West Des Moines, IA Historical Employment Status Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
| West Des Moines, IA | Iowa | U.S. | |
| Population 16 Years and Over | 47,626, see rank | 2,434,242 | 248,775,628 |
| Male1 | 23,826, 50.03%, see rank | 49.16% | 48.69% |
| Male, In Labor Force:2 | 19,568, 82.13%, see rank | 72.48% | 69.28% |
| Male, In Armed Forces2 | 56, 0.24%, see rank | 0.13% | 0.73% |
| Male, Civilian2 | 19,512, 81.89%, see rank | 72.35% | 68.54% |
| Male, Civilian, Employed3 | 18,589, 95.27%, see rank | 94.10% | 90.49% |
| Male, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 923, 4.73%, see rank | 5.90% | 9.51% |
| Male, Not in Labor Force2 | 4,258, 17.87%, see rank | 27.52% | 30.72% |
| Female1 | 23,800, 49.97%, see rank | 50.84% | 51.31% |
| Female, In Labor Force:2 | 16,911, 71.05%, see rank | 63.54% | 58.79% |
| Female, In Armed Forces2 | 42, 0.18%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.11% |
| Female, Civilian2 | 16,869, 70.88%, see rank | 63.52% | 58.69% |
| Female, Civilian, Employed3 | 16,220, 96.15%, see rank | 95.12% | 91.18% |
| Female, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 649, 3.85%, see rank | 4.88% | 8.82% |
| Female, Not in Labor Force2 | 6,889, 28.95%, see rank | 36.46% | 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 Des Moines, IA | Iowa | U.S. | |
| Population 16 Years and Over | 45,036, see rank | 2,405,664 | 243,810,053 |
| Male1 | 22,261, 49.43%, see rank | 49.03% | 48.65% |
| Male, In Labor Force:2 | 18,175, 81.65%, see rank | 73.24% | 70.20% |
| Male, In Armed Forces2 | 84, 0.38%, see rank | 0.17% | 0.82% |
| Male, Civilian2 | 18,091, 81.27%, see rank | 73.07% | 69.38% |
| Male, Civilian, Employed3 | 17,381, 96.08%, see rank | 93.93% | 90.27% |
| Male, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 710, 3.92%, see rank | 6.07% | 9.73% |
| Male, Not in Labor Force2 | 4,086, 18.35%, see rank | 26.76% | 29.80% |
| Female1 | 22,775, 50.57%, see rank | 50.97% | 51.35% |
| Female, In Labor Force:2 | 16,084, 70.62%, see rank | 64.23% | 59.43% |
| Female, In Armed Forces2 | 7, 0.03%, see rank | 0.03% | 0.13% |
| Female, Civilian2 | 16,077, 70.59%, see rank | 64.20% | 59.30% |
| Female, Civilian, Employed3 | 15,486, 96.32%, see rank | 95.00% | 91.21% |
| Female, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 591, 3.68%, see rank | 5.00% | 8.79% |
| Female, Not in Labor Force2 | 6,691, 29.38%, see rank | 35.77% | 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 Des Moines, IA | Iowa | U.S. | |
| Population 16 Years and Over | 43,382, see rank | 2,377,835 | 238,733,844 |
| Male1 | 21,384, 49.29%, see rank | 48.91% | 48.60% |
| Male, In Labor Force:2 | 17,901, 83.71%, see rank | 74.12% | 70.92% |
| Male, In Armed Forces2 | 76, 0.36%, see rank | 0.17% | 0.83% |
| Male, Civilian2 | 17,825, 83.36%, see rank | 73.95% | 70.09% |
| Male, Civilian, Employed3 | 17,094, 95.90%, see rank | 94.41% | 91.78% |
| Male, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 731, 4.10%, see rank | 5.59% | 8.22% |
| Male, Not in Labor Force2 | 3,483, 16.29%, see rank | 25.88% | 29.08% |
| Female1 | 21,998, 50.71%, see rank | 51.09% | 51.40% |
| Female, In Labor Force:2 | 15,622, 71.02%, see rank | 64.25% | 59.40% |
| Female, In Armed Forces2 | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.04% | 0.13% |
| Female, Civilian2 | 15,622, 71.02%, see rank | 64.21% | 59.26% |
| Female, Civilian, Employed3 | 15,001, 96.02%, see rank | 95.08% | 92.41% |
| Female, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 621, 3.98%, see rank | 4.92% | 7.59% |
| Female, Not in Labor Force2 | 6,376, 28.98%, see rank | 35.75% | 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 Des Moines, IA | Iowa | U.S. | |
| Population 16 Years and Over | 43,236, see rank | 2,353,947 | 235,871,704 |
| Male1 | 20,909, 48.36%, see rank | 48.82% | 48.74% |
| Male, In Labor Force:2 | 17,296, 82.72%, see rank | 74.44% | 71.28% |
| Male, In Armed Forces2 | 46, 0.22%, see rank | 0.18% | 0.84% |
| Male, Civilian2 | 17,250, 82.50%, see rank | 74.26% | 70.44% |
| Male, Civilian, Employed3 | 16,490, 95.59%, see rank | 94.82% | 92.66% |
| Male, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 760, 4.41%, see rank | 5.18% | 7.34% |
| Male, Not in Labor Force2 | 3,613, 17.28%, see rank | 25.56% | 28.72% |
| Female1 | 22,327, 51.64%, see rank | 51.18% | 51.26% |
| Female, In Labor Force:2 | 15,575, 69.76%, see rank | 64.13% | 59.10% |
| Female, In Armed Forces2 | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.03% | 0.14% |
| Female, Civilian2 | 15,575, 69.76%, see rank | 64.10% | 58.96% |
| Female, Civilian, Employed3 | 15,036, 96.54%, see rank | 95.37% | 92.95% |
| Female, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 539, 3.46%, see rank | 4.63% | 7.05% |
| Female, Not in Labor Force2 | 6,752, 30.24%, see rank | 35.87% | 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.
US Census 2000 data
| West Des Moines, IA | Iowa | U.S. | |
| Population 16 Years and Over | 35,876, see rank | 2,281,274 | 217,168,077 |
| Male1 | 16,661, 46.44%, see rank | 48.41% | 48.34% |
| Male, In Labor Force:2 | 14,013, 84.11%, see rank | 74.17% | 70.75% |
| Male, In Armed Forces2 | 9, 0.05%, see rank | 0.15% | 0.94% |
| Male, Civilian2 | 14,004, 84.05%, see rank | 74.03% | 69.81% |
| Male, Civilian, Employed3 | 13,738, 98.10%, see rank | 95.49% | 94.28% |
| Male, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 266, 1.90%, see rank | 4.51% | 5.72% |
| Male, Not in Labor Force2 | 2,648, 15.89%, see rank | 25.83% | 29.25% |
| Female1 | 19,215, 53.56%, see rank | 51.59% | 51.66% |
| Female, In Labor Force:2 | 13,787, 71.75%, see rank | 62.66% | 57.54% |
| Female, In Armed Forces2 | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.15% |
| Female, Civilian2 | 13,787, 71.75%, see rank | 62.64% | 57.39% |
| Female, Civilian, Employed3 | 13,594, 98.60%, see rank | 96.20% | 94.17% |
| Female, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 193, 1.40%, see rank | 3.80% | 5.83% |
| Female, Not in Labor Force2 | 5,428, 28.25%, see rank | 37.34% | 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.