San Mateo County Historical Employment Status Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
| San Mateo County | California | U.S. | |
| Population 16 Years and Over | 595,533, see rank | 29,934,838 | 248,775,628 |
| Male1 | 289,903, 48.68%, see rank | 49.30% | 48.69% |
| Male, In Labor Force:2 | 217,630, 75.07%, see rank | 70.30% | 69.28% |
| Male, In Armed Forces2 | 159, 0.05%, see rank | 0.80% | 0.73% |
| Male, Civilian2 | 217,471, 75.02%, see rank | 69.49% | 68.54% |
| Male, Civilian, Employed3 | 200,095, 92.01%, see rank | 88.91% | 90.49% |
| Male, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 17,376, 7.99%, see rank | 11.09% | 9.51% |
| Male, Not in Labor Force2 | 72,273, 24.93%, see rank | 29.70% | 30.72% |
| Female1 | 305,630, 51.32%, see rank | 50.70% | 51.31% |
| Female, In Labor Force:2 | 192,681, 63.04%, see rank | 57.55% | 58.79% |
| Female, In Armed Forces2 | 14, 0.00%, see rank | 0.10% | 0.11% |
| Female, Civilian2 | 192,667, 63.04%, see rank | 57.45% | 58.69% |
| Female, Civilian, Employed3 | 179,672, 93.26%, see rank | 89.13% | 91.18% |
| Female, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 12,995, 6.74%, see rank | 10.87% | 8.82% |
| Female, Not in Labor Force2 | 112,949, 36.96%, see rank | 42.45% | 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
| San Mateo County | California | U.S. | |
| Population 16 Years and Over | 579,159, see rank | 29,163,075 | 243,810,053 |
| Male1 | 281,946, 48.68%, see rank | 49.34% | 48.65% |
| Male, In Labor Force:2 | 212,477, 75.36%, see rank | 71.09% | 70.20% |
| Male, In Armed Forces2 | 162, 0.06%, see rank | 0.91% | 0.82% |
| Male, Civilian2 | 212,315, 75.30%, see rank | 70.19% | 69.38% |
| Male, Civilian, Employed3 | 194,666, 91.69%, see rank | 88.79% | 90.27% |
| Male, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 17,649, 8.31%, see rank | 11.21% | 9.73% |
| Male, Not in Labor Force2 | 69,469, 24.64%, see rank | 28.91% | 29.80% |
| Female1 | 297,213, 51.32%, see rank | 50.66% | 51.35% |
| Female, In Labor Force:2 | 186,397, 62.71%, see rank | 58.15% | 59.43% |
| Female, In Armed Forces2 | 16, 0.01%, see rank | 0.12% | 0.13% |
| Female, Civilian2 | 186,381, 62.71%, see rank | 58.04% | 59.30% |
| Female, Civilian, Employed3 | 173,095, 92.87%, see rank | 89.19% | 91.21% |
| Female, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 13,286, 7.13%, see rank | 10.81% | 8.79% |
| Female, Not in Labor Force2 | 110,816, 37.29%, see rank | 41.85% | 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
| San Mateo County | California | U.S. | |
| Population 16 Years and Over | 564,542, see rank | 28,445,585 | 238,733,844 |
| Male1 | 274,999, 48.71%, see rank | 49.34% | 48.60% |
| Male, In Labor Force:2 | 207,145, 75.33%, see rank | 71.70% | 70.92% |
| Male, In Armed Forces2 | 179, 0.07%, see rank | 0.89% | 0.83% |
| Male, Civilian2 | 206,966, 75.26%, see rank | 70.80% | 70.09% |
| Male, Civilian, Employed3 | 192,546, 93.03%, see rank | 90.96% | 91.78% |
| Male, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 14,420, 6.97%, see rank | 9.04% | 8.22% |
| Male, Not in Labor Force2 | 67,854, 24.67%, see rank | 28.30% | 29.08% |
| Female1 | 289,543, 51.29%, see rank | 50.66% | 51.40% |
| Female, In Labor Force:2 | 179,105, 61.86%, see rank | 57.98% | 59.40% |
| Female, In Armed Forces2 | 11, 0.00%, see rank | 0.13% | 0.13% |
| Female, Civilian2 | 179,094, 61.85%, see rank | 57.86% | 59.26% |
| Female, Civilian, Employed3 | 168,405, 94.03%, see rank | 91.08% | 92.41% |
| Female, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 10,689, 5.97%, see rank | 8.92% | 7.59% |
| Female, Not in Labor Force2 | 110,438, 38.14%, see rank | 42.02% | 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
| San Mateo County | California | U.S. | |
| Population 16 Years and Over | 561,276, see rank | 27,958,467 | 235,871,704 |
| Male1 | 277,168, 49.38%, see rank | 49.66% | 48.74% |
| Male, In Labor Force:2 | 207,674, 74.93%, see rank | 72.02% | 71.28% |
| Male, In Armed Forces2 | 167, 0.06%, see rank | 0.88% | 0.84% |
| Male, Civilian2 | 207,507, 74.87%, see rank | 71.14% | 70.44% |
| Male, Civilian, Employed3 | 194,565, 93.76%, see rank | 92.22% | 92.66% |
| Male, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 12,942, 6.24%, see rank | 7.78% | 7.34% |
| Male, Not in Labor Force2 | 69,494, 25.07%, see rank | 27.98% | 28.72% |
| Female1 | 284,108, 50.62%, see rank | 50.34% | 51.26% |
| Female, In Labor Force:2 | 171,992, 60.54%, see rank | 57.56% | 59.10% |
| Female, In Armed Forces2 | 30, 0.01%, see rank | 0.12% | 0.14% |
| Female, Civilian2 | 171,962, 60.53%, see rank | 57.44% | 58.96% |
| Female, Civilian, Employed3 | 161,705, 94.04%, see rank | 92.05% | 92.95% |
| Female, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 10,257, 5.96%, see rank | 7.95% | 7.05% |
| Female, Not in Labor Force2 | 112,116, 39.46%, see rank | 42.44% | 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
| San Mateo County | California | U.S. | |
| Population 16 Years and Over | 562,287, see rank | 25,596,144 | 217,168,077 |
| Male1 | 274,379, 48.80%, see rank | 49.22% | 48.34% |
| Male, In Labor Force:2 | 202,056, 73.64%, see rank | 69.58% | 70.75% |
| Male, In Armed Forces2 | 50, 0.02%, see rank | 1.05% | 0.94% |
| Male, Civilian2 | 202,006, 73.62%, see rank | 68.53% | 69.81% |
| Male, Civilian, Employed3 | 195,469, 96.76%, see rank | 93.19% | 94.28% |
| Male, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 6,537, 3.24%, see rank | 6.81% | 5.72% |
| Male, Not in Labor Force2 | 72,323, 26.36%, see rank | 30.42% | 29.25% |
| Female1 | 287,908, 51.20%, see rank | 50.78% | 51.66% |
| Female, In Labor Force:2 | 171,855, 59.69%, see rank | 55.49% | 57.54% |
| Female, In Armed Forces2 | 30, 0.01%, see rank | 0.13% | 0.15% |
| Female, Civilian2 | 171,825, 59.68%, see rank | 55.36% | 57.39% |
| Female, Civilian, Employed3 | 166,171, 96.71%, see rank | 92.74% | 94.17% |
| Female, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 5,654, 3.29%, see rank | 7.26% | 5.83% |
| Female, Not in Labor Force2 | 116,053, 40.31%, see rank | 44.51% | 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.