Springfield Metro Area Historical Employment Status Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
| Springfield Area | Massachusetts | U.S. | |
| Population 16 Years and Over | 510,561, see rank | 5,427,407 | 248,775,628 |
| Male1 | 240,425, 47.09%, see rank | 47.84% | 48.69% |
| Male, In Labor Force:2 | 160,981, 66.96%, see rank | 72.18% | 69.28% |
| Male, In Armed Forces2 | 483, 0.20%, see rank | 0.15% | 0.73% |
| Male, Civilian2 | 160,498, 66.76%, see rank | 72.03% | 68.54% |
| Male, Civilian, Employed3 | 142,704, 88.91%, see rank | 90.83% | 90.49% |
| Male, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 17,794, 11.09%, see rank | 9.17% | 9.51% |
| Male, Not in Labor Force2 | 79,444, 33.04%, see rank | 27.82% | 30.72% |
| Female1 | 270,136, 52.91%, see rank | 52.16% | 51.31% |
| Female, In Labor Force:2 | 163,043, 60.36%, see rank | 63.35% | 58.79% |
| Female, In Armed Forces2 | 56, 0.02%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.11% |
| Female, Civilian2 | 162,987, 60.34%, see rank | 63.33% | 58.69% |
| Female, Civilian, Employed3 | 148,604, 91.18%, see rank | 92.33% | 91.18% |
| Female, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 14,383, 8.82%, see rank | 7.67% | 8.82% |
| Female, Not in Labor Force2 | 107,093, 39.64%, see rank | 36.65% | 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
| Springfield Area | Massachusetts | U.S. | |
| Population 16 Years and Over | 564,709, see rank | 5,320,423 | 243,810,053 |
| Male1 | 266,138, 47.13%, see rank | 47.75% | 48.65% |
| Male, In Labor Force:2 | 179,665, 67.51%, see rank | 72.78% | 70.20% |
| Male, In Armed Forces2 | 535, 0.20%, see rank | 0.19% | 0.82% |
| Male, Civilian2 | 179,130, 67.31%, see rank | 72.59% | 69.38% |
| Male, Civilian, Employed3 | 159,583, 89.09%, see rank | 90.63% | 90.27% |
| Male, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 19,547, 10.91%, see rank | 9.37% | 9.73% |
| Male, Not in Labor Force2 | 86,473, 32.49%, see rank | 27.22% | 29.80% |
| Female1 | 298,571, 52.87%, see rank | 52.25% | 51.35% |
| Female, In Labor Force:2 | 180,939, 60.60%, see rank | 63.49% | 59.43% |
| Female, In Armed Forces2 | 89, 0.03%, see rank | 0.03% | 0.13% |
| Female, Civilian2 | 180,850, 60.57%, see rank | 63.46% | 59.30% |
| Female, Civilian, Employed3 | 166,107, 91.85%, see rank | 92.48% | 91.21% |
| Female, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 14,743, 8.15%, see rank | 7.52% | 8.79% |
| Female, Not in Labor Force2 | 117,632, 39.40%, see rank | 36.51% | 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
| Springfield Area | Massachusetts | U.S. | |
| Population 16 Years and Over | 558,739, see rank | 5,224,911 | 238,733,844 |
| Male1 | 263,016, 47.07%, see rank | 47.69% | 48.60% |
| Male, In Labor Force:2 | 178,371, 67.82%, see rank | 72.83% | 70.92% |
| Male, In Armed Forces2 | 556, 0.21%, see rank | 0.21% | 0.83% |
| Male, Civilian2 | 177,815, 67.61%, see rank | 72.62% | 70.09% |
| Male, Civilian, Employed3 | 160,046, 90.01%, see rank | 91.84% | 91.78% |
| Male, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 17,769, 9.99%, see rank | 8.16% | 8.22% |
| Male, Not in Labor Force2 | 84,645, 32.18%, see rank | 27.17% | 29.08% |
| Female1 | 295,723, 52.93%, see rank | 52.31% | 51.40% |
| Female, In Labor Force:2 | 177,640, 60.07%, see rank | 63.03% | 59.40% |
| Female, In Armed Forces2 | 66, 0.02%, see rank | 0.04% | 0.13% |
| Female, Civilian2 | 177,574, 60.05%, see rank | 62.99% | 59.26% |
| Female, Civilian, Employed3 | 164,497, 92.64%, see rank | 93.49% | 92.41% |
| Female, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 13,077, 7.36%, see rank | 6.51% | 7.59% |
| Female, Not in Labor Force2 | 118,083, 39.93%, see rank | 36.97% | 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
| Springfield Area | Massachusetts | U.S. | |
| Population 16 Years and Over | 560,704, see rank | 5,238,828 | 235,871,704 |
| Male1 | 265,585, 47.37%, see rank | 47.89% | 48.74% |
| Male, In Labor Force:2 | 181,714, 68.42%, see rank | 72.81% | 71.28% |
| Male, In Armed Forces2 | 576, 0.22%, see rank | 0.22% | 0.84% |
| Male, Civilian2 | 181,138, 68.20%, see rank | 72.59% | 70.44% |
| Male, Civilian, Employed3 | 164,104, 90.60%, see rank | 92.66% | 92.66% |
| Male, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 17,034, 9.40%, see rank | 7.34% | 7.34% |
| Male, Not in Labor Force2 | 83,871, 31.58%, see rank | 27.19% | 28.72% |
| Female1 | 295,119, 52.63%, see rank | 52.11% | 51.26% |
| Female, In Labor Force:2 | 176,312, 59.74%, see rank | 62.59% | 59.10% |
| Female, In Armed Forces2 | 150, 0.05%, see rank | 0.04% | 0.14% |
| Female, Civilian2 | 176,162, 59.69%, see rank | 62.55% | 58.96% |
| Female, Civilian, Employed3 | 163,412, 92.76%, see rank | 93.97% | 92.95% |
| Female, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 12,750, 7.24%, see rank | 6.03% | 7.05% |
| Female, Not in Labor Force2 | 118,807, 40.26%, see rank | 37.41% | 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.