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Boston, MA Historical Employment Status Data

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ACS 2010-2014 data

	Boston, MA	Massachusetts	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	545,208, see rank	5,427,407	248,775,628
Male¹	258,347, 47.39%, see rank	47.84%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	184,266, 71.33%, see rank	72.18%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	369, 0.14%, see rank	0.15%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	183,897, 71.18%, see rank	72.03%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	164,070, 89.22%, see rank	90.83%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	19,827, 10.78%, see rank	9.17%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	74,081, 28.67%, see rank	27.82%	30.72%
Female¹	286,861, 52.61%, see rank	52.16%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	187,645, 65.41%, see rank	63.35%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	41, 0.01%, see rank	0.02%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	187,604, 65.40%, see rank	63.33%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	170,161, 90.70%, see rank	92.33%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	17,443, 9.30%, see rank	7.67%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	99,216, 34.59%, 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.

ACS 2008-2012 data

	Boston, MA	Massachusetts	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	527,697, see rank	5,320,423	243,810,053
Male¹	249,659, 47.31%, see rank	47.75%	48.65%
Male, In Labor Force:²	179,609, 71.94%, see rank	72.78%	70.20%
Male, In Armed Forces²	338, 0.14%, see rank	0.19%	0.82%
Male, Civilian²	179,271, 71.81%, see rank	72.59%	69.38%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	159,975, 89.24%, see rank	90.63%	90.27%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	19,296, 10.76%, see rank	9.37%	9.73%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	70,050, 28.06%, see rank	27.22%	29.80%
Female¹	278,038, 52.69%, see rank	52.25%	51.35%
Female, In Labor Force:²	183,237, 65.90%, see rank	63.49%	59.43%
Female, In Armed Forces²	48, 0.02%, see rank	0.03%	0.13%
Female, Civilian²	183,189, 65.89%, see rank	63.46%	59.30%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	165,296, 90.23%, see rank	92.48%	91.21%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	17,893, 9.77%, see rank	7.52%	8.79%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	94,801, 34.10%, 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.

ACS 2006-2010 data

	Boston, MA	Massachusetts	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	512,064, see rank	5,224,911	238,733,844
Male¹	243,408, 47.53%, see rank	47.69%	48.60%
Male, In Labor Force:²	174,905, 71.86%, see rank	72.83%	70.92%
Male, In Armed Forces²	278, 0.11%, see rank	0.21%	0.83%
Male, Civilian²	174,627, 71.74%, see rank	72.62%	70.09%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	157,552, 90.22%, see rank	91.84%	91.78%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	17,075, 9.78%, see rank	8.16%	8.22%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	68,503, 28.14%, see rank	27.17%	29.08%
Female¹	268,656, 52.47%, see rank	52.31%	51.40%
Female, In Labor Force:²	175,738, 65.41%, see rank	63.03%	59.40%
Female, In Armed Forces²	96, 0.04%, see rank	0.04%	0.13%
Female, Civilian²	175,642, 65.38%, see rank	62.99%	59.26%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	160,290, 91.26%, see rank	93.49%	92.41%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	15,352, 8.74%, see rank	6.51%	7.59%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	92,918, 34.59%, 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.

ACS 2005-2009 data

	Boston, MA	Massachusetts	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	527,147, see rank	5,238,828	235,871,704
Male¹	252,260, 47.85%, see rank	47.89%	48.74%
Male, In Labor Force:²	181,482, 71.94%, see rank	72.81%	71.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	350, 0.14%, see rank	0.22%	0.84%
Male, Civilian²	181,132, 71.80%, see rank	72.59%	70.44%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	164,624, 90.89%, see rank	92.66%	92.66%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	16,508, 9.11%, see rank	7.34%	7.34%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	70,778, 28.06%, see rank	27.19%	28.72%
Female¹	274,887, 52.15%, see rank	52.11%	51.26%
Female, In Labor Force:²	180,266, 65.58%, see rank	62.59%	59.10%
Female, In Armed Forces²	102, 0.04%, see rank	0.04%	0.14%
Female, Civilian²	180,164, 65.54%, see rank	62.55%	58.96%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	165,759, 92.00%, see rank	93.97%	92.95%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	14,405, 8.00%, see rank	6.03%	7.05%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	94,621, 34.42%, 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.

US Census 2000 data

	Boston, MA	Massachusetts	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	484,995, see rank	5,010,241	217,168,077
Male¹	230,104, 47.44%, see rank	47.30%	48.34%
Male, In Labor Force:²	155,485, 67.57%, see rank	72.64%	70.75%
Male, In Armed Forces²	242, 0.11%, see rank	0.19%	0.94%
Male, Civilian²	155,243, 67.47%, see rank	72.45%	69.81%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	143,224, 92.26%, see rank	95.25%	94.28%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	12,019, 7.74%, see rank	4.75%	5.72%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	74,619, 32.43%, see rank	27.36%	29.25%
Female¹	254,891, 52.56%, see rank	52.70%	51.66%
Female, In Labor Force:²	152,910, 59.99%, see rank	60.45%	57.54%
Female, In Armed Forces²	46, 0.02%, see rank	0.04%	0.15%
Female, Civilian²	152,864, 59.97%, see rank	60.41%	57.39%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	142,635, 93.31%, see rank	95.64%	94.17%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	10,229, 6.69%, see rank	4.36%	5.83%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	101,981, 40.01%, see rank	39.55%	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.

* 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.