Polk County Historical Employment Status Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
| Polk County | Minnesota | U.S. | |
| Population 16 Years and Over | 25,028, see rank | 4,247,699 | 248,775,628 |
| Male1 | 12,584, 50.28%, see rank | 49.29% | 48.69% |
| Male, In Labor Force:2 | 8,845, 70.29%, see rank | 73.95% | 69.28% |
| Male, In Armed Forces2 | 36, 0.29%, see rank | 0.09% | 0.73% |
| Male, Civilian2 | 8,809, 70.00%, see rank | 73.86% | 68.54% |
| Male, Civilian, Employed3 | 8,311, 94.35%, see rank | 92.86% | 90.49% |
| Male, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 498, 5.65%, see rank | 7.14% | 9.51% |
| Male, Not in Labor Force2 | 3,739, 29.71%, see rank | 26.05% | 30.72% |
| Female1 | 12,444, 49.72%, see rank | 50.71% | 51.31% |
| Female, In Labor Force:2 | 7,695, 61.84%, see rank | 66.28% | 58.79% |
| Female, In Armed Forces2 | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.01% | 0.11% |
| Female, Civilian2 | 7,695, 61.84%, see rank | 66.27% | 58.69% |
| Female, Civilian, Employed3 | 7,360, 95.65%, see rank | 94.29% | 91.18% |
| Female, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 335, 4.35%, see rank | 5.71% | 8.82% |
| Female, Not in Labor Force2 | 4,749, 38.16%, see rank | 33.72% | 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
| Polk County | Minnesota | U.S. | |
| Population 16 Years and Over | 24,936, see rank | 4,180,087 | 243,810,053 |
| Male1 | 12,526, 50.23%, see rank | 49.24% | 48.65% |
| Male, In Labor Force:2 | 8,904, 71.08%, see rank | 74.86% | 70.20% |
| Male, In Armed Forces2 | 43, 0.34%, see rank | 0.12% | 0.82% |
| Male, Civilian2 | 8,861, 70.74%, see rank | 74.74% | 69.38% |
| Male, Civilian, Employed3 | 8,119, 91.63%, see rank | 92.03% | 90.27% |
| Male, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 742, 8.37%, see rank | 7.97% | 9.73% |
| Male, Not in Labor Force2 | 3,622, 28.92%, see rank | 25.14% | 29.80% |
| Female1 | 12,410, 49.77%, see rank | 50.76% | 51.35% |
| Female, In Labor Force:2 | 7,851, 63.26%, see rank | 66.66% | 59.43% |
| Female, In Armed Forces2 | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.01% | 0.13% |
| Female, Civilian2 | 7,851, 63.26%, see rank | 66.65% | 59.30% |
| Female, Civilian, Employed3 | 7,509, 95.64%, see rank | 94.00% | 91.21% |
| Female, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 342, 4.36%, see rank | 6.00% | 8.79% |
| Female, Not in Labor Force2 | 4,559, 36.74%, see rank | 33.34% | 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
| Polk County | Minnesota | U.S. | |
| Population 16 Years and Over | 24,912, see rank | 4,111,966 | 238,733,844 |
| Male1 | 12,413, 49.83%, see rank | 49.21% | 48.60% |
| Male, In Labor Force:2 | 8,617, 69.42%, see rank | 75.58% | 70.92% |
| Male, In Armed Forces2 | 51, 0.41%, see rank | 0.14% | 0.83% |
| Male, Civilian2 | 8,566, 69.01%, see rank | 75.43% | 70.09% |
| Male, Civilian, Employed3 | 7,875, 91.93%, see rank | 92.74% | 91.78% |
| Male, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 691, 8.07%, see rank | 7.26% | 8.22% |
| Male, Not in Labor Force2 | 3,796, 30.58%, see rank | 24.42% | 29.08% |
| Female1 | 12,499, 50.17%, see rank | 50.79% | 51.40% |
| Female, In Labor Force:2 | 7,976, 63.81%, see rank | 66.60% | 59.40% |
| Female, In Armed Forces2 | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.13% |
| Female, Civilian2 | 7,976, 63.81%, see rank | 66.58% | 59.26% |
| Female, Civilian, Employed3 | 7,659, 96.03%, see rank | 94.58% | 92.41% |
| Female, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 317, 3.97%, see rank | 5.42% | 7.59% |
| Female, Not in Labor Force2 | 4,523, 36.19%, see rank | 33.40% | 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
| Polk County | Minnesota | U.S. | |
| Population 16 Years and Over | 24,496, see rank | 4,076,095 | 235,871,704 |
| Male1 | 12,042, 49.16%, see rank | 49.32% | 48.74% |
| Male, In Labor Force:2 | 8,695, 72.21%, see rank | 76.00% | 71.28% |
| Male, In Armed Forces2 | 40, 0.33%, see rank | 0.15% | 0.84% |
| Male, Civilian2 | 8,655, 71.87%, see rank | 75.84% | 70.44% |
| Male, Civilian, Employed3 | 7,908, 91.37%, see rank | 93.46% | 92.66% |
| Male, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 747, 8.63%, see rank | 6.54% | 7.34% |
| Male, Not in Labor Force2 | 3,347, 27.79%, see rank | 24.00% | 28.72% |
| Female1 | 12,454, 50.84%, see rank | 50.68% | 51.26% |
| Female, In Labor Force:2 | 7,876, 63.24%, see rank | 66.51% | 59.10% |
| Female, In Armed Forces2 | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.14% |
| Female, Civilian2 | 7,876, 63.24%, see rank | 66.49% | 58.96% |
| Female, Civilian, Employed3 | 7,574, 96.17%, see rank | 95.03% | 92.95% |
| Female, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 302, 3.83%, see rank | 4.97% | 7.05% |
| Female, Not in Labor Force2 | 4,578, 36.76%, see rank | 33.49% | 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
| Polk County | Minnesota | U.S. | |
| Population 16 Years and Over | 24,291, see rank | 3,781,756 | 217,168,077 |
| Male1 | 11,792, 48.54%, see rank | 48.94% | 48.34% |
| Male, In Labor Force:2 | 7,961, 67.51%, see rank | 76.53% | 70.75% |
| Male, In Armed Forces2 | 68, 0.58%, see rank | 0.12% | 0.94% |
| Male, Civilian2 | 7,893, 66.94%, see rank | 76.41% | 69.81% |
| Male, Civilian, Employed3 | 7,332, 92.89%, see rank | 95.40% | 94.28% |
| Male, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 561, 7.11%, see rank | 4.60% | 5.72% |
| Male, Not in Labor Force2 | 3,831, 32.49%, see rank | 23.47% | 29.25% |
| Female1 | 12,499, 51.46%, see rank | 51.06% | 51.66% |
| Female, In Labor Force:2 | 7,309, 58.48%, see rank | 66.05% | 57.54% |
| Female, In Armed Forces2 | 2, 0.02%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.15% |
| Female, Civilian2 | 7,307, 58.46%, see rank | 66.03% | 57.39% |
| Female, Civilian, Employed3 | 6,969, 95.37%, see rank | 96.55% | 94.17% |
| Female, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 338, 4.63%, see rank | 3.45% | 5.83% |
| Female, Not in Labor Force2 | 5,190, 41.52%, see rank | 33.95% | 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.