Employment Status in Sharkey County, Mississippi (County)

Employment Status#1

Percentage of population aged 25 to 64 years old.
Scope: population of Mississippi and Sharkey County
Sharkey County
Mississippi
0%10%20%30%40%50%CountArmed ForcesEmployed1UnemployedOther20.000000%0.000000%0.0%0.440706%041.909741%51.850347%41.909741%41.9%1,52312.630710%5.508926%12.630710%12.6%45945.459549%42.200021%45.459549%45.5%1,652

Employment Status By Sex#2

Percentage of male and female population aged 25 to 64 years old.
Scope: population of Mississippi and Sharkey County
Sharkey County
Mississippi
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%00-39.256459%-4.710322%-39.256459%-4.710322%-43.966781%44.0%39.256459%39.256459%39.256459%39.3%900623-10.454323%-10.454323%-10.454323%10.5%10.454323%4.983610%10.454323%4.983610%15.437933%15.4%214245-45.305608%-0.273288%-45.305608%-0.273288%-45.578896%45.6%45.305608%45.305608%45.305608%45.3%933719

Employment Status by Age#3

Employment status composition of the given age cohorts.
Scope: population of Sharkey County
Armed Forces
Employed
Unemployed
Not in Labor Force
75+70-7465-6962-6460-6155-5945-5435-4430-3425-2922-2420-2116-190.000000%9.316770%9%0.000000%90.683230%91%300.000000%10.759494%11%0.000000%89.240506%89%170.000000%22.272727%22%5.000000%72.727273%73%490.000000%22.900763%23%0.000000%77.099237%77%300.000000%48.031496%48%3.149606%48.818898%49%610.000000%42.256637%42%6.194690%51.548673%52%1910.000000%59.417808%59%6.678082%7%33.904110%34%3470.000000%63.763066%64%15.853659%16%20.383275%20%3660.000000%73.000000%73%11.500000%12%15.500000%16%1460.000000%48.591549%49%21.478873%21%29.929577%30%1380.000000%52.150538%52%37.634409%38%10.215054%10%970.000000%20.422535%20%47.887324%48%31.690141%32%290.000000%8.661417%9%25.196850%25%66.141732%66%220%20%40%60%80%100%Count

Employment by Sex and Age#4

Percentage of population employed by sex and age cohort.
Scope: population of Sharkey County
Female
Male
0%20%40%60%80%100%FM75+70-7465-6962-6460-6155-5945-5435-4430-3425-2922-2420-2116-190.901%0.90%28.000%28.0%8.451%8.45%12.644%12.6%26.357%26.4%16.484%16.5%19.118%19.1%26.984%27.0%54.667%54.7%38.462%38.5%42.562%42.6%41.905%41.9%61.696%61.7%56.198%56.2%70.126%70.1%55.859%55.9%77.143%77.1%63.333%63.3%66.667%66.7%30.769%30.8%48.101%48.1%55.140%55.1%6.667%6.67%35.821%35.8%15.172%15.2%0.000%0%

Employment Sex Ratio by Age#5

Percentage more males or females employed by age cohort.
Scope: population of Mississippi and Sharkey County
More Females More Males
Mississippi
Sharkey County
1,000%500%0%500%1,000%M:FFM75+70-7465-6962-6460-6155-5945-5435-4430-3425-2922-2420-2116-191,000.000000%28.981416%1,000.000000%> 1000%14.00014.022883.333333%34.146713%83.333333%83.3%1.8331.83611-126.666667%-126.666667%126.7%23.719627%0.4410.44341530.769231%0.766284%30.769231%30.8%1.3081.311317-105.000000%-105.000000%105.0%8.249859%0.4880.494120-17.045455%-17.045455%17.0%3.581095%0.8540.8510388-55.147059%-55.147059%55.1%5.203231%0.6450.64211136-55.944056%-55.944056%55.9%6.550843%0.6410.64223143-184.210526%-184.210526%184.2%5.423951%0.3520.3510838-113.636364%-113.636364%113.6%4.806228%0.4680.47944455.263158%10.030632%55.263158%55.3%1.5531.553859380.000000%12.585979%380.000000%380.0%4.8004.80524-1,000.000000%-1,000.000000%> 1000%1.877697%0.0000220

Male Employment by Age#6

Percentage of male population employed by age cohort. Gray areas represent percentile bands from the counties in Mississippi.
Scope: population of Mississippi, Sharkey County, and selected other counties in Mississippis
Sharkey County
Mississippi
Percentile:
0th - 100th
10th - 90th
20th - 80th
30th - 70th
40th - 60th
0%20%40%60%80%100%%75+70-7465-6962-6460-6155-5945-5435-4430-3425-2922-2420-2116-1928.000%28.0%12.644%12.6%16.484%16.5%26.984%27.0%38.462%38.5%41.905%41.9%56.198%56.2%55.859%55.9%63.333%63.3%30.769%30.8%55.140%55.1%35.821%35.8%0.000%0%

Female Employment by Age#7

Percentage of female population employed by age cohort. Gray areas represent percentile bands from the counties in Mississippi.
Scope: population of Mississippi, Sharkey County, and selected other counties in Mississippis
Sharkey County
Mississippi
Percentile:
0th - 100th
10th - 90th
20th - 80th
30th - 70th
40th - 60th
0%20%40%60%80%100%%75+70-7465-6962-6460-6155-5945-5435-4430-3425-2922-2420-2116-190.901%0.90%8.451%8.45%26.357%26.4%19.118%19.1%54.667%54.7%42.562%42.6%61.696%61.7%70.126%70.1%77.143%77.1%66.667%66.7%48.101%48.1%6.667%6.67%15.172%15.2%

Employment among the Married#8

Selected family employment structures as a percentage of all married couple households.
Scope: households in Mississippi and Sharkey County
Sharkey County
Mississippi
0%5%10%15%20%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 …221.392190%24.889150%21.392190%21.4%1266.791171%9.077652%6.791171%6.8%405.942275%1.881182%5.942275%5.9%350.000000%0.000000%0.0%0.969837%024.278438%23.776352%24.278438%24.3%14312.054329%12.609930%12.054329%12.1%7110.186757%7.399151%10.186757%10.2%6019.354839%19.396746%19.354839%19.4%114

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 Mississippi and Sharkey County
Sharkey County
Mississippi
0%20%40%60%CountBoth WorkStay at Home MomsStay at Home DadsNeither Work62.686567%67.600822%62.686567%62.7%12619.900498%24.655594%19.900498%19.9%4017.412935%5.109432%17.412935%17.4%350.000000%0.000000%0.0%2.634152%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 Mississippi and Sharkey County
Sharkey County
Mississippi
0%10%20%30%CountBoth WorkLadies Who LunchGents Who LunchNeither Work36.855670%37.631422%36.855670%36.9%14318.298969%19.958048%18.298969%18.3%7115.463918%11.710819%15.463918%15.5%6029.381443%30.699710%29.381443%29.4%114

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 Mississippi and Sharkey County
Sharkey County
Mississippi
0%20%40%60%80%CountBachelor's Degree1Some College2H.S. Diploma3No H.S. Diploma374.170616%81.517144%74.170616%74.2%31361.388889%71.377131%61.388889%61.4%44258.320127%60.717102%58.320127%58.3%36826.943005%40.706441%26.943005%26.9%156

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 Mississippi and Sharkey County
Female Male
Mississippi
Sharkey County
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50%0%50%100%%AsianBlackWhiteHispanic1MixedOther-66.666667%-27.529855%-12.696316%-66.666667%66.7%66.666667%33.333333%27.529855%100.000000%100.0%75.000%75.0%-48.456057%-43.472772%-48.456057%48.5%48.456057%18.892971%43.472772%4.260189%67.349028%67.3%56.696%56.7%-24.458204%-17.751427%-29.042806%-11.799957%-42.209632%42.2%24.458204%29.042806%24.458204%24.5%33.728%33.7%-0.000000%-29.470441%-17.316209%0.000000%0.0%0.000000%0.000000%29.470441%0.000000%0.0%0.000%0%-0.000000%-44.239338%-8.287207%0.000000%0.0%0.000000%0.000000%44.239338%0.000000%0.0%0.000%0%-0.000000%-38.584612%-16.176447%0.000000%0.0%0.000000%0.000000%38.584612%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 Mississippi and Sharkey County
Female Male
Mississippi
Sharkey County
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10%0%10%20%%BlackWhiteHispanic1AsianMixedOther-16.943785%-9.424690%-16.943785%16.9%16.943785%6.700023%9.424690%0.440472%23.643808%23.6%19.866%19.9%-0.000000%-4.340645%0.000000%0.0%0.000000%0.928793%4.340645%0.590918%0.928793%0.9%0.444%0.44%-0.000000%-5.406151%0.000000%0.0%0.000000%0.000000%5.406151%0.077451%0.000000%0.0%0.000%0%-0.000000%-3.401544%0.000000%0.0%0.000000%0.000000%3.401544%1.427704%0.000000%0.0%0.000%0%-0.000000%-7.432519%0.000000%0.0%0.000000%0.000000%7.432519%2.624769%0.000000%0.0%0.000%0%-0.000000%-4.440316%-4.291252%0.000000%0.0%0.000000%0.000000%4.440316%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 Mississippi and Sharkey County
Female Male
Mississippi
Sharkey County
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1%0%1%2%3%4%%WhiteHispanic1BlackAsianMixedOther-0.000000%-0.179973%0.000000%0.0%0.000000%0.000000%0.179973%0.922071%0.000000%0.0%0.000%0%-0.000000%-1.234313%0.000000%0.0%0.000000%0.000000%1.234313%2.619876%0.000000%0.0%0.000%0%-0.000000%-0.089259%0.000000%0.0%0.000000%0.000000%0.089259%0.280364%0.000000%0.0%0.000%0%-0.000000%-0.161551%0.000000%0.0%0.000000%0.000000%0.161551%2.604005%0.000000%0.0%0.000%0%-0.000000%-1.803761%0.000000%0.0%0.000000%0.000000%1.803761%2.741115%0.000000%0.0%0.000%0%-0.000000%-0.233701%-0.121602%0.000000%0.0%0.000000%0.000000%0.233701%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 Mississippi and Sharkey County
Female Male
Mississippi
Sharkey County
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50%0%50%100%%WhiteOtherBlackAsianHispanic1Mixed-57.790368%-59.157238%-57.790368%57.8%57.790368%17.751427%59.157238%11.799957%75.541796%75.5%66.272%66.3%-0.000000%-45.238941%0.000000%0.0%0.000000%100.000000%45.238941%16.176447%100.000000%100.0%100.000%100%-32.650972%-18.892971%-52.267039%-4.260189%-51.543943%51.5%32.650972%52.267039%32.650972%32.7%43.304%43.3%-0.000000%-33.333333%-59.773829%-33.333333%33.3%0.000000%59.773829%12.696316%0.000000%0.0%25.000%25.0%-0.000000%-53.213350%0.000000%0.0%0.000000%0.000000%53.213350%17.316209%0.000000%0.0%0.000%0%-0.000000%-47.473455%0.000000%0.0%0.000000%0.000000%47.473455%8.287207%0.000000%0.0%0.000%0%

Employment Status by Place in Sharkey County

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

Employed Working-Age Men by Place#20

Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed.
Scope: population of Sharkey County, selected places in Sharkey County, and entities that contain Sharkey County
0%20%40%60%80%Count#United States of AmericaUnited StatesSouthEast South CentralMississippiSharkey CountySharkeyAnguillaRolling ForkSouth Delta School DistrictSouth DeltaCary83.826751%83.826751%83.8%16,918,49516.9M82.890666%82.890666%82.9%6,325,3956.33M79.481008%79.481008%79.5%932,530933k76.583014%76.583014%76.6%138,482138k55.859375%55.859375%55.9%14352.000000%52.000000%52.0%13149.659864%49.659864%49.7%73248.929664%48.929664%48.9%16015.384615%15.384615%15.4%23

Employment Status by County Subdivision in Sharkey County

There are 5 county subdivisions in Sharkey County. This section compares all 5 of those to each other, Sharkey County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Sharkey 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 Sharkey County, selected county subdivisions in Sharkey County, and entities that contain Sharkey County
0%50%100%Count#Sharkey District 55United States of AmericaUnited StatesSouthSharkey District 44East South CentralSharkey District 11MississippiSharkey CountySharkeySouth Delta School DistrictSouth DeltaSharkey District 33Sharkey District 22100.000000%100.000000%100.0%9183.826751%83.826751%83.8%16,918,49516.9M82.890666%82.890666%82.9%6,325,3956.33M80.645161%80.645161%80.6%50279.481008%79.481008%79.5%932,530933k77.049180%77.049180%77.0%47376.583014%76.583014%76.6%138,482138k55.859375%55.859375%55.9%14348.929664%48.929664%48.9%16030.232558%30.232558%30.2%26428.947368%28.947368%28.9%115

Employment Status by County in Mississippi

There are 82 counties in Mississippi. This section compares Sharkey County to the 50 most populous counties in Mississippi and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Sharkey County. The least populous of the compared counties has a population of 19,085.

Employed Working-Age Men by County#30

Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed.
Scope: population of Sharkey County, selected other counties in Mississippi, and entities that contain Sharkey County
0%20%40%60%80%Count#Lamar CountyLamarLafayette CountyLafayetteMadison CountyMadisonDeSoto CountyDeSotoRankin CountyRankinNeshoba CountyNeshobaPontotoc CountyPontotocJackson CountyJacksonTishomingo CountyTishomingoLee CountyLeeCovington CountyCovingtonUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesOktibbeha CountyOktibbehaHarrison CountyHarrisonSouthTippah CountyTippahJones CountyJonesMonroe CountyMonroeEast South CentralHancock CountyHancockAlcorn CountyAlcornWarren CountyWarrenLowndes CountyLowndesPanola CountyPanolaLauderdale CountyLauderdaleHinds CountyHindsMississippiAttala CountyAttalaForrest CountyForrestNewton CountyNewtonItawamba CountyItawambaGeorge CountyGeorgeScott CountyScottPearl River CountyPearl RiverMarshall CountyMarshallTate CountyTateSimpson CountySimpsonClay CountyClayMarion CountyMarionLincoln CountyLincolnPike CountyPikeWashington CountyWashingtonUnion CountyUnionPrentiss CountyPrentissCoahoma CountyCoahomaLeflore CountyLefloreLeake CountyLeakeCopiah CountyCopiahBolivar CountyBolivarWayne CountyWayneSharkey CountySharkeyGrenada CountyGrenadaSouth Delta School DistrictSouth DeltaAdams CountyAdamsSunflower CountySunflowerYazoo CountyYazoo91.445930%91.445930%91.4%3,763188.540613%88.540613%88.5%2,627288.272461%88.272461%88.3%5,728388.039673%88.039673%88.0%10,56310.6k486.525709%86.525709%86.5%9,003586.389850%86.389850%86.4%1,498685.836694%85.836694%85.8%1,703785.580609%85.580609%85.6%7,591885.291480%85.291480%85.3%951985.085122%85.085122%85.1%4,5981084.869565%84.869565%84.9%9761183.826751%83.826751%83.8%16,918,49516.9M83.250564%83.250564%83.3%1,8441283.024666%83.024666%83.0%9,9971382.890666%82.890666%82.9%6,325,3956.33M82.140423%82.140423%82.1%1,2051481.137416%81.137416%81.1%3,1531579.849090%79.849090%79.8%1,7991679.481008%79.481008%79.5%932,530933k78.576923%78.576923%78.6%2,0431778.155967%78.155967%78.2%1,8141877.931537%77.931537%77.9%2,1401977.924362%77.924362%77.9%2,6582077.329843%77.329843%77.3%1,4772177.286519%77.286519%77.3%3,5662277.008763%77.008763%77.0%10,37010.4k2376.583014%76.583014%76.6%138,482138k76.446701%76.446701%76.4%7532476.384181%76.384181%76.4%3,3802575.872309%75.872309%75.9%1,0222675.796178%75.796178%75.8%1,0712774.802632%74.802632%74.8%1,1372874.138938%74.138938%74.1%1,2702973.842739%73.842739%73.8%2,3293073.512304%73.512304%73.5%1,6433173.203883%73.203883%73.2%1,1313273.203026%73.203026%73.2%1,1613372.903795%72.903795%72.9%8263471.649485%71.649485%71.6%1,1123570.596591%70.596591%70.6%1,4913670.357834%70.357834%70.4%1,4553769.407895%69.407895%69.4%1,6883868.838527%68.838527%68.8%1,2153968.403909%68.403909%68.4%1,0504067.359307%67.359307%67.4%7784165.747549%65.747549%65.7%1,0734264.388762%64.388762%64.4%8484362.276923%62.276923%62.3%1,0124460.360885%60.360885%60.4%1,0374559.320557%59.320557%59.3%6814655.859375%55.859375%55.9%14352.999241%52.999241%53.0%6984748.929664%48.929664%48.9%16036.503362%36.503362%36.5%7604835.915493%35.915493%35.9%7144935.110081%35.110081%35.1%90950

Employment Status by County in the United States

There are 3,142 counties in the United States. This section compares Sharkey County to the 50 most populous counties in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Sharkey 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 Sharkey County, selected other counties in the United States, and entities that contain Sharkey County
0%20%40%60%80%Count#Fairfax CountyFairfaxMontgomery 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 CountyAlleghenyBroward 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 StatesFulton CountyFultonClark CountyClarkSouthRiverside CountyRiversideMilwaukee CountyMilwaukeeCuyahoga CountyCuyahogaPima CountyPimaSacramento CountySacramentoEast South CentralSan Bernardino CountySan BernardinoBronx CountyBronxMississippiFresno CountyFresnoWayne CountyWaynePhiladelphia CountyPhiladelphiaSharkey CountySharkeySouth Delta School DistrictSouth Delta94.524869%94.524869%94.5%77,31077.3k192.050507%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%61,09461.1k2586.496700%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%16,918,49516.9M83.095443%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%75,92175.9k4579.481008%79.481008%79.5%932,530933k78.590614%78.590614%78.6%105,335105k4677.746048%77.746048%77.7%65,61365.6k4776.583014%76.583014%76.6%138,482138k76.464015%76.464015%76.5%45,16545.2k4874.070240%74.070240%74.1%77,99378.0k4973.120938%73.120938%73.1%66,83466.8k5055.859375%55.859375%55.9%14348.929664%48.929664%48.9%160

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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