Ruston Micro Area Historical Employment Status Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
| Ruston Area | Louisiana | U.S. | |
| Population 16 Years and Over | 38,559, see rank | 3,610,029 | 248,775,628 |
| Male1 | 18,565, 48.15%, see rank | 48.33% | 48.69% |
| Male, In Labor Force:2 | 11,349, 61.13%, see rank | 66.11% | 69.28% |
| Male, In Armed Forces2 | 29, 0.16%, see rank | 0.75% | 0.73% |
| Male, Civilian2 | 11,320, 60.97%, see rank | 65.37% | 68.54% |
| Male, Civilian, Employed3 | 9,691, 85.61%, see rank | 91.24% | 90.49% |
| Male, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 1,629, 14.39%, see rank | 8.76% | 9.51% |
| Male, Not in Labor Force2 | 7,216, 38.87%, see rank | 33.89% | 30.72% |
| Female1 | 19,994, 51.85%, see rank | 51.67% | 51.31% |
| Female, In Labor Force:2 | 11,864, 59.34%, see rank | 56.47% | 58.79% |
| Female, In Armed Forces2 | 14, 0.07%, see rank | 0.10% | 0.11% |
| Female, Civilian2 | 11,850, 59.27%, see rank | 56.38% | 58.69% |
| Female, Civilian, Employed3 | 10,619, 89.61%, see rank | 91.46% | 91.18% |
| Female, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 1,231, 10.39%, see rank | 8.54% | 8.82% |
| Female, Not in Labor Force2 | 8,130, 40.66%, see rank | 43.53% | 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
| Ruston Area | Louisiana | U.S. | |
| Population 16 Years and Over | 51,045, see rank | 3,542,555 | 243,810,053 |
| Male1 | 24,762, 48.51%, see rank | 48.31% | 48.65% |
| Male, In Labor Force:2 | 14,197, 57.33%, see rank | 67.09% | 70.20% |
| Male, In Armed Forces2 | 134, 0.54%, see rank | 0.83% | 0.82% |
| Male, Civilian2 | 14,063, 56.79%, see rank | 66.26% | 69.38% |
| Male, Civilian, Employed3 | 12,559, 89.31%, see rank | 91.33% | 90.27% |
| Male, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 1,504, 10.69%, see rank | 8.67% | 9.73% |
| Male, Not in Labor Force2 | 10,565, 42.67%, see rank | 32.91% | 29.80% |
| Female1 | 26,283, 51.49%, see rank | 51.69% | 51.35% |
| Female, In Labor Force:2 | 14,818, 56.38%, see rank | 57.02% | 59.43% |
| Female, In Armed Forces2 | 14, 0.05%, see rank | 0.11% | 0.13% |
| Female, Civilian2 | 14,804, 56.33%, see rank | 56.90% | 59.30% |
| Female, Civilian, Employed3 | 13,392, 90.46%, see rank | 91.89% | 91.21% |
| Female, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 1,412, 9.54%, see rank | 8.11% | 8.79% |
| Female, Not in Labor Force2 | 11,465, 43.62%, see rank | 42.98% | 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
| Ruston Area | Louisiana | U.S. | |
| Population 16 Years and Over | 50,171, see rank | 3,455,412 | 238,733,844 |
| Male1 | 24,354, 48.54%, see rank | 48.25% | 48.60% |
| Male, In Labor Force:2 | 14,607, 59.98%, see rank | 67.46% | 70.92% |
| Male, In Armed Forces2 | 140, 0.57%, see rank | 0.85% | 0.83% |
| Male, Civilian2 | 14,467, 59.40%, see rank | 66.60% | 70.09% |
| Male, Civilian, Employed3 | 12,879, 89.02%, see rank | 92.09% | 91.78% |
| Male, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 1,588, 10.98%, see rank | 7.91% | 8.22% |
| Male, Not in Labor Force2 | 9,747, 40.02%, see rank | 32.54% | 29.08% |
| Female1 | 25,817, 51.46%, see rank | 51.75% | 51.40% |
| Female, In Labor Force:2 | 14,471, 56.05%, see rank | 56.41% | 59.40% |
| Female, In Armed Forces2 | 60, 0.23%, see rank | 0.13% | 0.13% |
| Female, Civilian2 | 14,411, 55.82%, see rank | 56.28% | 59.26% |
| Female, Civilian, Employed3 | 12,763, 88.56%, see rank | 92.44% | 92.41% |
| Female, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 1,648, 11.44%, see rank | 7.56% | 7.59% |
| Female, Not in Labor Force2 | 11,346, 43.95%, see rank | 43.59% | 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
| Ruston Area | Louisiana | U.S. | |
| Population 16 Years and Over | 46,928, see rank | 3,428,972 | 235,871,704 |
| Male1 | 22,667, 48.30%, see rank | 47.89% | 48.74% |
| Male, In Labor Force:2 | 13,643, 60.19%, see rank | 67.71% | 71.28% |
| Male, In Armed Forces2 | 198, 0.87%, see rank | 0.93% | 0.84% |
| Male, Civilian2 | 13,445, 59.32%, see rank | 66.78% | 70.44% |
| Male, Civilian, Employed3 | 11,830, 87.99%, see rank | 92.46% | 92.66% |
| Male, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 1,615, 12.01%, see rank | 7.54% | 7.34% |
| Male, Not in Labor Force2 | 9,024, 39.81%, see rank | 32.29% | 28.72% |
| Female1 | 24,261, 51.70%, see rank | 52.11% | 51.26% |
| Female, In Labor Force:2 | 13,500, 55.64%, see rank | 56.01% | 59.10% |
| Female, In Armed Forces2 | 57, 0.23%, see rank | 0.13% | 0.14% |
| Female, Civilian2 | 13,443, 55.41%, see rank | 55.88% | 58.96% |
| Female, Civilian, Employed3 | 11,955, 88.93%, see rank | 92.41% | 92.95% |
| Female, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 1,488, 11.07%, see rank | 7.59% | 7.05% |
| Female, Not in Labor Force2 | 10,761, 44.36%, see rank | 43.99% | 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.