Rochester Metro Area Historical Employment Status Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
| Rochester Area | New York | U.S. | |
| Population 16 Years and Over | 875,803, see rank | 15,832,743 | 248,775,628 |
| Male1 | 421,137, 48.09%, see rank | 47.83% | 48.69% |
| Male, In Labor Force:2 | 284,848, 67.64%, see rank | 68.68% | 69.28% |
| Male, In Armed Forces2 | 449, 0.11%, see rank | 0.28% | 0.73% |
| Male, Civilian2 | 284,399, 67.53%, see rank | 68.40% | 68.54% |
| Male, Civilian, Employed3 | 260,346, 91.54%, see rank | 90.70% | 90.49% |
| Male, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 24,053, 8.46%, see rank | 9.30% | 9.51% |
| Male, Not in Labor Force2 | 136,289, 32.36%, see rank | 31.32% | 30.72% |
| Female1 | 454,666, 51.91%, see rank | 52.17% | 51.31% |
| Female, In Labor Force:2 | 272,654, 59.97%, see rank | 58.76% | 58.79% |
| Female, In Armed Forces2 | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.03% | 0.11% |
| Female, Civilian2 | 272,654, 59.97%, see rank | 58.72% | 58.69% |
| Female, Civilian, Employed3 | 253,110, 92.83%, see rank | 91.52% | 91.18% |
| Female, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 19,544, 7.17%, see rank | 8.48% | 8.82% |
| Female, Not in Labor Force2 | 182,012, 40.03%, 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
| Rochester Area | New York | U.S. | |
| Population 16 Years and Over | 848,288, see rank | 15,615,122 | 243,810,053 |
| Male1 | 407,219, 48.00%, see rank | 47.76% | 48.65% |
| Male, In Labor Force:2 | 278,612, 68.42%, see rank | 69.17% | 70.20% |
| Male, In Armed Forces2 | 429, 0.11%, see rank | 0.31% | 0.82% |
| Male, Civilian2 | 278,183, 68.31%, see rank | 68.85% | 69.38% |
| Male, Civilian, Employed3 | 254,499, 91.49%, see rank | 90.81% | 90.27% |
| Male, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 23,684, 8.51%, see rank | 9.19% | 9.73% |
| Male, Not in Labor Force2 | 128,607, 31.58%, see rank | 30.83% | 29.80% |
| Female1 | 441,069, 52.00%, see rank | 52.24% | 51.35% |
| Female, In Labor Force:2 | 265,840, 60.27%, see rank | 58.98% | 59.43% |
| Female, In Armed Forces2 | 53, 0.01%, see rank | 0.04% | 0.13% |
| Female, Civilian2 | 265,787, 60.26%, see rank | 58.94% | 59.30% |
| Female, Civilian, Employed3 | 247,754, 93.22%, see rank | 91.72% | 91.21% |
| Female, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 18,033, 6.78%, see rank | 8.28% | 8.79% |
| Female, Not in Labor Force2 | 175,229, 39.73%, 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
| Rochester Area | New York | U.S. | |
| Population 16 Years and Over | 838,897, see rank | 15,394,140 | 238,733,844 |
| Male1 | 402,413, 47.97%, see rank | 47.68% | 48.60% |
| Male, In Labor Force:2 | 275,209, 68.39%, see rank | 69.44% | 70.92% |
| Male, In Armed Forces2 | 499, 0.12%, see rank | 0.32% | 0.83% |
| Male, Civilian2 | 274,710, 68.27%, see rank | 69.12% | 70.09% |
| Male, Civilian, Employed3 | 253,790, 92.38%, see rank | 92.10% | 91.78% |
| Male, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 20,920, 7.62%, see rank | 7.90% | 8.22% |
| Male, Not in Labor Force2 | 127,204, 31.61%, see rank | 30.56% | 29.08% |
| Female1 | 436,484, 52.03%, see rank | 52.32% | 51.40% |
| Female, In Labor Force:2 | 261,678, 59.95%, see rank | 58.49% | 59.40% |
| Female, In Armed Forces2 | 80, 0.02%, see rank | 0.03% | 0.13% |
| Female, Civilian2 | 261,598, 59.93%, see rank | 58.46% | 59.26% |
| Female, Civilian, Employed3 | 244,958, 93.64%, see rank | 92.89% | 92.41% |
| Female, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 16,640, 6.36%, see rank | 7.11% | 7.59% |
| Female, Not in Labor Force2 | 174,806, 40.05%, 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
| Rochester Area | New York | U.S. | |
| Population 16 Years and Over | 825,616, see rank | 15,470,793 | 235,871,704 |
| Male1 | 398,055, 48.21%, see rank | 47.86% | 48.74% |
| Male, In Labor Force:2 | 271,782, 68.28%, see rank | 69.37% | 71.28% |
| Male, In Armed Forces2 | 521, 0.13%, see rank | 0.32% | 0.84% |
| Male, Civilian2 | 271,261, 68.15%, see rank | 69.05% | 70.44% |
| Male, Civilian, Employed3 | 252,083, 92.93%, see rank | 92.66% | 92.66% |
| Male, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 19,178, 7.07%, see rank | 7.34% | 7.34% |
| Male, Not in Labor Force2 | 126,273, 31.72%, see rank | 30.63% | 28.72% |
| Female1 | 427,561, 51.79%, see rank | 52.14% | 51.26% |
| Female, In Labor Force:2 | 254,952, 59.63%, see rank | 58.03% | 59.10% |
| Female, In Armed Forces2 | 100, 0.02%, see rank | 0.03% | 0.14% |
| Female, Civilian2 | 254,852, 59.61%, see rank | 58.00% | 58.96% |
| Female, Civilian, Employed3 | 239,133, 93.83%, see rank | 93.31% | 92.95% |
| Female, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 15,719, 6.17%, see rank | 6.69% | 7.05% |
| Female, Not in Labor Force2 | 172,609, 40.37%, 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.
* 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.