Sioux Falls Metro Area Historical Employment Status Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
| Sioux Falls Area | South Dakota | U.S. | |
| Population 16 Years and Over | 183,140, see rank | 651,429 | 248,775,628 |
| Male1 | 90,504, 49.42%, see rank | 49.87% | 48.69% |
| Male, In Labor Force:2 | 71,590, 79.10%, see rank | 73.30% | 69.28% |
| Male, In Armed Forces2 | 268, 0.30%, see rank | 0.78% | 0.73% |
| Male, Civilian2 | 71,322, 78.81%, see rank | 72.52% | 68.54% |
| Male, Civilian, Employed3 | 68,194, 95.61%, see rank | 94.85% | 90.49% |
| Male, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 3,128, 4.39%, see rank | 5.15% | 9.51% |
| Male, Not in Labor Force2 | 18,914, 20.90%, see rank | 26.70% | 30.72% |
| Female1 | 92,636, 50.58%, see rank | 50.13% | 51.31% |
| Female, In Labor Force:2 | 65,728, 70.95%, see rank | 64.92% | 58.79% |
| Female, In Armed Forces2 | 62, 0.07%, see rank | 0.13% | 0.11% |
| Female, Civilian2 | 65,666, 70.89%, see rank | 64.79% | 58.69% |
| Female, Civilian, Employed3 | 63,396, 96.54%, see rank | 95.64% | 91.18% |
| Female, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 2,270, 3.46%, see rank | 4.36% | 8.82% |
| Female, Not in Labor Force2 | 26,908, 29.05%, see rank | 35.08% | 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
| Sioux Falls Area | South Dakota | U.S. | |
| Population 16 Years and Over | 176,286, see rank | 636,670 | 243,810,053 |
| Male1 | 87,228, 49.48%, see rank | 49.71% | 48.65% |
| Male, In Labor Force:2 | 68,894, 78.98%, see rank | 73.43% | 70.20% |
| Male, In Armed Forces2 | 400, 0.46%, see rank | 0.88% | 0.82% |
| Male, Civilian2 | 68,494, 78.52%, see rank | 72.55% | 69.38% |
| Male, Civilian, Employed3 | 65,566, 95.73%, see rank | 94.55% | 90.27% |
| Male, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 2,928, 4.27%, see rank | 5.45% | 9.73% |
| Male, Not in Labor Force2 | 18,334, 21.02%, see rank | 26.57% | 29.80% |
| Female1 | 89,058, 50.52%, see rank | 50.29% | 51.35% |
| Female, In Labor Force:2 | 63,715, 71.54%, see rank | 65.39% | 59.43% |
| Female, In Armed Forces2 | 101, 0.11%, see rank | 0.19% | 0.13% |
| Female, Civilian2 | 63,614, 71.43%, see rank | 65.20% | 59.30% |
| Female, Civilian, Employed3 | 61,530, 96.72%, see rank | 95.61% | 91.21% |
| Female, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 2,084, 3.28%, see rank | 4.39% | 8.79% |
| Female, Not in Labor Force2 | 25,343, 28.46%, see rank | 34.61% | 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
| Sioux Falls Area | South Dakota | U.S. | |
| Population 16 Years and Over | 170,367, see rank | 623,566 | 238,733,844 |
| Male1 | 83,964, 49.28%, see rank | 49.60% | 48.60% |
| Male, In Labor Force:2 | 66,262, 78.92%, see rank | 73.71% | 70.92% |
| Male, In Armed Forces2 | 304, 0.36%, see rank | 0.96% | 0.83% |
| Male, Civilian2 | 65,958, 78.56%, see rank | 72.75% | 70.09% |
| Male, Civilian, Employed3 | 63,300, 95.97%, see rank | 94.85% | 91.78% |
| Male, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 2,658, 4.03%, see rank | 5.15% | 8.22% |
| Male, Not in Labor Force2 | 17,702, 21.08%, see rank | 26.29% | 29.08% |
| Female1 | 86,403, 50.72%, see rank | 50.40% | 51.40% |
| Female, In Labor Force:2 | 62,364, 72.18%, see rank | 65.45% | 59.40% |
| Female, In Armed Forces2 | 34, 0.04%, see rank | 0.13% | 0.13% |
| Female, Civilian2 | 62,330, 72.14%, see rank | 65.32% | 59.26% |
| Female, Civilian, Employed3 | 60,278, 96.71%, see rank | 95.83% | 92.41% |
| Female, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 2,052, 3.29%, see rank | 4.17% | 7.59% |
| Female, Not in Labor Force2 | 24,039, 27.82%, see rank | 34.55% | 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
| Sioux Falls Area | South Dakota | U.S. | |
| Population 16 Years and Over | 176,485, see rank | 623,398 | 235,871,704 |
| Male1 | 87,340, 49.49%, see rank | 49.48% | 48.74% |
| Male, In Labor Force:2 | 68,521, 78.45%, see rank | 73.98% | 71.28% |
| Male, In Armed Forces2 | 304, 0.35%, see rank | 0.87% | 0.84% |
| Male, Civilian2 | 68,217, 78.11%, see rank | 73.11% | 70.44% |
| Male, Civilian, Employed3 | 65,738, 96.37%, see rank | 95.31% | 92.66% |
| Male, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 2,479, 3.63%, see rank | 4.69% | 7.34% |
| Male, Not in Labor Force2 | 18,819, 21.55%, see rank | 26.02% | 28.72% |
| Female1 | 89,145, 50.51%, see rank | 50.52% | 51.26% |
| Female, In Labor Force:2 | 64,548, 72.41%, see rank | 65.44% | 59.10% |
| Female, In Armed Forces2 | 47, 0.05%, see rank | 0.14% | 0.14% |
| Female, Civilian2 | 64,501, 72.36%, see rank | 65.31% | 58.96% |
| Female, Civilian, Employed3 | 62,463, 96.84%, see rank | 95.81% | 92.95% |
| Female, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 2,038, 3.16%, see rank | 4.19% | 7.05% |
| Female, Not in Labor Force2 | 24,597, 27.59%, see rank | 34.56% | 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.