Employment Status in Memphis, Tennessee (City)

Employment Status#1

Percentage of population aged 25 to 64 years old.
Scope: population of Tennessee and Memphis
Memphis
Tennessee
0%10%20%30%40%50%CountArmed ForcesEmployed1UnemployedOther20.082582%0.343384%0.082582%0.1%41956.589813%56.240610%56.589813%56.6%287,122287k7.237265%4.564382%7.237265%7.2%36,72036.7k36.090340%38.851624%36.090340%36.1%183,113183k

Employment Status By Sex#2

Percentage of male and female population aged 25 to 64 years old.
Scope: population of Tennessee and Memphis
Memphis
Tennessee
50%0%50%FMArmed ForcesEmployed1UnemployedOther2-0.003708%-0.003708%-0.003708%0.0%0.003708%0.168348%0.003708%0.168348%0.172056%0.2%10409-54.030802%-54.030802%-54.030802%54.0%54.030802%5.461948%54.030802%5.461948%59.492750%59.5%145,700146k141,422141k-7.153055%-7.153055%-7.153055%7.2%7.153055%0.179737%7.153055%0.179737%7.332792%7.3%19,28919.3k17,43117.4k-33.002402%-5.810033%-33.002402%-5.810033%-38.812435%38.8%33.002402%33.002402%33.002402%33.0%104,662105k78,45178.5k

Employment Status by Age#3

Employment status composition of the given age cohorts.
Scope: population of Memphis
Armed Forces
Employed
Unemployed
Not in Labor Force
75+70-7465-6962-6460-6155-5945-5435-4430-3425-2922-2420-2116-190.000000%7.665406%8%0.394239%91.940355%92%2,4110.000000%18.803159%19%0.795869%80.400972%80%3,0950.000000%31.349131%31%2.582633%66.068236%66%8,2420.000000%43.735051%44%2.972617%53.292332%53%8,9600.037453%53.938826%54%3.320849%42.702871%43%8,6470.046777%63.226214%63%4.647301%32.079708%32%27,05327.1k0.022534%69.310699%69%7.099577%7%23.567190%24%55,38255.4k0.091447%73.155300%73%7.131647%7%19.621606%20%59,27259.3k0.301358%72.022496%72%7.939304%8%19.736842%20%34,07934.1k0.079517%70.866014%71%10.095059%10%18.959410%19%39,25739.3k0.024445%64.618346%65%13.478580%13%21.878629%22%21,15521.2k0.325951%52.335238%52%16.159136%16%31.179675%31%11,79411.8k0.095688%22.965214%23%10.860633%11%66.078464%66%8,1940%20%40%60%80%100%Count

Employment by Sex and Age#4

Percentage of population employed by sex and age cohort.
Scope: population of Memphis
Female
Male
0%20%40%60%80%100%FM75+70-7465-6962-6460-6155-5945-5435-4430-3425-2922-2420-2116-195.350%5.35%12.034%12.0%15.126%15.1%24.157%24.2%28.861%28.9%34.376%34.4%42.593%42.6%45.136%45.1%53.437%53.4%54.642%54.6%62.610%62.6%64.027%64.0%67.327%67.3%71.578%71.6%70.272%70.3%76.471%76.5%70.429%70.4%74.328%74.3%68.856%68.9%73.123%73.1%65.186%65.2%64.077%64.1%51.898%51.9%53.438%53.4%22.870%22.9%23.242%23.2%

Employment Sex Ratio by Age#5

Percentage more males or females employed by age cohort.
Scope: population of Tennessee and Memphis
More Females More Males
Tennessee
Memphis
20%10%0%10%20%30%M:FFM75+70-7465-6962-6460-6155-5945-5435-4430-3425-2922-2420-2116-1919.181818%34.814815%19.181818%19.2%1.1921.191,1001,3119.688347%34.671168%9.688347%9.7%1.0971.101,4761,619-2.158450%-2.158450%2.2%13.842218%0.9790.984,1654,077-15.747652%-15.747652%15.7%7.915357%0.8640.864,8074,153-20.586735%-20.586735%20.6%7.702901%0.8290.834,7273,920-11.335052%-11.335052%11.3%6.264640%0.8980.9014,25214.3k12,80112.8k-5.217327%-5.217327%5.2%8.970708%0.9500.9528,39528.4k26,98727.0k0.385409%16.101912%0.385409%0.4%1.0041.0029,57929.6k29,69329.7k-0.217379%-0.217379%0.2%13.562256%0.9981.0017,05817.1k17,02117.0k1.887375%9.928317%1.887375%1.9%1.0191.0219,44519.4k19,81219.8k-6.048505%-6.048505%6.0%1.763795%0.9430.9410,88810.9k10,26710.3k1.125512%4.846732%1.125512%1.1%1.0111.015,8645,930-1.667058%7.233182%7.233182%7.2%1.0721.073,9544,240

Male Employment by Age#6

Percentage of male population employed by age cohort. Gray areas represent percentile bands from the places in Tennessee.
Scope: population of Tennessee, Memphis, and selected other places in Tennessees
Memphis
Tennessee
Percentile:
0th - 100th
10th - 90th
20th - 80th
30th - 70th
40th - 60th
0%20%40%60%80%100%%75+70-7465-6962-6460-6155-5945-5435-4430-3425-2922-2420-2116-1912.034%12.0%24.157%24.2%34.376%34.4%45.136%45.1%54.642%54.6%64.027%64.0%71.578%71.6%76.471%76.5%74.328%74.3%73.123%73.1%64.077%64.1%53.438%53.4%23.242%23.2%

Female Employment by Age#7

Percentage of female population employed by age cohort. Gray areas represent percentile bands from the places in Tennessee.
Scope: population of Tennessee, Memphis, and selected other places in Tennessees
Memphis
Tennessee
Percentile:
0th - 100th
10th - 90th
20th - 80th
30th - 70th
40th - 60th
0%20%40%60%80%100%%75+70-7465-6962-6460-6155-5945-5435-4430-3425-2922-2420-2116-195.350%5.35%15.126%15.1%28.861%28.9%42.593%42.6%53.437%53.4%62.610%62.6%67.327%67.3%70.272%70.3%70.429%70.4%68.856%68.9%65.186%65.2%51.898%51.9%22.870%22.9%

Employment among the Married#8

Selected family employment structures as a percentage of all married couple households.
Scope: households in Tennessee and Memphis
Memphis
Tennessee
0%5%10%15%20%25%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 …224.617335%23.982879%24.617335%24.6%18,06118.1k10.721442%10.595246%10.721442%10.7%7,8661.912304%1.611024%1.912304%1.9%1,4030.557471%0.816389%0.557471%0.6%40927.945807%24.756417%27.945807%27.9%20,50320.5k12.541061%12.281055%12.541061%12.5%9,2017.487017%7.095813%7.487017%7.5%5,49314.217564%18.861176%14.217564%14.2%10,43110.4k

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 Tennessee and Memphis
Memphis
Tennessee
0%20%40%60%CountBoth WorkStay at Home MomsStay at Home DadsNeither Work65.110494%64.808891%65.110494%65.1%18,06118.1k28.357187%28.631514%28.357187%28.4%7,8665.057861%4.353468%5.057861%5.1%1,4031.474458%2.206127%1.474458%1.5%409

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 Tennessee and Memphis
Memphis
Tennessee
0%10%20%30%40%CountBoth WorkLadies Who LunchGents Who LunchNeither Work44.935128%39.299355%44.935128%44.9%20,50320.5k20.165249%19.495451%20.165249%20.2%9,20112.038660%11.264186%12.038660%12.0%5,49322.860963%29.941007%22.860963%22.9%10,43110.4k

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 Tennessee and Memphis
Memphis
Tennessee
0%20%40%60%80%CountBachelor's Degree1Some College2H.S. Diploma3No H.S. Diploma382.822564%82.980891%82.822564%82.8%72,26672.3k72.778136%73.345654%72.778136%72.8%76,74676.7k60.861557%64.342746%60.861557%60.9%61,13361.1k45.589904%44.710778%45.589904%45.6%22,50522.5k

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 Tennessee and Memphis
Female Male
Tennessee
Memphis
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40%20%0%20%40%%MixedBlackOtherHispanic1AsianWhite-40.204271%-2.550831%-38.577275%-6.623759%-42.755102%42.8%40.204271%38.577275%40.204271%40.2%41.420%41.4%-39.398788%-37.084289%-39.398788%39.4%39.398788%4.071659%37.084289%3.426943%43.470448%43.5%41.269%41.3%-14.541757%-41.316060%-19.311884%-28.447017%-55.857816%55.9%14.541757%19.311884%14.541757%14.5%31.567%31.6%-15.006002%-36.981484%-18.145485%-27.964178%-51.987486%52.0%15.006002%18.145485%15.006002%15.0%31.617%31.6%-23.831185%-8.338073%-22.458955%-17.187995%-32.169258%32.2%23.831185%22.458955%23.831185%23.8%27.982%28.0%-23.473929%-8.942251%-28.029958%-9.521136%-32.416180%32.4%23.473929%28.029958%23.473929%23.5%27.875%27.9%

Unemployment by Race#13

Percentage unemployed of each ethno-racial group's population 16 to 64 years of age.
Scope: population of Tennessee and Memphis
Female Male
Tennessee
Memphis
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
10%5%0%5%10%%BlackMixedHispanic1WhiteOtherAsian-10.441529%-8.873277%-10.441529%10.4%10.441529%0.474571%8.873277%0.176598%10.916101%10.9%10.659%10.7%-6.839988%-0.677019%-7.028668%-7.517007%7.5%6.839988%7.028668%0.494178%6.839988%6.8%7.163%7.16%-1.905762%-5.179258%-3.665968%-1.744523%-7.085020%7.1%1.905762%3.665968%1.905762%1.9%4.232%4.23%-3.942161%-4.394630%-3.942161%3.9%3.942161%0.127915%4.394630%0.667438%4.070076%4.1%4.007%4.01%-2.821914%-1.730135%-4.028120%-1.231319%-4.552049%4.6%2.821914%4.028120%2.821914%2.8%3.535%3.53%-2.754612%-1.808222%-2.866345%-4.562835%4.6%2.754612%2.866345%0.638643%2.754612%2.8%3.655%3.65%

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 Tennessee and Memphis
Female Male
Tennessee
Memphis
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0.0%0.5%1.0%1.5%%MixedWhiteBlackHispanic1AsianOther-0.000000%-0.174289%0.000000%0.00%0.000000%0.804704%0.174289%1.684115%0.804704%0.80%0.421%0.42%-0.000000%-0.059770%0.000000%0.00%0.000000%0.347061%0.059770%0.644318%0.347061%0.35%0.176%0.18%-0.006723%-0.136145%-0.006723%0.01%0.006723%0.127066%0.136145%0.594433%0.133789%0.13%0.065%0.07%-0.000000%-0.102334%0.000000%0.00%0.000000%0.075030%0.102334%1.741205%0.075030%0.08%0.041%0.04%-0.000000%-0.154803%0.000000%0.00%0.000000%0.000000%0.154803%0.233363%0.000000%0.00%0.000%0%-0.000000%-0.165894%0.000000%0.00%0.000000%0.000000%0.165894%1.494102%0.000000%0.00%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 Tennessee and Memphis
Female Male
Tennessee
Memphis
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
60%40%20%0%20%40%60%80%%WhiteAsianHispanic1OtherBlackMixed-67.583820%-62.448906%-67.583820%67.6%67.583820%8.942251%62.448906%9.521136%76.526071%76.5%72.125%72.1%-67.830742%-60.353050%-67.830742%67.8%67.830742%8.338073%60.353050%17.187995%76.168815%76.2%72.018%72.0%-48.012514%-53.890338%-48.012514%48.0%48.012514%36.981484%53.890338%27.964178%84.993998%85.0%68.383%68.4%-44.142184%-52.241099%-44.142184%44.1%44.142184%41.316060%52.241099%28.447017%85.458243%85.5%68.433%68.4%-56.529552%-4.071659%-59.488767%-3.426943%-60.601212%60.6%56.529552%59.488767%56.529552%56.5%58.731%58.7%-57.244898%-54.798966%-57.244898%57.2%57.244898%2.550831%54.798966%6.623759%59.795729%59.8%58.580%58.6%

Map of Employment Status by Neighborhood in Memphis

Both Parents Work Employment Status by Neighborhood#16

Percentage of married families with children under the age of 18 present in which both parents work outside the home (%):
14%19%24%29%34%40%

Stay at Home Moms Employment Status by Neighborhood#17

Percentage of married families with children under the age of 18 present in which the husband works outside the home and the wife stays at home (%):
5.5%9.4%13.3%17.1%21.0%24.9%

Stay at Home Dads Employment Status by Neighborhood#18

Percentage of married families with children under the age of 18 present in which the wife works outside the home and the husband stays at home (%):
0.0%1.1%2.3%3.4%4.5%5.7%

Neither Parent Works Employment Status by Neighborhood#19

Percentage of married families with children under the age of 18 present in which neither parent works outside the home (%):
0.00%0.30%0.59%0.89%1.19%1.49%

Employed Working-Age Men Employment Status by Neighborhood#20

Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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Map of Employment Status by Tract in Memphis

Both Parents Work Employment Status by Tract#21

Percentage of married families with children under the age of 18 present in which both parents work outside the home (%):
0%12%23%35%47%59%

Stay at Home Moms Employment Status by Tract#22

Percentage of married families with children under the age of 18 present in which the husband works outside the home and the wife stays at home (%):
0%12%23%35%47%59%

Stay at Home Dads Employment Status by Tract#23

Percentage of married families with children under the age of 18 present in which the wife works outside the home and the husband stays at home (%):
0%6%11%17%22%29%

Neither Parent Works Employment Status by Tract#24

Percentage of married families with children under the age of 18 present in which neither parent works outside the home (%):
0%6%11%17%23%29%

Employed Working-Age Men Employment Status by Tract#25

Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
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Employment Status by Neighborhood in Memphis

There are 20 neighborhoods that are fully or partially contained within Memphis (5 fully and 15 partially). This section compares all 20 of those to each other, Memphis, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Memphis.

Employed Working-Age Men by Neighborhood#30

Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed.
Scope: population of Memphis, selected neighborhoods in Memphis, and entities that contain Memphis
0%20%40%60%80%Count#Elmore Park NeighborhoodElmore ParkHistoric Bartlett NeighborhoodHist BartlettFour Way NeighborhoodFour WayPoet/Old Bartlett Park NeighborhoodPoet/Old Bartlett PkCordova-Appling NeighborhoodCordova-ApplingCherry Valley NeighborhoodCherry ValleyEads-Fisherville NeighborhoodEads-FishervilleBerclair-Highland Heights NeighborhoodBerclair-Highland HtsRaleigh NeighborhoodRaleighUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesSouthTennesseeMemphis Metro AreaMemphis AreaHickory Ridge-South Riverdale NeighborhoodHickory Rdg-S Riv…Shelby CountyShelbyWolf Forest Farms NeighborhoodWolf Frst FarmsEast Memphis-Colonial-Yorkshire NeighborhoodE Memphis-Coloni…East South CentralBartlett Woods NeighborhoodBartlett WdsShelby County School DistrictShelby CountyMemphisMidtown NeighborhoodMidtownParkway Village-Oakhaven NeighborhoodPkwy Vlg-OakhavenWindyke-Southwind NeighborhoodWindyke-SouthwindShelby Forest-Frayser NeighborhoodShelby Frst-FrayserDowntown NeighborhoodDowntownWhite Haven-Coro Lake NeighborhoodWhite Hvn-Coro LkRiver Oaks-Kirby-Balmoral NeighborhoodRiv Oaks-Kirby-Bal…99.997495%99.997495%100.0%77192.183908%92.183908%92.2%15292.104907%92.104907%92.1%38392.040144%92.040144%92.0%2829491.869970%91.869970%91.9%4,140590.375587%90.375587%90.4%56689.603025%89.603025%89.6%199200788.800099%88.800099%88.8%2,2562,257884.516728%84.516728%84.5%2,5102,511983.826751%83.826751%83.8%16,918,49516.9M82.890666%82.890666%82.9%6,325,3956.33M81.898889%81.898889%81.9%340,131340k81.707053%81.707053%81.7%68,04468.0k81.353880%81.353880%81.4%3,1811080.893122%80.893122%80.9%46,28346.3k79.911374%79.911374%79.9%271179.629571%79.629571%79.6%4,7654,7661279.481008%79.481008%79.5%932,530933k79.459459%79.459459%79.5%491377.853689%77.853689%77.9%35,09835.1k76.471194%76.471194%76.5%29,69329.7k75.958884%75.958884%76.0%3,0203,0211473.589832%73.589832%73.6%1,5381,5391569.845054%69.845054%69.8%01664.175594%64.175594%64.2%1,2011,2021763.336368%63.336368%63.3%2,2132,2141862.088124%62.088124%62.1%2,6072,6081959.952597%59.952597%60.0%1,78620

Employment Status by Place in the Memphis Area

There are 57 places in the Memphis Area. This section compares Memphis to all of the places in the Memphis Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Memphis.

Employed Working-Age Men by Place#35

Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed.
Scope: population of Memphis, selected other places in the Memphis Area, and entities that contain Memphis
0%50%100%Count#ByhaliaColdwaterPotts CampWhite OakCrawfordsvilleTurrellClarkedaleWillistonSnow Lake ShoresSnow Lk ShrsGarlandAnthonyvilleLa GrangeAtokaMunfordArlingtonBrightonMarionColliervilleLynchburgMillingtonBartlettOlive BranchRossvilleHernandoGermantownBradenSouthavenGrand JunctionGrand JctBridgetownLakelandGilt EdgeUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesSouthTennesseeMemphis Metro AreaMemphis AreaShelby CountyShelbyPipertonEast South CentralShelby County School DistrictShelby CountyMemphisSunsetCovingtonSomervilleMasonHolly SpringsGallawayEdmondsonJericho100.000000%100.000000%100.0%351100.000000%100.000000%100.0%1232100.000000%100.000000%100.0%473100.000000%100.000000%100.0%224100.000000%100.000000%100.0%315100.000000%100.000000%100.0%206100.000000%100.000000%100.0%377100.000000%100.000000%100.0%178100.000000%100.000000%100.0%179100.000000%100.000000%100.0%2310100.000000%100.000000%100.0%311100.000000%100.000000%100.0%41297.254902%97.254902%97.3%7441396.164384%96.164384%96.2%3511494.967381%94.967381%95.0%1,0191594.822006%94.822006%94.8%2931694.090382%94.090382%94.1%8121793.921156%93.921156%93.9%3,1211892.957746%92.957746%93.0%1321992.584746%92.584746%92.6%4372092.215735%92.215735%92.2%3,3172191.991701%91.991701%92.0%2,2172291.489362%91.489362%91.5%432391.140279%91.140279%91.1%1,1112491.042277%91.042277%91.0%2,1752590.909091%90.909091%90.9%102690.256558%90.256558%90.3%3,1312788.888889%88.888889%88.9%162888.461538%88.461538%88.5%692985.159363%85.159363%85.2%8553084.000000%84.000000%84.0%213383.826751%83.826751%83.8%16,918,49516.9M82.890666%82.890666%82.9%6,325,3956.33M81.898889%81.898889%81.9%340,131340k81.707053%81.707053%81.7%68,04468.0k80.893122%80.893122%80.9%46,28346.3k79.518072%79.518072%79.5%663779.481008%79.481008%79.5%932,530933k77.853689%77.853689%77.9%35,09835.1k76.471194%76.471194%76.5%29,69329.7k3975.000000%75.000000%75.0%34166.197183%66.197183%66.2%3764555.607477%55.607477%55.6%1194939.080460%39.080460%39.1%345336.918138%36.918138%36.9%2305414.634146%14.634146%14.6%6550.000000%0.000000%0.0%0560.000000%0.000000%0.0%057

Employment Status by Place in Tennessee

There are 429 places in Tennessee. This section compares Memphis to the 50 most populous places in Tennessee and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Memphis. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 11,164.

Employed Working-Age Men by Place#40

Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed.
Scope: population of Memphis, selected other places in Tennessee, and entities that contain Memphis
0%20%40%60%80%Count#Spring HillFranklinBrentwoodArlingtonColliervilleMiddle ValleyFarragutBartlettHendersonvilleSmyrnaGermantownLa VergnePortlandMount JulietSoddy-DaisyMurfreesboroGoodlettsvilleNashville-DavidsonSpringfieldMaryvilleClarksvilleTullahomaLakelandSeymourLebanonJohnson CityUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesMcMinnvilleSouthKnoxvilleSeviervilleEast RidgeTennesseeMemphis Metro AreaMemphis AreaAthensShelbyvilleGallatinDyersburgShelby CountyShelbyColumbiaRed BankChattanoogaMorristownLewisburgEast South CentralJacksonOak RidgeKingsportShelby County School DistrictShelby CountyBristolDicksonMemphisClevelandElizabethtonCookevilleCrossvilleGreeneville96.730704%96.730704%96.7%2,870196.209054%96.209054%96.2%5,228296.127485%96.127485%96.1%2,805394.967381%94.967381%95.0%1,019493.921156%93.921156%93.9%3,121593.314763%93.314763%93.3%1,005692.714777%92.714777%92.7%1,349792.215735%92.215735%92.2%3,317892.034900%92.034900%92.0%3,270991.398535%91.398535%91.4%2,8691091.042277%91.042277%91.0%2,1751190.853439%90.853439%90.9%2,5231290.356083%90.356083%90.4%6091389.520824%89.520824%89.5%1,9991488.301282%88.301282%88.3%5511587.442757%87.442757%87.4%7,2561687.056128%87.056128%87.1%7601786.274817%86.274817%86.3%38,58938.6k1885.579642%85.579642%85.6%9081985.371429%85.371429%85.4%1,4942085.342420%85.342420%85.3%7,6392185.230480%85.230480%85.2%9062285.159363%85.159363%85.2%8552384.789644%84.789644%84.8%7862484.568835%84.568835%84.6%1,6772583.897259%83.897259%83.9%3,3972683.826751%83.826751%83.8%16,918,49516.9M82.912032%82.912032%82.9%8202782.890666%82.890666%82.9%6,325,3956.33M82.592919%82.592919%82.6%8,4222882.476024%82.476024%82.5%9462982.248062%82.248062%82.2%1,0613081.898889%81.898889%81.9%340,131340k81.707053%81.707053%81.7%68,04468.0k81.672026%81.672026%81.7%5083181.526104%81.526104%81.5%1,0153281.522283%81.522283%81.5%1,6283381.367144%81.367144%81.4%7383480.893122%80.893122%80.9%46,28346.3k80.541369%80.541369%80.5%1,5773580.518320%80.518320%80.5%9013680.019314%80.019314%80.0%8,2863779.723046%79.723046%79.7%1,6123879.487179%79.487179%79.5%4653979.481008%79.481008%79.5%932,530933k79.368932%79.368932%79.4%2,9434079.213115%79.213115%79.2%1,2084178.235294%78.235294%78.2%2,3944277.853689%77.853689%77.9%35,09835.1k76.857296%76.857296%76.9%1,4384376.484018%76.484018%76.5%6704476.471194%76.471194%76.5%29,69329.7k4575.435993%75.435993%75.4%2,0334667.909454%67.909454%67.9%5104766.807314%66.807314%66.8%9504860.530973%60.530973%60.5%3424959.018036%59.018036%59.0%58950

Employment Status by Place in the South

There are 9,693 places in the South. This section compares Memphis to the 50 most populous places in the South and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Memphis. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 188,973.

Employed Working-Age Men by Place#45

Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed.
Scope: population of Memphis, selected other places in the South, and entities that contain Memphis
0%20%40%60%80%Count#PlanoArlingtonAustinIrvingAmarilloGarlandRaleighVirginia BeachVirginia BchCharlotteArlingtonFort WorthDurhamLubbockOrlandoHoustonDallasNashville-DavidsonCorpus ChristiOklahoma CityGreensboroLexington-FayetteWashingtonSan AntonioEl PasoUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesTulsaBaton RougeTampaSouthSt. PetersburgLittle RockMiamiWinston-SalemJacksonvilleLouisvilleFayettevilleTennesseeMemphis Metro AreaMemphis AreaHialeahHuntsvilleLaredoShelby CountyShelbyChesapeakeNorfolkEast South CentralMontgomeryRichmondAtlantaColumbusShelby County School DistrictShelby CountyNew OrleansShreveportMemphisBaltimoreMobileBirminghamAugusta-Richmond County consolidated government (balance)Augusta-Richmon…93.237006%93.237006%93.2%18,58418.6k192.213093%92.213093%92.2%17,62117.6k291.468530%91.468530%91.5%68,47768.5k391.274919%91.274919%91.3%17,26117.3k490.471039%90.471039%90.5%10,87110.9k589.549275%89.549275%89.5%13,53013.5k689.191276%89.191276%89.2%28,87328.9k788.943370%88.943370%88.9%25,75825.8k888.885729%88.885729%88.9%53,13553.1k987.702524%87.702524%87.7%21,92321.9k1087.576161%87.576161%87.6%50,02050.0k1187.035451%87.035451%87.0%15,24615.2k1286.865990%86.865990%86.9%11,38911.4k1386.696933%86.696933%86.7%16,42316.4k1486.684779%86.684779%86.7%140,386140k1586.615474%86.615474%86.6%79,18379.2k1686.274817%86.274817%86.3%38,58938.6k1786.254538%86.254538%86.3%17,10617.1k1886.114554%86.114554%86.1%35,43735.4k1985.915242%85.915242%85.9%14,47514.5k2084.890097%84.890097%84.9%17,80417.8k2184.835284%84.835284%84.8%39,14339.1k2284.318142%84.318142%84.3%77,48577.5k2384.026577%84.026577%84.0%34,01934.0k2483.826751%83.826751%83.8%16,918,49516.9M83.792746%83.792746%83.8%20,21520.2k2583.467707%83.467707%83.5%9,6282683.231668%83.231668%83.2%19,51219.5k2782.890666%82.890666%82.9%6,325,3956.33M82.758397%82.758397%82.8%12,73912.7k2882.591571%82.591571%82.6%10,48510.5k2982.526111%82.526111%82.5%29,63129.6k3082.291013%82.291013%82.3%11,80311.8k3182.226023%82.226023%82.2%43,75043.8k3282.026204%82.026204%82.0%31,11531.1k3381.907535%81.907535%81.9%9,0003481.898889%81.898889%81.9%340,131340k81.707053%81.707053%81.7%68,04468.0k81.607054%81.607054%81.6%13,14213.1k3581.207729%81.207729%81.2%8,4053681.185583%81.185583%81.2%13,31213.3k3780.893122%80.893122%80.9%46,28346.3k80.833110%80.833110%80.8%12,07012.1k3880.056180%80.056180%80.1%11,68511.7k3979.481008%79.481008%79.5%932,530933k78.881073%78.881073%78.9%9,6444078.649694%78.649694%78.6%9,7624178.418879%78.418879%78.4%26,58426.6k4278.259119%78.259119%78.3%9,7194377.853689%77.853689%77.9%35,09835.1k77.043346%77.043346%77.0%18,18318.2k4476.764864%76.764864%76.8%8,5474576.471194%76.471194%76.5%29,69329.7k4674.017917%74.017917%74.0%26,60526.6k4772.813431%72.813431%72.8%8,0674872.102792%72.102792%72.1%8,7544963.590076%63.590076%63.6%6,86950

Employment Status by Place in the United States

There are 29,322 places in the United States. This section compares Memphis to the 50 most populous places in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Memphis. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 383,899.

Employed Working-Age Men by Place#50

Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed.
Scope: population of Memphis, selected other places in the United States, and entities that contain Memphis
0%20%40%60%80%Count#AustinSan JoseRaleighVirginia BeachVirginia BchCharlotteColorado SpringsColorado SpgsSeattleDenverArlingtonSan FranciscoMesaFort WorthHoustonDallasSan DiegoMinneapolisNashville-DavidsonOklahoma CityOmahaPortlandLos AngelesKansas CityWichitaWashingtonNew YorkLong BeachSan AntonioEl PasoUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesPhoenixTulsaChicagoColumbusAlbuquerqueSouthOaklandMiamiLas VegasBostonJacksonvilleLouisvilleTennesseeIndianapolisMemphis Metro AreaMemphis AreaShelby CountyShelbyEast South CentralSacramentoAtlantaMilwaukeeShelby County School DistrictShelby CountyMemphisTucsonBaltimoreFresnoPhiladelphiaClevelandDetroit91.468530%91.468530%91.5%68,47768.5k189.320641%89.320641%89.3%68,68468.7k289.191276%89.191276%89.2%28,87328.9k388.943370%88.943370%88.9%25,75825.8k488.885729%88.885729%88.9%53,13553.1k588.780231%88.780231%88.8%25,32925.3k688.554782%88.554782%88.6%49,09349.1k788.135281%88.135281%88.1%47,89847.9k887.702524%87.702524%87.7%21,92321.9k987.587463%87.587463%87.6%63,96664.0k1087.579210%87.579210%87.6%25,29225.3k1187.576161%87.576161%87.6%50,02050.0k1286.684779%86.684779%86.7%140,386140k1386.615474%86.615474%86.6%79,18379.2k1486.562128%86.562128%86.6%82,85982.9k1586.339842%86.339842%86.3%24,41024.4k1686.274817%86.274817%86.3%38,58938.6k1786.114554%86.114554%86.1%35,43735.4k1886.096143%86.096143%86.1%24,28624.3k1986.079669%86.079669%86.1%45,70445.7k2085.431073%85.431073%85.4%247,956248k2185.391377%85.391377%85.4%26,52026.5k2285.168183%85.168183%85.2%19,85119.9k2384.835284%84.835284%84.8%39,14339.1k2484.582308%84.582308%84.6%481,928482k2584.488204%84.488204%84.5%27,28827.3k2684.318142%84.318142%84.3%77,48577.5k2784.026577%84.026577%84.0%34,01934.0k2883.826751%83.826751%83.8%16,918,49516.9M83.807637%83.807637%83.8%91,35291.4k2983.792746%83.792746%83.8%20,21520.2k3083.502988%83.502988%83.5%160,537161k3183.389400%83.389400%83.4%46,60346.6k3282.924639%82.924639%82.9%29,55629.6k3382.890666%82.890666%82.9%6,325,3956.33M82.591888%82.591888%82.6%26,92026.9k3482.526111%82.526111%82.5%29,63129.6k3582.429827%82.429827%82.4%35,06435.1k3682.260151%82.260151%82.3%33,06233.1k3782.226023%82.226023%82.2%43,75043.8k3882.026204%82.026204%82.0%31,11531.1k3981.898889%81.898889%81.9%340,131340k81.817673%81.817673%81.8%43,84243.8k4081.707053%81.707053%81.7%68,04468.0k80.893122%80.893122%80.9%46,28346.3k79.481008%79.481008%79.5%932,530933k78.811232%78.811232%78.8%25,25925.3k4178.418879%78.418879%78.4%26,58426.6k4278.119364%78.119364%78.1%27,72327.7k4377.853689%77.853689%77.9%35,09835.1k76.471194%76.471194%76.5%29,69329.7k4475.848098%75.848098%75.8%23,58823.6k4574.017917%74.017917%74.0%26,60526.6k4674.016447%74.016447%74.0%22,50122.5k4773.120938%73.120938%73.1%66,83466.8k4864.097134%64.097134%64.1%13,62013.6k4958.323492%58.323492%58.3%22,22322.2k50

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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