Worcester Metro Area Historical Employment Status Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
| Worcester Area | Massachusetts | U.S. | |
| Population 16 Years and Over | 743,152, see rank | 5,427,407 | 248,775,628 |
| Male1 | 362,589, 48.79%, see rank | 47.84% | 48.69% |
| Male, In Labor Force:2 | 261,469, 72.11%, see rank | 72.18% | 69.28% |
| Male, In Armed Forces2 | 550, 0.15%, see rank | 0.15% | 0.73% |
| Male, Civilian2 | 260,919, 71.96%, see rank | 72.03% | 68.54% |
| Male, Civilian, Employed3 | 234,998, 90.07%, see rank | 90.83% | 90.49% |
| Male, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 25,921, 9.93%, see rank | 9.17% | 9.51% |
| Male, Not in Labor Force2 | 101,120, 27.89%, see rank | 27.82% | 30.72% |
| Female1 | 380,563, 51.21%, see rank | 52.16% | 51.31% |
| Female, In Labor Force:2 | 240,651, 63.24%, see rank | 63.35% | 58.79% |
| Female, In Armed Forces2 | 154, 0.04%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.11% |
| Female, Civilian2 | 240,497, 63.20%, see rank | 63.33% | 58.69% |
| Female, Civilian, Employed3 | 222,196, 92.39%, see rank | 92.33% | 91.18% |
| Female, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 18,301, 7.61%, see rank | 7.67% | 8.82% |
| Female, Not in Labor Force2 | 139,912, 36.76%, see rank | 36.65% | 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
| Worcester Area | Massachusetts | U.S. | |
| Population 16 Years and Over | 636,132, see rank | 5,320,423 | 243,810,053 |
| Male1 | 309,984, 48.73%, see rank | 47.75% | 48.65% |
| Male, In Labor Force:2 | 227,457, 73.38%, see rank | 72.78% | 70.20% |
| Male, In Armed Forces2 | 546, 0.18%, see rank | 0.19% | 0.82% |
| Male, Civilian2 | 226,911, 73.20%, see rank | 72.59% | 69.38% |
| Male, Civilian, Employed3 | 204,636, 90.18%, see rank | 90.63% | 90.27% |
| Male, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 22,275, 9.82%, see rank | 9.37% | 9.73% |
| Male, Not in Labor Force2 | 82,527, 26.62%, see rank | 27.22% | 29.80% |
| Female1 | 326,148, 51.27%, see rank | 52.25% | 51.35% |
| Female, In Labor Force:2 | 207,002, 63.47%, see rank | 63.49% | 59.43% |
| Female, In Armed Forces2 | 121, 0.04%, see rank | 0.03% | 0.13% |
| Female, Civilian2 | 206,881, 63.43%, see rank | 63.46% | 59.30% |
| Female, Civilian, Employed3 | 191,439, 92.54%, see rank | 92.48% | 91.21% |
| Female, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 15,442, 7.46%, see rank | 7.52% | 8.79% |
| Female, Not in Labor Force2 | 119,146, 36.53%, see rank | 36.51% | 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
| Worcester Area | Massachusetts | U.S. | |
| Population 16 Years and Over | 625,601, see rank | 5,224,911 | 238,733,844 |
| Male1 | 304,229, 48.63%, see rank | 47.69% | 48.60% |
| Male, In Labor Force:2 | 223,672, 73.52%, see rank | 72.83% | 70.92% |
| Male, In Armed Forces2 | 514, 0.17%, see rank | 0.21% | 0.83% |
| Male, Civilian2 | 223,158, 73.35%, see rank | 72.62% | 70.09% |
| Male, Civilian, Employed3 | 204,439, 91.61%, see rank | 91.84% | 91.78% |
| Male, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 18,719, 8.39%, see rank | 8.16% | 8.22% |
| Male, Not in Labor Force2 | 80,557, 26.48%, see rank | 27.17% | 29.08% |
| Female1 | 321,372, 51.37%, see rank | 52.31% | 51.40% |
| Female, In Labor Force:2 | 202,590, 63.04%, see rank | 63.03% | 59.40% |
| Female, In Armed Forces2 | 124, 0.04%, see rank | 0.04% | 0.13% |
| Female, Civilian2 | 202,466, 63.00%, see rank | 62.99% | 59.26% |
| Female, Civilian, Employed3 | 189,354, 93.52%, see rank | 93.49% | 92.41% |
| Female, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 13,112, 6.48%, see rank | 6.51% | 7.59% |
| Female, Not in Labor Force2 | 118,782, 36.96%, see rank | 36.97% | 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
| Worcester Area | Massachusetts | U.S. | |
| Population 16 Years and Over | 626,880, see rank | 5,238,828 | 235,871,704 |
| Male1 | 305,006, 48.65%, see rank | 47.89% | 48.74% |
| Male, In Labor Force:2 | 223,465, 73.27%, see rank | 72.81% | 71.28% |
| Male, In Armed Forces2 | 612, 0.20%, see rank | 0.22% | 0.84% |
| Male, Civilian2 | 222,853, 73.07%, see rank | 72.59% | 70.44% |
| Male, Civilian, Employed3 | 206,762, 92.78%, see rank | 92.66% | 92.66% |
| Male, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 16,091, 7.22%, see rank | 7.34% | 7.34% |
| Male, Not in Labor Force2 | 81,541, 26.73%, see rank | 27.19% | 28.72% |
| Female1 | 321,874, 51.35%, see rank | 52.11% | 51.26% |
| Female, In Labor Force:2 | 202,280, 62.84%, see rank | 62.59% | 59.10% |
| Female, In Armed Forces2 | 103, 0.03%, see rank | 0.04% | 0.14% |
| Female, Civilian2 | 202,177, 62.81%, see rank | 62.55% | 58.96% |
| Female, Civilian, Employed3 | 190,030, 93.99%, see rank | 93.97% | 92.95% |
| Female, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 12,147, 6.01%, see rank | 6.03% | 7.05% |
| Female, Not in Labor Force2 | 119,594, 37.16%, see rank | 37.41% | 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.