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Chicago, IL Historical Employment Status Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
Chicago, IL | Illinois | U.S. | |
Population 16 Years and Over | 2,168,489, see rank | 10,170,489 | 248,775,628 |
Male1 | 1,039,818, 47.95%, see rank | 48.53% | 48.69% |
Male, In Labor Force:2 | 739,276, 71.10%, see rank | 71.38% | 69.28% |
Male, In Armed Forces2 | 328, 0.03%, see rank | 0.30% | 0.73% |
Male, Civilian2 | 738,948, 71.07%, see rank | 71.09% | 68.54% |
Male, Civilian, Employed3 | 643,715, 87.11%, see rank | 89.58% | 90.49% |
Male, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 95,233, 12.89%, see rank | 10.42% | 9.51% |
Male, Not in Labor Force2 | 300,542, 28.90%, see rank | 28.62% | 30.72% |
Female1 | 1,128,671, 52.05%, see rank | 51.47% | 51.31% |
Female, In Labor Force:2 | 698,712, 61.91%, see rank | 61.04% | 58.79% |
Female, In Armed Forces2 | 110, 0.01%, see rank | 0.05% | 0.11% |
Female, Civilian2 | 698,602, 61.90%, see rank | 60.99% | 58.69% |
Female, Civilian, Employed3 | 604,784, 86.57%, see rank | 90.48% | 91.18% |
Female, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 93,818, 13.43%, see rank | 9.52% | 8.82% |
Female, Not in Labor Force2 | 429,959, 38.09%, see rank | 38.96% | 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
Chicago, IL | Illinois | U.S. | |
Population 16 Years and Over | 2,149,198, see rank | 10,079,433 | 243,810,053 |
Male1 | 1,028,867, 47.87%, see rank | 48.51% | 48.65% |
Male, In Labor Force:2 | 732,254, 71.17%, see rank | 72.23% | 70.20% |
Male, In Armed Forces2 | 544, 0.05%, see rank | 0.36% | 0.82% |
Male, Civilian2 | 731,710, 71.12%, see rank | 71.87% | 69.38% |
Male, Civilian, Employed3 | 637,062, 87.06%, see rank | 89.49% | 90.27% |
Male, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 94,648, 12.94%, see rank | 10.51% | 9.73% |
Male, Not in Labor Force2 | 296,613, 28.83%, see rank | 27.77% | 29.80% |
Female1 | 1,120,331, 52.13%, see rank | 51.49% | 51.35% |
Female, In Labor Force:2 | 693,649, 61.91%, see rank | 61.43% | 59.43% |
Female, In Armed Forces2 | 114, 0.01%, see rank | 0.06% | 0.13% |
Female, Civilian2 | 693,535, 61.90%, see rank | 61.37% | 59.30% |
Female, Civilian, Employed3 | 604,994, 87.23%, see rank | 90.75% | 91.21% |
Female, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 88,541, 12.77%, see rank | 9.25% | 8.79% |
Female, Not in Labor Force2 | 426,682, 38.09%, see rank | 38.57% | 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
Chicago, IL | Illinois | U.S. | |
Population 16 Years and Over | 2,138,877, see rank | 9,967,535 | 238,733,844 |
Male1 | 1,025,107, 47.93%, see rank | 48.47% | 48.60% |
Male, In Labor Force:2 | 730,312, 71.24%, see rank | 72.80% | 70.92% |
Male, In Armed Forces2 | 609, 0.06%, see rank | 0.37% | 0.83% |
Male, Civilian2 | 729,703, 71.18%, see rank | 72.43% | 70.09% |
Male, Civilian, Employed3 | 647,581, 88.75%, see rank | 90.95% | 91.78% |
Male, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 82,122, 11.25%, see rank | 9.05% | 8.22% |
Male, Not in Labor Force2 | 294,795, 28.76%, see rank | 27.20% | 29.08% |
Female1 | 1,113,770, 52.07%, see rank | 51.53% | 51.40% |
Female, In Labor Force:2 | 679,982, 61.05%, see rank | 61.07% | 59.40% |
Female, In Armed Forces2 | 114, 0.01%, see rank | 0.07% | 0.13% |
Female, Civilian2 | 679,868, 61.04%, see rank | 61.01% | 59.26% |
Female, Civilian, Employed3 | 605,075, 89.00%, see rank | 91.92% | 92.41% |
Female, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 74,793, 11.00%, see rank | 8.08% | 7.59% |
Female, Not in Labor Force2 | 433,788, 38.95%, see rank | 38.93% | 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
Chicago, IL | Illinois | U.S. | |
Population 16 Years and Over | 2,217,157, see rank | 9,958,475 | 235,871,704 |
Male1 | 1,067,708, 48.16%, see rank | 48.67% | 48.74% |
Male, In Labor Force:2 | 761,112, 71.28%, see rank | 73.00% | 71.28% |
Male, In Armed Forces2 | 681, 0.06%, see rank | 0.34% | 0.84% |
Male, Civilian2 | 760,431, 71.22%, see rank | 72.66% | 70.44% |
Male, Civilian, Employed3 | 680,057, 89.43%, see rank | 91.73% | 92.66% |
Male, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 80,374, 10.57%, see rank | 8.27% | 7.34% |
Male, Not in Labor Force2 | 306,596, 28.72%, see rank | 27.00% | 28.72% |
Female1 | 1,149,449, 51.84%, see rank | 51.33% | 51.26% |
Female, In Labor Force:2 | 697,363, 60.67%, see rank | 60.76% | 59.10% |
Female, In Armed Forces2 | 108, 0.01%, see rank | 0.06% | 0.14% |
Female, Civilian2 | 697,255, 60.66%, see rank | 60.70% | 58.96% |
Female, Civilian, Employed3 | 624,285, 89.53%, see rank | 92.39% | 92.95% |
Female, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 72,970, 10.47%, see rank | 7.61% | 7.05% |
Female, Not in Labor Force2 | 452,086, 39.33%, see rank | 39.24% | 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.
US Census 2000 data
Chicago, IL | Illinois | U.S. | |
Population 16 Years and Over | 2,215,574, see rank | 9,530,946 | 217,168,077 |
Male1 | 1,057,297, 47.72%, see rank | 48.22% | 48.34% |
Male, In Labor Force:2 | 707,210, 66.89%, see rank | 72.17% | 70.75% |
Male, In Armed Forces2 | 485, 0.05%, see rank | 0.39% | 0.94% |
Male, Civilian2 | 706,725, 66.84%, see rank | 71.78% | 69.81% |
Male, Civilian, Employed3 | 633,993, 89.71%, see rank | 93.76% | 94.28% |
Male, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 72,732, 10.29%, see rank | 6.24% | 5.72% |
Male, Not in Labor Force2 | 350,087, 33.11%, see rank | 27.83% | 29.25% |
Female1 | 1,158,277, 52.28%, see rank | 51.78% | 51.66% |
Female, In Labor Force:2 | 650,844, 56.19%, see rank | 59.04% | 57.54% |
Female, In Armed Forces2 | 108, 0.01%, see rank | 0.08% | 0.15% |
Female, Civilian2 | 650,736, 56.18%, see rank | 58.96% | 57.39% |
Female, Civilian, Employed3 | 586,047, 90.06%, see rank | 94.17% | 94.17% |
Female, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 64,689, 9.94%, see rank | 5.83% | 5.83% |
Female, Not in Labor Force2 | 507,433, 43.81%, see rank | 40.96% | 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.
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.