Employment Status in Highland County, Virginia (County)

Employment Status#1

Percentage of population aged 25 to 64 years old.
Scope: population of Virginia and Highland County
Highland County
Virginia
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%CountArmed ForcesEmployed1UnemployedOther20.000000%0.000000%0.0%1.673322%050.333162%60.670204%50.333162%50.3%9820.666325%3.837904%0.666325%0.7%1349.000513%33.818570%49.000513%49.0%956

Employment Status By Sex#2

Percentage of male and female population aged 25 to 64 years old.
Scope: population of Virginia and Highland County
Highland County
Virginia
40%20%0%20%40%FMArmed ForcesEmployed1UnemployedOther2-0.000000%-0.000000%0.000000%0.0%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%00-49.900398%-49.900398%-49.900398%49.9%49.900398%0.891576%49.900398%0.891576%50.791975%50.8%501481-0.398406%-0.398406%-0.398406%0.4%0.398406%0.551963%0.398406%0.551963%0.950370%1.0%49-48.257656%-1.443539%-48.257656%-1.443539%-49.701195%49.7%48.257656%48.257656%48.257656%48.3%499457

Employment Status by Age#3

Employment status composition of the given age cohorts.
Scope: population of Highland County
Armed Forces
Employed
Unemployed
Not in Labor Force
75+70-7465-6962-6460-6155-5945-5435-4430-3425-2922-2420-2116-190.000000%1.226994%0.000000%98.773006%99%40.000000%15.151515%15%0.000000%84.848485%85%300.000000%38.571429%39%0.000000%61.428571%61%1080.000000%58.064516%58%0.000000%41.935484%42%900.000000%71.232877%71%0.000000%28.767123%29%1040.000000%72.839506%73%4.526749%22.633745%23%1770.000000%72.199170%72%0.000000%27.800830%28%1740.000000%90.909091%91%0.000000%9.090909%9%1200.000000%100.000000%100%0.000000%0.000000%510.000000%70.666667%71%0.000000%29.333333%29%530.000000%81.578947%82%5.263158%13.157895%13%310.000000%92.307692%92%0.000000%7.692308%8%240.000000%40.000000%40%0.000000%60.000000%60%160%20%40%60%80%100%Count

Employment by Sex and Age#4

Percentage of population employed by sex and age cohort.
Scope: population of Highland County
Female
Male
0%20%40%60%80%100%FM75+70-7465-6962-6460-6155-5945-5435-4430-3425-2922-2420-2116-190.000%0%3.101%3.10%16.667%16.7%13.889%13.9%36.774%36.8%40.800%40.8%57.317%57.3%58.904%58.9%63.333%63.3%73.276%73.3%78.873%78.9%64.356%64.4%76.364%76.4%68.702%68.7%86.667%86.7%94.444%94.4%100.000%100%100.000%100%60.606%60.6%78.571%78.6%86.957%87.0%73.333%73.3%100.000%100%0.000%0%66.667%66.7%10.526%10.5%

Employment Sex Ratio by Age#5

Percentage more males or females employed by age cohort.
Scope: population of Virginia and Highland County
More Females More Males
Virginia
Highland County
1,000%500%0%M:FFM70-7465-6962-6460-6155-5945-5435-4430-3425-2922-2420-2116-190.000000%0.000000%0.0%23.603334%1.0001.001515-11.764706%-11.764706%11.8%21.049081%0.8950.895751-9.302326%-9.302326%9.3%9.850153%0.9150.914743347.368421%5.261591%347.368421%347.4%4.4744.471985-72.307692%-72.307692%72.3%5.134925%0.5800.58112657.142857%8.161518%7.142857%7.1%1.0711.07849030.769231%15.524570%30.769231%30.8%1.3081.315268-164.285714%-164.285714%164.3%15.837241%0.3780.38371465.000000%10.311853%65.000000%65.0%1.6501.652033-81.818182%-81.818182%81.8%7.576727%0.5500.552011-1,000.000000%-1,000.000000%> 1000%7.500000%0.0000240-600.000000%-8.951986%-600.000000%600.0%0.1430.14142

Male Employment by Age#6

Percentage of male population employed by age cohort. Gray areas represent percentile bands from the counties in Virginia.
Scope: population of Virginia, Highland County, and selected other counties in Virginias
Highland County
Virginia
Percentile:
0th - 100th
10th - 90th
20th - 80th
30th - 70th
40th - 60th
0%20%40%60%80%100%%75+70-7465-6962-6460-6155-5945-5435-4430-3425-2922-2420-2116-193.101%3.10%13.889%13.9%40.800%40.8%58.904%58.9%73.276%73.3%64.356%64.4%68.702%68.7%94.444%94.4%100.000%100%78.571%78.6%73.333%73.3%0.000%0%10.526%10.5%

Female Employment by Age#7

Percentage of female population employed by age cohort. Gray areas represent percentile bands from the counties in Virginia.
Scope: population of Virginia, Highland County, and selected other counties in Virginias
Highland County
Virginia
Percentile:
0th - 100th
10th - 90th
20th - 80th
30th - 70th
40th - 60th
0%20%40%60%80%100%%75+70-7465-6962-6460-6155-5945-5435-4430-3425-2922-2420-2116-190.000%0%16.667%16.7%36.774%36.8%57.317%57.3%63.333%63.3%78.873%78.9%76.364%76.4%86.667%86.7%100.000%100%60.606%60.6%86.957%87.0%100.000%100%66.667%66.7%

Employment among the Married#8

Selected family employment structures as a percentage of all married couple households.
Scope: households in Virginia and Highland County
Highland County
Virginia
0%10%20%30%CountBoth Parents Work1Stay at Home Moms1Stay at Home Dads1Neither Parent WorksNeither Parent Wo…1Both Work, No Kids2Ladies Who Lunch2Gents Who Lunch2Neither Works, No KidsNeither Works, No …212.074830%27.670740%12.074830%12.1%712.551020%11.289277%2.551020%2.6%150.000000%0.000000%0.0%1.465508%00.000000%0.000000%0.0%0.537035%025.850340%27.265496%25.850340%25.9%15215.136054%10.742759%15.136054%15.1%895.612245%6.067106%5.612245%5.6%3338.775510%14.962079%38.775510%38.8%228

Employment among the Married With Children#9

Selected employment arrangements as a percentage of married couples with children under 18 present in the house.
Scope: households in Virginia and Highland County
Highland County
Virginia
0%20%40%60%80%CountBoth WorkStay at Home MomsStay at Home DadsNeither Work82.558140%67.551296%82.558140%82.6%7117.441860%27.559989%17.441860%17.4%150.000000%0.000000%0.0%3.577677%00.000000%0.000000%0.0%1.311038%0

Employment among the Married Without Children#10

Selected employment arrangements as a percentage of married couples without children under 18 present in the house.
Scope: households in Virginia and Highland County
Highland County
Virginia
0%10%20%30%40%CountBoth WorkLadies Who LunchGents Who LunchNeither Work30.278884%46.183399%30.278884%30.3%15217.729084%18.196520%17.729084%17.7%896.573705%10.276709%6.573705%6.6%3345.418327%25.343373%45.418327%45.4%228

Employment by Educational Attainment#11

Percentage of population that is employed by highest level of educational attainment among the population aged 25 to 64 years old.
Scope: population of Virginia and Highland County
Highland County
Virginia
0%20%40%60%80%CountBachelor's Degree1Some College2H.S. Diploma3No H.S. Diploma369.696970%84.941682%69.696970%69.7%13879.924242%76.388505%79.924242%79.9%21182.134571%69.547879%82.134571%82.1%35444.000000%54.952948%44.000000%44.0%66

The Non-Working by Race#12

Percentage of each ethno-racial group's population 16 to 64 years of age that is either unemployed or not in the labor force.
Scope: population of Virginia and Highland County
Female Male
Virginia
Highland County
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30%20%10%0%10%20%30%%WhiteHispanic1BlackAsianMixedOther-23.665480%-22.752332%-9.043194%-23.665480%23.7%23.665480%6.282884%22.752332%29.948365%29.9%26.859%26.9%-0.000000%-16.322862%-18.050792%0.000000%0.0%0.000000%0.000000%16.322862%0.000000%0.0%0.000%0%-0.000000%-31.862210%0.000000%0.0%0.000000%0.000000%31.862210%3.863691%0.000000%0.0%0.000%0%-0.000000%-19.309674%-15.433996%0.000000%0.0%0.000000%0.000000%19.309674%0.000000%0.0%0.000%0%-0.000000%-31.008203%-5.335694%0.000000%0.0%0.000000%0.000000%31.008203%0.000000%0.0%0.000%0%-0.000000%-19.086992%-16.660333%0.000000%0.0%0.000000%0.000000%19.086992%0.000000%0.0%0.000%0%

Unemployment by Race#13

Percentage unemployed of each ethno-racial group's population 16 to 64 years of age.
Scope: population of Virginia and Highland County
Female Male
Virginia
Highland County
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
6%4%2%0%2%4%6%%WhiteHispanic1BlackAsianMixedOther-0.711744%-3.291331%-0.711744%0.7%0.711744%0.837310%3.291331%0.777210%1.549053%1.5%1.137%1.14%-0.000000%-3.824792%-1.522014%0.000000%0.0%0.000000%0.000000%3.824792%0.000000%0.0%0.000%0%-0.000000%-6.799376%0.000000%0.0%0.000000%0.000000%6.799376%0.921880%0.000000%0.0%0.000%0%-0.000000%-3.429667%0.000000%0.0%0.000000%0.000000%3.429667%0.115023%0.000000%0.0%0.000%0%-0.000000%-5.881868%0.000000%0.0%0.000000%0.000000%5.881868%0.023797%0.000000%0.0%0.000%0%-0.000000%-4.176295%-1.094559%0.000000%0.0%0.000000%0.000000%4.176295%0.000000%0.0%0.000%0%

Armed Forces by Race#14

Percentage of each ethno-racial group's population 16 to 64 years of age in the armed forces.
Scope: population of Virginia and Highland County
Female Male
Virginia
Highland County
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1%0%1%2%3%4%5%%WhiteHispanic1BlackAsianMixedOther-0.000000%-0.618020%0.000000%0.0%0.000000%0.000000%0.618020%2.946332%0.000000%0.0%0.000%0%-0.000000%-1.125190%0.000000%0.0%0.000000%0.000000%1.125190%4.012425%0.000000%0.0%0.000%0%-0.000000%-0.801544%0.000000%0.0%0.000000%0.000000%0.801544%2.014552%0.000000%0.0%0.000%0%-0.000000%-0.251144%0.000000%0.0%0.000000%0.000000%0.251144%1.151963%0.000000%0.0%0.000%0%-0.000000%-1.132397%0.000000%0.0%0.000000%0.000000%1.132397%2.599174%0.000000%0.0%0.000%0%-0.000000%-1.249877%0.000000%0.0%0.000000%0.000000%1.249877%1.805919%0.000000%0.0%0.000%0%

Employment by Race#15

Percentage employed of each ethno-racial group's population 16 to 64 years of age.
Scope: population of Virginia and Highland County
Female Male
Virginia
Highland County
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
50%0%50%100%%WhiteOtherHispanic1BlackAsianMixed-70.051635%-6.282884%-68.204474%-76.334520%76.3%70.051635%68.204474%9.043194%70.051635%70.1%73.141%73.1%-0.000000%-64.252675%0.000000%0.0%0.000000%100.000000%64.252675%16.660333%100.000000%100.0%100.000%100%-0.000000%-65.626347%0.000000%0.0%0.000000%0.000000%65.626347%18.050792%0.000000%0.0%0.000%0%-0.000000%-64.274098%-3.863691%0.000000%0.0%0.000000%0.000000%64.274098%0.000000%0.0%0.000%0%-0.000000%-65.256330%0.000000%0.0%0.000000%0.000000%65.256330%15.433996%0.000000%0.0%0.000%0%-0.000000%-63.656103%0.000000%0.0%0.000000%0.000000%63.656103%5.335694%0.000000%0.0%0.000%0%

Employment Status by Place in Highland County

There is 1 place in Highland County. This section compares all 1 of those to each other, Highland County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Highland County.

Employed Working-Age Men by Place#20

Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed.
Scope: population of Highland County, selected places in Highland County, and entities that contain Highland County
0%20%40%60%80%Count#Highland County Public SchoolsHighland CoHighland CountyHighlandVirginiaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesSouth AtlanticSouthMonterey94.444444%94.444444%94.4%6894.444444%94.444444%94.4%6886.707034%86.707034%86.7%471,264471k83.826751%83.826751%83.8%16,918,49516.9M83.196825%83.196825%83.2%3,276,3853.28M82.890666%82.890666%82.9%6,325,3956.33M0.000000%0.000000%0.0%01

Employment Status by County Subdivision in Highland County

There are 3 county subdivisions in Highland County. This section compares all 3 of those to each other, Highland County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Highland County.

Employed Working-Age Men by County Subdivision#25

Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed.
Scope: population of Highland County, selected county subdivisions in Highland County, and entities that contain Highland County
0%20%40%60%80%100%Count#MontereyHighland County Public SchoolsHighland CoHighland CountyHighlandVirginiaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesSouth AtlanticSouthStonewallBlue Grass100.000000%100.000000%100.0%57194.444444%94.444444%94.4%6894.444444%94.444444%94.4%6886.707034%86.707034%86.7%471,264471k83.826751%83.826751%83.8%16,918,49516.9M83.196825%83.196825%83.2%3,276,3853.28M82.890666%82.890666%82.9%6,325,3956.33M73.333333%73.333333%73.3%1120.000000%0.000000%0.0%03

Employment Status by County in Virginia

There are 133 counties in Virginia. This section compares Highland County to the 50 most populous counties in Virginia and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Highland County. The least populous of the compared counties has a population of 34,417.

Employed Working-Age Men by County#30

Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed.
Scope: population of Highland County, selected other counties in Virginia, and entities that contain Highland County
0%20%40%60%80%Count#Gloucester CountyGloucesterLoudoun CountyLoudounAlexandria CityAlexandriaFairfax CountyFairfaxHighland County Public SchoolsHighland CoHighland CountyHighlandYork CountyYorkArlington CountyArlingtonPrince William CountyPrince WilliamFrederick CountyFrederickSpotsylvania CountySpotsylvaniaFauquier CountyFauquierHanover CountyHanoverChesterfield CountyChesterfieldHenrico CountyHenricoJames City CountyJames CityBedford CountyBedfordVirginia Beach CityVirginia BeachCharlottesville CityCharlottesvilleSuffolk CitySuffolkCampbell CountyCampbellShenandoah CountyShenandoahRockingham CountyRockinghamStafford CountyStaffordAlbemarle CountyAlbemarleIsle of Wight CountyIsle of WightVirginiaHarrisonburg CityHarrisonburgWarren CountyWarrenMontgomery CountyMontgomeryNewport News CityNewport NewsOrange CountyOrangeManassas CityManassasFranklin CountyFranklinRoanoke CityRoanokeRoanoke CountyRoanokeUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesSouth AtlanticSouthHampton CityHamptonPortsmouth CityPortsmouthPittsylvania CountyPittsylvaniaChesapeake CityChesapeakePulaski CountyPulaskiNorfolk CityNorfolkHenry CountyHenryLynchburg CityLynchburgCulpeper CountyCulpeperRichmond CityRichmondHalifax CountyHalifaxAugusta CountyAugustaWashington CountyWashingtonDanville CityDanvilleTazewell CountyTazewellWise CountyWisePrince George CountyPrince George95.375458%95.375458%95.4%2,083195.320580%95.320580%95.3%30,04630.0k294.690202%94.690202%94.7%13,14313.1k394.524869%94.524869%94.5%77,31077.3k494.444444%94.444444%94.4%6894.444444%94.444444%94.4%6894.290045%94.290045%94.3%3,732592.213093%92.213093%92.2%17,62117.6k692.186071%92.186071%92.2%31,25231.3k791.238384%91.238384%91.2%4,811891.215893%91.215893%91.2%7,622991.101491%91.101491%91.1%3,7881090.750323%90.750323%90.8%5,6121190.670336%90.670336%90.7%19,43719.4k1290.008135%90.008135%90.0%18,80918.8k1389.150943%89.150943%89.2%3,4021489.125946%89.125946%89.1%3,8851588.943370%88.943370%88.9%25,75825.8k1688.922726%88.922726%88.9%2,3361788.663746%88.663746%88.7%4,8571887.994012%87.994012%88.0%2,9391987.945535%87.945535%87.9%2,1962087.549933%87.549933%87.5%3,9452187.023622%87.023622%87.0%8,2892287.016528%87.016528%87.0%5,1072386.907115%86.907115%86.9%1,7592486.707034%86.707034%86.7%471,264471k86.605891%86.605891%86.6%2,4702586.584289%86.584289%86.6%1,9622686.572303%86.572303%86.6%4,5262786.464490%86.464490%86.5%8,9242886.182903%86.182903%86.2%1,7342985.235332%85.235332%85.2%2,6443084.323116%84.323116%84.3%2,6413184.308469%84.308469%84.3%5,3463284.017796%84.017796%84.0%4,9103383.826751%83.826751%83.8%16,918,49516.9M83.196825%83.196825%83.2%3,276,3853.28M82.890666%82.890666%82.9%6,325,3956.33M82.823129%82.823129%82.8%5,8443482.756038%82.756038%82.8%4,4203581.136671%81.136671%81.1%2,9983680.833110%80.833110%80.8%12,07012.1k3780.735226%80.735226%80.7%1,7353880.056180%80.056180%80.1%11,68511.7k3979.464906%79.464906%79.5%2,2874079.187042%79.187042%79.2%2,5914178.872404%78.872404%78.9%2,6584278.649694%78.649694%78.6%9,7624378.279119%78.279119%78.3%1,4924476.103433%76.103433%76.1%3,4144575.836884%75.836884%75.8%2,4924671.610601%71.610601%71.6%1,4054767.933406%67.933406%67.9%1,8774865.803864%65.803864%65.8%1,8054957.301727%57.301727%57.3%1,95850

Employment Status by County in the United States

There are 3,142 counties in the United States. This section compares Highland County to the 50 most populous counties in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Highland County. The least populous of the compared counties has a population of 941,618.

Employed Working-Age Men by County#35

Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed.
Scope: population of Highland County, selected other counties in the United States, and entities that contain Highland County
0%20%40%60%80%Count#Fairfax CountyFairfaxHighland County Public SchoolsHighland CoHighland CountyHighlandMontgomery CountyMontgomeryWake CountyWakeTravis CountyTravisSanta Clara CountySanta ClaraSalt Lake CountySalt LakeHennepin CountyHennepinNassau CountyNassauMecklenburg CountyMecklenburgOakland CountyOaklandKing CountyKingFairfield CountyFairfieldMiddlesex CountyMiddlesexTarrant CountyTarrantContra Costa CountyContra CostaOrange CountyOrangeWestchester CountyWestchesterHarris CountyHarrisHonolulu CountyHonoluluSuffolk CountySuffolkAlameda CountyAlamedaSt. Louis CountySt. LouisQueens CountyQueensDallas CountyDallasAllegheny CountyAlleghenyVirginiaBroward CountyBrowardHillsborough CountyHillsboroughMaricopa CountyMaricopaFranklin CountyFranklinNew York CountyNew YorkPalm Beach CountyPalm BeachLos Angeles CountyLos AngelesBexar CountyBexarSan Diego CountySan DiegoOrange CountyOrangeCook CountyCookKings CountyKingsMiami-Dade CountyMiami-DadeUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesSouth AtlanticFulton CountyFultonClark CountyClarkSouthRiverside CountyRiversideMilwaukee CountyMilwaukeeCuyahoga CountyCuyahogaPima CountyPimaSacramento CountySacramentoSan Bernardino CountySan BernardinoBronx CountyBronxFresno CountyFresnoWayne CountyWaynePhiladelphia CountyPhiladelphia94.524869%94.524869%94.5%77,31077.3k194.444444%94.444444%94.4%6894.444444%94.444444%94.4%6892.050507%92.050507%92.1%63,35163.4k291.661578%91.661578%91.7%69,05669.1k390.993453%90.993453%91.0%84,91684.9k490.376879%90.376879%90.4%129,398129k590.106681%90.106681%90.1%71,28771.3k689.855361%89.855361%89.9%72,12672.1k789.706083%89.706083%89.7%72,24372.2k889.514827%89.514827%89.5%66,53166.5k989.506093%89.506093%89.5%69,62569.6k1089.338108%89.338108%89.3%141,466141k1189.156303%89.156303%89.2%53,12253.1k1289.065096%89.065096%89.1%91,65691.7k1388.966990%88.966990%89.0%117,077117k1488.435355%88.435355%88.4%64,30464.3k1588.354538%88.354538%88.4%184,585185k1688.213162%88.213162%88.2%54,39454.4k1788.195388%88.195388%88.2%280,292280k1888.144143%88.144143%88.1%55,91655.9k1988.038411%88.038411%88.0%82,14682.1k2087.789361%87.789361%87.8%103,494103k2187.773225%87.773225%87.8%48,62948.6k2287.683423%87.683423%87.7%143,173143k2387.352998%87.352998%87.4%153,163153k2487.130266%87.130266%87.1%61,09461.1k2586.707034%86.707034%86.7%471,264471k86.496700%86.496700%86.5%105,513106k2686.483820%86.483820%86.5%76,27776.3k2786.214096%86.214096%86.2%233,310233k2885.856101%85.856101%85.9%70,48770.5k2985.725962%85.725962%85.7%102,788103k3085.404950%85.404950%85.4%68,94468.9k3185.363719%85.363719%85.4%596,024596k3285.262543%85.262543%85.3%103,646104k3385.057132%85.057132%85.1%184,164184k3485.024210%85.024210%85.0%74,27874.3k3584.548679%84.548679%84.5%296,984297k3684.123947%84.123947%84.1%145,081145k3783.832044%83.832044%83.8%158,264158k3883.826751%83.826751%83.8%16,918,49516.9M83.196825%83.196825%83.2%3,276,3853.28M83.095443%83.095443%83.1%59,84759.8k3982.916675%82.916675%82.9%122,686123k4082.890666%82.890666%82.9%6,325,3956.33M81.469653%81.469653%81.5%119,894120k4181.460511%81.460511%81.5%47,62147.6k4280.465452%80.465452%80.5%56,80756.8k4380.317421%80.317421%80.3%45,74845.7k4479.754814%79.754814%79.8%75,92175.9k4578.590614%78.590614%78.6%105,335105k4677.746048%77.746048%77.7%65,61365.6k4776.464015%76.464015%76.5%45,16545.2k4874.070240%74.070240%74.1%77,99378.0k4973.120938%73.120938%73.1%66,83466.8k50

Definitions

  • Armed Forces: persons on active duty in the Armed Forces
  • Employed: persons who did any work for pay during the survey week, those who did at least 15 hours of unpaid work in a family-owned enterprise operated by someone in their household, and those who were temporarily absent from their regular jobs
  • Unemployed: persons are classified as unemployed if they do not have a job, have actively looked for work in the prior 4 weeks, and are currently available for work
  • Not in Labor Force: not in the labor force are those who are not classified as employed or unemployed during the survey reference week
  • Working-Age Men: males aged 35 to 44 years old, the national peak employment age

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