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Seattle, Tacoma, Bellevue Metro Area Historical Employment Status Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
| Seattle, Tacoma, Bellevue Area | Washington | U.S. | |
| Population 16 Years and Over | 2,849,382, see rank | 5,488,038 | 248,775,628 |
| Male1 | 1,412,183, 49.56%, see rank | 49.58% | 48.69% |
| Male, In Labor Force:2 | 1,052,038, 74.50%, see rank | 70.46% | 69.28% |
| Male, In Armed Forces2 | 20,426, 1.45%, see rank | 1.57% | 0.73% |
| Male, Civilian2 | 1,031,612, 73.05%, see rank | 68.89% | 68.54% |
| Male, Civilian, Employed3 | 944,700, 91.58%, see rank | 90.75% | 90.49% |
| Male, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 86,912, 8.42%, see rank | 9.25% | 9.51% |
| Male, Not in Labor Force2 | 360,145, 25.50%, see rank | 29.54% | 30.72% |
| Female1 | 1,437,199, 50.44%, see rank | 50.42% | 51.31% |
| Female, In Labor Force:2 | 895,119, 62.28%, see rank | 59.07% | 58.79% |
| Female, In Armed Forces2 | 3,366, 0.23%, see rank | 0.21% | 0.11% |
| Female, Civilian2 | 891,753, 62.05%, see rank | 58.86% | 58.69% |
| Female, Civilian, Employed3 | 821,503, 92.12%, see rank | 91.68% | 91.18% |
| Female, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 70,250, 7.88%, see rank | 8.32% | 8.82% |
| Female, Not in Labor Force2 | 542,080, 37.72%, see rank | 40.93% | 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
| Seattle, Tacoma, Bellevue Area | Washington | U.S. | |
| Population 16 Years and Over | 2,759,761, see rank | 5,345,975 | 243,810,053 |
| Male1 | 1,365,934, 49.49%, see rank | 49.51% | 48.65% |
| Male, In Labor Force:2 | 1,029,919, 75.40%, see rank | 71.52% | 70.20% |
| Male, In Armed Forces2 | 22,519, 1.65%, see rank | 1.73% | 0.82% |
| Male, Civilian2 | 1,007,400, 73.75%, see rank | 69.79% | 69.38% |
| Male, Civilian, Employed3 | 921,712, 91.49%, see rank | 90.56% | 90.27% |
| Male, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 85,688, 8.51%, see rank | 9.44% | 9.73% |
| Male, Not in Labor Force2 | 336,015, 24.60%, see rank | 28.48% | 29.80% |
| Female1 | 1,393,827, 50.51%, see rank | 50.49% | 51.35% |
| Female, In Labor Force:2 | 880,339, 63.16%, see rank | 59.97% | 59.43% |
| Female, In Armed Forces2 | 4,014, 0.29%, see rank | 0.24% | 0.13% |
| Female, Civilian2 | 876,325, 62.87%, see rank | 59.73% | 59.30% |
| Female, Civilian, Employed3 | 807,230, 92.12%, see rank | 91.65% | 91.21% |
| Female, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 69,095, 7.88%, see rank | 8.35% | 8.79% |
| Female, Not in Labor Force2 | 513,488, 36.84%, see rank | 40.03% | 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
| Seattle, Tacoma, Bellevue Area | Washington | U.S. | |
| Population 16 Years and Over | 2,672,231, see rank | 5,186,380 | 238,733,844 |
| Male1 | 1,320,092, 49.40%, see rank | 49.42% | 48.60% |
| Male, In Labor Force:2 | 1,003,786, 76.04%, see rank | 72.25% | 70.92% |
| Male, In Armed Forces2 | 22,931, 1.74%, see rank | 1.77% | 0.83% |
| Male, Civilian2 | 980,855, 74.30%, see rank | 70.48% | 70.09% |
| Male, Civilian, Employed3 | 911,051, 92.88%, see rank | 91.99% | 91.78% |
| Male, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 69,804, 7.12%, see rank | 8.01% | 8.22% |
| Male, Not in Labor Force2 | 316,306, 23.96%, see rank | 27.75% | 29.08% |
| Female1 | 1,352,139, 50.60%, see rank | 50.58% | 51.40% |
| Female, In Labor Force:2 | 856,527, 63.35%, see rank | 60.24% | 59.40% |
| Female, In Armed Forces2 | 3,676, 0.27%, see rank | 0.23% | 0.13% |
| Female, Civilian2 | 852,851, 63.07%, see rank | 60.01% | 59.26% |
| Female, Civilian, Employed3 | 796,944, 93.44%, see rank | 92.94% | 92.41% |
| Female, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 55,907, 6.56%, see rank | 7.06% | 7.59% |
| Female, Not in Labor Force2 | 495,612, 36.65%, see rank | 39.76% | 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
| Seattle, Tacoma, Bellevue Area | Washington | U.S. | |
| Population 16 Years and Over | 2,629,673, see rank | 5,100,398 | 235,871,704 |
| Male1 | 1,303,991, 49.59%, see rank | 49.52% | 48.74% |
| Male, In Labor Force:2 | 991,778, 76.06%, see rank | 72.35% | 71.28% |
| Male, In Armed Forces2 | 25,500, 1.96%, see rank | 1.83% | 0.84% |
| Male, Civilian2 | 966,278, 74.10%, see rank | 70.51% | 70.44% |
| Male, Civilian, Employed3 | 906,116, 93.77%, see rank | 92.71% | 92.66% |
| Male, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 60,162, 6.23%, see rank | 7.29% | 7.34% |
| Male, Not in Labor Force2 | 312,213, 23.94%, see rank | 27.65% | 28.72% |
| Female1 | 1,325,682, 50.41%, see rank | 50.48% | 51.26% |
| Female, In Labor Force:2 | 839,158, 63.30%, see rank | 60.10% | 59.10% |
| Female, In Armed Forces2 | 4,158, 0.31%, see rank | 0.26% | 0.14% |
| Female, Civilian2 | 835,000, 62.99%, see rank | 59.85% | 58.96% |
| Female, Civilian, Employed3 | 783,224, 93.80%, see rank | 93.34% | 92.95% |
| Female, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 51,776, 6.20%, see rank | 6.66% | 7.05% |
| Female, Not in Labor Force2 | 486,524, 36.70%, see rank | 39.90% | 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.