Labor Force:2 | 70,740, 75.43%, see rank | 73.42% | 70.75% |
| Male, In Armed Forces2 | 23,114, 24.64%, see rank | 4.14% | 0.94% |
| Male, Civilian2 | 47,626, 50.78%, see rank | 69.28% | 69.81% |
| Male, Civilian, Employed3 | 43,662, 91.68%, see rank | 95.94% | 94.28% |
| Male, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 3,964, 8.32%, see rank | 4.06% | 5.72% |
| Male, Not in Labor Force2 | 23,048, 24.57%, see rank | 26.58% | 29.25% |
| Female1 | 90,134, 49.01%, see rank | 51.61% | 51.66% |
| Female, In Labor Force:2 | 52,620, 58.38%, see rank | 60.61% | 57.54% |
| Female, In Armed Forces2 | 4,124, 4.58%, see rank | 0.71% | 0.15% |
| Female, Civilian2 | 48,496, 53.80%, see rank | 59.91% | 57.39% |
| Female, Civilian, Employed3 | 43,828, 90.37%, see rank | 95.56% | 94.17% |
| Female, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 4,668, 9.63%, see rank | 4.44% | 5.83% |
| Female, Not in Labor Force2 | 37,514, 41.62%, see rank | 39.39% | 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.