Employment Status in Roanoke, Virginia (City)

Employment Status#1

Percentage of population aged 25 to 64 years old.
Scope: population of Virginia and Roanoke
Roanoke
Virginia
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%CountArmed ForcesEmployed1UnemployedOther20.105506%1.673322%0.105506%0.1%8459.057225%60.670204%59.057225%59.1%47,01947.0k4.708852%3.837904%4.708852%4.7%3,74936.128416%33.818570%36.128416%36.1%28,76428.8k

Employment Status By Sex#2

Percentage of male and female population aged 25 to 64 years old.
Scope: population of Virginia and Roanoke
Roanoke
Virginia
50%0%50%FMArmed ForcesEmployed1UnemployedOther2-0.033272%-0.033272%-0.033272%0.0%0.033272%0.153200%0.033272%0.153200%0.186473%0.2%1470-54.904104%-54.904104%-54.904104%54.9%54.904104%8.808301%54.904104%8.808301%63.712406%63.7%23,10223.1k23,91723.9k-4.154289%-4.154289%-4.154289%4.2%4.154289%1.176168%4.154289%1.176168%5.330456%5.3%1,7482,001-30.770665%-10.137670%-30.770665%-10.137670%-40.908335%40.9%30.770665%30.770665%30.770665%30.8%17,21317.2k11,55111.6k

Employment Status by Age#3

Employment status composition of the given age cohorts.
Scope: population of Roanoke
Armed Forces
Employed
Unemployed
Not in Labor Force
75+70-7465-6962-6460-6155-5945-5435-4430-3425-2922-2420-2116-190.000000%7.559461%8%0.000000%92.440539%92%4990.000000%13.699050%14%0.000000%86.300950%86%4470.000000%30.645486%31%0.703801%68.650714%69%1,5240.000000%55.913978%56%1.389982%42.696040%43%2,1320.000000%63.114460%63%1.435235%35.450305%35%1,7590.000000%59.439252%59%5.295950%35.264798%35%3,8160.000000%70.192090%70%4.994350%24.813559%25%9,3180.000000%77.107406%77%4.901124%17.991470%18%9,9430.637384%79.853125%80%5.528613%13.980878%14%5,8090.086978%77.447813%77%6.349404%6%16.115805%16%6,2400.000000%70.048833%70%13.781877%14%16.169289%16%2,5821.236045%64.154705%64%7.814992%8%26.794258%27%1,6400.000000%33.753027%34%9.007264%9%57.239709%57%1,3940%20%40%60%80%100%Count

Employment by Sex and Age#4

Percentage of population employed by sex and age cohort.
Scope: population of Roanoke
Female
Male
0%20%40%60%80%100%FM75+70-7465-6962-6460-6155-5945-5435-4430-3425-2922-2420-2116-194.402%4.40%13.523%13.5%12.459%12.5%15.283%15.3%28.624%28.6%33.054%33.1%53.290%53.3%58.873%58.9%63.535%63.5%62.667%62.7%59.857%59.9%58.938%58.9%68.077%68.1%72.404%72.4%70.140%70.1%84.308%84.3%73.309%73.3%87.610%87.6%76.174%76.2%79.034%79.0%66.650%66.7%74.270%74.3%65.346%65.3%65.431%65.4%33.845%33.8%33.676%33.7%

Employment Sex Ratio by Age#5

Percentage more males or females employed by age cohort.
Scope: population of Virginia and Roanoke
More Females More Males
Virginia
Roanoke
20%0%20%40%60%M:FFM75+70-7465-6962-6460-6155-5945-5435-4430-3425-2922-2420-2116-1962.631579%35.433010%62.631579%62.6%1.6261.63190309-4.109589%-4.109589%4.1%23.603334%0.9610.96228219-3.200000%-3.200000%3.2%21.049081%0.9690.97774750-2.085308%-2.085308%2.1%9.850153%0.9800.981,0771,055-7.919622%-7.919622%7.9%5.261591%0.9270.93913846-21.731551%-21.731551%21.7%5.134925%0.8210.822,0951,7211.731977%8.161518%1.731977%1.7%1.0171.024,6194,69916.293235%15.524570%16.293235%16.3%1.1631.164,5975,34620.539104%15.837241%20.539104%20.5%1.2051.212,6343,175-6.144698%-6.144698%6.1%10.311853%0.9420.943,2133,027-11.466011%-11.466011%11.5%7.576727%0.8970.901,3611,22111.612903%7.500000%11.612903%11.6%1.1161.12775865-8.951986%17.812500%17.812500%17.8%1.1781.18640754

Male Employment by Age#6

Percentage of male population employed by age cohort. Gray areas represent percentile bands from the places in Virginia.
Scope: population of Virginia, Roanoke, and selected other places in Virginias
Roanoke
Virginia
Percentile:
0th - 100th
10th - 90th
20th - 80th
30th - 70th
40th - 60th
0%20%40%60%80%100%%75+70-7465-6962-6460-6155-5945-5435-4430-3425-2922-2420-2116-1913.523%13.5%15.283%15.3%33.054%33.1%58.873%58.9%62.667%62.7%58.938%58.9%72.404%72.4%84.308%84.3%87.610%87.6%79.034%79.0%74.270%74.3%65.431%65.4%33.676%33.7%

Female Employment by Age#7

Percentage of female population employed by age cohort. Gray areas represent percentile bands from the places in Virginia.
Scope: population of Virginia, Roanoke, and selected other places in Virginias
Roanoke
Virginia
Percentile:
0th - 100th
10th - 90th
20th - 80th
30th - 70th
40th - 60th
0%20%40%60%80%100%%75+70-7465-6962-6460-6155-5945-5435-4430-3425-2922-2420-2116-194.402%4.40%12.459%12.5%28.624%28.6%53.290%53.3%63.535%63.5%59.857%59.9%68.077%68.1%70.140%70.1%73.309%73.3%76.174%76.2%66.650%66.7%65.346%65.3%33.845%33.8%

Employment among the Married#8

Selected family employment structures as a percentage of all married couple households.
Scope: households in Virginia and Roanoke
Roanoke
Virginia
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 …223.919349%27.670740%23.919349%23.9%3,3817.541563%11.289277%7.541563%7.5%1,0661.457375%1.465508%1.457375%1.5%2060.565971%0.537035%0.565971%0.6%8029.366820%27.265496%29.366820%29.4%4,15112.239123%10.742759%12.239123%12.2%1,7307.152458%6.067106%7.152458%7.2%1,01117.757340%14.962079%17.757340%17.8%2,510

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 Roanoke
Roanoke
Virginia
0%20%40%60%CountBoth WorkStay at Home MomsStay at Home DadsNeither Work71.434608%67.551296%71.434608%71.4%3,38122.522713%27.559989%22.522713%22.5%1,0664.352419%3.577677%4.352419%4.4%2061.690260%1.311038%1.690260%1.7%80

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 Roanoke
Roanoke
Virginia
0%10%20%30%40%CountBoth WorkLadies Who LunchGents Who LunchNeither Work44.150181%46.183399%44.150181%44.2%4,15118.400340%18.196520%18.400340%18.4%1,73010.753031%10.276709%10.753031%10.8%1,01126.696448%25.343373%26.696448%26.7%2,510

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 Roanoke
Roanoke
Virginia
0%20%40%60%80%CountBachelor's Degree1Some College2H.S. Diploma3No H.S. Diploma383.861933%84.941682%83.861933%83.9%11,07911.1k72.477170%76.388505%72.477170%72.5%12,61912.6k67.437311%69.547879%67.437311%67.4%11,37611.4k56.619759%54.952948%56.619759%56.6%3,943

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 Roanoke
Female Male
Virginia
Roanoke
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40%20%0%20%%MixedBlackHispanic1AsianWhiteOther-36.209553%-6.647590%-31.008203%-5.335694%-42.857143%42.9%36.209553%31.008203%36.209553%36.2%39.987%40.0%-36.627907%-31.862210%-36.627907%36.6%36.627907%1.329840%31.862210%3.863691%37.957746%38.0%37.252%37.3%-11.546253%-48.042148%-16.322862%-18.050792%-59.588400%59.6%11.546253%16.322862%11.546253%11.5%31.686%31.7%-29.969419%-19.309674%-15.433996%-29.969419%30.0%29.969419%2.634748%19.309674%32.604167%32.6%31.273%31.3%-25.193617%-6.411701%-22.752332%-9.043194%-31.605318%31.6%25.193617%22.752332%25.193617%25.2%28.474%28.5%-6.116643%-13.958404%-19.086992%-16.660333%-20.075047%20.1%6.116643%19.086992%6.116643%6.1%12.136%12.1%

Unemployment by Race#13

Percentage unemployed of each ethno-racial group's population 16 to 64 years of age.
Scope: population of Virginia and Roanoke
Female Male
Virginia
Roanoke
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5%0%5%10%15%%MixedBlackWhiteHispanic1AsianOther-8.079625%-5.881868%-8.079625%8.1%8.079625%10.102193%5.881868%0.023797%18.181818%18.2%12.442%12.4%-7.423173%-6.799376%-7.423173%7.4%7.423173%0.781053%6.799376%0.921880%8.204225%8.2%7.790%7.79%-3.993452%-3.291331%-3.993452%4.0%3.993452%1.760486%3.291331%0.777210%5.753937%5.8%4.853%4.85%-2.025658%-4.616063%-3.824792%-1.522014%-6.641721%6.6%2.025658%3.824792%2.025658%2.0%3.961%3.96%-1.875000%-3.017966%-3.429667%-4.892966%4.9%1.875000%3.429667%0.115023%1.875000%1.9%3.400%3.40%-0.938086%-4.176295%-1.094559%-0.938086%0.9%0.938086%3.187092%4.176295%4.125178%4.1%2.751%2.75%

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 Roanoke
Female Male
Virginia
Roanoke
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1%0%1%2%3%4%5%%BlackWhiteHispanic1AsianMixedOther-0.000000%-0.801544%0.000000%0.0%0.000000%0.622066%0.801544%2.014552%0.622066%0.6%0.292%0.29%-0.069451%-0.618020%-0.069451%0.1%0.069451%0.018911%0.618020%2.946332%0.088362%0.1%0.079%0.08%-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%-0.251144%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 Roanoke
Female Male
Virginia
Roanoke
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
50%0%50%%OtherWhiteAsianHispanic1BlackMixed-79.924953%-64.252675%-79.924953%79.9%79.924953%13.958404%64.252675%16.660333%93.883357%93.9%87.864%87.9%-68.394682%-68.204474%-68.394682%68.4%68.394682%6.411701%68.204474%9.043194%74.806383%74.8%71.526%71.5%-67.395833%-2.634748%-65.256330%-70.030581%70.0%67.395833%65.256330%15.433996%67.395833%67.4%68.727%68.7%-40.411600%-65.626347%-40.411600%40.4%40.411600%48.042148%65.626347%18.050792%88.453747%88.5%68.314%68.3%-62.042254%-1.329840%-64.274098%-3.863691%-63.372093%63.4%62.042254%64.274098%62.042254%62.0%62.748%62.7%-57.142857%-63.656103%-57.142857%57.1%57.142857%6.647590%63.656103%5.335694%63.790447%63.8%60.013%60.0%

Map of Employment Status by Neighborhood in Roanoke

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 (%):
0%8%16%24%32%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 (%):
0.0%4.5%9.0%13.4%17.9%22.4%

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%1.6%3.1%4.7%6.3%7.9%

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 (%):
0.0%0.8%1.7%2.5%3.3%4.2%

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 Roanoke

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%8%16%24%32%40%

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 (%):
0.0%4.5%9.0%13.4%17.9%22.4%

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 (%):
0.0%1.6%3.1%4.7%6.3%7.9%

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 (%):
0.0%0.8%1.7%2.5%3.3%4.2%

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 Roanoke

There are 47 neighborhoods that are fully or partially contained within Roanoke (32 fully and 15 partially). This section compares all 47 of those to each other, Roanoke, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Roanoke.

Employed Working-Age Men by Neighborhood#30

Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed.
Scope: population of Roanoke, selected neighborhoods in Roanoke, and entities that contain Roanoke
0%50%100%Count#Wildwood NeighborhoodWildwoodNorwich NeighborhoodNorwichSouth Roanoke NeighborhoodSouth RoanokeSouthern Hills NeighborhoodS HlsFranklin Colonial NeighborhoodFranklin ColonialRaleigh Court NeighborhoodRaleigh CourtHollins NeighborhoodHollinsMonterery NeighborhoodMontereryEastgate NeighborhoodEastgatePreston Park NeighborhoodPreston ParkWilliamson Road NeighborhoodWilliamson RdGrandin Court NeighborhoodGrandin CourtWestview Terrace NeighborhoodWestview TerMiller Court/Arrowood NeighborhoodMiller Court/Arrow…Peachtree/Norwood NeighborhoodPeachtree/NorwoodVirginiaOld Southwest NeighborhoodOld SouthwestRoanoke City Public SchoolsRoanokeRoanokeRoanoke Metro AreaRoanoke AreaWasena NeighborhoodWasenaKenwood NeighborhoodKenwoodMorningside NeighborhoodMorningsideUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesSouth AtlanticSouthSouth Washington Heights NeighborhoodS Washington HtsShenandoah West NeighborhoodShenandoah WWilmont NeighborhoodWilmontBelmont NeighborhoodBelmontFallon NeighborhoodFallonHarrison NeighborhoodHarrisonWashington Park NeighborhoodWashington PkLoudon-Melrose NeighborhoodLoudon-MelroseGilmer NeighborhoodGilmerRoundhill NeighborhoodRoundhillMountain View NeighborhoodMountain ViewHurt Park NeighborhoodHurt ParkWest End NeighborhoodWest EndCherry Hill NeighborhoodCherry HillGarden City NeighborhoodGarden CityMill Mountain NeighborhoodMill MountainRiverdale NeighborhoodRiverdaleRiverland/Walnut Hill NeighborhoodRiverland/Walnut HlEdgewood-Summit Hills NeighborhoodEdgewood-Summit …Ridgewood Park NeighborhoodRidgewood PkMelrose/Rugby NeighborhoodMelrose/RugbyEvans Spring NeighborhoodEvans SpringGainsboro NeighborhoodGainsboroGreater Deyerle NeighborhoodGreater DeyerleVilla Heights NeighborhoodVilla HeightsWashington Heights NeighborhoodWashington HtsDowntown NeighborhoodDowntown100.000000%100.000000%100.0%69701100.000000%100.000000%100.0%48293.870968%93.870968%93.9%207208393.870968%93.870968%93.9%59493.103448%93.103448%93.1%101102592.872337%92.872337%92.9%711692.692025%92.692025%92.7%7273792.462312%92.462312%92.5%173892.462312%92.462312%92.5%8384992.178494%92.178494%92.2%4391092.146597%92.146597%92.1%2511191.179399%91.179399%91.2%1161288.934426%88.934426%88.9%79801388.934426%88.934426%88.9%1281488.812869%88.812869%88.8%1381586.707034%86.707034%86.7%471,264471k85.939049%85.939049%85.9%1581591684.308469%84.308469%84.3%5,34684.308469%84.308469%84.3%5,34684.212782%84.212782%84.2%15,72015.7k84.057971%84.057971%84.1%1501783.870968%83.870968%83.9%57581883.870968%83.870968%83.9%1311983.826751%83.826751%83.8%16,918,49516.9M83.196825%83.196825%83.2%3,276,3853.28M82.890666%82.890666%82.9%6,325,3956.33M82.071713%82.071713%82.1%552082.071713%82.071713%82.1%53542182.071713%82.071713%82.1%462281.470590%81.470590%81.5%1381392380.368098%80.368098%80.4%552480.168776%80.168776%80.2%372580.168776%80.168776%80.2%71722680.168776%80.168776%80.2%302780.168776%80.168776%80.2%252878.663239%78.663239%78.7%2812977.500000%77.500000%77.5%573077.500000%77.500000%77.5%63643177.500000%77.500000%77.5%323276.784575%76.784575%76.8%573376.550388%76.550388%76.6%1763476.550388%76.550388%76.6%45463576.550388%76.550388%76.6%1113676.550388%76.550388%76.6%583773.595506%73.595506%73.6%593873.535914%73.535914%73.5%403970.041598%70.041598%70.0%354069.387755%69.387755%69.4%234168.686695%68.686695%68.7%31324266.917293%66.917293%66.9%1011024361.236281%61.236281%61.2%1161174447.619048%47.619048%47.6%224522.283145%22.283145%22.3%1946

Employment Status by Place in the Roanoke Area

There are 22 places in the Roanoke Area. This section compares Roanoke to all of the places in the Roanoke Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Roanoke.

Employed Working-Age Men by Place#35

Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed.
Scope: population of Roanoke, selected other places in the Roanoke Area, and entities that contain Roanoke
0%50%100%Count#DalevilleNorth ShoreLaymantownBuchananWestlake CornerGlenvarPenhookTroutvilleBoones MillCloverdaleHollinsVirginiaRoanoke City Public SchoolsRoanokeRoanokeVintonRoanoke Metro AreaRoanoke AreaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesCave SpringSouth AtlanticSouthBlue RidgeUnion HallSalemFincastleFerrumRocky MountHenry ForkNew Castle100.000000%100.000000%100.0%2201100.000000%100.000000%100.0%1672100.000000%100.000000%100.0%743100.000000%100.000000%100.0%924100.000000%100.000000%100.0%785100.000000%100.000000%100.0%126100.000000%100.000000%100.0%207100.000000%100.000000%100.0%188100.000000%100.000000%100.0%3992.052980%92.052980%92.1%1391088.985507%88.985507%89.0%6141186.707034%86.707034%86.7%471,264471k84.308469%84.308469%84.3%5,34684.308469%84.308469%84.3%5,3461284.255319%84.255319%84.3%3961384.212782%84.212782%84.2%15,72015.7k83.826751%83.826751%83.8%16,918,49516.9M83.722254%83.722254%83.7%1,4711483.196825%83.196825%83.2%3,276,3853.28M82.890666%82.890666%82.9%6,325,3956.33M80.620155%80.620155%80.6%1041580.000000%80.000000%80.0%721678.418330%78.418330%78.4%1,0611772.222222%72.222222%72.2%261868.831169%68.831169%68.8%531965.725806%65.725806%65.7%1632025.274725%25.274725%25.3%23210.000000%0.000000%0.0%022

Employment Status by Place in Virginia

There are 593 places in Virginia. This section compares Roanoke to the 50 most populous places in Virginia and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Roanoke. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 23,008.

Employed Working-Age Men by Place#40

Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed.
Scope: population of Roanoke, selected other places in Virginia, and entities that contain Roanoke
0%20%40%60%80%Count#LeesburgBurkeFair OaksOaktonAnnandaleShort PumpHerndonTysons CornerCentrevilleWest Falls ChurchW Falls ChurchAlexandriaSterlingLinton HallLincolniaChantillyAshburnMarumscoMcLeanSouth RidingMechanicsvilleRestonTuckahoeArlingtonSpringfieldWest SpringfieldW SpringfieldDale CityFairfaxBailey's CrossroadsLake RidgeVirginia BeachVirginia BchCharlottesvilleSuffolkVirginiaWinchesterHarrisonburgNewport NewsStauntonManassasRoanoke City Public SchoolsRoanokeRoanokeRoanoke Metro AreaRoanoke AreaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesCave SpringSouth AtlanticSouthHamptonPortsmouthFredericksburgChesapeakeBlacksburgNorfolkLynchburgRichmondSalemDanvillePetersburg98.686921%98.686921%98.7%3,833197.933737%97.933737%97.9%2,749297.859216%97.859216%97.9%2,697397.258187%97.258187%97.3%2,554495.251018%95.251018%95.3%3,510595.245171%95.245171%95.2%1,923695.080321%95.080321%95.1%1,894795.036685%95.036685%95.0%2,202894.895046%94.895046%94.9%5,651994.868035%94.868035%94.9%2,5881094.690202%94.690202%94.7%13,14313.1k1194.466561%94.466561%94.5%2,3731294.390176%94.390176%94.4%3,3821394.145570%94.145570%94.1%1,7851493.910690%93.910690%93.9%1,3881593.846992%93.846992%93.8%3,4471693.654200%93.654200%93.7%3,0551793.313709%93.313709%93.3%2,2191893.243666%93.243666%93.2%2,9811992.799318%92.799318%92.8%2,1782092.606828%92.606828%92.6%4,0962192.484718%92.484718%92.5%2,5722292.213093%92.213093%92.2%17,62117.6k2391.694772%91.694772%91.7%2,1752491.582492%91.582492%91.6%1,3602591.536409%91.536409%91.5%4,8022691.397849%91.397849%91.4%1,4452789.936776%89.936776%89.9%1,7072889.314896%89.314896%89.3%2,8422988.943370%88.943370%88.9%25,75825.8k3088.922726%88.922726%88.9%2,3363188.663746%88.663746%88.7%4,8573286.707034%86.707034%86.7%471,264471k86.651455%86.651455%86.7%1,5193386.605891%86.605891%86.6%2,4703486.464490%86.464490%86.5%8,9243586.283186%86.283186%86.3%1,1703685.235332%85.235332%85.2%2,6443784.308469%84.308469%84.3%5,34684.308469%84.308469%84.3%5,3463884.212782%84.212782%84.2%15,72015.7k83.826751%83.826751%83.8%16,918,49516.9M83.722254%83.722254%83.7%1,4713983.196825%83.196825%83.2%3,276,3853.28M82.890666%82.890666%82.9%6,325,3956.33M82.823129%82.823129%82.8%5,8444082.756038%82.756038%82.8%4,4204181.461580%81.461580%81.5%1,5164280.833110%80.833110%80.8%12,07012.1k4380.502313%80.502313%80.5%1,2184480.056180%80.056180%80.1%11,68511.7k4579.187042%79.187042%79.2%2,5914678.649694%78.649694%78.6%9,7624778.418330%78.418330%78.4%1,0614871.610601%71.610601%71.6%1,4054963.469120%63.469120%63.5%96650

Employment Status by Place in the South

There are 9,693 places in the South. This section compares Roanoke to the 50 most populous places in the South and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Roanoke. 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 Roanoke, selected other places in the South, and entities that contain Roanoke
0%20%40%60%80%Count#PlanoArlingtonAustinIrvingAmarilloGarlandRaleighVirginia BeachVirginia BchCharlotteArlingtonFort WorthDurhamLubbockVirginiaOrlandoHoustonDallasNashville-DavidsonCorpus ChristiOklahoma CityGreensboroLexington-FayetteWashingtonSan AntonioRoanoke City Public SchoolsRoanokeRoanokeRoanoke Metro AreaRoanoke AreaEl PasoUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesTulsaBaton RougeTampaSouth AtlanticSouthSt. PetersburgLittle RockMiamiWinston-SalemJacksonvilleLouisvilleFayettevilleHialeahHuntsvilleLaredoChesapeakeNorfolkMontgomeryRichmondAtlantaColumbusNew 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%11,38911.4k1386.707034%86.707034%86.7%471,264471k86.696933%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%77,48577.5k2384.308469%84.308469%84.3%5,34684.308469%84.308469%84.3%5,34684.212782%84.212782%84.2%15,72015.7k84.026577%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%19,51219.5k2783.196825%83.196825%83.2%3,276,3853.28M82.890666%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%9,0003481.607054%81.607054%81.6%13,14213.1k3581.207729%81.207729%81.2%8,4053681.185583%81.185583%81.2%13,31213.3k3780.833110%80.833110%80.8%12,07012.1k3880.056180%80.056180%80.1%11,68511.7k3978.881073%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%9,7194377.043346%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 Roanoke to the 50 most populous places in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Roanoke. 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 Roanoke, selected other places in the United States, and entities that contain Roanoke
0%20%40%60%80%Count#AustinSan JoseRaleighVirginia BeachVirginia BchCharlotteColorado SpringsColorado SpgsSeattleDenverArlingtonSan FranciscoMesaFort WorthVirginiaHoustonDallasSan DiegoMinneapolisNashville-DavidsonOklahoma CityOmahaPortlandLos AngelesKansas CityWichitaWashingtonNew YorkLong BeachSan AntonioRoanoke City Public SchoolsRoanokeRoanokeRoanoke Metro AreaRoanoke AreaEl PasoUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesPhoenixTulsaChicagoColumbusSouth AtlanticAlbuquerqueSouthOaklandMiamiLas VegasBostonJacksonvilleLouisvilleIndianapolisSacramentoAtlantaMilwaukeeMemphisTucsonBaltimoreFresnoPhiladelphiaClevelandDetroit91.468530%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%50,02050.0k1286.707034%86.707034%86.7%471,264471k86.684779%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%77,48577.5k2784.308469%84.308469%84.3%5,34684.308469%84.308469%84.3%5,34684.212782%84.212782%84.2%15,72015.7k84.026577%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%46,60346.6k3283.196825%83.196825%83.2%3,276,3853.28M82.924639%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%31,11531.1k3981.817673%81.817673%81.8%43,84243.8k4078.811232%78.811232%78.8%25,25925.3k4178.418879%78.418879%78.4%26,58426.6k4278.119364%78.119364%78.1%27,72327.7k4376.471194%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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