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Portland, OR Historical Employment Status Data

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ACS 2010-2014 data

	Portland, OR	Oregon	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	500,472, see rank	3,139,152	248,775,628
Male¹	245,639, 49.08%, see rank	49.04%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	180,286, 73.39%, see rank	67.17%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	133, 0.05%, see rank	0.15%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	180,153, 73.34%, see rank	67.02%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	161,581, 89.69%, see rank	88.60%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	18,572, 10.31%, see rank	11.40%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	65,353, 26.61%, see rank	32.83%	30.72%
Female¹	254,833, 50.92%, see rank	50.96%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	167,228, 65.62%, see rank	57.97%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	16, 0.01%, see rank	0.03%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	167,212, 65.62%, see rank	57.94%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	152,994, 91.50%, see rank	90.44%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	14,218, 8.50%, see rank	9.56%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	87,605, 34.38%, see rank	42.03%	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

	Portland, OR	Oregon	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	484,478, see rank	3,072,774	243,810,053
Male¹	237,712, 49.07%, see rank	49.06%	48.65%
Male, In Labor Force:²	176,183, 74.12%, see rank	68.69%	70.20%
Male, In Armed Forces²	192, 0.08%, see rank	0.18%	0.82%
Male, Civilian²	175,991, 74.04%, see rank	68.51%	69.38%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	156,030, 88.66%, see rank	88.15%	90.27%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	19,961, 11.34%, see rank	11.85%	9.73%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	61,529, 25.88%, see rank	31.31%	29.80%
Female¹	246,766, 50.93%, see rank	50.94%	51.35%
Female, In Labor Force:²	162,621, 65.90%, see rank	58.88%	59.43%
Female, In Armed Forces²	110, 0.04%, see rank	0.03%	0.13%
Female, Civilian²	162,511, 65.86%, see rank	58.85%	59.30%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	148,267, 91.24%, see rank	90.45%	91.21%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	14,244, 8.76%, see rank	9.55%	8.79%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	84,145, 34.10%, see rank	41.12%	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

	Portland, OR	Oregon	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	468,275, see rank	3,000,732	238,733,844
Male¹	229,309, 48.97%, see rank	49.07%	48.60%
Male, In Labor Force:²	170,465, 74.34%, see rank	69.93%	70.92%
Male, In Armed Forces²	252, 0.11%, see rank	0.19%	0.83%
Male, Civilian²	170,213, 74.23%, see rank	69.73%	70.09%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	153,593, 90.24%, see rank	90.48%	91.78%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	16,620, 9.76%, see rank	9.52%	8.22%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	58,844, 25.66%, see rank	30.07%	29.08%
Female¹	238,966, 51.03%, see rank	50.93%	51.40%
Female, In Labor Force:²	156,950, 65.68%, see rank	59.26%	59.40%
Female, In Armed Forces²	109, 0.05%, see rank	0.03%	0.13%
Female, Civilian²	156,841, 65.63%, see rank	59.23%	59.26%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	144,835, 92.35%, see rank	92.17%	92.41%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	12,006, 7.65%, see rank	7.83%	7.59%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	82,016, 34.32%, see rank	40.74%	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

	Portland, OR	Oregon	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	450,219, see rank	2,964,185	235,871,704
Male¹	220,169, 48.90%, see rank	49.17%	48.74%
Male, In Labor Force:²	164,823, 74.86%, see rank	70.56%	71.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	212, 0.10%, see rank	0.19%	0.84%
Male, Civilian²	164,611, 74.77%, see rank	70.37%	70.44%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	150,217, 91.26%, see rank	91.69%	92.66%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	14,394, 8.74%, see rank	8.31%	7.34%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	55,346, 25.14%, see rank	29.44%	28.72%
Female¹	230,050, 51.10%, see rank	50.83%	51.26%
Female, In Labor Force:²	150,614, 65.47%, see rank	59.12%	59.10%
Female, In Armed Forces²	159, 0.07%, see rank	0.03%	0.14%
Female, Civilian²	150,455, 65.40%, see rank	59.09%	58.96%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	139,435, 92.68%, see rank	92.72%	92.95%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	11,020, 7.32%, see rank	7.28%	7.05%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	79,436, 34.53%, see rank	40.88%	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

	Portland, OR	Oregon	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	429,528, see rank	2,673,782	217,168,077
Male¹	210,113, 48.92%, see rank	49.07%	48.34%
Male, In Labor Force:²	157,205, 74.82%, see rank	71.97%	70.75%
Male, In Armed Forces²	111, 0.05%, see rank	0.15%	0.94%
Male, Civilian²	157,094, 74.77%, see rank	71.82%	69.81%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	145,734, 92.77%, see rank	93.26%	94.28%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	11,360, 7.23%, see rank	6.74%	5.72%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	52,908, 25.18%, see rank	28.03%	29.25%
Female¹	219,415, 51.08%, see rank	50.93%	51.66%
Female, In Labor Force:²	138,396, 63.07%, see rank	58.63%	57.54%
Female, In Armed Forces²	65, 0.03%, see rank	0.03%	0.15%
Female, Civilian²	138,331, 63.05%, see rank	58.60%	57.39%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	130,347, 94.23%, see rank	93.86%	94.17%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	7,984, 5.77%, see rank	6.14%	5.83%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	81,019, 36.93%, see rank	41.37%	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.