Pittsburgh Metro Area Historical Employment Status Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
| Pittsburgh Area | Pennsylvania | U.S. | |
| Population 16 Years and Over | 1,952,680, see rank | 10,351,296 | 248,775,628 |
| Male1 | 935,418, 47.90%, see rank | 48.30% | 48.69% |
| Male, In Labor Force:2 | 635,943, 67.98%, see rank | 67.76% | 69.28% |
| Male, In Armed Forces2 | 678, 0.07%, see rank | 0.10% | 0.73% |
| Male, Civilian2 | 635,265, 67.91%, see rank | 67.67% | 68.54% |
| Male, Civilian, Employed3 | 584,595, 92.02%, see rank | 90.82% | 90.49% |
| Male, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 50,670, 7.98%, see rank | 9.18% | 9.51% |
| Male, Not in Labor Force2 | 299,475, 32.02%, see rank | 32.24% | 30.72% |
| Female1 | 1,017,262, 52.10%, see rank | 51.70% | 51.31% |
| Female, In Labor Force:2 | 587,334, 57.74%, see rank | 58.31% | 58.79% |
| Female, In Armed Forces2 | 164, 0.02%, see rank | 0.01% | 0.11% |
| Female, Civilian2 | 587,170, 57.72%, see rank | 58.30% | 58.69% |
| Female, Civilian, Employed3 | 547,798, 93.29%, see rank | 92.12% | 91.18% |
| Female, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 39,372, 6.71%, see rank | 7.88% | 8.82% |
| Female, Not in Labor Force2 | 429,928, 42.26%, see rank | 41.69% | 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
| Pittsburgh Area | Pennsylvania | U.S. | |
| Population 16 Years and Over | 1,945,014, see rank | 10,265,643 | 243,810,053 |
| Male1 | 928,783, 47.75%, see rank | 48.17% | 48.65% |
| Male, In Labor Force:2 | 632,730, 68.12%, see rank | 68.43% | 70.20% |
| Male, In Armed Forces2 | 1,228, 0.13%, see rank | 0.15% | 0.82% |
| Male, Civilian2 | 631,502, 67.99%, see rank | 68.27% | 69.38% |
| Male, Civilian, Employed3 | 580,443, 91.91%, see rank | 90.86% | 90.27% |
| Male, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 51,059, 8.09%, see rank | 9.14% | 9.73% |
| Male, Not in Labor Force2 | 296,053, 31.88%, see rank | 31.57% | 29.80% |
| Female1 | 1,016,231, 52.25%, see rank | 51.83% | 51.35% |
| Female, In Labor Force:2 | 583,817, 57.45%, see rank | 58.33% | 59.43% |
| Female, In Armed Forces2 | 209, 0.02%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.13% |
| Female, Civilian2 | 583,608, 57.43%, see rank | 58.31% | 59.30% |
| Female, Civilian, Employed3 | 544,725, 93.34%, see rank | 92.27% | 91.21% |
| Female, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 38,883, 6.66%, see rank | 7.73% | 8.79% |
| Female, Not in Labor Force2 | 432,414, 42.55%, see rank | 41.67% | 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
| Pittsburgh Area | Pennsylvania | U.S. | |
| Population 16 Years and Over | 1,936,096, see rank | 10,147,657 | 238,733,844 |
| Male1 | 921,101, 47.58%, see rank | 48.06% | 48.60% |
| Male, In Labor Force:2 | 628,413, 68.22%, see rank | 68.89% | 70.92% |
| Male, In Armed Forces2 | 1,570, 0.17%, see rank | 0.17% | 0.83% |
| Male, Civilian2 | 626,843, 68.05%, see rank | 68.71% | 70.09% |
| Male, Civilian, Employed3 | 581,156, 92.71%, see rank | 92.26% | 91.78% |
| Male, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 45,687, 7.29%, see rank | 7.74% | 8.22% |
| Male, Not in Labor Force2 | 292,688, 31.78%, see rank | 31.11% | 29.08% |
| Female1 | 1,014,995, 52.42%, see rank | 51.94% | 51.40% |
| Female, In Labor Force:2 | 574,268, 56.58%, see rank | 58.03% | 59.40% |
| Female, In Armed Forces2 | 189, 0.02%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.13% |
| Female, Civilian2 | 574,079, 56.56%, see rank | 58.01% | 59.26% |
| Female, Civilian, Employed3 | 538,763, 93.85%, see rank | 93.19% | 92.41% |
| Female, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 35,316, 6.15%, see rank | 6.81% | 7.59% |
| Female, Not in Labor Force2 | 440,727, 43.42%, see rank | 41.97% | 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
| Pittsburgh Area | Pennsylvania | U.S. | |
| Population 16 Years and Over | 1,934,482, see rank | 10,055,581 | 235,871,704 |
| Male1 | 917,458, 47.43%, see rank | 48.00% | 48.74% |
| Male, In Labor Force:2 | 625,631, 68.19%, see rank | 69.00% | 71.28% |
| Male, In Armed Forces2 | 1,728, 0.19%, see rank | 0.19% | 0.84% |
| Male, Civilian2 | 623,903, 68.00%, see rank | 68.81% | 70.44% |
| Male, Civilian, Employed3 | 581,919, 93.27%, see rank | 92.88% | 92.66% |
| Male, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 41,984, 6.73%, see rank | 7.12% | 7.34% |
| Male, Not in Labor Force2 | 291,827, 31.81%, see rank | 31.00% | 28.72% |
| Female1 | 1,017,024, 52.57%, see rank | 52.00% | 51.26% |
| Female, In Labor Force:2 | 569,961, 56.04%, see rank | 57.55% | 59.10% |
| Female, In Armed Forces2 | 158, 0.02%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.14% |
| Female, Civilian2 | 569,803, 56.03%, see rank | 57.52% | 58.96% |
| Female, Civilian, Employed3 | 536,283, 94.12%, see rank | 93.64% | 92.95% |
| Female, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 33,520, 5.88%, see rank | 6.36% | 7.05% |
| Female, Not in Labor Force2 | 447,063, 43.96%, see rank | 42.45% | 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.