Owensboro Metro Area Historical Employment Status Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
| Owensboro Area | Kentucky | U.S. | |
| Population 16 Years and Over | 90,570, see rank | 3,476,701 | 248,775,628 |
| Male1 | 43,433, 47.96%, see rank | 48.68% | 48.69% |
| Male, In Labor Force:2 | 29,054, 66.89%, see rank | 64.74% | 69.28% |
| Male, In Armed Forces2 | 87, 0.20%, see rank | 0.85% | 0.73% |
| Male, Civilian2 | 28,967, 66.69%, see rank | 63.90% | 68.54% |
| Male, Civilian, Employed3 | 26,854, 92.71%, see rank | 90.16% | 90.49% |
| Male, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 2,113, 7.29%, see rank | 9.84% | 9.51% |
| Male, Not in Labor Force2 | 14,379, 33.11%, see rank | 35.26% | 30.72% |
| Female1 | 47,137, 52.04%, see rank | 51.32% | 51.31% |
| Female, In Labor Force:2 | 25,539, 54.18%, see rank | 55.12% | 58.79% |
| Female, In Armed Forces2 | 4, 0.01%, see rank | 0.06% | 0.11% |
| Female, Civilian2 | 25,535, 54.17%, see rank | 55.06% | 58.69% |
| Female, Civilian, Employed3 | 23,933, 93.73%, see rank | 91.20% | 91.18% |
| Female, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 1,602, 6.27%, see rank | 8.80% | 8.82% |
| Female, Not in Labor Force2 | 21,598, 45.82%, see rank | 44.88% | 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
| Owensboro Area | Kentucky | U.S. | |
| Population 16 Years and Over | 89,771, see rank | 3,433,526 | 243,810,053 |
| Male1 | 43,085, 47.99%, see rank | 48.62% | 48.65% |
| Male, In Labor Force:2 | 28,686, 66.58%, see rank | 65.35% | 70.20% |
| Male, In Armed Forces2 | 57, 0.13%, see rank | 0.96% | 0.82% |
| Male, Civilian2 | 28,629, 66.45%, see rank | 64.38% | 69.38% |
| Male, Civilian, Employed3 | 26,477, 92.48%, see rank | 89.92% | 90.27% |
| Male, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 2,152, 7.52%, see rank | 10.08% | 9.73% |
| Male, Not in Labor Force2 | 14,399, 33.42%, see rank | 34.65% | 29.80% |
| Female1 | 46,686, 52.01%, see rank | 51.38% | 51.35% |
| Female, In Labor Force:2 | 25,408, 54.42%, see rank | 55.60% | 59.43% |
| Female, In Armed Forces2 | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.09% | 0.13% |
| Female, Civilian2 | 25,408, 54.42%, see rank | 55.51% | 59.30% |
| Female, Civilian, Employed3 | 23,836, 93.81%, see rank | 91.19% | 91.21% |
| Female, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 1,572, 6.19%, see rank | 8.81% | 8.79% |
| Female, Not in Labor Force2 | 21,278, 45.58%, see rank | 44.40% | 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
| Owensboro Area | Kentucky | U.S. | |
| Population 16 Years and Over | 88,639, see rank | 3,383,799 | 238,733,844 |
| Male1 | 42,559, 48.01%, see rank | 48.53% | 48.60% |
| Male, In Labor Force:2 | 28,496, 66.96%, see rank | 66.29% | 70.92% |
| Male, In Armed Forces2 | 58, 0.14%, see rank | 0.96% | 0.83% |
| Male, Civilian2 | 28,438, 66.82%, see rank | 65.33% | 70.09% |
| Male, Civilian, Employed3 | 26,588, 93.49%, see rank | 91.36% | 91.78% |
| Male, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 1,850, 6.51%, see rank | 8.64% | 8.22% |
| Male, Not in Labor Force2 | 14,063, 33.04%, see rank | 33.71% | 29.08% |
| Female1 | 46,080, 51.99%, see rank | 51.47% | 51.40% |
| Female, In Labor Force:2 | 25,293, 54.89%, see rank | 55.57% | 59.40% |
| Female, In Armed Forces2 | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.09% | 0.13% |
| Female, Civilian2 | 25,293, 54.89%, see rank | 55.47% | 59.26% |
| Female, Civilian, Employed3 | 23,630, 93.43%, see rank | 92.27% | 92.41% |
| Female, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 1,663, 6.57%, see rank | 7.73% | 7.59% |
| Female, Not in Labor Force2 | 20,787, 45.11%, see rank | 44.43% | 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
| Owensboro Area | Kentucky | U.S. | |
| Population 16 Years and Over | 87,440, see rank | 3,357,684 | 235,871,704 |
| Male1 | 41,875, 47.89%, see rank | 48.43% | 48.74% |
| Male, In Labor Force:2 | 28,744, 68.64%, see rank | 66.79% | 71.28% |
| Male, In Armed Forces2 | 6, 0.01%, see rank | 0.97% | 0.84% |
| Male, Civilian2 | 28,738, 68.63%, see rank | 65.82% | 70.44% |
| Male, Civilian, Employed3 | 26,938, 93.74%, see rank | 92.23% | 92.66% |
| Male, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 1,800, 6.26%, see rank | 7.77% | 7.34% |
| Male, Not in Labor Force2 | 13,131, 31.36%, see rank | 33.21% | 28.72% |
| Female1 | 45,565, 52.11%, see rank | 51.57% | 51.26% |
| Female, In Labor Force:2 | 25,055, 54.99%, see rank | 55.46% | 59.10% |
| Female, In Armed Forces2 | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.09% | 0.14% |
| Female, Civilian2 | 25,055, 54.99%, see rank | 55.37% | 58.96% |
| Female, Civilian, Employed3 | 23,318, 93.07%, see rank | 92.65% | 92.95% |
| Female, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 1,737, 6.93%, see rank | 7.35% | 7.05% |
| Female, Not in Labor Force2 | 20,510, 45.01%, see rank | 44.54% | 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.