Springfield Metro Area Historical Employment Status Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
| Springfield Area | Missouri | U.S. | |
| Population 16 Years and Over | 353,929, see rank | 4,781,853 | 248,775,628 |
| Male1 | 171,120, 48.35%, see rank | 48.46% | 48.69% |
| Male, In Labor Force:2 | 116,768, 68.24%, see rank | 68.27% | 69.28% |
| Male, In Armed Forces2 | 289, 0.17%, see rank | 0.72% | 0.73% |
| Male, Civilian2 | 116,479, 68.07%, see rank | 67.56% | 68.54% |
| Male, Civilian, Employed3 | 106,345, 91.30%, see rank | 90.97% | 90.49% |
| Male, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 10,134, 8.70%, see rank | 9.03% | 9.51% |
| Male, Not in Labor Force2 | 54,352, 31.76%, see rank | 31.73% | 30.72% |
| Female1 | 182,809, 51.65%, see rank | 51.54% | 51.31% |
| Female, In Labor Force:2 | 105,667, 57.80%, see rank | 59.75% | 58.79% |
| Female, In Armed Forces2 | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.14% | 0.11% |
| Female, Civilian2 | 105,667, 57.80%, see rank | 59.61% | 58.69% |
| Female, Civilian, Employed3 | 98,122, 92.86%, see rank | 92.29% | 91.18% |
| Female, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 7,545, 7.14%, see rank | 7.71% | 8.82% |
| Female, Not in Labor Force2 | 77,142, 42.20%, see rank | 40.25% | 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 | Missouri | U.S. | |
| Population 16 Years and Over | 347,612, see rank | 4,729,641 | 243,810,053 |
| Male1 | 168,087, 48.35%, see rank | 48.40% | 48.65% |
| Male, In Labor Force:2 | 116,576, 69.35%, see rank | 69.30% | 70.20% |
| Male, In Armed Forces2 | 373, 0.22%, see rank | 0.76% | 0.82% |
| Male, Civilian2 | 116,203, 69.13%, see rank | 68.54% | 69.38% |
| Male, Civilian, Employed3 | 106,021, 91.24%, see rank | 90.75% | 90.27% |
| Male, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 10,182, 8.76%, see rank | 9.25% | 9.73% |
| Male, Not in Labor Force2 | 51,511, 30.65%, see rank | 30.70% | 29.80% |
| Female1 | 179,525, 51.65%, see rank | 51.60% | 51.35% |
| Female, In Labor Force:2 | 106,108, 59.10%, see rank | 60.49% | 59.43% |
| Female, In Armed Forces2 | 12, 0.01%, see rank | 0.16% | 0.13% |
| Female, Civilian2 | 106,096, 59.10%, see rank | 60.33% | 59.30% |
| Female, Civilian, Employed3 | 97,922, 92.30%, see rank | 92.22% | 91.21% |
| Female, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 8,174, 7.70%, see rank | 7.78% | 8.79% |
| Female, Not in Labor Force2 | 73,417, 40.90%, see rank | 39.51% | 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 | Missouri | U.S. | |
| Population 16 Years and Over | 339,559, see rank | 4,664,019 | 238,733,844 |
| Male1 | 164,086, 48.32%, see rank | 48.30% | 48.60% |
| Male, In Labor Force:2 | 115,495, 70.39%, see rank | 70.18% | 70.92% |
| Male, In Armed Forces2 | 333, 0.20%, see rank | 0.75% | 0.83% |
| Male, Civilian2 | 115,162, 70.18%, see rank | 69.43% | 70.09% |
| Male, Civilian, Employed3 | 106,949, 92.87%, see rank | 92.04% | 91.78% |
| Male, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 8,213, 7.13%, see rank | 7.96% | 8.22% |
| Male, Not in Labor Force2 | 48,591, 29.61%, see rank | 29.82% | 29.08% |
| Female1 | 175,473, 51.68%, see rank | 51.70% | 51.40% |
| Female, In Labor Force:2 | 103,819, 59.17%, see rank | 60.60% | 59.40% |
| Female, In Armed Forces2 | 23, 0.01%, see rank | 0.18% | 0.13% |
| Female, Civilian2 | 103,796, 59.15%, see rank | 60.42% | 59.26% |
| Female, Civilian, Employed3 | 97,063, 93.51%, see rank | 93.11% | 92.41% |
| Female, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 6,733, 6.49%, see rank | 6.89% | 7.59% |
| Female, Not in Labor Force2 | 71,654, 40.83%, see rank | 39.40% | 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 | Missouri | U.S. | |
| Population 16 Years and Over | 331,118, see rank | 4,641,717 | 235,871,704 |
| Male1 | 159,324, 48.12%, see rank | 48.17% | 48.74% |
| Male, In Labor Force:2 | 114,053, 71.59%, see rank | 70.76% | 71.28% |
| Male, In Armed Forces2 | 300, 0.19%, see rank | 0.65% | 0.84% |
| Male, Civilian2 | 113,753, 71.40%, see rank | 70.11% | 70.44% |
| Male, Civilian, Employed3 | 106,979, 94.04%, see rank | 92.74% | 92.66% |
| Male, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 6,774, 5.96%, see rank | 7.26% | 7.34% |
| Male, Not in Labor Force2 | 45,271, 28.41%, see rank | 29.24% | 28.72% |
| Female1 | 171,794, 51.88%, see rank | 51.83% | 51.26% |
| Female, In Labor Force:2 | 101,864, 59.29%, see rank | 60.39% | 59.10% |
| Female, In Armed Forces2 | 26, 0.02%, see rank | 0.15% | 0.14% |
| Female, Civilian2 | 101,838, 59.28%, see rank | 60.24% | 58.96% |
| Female, Civilian, Employed3 | 95,414, 93.69%, see rank | 93.42% | 92.95% |
| Female, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 6,424, 6.31%, see rank | 6.58% | 7.05% |
| Female, Not in Labor Force2 | 69,930, 40.71%, see rank | 39.61% | 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.