Rensselaer County Historical Employment Status Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
| Rensselaer County | New York | U.S. | |
| Population 16 Years and Over | 130,448, see rank | 15,832,743 | 248,775,628 |
| Male1 | 63,877, 48.97%, see rank | 47.83% | 48.69% |
| Male, In Labor Force:2 | 44,654, 69.91%, see rank | 68.68% | 69.28% |
| Male, In Armed Forces2 | 219, 0.34%, see rank | 0.28% | 0.73% |
| Male, Civilian2 | 44,435, 69.56%, see rank | 68.40% | 68.54% |
| Male, Civilian, Employed3 | 40,240, 90.56%, see rank | 90.70% | 90.49% |
| Male, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 4,195, 9.44%, see rank | 9.30% | 9.51% |
| Male, Not in Labor Force2 | 19,223, 30.09%, see rank | 31.32% | 30.72% |
| Female1 | 66,571, 51.03%, see rank | 52.17% | 51.31% |
| Female, In Labor Force:2 | 42,488, 63.82%, see rank | 58.76% | 58.79% |
| Female, In Armed Forces2 | 20, 0.03%, see rank | 0.03% | 0.11% |
| Female, Civilian2 | 42,468, 63.79%, see rank | 58.72% | 58.69% |
| Female, Civilian, Employed3 | 39,397, 92.77%, see rank | 91.52% | 91.18% |
| Female, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 3,071, 7.23%, see rank | 8.48% | 8.82% |
| Female, Not in Labor Force2 | 24,083, 36.18%, see rank | 41.24% | 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
| Rensselaer County | New York | U.S. | |
| Population 16 Years and Over | 129,689, see rank | 15,615,122 | 243,810,053 |
| Male1 | 63,596, 49.04%, see rank | 47.76% | 48.65% |
| Male, In Labor Force:2 | 45,020, 70.79%, see rank | 69.17% | 70.20% |
| Male, In Armed Forces2 | 293, 0.46%, see rank | 0.31% | 0.82% |
| Male, Civilian2 | 44,727, 70.33%, see rank | 68.85% | 69.38% |
| Male, Civilian, Employed3 | 40,735, 91.07%, see rank | 90.81% | 90.27% |
| Male, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 3,992, 8.93%, see rank | 9.19% | 9.73% |
| Male, Not in Labor Force2 | 18,576, 29.21%, see rank | 30.83% | 29.80% |
| Female1 | 66,093, 50.96%, see rank | 52.24% | 51.35% |
| Female, In Labor Force:2 | 42,918, 64.94%, see rank | 58.98% | 59.43% |
| Female, In Armed Forces2 | 9, 0.01%, see rank | 0.04% | 0.13% |
| Female, Civilian2 | 42,909, 64.92%, see rank | 58.94% | 59.30% |
| Female, Civilian, Employed3 | 39,943, 93.09%, see rank | 91.72% | 91.21% |
| Female, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 2,966, 6.91%, see rank | 8.28% | 8.79% |
| Female, Not in Labor Force2 | 23,175, 35.06%, see rank | 41.02% | 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
| Rensselaer County | New York | U.S. | |
| Population 16 Years and Over | 128,262, see rank | 15,394,140 | 238,733,844 |
| Male1 | 62,792, 48.96%, see rank | 47.68% | 48.60% |
| Male, In Labor Force:2 | 45,085, 71.80%, see rank | 69.44% | 70.92% |
| Male, In Armed Forces2 | 239, 0.38%, see rank | 0.32% | 0.83% |
| Male, Civilian2 | 44,846, 71.42%, see rank | 69.12% | 70.09% |
| Male, Civilian, Employed3 | 41,209, 91.89%, see rank | 92.10% | 91.78% |
| Male, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 3,637, 8.11%, see rank | 7.90% | 8.22% |
| Male, Not in Labor Force2 | 17,707, 28.20%, see rank | 30.56% | 29.08% |
| Female1 | 65,470, 51.04%, see rank | 52.32% | 51.40% |
| Female, In Labor Force:2 | 42,122, 64.34%, see rank | 58.49% | 59.40% |
| Female, In Armed Forces2 | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.03% | 0.13% |
| Female, Civilian2 | 42,122, 64.34%, see rank | 58.46% | 59.26% |
| Female, Civilian, Employed3 | 39,389, 93.51%, see rank | 92.89% | 92.41% |
| Female, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 2,733, 6.49%, see rank | 7.11% | 7.59% |
| Female, Not in Labor Force2 | 23,348, 35.66%, 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
| Rensselaer County | New York | U.S. | |
| Population 16 Years and Over | 125,235, see rank | 15,470,793 | 235,871,704 |
| Male1 | 61,373, 49.01%, see rank | 47.86% | 48.74% |
| Male, In Labor Force:2 | 44,479, 72.47%, see rank | 69.37% | 71.28% |
| Male, In Armed Forces2 | 252, 0.41%, see rank | 0.32% | 0.84% |
| Male, Civilian2 | 44,227, 72.06%, see rank | 69.05% | 70.44% |
| Male, Civilian, Employed3 | 41,125, 92.99%, see rank | 92.66% | 92.66% |
| Male, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 3,102, 7.01%, see rank | 7.34% | 7.34% |
| Male, Not in Labor Force2 | 16,894, 27.53%, see rank | 30.63% | 28.72% |
| Female1 | 63,862, 50.99%, see rank | 52.14% | 51.26% |
| Female, In Labor Force:2 | 40,709, 63.75%, see rank | 58.03% | 59.10% |
| Female, In Armed Forces2 | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.03% | 0.14% |
| Female, Civilian2 | 40,709, 63.75%, see rank | 58.00% | 58.96% |
| Female, Civilian, Employed3 | 38,267, 94.00%, see rank | 93.31% | 92.95% |
| Female, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 2,442, 6.00%, see rank | 6.69% | 7.05% |
| Female, Not in Labor Force2 | 23,153, 36.25%, see rank | 41.97% | 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
| Rensselaer County | New York | U.S. | |
| Population 16 Years and Over | 119,772, see rank | 14,805,912 | 217,168,077 |
| Male1 | 57,975, 48.40%, see rank | 47.25% | 48.34% |
| Male, In Labor Force:2 | 42,045, 72.52%, see rank | 67.76% | 70.75% |
| Male, In Armed Forces2 | 80, 0.14%, see rank | 0.30% | 0.94% |
| Male, Civilian2 | 41,965, 72.38%, see rank | 67.47% | 69.81% |
| Male, Civilian, Employed3 | 38,891, 92.67%, see rank | 92.86% | 94.28% |
| Male, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 3,074, 7.33%, see rank | 7.14% | 5.72% |
| Male, Not in Labor Force2 | 15,930, 27.48%, see rank | 32.24% | 29.25% |
| Female1 | 61,797, 51.60%, see rank | 52.75% | 51.66% |
| Female, In Labor Force:2 | 38,102, 61.66%, see rank | 55.14% | 57.54% |
| Female, In Armed Forces2 | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.04% | 0.15% |
| Female, Civilian2 | 38,102, 61.66%, see rank | 55.10% | 57.39% |
| Female, Civilian, Employed3 | 36,323, 95.33%, see rank | 92.96% | 94.17% |
| Female, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 1,779, 4.67%, see rank | 7.04% | 5.83% |
| Female, Not in Labor Force2 | 23,695, 38.34%, see rank | 44.86% | 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.