Odessa Metro Area Historical Employment Status Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
| Odessa Area | Texas | U.S. | |
| Population 16 Years and Over | 106,375, see rank | 19,858,082 | 248,775,628 |
| Male1 | 52,384, 49.24%, see rank | 49.18% | 48.69% |
| Male, In Labor Force:2 | 40,894, 78.07%, see rank | 71.97% | 69.28% |
| Male, In Armed Forces2 | 18, 0.03%, see rank | 0.84% | 0.73% |
| Male, Civilian2 | 40,876, 78.03%, see rank | 71.13% | 68.54% |
| Male, Civilian, Employed3 | 39,215, 95.94%, see rank | 92.48% | 90.49% |
| Male, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 1,661, 4.06%, see rank | 7.52% | 9.51% |
| Male, Not in Labor Force2 | 11,490, 21.93%, see rank | 28.03% | 30.72% |
| Female1 | 53,991, 50.76%, see rank | 50.82% | 51.31% |
| Female, In Labor Force:2 | 30,256, 56.04%, see rank | 58.07% | 58.79% |
| Female, In Armed Forces2 | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.15% | 0.11% |
| Female, Civilian2 | 30,256, 56.04%, see rank | 57.92% | 58.69% |
| Female, Civilian, Employed3 | 28,135, 92.99%, see rank | 92.13% | 91.18% |
| Female, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 2,121, 7.01%, see rank | 7.87% | 8.82% |
| Female, Not in Labor Force2 | 23,735, 43.96%, see rank | 41.93% | 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
| Odessa Area | Texas | U.S. | |
| Population 16 Years and Over | 101,902, see rank | 19,110,058 | 243,810,053 |
| Male1 | 49,819, 48.89%, see rank | 49.17% | 48.65% |
| Male, In Labor Force:2 | 38,801, 77.88%, see rank | 72.63% | 70.20% |
| Male, In Armed Forces2 | 14, 0.03%, see rank | 0.95% | 0.82% |
| Male, Civilian2 | 38,787, 77.86%, see rank | 71.68% | 69.38% |
| Male, Civilian, Employed3 | 36,769, 94.80%, see rank | 92.30% | 90.27% |
| Male, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 2,018, 5.20%, see rank | 7.70% | 9.73% |
| Male, Not in Labor Force2 | 11,018, 22.12%, see rank | 27.37% | 29.80% |
| Female1 | 52,083, 51.11%, see rank | 50.83% | 51.35% |
| Female, In Labor Force:2 | 29,603, 56.84%, see rank | 58.50% | 59.43% |
| Female, In Armed Forces2 | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.17% | 0.13% |
| Female, Civilian2 | 29,603, 56.84%, see rank | 58.33% | 59.30% |
| Female, Civilian, Employed3 | 27,750, 93.74%, see rank | 92.20% | 91.21% |
| Female, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 1,853, 6.26%, see rank | 7.80% | 8.79% |
| Female, Not in Labor Force2 | 22,480, 43.16%, see rank | 41.50% | 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
| Odessa Area | Texas | U.S. | |
| Population 16 Years and Over | 98,451, see rank | 18,380,464 | 238,733,844 |
| Male1 | 47,834, 48.59%, see rank | 49.12% | 48.60% |
| Male, In Labor Force:2 | 36,673, 76.67%, see rank | 73.06% | 70.92% |
| Male, In Armed Forces2 | 36, 0.08%, see rank | 0.93% | 0.83% |
| Male, Civilian2 | 36,637, 76.59%, see rank | 72.12% | 70.09% |
| Male, Civilian, Employed3 | 34,659, 94.60%, see rank | 93.20% | 91.78% |
| Male, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 1,978, 5.40%, see rank | 6.80% | 8.22% |
| Male, Not in Labor Force2 | 11,161, 23.33%, see rank | 26.94% | 29.08% |
| Female1 | 50,617, 51.41%, see rank | 50.88% | 51.40% |
| Female, In Labor Force:2 | 28,420, 56.15%, see rank | 58.49% | 59.40% |
| Female, In Armed Forces2 | 21, 0.04%, see rank | 0.20% | 0.13% |
| Female, Civilian2 | 28,399, 56.11%, see rank | 58.29% | 59.26% |
| Female, Civilian, Employed3 | 26,597, 93.65%, see rank | 92.77% | 92.41% |
| Female, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 1,802, 6.35%, see rank | 7.23% | 7.59% |
| Female, Not in Labor Force2 | 22,197, 43.85%, see rank | 41.51% | 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
| Odessa Area | Texas | U.S. | |
| Population 16 Years and Over | 94,448, see rank | 17,889,418 | 235,871,704 |
| Male1 | 45,400, 48.07%, see rank | 49.46% | 48.74% |
| Male, In Labor Force:2 | 34,806, 76.67%, see rank | 73.47% | 71.28% |
| Male, In Armed Forces2 | 41, 0.09%, see rank | 0.89% | 0.84% |
| Male, Civilian2 | 34,765, 76.57%, see rank | 72.58% | 70.44% |
| Male, Civilian, Employed3 | 33,011, 94.95%, see rank | 93.53% | 92.66% |
| Male, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 1,754, 5.05%, see rank | 6.47% | 7.34% |
| Male, Not in Labor Force2 | 10,594, 23.33%, see rank | 26.53% | 28.72% |
| Female1 | 49,048, 51.93%, see rank | 50.54% | 51.26% |
| Female, In Labor Force:2 | 27,160, 55.37%, see rank | 58.05% | 59.10% |
| Female, In Armed Forces2 | 12, 0.02%, see rank | 0.20% | 0.14% |
| Female, Civilian2 | 27,148, 55.35%, see rank | 57.86% | 58.96% |
| Female, Civilian, Employed3 | 25,595, 94.28%, see rank | 92.80% | 92.95% |
| Female, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 1,553, 5.72%, see rank | 7.20% | 7.05% |
| Female, Not in Labor Force2 | 21,888, 44.63%, see rank | 41.95% | 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.