Roanoke Metro Area Historical Employment Status Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
| Roanoke Area | Virginia | U.S. | |
| Population 16 Years and Over | 252,793, see rank | 6,531,424 | 248,775,628 |
| Male1 | 120,386, 47.62%, see rank | 48.67% | 48.69% |
| Male, In Labor Force:2 | 80,957, 67.25%, see rank | 71.74% | 69.28% |
| Male, In Armed Forces2 | 246, 0.20%, see rank | 2.88% | 0.73% |
| Male, Civilian2 | 80,711, 67.04%, see rank | 68.86% | 68.54% |
| Male, Civilian, Employed3 | 74,942, 92.85%, see rank | 92.83% | 90.49% |
| Male, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 5,769, 7.15%, see rank | 7.17% | 9.51% |
| Male, Not in Labor Force2 | 39,429, 32.75%, see rank | 28.26% | 30.72% |
| Female1 | 132,407, 52.38%, see rank | 51.33% | 51.31% |
| Female, In Labor Force:2 | 76,862, 58.05%, see rank | 61.39% | 58.79% |
| Female, In Armed Forces2 | 45, 0.03%, see rank | 0.51% | 0.11% |
| Female, Civilian2 | 76,817, 58.02%, see rank | 60.88% | 58.69% |
| Female, Civilian, Employed3 | 72,163, 93.94%, see rank | 93.32% | 91.18% |
| Female, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 4,654, 6.06%, see rank | 6.68% | 8.82% |
| Female, Not in Labor Force2 | 55,545, 41.95%, 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
| Roanoke Area | Virginia | U.S. | |
| Population 16 Years and Over | 250,381, see rank | 6,377,782 | 243,810,053 |
| Male1 | 118,817, 47.45%, see rank | 48.57% | 48.65% |
| Male, In Labor Force:2 | 80,564, 67.81%, see rank | 72.52% | 70.20% |
| Male, In Armed Forces2 | 240, 0.20%, see rank | 3.29% | 0.82% |
| Male, Civilian2 | 80,324, 67.60%, see rank | 69.23% | 69.38% |
| Male, Civilian, Employed3 | 74,621, 92.90%, see rank | 92.81% | 90.27% |
| Male, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 5,703, 7.10%, see rank | 7.19% | 9.73% |
| Male, Not in Labor Force2 | 38,253, 32.19%, see rank | 27.48% | 29.80% |
| Female1 | 131,564, 52.55%, see rank | 51.43% | 51.35% |
| Female, In Labor Force:2 | 77,313, 58.76%, see rank | 61.89% | 59.43% |
| Female, In Armed Forces2 | 23, 0.02%, see rank | 0.62% | 0.13% |
| Female, Civilian2 | 77,290, 58.75%, see rank | 61.27% | 59.30% |
| Female, Civilian, Employed3 | 72,597, 93.93%, see rank | 93.39% | 91.21% |
| Female, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 4,693, 6.07%, see rank | 6.61% | 8.79% |
| Female, Not in Labor Force2 | 54,251, 41.24%, 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
| Roanoke Area | Virginia | U.S. | |
| Population 16 Years and Over | 247,048, see rank | 6,216,349 | 238,733,844 |
| Male1 | 116,994, 47.36%, see rank | 48.55% | 48.60% |
| Male, In Labor Force:2 | 80,957, 69.20%, see rank | 73.12% | 70.92% |
| Male, In Armed Forces2 | 195, 0.17%, see rank | 3.40% | 0.83% |
| Male, Civilian2 | 80,762, 69.03%, see rank | 69.71% | 70.09% |
| Male, Civilian, Employed3 | 75,806, 93.86%, see rank | 93.93% | 91.78% |
| Male, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 4,956, 6.14%, see rank | 6.07% | 8.22% |
| Male, Not in Labor Force2 | 36,037, 30.80%, see rank | 26.88% | 29.08% |
| Female1 | 130,054, 52.64%, see rank | 51.45% | 51.40% |
| Female, In Labor Force:2 | 76,660, 58.94%, see rank | 61.95% | 59.40% |
| Female, In Armed Forces2 | 36, 0.03%, see rank | 0.63% | 0.13% |
| Female, Civilian2 | 76,624, 58.92%, see rank | 61.32% | 59.26% |
| Female, Civilian, Employed3 | 72,777, 94.98%, see rank | 94.22% | 92.41% |
| Female, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 3,847, 5.02%, see rank | 5.78% | 7.59% |
| Female, Not in Labor Force2 | 53,394, 41.06%, 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
| Roanoke Area | Virginia | U.S. | |
| Population 16 Years and Over | 240,242, see rank | 6,097,997 | 235,871,704 |
| Male1 | 113,188, 47.11%, see rank | 48.60% | 48.74% |
| Male, In Labor Force:2 | 78,109, 69.01%, see rank | 73.56% | 71.28% |
| Male, In Armed Forces2 | 213, 0.19%, see rank | 3.54% | 0.84% |
| Male, Civilian2 | 77,896, 68.82%, see rank | 70.02% | 70.44% |
| Male, Civilian, Employed3 | 73,569, 94.45%, see rank | 94.59% | 92.66% |
| Male, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 4,327, 5.55%, see rank | 5.41% | 7.34% |
| Male, Not in Labor Force2 | 35,079, 30.99%, see rank | 26.44% | 28.72% |
| Female1 | 127,054, 52.89%, see rank | 51.40% | 51.26% |
| Female, In Labor Force:2 | 73,795, 58.08%, see rank | 61.62% | 59.10% |
| Female, In Armed Forces2 | 36, 0.03%, see rank | 0.66% | 0.14% |
| Female, Civilian2 | 73,759, 58.05%, see rank | 60.95% | 58.96% |
| Female, Civilian, Employed3 | 70,350, 95.38%, see rank | 94.54% | 92.95% |
| Female, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 3,409, 4.62%, see rank | 5.46% | 7.05% |
| Female, Not in Labor Force2 | 53,259, 41.92%, 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.
* 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.