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Seattle, WA Historical Employment Status Data

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ACS 2010-2014 data

	Seattle, WA	Washington	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	547,635, see rank	5,488,038	248,775,628
Male¹	272,177, 49.70%, see rank	49.58%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	209,087, 76.82%, see rank	70.46%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	1,115, 0.41%, see rank	1.57%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	207,972, 76.41%, see rank	68.89%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	193,175, 92.89%, see rank	90.75%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	14,797, 7.11%, see rank	9.25%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	63,090, 23.18%, see rank	29.54%	30.72%
Female¹	275,458, 50.30%, see rank	50.42%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	187,621, 68.11%, see rank	59.07%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	190, 0.07%, see rank	0.21%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	187,431, 68.04%, see rank	58.86%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	176,463, 94.15%, see rank	91.68%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	10,968, 5.85%, see rank	8.32%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	87,837, 31.89%, 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.

ACS 2008-2012 data

	Seattle, WA	Washington	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	527,558, see rank	5,345,975	243,810,053
Male¹	260,824, 49.44%, see rank	49.51%	48.65%
Male, In Labor Force:²	199,683, 76.56%, see rank	71.52%	70.20%
Male, In Armed Forces²	1,048, 0.40%, see rank	1.73%	0.82%
Male, Civilian²	198,635, 76.16%, see rank	69.79%	69.38%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	184,414, 92.84%, see rank	90.56%	90.27%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	14,221, 7.16%, see rank	9.44%	9.73%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	61,141, 23.44%, see rank	28.48%	29.80%
Female¹	266,734, 50.56%, see rank	50.49%	51.35%
Female, In Labor Force:²	184,005, 68.98%, see rank	59.97%	59.43%
Female, In Armed Forces²	134, 0.05%, see rank	0.24%	0.13%
Female, Civilian²	183,871, 68.93%, see rank	59.73%	59.30%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	172,500, 93.82%, see rank	91.65%	91.21%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	11,371, 6.18%, see rank	8.35%	8.79%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	82,729, 31.02%, 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.

ACS 2006-2010 data

	Seattle, WA	Washington	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	513,671, see rank	5,186,380	238,733,844
Male¹	254,434, 49.53%, see rank	49.42%	48.60%
Male, In Labor Force:²	194,118, 76.29%, see rank	72.25%	70.92%
Male, In Armed Forces²	911, 0.36%, see rank	1.77%	0.83%
Male, Civilian²	193,207, 75.94%, see rank	70.48%	70.09%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	180,225, 93.28%, see rank	91.99%	91.78%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	12,982, 6.72%, see rank	8.01%	8.22%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	60,316, 23.71%, see rank	27.75%	29.08%
Female¹	259,237, 50.47%, see rank	50.58%	51.40%
Female, In Labor Force:²	177,409, 68.44%, see rank	60.24%	59.40%
Female, In Armed Forces²	57, 0.02%, see rank	0.23%	0.13%
Female, Civilian²	177,352, 68.41%, see rank	60.01%	59.26%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	167,059, 94.20%, see rank	92.94%	92.41%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	10,293, 5.80%, see rank	7.06%	7.59%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	81,828, 31.56%, 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.

ACS 2005-2009 data

	Seattle, WA	Washington	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	511,944, see rank	5,100,398	235,871,704
Male¹	254,654, 49.74%, see rank	49.52%	48.74%
Male, In Labor Force:²	194,675, 76.45%, see rank	72.35%	71.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	875, 0.34%, see rank	1.83%	0.84%
Male, Civilian²	193,800, 76.10%, see rank	70.51%	70.44%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	181,692, 93.75%, see rank	92.71%	92.66%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	12,108, 6.25%, see rank	7.29%	7.34%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	59,979, 23.55%, see rank	27.65%	28.72%
Female¹	257,290, 50.26%, see rank	50.48%	51.26%
Female, In Labor Force:²	175,646, 68.27%, see rank	60.10%	59.10%
Female, In Armed Forces²	71, 0.03%, see rank	0.26%	0.14%
Female, Civilian²	175,575, 68.24%, see rank	59.85%	58.96%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	165,870, 94.47%, see rank	93.34%	92.95%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	9,705, 5.53%, see rank	6.66%	7.05%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	81,644, 31.73%, 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.

US Census 2000 data

	Seattle, WA	Washington	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	485,170, see rank	4,553,591	217,168,077
Male¹	241,523, 49.78%, see rank	49.26%	48.34%
Male, In Labor Force:²	180,395, 74.69%, see rank	73.26%	70.75%
Male, In Armed Forces²	966, 0.40%, see rank	1.86%	0.94%
Male, Civilian²	179,429, 74.29%, see rank	71.40%	69.81%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	169,280, 94.34%, see rank	93.63%	94.28%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	10,149, 5.66%, see rank	6.37%	5.72%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	61,128, 25.31%, see rank	26.74%	29.25%
Female¹	243,647, 50.22%, see rank	50.74%	51.66%
Female, In Labor Force:²	159,561, 65.49%, see rank	59.92%	57.54%
Female, In Armed Forces²	124, 0.05%, see rank	0.27%	0.15%
Female, Civilian²	159,437, 65.44%, see rank	59.65%	57.39%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	152,244, 95.49%, see rank	93.90%	94.17%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	7,193, 4.51%, see rank	6.10%	5.83%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	84,086, 34.51%, see rank	40.08%	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.

* 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.