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Washington, DC Historical Employment Status Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
| Washington, DC | District of Columbia | U.S. | |
| Population 16 Years and Over | 536,771, see rank | 536,771 | 248,775,628 |
| Male1 | 251,047, 46.77%, see rank | 46.77% | 48.69% |
| Male, In Labor Force:2 | 179,641, 71.56%, see rank | 71.56% | 69.28% |
| Male, In Armed Forces2 | 2,799, 1.11%, see rank | 1.11% | 0.73% |
| Male, Civilian2 | 176,842, 70.44%, see rank | 70.44% | 68.54% |
| Male, Civilian, Employed3 | 156,991, 88.77%, see rank | 88.77% | 90.49% |
| Male, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 19,851, 11.23%, see rank | 11.23% | 9.51% |
| Male, Not in Labor Force2 | 71,406, 28.44%, see rank | 28.44% | 30.72% |
| Female1 | 285,724, 53.23%, see rank | 53.23% | 51.31% |
| Female, In Labor Force:2 | 187,869, 65.75%, see rank | 65.75% | 58.79% |
| Female, In Armed Forces2 | 377, 0.13%, see rank | 0.13% | 0.11% |
| Female, Civilian2 | 187,492, 65.62%, see rank | 65.62% | 58.69% |
| Female, Civilian, Employed3 | 168,847, 90.06%, see rank | 90.06% | 91.18% |
| Female, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 18,645, 9.94%, see rank | 9.94% | 8.82% |
| Female, Not in Labor Force2 | 97,855, 34.25%, see rank | 34.25% | 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
| Washington, DC | District of Columbia | U.S. | |
| Population 16 Years and Over | 513,352, see rank | 513,352 | 243,810,053 |
| Male1 | 239,696, 46.69%, see rank | 46.69% | 48.65% |
| Male, In Labor Force:2 | 170,049, 70.94%, see rank | 70.94% | 70.20% |
| Male, In Armed Forces2 | 2,783, 1.16%, see rank | 1.16% | 0.82% |
| Male, Civilian2 | 167,266, 69.78%, see rank | 69.78% | 69.38% |
| Male, Civilian, Employed3 | 148,834, 88.98%, see rank | 88.98% | 90.27% |
| Male, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 18,432, 11.02%, see rank | 11.02% | 9.73% |
| Male, Not in Labor Force2 | 69,647, 29.06%, see rank | 29.06% | 29.80% |
| Female1 | 273,656, 53.31%, see rank | 53.31% | 51.35% |
| Female, In Labor Force:2 | 177,961, 65.03%, see rank | 65.03% | 59.43% |
| Female, In Armed Forces2 | 397, 0.15%, see rank | 0.15% | 0.13% |
| Female, Civilian2 | 177,564, 64.89%, see rank | 64.89% | 59.30% |
| Female, Civilian, Employed3 | 159,768, 89.98%, see rank | 89.98% | 91.21% |
| Female, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 17,796, 10.02%, see rank | 10.02% | 8.79% |
| Female, Not in Labor Force2 | 95,695, 34.97%, see rank | 34.97% | 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, DC | District of Columbia | U.S. | |
| Population 16 Years and Over | 493,401, see rank | 493,401 | 238,733,844 |
| Male1 | 230,103, 46.64%, see rank | 46.64% | 48.60% |
| Male, In Labor Force:2 | 162,140, 70.46%, see rank | 70.46% | 70.92% |
| Male, In Armed Forces2 | 2,407, 1.05%, see rank | 1.05% | 0.83% |
| Male, Civilian2 | 159,733, 69.42%, see rank | 69.42% | 70.09% |
| Male, Civilian, Employed3 | 144,120, 90.23%, see rank | 90.23% | 91.78% |
| Male, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 15,613, 9.77%, see rank | 9.77% | 8.22% |
| Male, Not in Labor Force2 | 67,963, 29.54%, see rank | 29.54% | 29.08% |
| Female1 | 263,298, 53.36%, see rank | 53.36% | 51.40% |
| Female, In Labor Force:2 | 168,958, 64.17%, see rank | 64.17% | 59.40% |
| Female, In Armed Forces2 | 655, 0.25%, see rank | 0.25% | 0.13% |
| Female, Civilian2 | 168,303, 63.92%, see rank | 63.92% | 59.26% |
| Female, Civilian, Employed3 | 153,069, 90.95%, see rank | 90.95% | 92.41% |
| Female, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 15,234, 9.05%, see rank | 9.05% | 7.59% |
| Female, Not in Labor Force2 | 94,340, 35.83%, see rank | 35.83% | 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, DC | District of Columbia | U.S. | |
| Population 16 Years and Over | 487,174, see rank | 487,174 | 235,871,704 |
| Male1 | 225,975, 46.38%, see rank | 46.38% | 48.74% |
| Male, In Labor Force:2 | 159,095, 70.40%, see rank | 70.40% | 71.28% |
| Male, In Armed Forces2 | 2,204, 0.98%, see rank | 0.98% | 0.84% |
| Male, Civilian2 | 156,891, 69.43%, see rank | 69.43% | 70.44% |
| Male, Civilian, Employed3 | 141,942, 90.47%, see rank | 90.47% | 92.66% |
| Male, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 14,949, 9.53%, see rank | 9.53% | 7.34% |
| Male, Not in Labor Force2 | 66,880, 29.60%, see rank | 29.60% | 28.72% |
| Female1 | 261,199, 53.62%, see rank | 53.62% | 51.26% |
| Female, In Labor Force:2 | 165,230, 63.26%, see rank | 63.26% | 59.10% |
| Female, In Armed Forces2 | 655, 0.25%, see rank | 0.25% | 0.14% |
| Female, Civilian2 | 164,575, 63.01%, see rank | 63.01% | 58.96% |
| Female, Civilian, Employed3 | 149,888, 91.08%, see rank | 91.08% | 92.95% |
| Female, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 14,687, 8.92%, see rank | 8.92% | 7.05% |
| Female, Not in Labor Force2 | 95,969, 36.74%, see rank | 36.74% | 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.
US Census 2000 data
| Washington, DC | District of Columbia | U.S. | |
| Population 16 Years and Over | 469,041, see rank | 469,041 | 217,168,077 |
| Male1 | 216,954, 46.25%, see rank | 46.25% | 48.34% |
| Male, In Labor Force:2 | 146,465, 67.51%, see rank | 67.51% | 70.75% |
| Male, In Armed Forces2 | 2,584, 1.19%, see rank | 1.19% | 0.94% |
| Male, Civilian2 | 143,881, 66.32%, see rank | 66.32% | 69.81% |
| Male, Civilian, Employed3 | 128,638, 89.41%, see rank | 89.41% | 94.28% |
| Male, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 15,243, 10.59%, see rank | 10.59% | 5.72% |
| Male, Not in Labor Force2 | 70,489, 32.49%, see rank | 32.49% | 29.25% |
| Female1 | 252,087, 53.75%, see rank | 53.75% | 51.66% |
| Female, In Labor Force:2 | 151,760, 60.20%, see rank | 60.20% | 57.54% |
| Female, In Armed Forces2 | 689, 0.27%, see rank | 0.27% | 0.15% |
| Female, Civilian2 | 151,071, 59.93%, see rank | 59.93% | 57.39% |
| Female, Civilian, Employed3 | 134,470, 89.01%, see rank | 89.01% | 94.17% |
| Female, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 16,601, 10.99%, see rank | 10.99% | 5.83% |
| Female, Not in Labor Force2 | 100,327, 39.80%, see rank | 39.80% | 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.
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.