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Shelby County Historical Employment Status Data

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ACS 2010-2014 data

	Shelby County	Tennessee	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	722,177, see rank	5,125,250	248,775,628
Male¹	338,002, 46.80%, see rank	48.12%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	235,363, 69.63%, see rank	66.79%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	946, 0.28%, see rank	0.59%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	234,417, 69.35%, see rank	66.20%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	208,798, 89.07%, see rank	90.44%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	25,619, 10.93%, see rank	9.56%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	102,639, 30.37%, see rank	33.21%	30.72%
Female¹	384,175, 53.20%, see rank	51.88%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	238,484, 62.08%, see rank	56.49%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	172, 0.04%, see rank	0.07%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	238,312, 62.03%, see rank	56.42%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	210,350, 88.27%, see rank	90.61%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	27,962, 11.73%, see rank	9.39%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	145,691, 37.92%, see rank	43.51%	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

	Shelby County	Tennessee	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	713,977, see rank	5,030,090	243,810,053
Male¹	334,166, 46.80%, see rank	48.13%	48.65%
Male, In Labor Force:²	234,724, 70.24%, see rank	68.08%	70.20%
Male, In Armed Forces²	961, 0.29%, see rank	0.63%	0.82%
Male, Civilian²	233,763, 69.95%, see rank	67.45%	69.38%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	207,225, 88.65%, see rank	89.96%	90.27%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	26,538, 11.35%, see rank	10.04%	9.73%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	99,442, 29.76%, see rank	31.92%	29.80%
Female¹	379,811, 53.20%, see rank	51.87%	51.35%
Female, In Labor Force:²	237,331, 62.49%, see rank	57.07%	59.43%
Female, In Armed Forces²	230, 0.06%, see rank	0.08%	0.13%
Female, Civilian²	237,101, 62.43%, see rank	56.99%	59.30%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	210,437, 88.75%, see rank	90.54%	91.21%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	26,664, 11.25%, see rank	9.46%	8.79%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	142,480, 37.51%, see rank	42.93%	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

	Shelby County	Tennessee	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	703,777, see rank	4,919,958	238,733,844
Male¹	329,168, 46.77%, see rank	48.11%	48.60%
Male, In Labor Force:²	235,695, 71.60%, see rank	69.14%	70.92%
Male, In Armed Forces²	1,393, 0.42%, see rank	0.62%	0.83%
Male, Civilian²	234,302, 71.18%, see rank	68.53%	70.09%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	209,462, 89.40%, see rank	91.32%	91.78%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	24,840, 10.60%, see rank	8.68%	8.22%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	93,473, 28.40%, see rank	30.86%	29.08%
Female¹	374,609, 53.23%, see rank	51.89%	51.40%
Female, In Labor Force:²	232,830, 62.15%, see rank	57.26%	59.40%
Female, In Armed Forces²	339, 0.09%, see rank	0.07%	0.13%
Female, Civilian²	232,491, 62.06%, see rank	57.19%	59.26%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	208,925, 89.86%, see rank	91.48%	92.41%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	23,566, 10.14%, see rank	8.52%	7.59%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	141,779, 37.85%, see rank	42.74%	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

	Shelby County	Tennessee	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	693,563, see rank	4,853,746	235,871,704
Male¹	324,739, 46.82%, see rank	48.12%	48.74%
Male, In Labor Force:²	234,150, 72.10%, see rank	69.74%	71.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	1,335, 0.41%, see rank	0.64%	0.84%
Male, Civilian²	232,815, 71.69%, see rank	69.10%	70.44%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	209,841, 90.13%, see rank	92.20%	92.66%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	22,974, 9.87%, see rank	7.80%	7.34%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	90,589, 27.90%, see rank	30.26%	28.72%
Female¹	368,824, 53.18%, see rank	51.88%	51.26%
Female, In Labor Force:²	229,806, 62.31%, see rank	57.16%	59.10%
Female, In Armed Forces²	350, 0.09%, see rank	0.07%	0.14%
Female, Civilian²	229,456, 62.21%, see rank	57.09%	58.96%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	207,665, 90.50%, see rank	91.91%	92.95%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	21,791, 9.50%, see rank	8.09%	7.05%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	139,018, 37.69%, see rank	42.84%	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

	Shelby County	Tennessee	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	671,029, see rank	4,445,909	217,168,077
Male¹	312,441, 46.56%, see rank	47.91%	48.34%
Male, In Labor Force:²	225,257, 72.10%, see rank	71.07%	70.75%
Male, In Armed Forces²	1,555, 0.50%, see rank	0.71%	0.94%
Male, Civilian²	223,702, 71.60%, see rank	70.35%	69.81%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	208,751, 93.32%, see rank	94.88%	94.28%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	14,951, 6.68%, see rank	5.12%	5.72%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	87,184, 27.90%, see rank	28.93%	29.25%
Female¹	358,588, 53.44%, see rank	52.09%	51.66%
Female, In Labor Force:²	214,884, 59.93%, see rank	56.53%	57.54%
Female, In Armed Forces²	436, 0.12%, see rank	0.11%	0.15%
Female, Civilian²	214,448, 59.80%, see rank	56.42%	57.39%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	199,470, 93.02%, see rank	94.11%	94.17%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	14,978, 6.98%, see rank	5.89%	5.83%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	143,704, 40.07%, see rank	43.47%	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.