El Paso Metro Area Historical Employment Status Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
| El Paso Area | Texas | U.S. | |
| Population 16 Years and Over | 614,194, see rank | 19,858,082 | 248,775,628 |
| Male1 | 295,058, 48.04%, see rank | 49.18% | 48.69% |
| Male, In Labor Force:2 | 205,137, 69.52%, see rank | 71.97% | 69.28% |
| Male, In Armed Forces2 | 16,010, 5.43%, see rank | 0.84% | 0.73% |
| Male, Civilian2 | 189,127, 64.10%, see rank | 71.13% | 68.54% |
| Male, Civilian, Employed3 | 171,526, 90.69%, see rank | 92.48% | 90.49% |
| Male, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 17,601, 9.31%, see rank | 7.52% | 9.51% |
| Male, Not in Labor Force2 | 89,921, 30.48%, see rank | 28.03% | 30.72% |
| Female1 | 319,136, 51.96%, see rank | 50.82% | 51.31% |
| Female, In Labor Force:2 | 165,664, 51.91%, see rank | 58.07% | 58.79% |
| Female, In Armed Forces2 | 1,553, 0.49%, see rank | 0.15% | 0.11% |
| Female, Civilian2 | 164,111, 51.42%, see rank | 57.92% | 58.69% |
| Female, Civilian, Employed3 | 149,946, 91.37%, see rank | 92.13% | 91.18% |
| Female, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 14,165, 8.63%, see rank | 7.87% | 8.82% |
| Female, Not in Labor Force2 | 153,472, 48.09%, see rank | 41.93% | 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
| El Paso Area | Texas | U.S. | |
| Population 16 Years and Over | 589,554, see rank | 19,110,058 | 243,810,053 |
| Male1 | 281,179, 47.69%, see rank | 49.17% | 48.65% |
| Male, In Labor Force:2 | 196,768, 69.98%, see rank | 72.63% | 70.20% |
| Male, In Armed Forces2 | 13,959, 4.96%, see rank | 0.95% | 0.82% |
| Male, Civilian2 | 182,809, 65.02%, see rank | 71.68% | 69.38% |
| Male, Civilian, Employed3 | 167,619, 91.69%, see rank | 92.30% | 90.27% |
| Male, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 15,190, 8.31%, see rank | 7.70% | 9.73% |
| Male, Not in Labor Force2 | 84,411, 30.02%, see rank | 27.37% | 29.80% |
| Female1 | 308,375, 52.31%, see rank | 50.83% | 51.35% |
| Female, In Labor Force:2 | 161,163, 52.26%, see rank | 58.50% | 59.43% |
| Female, In Armed Forces2 | 1,499, 0.49%, see rank | 0.17% | 0.13% |
| Female, Civilian2 | 159,664, 51.78%, see rank | 58.33% | 59.30% |
| Female, Civilian, Employed3 | 146,718, 91.89%, see rank | 92.20% | 91.21% |
| Female, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 12,946, 8.11%, see rank | 7.80% | 8.79% |
| Female, Not in Labor Force2 | 147,212, 47.74%, see rank | 41.50% | 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
| El Paso Area | Texas | U.S. | |
| Population 16 Years and Over | 564,476, see rank | 18,380,464 | 238,733,844 |
| Male1 | 267,633, 47.41%, see rank | 49.12% | 48.60% |
| Male, In Labor Force:2 | 187,806, 70.17%, see rank | 73.06% | 70.92% |
| Male, In Armed Forces2 | 9,878, 3.69%, see rank | 0.93% | 0.83% |
| Male, Civilian2 | 177,928, 66.48%, see rank | 72.12% | 70.09% |
| Male, Civilian, Employed3 | 164,659, 92.54%, see rank | 93.20% | 91.78% |
| Male, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 13,269, 7.46%, see rank | 6.80% | 8.22% |
| Male, Not in Labor Force2 | 79,827, 29.83%, see rank | 26.94% | 29.08% |
| Female1 | 296,843, 52.59%, see rank | 50.88% | 51.40% |
| Female, In Labor Force:2 | 152,475, 51.37%, see rank | 58.49% | 59.40% |
| Female, In Armed Forces2 | 1,456, 0.49%, see rank | 0.20% | 0.13% |
| Female, Civilian2 | 151,019, 50.88%, see rank | 58.29% | 59.26% |
| Female, Civilian, Employed3 | 139,552, 92.41%, see rank | 92.77% | 92.41% |
| Female, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 11,467, 7.59%, see rank | 7.23% | 7.59% |
| Female, Not in Labor Force2 | 144,368, 48.63%, see rank | 41.51% | 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
| El Paso Area | Texas | U.S. | |
| Population 16 Years and Over | 523,568, see rank | 17,889,418 | 235,871,704 |
| Male1 | 246,478, 47.08%, see rank | 49.46% | 48.74% |
| Male, In Labor Force:2 | 173,917, 70.56%, see rank | 73.47% | 71.28% |
| Male, In Armed Forces2 | 8,133, 3.30%, see rank | 0.89% | 0.84% |
| Male, Civilian2 | 165,784, 67.26%, see rank | 72.58% | 70.44% |
| Male, Civilian, Employed3 | 153,818, 92.78%, see rank | 93.53% | 92.66% |
| Male, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 11,966, 7.22%, see rank | 6.47% | 7.34% |
| Male, Not in Labor Force2 | 72,561, 29.44%, see rank | 26.53% | 28.72% |
| Female1 | 277,090, 52.92%, see rank | 50.54% | 51.26% |
| Female, In Labor Force:2 | 141,043, 50.90%, see rank | 58.05% | 59.10% |
| Female, In Armed Forces2 | 1,409, 0.51%, see rank | 0.20% | 0.14% |
| Female, Civilian2 | 139,634, 50.39%, see rank | 57.86% | 58.96% |
| Female, Civilian, Employed3 | 128,558, 92.07%, see rank | 92.80% | 92.95% |
| Female, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 11,076, 7.93%, see rank | 7.20% | 7.05% |
| Female, Not in Labor Force2 | 136,047, 49.10%, see rank | 41.95% | 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.