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District of Columbia Historical Employment Status Data

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ACS 2010-2014 data

	District of Columbia	%	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	536,771	see rank	248,775,628
Male¹	251,047	46.77%, see rank	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	179,641	71.56%, see rank	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	2,799	1.11%, see rank	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	176,842	70.44%, see rank	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	156,991	88.77%, see rank	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	19,851	11.23%, see rank	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	71,406	28.44%, see rank	30.72%
Female¹	285,724	53.23%, see rank	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	187,869	65.75%, see rank	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	377	0.13%, see rank	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	187,492	65.62%, see rank	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	168,847	90.06%, see rank	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	18,645	9.94%, see rank	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	97,855	34.25%, 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.

ACS 2008-2012 data

	District of Columbia	%	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	513,352	see rank	243,810,053
Male¹	239,696	46.69%, see rank	48.65%
Male, In Labor Force:²	170,049	70.94%, see rank	70.20%
Male, In Armed Forces²	2,783	1.16%, see rank	0.82%
Male, Civilian²	167,266	69.78%, see rank	69.38%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	148,834	88.98%, see rank	90.27%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	18,432	11.02%, see rank	9.73%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	69,647	29.06%, see rank	29.80%
Female¹	273,656	53.31%, see rank	51.35%
Female, In Labor Force:²	177,961	65.03%, see rank	59.43%
Female, In Armed Forces²	397	0.15%, see rank	0.13%
Female, Civilian²	177,564	64.89%, see rank	59.30%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	159,768	89.98%, see rank	91.21%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	17,796	10.02%, see rank	8.79%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	95,695	34.97%, 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.

ACS 2006-2010 data

	District of Columbia	%	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	493,401	see rank	238,733,844
Male¹	230,103	46.64%, see rank	48.60%
Male, In Labor Force:²	162,140	70.46%, see rank	70.92%
Male, In Armed Forces²	2,407	1.05%, see rank	0.83%
Male, Civilian²	159,733	69.42%, see rank	70.09%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	144,120	90.23%, see rank	91.78%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	15,613	9.77%, see rank	8.22%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	67,963	29.54%, see rank	29.08%
Female¹	263,298	53.36%, see rank	51.40%
Female, In Labor Force:²	168,958	64.17%, see rank	59.40%
Female, In Armed Forces²	655	0.25%, see rank	0.13%
Female, Civilian²	168,303	63.92%, see rank	59.26%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	153,069	90.95%, see rank	92.41%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	15,234	9.05%, see rank	7.59%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	94,340	35.83%, 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.

ACS 2005-2009 data

	District of Columbia	%	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	487,174	see rank	235,871,704
Male¹	225,975	46.38%, see rank	48.74%
Male, In Labor Force:²	159,095	70.40%, see rank	71.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	2,204	0.98%, see rank	0.84%
Male, Civilian²	156,891	69.43%, see rank	70.44%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	141,942	90.47%, see rank	92.66%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	14,949	9.53%, see rank	7.34%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	66,880	29.60%, see rank	28.72%
Female¹	261,199	53.62%, see rank	51.26%
Female, In Labor Force:²	165,230	63.26%, see rank	59.10%
Female, In Armed Forces²	655	0.25%, see rank	0.14%
Female, Civilian²	164,575	63.01%, see rank	58.96%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	149,888	91.08%, see rank	92.95%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	14,687	8.92%, see rank	7.05%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	95,969	36.74%, 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.

US Census 2000 data

	District of Columbia	%	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	469,041	see rank	217,168,077
Male¹	216,954	46.25%, see rank	48.34%
Male, In Labor Force:²	146,465	67.51%, see rank	70.75%
Male, In Armed Forces²	2,584	1.19%, see rank	0.94%
Male, Civilian²	143,881	66.32%, see rank	69.81%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	128,638	89.41%, see rank	94.28%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	15,243	10.59%, see rank	5.72%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	70,489	32.49%, see rank	29.25%
Female¹	252,087	53.75%, see rank	51.66%
Female, In Labor Force:²	151,760	60.20%, see rank	57.54%
Female, In Armed Forces²	689	0.27%, see rank	0.15%
Female, Civilian²	151,071	59.93%, see rank	57.39%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	134,470	89.01%, see rank	94.17%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	16,601	10.99%, see rank	5.83%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	100,327	39.80%, 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.

* 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.