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Mississippi Historical Employment Status Data

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ACS 2010-2014 data

	Mississippi	%	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	2,323,223	see rank	248,775,628
Male¹	1,111,483	47.84%, see rank	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	700,171	62.99%, see rank	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	9,044	0.81%, see rank	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	691,127	62.18%, see rank	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	615,628	89.08%, see rank	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	75,499	10.92%, see rank	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	411,312	37.01%, see rank	30.72%
Female¹	1,211,740	52.16%, see rank	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	656,803	54.20%, see rank	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	1,892	0.16%, see rank	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	654,911	54.05%, see rank	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	583,200	89.05%, see rank	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	71,711	10.95%, see rank	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	554,937	45.80%, 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

	Mississippi	%	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	2,300,867	see rank	243,810,053
Male¹	1,099,661	47.79%, see rank	48.65%
Male, In Labor Force:²	703,586	63.98%, see rank	70.20%
Male, In Armed Forces²	11,057	1.01%, see rank	0.82%
Male, Civilian²	692,529	62.98%, see rank	69.38%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	619,777	89.49%, see rank	90.27%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	72,752	10.51%, see rank	9.73%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	396,075	36.02%, see rank	29.80%
Female¹	1,201,206	52.21%, see rank	51.35%
Female, In Labor Force:²	657,913	54.77%, see rank	59.43%
Female, In Armed Forces²	2,447	0.20%, see rank	0.13%
Female, Civilian²	655,466	54.57%, see rank	59.30%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	585,092	89.26%, see rank	91.21%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	70,374	10.74%, see rank	8.79%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	543,293	45.23%, 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

	Mississippi	%	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	2,274,381	see rank	238,733,844
Male¹	1,086,103	47.75%, see rank	48.60%
Male, In Labor Force:²	705,337	64.94%, see rank	70.92%
Male, In Armed Forces²	10,786	0.99%, see rank	0.83%
Male, Civilian²	694,551	63.95%, see rank	70.09%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	628,072	90.43%, see rank	91.78%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	66,479	9.57%, see rank	8.22%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	380,766	35.06%, see rank	29.08%
Female¹	1,188,278	52.25%, see rank	51.40%
Female, In Labor Force:²	653,615	55.01%, see rank	59.40%
Female, In Armed Forces²	3,012	0.25%, see rank	0.13%
Female, Civilian²	650,603	54.75%, see rank	59.26%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	587,978	90.37%, see rank	92.41%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	62,625	9.63%, see rank	7.59%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	534,663	44.99%, 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

	Mississippi	%	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	2,247,772	see rank	235,871,704
Male¹	1,070,518	47.63%, see rank	48.74%
Male, In Labor Force:²	702,954	65.66%, see rank	71.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	12,502	1.17%, see rank	0.84%
Male, Civilian²	690,452	64.50%, see rank	70.44%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	628,980	91.10%, see rank	92.66%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	61,472	8.90%, see rank	7.34%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	367,564	34.34%, see rank	28.72%
Female¹	1,177,254	52.37%, see rank	51.26%
Female, In Labor Force:²	646,910	54.95%, see rank	59.10%
Female, In Armed Forces²	2,835	0.24%, see rank	0.14%
Female, Civilian²	644,075	54.71%, see rank	58.96%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	582,903	90.50%, see rank	92.95%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	61,172	9.50%, see rank	7.05%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	530,344	45.05%, 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

	Mississippi	%	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	2,158,941	see rank	217,168,077
Male¹	1,023,250	47.40%, see rank	48.34%
Male, In Labor Force:²	675,042	65.97%, see rank	70.75%
Male, In Armed Forces²	12,832	1.25%, see rank	0.94%
Male, Civilian²	662,210	64.72%, see rank	69.81%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	617,005	93.17%, see rank	94.28%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	45,205	6.83%, see rank	5.72%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	348,208	34.03%, see rank	29.25%
Female¹	1,135,691	52.60%, see rank	51.66%
Female, In Labor Force:²	607,715	53.51%, see rank	57.54%
Female, In Armed Forces²	2,833	0.25%, see rank	0.15%
Female, Civilian²	604,882	53.26%, see rank	57.39%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	556,309	91.97%, see rank	94.17%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	48,573	8.03%, see rank	5.83%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	527,976	46.49%, 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.