Employment Status in Knox County, Missouri (County)

Employment Status#1

Percentage of population aged 25 to 64 years old.
Scope: population of Missouri and Knox County
Knox County
Missouri
0%10%20%30%40%50%CountArmed ForcesEmployed1UnemployedOther20.000000%0.000000%0.0%0.408420%053.598726%58.781918%53.598726%53.6%1,6833.471338%4.149570%3.471338%3.5%10942.929936%36.660092%42.929936%42.9%1,348

Employment Status By Sex#2

Percentage of male and female population aged 25 to 64 years old.
Scope: population of Missouri and Knox County
Knox County
Missouri
60%40%20%0%20%40%60%FMArmed ForcesEmployed1UnemployedOther2-0.000000%-0.000000%0.000000%0.0%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%00-46.912794%-46.912794%-46.912794%46.9%46.912794%13.380386%46.912794%13.380386%60.293180%60.3%737946-2.036919%-2.036919%-2.036919%2.0%2.036919%2.870665%2.036919%2.870665%4.907584%4.9%3277-34.799235%-16.251051%-34.799235%-16.251051%-51.050286%51.1%34.799235%34.799235%34.799235%34.8%802546

Employment Status by Age#3

Employment status composition of the given age cohorts.
Scope: population of Knox County
Armed Forces
Employed
Unemployed
Not in Labor Force
75+70-7465-6962-6460-6155-5945-5435-4430-3425-2922-2420-2116-190.000000%4.607046%0.000000%95.392954%95%170.000000%9.952607%10%0.000000%90.047393%90%210.000000%21.399177%21%0.823045%77.777778%78%520.000000%50.000000%50%0.000000%50.000000%50%790.000000%81.111111%81%0.000000%18.888889%19%730.000000%66.555184%67%0.000000%33.444816%33%1990.000000%74.690265%75%4.601770%20.707965%21%4220.000000%78.484108%78%6.845966%7%14.669927%15%3210.000000%75.401070%75%1.069519%23.529412%24%1410.000000%78.688525%79%5.464481%15.846995%16%1440.000000%55.855856%56%22.522523%23%21.621622%22%620.000000%66.326531%66%9.183673%9%24.489796%24%650.000000%40.092166%40%3.225806%56.682028%57%870%20%40%60%80%100%Count

Employment by Sex and Age#4

Percentage of population employed by sex and age cohort.
Scope: population of Knox County
Female
Male
0%20%40%60%80%100%FM75+70-7465-6962-6460-6155-5945-5435-4430-3425-2922-2420-2116-192.222%2.22%8.333%8.33%1.835%1.83%18.627%18.6%20.930%20.9%21.930%21.9%42.105%42.1%54.455%54.5%80.556%80.6%81.481%81.5%62.353%62.4%72.093%72.1%67.148%67.1%81.944%81.9%77.295%77.3%79.703%79.7%59.091%59.1%89.899%89.9%67.742%67.7%90.000%90.0%69.444%69.4%49.333%49.3%57.500%57.5%72.414%72.4%33.654%33.7%46.018%46.0%

Employment Sex Ratio by Age#5

Percentage more males or females employed by age cohort.
Scope: population of Missouri and Knox County
More Females More Males
Missouri
Knox County
0%200%400%600%800%M:FFM75+70-7465-6962-6460-6155-5945-5435-4430-3425-2922-2420-2116-19140.000000%27.658578%140.000000%140.0%2.4002.40512850.000000%13.306750%850.000000%850.0%9.5009.50219-8.000000%-8.000000%8.0%9.671971%0.9260.932725129.166667%1.425815%129.166667%129.2%2.2922.29245551.724138%10.017543%51.724138%51.7%1.5171.522944-13.978495%-13.978495%14.0%0.744022%0.8770.881069326.881720%5.392271%26.881720%26.9%1.2691.271862360.625000%11.852209%0.625000%0.6%1.0061.0116016171.153846%12.804080%71.153846%71.2%1.7121.71528928.571429%7.834953%28.571429%28.6%1.2861.29638148.000000%4.050901%48.000000%48.0%1.4801.48253782.608696%4.774325%82.608696%82.6%1.8261.832342-5.511177%48.571429%48.571429%48.6%1.4861.493552

Male Employment by Age#6

Percentage of male population employed by age cohort. Gray areas represent percentile bands from the counties in Missouri.
Scope: population of Missouri, Knox County, and selected other counties in Missouris
Knox County
Missouri
Percentile:
0th - 100th
10th - 90th
20th - 80th
30th - 70th
40th - 60th
0%20%40%60%80%100%%75+70-7465-6962-6460-6155-5945-5435-4430-3425-2922-2420-2116-198.333%8.33%18.627%18.6%21.930%21.9%54.455%54.5%81.481%81.5%72.093%72.1%81.944%81.9%79.703%79.7%89.899%89.9%90.000%90.0%49.333%49.3%72.414%72.4%46.018%46.0%

Female Employment by Age#7

Percentage of female population employed by age cohort. Gray areas represent percentile bands from the counties in Missouri.
Scope: population of Missouri, Knox County, and selected other counties in Missouris
Knox County
Missouri
Percentile:
0th - 100th
10th - 90th
20th - 80th
30th - 70th
40th - 60th
0%20%40%60%80%100%%75+70-7465-6962-6460-6155-5945-5435-4430-3425-2922-2420-2116-192.222%2.22%1.835%1.83%20.930%20.9%42.105%42.1%80.556%80.6%62.353%62.4%67.148%67.1%77.295%77.3%59.091%59.1%67.742%67.7%69.444%69.4%57.500%57.5%33.654%33.7%

Employment among the Married#8

Selected family employment structures as a percentage of all married couple households.
Scope: households in Missouri and Knox County
Knox County
Missouri
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 …221.269488%26.604647%21.269488%21.3%19110.690423%8.927538%10.690423%10.7%960.668151%1.462704%0.668151%0.7%60.000000%0.000000%0.0%0.738874%022.717149%26.251001%22.717149%22.7%20413.474388%10.473463%13.474388%13.5%1217.126949%7.042482%7.126949%7.1%6424.053452%18.499292%24.053452%24.1%216

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 Missouri and Knox County
Knox County
Missouri
0%20%40%60%CountBoth WorkStay at Home MomsStay at Home DadsNeither Work65.187713%70.506212%65.187713%65.2%19132.764505%23.659283%32.764505%32.8%962.047782%3.876381%2.047782%2.0%60.000000%0.000000%0.0%1.958124%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 Missouri and Knox County
Knox County
Missouri
0%10%20%30%40%CountBoth WorkLadies Who LunchGents Who LunchNeither Work33.719008%42.159285%33.719008%33.7%20420.000000%16.820453%20.000000%20.0%12110.578512%11.310273%10.578512%10.6%6435.702479%29.709988%35.702479%35.7%216

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 Missouri and Knox County
Knox County
Missouri
0%20%40%60%80%CountBachelor's Degree1Some College2H.S. Diploma3No H.S. Diploma380.707395%84.592387%80.707395%80.7%25175.370370%74.614370%75.370370%75.4%40774.840358%67.263994%74.840358%74.8%58652.529183%47.414879%52.529183%52.5%135

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 Missouri and Knox County
Female Male
Missouri
Knox County
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
50%0%50%%OtherMixedWhiteBlackHispanic1Asian-72.727273%-27.210194%-15.299163%-72.727273%72.7%72.727273%11.647727%27.210194%84.375000%84.4%81.395%81.4%-32.352941%-9.313725%-40.460309%-41.666667%41.7%32.352941%40.460309%0.187715%32.352941%32.4%34.783%34.8%-24.822064%-11.306968%-25.457549%-6.608118%-36.129032%36.1%24.822064%25.457549%24.822064%24.8%30.376%30.4%-0.000000%-36.001388%0.000000%0.0%0.000000%20.000000%36.001388%7.374207%20.000000%20.0%20.000%20.0%-0.000000%-23.669786%-15.616251%0.000000%0.0%0.000000%0.000000%23.669786%0.000000%0.0%0.000%0%-0.000000%-25.312912%-15.107799%0.000000%0.0%0.000000%0.000000%25.312912%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 Missouri and Knox County
Female Male
Missouri
Knox County
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
10%0%10%20%%OtherMixedWhiteHispanic1BlackAsian-0.000000%-5.649573%0.000000%0.0%0.000000%28.125000%5.649573%0.239579%28.125000%28.1%20.930%20.9%-0.000000%-16.666667%-6.094267%-16.666667%16.7%0.000000%6.094267%1.628572%0.000000%0.0%4.348%4.35%-2.764977%-3.781149%-2.764977%2.8%2.764977%3.106909%3.781149%1.018782%5.871886%5.9%4.346%4.35%-0.000000%-4.957949%0.000000%0.0%0.000000%0.000000%4.957949%0.123229%0.000000%0.0%0.000%0%-0.000000%-8.988512%0.000000%0.0%0.000000%0.000000%8.988512%1.678288%0.000000%0.0%0.000%0%-0.000000%-2.344093%-0.634752%0.000000%0.0%0.000000%0.000000%2.344093%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 Missouri and Knox County
Female Male
Missouri
Knox County
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0.5%0.0%0.5%1.0%1.5%2.0%2.5%%WhiteHispanic1BlackAsianMixedOther-0.000000%-0.105272%0.000000%0.00%0.000000%0.000000%0.105272%0.622678%0.000000%0.00%0.000%0%-0.000000%-0.940496%0.000000%0.00%0.000000%0.000000%0.940496%0.851881%0.000000%0.00%0.000%0%-0.000000%-0.331789%0.000000%0.00%0.000000%0.000000%0.331789%0.646795%0.000000%0.00%0.000%0%-0.000000%-0.252808%0.000000%0.00%0.000000%0.000000%0.252808%0.658478%0.000000%0.00%0.000%0%-0.000000%-0.548512%0.000000%0.00%0.000000%0.000000%0.548512%1.109162%0.000000%0.00%0.000%0%-0.000000%-0.761381%0.000000%0.00%0.000000%0.000000%0.761381%1.992904%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 Missouri and Knox County
Female Male
Missouri
Knox County
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
50%0%50%100%%WhiteMixedAsianBlackOtherHispanic1-63.870968%-67.934333%-63.870968%63.9%63.870968%11.306968%67.934333%6.608118%75.177936%75.2%69.624%69.6%-58.333333%-59.351977%-0.187715%-58.333333%58.3%58.333333%9.313725%59.351977%67.647059%67.6%65.217%65.2%-0.000000%-59.579289%0.000000%0.0%0.000000%100.000000%59.579289%15.107799%100.000000%100.0%100.000%100%-0.000000%-56.624405%-7.374207%0.000000%0.0%0.000000%80.000000%56.624405%80.000000%80.0%80.000%80.0%-15.625000%-11.647727%-57.490643%-27.272727%27.3%15.625000%57.490643%15.299163%15.625000%15.6%18.605%18.6%-0.000000%-60.713963%0.000000%0.0%0.000000%0.000000%60.713963%15.616251%0.000000%0.0%0.000%0%

Employment Status by Place in Knox County

There are 7 places in Knox County. This section compares all 7 of those to each other, Knox County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Knox County.

Employed Working-Age Men by Place#20

Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed.
Scope: population of Knox County, selected places in Knox County, and entities that contain Knox County
0%50%100%Count#Knox CityNoveltyBaringHurdlandWest North CentralEdinaMidwestUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesMissouriKnox CountyKnoxNewarkPlevna100.000000%100.000000%100.0%101100.000000%100.000000%100.0%92100.000000%100.000000%100.0%53100.000000%100.000000%100.0%7487.200783%87.200783%87.2%1,108,7101.11M85.416667%85.416667%85.4%41584.507990%84.507990%84.5%3,510,6363.51M83.826751%83.826751%83.8%16,918,49516.9M83.563475%83.563475%83.6%303,851304k79.702970%79.702970%79.7%1610.000000%0.000000%0.0%060.000000%0.000000%0.0%07

Employment Status by County Subdivision in Knox County

There are 13 county subdivisions in Knox County. This section compares all 13 of those to each other, Knox County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Knox 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 Knox County, selected county subdivisions in Knox County, and entities that contain Knox County
0%50%100%Count#Lyon TownshipMyrtle TownshipMyrtleLiberty TownshipLibertyBee Ridge TownshipBee RdgBenton TownshipBentonWest North CentralCenter TownshipCtrMidwestUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesMissouriBourbon TownshipBourbonKnox CountyKnoxSalt River TownshipSalt RivGreensburg TownshipGreensburgFabius TownshipFabiusColony TownshipColonyShelton TownshipSheltonJeddo TownshipJeddo100.000000%100.000000%100.0%321100.000000%100.000000%100.0%102100.000000%100.000000%100.0%213100.000000%100.000000%100.0%174100.000000%100.000000%100.0%6587.200783%87.200783%87.2%1,108,7101.11M85.416667%85.416667%85.4%41684.507990%84.507990%84.5%3,510,6363.51M83.826751%83.826751%83.8%16,918,49516.9M83.563475%83.563475%83.6%303,851304k80.000000%80.000000%80.0%20779.702970%79.702970%79.7%16152.941176%52.941176%52.9%9838.461538%38.461538%38.5%590.000000%0.000000%0.0%0100.000000%0.000000%0.0%0110.000000%0.000000%0.0%0120.000000%0.000000%0.0%013

Employment Status by County in Missouri

There are 115 counties in Missouri. This section compares Knox County to the 50 most populous counties in Missouri and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Knox County. The least populous of the compared counties has a population of 22,921.

Employed Working-Age Men by County#30

Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed.
Scope: population of Knox County, selected other counties in Missouri, and entities that contain Knox County
0%20%40%60%80%Count#St. Charles CountySt. CharlesCass CountyCassPlatte CountyPlatteClay CountyClayBoone CountyBooneChristian CountyChristianSt. Louis CountySt. LouisFranklin CountyFranklinWest North CentralJackson CountyJacksonNewton CountyNewtonSaline CountySalineJefferson CountyJeffersonHowell CountyHowellLaclede CountyLacledeMidwestJasper CountyJasperLafayette CountyLafayettePhelps CountyPhelpsLincoln CountyLincolnUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesStoddard CountyStoddardCape Girardeau CountyCape GirardeauMissouriAudrain CountyAudrainWarren CountyWarrenGreene CountyGreeneAdair CountyAdairJohnson CountyJohnsonPolk CountyPolkStone CountyStoneMarion CountyMarionLawrence CountyLawrenceMiller CountyMillerScott CountyScottBarry CountyBarryKnox CountyKnoxNodaway CountyNodawayPulaski CountyPulaskiButler CountyButlerPettis CountyPettisRay CountyRayWebster CountyWebsterCamden CountyCamdenSt. Louis CitySt. LouisBuchanan CountyBuchananDunklin CountyDunklinCole CountyColeCrawford CountyCrawfordTaney CountyTaneyCallaway CountyCallawayTexas CountyTexasWashington CountyWashingtonRandolph CountyRandolphSt. Francois CountySt. Francois93.476094%93.476094%93.5%23,44123.4k193.451824%93.451824%93.5%5,994292.221719%92.221719%92.2%6,106389.799726%89.799726%89.8%14,43814.4k489.594958%89.594958%89.6%8,671589.135535%89.135535%89.1%4,939687.773225%87.773225%87.8%48,62948.6k787.704503%87.704503%87.7%5,200887.200783%87.200783%87.2%1,108,7101.11M85.971548%85.971548%86.0%36,13936.1k985.436612%85.436612%85.4%2,9451085.203028%85.203028%85.2%1,2381184.965347%84.965347%85.0%12,38212.4k1284.934596%84.934596%84.9%1,8831384.694882%84.694882%84.7%1,7211484.507990%84.507990%84.5%3,510,6363.51M84.433187%84.433187%84.4%6,1671584.187804%84.187804%84.2%1,5601684.066901%84.066901%84.1%1,9101783.901855%83.901855%83.9%2,8041883.826751%83.826751%83.8%16,918,49516.9M83.789474%83.789474%83.8%1,5921983.619888%83.619888%83.6%3,5992083.563475%83.563475%83.6%303,851304k82.870738%82.870738%82.9%1,0452182.792887%82.792887%82.8%1,5832282.364671%82.364671%82.4%14,04414.0k2382.132565%82.132565%82.1%8552481.526391%81.526391%81.5%2,2862581.310680%81.310680%81.3%1,3402681.181619%81.181619%81.2%1,1132781.146026%81.146026%81.1%1,3172881.105398%81.105398%81.1%1,8932981.088825%81.088825%81.1%1,1323080.411449%80.411449%80.4%1,7983179.830598%79.830598%79.8%1,5083279.702970%79.702970%79.7%16179.673321%79.673321%79.7%8783379.213303%79.213303%79.2%2,4773478.748964%78.748964%78.7%1,9013578.712221%78.712221%78.7%1,7973678.502595%78.502595%78.5%1,0593778.378378%78.378378%78.4%1,8563877.217742%77.217742%77.2%1,5323977.165002%77.165002%77.2%15,53115.5k4077.104549%77.104549%77.1%4,5434176.780544%76.780544%76.8%1,3264276.379119%76.379119%76.4%4,1264374.648928%74.648928%74.6%1,0104473.721163%73.721163%73.7%2,2054573.354232%73.354232%73.4%2,1064668.586387%68.586387%68.6%1,0484762.354312%62.354312%62.4%1,0704859.665738%59.665738%59.7%1,0714956.158416%56.158416%56.2%2,83650

Employment Status by County in the United States

There are 3,142 counties in the United States. This section compares Knox County to the 50 most populous counties in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Knox 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 Knox County, selected other counties in the United States, and entities that contain Knox 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 CountyDallasWest North CentralAllegheny CountyAlleghenyBroward CountyBrowardHillsborough CountyHillsboroughMaricopa CountyMaricopaFranklin CountyFranklinNew York CountyNew YorkPalm Beach CountyPalm BeachLos Angeles CountyLos AngelesBexar CountyBexarSan Diego CountySan DiegoOrange CountyOrangeCook CountyCookMidwestKings CountyKingsMiami-Dade CountyMiami-DadeUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesMissouriFulton CountyFultonClark CountyClarkRiverside CountyRiversideMilwaukee CountyMilwaukeeCuyahoga CountyCuyahogaPima CountyPimaSacramento CountySacramentoKnox CountyKnoxSan Bernardino CountySan BernardinoBronx CountyBronxFresno CountyFresnoWayne CountyWaynePhiladelphia CountyPhiladelphia94.524869%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%153,163153k2487.200783%87.200783%87.2%1,108,7101.11M87.130266%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%296,984297k3684.507990%84.507990%84.5%3,510,6363.51M84.123947%84.123947%84.1%145,081145k3783.832044%83.832044%83.8%158,264158k3883.826751%83.826751%83.8%16,918,49516.9M83.563475%83.563475%83.6%303,851304k83.095443%83.095443%83.1%59,84759.8k3982.916675%82.916675%82.9%122,686123k4081.469653%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%75,92175.9k4579.702970%79.702970%79.7%16178.590614%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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