West Chester, PA Historical Employment Status Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
| West Chester, PA | Pennsylvania | U.S. | |
| Population 16 Years and Over | 16,825, see rank | 10,351,296 | 248,775,628 |
| Male1 | 7,724, 45.91%, see rank | 48.30% | 48.69% |
| Male, In Labor Force:2 | 5,703, 73.83%, see rank | 67.76% | 69.28% |
| Male, In Armed Forces2 | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.10% | 0.73% |
| Male, Civilian2 | 5,703, 73.83%, see rank | 67.67% | 68.54% |
| Male, Civilian, Employed3 | 5,157, 90.43%, see rank | 90.82% | 90.49% |
| Male, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 546, 9.57%, see rank | 9.18% | 9.51% |
| Male, Not in Labor Force2 | 2,021, 26.17%, see rank | 32.24% | 30.72% |
| Female1 | 9,101, 54.09%, see rank | 51.70% | 51.31% |
| Female, In Labor Force:2 | 5,639, 61.96%, see rank | 58.31% | 58.79% |
| Female, In Armed Forces2 | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.01% | 0.11% |
| Female, Civilian2 | 5,639, 61.96%, see rank | 58.30% | 58.69% |
| Female, Civilian, Employed3 | 5,295, 93.90%, see rank | 92.12% | 91.18% |
| Female, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 344, 6.10%, see rank | 7.88% | 8.82% |
| Female, Not in Labor Force2 | 3,462, 38.04%, see rank | 41.69% | 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
| West Chester, PA | Pennsylvania | U.S. | |
| Population 16 Years and Over | 16,427, see rank | 10,265,643 | 243,810,053 |
| Male1 | 7,436, 45.27%, see rank | 48.17% | 48.65% |
| Male, In Labor Force:2 | 5,423, 72.93%, see rank | 68.43% | 70.20% |
| Male, In Armed Forces2 | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.15% | 0.82% |
| Male, Civilian2 | 5,423, 72.93%, see rank | 68.27% | 69.38% |
| Male, Civilian, Employed3 | 4,839, 89.23%, see rank | 90.86% | 90.27% |
| Male, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 584, 10.77%, see rank | 9.14% | 9.73% |
| Male, Not in Labor Force2 | 2,013, 27.07%, see rank | 31.57% | 29.80% |
| Female1 | 8,991, 54.73%, see rank | 51.83% | 51.35% |
| Female, In Labor Force:2 | 5,703, 63.43%, see rank | 58.33% | 59.43% |
| Female, In Armed Forces2 | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.13% |
| Female, Civilian2 | 5,703, 63.43%, see rank | 58.31% | 59.30% |
| Female, Civilian, Employed3 | 5,286, 92.69%, see rank | 92.27% | 91.21% |
| Female, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 417, 7.31%, see rank | 7.73% | 8.79% |
| Female, Not in Labor Force2 | 3,288, 36.57%, see rank | 41.67% | 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
| West Chester, PA | Pennsylvania | U.S. | |
| Population 16 Years and Over | 16,308, see rank | 10,147,657 | 238,733,844 |
| Male1 | 7,499, 45.98%, see rank | 48.06% | 48.60% |
| Male, In Labor Force:2 | 5,433, 72.45%, see rank | 68.89% | 70.92% |
| Male, In Armed Forces2 | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.17% | 0.83% |
| Male, Civilian2 | 5,433, 72.45%, see rank | 68.71% | 70.09% |
| Male, Civilian, Employed3 | 4,961, 91.31%, see rank | 92.26% | 91.78% |
| Male, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 472, 8.69%, see rank | 7.74% | 8.22% |
| Male, Not in Labor Force2 | 2,066, 27.55%, see rank | 31.11% | 29.08% |
| Female1 | 8,809, 54.02%, see rank | 51.94% | 51.40% |
| Female, In Labor Force:2 | 5,770, 65.50%, see rank | 58.03% | 59.40% |
| Female, In Armed Forces2 | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.13% |
| Female, Civilian2 | 5,770, 65.50%, see rank | 58.01% | 59.26% |
| Female, Civilian, Employed3 | 5,448, 94.42%, see rank | 93.19% | 92.41% |
| Female, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 322, 5.58%, see rank | 6.81% | 7.59% |
| Female, Not in Labor Force2 | 3,039, 34.50%, see rank | 41.97% | 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
| West Chester, PA | Pennsylvania | U.S. | |
| Population 16 Years and Over | 16,124, see rank | 10,055,581 | 235,871,704 |
| Male1 | 7,270, 45.09%, see rank | 48.00% | 48.74% |
| Male, In Labor Force:2 | 5,337, 73.41%, see rank | 69.00% | 71.28% |
| Male, In Armed Forces2 | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.19% | 0.84% |
| Male, Civilian2 | 5,337, 73.41%, see rank | 68.81% | 70.44% |
| Male, Civilian, Employed3 | 4,889, 91.61%, see rank | 92.88% | 92.66% |
| Male, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 448, 8.39%, see rank | 7.12% | 7.34% |
| Male, Not in Labor Force2 | 1,933, 26.59%, see rank | 31.00% | 28.72% |
| Female1 | 8,854, 54.91%, see rank | 52.00% | 51.26% |
| Female, In Labor Force:2 | 5,972, 67.45%, see rank | 57.55% | 59.10% |
| Female, In Armed Forces2 | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.14% |
| Female, Civilian2 | 5,972, 67.45%, see rank | 57.52% | 58.96% |
| Female, Civilian, Employed3 | 5,571, 93.29%, see rank | 93.64% | 92.95% |
| Female, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 401, 6.71%, see rank | 6.36% | 7.05% |
| Female, Not in Labor Force2 | 2,882, 32.55%, see rank | 42.45% | 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
| West Chester, PA | Pennsylvania | U.S. | |
| Population 16 Years and Over | 15,731, see rank | 9,693,040 | 217,168,077 |
| Male1 | 7,353, 46.74%, see rank | 47.45% | 48.34% |
| Male, In Labor Force:2 | 5,363, 72.94%, see rank | 69.18% | 70.75% |
| Male, In Armed Forces2 | 5, 0.07%, see rank | 0.14% | 0.94% |
| Male, Civilian2 | 5,358, 72.87%, see rank | 69.04% | 69.81% |
| Male, Civilian, Employed3 | 4,934, 92.09%, see rank | 94.26% | 94.28% |
| Male, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 424, 7.91%, see rank | 5.74% | 5.72% |
| Male, Not in Labor Force2 | 1,990, 27.06%, see rank | 30.82% | 29.25% |
| Female1 | 8,378, 53.26%, see rank | 52.55% | 51.66% |
| Female, In Labor Force:2 | 5,531, 66.02%, see rank | 55.33% | 57.54% |
| Female, In Armed Forces2 | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.15% |
| Female, Civilian2 | 5,531, 66.02%, see rank | 55.31% | 57.39% |
| Female, Civilian, Employed3 | 5,309, 95.99%, see rank | 94.43% | 94.17% |
| Female, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 222, 4.01%, see rank | 5.57% | 5.83% |
| Female, Not in Labor Force2 | 2,847, 33.98%, see rank | 44.67% | 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.