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Portsmouth, VA Historical Employment Status Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
| Portsmouth, VA | Virginia | U.S. | |
| Population 16 Years and Over | 75,643, see rank | 6,531,424 | 248,775,628 |
| Male1 | 35,915, 47.48%, see rank | 48.67% | 48.69% |
| Male, In Labor Force:2 | 24,456, 68.09%, see rank | 71.74% | 69.28% |
| Male, In Armed Forces2 | 2,095, 5.83%, see rank | 2.88% | 0.73% |
| Male, Civilian2 | 22,361, 62.26%, see rank | 68.86% | 68.54% |
| Male, Civilian, Employed3 | 19,860, 88.82%, see rank | 92.83% | 90.49% |
| Male, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 2,501, 11.18%, see rank | 7.17% | 9.51% |
| Male, Not in Labor Force2 | 11,459, 31.91%, see rank | 28.26% | 30.72% |
| Female1 | 39,728, 52.52%, see rank | 51.33% | 51.31% |
| Female, In Labor Force:2 | 23,712, 59.69%, see rank | 61.39% | 58.79% |
| Female, In Armed Forces2 | 499, 1.26%, see rank | 0.51% | 0.11% |
| Female, Civilian2 | 23,213, 58.43%, see rank | 60.88% | 58.69% |
| Female, Civilian, Employed3 | 20,910, 90.08%, see rank | 93.32% | 91.18% |
| Female, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 2,303, 9.92%, see rank | 6.68% | 8.82% |
| Female, Not in Labor Force2 | 16,016, 40.31%, 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
| Portsmouth, VA | Virginia | U.S. | |
| Population 16 Years and Over | 75,615, see rank | 6,377,782 | 243,810,053 |
| Male1 | 35,835, 47.39%, see rank | 48.57% | 48.65% |
| Male, In Labor Force:2 | 24,668, 68.84%, see rank | 72.52% | 70.20% |
| Male, In Armed Forces2 | 3,331, 9.30%, see rank | 3.29% | 0.82% |
| Male, Civilian2 | 21,337, 59.54%, see rank | 69.23% | 69.38% |
| Male, Civilian, Employed3 | 19,193, 89.95%, see rank | 92.81% | 90.27% |
| Male, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 2,144, 10.05%, see rank | 7.19% | 9.73% |
| Male, Not in Labor Force2 | 11,167, 31.16%, see rank | 27.48% | 29.80% |
| Female1 | 39,780, 52.61%, see rank | 51.43% | 51.35% |
| Female, In Labor Force:2 | 24,761, 62.24%, see rank | 61.89% | 59.43% |
| Female, In Armed Forces2 | 476, 1.20%, see rank | 0.62% | 0.13% |
| Female, Civilian2 | 24,285, 61.05%, see rank | 61.27% | 59.30% |
| Female, Civilian, Employed3 | 21,945, 90.36%, see rank | 93.39% | 91.21% |
| Female, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 2,340, 9.64%, see rank | 6.61% | 8.79% |
| Female, Not in Labor Force2 | 15,019, 37.76%, 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
| Portsmouth, VA | Virginia | U.S. | |
| Population 16 Years and Over | 76,053, see rank | 6,216,349 | 238,733,844 |
| Male1 | 36,052, 47.40%, see rank | 48.55% | 48.60% |
| Male, In Labor Force:2 | 25,203, 69.91%, see rank | 73.12% | 70.92% |
| Male, In Armed Forces2 | 3,111, 8.63%, see rank | 3.40% | 0.83% |
| Male, Civilian2 | 22,092, 61.28%, see rank | 69.71% | 70.09% |
| Male, Civilian, Employed3 | 20,399, 92.34%, see rank | 93.93% | 91.78% |
| Male, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 1,693, 7.66%, see rank | 6.07% | 8.22% |
| Male, Not in Labor Force2 | 10,849, 30.09%, see rank | 26.88% | 29.08% |
| Female1 | 40,001, 52.60%, see rank | 51.45% | 51.40% |
| Female, In Labor Force:2 | 24,435, 61.09%, see rank | 61.95% | 59.40% |
| Female, In Armed Forces2 | 561, 1.40%, see rank | 0.63% | 0.13% |
| Female, Civilian2 | 23,874, 59.68%, see rank | 61.32% | 59.26% |
| Female, Civilian, Employed3 | 22,180, 92.90%, see rank | 94.22% | 92.41% |
| Female, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 1,694, 7.10%, see rank | 5.78% | 7.59% |
| Female, Not in Labor Force2 | 15,566, 38.91%, 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
| Portsmouth, VA | Virginia | U.S. | |
| Population 16 Years and Over | 78,906, see rank | 6,097,997 | 235,871,704 |
| Male1 | 37,667, 47.74%, see rank | 48.60% | 48.74% |
| Male, In Labor Force:2 | 27,310, 72.50%, see rank | 73.56% | 71.28% |
| Male, In Armed Forces2 | 3,884, 10.31%, see rank | 3.54% | 0.84% |
| Male, Civilian2 | 23,426, 62.19%, see rank | 70.02% | 70.44% |
| Male, Civilian, Employed3 | 21,637, 92.36%, see rank | 94.59% | 92.66% |
| Male, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 1,789, 7.64%, see rank | 5.41% | 7.34% |
| Male, Not in Labor Force2 | 10,357, 27.50%, see rank | 26.44% | 28.72% |
| Female1 | 41,239, 52.26%, see rank | 51.40% | 51.26% |
| Female, In Labor Force:2 | 25,517, 61.88%, see rank | 61.62% | 59.10% |
| Female, In Armed Forces2 | 700, 1.70%, see rank | 0.66% | 0.14% |
| Female, Civilian2 | 24,817, 60.18%, see rank | 60.95% | 58.96% |
| Female, Civilian, Employed3 | 22,722, 91.56%, see rank | 94.54% | 92.95% |
| Female, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 2,095, 8.44%, see rank | 5.46% | 7.05% |
| Female, Not in Labor Force2 | 15,722, 38.12%, 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
| Portsmouth, VA | Virginia | U.S. | |
| Population 16 Years and Over | 77,524, see rank | 5,529,980 | 217,168,077 |
| Male1 | 36,796, 47.46%, see rank | 48.39% | 48.34% |
| Male, In Labor Force:2 | 25,284, 68.71%, see rank | 73.42% | 70.75% |
| Male, In Armed Forces2 | 3,839, 10.43%, see rank | 4.14% | 0.94% |
| Male, Civilian2 | 21,445, 58.28%, see rank | 69.28% | 69.81% |
| Male, Civilian, Employed3 | 19,870, 92.66%, see rank | 95.94% | 94.28% |
| Male, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 1,575, 7.34%, see rank | 4.06% | 5.72% |
| Male, Not in Labor Force2 | 11,512, 31.29%, see rank | 26.58% | 29.25% |
| Female1 | 40,728, 52.54%, see rank | 51.61% | 51.66% |
| Female, In Labor Force:2 | 22,879, 56.18%, see rank | 60.61% | 57.54% |
| Female, In Armed Forces2 | 619, 1.52%, see rank | 0.71% | 0.15% |
| Female, Civilian2 | 22,260, 54.66%, see rank | 59.91% | 57.39% |
| Female, Civilian, Employed3 | 20,483, 92.02%, see rank | 95.56% | 94.17% |
| Female, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 1,777, 7.98%, see rank | 4.44% | 5.83% |
| Female, Not in Labor Force2 | 17,849, 43.82%, 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.