Washington Historical Employment Status Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
Washington | % | U.S. | |
Population 16 Years and Over | 5,488,038 | see rank | 248,775,628 |
Male1 | 2,720,901 | 49.58%, see rank | 48.69% |
Male, In Labor Force:2 | 1,917,211 | 70.46%, see rank | 69.28% |
Male, In Armed Forces2 | 42,720 | 1.57%, see rank | 0.73% |
Male, Civilian2 | 1,874,491 | 68.89%, see rank | 68.54% |
Male, Civilian, Employed3 | 1,701,083 | 90.75%, see rank | 90.49% |
Male, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 173,408 | 9.25%, see rank | 9.51% |
Male, Not in Labor Force2 | 803,690 | 29.54%, see rank | 30.72% |
Female1 | 2,767,137 | 50.42%, see rank | 51.31% |
Female, In Labor Force:2 | 1,634,659 | 59.07%, see rank | 58.79% |
Female, In Armed Forces2 | 5,813 | 0.21%, see rank | 0.11% |
Female, Civilian2 | 1,628,846 | 58.86%, see rank | 58.69% |
Female, Civilian, Employed3 | 1,493,299 | 91.68%, see rank | 91.18% |
Female, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 135,547 | 8.32%, see rank | 8.82% |
Female, Not in Labor Force2 | 1,132,478 | 40.93%, see rank | 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
Washington | % | U.S. | |
Population 16 Years and Over | 5,345,975 | see rank | 243,810,053 |
Male1 | 2,647,056 | 49.51%, see rank | 48.65% |
Male, In Labor Force:2 | 1,893,250 | 71.52%, see rank | 70.20% |
Male, In Armed Forces2 | 45,761 | 1.73%, see rank | 0.82% |
Male, Civilian2 | 1,847,489 | 69.79%, see rank | 69.38% |
Male, Civilian, Employed3 | 1,673,120 | 90.56%, see rank | 90.27% |
Male, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 174,369 | 9.44%, see rank | 9.73% |
Male, Not in Labor Force2 | 753,806 | 28.48%, see rank | 29.80% |
Female1 | 2,698,919 | 50.49%, see rank | 51.35% |
Female, In Labor Force:2 | 1,618,499 | 59.97%, see rank | 59.43% |
Female, In Armed Forces2 | 6,446 | 0.24%, see rank | 0.13% |
Female, Civilian2 | 1,612,053 | 59.73%, see rank | 59.30% |
Female, Civilian, Employed3 | 1,477,373 | 91.65%, see rank | 91.21% |
Female, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 134,680 | 8.35%, see rank | 8.79% |
Female, Not in Labor Force2 | 1,080,420 | 40.03%, see rank | 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
Washington | % | U.S. | |
Population 16 Years and Over | 5,186,380 | see rank | 238,733,844 |
Male1 | 2,563,221 | 49.42%, see rank | 48.60% |
Male, In Labor Force:2 | 1,851,903 | 72.25%, see rank | 70.92% |
Male, In Armed Forces2 | 45,324 | 1.77%, see rank | 0.83% |
Male, Civilian2 | 1,806,579 | 70.48%, see rank | 70.09% |
Male, Civilian, Employed3 | 1,661,870 | 91.99%, see rank | 91.78% |
Male, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 144,709 | 8.01%, see rank | 8.22% |
Male, Not in Labor Force2 | 711,318 | 27.75%, see rank | 29.08% |
Female1 | 2,623,159 | 50.58%, see rank | 51.40% |
Female, In Labor Force:2 | 1,580,310 | 60.24%, see rank | 59.40% |
Female, In Armed Forces2 | 6,145 | 0.23%, see rank | 0.13% |
Female, Civilian2 | 1,574,165 | 60.01%, see rank | 59.26% |
Female, Civilian, Employed3 | 1,462,951 | 92.94%, see rank | 92.41% |
Female, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 111,214 | 7.06%, see rank | 7.59% |
Female, Not in Labor Force2 | 1,042,849 | 39.76%, see rank | 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
Washington | % | U.S. | |
Population 16 Years and Over | 5,100,398 | see rank | 235,871,704 |
Male1 | 2,525,540 | 49.52%, see rank | 48.74% |
Male, In Labor Force:2 | 1,827,132 | 72.35%, see rank | 71.28% |
Male, In Armed Forces2 | 46,330 | 1.83%, see rank | 0.84% |
Male, Civilian2 | 1,780,802 | 70.51%, see rank | 70.44% |
Male, Civilian, Employed3 | 1,650,905 | 92.71%, see rank | 92.66% |
Male, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 129,897 | 7.29%, see rank | 7.34% |
Male, Not in Labor Force2 | 698,408 | 27.65%, see rank | 28.72% |
Female1 | 2,574,858 | 50.48%, see rank | 51.26% |
Female, In Labor Force:2 | 1,547,589 | 60.10%, see rank | 59.10% |
Female, In Armed Forces2 | 6,580 | 0.26%, see rank | 0.14% |
Female, Civilian2 | 1,541,009 | 59.85%, see rank | 58.96% |
Female, Civilian, Employed3 | 1,438,314 | 93.34%, see rank | 92.95% |
Female, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 102,695 | 6.66%, see rank | 7.05% |
Female, Not in Labor Force2 | 1,027,269 | 39.90%, see rank | 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
Washington | % | U.S. | |
Population 16 Years and Over | 4,553,591 | see rank | 217,168,077 |
Male1 | 2,243,278 | 49.26%, see rank | 48.34% |
Male, In Labor Force:2 | 1,643,385 | 73.26%, see rank | 70.75% |
Male, In Armed Forces2 | 41,773 | 1.86%, see rank | 0.94% |
Male, Civilian2 | 1,601,612 | 71.40%, see rank | 69.81% |
Male, Civilian, Employed3 | 1,499,629 | 93.63%, see rank | 94.28% |
Male, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 101,983 | 6.37%, see rank | 5.72% |
Male, Not in Labor Force2 | 599,893 | 26.74%, see rank | 29.25% |
Female1 | 2,310,313 | 50.74%, see rank | 51.66% |
Female, In Labor Force:2 | 1,384,349 | 59.92%, see rank | 57.54% |
Female, In Armed Forces2 | 6,137 | 0.27%, see rank | 0.15% |
Female, Civilian2 | 1,378,212 | 59.65%, see rank | 57.39% |
Female, Civilian, Employed3 | 1,294,093 | 93.90%, see rank | 94.17% |
Female, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 84,119 | 6.10%, see rank | 5.83% |
Female, Not in Labor Force2 | 925,964 | 40.08%, see rank | 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.