Topeka Metro Area Historical Employment Status Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
| Topeka Area | Kansas | U.S. | |
| Population 16 Years and Over | 182,784, see rank | 2,236,421 | 248,775,628 |
| Male1 | 88,186, 48.25%, see rank | 49.32% | 48.69% |
| Male, In Labor Force:2 | 60,844, 69.00%, see rank | 72.71% | 69.28% |
| Male, In Armed Forces2 | 192, 0.22%, see rank | 1.42% | 0.73% |
| Male, Civilian2 | 60,652, 68.78%, see rank | 71.29% | 68.54% |
| Male, Civilian, Employed3 | 55,899, 92.16%, see rank | 93.22% | 90.49% |
| Male, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 4,753, 7.84%, see rank | 6.78% | 9.51% |
| Male, Not in Labor Force2 | 27,342, 31.00%, see rank | 27.29% | 30.72% |
| Female1 | 94,598, 51.75%, see rank | 50.68% | 51.31% |
| Female, In Labor Force:2 | 58,767, 62.12%, see rank | 62.20% | 58.79% |
| Female, In Armed Forces2 | 112, 0.12%, see rank | 0.14% | 0.11% |
| Female, Civilian2 | 58,655, 62.00%, see rank | 62.07% | 58.69% |
| Female, Civilian, Employed3 | 54,977, 93.73%, see rank | 93.65% | 91.18% |
| Female, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 3,678, 6.27%, see rank | 6.35% | 8.82% |
| Female, Not in Labor Force2 | 35,831, 37.88%, see rank | 37.80% | 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
| Topeka Area | Kansas | U.S. | |
| Population 16 Years and Over | 181,987, see rank | 2,208,363 | 243,810,053 |
| Male1 | 87,635, 48.15%, see rank | 49.21% | 48.65% |
| Male, In Labor Force:2 | 61,927, 70.66%, see rank | 73.81% | 70.20% |
| Male, In Armed Forces2 | 337, 0.38%, see rank | 1.45% | 0.82% |
| Male, Civilian2 | 61,590, 70.28%, see rank | 72.36% | 69.38% |
| Male, Civilian, Employed3 | 56,776, 92.18%, see rank | 92.99% | 90.27% |
| Male, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 4,814, 7.82%, see rank | 7.01% | 9.73% |
| Male, Not in Labor Force2 | 25,708, 29.34%, see rank | 26.19% | 29.80% |
| Female1 | 94,352, 51.85%, see rank | 50.79% | 51.35% |
| Female, In Labor Force:2 | 60,057, 63.65%, see rank | 63.46% | 59.43% |
| Female, In Armed Forces2 | 179, 0.19%, see rank | 0.18% | 0.13% |
| Female, Civilian2 | 59,878, 63.46%, see rank | 63.28% | 59.30% |
| Female, Civilian, Employed3 | 56,352, 94.11%, see rank | 93.60% | 91.21% |
| Female, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 3,526, 5.89%, see rank | 6.40% | 8.79% |
| Female, Not in Labor Force2 | 34,295, 36.35%, see rank | 36.54% | 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
| Topeka Area | Kansas | U.S. | |
| Population 16 Years and Over | 180,504, see rank | 2,175,144 | 238,733,844 |
| Male1 | 86,615, 47.99%, see rank | 49.08% | 48.60% |
| Male, In Labor Force:2 | 62,502, 72.16%, see rank | 74.26% | 70.92% |
| Male, In Armed Forces2 | 452, 0.52%, see rank | 1.23% | 0.83% |
| Male, Civilian2 | 62,050, 71.64%, see rank | 73.03% | 70.09% |
| Male, Civilian, Employed3 | 57,525, 92.71%, see rank | 93.75% | 91.78% |
| Male, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 4,525, 7.29%, see rank | 6.25% | 8.22% |
| Male, Not in Labor Force2 | 24,113, 27.84%, see rank | 25.74% | 29.08% |
| Female1 | 93,889, 52.01%, see rank | 50.92% | 51.40% |
| Female, In Labor Force:2 | 60,061, 63.97%, see rank | 63.36% | 59.40% |
| Female, In Armed Forces2 | 179, 0.19%, see rank | 0.17% | 0.13% |
| Female, Civilian2 | 59,882, 63.78%, see rank | 63.19% | 59.26% |
| Female, Civilian, Employed3 | 56,411, 94.20%, see rank | 94.26% | 92.41% |
| Female, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 3,471, 5.80%, see rank | 5.74% | 7.59% |
| Female, Not in Labor Force2 | 33,828, 36.03%, see rank | 36.64% | 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
| Topeka Area | Kansas | U.S. | |
| Population 16 Years and Over | 179,124, see rank | 2,158,153 | 235,871,704 |
| Male1 | 86,256, 48.15%, see rank | 49.12% | 48.74% |
| Male, In Labor Force:2 | 62,674, 72.66%, see rank | 74.99% | 71.28% |
| Male, In Armed Forces2 | 496, 0.58%, see rank | 1.15% | 0.84% |
| Male, Civilian2 | 62,178, 72.09%, see rank | 73.84% | 70.44% |
| Male, Civilian, Employed3 | 57,935, 93.18%, see rank | 94.46% | 92.66% |
| Male, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 4,243, 6.82%, see rank | 5.54% | 7.34% |
| Male, Not in Labor Force2 | 23,582, 27.34%, see rank | 25.01% | 28.72% |
| Female1 | 92,868, 51.85%, see rank | 50.88% | 51.26% |
| Female, In Labor Force:2 | 59,060, 63.60%, see rank | 63.13% | 59.10% |
| Female, In Armed Forces2 | 149, 0.16%, see rank | 0.16% | 0.14% |
| Female, Civilian2 | 58,911, 63.44%, see rank | 62.97% | 58.96% |
| Female, Civilian, Employed3 | 55,667, 94.49%, see rank | 94.49% | 92.95% |
| Female, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 3,244, 5.51%, see rank | 5.51% | 7.05% |
| Female, Not in Labor Force2 | 33,808, 36.40%, see rank | 36.87% | 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.