Wilmington Metro Area Historical Employment Status Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
| Wilmington Area | North Carolina | U.S. | |
| Population 16 Years and Over | 215,969, see rank | 7,717,630 | 248,775,628 |
| Male1 | 104,120, 48.21%, see rank | 48.09% | 48.69% |
| Male, In Labor Force:2 | 72,601, 69.73%, see rank | 68.62% | 69.28% |
| Male, In Armed Forces2 | 1,070, 1.03%, see rank | 2.08% | 0.73% |
| Male, Civilian2 | 71,531, 68.70%, see rank | 66.53% | 68.54% |
| Male, Civilian, Employed3 | 63,876, 89.30%, see rank | 89.27% | 90.49% |
| Male, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 7,655, 10.70%, see rank | 10.73% | 9.51% |
| Male, Not in Labor Force2 | 31,519, 30.27%, see rank | 31.38% | 30.72% |
| Female1 | 111,849, 51.79%, see rank | 51.91% | 51.31% |
| Female, In Labor Force:2 | 66,674, 59.61%, see rank | 58.22% | 58.79% |
| Female, In Armed Forces2 | 112, 0.10%, see rank | 0.21% | 0.11% |
| Female, Civilian2 | 66,562, 59.51%, see rank | 58.01% | 58.69% |
| Female, Civilian, Employed3 | 60,196, 90.44%, see rank | 89.64% | 91.18% |
| Female, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 6,366, 9.56%, see rank | 10.36% | 8.82% |
| Female, Not in Labor Force2 | 45,175, 40.39%, see rank | 41.78% | 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
| Wilmington Area | North Carolina | U.S. | |
| Population 16 Years and Over | 299,317, see rank | 7,523,670 | 243,810,053 |
| Male1 | 144,456, 48.26%, see rank | 48.05% | 48.65% |
| Male, In Labor Force:2 | 97,745, 67.66%, see rank | 69.94% | 70.20% |
| Male, In Armed Forces2 | 1,119, 0.77%, see rank | 2.20% | 0.82% |
| Male, Civilian2 | 96,626, 66.89%, see rank | 67.75% | 69.38% |
| Male, Civilian, Employed3 | 85,772, 88.77%, see rank | 89.23% | 90.27% |
| Male, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 10,854, 11.23%, see rank | 10.77% | 9.73% |
| Male, Not in Labor Force2 | 46,711, 32.34%, see rank | 30.06% | 29.80% |
| Female1 | 154,861, 51.74%, see rank | 51.95% | 51.35% |
| Female, In Labor Force:2 | 88,768, 57.32%, see rank | 58.94% | 59.43% |
| Female, In Armed Forces2 | 115, 0.07%, see rank | 0.24% | 0.13% |
| Female, Civilian2 | 88,653, 57.25%, see rank | 58.70% | 59.30% |
| Female, Civilian, Employed3 | 79,614, 89.80%, see rank | 89.81% | 91.21% |
| Female, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 9,039, 10.20%, see rank | 10.19% | 8.79% |
| Female, Not in Labor Force2 | 66,093, 42.68%, see rank | 41.06% | 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
| Wilmington Area | North Carolina | U.S. | |
| Population 16 Years and Over | 286,718, see rank | 7,287,107 | 238,733,844 |
| Male1 | 138,512, 48.31%, see rank | 48.09% | 48.60% |
| Male, In Labor Force:2 | 93,702, 67.65%, see rank | 70.94% | 70.92% |
| Male, In Armed Forces2 | 884, 0.64%, see rank | 2.19% | 0.83% |
| Male, Civilian2 | 92,818, 67.01%, see rank | 68.75% | 70.09% |
| Male, Civilian, Employed3 | 84,758, 91.32%, see rank | 91.11% | 91.78% |
| Male, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 8,060, 8.68%, see rank | 8.89% | 8.22% |
| Male, Not in Labor Force2 | 44,810, 32.35%, see rank | 29.06% | 29.08% |
| Female1 | 148,206, 51.69%, see rank | 51.91% | 51.40% |
| Female, In Labor Force:2 | 87,186, 58.83%, see rank | 59.21% | 59.40% |
| Female, In Armed Forces2 | 58, 0.04%, see rank | 0.23% | 0.13% |
| Female, Civilian2 | 87,128, 58.79%, see rank | 58.98% | 59.26% |
| Female, Civilian, Employed3 | 80,334, 92.20%, see rank | 91.40% | 92.41% |
| Female, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 6,794, 7.80%, see rank | 8.60% | 7.59% |
| Female, Not in Labor Force2 | 61,020, 41.17%, see rank | 40.79% | 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
| Wilmington Area | North Carolina | U.S. | |
| Population 16 Years and Over | 276,463, see rank | 7,084,756 | 235,871,704 |
| Male1 | 133,152, 48.16%, see rank | 48.28% | 48.74% |
| Male, In Labor Force:2 | 90,340, 67.85%, see rank | 71.50% | 71.28% |
| Male, In Armed Forces2 | 618, 0.46%, see rank | 2.43% | 0.84% |
| Male, Civilian2 | 89,722, 67.38%, see rank | 69.07% | 70.44% |
| Male, Civilian, Employed3 | 83,004, 92.51%, see rank | 92.33% | 92.66% |
| Male, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 6,718, 7.49%, see rank | 7.67% | 7.34% |
| Male, Not in Labor Force2 | 42,812, 32.15%, see rank | 28.50% | 28.72% |
| Female1 | 143,311, 51.84%, see rank | 51.72% | 51.26% |
| Female, In Labor Force:2 | 83,809, 58.48%, see rank | 59.09% | 59.10% |
| Female, In Armed Forces2 | 73, 0.05%, see rank | 0.25% | 0.14% |
| Female, Civilian2 | 83,736, 58.43%, see rank | 58.84% | 58.96% |
| Female, Civilian, Employed3 | 77,852, 92.97%, see rank | 92.33% | 92.95% |
| Female, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 5,884, 7.03%, see rank | 7.67% | 7.05% |
| Female, Not in Labor Force2 | 59,502, 41.52%, see rank | 40.91% | 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.