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St. Louis Metro Area Historical Employment Status Data

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ACS 2010-2014 data

	St. Louis Area	%	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	2,224,712	see rank	248,775,628
Male¹	1,061,594	47.72%, see rank	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	754,656	71.09%, see rank	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	3,592	0.34%, see rank	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	751,064	70.75%, see rank	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	678,427	90.33%, see rank	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	72,637	9.67%, see rank	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	306,938	28.91%, see rank	30.72%
Female¹	1,163,118	52.28%, see rank	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	719,458	61.86%, see rank	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	800	0.07%, see rank	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	718,658	61.79%, see rank	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	660,993	91.98%, see rank	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	57,665	8.02%, see rank	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	443,660	38.14%, see rank	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

	St. Louis Area	%	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	2,222,256	see rank	243,810,053
Male¹	1,059,529	47.68%, see rank	48.65%
Male, In Labor Force:²	761,035	71.83%, see rank	70.20%
Male, In Armed Forces²	4,910	0.46%, see rank	0.82%
Male, Civilian²	756,125	71.36%, see rank	69.38%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	681,497	90.13%, see rank	90.27%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	74,628	9.87%, see rank	9.73%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	298,494	28.17%, see rank	29.80%
Female¹	1,162,727	52.32%, see rank	51.35%
Female, In Labor Force:²	725,744	62.42%, see rank	59.43%
Female, In Armed Forces²	1,170	0.10%, see rank	0.13%
Female, Civilian²	724,574	62.32%, see rank	59.30%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	665,389	91.83%, see rank	91.21%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	59,185	8.17%, see rank	8.79%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	436,983	37.58%, see rank	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

	St. Louis Area	%	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	2,196,016	see rank	238,733,844
Male¹	1,046,517	47.66%, see rank	48.60%
Male, In Labor Force:²	755,033	72.15%, see rank	70.92%
Male, In Armed Forces²	5,269	0.50%, see rank	0.83%
Male, Civilian²	749,764	71.64%, see rank	70.09%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	686,738	91.59%, see rank	91.78%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	63,026	8.41%, see rank	8.22%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	291,484	27.85%, see rank	29.08%
Female¹	1,149,499	52.34%, see rank	51.40%
Female, In Labor Force:²	716,596	62.34%, see rank	59.40%
Female, In Armed Forces²	1,512	0.13%, see rank	0.13%
Female, Civilian²	715,084	62.21%, see rank	59.26%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	663,137	92.74%, see rank	92.41%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	51,947	7.26%, see rank	7.59%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	432,903	37.66%, see rank	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

	St. Louis Area	%	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	2,200,940	see rank	235,871,704
Male¹	1,047,881	47.61%, see rank	48.74%
Male, In Labor Force:²	757,271	72.27%, see rank	71.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	5,180	0.49%, see rank	0.84%
Male, Civilian²	752,091	71.77%, see rank	70.44%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	694,638	92.36%, see rank	92.66%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	57,453	7.64%, see rank	7.34%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	290,610	27.73%, see rank	28.72%
Female¹	1,153,059	52.39%, see rank	51.26%
Female, In Labor Force:²	716,471	62.14%, see rank	59.10%
Female, In Armed Forces²	1,516	0.13%, see rank	0.14%
Female, Civilian²	714,955	62.01%, see rank	58.96%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	665,718	93.11%, see rank	92.95%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	49,237	6.89%, see rank	7.05%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	436,588	37.86%, see rank	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.

* 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.