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North Carolina Historical Employment Status Data

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ACS 2010-2014 data

	North Carolina	%	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	7,717,630	see rank	248,775,628
Male¹	3,711,571	48.09%, see rank	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	2,546,767	68.62%, see rank	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	77,350	2.08%, see rank	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	2,469,417	66.53%, see rank	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	2,204,541	89.27%, see rank	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	264,876	10.73%, see rank	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	1,164,804	31.38%, see rank	30.72%
Female¹	4,006,059	51.91%, see rank	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	2,332,351	58.22%, see rank	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	8,410	0.21%, see rank	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	2,323,941	58.01%, see rank	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	2,083,149	89.64%, see rank	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	240,792	10.36%, see rank	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	1,673,708	41.78%, 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

	North Carolina	%	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	7,523,670	see rank	243,810,053
Male¹	3,615,490	48.05%, see rank	48.65%
Male, In Labor Force:²	2,528,818	69.94%, see rank	70.20%
Male, In Armed Forces²	79,414	2.20%, see rank	0.82%
Male, Civilian²	2,449,404	67.75%, see rank	69.38%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	2,185,553	89.23%, see rank	90.27%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	263,851	10.77%, see rank	9.73%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	1,086,672	30.06%, see rank	29.80%
Female¹	3,908,180	51.95%, see rank	51.35%
Female, In Labor Force:²	2,303,600	58.94%, see rank	59.43%
Female, In Armed Forces²	9,319	0.24%, see rank	0.13%
Female, Civilian²	2,294,281	58.70%, see rank	59.30%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	2,060,543	89.81%, see rank	91.21%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	233,738	10.19%, see rank	8.79%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	1,604,580	41.06%, 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

	North Carolina	%	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	7,287,107	see rank	238,733,844
Male¹	3,504,497	48.09%, see rank	48.60%
Male, In Labor Force:²	2,485,989	70.94%, see rank	70.92%
Male, In Armed Forces²	76,768	2.19%, see rank	0.83%
Male, Civilian²	2,409,221	68.75%, see rank	70.09%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	2,194,930	91.11%, see rank	91.78%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	214,291	8.89%, see rank	8.22%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	1,018,508	29.06%, see rank	29.08%
Female¹	3,782,610	51.91%, see rank	51.40%
Female, In Labor Force:²	2,239,812	59.21%, see rank	59.40%
Female, In Armed Forces²	8,804	0.23%, see rank	0.13%
Female, Civilian²	2,231,008	58.98%, see rank	59.26%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	2,039,157	91.40%, see rank	92.41%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	191,851	8.60%, see rank	7.59%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	1,542,798	40.79%, 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

	North Carolina	%	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	7,084,756	see rank	235,871,704
Male¹	3,420,571	48.28%, see rank	48.74%
Male, In Labor Force:²	2,445,734	71.50%, see rank	71.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	83,121	2.43%, see rank	0.84%
Male, Civilian²	2,362,613	69.07%, see rank	70.44%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	2,181,445	92.33%, see rank	92.66%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	181,168	7.67%, see rank	7.34%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	974,837	28.50%, see rank	28.72%
Female¹	3,664,185	51.72%, see rank	51.26%
Female, In Labor Force:²	2,165,121	59.09%, see rank	59.10%
Female, In Armed Forces²	9,153	0.25%, see rank	0.14%
Female, Civilian²	2,155,968	58.84%, see rank	58.96%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	1,990,519	92.33%, see rank	92.95%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	165,449	7.67%, see rank	7.05%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	1,499,064	40.91%, 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

	North Carolina	%	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	6,290,618	see rank	217,168,077
Male¹	3,039,013	48.31%, see rank	48.34%
Male, In Labor Force:²	2,210,748	72.75%, see rank	70.75%
Male, In Armed Forces²	81,912	2.70%, see rank	0.94%
Male, Civilian²	2,128,836	70.05%, see rank	69.81%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	2,024,178	95.08%, see rank	94.28%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	104,658	4.92%, see rank	5.72%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	828,265	27.25%, see rank	29.25%
Female¹	3,251,605	51.69%, see rank	51.66%
Female, In Labor Force:²	1,919,831	59.04%, see rank	57.54%
Female, In Armed Forces²	8,935	0.27%, see rank	0.15%
Female, Civilian²	1,910,896	58.77%, see rank	57.39%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	1,800,563	94.23%, see rank	94.17%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	110,333	5.77%, see rank	5.83%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	1,331,774	40.96%, 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.