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Washington, Arlington, Alexandria Metro Area Historical Employment Status Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
| Washington, Arlington, Alexandria Area | % | U.S. | |
| Population 16 Years and Over | 4,635,879 | see rank | 248,775,628 |
| Male1 | 2,233,659 | 48.18%, see rank | 48.69% |
| Male, In Labor Force:2 | 1,745,344 | 78.14%, see rank | 69.28% |
| Male, In Armed Forces2 | 34,762 | 1.56%, see rank | 0.73% |
| Male, Civilian2 | 1,710,582 | 76.58%, see rank | 68.54% |
| Male, Civilian, Employed3 | 1,591,017 | 93.01%, see rank | 90.49% |
| Male, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 119,565 | 6.99%, see rank | 9.51% |
| Male, Not in Labor Force2 | 488,315 | 21.86%, see rank | 30.72% |
| Female1 | 2,402,220 | 51.82%, see rank | 51.31% |
| Female, In Labor Force:2 | 1,614,581 | 67.21%, see rank | 58.79% |
| Female, In Armed Forces2 | 6,798 | 0.28%, see rank | 0.11% |
| Female, Civilian2 | 1,607,783 | 66.93%, see rank | 58.69% |
| Female, Civilian, Employed3 | 1,499,531 | 93.27%, see rank | 91.18% |
| Female, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 108,252 | 6.73%, see rank | 8.82% |
| Female, Not in Labor Force2 | 787,639 | 32.79%, 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.
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
| Washington, Arlington, Alexandria Area | % | U.S. | |
| Population 16 Years and Over | 4,421,764 | see rank | 243,810,053 |
| Male1 | 2,125,478 | 48.07%, see rank | 48.65% |
| Male, In Labor Force:2 | 1,679,841 | 79.03%, see rank | 70.20% |
| Male, In Armed Forces2 | 38,498 | 1.81%, see rank | 0.82% |
| Male, Civilian2 | 1,641,343 | 77.22%, see rank | 69.38% |
| Male, Civilian, Employed3 | 1,527,395 | 93.06%, see rank | 90.27% |
| Male, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 113,948 | 6.94%, see rank | 9.73% |
| Male, Not in Labor Force2 | 445,637 | 20.97%, see rank | 29.80% |
| Female1 | 2,296,286 | 51.93%, see rank | 51.35% |
| Female, In Labor Force:2 | 1,558,258 | 67.86%, see rank | 59.43% |
| Female, In Armed Forces2 | 8,723 | 0.38%, see rank | 0.13% |
| Female, Civilian2 | 1,549,535 | 67.48%, see rank | 59.30% |
| Female, Civilian, Employed3 | 1,449,438 | 93.54%, see rank | 91.21% |
| Female, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 100,097 | 6.46%, see rank | 8.79% |
| Female, Not in Labor Force2 | 738,028 | 32.14%, 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.
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
| Washington, Arlington, Alexandria Area | % | U.S. | |
| Population 16 Years and Over | 4,255,804 | see rank | 238,733,844 |
| Male1 | 2,043,803 | 48.02%, see rank | 48.60% |
| Male, In Labor Force:2 | 1,620,107 | 79.27%, see rank | 70.92% |
| Male, In Armed Forces2 | 38,773 | 1.90%, see rank | 0.83% |
| Male, Civilian2 | 1,581,334 | 77.37%, see rank | 70.09% |
| Male, Civilian, Employed3 | 1,487,301 | 94.05%, see rank | 91.78% |
| Male, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 94,033 | 5.95%, see rank | 8.22% |
| Male, Not in Labor Force2 | 423,696 | 20.73%, see rank | 29.08% |
| Female1 | 2,212,001 | 51.98%, see rank | 51.40% |
| Female, In Labor Force:2 | 1,495,660 | 67.62%, see rank | 59.40% |
| Female, In Armed Forces2 | 9,064 | 0.41%, see rank | 0.13% |
| Female, Civilian2 | 1,486,596 | 67.21%, see rank | 59.26% |
| Female, Civilian, Employed3 | 1,401,906 | 94.30%, see rank | 92.41% |
| Female, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 84,690 | 5.70%, see rank | 7.59% |
| Female, Not in Labor Force2 | 716,341 | 32.38%, 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.
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
| Washington, Arlington, Alexandria Area | % | U.S. | |
| Population 16 Years and Over | 4,157,170 | see rank | 235,871,704 |
| Male1 | 2,004,942 | 48.23%, see rank | 48.74% |
| Male, In Labor Force:2 | 1,583,397 | 78.97%, see rank | 71.28% |
| Male, In Armed Forces2 | 37,503 | 1.87%, see rank | 0.84% |
| Male, Civilian2 | 1,545,894 | 77.10%, see rank | 70.44% |
| Male, Civilian, Employed3 | 1,463,402 | 94.66%, see rank | 92.66% |
| Male, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 82,492 | 5.34%, see rank | 7.34% |
| Male, Not in Labor Force2 | 421,545 | 21.03%, see rank | 28.72% |
| Female1 | 2,152,228 | 51.77%, see rank | 51.26% |
| Female, In Labor Force:2 | 1,441,909 | 67.00%, see rank | 59.10% |
| Female, In Armed Forces2 | 9,615 | 0.45%, see rank | 0.14% |
| Female, Civilian2 | 1,432,294 | 66.55%, see rank | 58.96% |
| Female, Civilian, Employed3 | 1,355,573 | 94.64%, see rank | 92.95% |
| Female, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 76,721 | 5.36%, see rank | 7.05% |
| Female, Not in Labor Force2 | 710,319 | 33.00%, 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.
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.