Yakima Metro Area Historical Employment Status Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
| Yakima Area | Washington | U.S. | |
| Population 16 Years and Over | 179,724, see rank | 5,488,038 | 248,775,628 |
| Male1 | 89,340, 49.71%, see rank | 49.58% | 48.69% |
| Male, In Labor Force:2 | 60,458, 67.67%, see rank | 70.46% | 69.28% |
| Male, In Armed Forces2 | 134, 0.15%, see rank | 1.57% | 0.73% |
| Male, Civilian2 | 60,324, 67.52%, see rank | 68.89% | 68.54% |
| Male, Civilian, Employed3 | 54,144, 89.76%, see rank | 90.75% | 90.49% |
| Male, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 6,180, 10.24%, see rank | 9.25% | 9.51% |
| Male, Not in Labor Force2 | 28,882, 32.33%, see rank | 29.54% | 30.72% |
| Female1 | 90,384, 50.29%, see rank | 50.42% | 51.31% |
| Female, In Labor Force:2 | 50,960, 56.38%, see rank | 59.07% | 58.79% |
| Female, In Armed Forces2 | 13, 0.01%, see rank | 0.21% | 0.11% |
| Female, Civilian2 | 50,947, 56.37%, see rank | 58.86% | 58.69% |
| Female, Civilian, Employed3 | 45,983, 90.26%, see rank | 91.68% | 91.18% |
| Female, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 4,964, 9.74%, see rank | 8.32% | 8.82% |
| Female, Not in Labor Force2 | 39,424, 43.62%, see rank | 40.93% | 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
| Yakima Area | Washington | U.S. | |
| Population 16 Years and Over | 177,065, see rank | 5,345,975 | 243,810,053 |
| Male1 | 88,055, 49.73%, see rank | 49.51% | 48.65% |
| Male, In Labor Force:2 | 59,711, 67.81%, see rank | 71.52% | 70.20% |
| Male, In Armed Forces2 | 92, 0.10%, see rank | 1.73% | 0.82% |
| Male, Civilian2 | 59,619, 67.71%, see rank | 69.79% | 69.38% |
| Male, Civilian, Employed3 | 52,991, 88.88%, see rank | 90.56% | 90.27% |
| Male, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 6,628, 11.12%, see rank | 9.44% | 9.73% |
| Male, Not in Labor Force2 | 28,344, 32.19%, see rank | 28.48% | 29.80% |
| Female1 | 89,010, 50.27%, see rank | 50.49% | 51.35% |
| Female, In Labor Force:2 | 51,003, 57.30%, see rank | 59.97% | 59.43% |
| Female, In Armed Forces2 | 19, 0.02%, see rank | 0.24% | 0.13% |
| Female, Civilian2 | 50,984, 57.28%, see rank | 59.73% | 59.30% |
| Female, Civilian, Employed3 | 45,629, 89.50%, see rank | 91.65% | 91.21% |
| Female, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 5,355, 10.50%, see rank | 8.35% | 8.79% |
| Female, Not in Labor Force2 | 38,007, 42.70%, see rank | 40.03% | 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
| Yakima Area | Washington | U.S. | |
| Population 16 Years and Over | 172,861, see rank | 5,186,380 | 238,733,844 |
| Male1 | 85,707, 49.58%, see rank | 49.42% | 48.60% |
| Male, In Labor Force:2 | 60,016, 70.02%, see rank | 72.25% | 70.92% |
| Male, In Armed Forces2 | 142, 0.17%, see rank | 1.77% | 0.83% |
| Male, Civilian2 | 59,874, 69.86%, see rank | 70.48% | 70.09% |
| Male, Civilian, Employed3 | 53,291, 89.01%, see rank | 91.99% | 91.78% |
| Male, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 6,583, 10.99%, see rank | 8.01% | 8.22% |
| Male, Not in Labor Force2 | 25,691, 29.98%, see rank | 27.75% | 29.08% |
| Female1 | 87,154, 50.42%, see rank | 50.58% | 51.40% |
| Female, In Labor Force:2 | 49,458, 56.75%, see rank | 60.24% | 59.40% |
| Female, In Armed Forces2 | 12, 0.01%, see rank | 0.23% | 0.13% |
| Female, Civilian2 | 49,446, 56.73%, see rank | 60.01% | 59.26% |
| Female, Civilian, Employed3 | 44,238, 89.47%, see rank | 92.94% | 92.41% |
| Female, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 5,208, 10.53%, see rank | 7.06% | 7.59% |
| Female, Not in Labor Force2 | 37,696, 43.25%, see rank | 39.76% | 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
| Yakima Area | Washington | U.S. | |
| Population 16 Years and Over | 168,480, see rank | 5,100,398 | 235,871,704 |
| Male1 | 83,500, 49.56%, see rank | 49.52% | 48.74% |
| Male, In Labor Force:2 | 58,281, 69.80%, see rank | 72.35% | 71.28% |
| Male, In Armed Forces2 | 166, 0.20%, see rank | 1.83% | 0.84% |
| Male, Civilian2 | 58,115, 69.60%, see rank | 70.51% | 70.44% |
| Male, Civilian, Employed3 | 51,985, 89.45%, see rank | 92.71% | 92.66% |
| Male, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 6,130, 10.55%, see rank | 7.29% | 7.34% |
| Male, Not in Labor Force2 | 25,219, 30.20%, see rank | 27.65% | 28.72% |
| Female1 | 84,980, 50.44%, see rank | 50.48% | 51.26% |
| Female, In Labor Force:2 | 48,435, 57.00%, see rank | 60.10% | 59.10% |
| Female, In Armed Forces2 | 24, 0.03%, see rank | 0.26% | 0.14% |
| Female, Civilian2 | 48,411, 56.97%, see rank | 59.85% | 58.96% |
| Female, Civilian, Employed3 | 43,692, 90.25%, see rank | 93.34% | 92.95% |
| Female, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 4,719, 9.75%, see rank | 6.66% | 7.05% |
| Female, Not in Labor Force2 | 36,545, 43.00%, see rank | 39.90% | 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.