Portland Historical Employment Status Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
| Portland | Maine | U.S. | |
| Population 16 Years and Over | 56,198, see rank | 1,095,219 | 248,775,628 |
| Male1 | 27,341, 48.65%, see rank | 48.37% | 48.69% |
| Male, In Labor Force:2 | 19,741, 72.20%, see rank | 67.76% | 69.28% |
| Male, In Armed Forces2 | 74, 0.27%, see rank | 0.30% | 0.73% |
| Male, Civilian2 | 19,667, 71.93%, see rank | 67.46% | 68.54% |
| Male, Civilian, Employed3 | 18,116, 92.11%, see rank | 91.65% | 90.49% |
| Male, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 1,551, 7.89%, see rank | 8.35% | 9.51% |
| Male, Not in Labor Force2 | 7,600, 27.80%, see rank | 32.24% | 30.72% |
| Female1 | 28,857, 51.35%, see rank | 51.63% | 51.31% |
| Female, In Labor Force:2 | 19,650, 68.09%, see rank | 60.33% | 58.79% |
| Female, In Armed Forces2 | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.03% | 0.11% |
| Female, Civilian2 | 19,650, 68.09%, see rank | 60.30% | 58.69% |
| Female, Civilian, Employed3 | 18,495, 94.12%, see rank | 93.52% | 91.18% |
| Female, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 1,155, 5.88%, see rank | 6.48% | 8.82% |
| Female, Not in Labor Force2 | 9,207, 31.91%, see rank | 39.67% | 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
| Portland | Maine | U.S. | |
| Population 16 Years and Over | 56,159, see rank | 1,089,755 | 243,810,053 |
| Male1 | 27,019, 48.11%, see rank | 48.40% | 48.65% |
| Male, In Labor Force:2 | 19,496, 72.16%, see rank | 68.91% | 70.20% |
| Male, In Armed Forces2 | 78, 0.29%, see rank | 0.43% | 0.82% |
| Male, Civilian2 | 19,418, 71.87%, see rank | 68.48% | 69.38% |
| Male, Civilian, Employed3 | 17,827, 91.81%, see rank | 91.52% | 90.27% |
| Male, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 1,591, 8.19%, see rank | 8.48% | 9.73% |
| Male, Not in Labor Force2 | 7,523, 27.84%, see rank | 31.09% | 29.80% |
| Female1 | 29,140, 51.89%, see rank | 51.60% | 51.35% |
| Female, In Labor Force:2 | 19,724, 67.69%, see rank | 60.95% | 59.43% |
| Female, In Armed Forces2 | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.04% | 0.13% |
| Female, Civilian2 | 19,724, 67.69%, see rank | 60.91% | 59.30% |
| Female, Civilian, Employed3 | 18,729, 94.96%, see rank | 93.67% | 91.21% |
| Female, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 995, 5.04%, see rank | 6.33% | 8.79% |
| Female, Not in Labor Force2 | 9,416, 32.31%, see rank | 39.05% | 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
| Portland | Maine | U.S. | |
| Population 16 Years and Over | 56,190, see rank | 1,083,357 | 238,733,844 |
| Male1 | 26,764, 47.63%, see rank | 48.40% | 48.60% |
| Male, In Labor Force:2 | 19,471, 72.75%, see rank | 69.92% | 70.92% |
| Male, In Armed Forces2 | 215, 0.80%, see rank | 0.57% | 0.83% |
| Male, Civilian2 | 19,256, 71.95%, see rank | 69.34% | 70.09% |
| Male, Civilian, Employed3 | 18,139, 94.20%, see rank | 92.66% | 91.78% |
| Male, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 1,117, 5.80%, see rank | 7.34% | 8.22% |
| Male, Not in Labor Force2 | 7,293, 27.25%, see rank | 30.08% | 29.08% |
| Female1 | 29,426, 52.37%, see rank | 51.60% | 51.40% |
| Female, In Labor Force:2 | 19,641, 66.75%, see rank | 60.83% | 59.40% |
| Female, In Armed Forces2 | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.04% | 0.13% |
| Female, Civilian2 | 19,641, 66.75%, see rank | 60.78% | 59.26% |
| Female, Civilian, Employed3 | 18,706, 95.24%, see rank | 94.36% | 92.41% |
| Female, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 935, 4.76%, see rank | 5.64% | 7.59% |
| Female, Not in Labor Force2 | 9,785, 33.25%, see rank | 39.17% | 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
| Portland | Maine | U.S. | |
| Population 16 Years and Over | 53,683, see rank | 1,073,592 | 235,871,704 |
| Male1 | 25,772, 48.01%, see rank | 48.30% | 48.74% |
| Male, In Labor Force:2 | 19,168, 74.38%, see rank | 70.52% | 71.28% |
| Male, In Armed Forces2 | 187, 0.73%, see rank | 0.62% | 0.84% |
| Male, Civilian2 | 18,981, 73.65%, see rank | 69.89% | 70.44% |
| Male, Civilian, Employed3 | 17,910, 94.36%, see rank | 93.28% | 92.66% |
| Male, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 1,071, 5.64%, see rank | 6.72% | 7.34% |
| Male, Not in Labor Force2 | 6,604, 25.62%, see rank | 29.48% | 28.72% |
| Female1 | 27,911, 51.99%, see rank | 51.70% | 51.26% |
| Female, In Labor Force:2 | 18,253, 65.40%, see rank | 60.74% | 59.10% |
| Female, In Armed Forces2 | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.06% | 0.14% |
| Female, Civilian2 | 18,253, 65.40%, see rank | 60.68% | 58.96% |
| Female, Civilian, Employed3 | 17,377, 95.20%, see rank | 94.52% | 92.95% |
| Female, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 876, 4.80%, see rank | 5.48% | 7.05% |
| Female, Not in Labor Force2 | 9,658, 34.60%, see rank | 39.26% | 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.