Employment Status in Harris County, Texas (County)

Employment Status#1

Percentage of population aged 25 to 64 years old.
Scope: population of Texas and Harris County
Harris County
Texas
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%CountArmed ForcesEmployed1UnemployedOther20.039179%0.450279%0.039179%0.0%1,31463.525254%60.057566%63.525254%63.5%2,130,5432.13M4.767503%4.117296%4.767503%4.8%159,895160k31.668064%35.374859%31.668064%31.7%1,062,1001.06M

Employment Status By Sex#2

Percentage of male and female population aged 25 to 64 years old.
Scope: population of Texas and Harris County
Harris County
Texas
50%0%50%FMArmed ForcesEmployed1UnemployedOther2-0.019547%-0.019547%-0.019547%0.0%0.019547%0.039775%0.019547%0.039775%0.059322%0.1%332982-55.323270%-55.323270%-55.323270%55.3%55.323270%16.617618%55.323270%16.617618%71.940888%71.9%939,658940k1,190,8851.19M-4.480991%-4.480991%-4.480991%4.5%4.480991%0.580488%4.480991%0.580488%5.061479%5.1%76,10976.1k83,78683.8k-22.938311%-17.237881%-22.938311%-17.237881%-40.176192%40.2%22.938311%22.938311%22.938311%22.9%682,387682k379,713380k

Employment Status by Age#3

Employment status composition of the given age cohorts.
Scope: population of Harris County
Armed Forces
Employed
Unemployed
Not in Labor Force
75+70-7465-6962-6460-6155-5945-5435-4430-3425-2922-2420-2116-190.000000%7.332456%7%0.328698%92.338846%92%11,53311.5k0.000000%21.118855%21%0.947393%77.933752%78%21,33321.3k0.000000%35.718889%36%1.865570%62.415541%62%53,76353.8k0.000000%54.015187%54%2.631712%43.353101%43%64,30464.3k0.000000%61.281409%61%3.228987%35.489603%35%56,55656.6k0.005858%70.306526%70%3.640901%26.046715%26%180,044180k0.015569%76.598594%77%4.149100%19.236737%19%433,047433k0.075344%77.671597%78%4.593781%17.659277%18%492,212492k0.098152%76.661167%77%5.098291%18.142390%18%274,499274k0.036067%76.548125%77%6.039075%17.376733%17%276,037276k0.077037%68.304168%68%8.173563%8%23.445232%23%134,034134k0.062832%59.474307%59%10.249635%10%30.213225%30%73,91073.9k0.009954%25.117477%25%7.837884%8%67.034685%67%60,58560.6k0%20%40%60%80%100%Count

Employment by Sex and Age#4

Percentage of population employed by sex and age cohort.
Scope: population of Harris County
Female
Male
0%20%40%60%80%100%FM75+70-7465-6962-6460-6155-5945-5435-4430-3425-2922-2420-2116-195.041%5.04%10.844%10.8%15.973%16.0%27.121%27.1%29.237%29.2%43.019%43.0%46.060%46.1%63.087%63.1%51.946%51.9%70.612%70.6%61.702%61.7%79.311%79.3%67.686%67.7%85.717%85.7%67.215%67.2%88.195%88.2%65.739%65.7%87.461%87.5%68.663%68.7%84.285%84.3%63.875%63.9%72.869%72.9%57.158%57.2%61.754%61.8%25.464%25.5%24.812%24.8%

Employment Sex Ratio by Age#5

Percentage more males or females employed by age cohort.
Scope: population of Texas and Harris County
More Females More Males
Texas
Harris County
0%10%20%30%40%M:FFM75+70-7465-6962-6460-6155-5945-5435-4430-3425-2922-2420-2116-1940.370988%45.839856%40.370988%40.4%1.4041.404,7986,73545.573846%34.364730%45.573846%45.6%1.4561.468,68712,64612.6k30.633606%25.472108%30.633606%30.6%1.3061.3123,31123.3k30,45230.5k20.098576%18.710442%20.098576%20.1%1.2011.2029,21629.2k35,08835.1k36.013855%20.849236%36.013855%36.0%1.3601.3623,96324.0k32,59332.6k22.995083%16.924235%22.995083%23.0%1.2301.2380,73980.7k99,30599.3k24.208237%18.207414%24.208237%24.2%1.2421.24193,145193k239,902240k32.263118%23.511398%32.263118%32.3%1.3231.32211,920212k280,292280k37.000743%27.267596%37.000743%37.0%1.3701.37115,822116k158,677159k26.265400%22.340427%26.265400%26.3%1.2631.26121,997122k154,040154k14.540216%16.095363%14.540216%14.5%1.1451.1562,47562.5k71,55971.6k15.915398%16.668533%15.915398%15.9%1.1591.1634,23134.2k39,67939.7k4.086101%6.634466%4.086101%4.1%1.0411.0429,68629.7k30,89930.9k

Male Employment by Age#6

Percentage of male population employed by age cohort. Gray areas represent percentile bands from the counties in Texas.
Scope: population of Texas, Harris County, and selected other counties in Texases
Harris County
Texas
Percentile:
0th - 100th
10th - 90th
20th - 80th
30th - 70th
40th - 60th
0%20%40%60%80%100%%75+70-7465-6962-6460-6155-5945-5435-4430-3425-2922-2420-2116-1910.844%10.8%27.121%27.1%43.019%43.0%63.087%63.1%70.612%70.6%79.311%79.3%85.717%85.7%88.195%88.2%87.461%87.5%84.285%84.3%72.869%72.9%61.754%61.8%24.812%24.8%

Female Employment by Age#7

Percentage of female population employed by age cohort. Gray areas represent percentile bands from the counties in Texas.
Scope: population of Texas, Harris County, and selected other counties in Texases
Harris County
Texas
Percentile:
0th - 100th
10th - 90th
20th - 80th
30th - 70th
40th - 60th
0%20%40%60%80%100%%75+70-7465-6962-6460-6155-5945-5435-4430-3425-2922-2420-2116-195.041%5.04%15.973%16.0%29.237%29.2%46.060%46.1%51.946%51.9%61.702%61.7%67.686%67.7%67.215%67.2%65.739%65.7%68.663%68.7%63.875%63.9%57.158%57.2%25.464%25.5%

Employment among the Married#8

Selected family employment structures as a percentage of all married couple households.
Scope: households in Texas and Harris County
Harris County
Texas
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 …227.256469%27.036486%27.256469%27.3%194,926195k19.485147%15.975006%19.485147%19.5%139,349139k1.226028%1.511146%1.226028%1.2%8,7680.608679%0.700180%0.608679%0.6%4,35323.636275%23.445409%23.636275%23.6%169,036169k13.271109%12.396261%13.271109%13.3%94,90994.9k4.675909%5.236938%4.675909%4.7%33,44033.4k9.840384%13.698575%9.840384%9.8%70,37470.4k

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 Texas and Harris County
Harris County
Texas
0%20%40%CountBoth WorkStay at Home MomsStay at Home DadsNeither Work56.110606%59.785054%56.110606%56.1%194,926195k40.112437%35.325101%40.112437%40.1%139,349139k2.523921%3.341556%2.523921%2.5%8,7681.253037%1.548289%1.253037%1.3%4,353

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 Texas and Harris County
Harris County
Texas
0%10%20%30%40%CountBoth WorkLadies Who LunchGents Who LunchNeither Work45.963797%42.801415%45.963797%46.0%169,036169k25.807390%22.630336%25.807390%25.8%94,90994.9k9.092911%9.560437%9.092911%9.1%33,44033.4k19.135902%25.007812%19.135902%19.1%70,37470.4k

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 Texas and Harris County
Harris County
Texas
0%20%40%60%80%CountBachelor's Degree1Some College2H.S. Diploma3No H.S. Diploma383.070951%82.969303%83.070951%83.1%599,857600k75.672701%74.842990%75.672701%75.7%490,910491k69.587897%67.728606%69.587897%69.6%384,867385k65.466561%59.434545%65.466561%65.5%301,065301k

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 Texas and Harris County
Female Male
Texas
Harris County
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40%20%0%20%%BlackMixedHispanic1OtherAsianWhite-34.662941%-34.656777%-34.662941%34.7%34.662941%0.653381%34.656777%3.672612%35.316322%35.3%34.966%35.0%-26.354190%-13.523975%-31.222522%-9.074235%-39.878165%39.9%26.354190%31.222522%26.354190%26.4%33.270%33.3%-19.183031%-24.878927%-25.635126%-17.234442%-44.061957%44.1%19.183031%25.635126%19.183031%19.2%31.287%31.3%-17.764337%-26.320154%-22.875941%-20.149810%-44.084490%44.1%17.764337%22.875941%17.764337%17.8%30.068%30.1%-22.245194%-16.489419%-22.127217%-17.393785%-38.734613%38.7%22.245194%22.127217%22.245194%22.2%30.744%30.7%-20.309183%-13.751362%-23.153389%-11.909649%-34.060545%34.1%20.309183%23.153389%20.309183%20.3%27.090%27.1%

Unemployment by Race#13

Percentage unemployed of each ethno-racial group's population 16 to 64 years of age.
Scope: population of Texas and Harris County
Female Male
Texas
Harris County
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
8%6%4%2%0%2%4%6%8%%BlackMixedOtherHispanic1WhiteAsian-8.099049%-6.984686%-8.099049%8.1%8.099049%1.639536%6.984686%1.015450%9.738585%9.7%8.860%8.86%-5.792457%-5.999989%-0.098778%-5.792457%5.8%5.792457%0.405494%5.999989%6.197951%6.2%5.991%5.99%-4.942292%-1.002093%-4.984639%-0.206963%-5.944385%5.9%4.942292%4.984639%4.942292%4.9%5.411%5.41%-4.575564%-4.721981%-4.575564%4.6%4.575564%0.348853%4.721981%0.370682%4.924417%4.9%4.755%4.75%-3.736958%-3.582271%-3.736958%3.7%3.736958%0.334709%3.582271%0.464477%4.071667%4.1%3.907%3.91%-3.108646%-3.246260%-3.108646%3.1%3.108646%1.241821%3.246260%0.371540%4.350467%4.4%3.710%3.71%

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 Texas and Harris County
Female Male
Texas
Harris County
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0.5%0.0%0.5%1.0%1.5%2.0%%MixedWhiteBlackHispanic1OtherAsian-0.264094%-0.562353%-0.264094%0.26%0.264094%0.115448%0.562353%1.643877%0.379542%0.38%0.321%0.32%-0.020906%-0.156662%-0.020906%0.02%0.020906%0.082904%0.156662%1.058825%0.103810%0.10%0.063%0.06%-0.034310%-0.301285%-0.034310%0.03%0.034310%0.017493%0.301285%0.800894%0.051803%0.05%0.042%0.04%-0.003156%-0.071945%-0.003156%0.00%0.003156%0.043842%0.071945%0.318816%0.046999%0.05%0.026%0.03%-0.022916%-0.002399%-0.141060%-0.025315%0.03%0.022916%0.141060%0.466482%0.022916%0.02%0.024%0.02%-0.000000%-0.010135%-0.116071%-0.010135%0.01%0.000000%0.116071%0.600752%0.000000%0.00%0.005%0.01%

Employment by Race#15

Percentage employed of each ethno-racial group's population 16 to 64 years of age.
Scope: population of Texas and Harris County
Female Male
Texas
Harris County
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
60%40%20%0%20%40%60%80%%WhiteAsianOtherHispanic1MixedBlack-65.939455%-64.936962%-65.939455%65.9%65.939455%13.751362%64.936962%11.909649%79.690817%79.7%72.910%72.9%-61.265387%-60.478999%-61.265387%61.3%61.265387%16.489419%60.478999%17.393785%77.754806%77.8%69.256%69.3%-55.915510%-56.974249%-55.915510%55.9%55.915510%26.320154%56.974249%20.149810%82.235663%82.2%69.932%69.9%-55.938043%-57.130432%-55.938043%55.9%55.938043%24.878927%57.130432%17.234442%80.816969%80.8%68.713%68.7%-60.121835%-59.703243%-60.121835%60.1%60.121835%13.523975%59.703243%9.074235%73.645810%73.6%66.730%66.7%-64.683678%-0.653381%-61.670611%-3.672612%-65.337059%65.3%64.683678%61.670611%64.683678%64.7%65.034%65.0%

Map of Employment Status by County Subdivision in Harris County

Both Parents Work Employment Status by County Subdivision#16

Percentage of married families with children under the age of 18 present in which both parents work outside the home (%):
22.8%24.3%25.8%27.3%28.7%30.2%

Stay at Home Moms Employment Status by County Subdivision#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 (%):
13.1%15.7%18.2%20.8%23.3%25.9%

Stay at Home Dads Employment Status by County Subdivision#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 (%):
0.65%0.87%1.08%1.28%1.49%1.71%

Neither Parent Works Employment Status by County Subdivision#19

Percentage of married families with children under the age of 18 present in which neither parent works outside the home (%):
0.22%0.35%0.46%0.58%0.70%0.82%

Employed Working-Age Men Employment Status by County Subdivision#20

Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
80.2%82.5%84.7%86.9%89.1%91.4%
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Map of Employment Status by Tract in Harris County

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%11%22%33%44%55%

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%16%32%48%63%80%

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%2.7%5.3%8.0%10.6%13.4%

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%2.5%5.1%7.6%10.2%12.8%

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 Place in Harris County

There are 46 places that are fully or partially contained within Harris County (32 fully and 14 partially). This section compares all 46 of those to each other, Harris County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Harris County.

Employed Working-Age Men by Place#30

Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed.
Scope: population of Harris County, selected places in Harris County, and entities that contain Harris County
0%50%100%Count#BarrettHunters Creek VillageHunters Crk VlgSpring Valley VillageSpg Vly VlgHilshire VillageHilshire VlgMorgan's PointMorgan's PtBunker Hill VillageBunker Hl VlgLeague CityCinco RanchHedwig VillageHedwig VlgSouthside PlaceSouthside PlPearlandWallerNassau BayTaylor Lake VillageTaylor Lk VlgGalena ParkBellaireLa PorteFriendswoodWebsterAldineTomballCloverleafMissouri CityThe WoodlandsShoreacresSeabrookJersey VillageJersey VlgChannelviewSouth HoustonPasadenaHarris CountyHarrisHouston, The Woodlands, and Sugar Land Metro AreaHouston AreaHumbleHoustonStaffordMission BendTexasKatySpringDeer ParkWest South CentralWest University PlaceW Univ PlUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesBaytownSouthPiney Point VillagePiney Pt VlgAtascocitaEl LagoJacinto CityHighlandsCrosbySheldon100.000000%100.000000%100.0%1901100.000000%100.000000%100.0%2342100.000000%100.000000%100.0%2853100.000000%100.000000%100.0%334100.000000%100.000000%100.0%6599.004975%99.004975%99.0%199696.922231%96.922231%96.9%7,054796.511628%96.511628%96.5%996896.256684%96.256684%96.3%180995.652174%95.652174%95.7%1321094.187225%94.187225%94.2%8,3611193.129771%93.129771%93.1%1221293.059937%93.059937%93.1%2951392.777778%92.777778%92.8%1671492.609351%92.609351%92.6%6141592.354533%92.354533%92.4%1,3651691.682420%91.682420%91.7%2,4251791.647649%91.647649%91.6%2,0081891.375000%91.375000%91.4%7311991.127098%91.127098%91.1%7602090.972222%90.972222%91.0%6552190.763547%90.763547%90.8%1,4742290.105452%90.105452%90.1%4,0162390.094999%90.094999%90.1%6,4492489.908257%89.908257%89.9%982589.749431%89.749431%89.7%7882689.635854%89.635854%89.6%3202789.089646%89.089646%89.1%2,5642888.828829%88.828829%88.8%9862988.623656%88.623656%88.6%8,2423088.195388%88.195388%88.2%280,292280k88.045355%88.045355%88.0%404,483404k87.174721%87.174721%87.2%9383186.684779%86.684779%86.7%140,386140k3286.372180%86.372180%86.4%9193386.019900%86.019900%86.0%1,7293485.400836%85.400836%85.4%1,551,9801.55M84.953508%84.953508%85.0%1,0053584.812778%84.812778%84.8%3,2393684.255898%84.255898%84.3%1,8573783.999868%83.999868%84.0%2,116,4802.12M83.948156%83.948156%83.9%8423883.826751%83.826751%83.8%16,918,49516.9M83.640036%83.640036%83.6%3,7273982.890666%82.890666%82.9%6,325,3956.33M82.352941%82.352941%82.4%704081.131040%81.131040%81.1%4,4334180.616740%80.616740%80.6%1834278.734177%78.734177%78.7%6224368.883610%68.883610%68.9%2904458.741259%58.741259%58.7%84450.000000%0.000000%0.0%046

Employment Status by County Subdivision in Harris County

There are 6 county subdivisions in Harris County. This section compares all 6 of those to each other, Harris County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Harris County.

Employed Working-Age Men by County Subdivision#35

Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed.
Scope: population of Harris County, selected county subdivisions in Harris County, and entities that contain Harris County
0%20%40%60%80%Count#Northwest HarrisNW HarrisSoutheast HarrisSE HarrisHarris CountyHarrisHouston, The Woodlands, and Sugar Land Metro AreaHouston AreaPasadenaNortheast HarrisNE HarrisHoustonTexasWest South CentralUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesSouthBaytown91.358362%91.358362%91.4%50,22750.2k188.782299%88.782299%88.8%5,738288.195388%88.195388%88.2%280,292280k88.045355%88.045355%88.0%404,483404k88.008590%88.008590%88.0%7,787387.720070%87.720070%87.7%3,986487.620894%87.620894%87.6%208,826209k585.400836%85.400836%85.4%1,551,9801.55M83.999868%83.999868%84.0%2,116,4802.12M83.826751%83.826751%83.8%16,918,49516.9M82.890666%82.890666%82.9%6,325,3956.33M80.241068%80.241068%80.2%3,7286

Employment Status by County in the Houston Area

There are 9 counties in the Houston Area. This section compares Harris County to all of the counties in the Houston Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Harris County.

Employed Working-Age Men by County#40

Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed.
Scope: population of Harris County, selected other counties in the Houston Area, and entities that contain Harris County
0%20%40%60%80%Count#Austin CountyAustinMontgomery CountyMontgomeryFort Bend CountyFort BendHarris CountyHarrisHouston, The Woodlands, and Sugar Land Metro AreaHouston AreaGalveston CountyGalvestonWaller CountyWallerTexasChambers CountyChambersWest South CentralUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesSouthBrazoria CountyBrazoriaLiberty CountyLiberty91.598120%91.598120%91.6%1,559190.309858%90.309858%90.3%31,82731.8k290.035222%90.035222%90.0%44,73444.7k388.195388%88.195388%88.2%280,292280k488.045355%88.045355%88.0%404,483404k87.352016%87.352016%87.4%17,48717.5k585.793045%85.793045%85.8%2,023685.400836%85.400836%85.4%1,551,9801.55M84.857921%84.857921%84.9%2,180783.999868%83.999868%84.0%2,116,4802.12M83.826751%83.826751%83.8%16,918,49516.9M82.890666%82.890666%82.9%6,325,3956.33M82.226617%82.226617%82.2%20,79120.8k875.818374%75.818374%75.8%3,5909

Employment Status by County in Texas

There are 254 counties in Texas. This section compares Harris County to the 50 most populous counties in Texas and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Harris County. The least populous of the compared counties has a population of 69,926.

Employed Working-Age Men by County#45

Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed.
Scope: population of Harris County, selected other counties in Texas, and entities that contain Harris County
0%20%40%60%80%Count#Midland CountyMidlandCollin CountyCollinRandall CountyRandallRockwall CountyRockwallDenton CountyDentonWilliamson CountyWilliamsonTravis CountyTravisMontgomery CountyMontgomeryGuadalupe CountyGuadalupeEllis CountyEllisFort Bend CountyFort BendTom Green CountyTom GreenTarrant CountyTarrantVictoria CountyVictoriaHays CountyHaysEctor CountyEctorHarris CountyHarrisHouston, The Woodlands, and Sugar Land Metro AreaHouston AreaBrazos CountyBrazosLubbock CountyLubbockParker CountyParkerDallas CountyDallasGalveston CountyGalvestonKaufman CountyKaufmanComal CountyComalNueces CountyNuecesJohnson CountyJohnsonGregg CountyGreggTexasBexar CountyBexarMcLennan CountyMcLennanSmith CountySmithOrange CountyOrangeWest South CentralUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesTaylor CountyTaylorEl Paso CountyEl PasoHidalgo CountyHidalgoSouthGrayson CountyGraysonBrazoria CountyBrazoriaBell CountyBellWebb CountyWebbCameron CountyCameronAngelina CountyAngelinaHenderson CountyHendersonHunt CountyHuntLiberty CountyLibertyBastrop CountyBastropPotter CountyPotterCoryell CountyCoryellJefferson CountyJeffersonBowie CountyBowieWichita CountyWichitaWalker CountyWalker93.790281%93.790281%93.8%9,168193.425812%93.425812%93.4%65,86865.9k293.384097%93.384097%93.4%7,481393.028256%93.028256%93.0%6,058492.483587%92.483587%92.5%53,95454.0k591.670629%91.670629%91.7%36,62736.6k690.993453%90.993453%91.0%84,91684.9k790.309858%90.309858%90.3%31,82731.8k890.299413%90.299413%90.3%8,927990.070511%90.070511%90.1%9,3251090.035222%90.035222%90.0%44,73444.7k1189.754032%89.754032%89.8%5,5101288.966990%88.966990%89.0%117,077117k1388.786799%88.786799%88.8%4,7351488.529116%88.529116%88.5%10,58110.6k1588.350419%88.350419%88.4%8,5321688.195388%88.195388%88.2%280,292280k1788.045355%88.045355%88.0%404,483404k87.711708%87.711708%87.7%9,5291887.517138%87.517138%87.5%14,04314.0k1987.506660%87.506660%87.5%6,5702087.352998%87.352998%87.4%153,163153k2187.352016%87.352016%87.4%17,48717.5k2287.013663%87.013663%87.0%6,6872386.592331%86.592331%86.6%6,3682486.071995%86.071995%86.1%18,45918.5k2585.545924%85.545924%85.5%8,7832685.471150%85.471150%85.5%6,1772785.400836%85.400836%85.4%1,551,9801.55M85.262543%85.262543%85.3%103,646104k2884.680006%84.680006%84.7%11,08811.1k2984.451928%84.451928%84.5%10,53210.5k3084.307572%84.307572%84.3%4,2983183.999868%83.999868%84.0%2,116,4802.12M83.826751%83.826751%83.8%16,918,49516.9M83.765406%83.765406%83.8%5,9133283.551417%83.551417%83.6%42,52642.5k3382.895734%82.895734%82.9%42,65442.7k3482.890666%82.890666%82.9%6,325,3956.33M82.266572%82.266572%82.3%5,7713582.226617%82.226617%82.2%20,79120.8k3681.490173%81.490173%81.5%16,66816.7k3781.094207%81.094207%81.1%13,85913.9k3880.249564%80.249564%80.2%19,80819.8k3977.219714%77.219714%77.2%4,1054077.131876%77.131876%77.1%3,2114176.048951%76.048951%76.0%3,9154275.818374%75.818374%75.8%3,5904372.229490%72.229490%72.2%3,8654472.181431%72.181431%72.2%6,0954569.482026%69.482026%69.5%3,5954666.835164%66.835164%66.8%11,50311.5k4766.438249%66.438249%66.4%4,2664865.503876%65.503876%65.5%5,2394924.792038%24.792038%24.8%1,66950

Employment Status by County in the United States

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

Employed Working-Age Men by County#50

Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed.
Scope: population of Harris County, selected other counties in the United States, and entities that contain Harris 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 CountyHonoluluHouston, The Woodlands, and Sugar Land Metro AreaHouston AreaSuffolk CountySuffolkAlameda CountyAlamedaSt. Louis CountySt. LouisQueens CountyQueensDallas CountyDallasAllegheny CountyAlleghenyBroward CountyBrowardHillsborough CountyHillsboroughMaricopa CountyMaricopaFranklin CountyFranklinNew York CountyNew YorkPalm Beach CountyPalm BeachTexasLos Angeles CountyLos AngelesBexar CountyBexarSan Diego CountySan DiegoOrange CountyOrangeCook CountyCookKings CountyKingsWest South CentralMiami-Dade CountyMiami-DadeUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesFulton CountyFultonClark CountyClarkSouthRiverside CountyRiversideMilwaukee CountyMilwaukeeCuyahoga CountyCuyahogaPima CountyPimaSacramento CountySacramentoSan 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%55,91655.9k1988.045355%88.045355%88.0%404,483404k88.038411%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%68,94468.9k3185.400836%85.400836%85.4%1,551,9801.55M85.363719%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%145,081145k3783.999868%83.999868%84.0%2,116,4802.12M83.832044%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%75,92175.9k4578.590614%78.590614%78.6%105,335105k4677.746048%77.746048%77.7%65,61365.6k4776.464015%76.464015%76.5%45,16545.2k4874.070240%74.070240%74.1%77,99378.0k4973.120938%73.120938%73.1%66,83466.8k50

Definitions

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

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