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Tacoma, WA Historical Employment Status Data

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ACS 2010-2014 data

	Tacoma, WA	Washington	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	162,086, see rank	5,488,038	248,775,628
Male¹	78,418, 48.38%, see rank	49.58%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	53,791, 68.60%, see rank	70.46%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	1,763, 2.25%, see rank	1.57%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	52,028, 66.35%, see rank	68.89%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	45,491, 87.44%, see rank	90.75%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	6,537, 12.56%, see rank	9.25%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	24,627, 31.40%, see rank	29.54%	30.72%
Female¹	83,668, 51.62%, see rank	50.42%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	50,892, 60.83%, see rank	59.07%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	257, 0.31%, see rank	0.21%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	50,635, 60.52%, see rank	58.86%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	45,620, 90.10%, see rank	91.68%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	5,015, 9.90%, see rank	8.32%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	32,776, 39.17%, see rank	40.93%	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

	Tacoma, WA	Washington	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	159,294, see rank	5,345,975	243,810,053
Male¹	77,712, 48.79%, see rank	49.51%	48.65%
Male, In Labor Force:²	53,775, 69.20%, see rank	71.52%	70.20%
Male, In Armed Forces²	1,769, 2.28%, see rank	1.73%	0.82%
Male, Civilian²	52,006, 66.92%, see rank	69.79%	69.38%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	45,510, 87.51%, see rank	90.56%	90.27%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	6,496, 12.49%, see rank	9.44%	9.73%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	23,937, 30.80%, see rank	28.48%	29.80%
Female¹	81,582, 51.21%, see rank	50.49%	51.35%
Female, In Labor Force:²	49,681, 60.90%, see rank	59.97%	59.43%
Female, In Armed Forces²	391, 0.48%, see rank	0.24%	0.13%
Female, Civilian²	49,290, 60.42%, see rank	59.73%	59.30%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	44,365, 90.01%, see rank	91.65%	91.21%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	4,925, 9.99%, see rank	8.35%	8.79%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	31,901, 39.10%, see rank	40.03%	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

	Tacoma, WA	Washington	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	157,723, see rank	5,186,380	238,733,844
Male¹	76,520, 48.52%, see rank	49.42%	48.60%
Male, In Labor Force:²	52,746, 68.93%, see rank	72.25%	70.92%
Male, In Armed Forces²	1,566, 2.05%, see rank	1.77%	0.83%
Male, Civilian²	51,180, 66.88%, see rank	70.48%	70.09%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	45,621, 89.14%, see rank	91.99%	91.78%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	5,559, 10.86%, see rank	8.01%	8.22%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	23,774, 31.07%, see rank	27.75%	29.08%
Female¹	81,203, 51.48%, see rank	50.58%	51.40%
Female, In Labor Force:²	47,924, 59.02%, see rank	60.24%	59.40%
Female, In Armed Forces²	310, 0.38%, see rank	0.23%	0.13%
Female, Civilian²	47,614, 58.64%, see rank	60.01%	59.26%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	43,962, 92.33%, see rank	92.94%	92.41%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	3,652, 7.67%, see rank	7.06%	7.59%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	33,279, 40.98%, see rank	39.76%	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

	Tacoma, WA	Washington	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	155,702, see rank	5,100,398	235,871,704
Male¹	75,741, 48.64%, see rank	49.52%	48.74%
Male, In Labor Force:²	51,883, 68.50%, see rank	72.35%	71.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	1,277, 1.69%, see rank	1.83%	0.84%
Male, Civilian²	50,606, 66.81%, see rank	70.51%	70.44%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	45,659, 90.22%, see rank	92.71%	92.66%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	4,947, 9.78%, see rank	7.29%	7.34%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	23,858, 31.50%, see rank	27.65%	28.72%
Female¹	79,961, 51.36%, see rank	50.48%	51.26%
Female, In Labor Force:²	46,980, 58.75%, see rank	60.10%	59.10%
Female, In Armed Forces²	250, 0.31%, see rank	0.26%	0.14%
Female, Civilian²	46,730, 58.44%, see rank	59.85%	58.96%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	43,267, 92.59%, see rank	93.34%	92.95%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	3,463, 7.41%, see rank	6.66%	7.05%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	32,981, 41.25%, see rank	39.90%	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

	Tacoma, WA	Washington	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	148,628, see rank	4,553,591	217,168,077
Male¹	71,364, 48.02%, see rank	49.26%	48.34%
Male, In Labor Force:²	50,879, 71.30%, see rank	73.26%	70.75%
Male, In Armed Forces²	1,173, 1.64%, see rank	1.86%	0.94%
Male, Civilian²	49,706, 69.65%, see rank	71.40%	69.81%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	45,906, 92.36%, see rank	93.63%	94.28%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	3,800, 7.64%, see rank	6.37%	5.72%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	20,485, 28.70%, see rank	26.74%	29.25%
Female¹	77,264, 51.98%, see rank	50.74%	51.66%
Female, In Labor Force:²	44,609, 57.74%, see rank	59.92%	57.54%
Female, In Armed Forces²	201, 0.26%, see rank	0.27%	0.15%
Female, Civilian²	44,408, 57.48%, see rank	59.65%	57.39%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	40,881, 92.06%, see rank	93.90%	94.17%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	3,527, 7.94%, see rank	6.10%	5.83%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	32,655, 42.26%, see rank	40.08%	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.