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West Columbia, SC Historical Employment Status Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
| West Columbia, SC | South Carolina | U.S. | |
| Population 16 Years and Over | 13,431, see rank | 3,768,421 | 248,775,628 |
| Male1 | 6,963, 51.84%, see rank | 48.08% | 48.69% |
| Male, In Labor Force:2 | 5,206, 74.77%, see rank | 65.98% | 69.28% |
| Male, In Armed Forces2 | 9, 0.13%, see rank | 1.46% | 0.73% |
| Male, Civilian2 | 5,197, 74.64%, see rank | 64.52% | 68.54% |
| Male, Civilian, Employed3 | 4,832, 92.98%, see rank | 89.22% | 90.49% |
| Male, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 365, 7.02%, see rank | 10.78% | 9.51% |
| Male, Not in Labor Force2 | 1,757, 25.23%, see rank | 34.02% | 30.72% |
| Female1 | 6,468, 48.16%, see rank | 51.92% | 51.31% |
| Female, In Labor Force:2 | 3,384, 52.32%, see rank | 56.78% | 58.79% |
| Female, In Armed Forces2 | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.30% | 0.11% |
| Female, Civilian2 | 3,384, 52.32%, see rank | 56.49% | 58.69% |
| Female, Civilian, Employed3 | 2,982, 88.12%, see rank | 89.49% | 91.18% |
| Female, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 402, 11.88%, see rank | 10.51% | 8.82% |
| Female, Not in Labor Force2 | 3,084, 47.68%, see rank | 43.22% | 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 Columbia, SC | South Carolina | U.S. | |
| Population 16 Years and Over | 13,142, see rank | 3,675,075 | 243,810,053 |
| Male1 | 6,651, 50.61%, see rank | 48.05% | 48.65% |
| Male, In Labor Force:2 | 5,100, 76.68%, see rank | 67.02% | 70.20% |
| Male, In Armed Forces2 | 6, 0.09%, see rank | 1.71% | 0.82% |
| Male, Civilian2 | 5,094, 76.59%, see rank | 65.31% | 69.38% |
| Male, Civilian, Employed3 | 4,782, 93.88%, see rank | 88.68% | 90.27% |
| Male, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 312, 6.12%, see rank | 11.32% | 9.73% |
| Male, Not in Labor Force2 | 1,551, 23.32%, see rank | 32.98% | 29.80% |
| Female1 | 6,491, 49.39%, see rank | 51.95% | 51.35% |
| Female, In Labor Force:2 | 3,315, 51.07%, see rank | 57.46% | 59.43% |
| Female, In Armed Forces2 | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.33% | 0.13% |
| Female, Civilian2 | 3,315, 51.07%, see rank | 57.14% | 59.30% |
| Female, Civilian, Employed3 | 2,962, 89.35%, see rank | 89.16% | 91.21% |
| Female, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 353, 10.65%, see rank | 10.84% | 8.79% |
| Female, Not in Labor Force2 | 3,176, 48.93%, see rank | 42.54% | 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
| West Columbia, SC | South Carolina | U.S. | |
| Population 16 Years and Over | 12,263, see rank | 3,567,959 | 238,733,844 |
| Male1 | 6,274, 51.16%, see rank | 48.03% | 48.60% |
| Male, In Labor Force:2 | 4,790, 76.35%, see rank | 68.21% | 70.92% |
| Male, In Armed Forces2 | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 1.72% | 0.83% |
| Male, Civilian2 | 4,790, 76.35%, see rank | 66.49% | 70.09% |
| Male, Civilian, Employed3 | 4,530, 94.57%, see rank | 90.73% | 91.78% |
| Male, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 260, 5.43%, see rank | 9.27% | 8.22% |
| Male, Not in Labor Force2 | 1,484, 23.65%, see rank | 31.79% | 29.08% |
| Female1 | 5,989, 48.84%, see rank | 51.97% | 51.40% |
| Female, In Labor Force:2 | 3,191, 53.28%, see rank | 57.96% | 59.40% |
| Female, In Armed Forces2 | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.42% | 0.13% |
| Female, Civilian2 | 3,191, 53.28%, see rank | 57.54% | 59.26% |
| Female, Civilian, Employed3 | 2,985, 93.54%, see rank | 90.76% | 92.41% |
| Female, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 206, 6.46%, see rank | 9.24% | 7.59% |
| Female, Not in Labor Force2 | 2,798, 46.72%, see rank | 42.04% | 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 Columbia, SC | South Carolina | U.S. | |
| Population 16 Years and Over | 11,609, see rank | 3,480,700 | 235,871,704 |
| Male1 | 5,931, 51.09%, see rank | 47.99% | 48.74% |
| Male, In Labor Force:2 | 4,261, 71.84%, see rank | 68.52% | 71.28% |
| Male, In Armed Forces2 | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 1.67% | 0.84% |
| Male, Civilian2 | 4,261, 71.84%, see rank | 66.85% | 70.44% |
| Male, Civilian, Employed3 | 4,034, 94.67%, see rank | 91.73% | 92.66% |
| Male, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 227, 5.33%, see rank | 8.27% | 7.34% |
| Male, Not in Labor Force2 | 1,670, 28.16%, see rank | 31.48% | 28.72% |
| Female1 | 5,678, 48.91%, see rank | 52.01% | 51.26% |
| Female, In Labor Force:2 | 3,306, 58.22%, see rank | 57.67% | 59.10% |
| Female, In Armed Forces2 | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.43% | 0.14% |
| Female, Civilian2 | 3,306, 58.22%, see rank | 57.24% | 58.96% |
| Female, Civilian, Employed3 | 3,139, 94.95%, see rank | 91.43% | 92.95% |
| Female, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 167, 5.05%, see rank | 8.57% | 7.05% |
| Female, Not in Labor Force2 | 2,372, 41.78%, see rank | 42.33% | 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 Columbia, SC | South Carolina | U.S. | |
| Population 16 Years and Over | 10,997, see rank | 3,114,016 | 217,168,077 |
| Male1 | 4,995, 45.42%, see rank | 47.77% | 48.34% |
| Male, In Labor Force:2 | 3,516, 70.39%, see rank | 69.81% | 70.75% |
| Male, In Armed Forces2 | 12, 0.24%, see rank | 1.96% | 0.94% |
| Male, Civilian2 | 3,504, 70.15%, see rank | 67.85% | 69.81% |
| Male, Civilian, Employed3 | 3,386, 96.63%, see rank | 94.68% | 94.28% |
| Male, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 118, 3.37%, see rank | 5.32% | 5.72% |
| Male, Not in Labor Force2 | 1,479, 29.61%, see rank | 30.19% | 29.25% |
| Female1 | 6,002, 54.58%, see rank | 52.23% | 51.66% |
| Female, In Labor Force:2 | 3,298, 54.95%, see rank | 57.53% | 57.54% |
| Female, In Armed Forces2 | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.42% | 0.15% |
| Female, Civilian2 | 3,298, 54.95%, see rank | 57.11% | 57.39% |
| Female, Civilian, Employed3 | 3,105, 94.15%, see rank | 93.56% | 94.17% |
| Female, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 193, 5.85%, see rank | 6.44% | 5.83% |
| Female, Not in Labor Force2 | 2,704, 45.05%, see rank | 42.47% | 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.