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Kentucky Historical Employment Status Data

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ACS 2010-2014 data

	Kentucky	%	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	3,476,701	see rank	248,775,628
Male¹	1,692,408	48.68%, see rank	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	1,095,719	64.74%, see rank	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	14,354	0.85%, see rank	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	1,081,365	63.90%, see rank	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	974,920	90.16%, see rank	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	106,445	9.84%, see rank	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	596,689	35.26%, see rank	30.72%
Female¹	1,784,293	51.32%, see rank	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	983,539	55.12%, see rank	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	1,148	0.06%, see rank	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	982,391	55.06%, see rank	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	895,959	91.20%, see rank	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	86,432	8.80%, see rank	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	800,754	44.88%, 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

	Kentucky	%	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	3,433,526	see rank	243,810,053
Male¹	1,669,427	48.62%, see rank	48.65%
Male, In Labor Force:²	1,090,915	65.35%, see rank	70.20%
Male, In Armed Forces²	16,080	0.96%, see rank	0.82%
Male, Civilian²	1,074,835	64.38%, see rank	69.38%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	966,467	89.92%, see rank	90.27%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	108,368	10.08%, see rank	9.73%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	578,512	34.65%, see rank	29.80%
Female¹	1,764,099	51.38%, see rank	51.35%
Female, In Labor Force:²	980,874	55.60%, see rank	59.43%
Female, In Armed Forces²	1,550	0.09%, see rank	0.13%
Female, Civilian²	979,324	55.51%, see rank	59.30%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	893,082	91.19%, see rank	91.21%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	86,242	8.81%, see rank	8.79%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	783,225	44.40%, 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

	Kentucky	%	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	3,383,799	see rank	238,733,844
Male¹	1,642,032	48.53%, see rank	48.60%
Male, In Labor Force:²	1,088,475	66.29%, see rank	70.92%
Male, In Armed Forces²	15,765	0.96%, see rank	0.83%
Male, Civilian²	1,072,710	65.33%, see rank	70.09%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	980,025	91.36%, see rank	91.78%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	92,685	8.64%, see rank	8.22%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	553,557	33.71%, see rank	29.08%
Female¹	1,741,767	51.47%, see rank	51.40%
Female, In Labor Force:²	967,858	55.57%, see rank	59.40%
Female, In Armed Forces²	1,647	0.09%, see rank	0.13%
Female, Civilian²	966,211	55.47%, see rank	59.26%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	891,506	92.27%, see rank	92.41%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	74,705	7.73%, see rank	7.59%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	773,909	44.43%, 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

	Kentucky	%	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	3,357,684	see rank	235,871,704
Male¹	1,626,259	48.43%, see rank	48.74%
Male, In Labor Force:²	1,086,248	66.79%, see rank	71.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	15,854	0.97%, see rank	0.84%
Male, Civilian²	1,070,394	65.82%, see rank	70.44%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	987,214	92.23%, see rank	92.66%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	83,180	7.77%, see rank	7.34%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	540,011	33.21%, see rank	28.72%
Female¹	1,731,425	51.57%, see rank	51.26%
Female, In Labor Force:²	960,314	55.46%, see rank	59.10%
Female, In Armed Forces²	1,578	0.09%, see rank	0.14%
Female, Civilian²	958,736	55.37%, see rank	58.96%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	888,229	92.65%, see rank	92.95%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	70,507	7.35%, see rank	7.05%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	771,111	44.54%, 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

	Kentucky	%	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	3,161,542	see rank	217,168,077
Male¹	1,523,013	48.17%, see rank	48.34%
Male, In Labor Force:²	1,035,018	67.96%, see rank	70.75%
Male, In Armed Forces²	17,475	1.15%, see rank	0.94%
Male, Civilian²	1,017,543	66.81%, see rank	69.81%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	959,596	94.31%, see rank	94.28%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	57,947	5.69%, see rank	5.72%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	487,995	32.04%, see rank	29.25%
Female¹	1,638,529	51.83%, see rank	51.66%
Female, In Labor Force:²	891,713	54.42%, see rank	57.54%
Female, In Armed Forces²	1,642	0.10%, see rank	0.15%
Female, Civilian²	890,071	54.32%, see rank	57.39%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	838,668	94.22%, see rank	94.17%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	51,403	5.78%, see rank	5.83%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	746,816	45.58%, 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.