Employment Status in the South (Region)

Employment Status#1

Percentage of population aged 25 to 64 years old.
Scope: population of the United States and the South
South
United States
0%10%20%30%40%50%CountArmed ForcesEmployed1UnemployedOther20.580858%0.399347%0.580858%0.6%550,607551k56.878716%58.423796%56.878716%56.9%53,916,49153.9M4.586641%4.660351%4.586641%4.6%4,347,7704.35M37.953785%36.516507%37.953785%38.0%35,977,16436.0M
Count population with given employment status
1excluding armed forces 2not in the labor force

Employment Status By Sex#2

Percentage of male and female population aged 25 to 64 years old.
Scope: population of the United States and the South
South
United States
50%0%50%FMArmed ForcesEmployed1UnemployedOther2-0.160852%-0.160852%-0.160852%0.2%0.160852%0.866502%0.160852%0.866502%1.027354%1.0%78,56878.6k472,039472k-52.488232%-52.488232%-52.488232%52.5%52.488232%9.057876%52.488232%9.057876%61.546107%61.5%25,637,85025.6M28,278,64128.3M-4.247745%-4.247745%-4.247745%4.2%4.247745%0.699165%4.247745%0.699165%4.946910%4.9%2,074,8092.07M2,272,9612.27M-32.479629%-10.623542%-32.479629%-10.623542%-43.103171%43.1%32.479629%32.479629%32.479629%32.5%21,053,72221.1M14,923,44214.9M
F females with given employment status
M males with given employment status
1excluding armed forces 2not in the labor force

Employment Status by Age#3

Employment status composition of the given age cohorts.
Scope: population of the South
Armed Forces
Employed
Unemployed
Not in Labor Force
75+70-7465-6962-6460-6155-5945-5435-4430-3425-2922-2420-2116-190.000000%5.973991%0.259373%93.766636%94%432,987433k0.000000%16.066354%16%0.718905%83.214741%83%684,307684k0.000000%28.393637%28%1.281729%70.324634%70%1,659,1641.66M0.000447%45.405559%45%2.061728%52.532266%53%1,828,1081.83M0.010736%57.155408%57%2.953903%39.879954%40%1,656,0341.66M0.029865%65.689306%66%3.514502%30.766326%31%5,136,0405.14M0.212499%73.921664%74%4.214869%21.650968%22%12,014,99812.0M0.696382%75.970626%76%4.731896%18.601096%19%11,838,11911.8M1.027137%74.321520%74%5.701343%18.950000%19%6,044,8436.04M1.408844%72.683973%73%6.931216%7%18.975967%19%6,090,5376.09M1.902115%66.058086%66%9.046167%9%22.993632%23%3,344,9613.34M1.992057%54.928737%55%10.267124%10%32.812082%33%2,004,7722.00M0.690617%26.508683%27%8.360470%8%64.440229%64%1,732,2281.73M0%20%40%60%80%100%Count
Count number of people in age cohort

Employment by Sex and Age#4

Percentage of population employed by sex and age cohort.
Scope: population of the South
Female
Male
0%20%40%60%80%100%FM75+70-7465-6962-6460-6155-5945-5435-4430-3425-2922-2420-2116-194.102%4.10%8.723%8.72%12.946%12.9%19.742%19.7%24.635%24.6%32.635%32.6%40.968%41.0%50.393%50.4%51.919%51.9%62.954%63.0%61.033%61.0%70.780%70.8%69.278%69.3%79.190%79.2%70.586%70.6%82.891%82.9%69.373%69.4%81.371%81.4%70.085%70.1%78.057%78.1%66.512%66.5%69.356%69.4%56.353%56.4%57.455%57.5%28.061%28.1%26.377%26.4%
F employed females as percentage of age cohort
M employed males as percentage of age cohort

Employment Sex Ratio by Age#5

Percentage more males or females employed by age cohort.
Scope: population of the United States and the South
More Females More Males
United States
South
0%10%20%30%40%M:FFM75+70-7465-6962-6460-6155-5945-5435-4430-3425-2922-2420-2116-1944.820450%41.016468%44.820450%44.8%1.4481.45176,859177k256,128256k29.453047%27.081090%29.453047%29.5%1.2951.29298,234298k386,073386k17.393708%15.815003%17.393708%17.4%1.1741.17763,207763k895,957896k9.464773%8.933597%9.464773%9.5%1.0951.09872,752873k955,356955k9.926160%9.273799%9.926160%9.9%1.0991.10788,865789k867,169867k7.388815%6.810799%7.388815%7.4%1.0741.072,476,5272.48M2,659,5132.66M9.792043%9.942320%9.792043%9.8%1.0981.105,727,0995.73M6,287,8996.29M14.741732%16.373591%14.741732%14.7%1.1471.155,512,7245.51M6,325,3956.33M16.389196%17.677567%16.389196%16.4%1.1641.162,793,5052.79M3,251,3383.25M12.574469%12.932183%12.574469%12.6%1.1261.132,865,1312.87M3,225,4063.23M8.198770%6.899104%8.198770%8.2%1.0821.081,606,6191.61M1,738,3421.74M8.314188%3.680827%8.314188%8.3%1.0831.08962,379962k1,042,3931.04M-1.489570%-6.213837%-1.489570%1.5%0.9850.99872,517873k859,711860k
M:F ratio of males to females in the age cohort
F employed females in the age cohort
M employed males in the age cohort

Male Employment by Age#6

Percentage of male population employed by age cohort. Gray areas represent percentile bands from the regions.
Scope: population of the United States, the South, and selected other regionses
South
United States
Percentile:
0th - 100th
10th - 90th
20th - 80th
30th - 70th
40th - 60th
0%20%40%60%80%100%%75+70-7465-6962-6460-6155-5945-5435-4430-3425-2922-2420-2116-198.723%8.72%19.742%19.7%32.635%32.6%50.393%50.4%62.954%63.0%70.780%70.8%79.190%79.2%82.891%82.9%81.371%81.4%78.057%78.1%69.356%69.4%57.455%57.5%26.377%26.4%
% employed percentage of male population in the South

Female Employment by Age#7

Percentage of female population employed by age cohort. Gray areas represent percentile bands from the regions.
Scope: population of the United States, the South, and selected other regionses
South
United States
Percentile:
0th - 100th
10th - 90th
20th - 80th
30th - 70th
40th - 60th
0%20%40%60%80%100%%75+70-7465-6962-6460-6155-5945-5435-4430-3425-2922-2420-2116-194.102%4.10%12.946%12.9%24.635%24.6%40.968%41.0%51.919%51.9%61.033%61.0%69.278%69.3%70.586%70.6%69.373%69.4%70.085%70.1%66.512%66.5%56.353%56.4%28.061%28.1%
% employed percentage of female population in the South

Employment among the Married#8

Selected family employment structures as a percentage of all married couple households.
Scope: households in the United States and the South
South
United States
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 …225.258060%26.355280%25.258060%25.3%5,318,3825.32M11.577182%11.360258%11.577182%11.6%2,437,7122.44M1.584039%1.562423%1.584039%1.6%333,538334k0.735922%0.683291%0.735922%0.7%154,957155k24.461989%25.569630%24.461989%24.5%5,150,7605.15M11.822055%10.956809%11.822055%11.8%2,489,2732.49M6.427966%6.351691%6.427966%6.4%1,353,4841.35M18.132787%17.160618%18.132787%18.1%3,818,0723.82M
1children under 18 present in the house 2no children under 18 present in the house

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 the United States and the South
South
United States
0%20%40%60%CountBoth WorkStay at Home MomsStay at Home DadsNeither Work64.507545%65.952090%64.507545%64.5%5,318,3825.32M29.567417%28.428183%29.567417%29.6%2,437,7122.44M4.045538%3.909845%4.045538%4.0%333,538334k1.879499%1.709883%1.879499%1.9%154,957155k

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 the United States and the South
South
United States
0%10%20%30%40%CountBoth WorkLadies Who LunchGents Who LunchNeither Work40.203912%42.588545%40.203912%40.2%5,150,7605.15M19.429854%18.249563%19.429854%19.4%2,489,2732.49M10.564529%10.579320%10.564529%10.6%1,353,4841.35M29.801705%28.582572%29.801705%29.8%3,818,0723.82M

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 the United States and the South
South
United States
0%20%40%60%80%CountBachelor's Degree1Some College2H.S. Diploma3No H.S. Diploma382.862537%83.226008%82.862537%82.9%15,253,16115.3M73.431759%74.180718%73.431759%73.4%13,926,07913.9M65.305284%66.788302%65.305284%65.3%11,262,96611.3M52.017425%53.682838%52.017425%52.0%4,166,4734.17M
Count employed people with given educational attainment aged 25 to 64 years old
1or higher 2two or four year institution 3H.S. = High School

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 the United States and the South
Female Male
United States
South
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
40%20%0%20%40%%BlackMixedOtherHispanic1WhiteAsian-36.984682%-37.862075%-36.984682%37.0%36.984682%4.195663%37.862075%4.463707%41.180345%41.2%38.971%39.0%-35.045818%-5.539290%-36.128555%-3.517674%-40.585108%40.6%35.045818%36.128555%35.045818%35.0%37.864%37.9%-23.755102%-18.987964%-27.869601%-15.010322%-42.743066%42.7%23.755102%27.869601%23.755102%23.8%32.686%32.7%-24.246417%-17.207730%-26.161197%-15.426843%-41.454147%41.5%24.246417%26.161197%24.246417%24.2%32.717%32.7%-26.544811%-9.660060%-25.133162%-7.811371%-36.204871%36.2%26.544811%25.133162%26.544811%26.5%31.392%31.4%-22.722234%-16.036803%-24.954644%-13.027025%-38.759036%38.8%22.722234%24.954644%22.722234%22.7%31.179%31.2%
% percentage of both sexes combined
1white Hispanic

Unemployment by Race#13

Percentage unemployed of each ethno-racial group's population 16 to 64 years of age.
Scope: population of the United States and the South
Female Male
United States
South
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
8%6%4%2%0%2%4%6%8%%BlackMixedOtherHispanic1WhiteAsian-8.205262%-8.765765%-8.205262%8.2%8.205262%0.998464%8.765765%1.133306%9.203726%9.2%8.678%8.68%-6.754152%-7.020561%-6.754152%6.8%6.754152%0.547890%7.020561%1.131800%7.302042%7.3%7.023%7.02%-5.157339%-0.653213%-6.988092%-0.118912%-5.810552%5.8%5.157339%6.988092%5.157339%5.2%5.465%5.46%-5.087751%-0.088463%-5.825146%-5.176213%5.2%5.087751%5.825146%0.212717%5.087751%5.1%5.131%5.13%-4.070824%-4.033020%-4.070824%4.1%4.070824%0.797763%4.033020%1.031386%4.868587%4.9%4.468%4.47%-3.419836%-3.900544%-3.419836%3.4%3.419836%0.265303%3.900544%0.501611%3.685139%3.7%3.545%3.55%
% percentage of both sexes combined
1white Hispanic

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 the United States and the South
Female Male
United States
South
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
0.5%0.0%0.5%1.0%1.5%2.0%%MixedWhiteOtherBlackAsianHispanic1-0.521412%-0.300625%-0.521412%0.52%0.521412%1.807556%0.300625%1.086130%2.328968%2.33%1.409%1.41%-0.181526%-0.116401%-0.181526%0.18%0.181526%1.208303%0.116401%0.788752%1.389829%1.39%0.784%0.78%-0.256473%-0.115488%-0.256473%0.26%0.256473%0.807814%0.115488%0.440031%1.064287%1.06%0.684%0.68%-0.237640%-0.207069%-0.237640%0.24%0.237640%0.713758%0.207069%0.646166%0.951398%0.95%0.576%0.58%-0.178588%-0.088363%-0.178588%0.18%0.178588%0.793548%0.088363%0.426721%0.972136%0.97%0.554%0.55%-0.165331%-0.129147%-0.165331%0.17%0.165331%0.729660%0.129147%0.591307%0.894991%0.89%0.536%0.54%
% percentage of both sexes combined
1white Hispanic

Employment by Race#15

Percentage employed of each ethno-racial group's population 16 to 64 years of age.
Scope: population of the United States and the South
Female Male
United States
South
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
60%40%20%0%20%40%60%%AsianWhiteHispanic1OtherMixedBlack-61.240964%-62.018331%-61.240964%61.2%61.240964%16.036803%62.018331%13.027025%77.277766%77.3%68.821%68.8%-63.795129%-67.055467%-63.795129%63.8%63.795129%9.660060%67.055467%7.811371%73.455189%73.5%68.608%68.6%-58.545853%-58.411960%-58.545853%58.5%58.545853%17.207730%58.411960%15.426843%75.753583%75.8%67.283%67.3%-57.256934%-57.120077%-57.256934%57.3%57.256934%18.987964%57.120077%15.010322%76.244898%76.2%67.314%67.3%-59.414892%-60.353771%-59.414892%59.4%59.414892%5.539290%60.353771%3.517674%64.954182%65.0%62.136%62.1%-58.819655%-4.195663%-57.674218%-4.463707%-63.015318%63.0%58.819655%57.674218%58.819655%58.8%61.029%61.0%
% percentage of both sexes combined
1white Hispanic

Map of Employment Status by State in the South

Both Parents Work Employment Status by State#16

Percentage of married families with children under the age of 18 present in which both parents work outside the home (%):
19.7%21.8%23.9%26.1%28.2%30.3%

Stay at Home Moms Employment Status by State#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 (%):
7.9%9.5%11.1%12.8%14.4%16.0%

Stay at Home Dads Employment Status by State#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 (%):
1.14%1.30%1.45%1.60%1.75%1.90%

Neither Parent Works Employment Status by State#19

Percentage of married families with children under the age of 18 present in which neither parent works outside the home (%):
0.41%0.60%0.77%0.95%1.12%1.31%

Employed Working-Age Men Employment Status by State#20

Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
74.9%77.4%79.8%82.3%84.8%87.3%
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Employment Status by Place in the South

There are 9,692 places in the South. This section compares the 50 most populous of those to each other, the South, and the United States. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 188,973.

Employed Working-Age Men by Place#25

Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed.
Scope: population of the South, selected places in the South, and entities that contain the South
0%20%40%60%80%Count#PlanoArlingtonAustinIrvingAmarilloGarlandRaleighVirginia BeachVirginia BchCharlotteArlingtonFort WorthDurhamLubbockOrlandoHoustonDallasNashville-DavidsonCorpus ChristiOklahoma CityGreensboroLexington-FayetteWashingtonSan AntonioEl PasoUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesTulsaBaton RougeTampaSouthSt. 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%11,38911.4k1386.696933%86.696933%86.7%16,42316.4k1486.684779%86.684779%86.7%140,386140k1586.615474%86.615474%86.6%79,18379.2k1686.274817%86.274817%86.3%38,58938.6k1786.254538%86.254538%86.3%17,10617.1k1886.114554%86.114554%86.1%35,43735.4k1985.915242%85.915242%85.9%14,47514.5k2084.890097%84.890097%84.9%17,80417.8k2184.835284%84.835284%84.8%39,14339.1k2284.318142%84.318142%84.3%77,48577.5k2384.026577%84.026577%84.0%34,01934.0k2483.826751%83.826751%83.8%16,918,49516.9M83.792746%83.792746%83.8%20,21520.2k2583.467707%83.467707%83.5%9,6282683.231668%83.231668%83.2%19,51219.5k2782.890666%82.890666%82.9%6,325,3956.33M82.758397%82.758397%82.8%12,73912.7k2882.591571%82.591571%82.6%10,48510.5k2982.526111%82.526111%82.5%29,63129.6k3082.291013%82.291013%82.3%11,80311.8k3182.226023%82.226023%82.2%43,75043.8k3282.026204%82.026204%82.0%31,11531.1k3381.907535%81.907535%81.9%9,0003481.607054%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
Count number of employed 35 to 44 year old men
# rank of place out of 50 by percentage employed 35 to 44 year old men

Employment Status by Metro Area in the South

There are 381 metro areas that are fully or partially contained within the South (371 fully and 10 partially). This section compares the 50 most populous of those to each other, the South, and the United States. The least populous of the compared metro areas has a population of 445,227.

Employed Working-Age Men by Metro Area#30

Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed.
Scope: population of the South, selected metro areas in the South, and entities that contain the South
0%20%40%60%80%Count#Washington, Arlington, and Alexandria Metro AreaWashingtonAustin and Round Rock Metro AreaAustin AreaRaleigh Metro AreaRaleigh AreaDallas, Fort Worth, and Arlington Metro AreaDallas AreaFayetteville, Springdale, and Rogers Metro AreaFayettevilleHouston, The Woodlands, and Sugar Land Metro AreaHouston AreaNashville, Davidson, Murfreesboro, and Franklin Metro AreaNashvilleCharlotte, Concord, and Gastonia Metro AreaCharlotteBaltimore, Columbia, and Towson Metro AreaBaltimoreCharleston and North Charleston Metro AreaCharlestonOklahoma City Metro AreaOklahoma CityTulsa Metro AreaTulsa AreaCorpus Christi Metro AreaCorpus ChristiVirginia Beach, Norfolk, and Newport News Metro AreaVirginia BeachSan Antonio and New Braunfels Metro AreaSan AntonioLexington and Fayette Metro AreaLexingtonAtlanta, Sandy Springs, and Roswell Metro AreaAtlanta AreaGreensboro and High Point Metro AreaGreensboroNorth Port, Sarasota, and Bradenton Metro AreaNorth PortMiami, Fort Lauderdale, and West Palm Beach Metro AreaMiami AreaCincinnati Metro AreaCincinnatiColumbia Metro AreaColumbia AreaLittle Rock, North Little Rock, and Conway Metro AreaLittle RockJacksonville Metro AreaJacksonvilleBaton Rouge Metro AreaBaton RougeTampa, St. Petersburg, and Clearwater Metro AreaTampa AreaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesWinston and Salem Metro AreaWinston AreaGreenville, Anderson, and Mauldin Metro AreaGreenvilleOrlando, Kissimmee, and Sanford Metro AreaOrlando AreaChattanooga Metro AreaChattanoogaDurham and Chapel Hill Metro AreaDurham AreaEl Paso Metro AreaEl Paso AreaRichmond Metro AreaRichmond AreaLafayette Metro AreaLafayetteNew Orleans and Metairie Metro AreaNew OrleansMcAllen, Edinburg, and Mission Metro AreaMcAllen AreaSouthPhiladelphia, Camden, and Wilmington Metro AreaPhiladelphiaLouisville and Jefferson County Metro AreaLouisvilleKnoxville Metro AreaKnoxvilleBirmingham and Hoover Metro AreaBirminghamPalm Bay, Melbourne, and Titusville Metro AreaPalm Bay AreaMemphis Metro AreaMemphis AreaDeltona, Daytona Beach, and Ormond Beach Metro AreaDeltona AreaCape Coral and Fort Myers Metro AreaCape CoralLakeland and Winter Haven Metro AreaLakeland AreaShreveport and Bossier City Metro AreaShreveportPort St. Lucie Metro AreaPort St. LuciePensacola, Ferry Pass, and Brent Metro AreaPensacolaJackson Metro AreaJackson AreaAugusta and Richmond County Metro AreaAugusta Area91.057221%91.057221%91.1%388,553389k190.270525%90.270525%90.3%138,113138k289.983939%89.983939%90.0%83,47983.5k389.244212%89.244212%89.2%437,360437k488.937600%88.937600%88.9%30,43030.4k588.045355%88.045355%88.0%404,483404k687.846962%87.846962%87.8%107,732108k787.755347%87.755347%87.8%146,490146k886.587998%86.587998%86.6%145,215145k986.167707%86.167707%86.2%39,88139.9k1086.139431%86.139431%86.1%73,08573.1k1185.900895%85.900895%85.9%52,21452.2k1285.811573%85.811573%85.8%22,80722.8k1385.694484%85.694484%85.7%87,78887.8k1485.594749%85.594749%85.6%129,094129k1585.442119%85.442119%85.4%28,25428.3k1685.417286%85.417286%85.4%336,164336k1785.279089%85.279089%85.3%39,38739.4k1885.009520%85.009520%85.0%30,36230.4k1984.986641%84.986641%85.0%332,721333k2084.840139%84.840139%84.8%112,750113k2184.272329%84.272329%84.3%41,19441.2k2284.097508%84.097508%84.1%38,81138.8k2383.971352%83.971352%84.0%74,09874.1k2483.947978%83.947978%83.9%42,79542.8k2583.911031%83.911031%83.9%148,979149k2683.826751%83.826751%83.8%16,918,49516.9M83.740140%83.740140%83.7%33,75933.8k2783.644694%83.644694%83.6%44,90844.9k2883.587564%83.587564%83.6%129,213129k2983.441596%83.441596%83.4%28,77428.8k3083.435669%83.435669%83.4%29,75929.8k3183.310849%83.310849%83.3%42,61142.6k3283.008812%83.008812%83.0%66,50566.5k3382.990768%82.990768%83.0%24,63024.6k3482.924824%82.924824%82.9%63,53763.5k3582.895734%82.895734%82.9%42,65442.7k3682.890666%82.890666%82.9%6,325,3956.33M82.880576%82.880576%82.9%302,045302k3782.620592%82.620592%82.6%67,63967.6k3882.072945%82.072945%82.1%43,52043.5k3982.046733%82.046733%82.0%60,11460.1k4081.927497%81.927497%81.9%23,02923.0k4181.707053%81.707053%81.7%68,04468.0k4280.328483%80.328483%80.3%25,72625.7k4379.801095%79.801095%79.8%28,72628.7k4479.450251%79.450251%79.5%29,56929.6k4579.135114%79.135114%79.1%20,58720.6k4678.411932%78.411932%78.4%18,50618.5k4778.276712%78.276712%78.3%21,91221.9k4877.939712%77.939712%77.9%28,18328.2k4975.364927%75.364927%75.4%26,38326.4k50
Count number of employed 35 to 44 year old men
# rank of metro area out of 50 by percentage employed 35 to 44 year old men

Employment Status by State in the South

There are 17 states in the South. This section compares all 17 of those to each other, the South, and the United States.

Employed Working-Age Men by State#35

Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed.
Scope: population of the South, selected states in the South, and entities that contain the South
0%20%40%60%80%Count#MarylandVirginiaTexasDistrict of ColumbiaD.C.DelawareUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNorth CarolinaN CarolinaSouthOklahomaFloridaTennesseeSouth CarolinaS CarolinaGeorgiaArkansasAlabamaLouisianaKentuckyMississippiWest Virginia87.225633%87.225633%87.2%325,308325k186.707034%86.707034%86.7%471,264471k285.400836%85.400836%85.4%1,551,9801.55M384.835284%84.835284%84.8%39,14339.1k484.059725%84.059725%84.1%45,15145.2k583.826751%83.826751%83.8%16,918,49516.9M83.736431%83.736431%83.7%535,950536k682.890666%82.890666%82.9%6,325,3956.33M82.083033%82.083033%82.1%195,617196k781.914954%81.914954%81.9%988,530989k881.898889%81.898889%81.9%340,131340k981.836332%81.836332%81.8%239,787240k1081.729990%81.729990%81.7%544,920545k1179.875548%79.875548%79.9%145,693146k1279.617264%79.617264%79.6%235,605236k1379.252747%79.252747%79.3%223,190223k1477.630325%77.630325%77.6%218,312218k1576.583014%76.583014%76.6%138,482138k1674.916910%74.916910%74.9%86,33286.3k17
Count number of employed 35 to 44 year old men
# rank of state out of 17 by percentage employed 35 to 44 year old men

Employment Status by County in the South

There are 1,422 counties in the South. This section compares the 50 most populous of those to each other, the South, and the United States. The least populous of the compared counties has a population of 443,630.

Employed Working-Age Men by County#40

Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed.
Scope: population of the South, selected counties in the South, and entities that contain the South
0%20%40%60%80%Count#Fairfax CountyFairfaxCollin CountyCollinDenton CountyDentonPrince William CountyPrince WilliamMontgomery CountyMontgomeryWilliamson CountyWilliamsonWake CountyWakeTravis CountyTravisCobb CountyCobbMontgomery CountyMontgomeryFort Bend CountyFort BendMecklenburg CountyMecklenburgAnne Arundel CountyAnne ArundelBaltimore CountyBaltimoreTarrant CountyTarrantVirginia Beach CityVirginia BeachHarris CountyHarrisEast Baton Rouge ParishEast Baton RougePrince George's CountyPrince George'sGwinnett CountyGwinnettKnox CountyKnoxDallas CountyDallasTulsa CountyTulsaBroward CountyBrowardHillsborough CountyHillsboroughDavidson CountyDavidsonGreenville CountyGreenvilleGuilford CountyGuilfordOklahoma CountyOklahomaPalm Beach CountyPalm BeachBexar CountyBexarOrange CountyOrangeDistrict of ColumbiaMiami-Dade CountyMiami-DadeUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNew Castle CountyNew CastleEl Paso CountyEl PasoJefferson CountyJeffersonDeKalb CountyDeKalbFulton CountyFultonHidalgo CountyHidalgoSouthPinellas CountyPinellasDuval CountyDuvalJefferson CountyJeffersonBrevard CountyBrevardShelby CountyShelbyPasco CountyPascoLee CountyLeeVolusia CountyVolusiaPolk CountyPolkBaltimore CityBaltimore94.524869%94.524869%94.5%77,31077.3k193.425812%93.425812%93.4%65,86865.9k292.483587%92.483587%92.5%53,95454.0k392.186071%92.186071%92.2%31,25231.3k492.050507%92.050507%92.1%63,35163.4k591.670629%91.670629%91.7%36,62736.6k691.661578%91.661578%91.7%69,05669.1k790.993453%90.993453%91.0%84,91684.9k890.486246%90.486246%90.5%46,70946.7k990.309858%90.309858%90.3%31,82731.8k1090.035222%90.035222%90.0%44,73444.7k1189.514827%89.514827%89.5%66,53166.5k1289.428305%89.428305%89.4%32,56832.6k1389.004314%89.004314%89.0%42,49642.5k1488.966990%88.966990%89.0%117,077117k1588.943370%88.943370%88.9%25,75825.8k1688.195388%88.195388%88.2%280,292280k1787.817443%87.817443%87.8%21,82021.8k1887.726439%87.726439%87.7%52,15652.2k1987.632355%87.632355%87.6%56,19656.2k2087.374642%87.374642%87.4%24,39524.4k2187.352998%87.352998%87.4%153,163153k2287.003466%87.003466%87.0%34,89134.9k2386.496700%86.496700%86.5%105,513106k2486.483820%86.483820%86.5%76,27776.3k2586.375845%86.375845%86.4%39,87839.9k2685.857242%85.857242%85.9%27,11227.1k2785.793580%85.793580%85.8%27,04927.0k2885.627535%85.627535%85.6%40,75140.8k2985.404950%85.404950%85.4%68,94468.9k3085.262543%85.262543%85.3%103,646104k3185.024210%85.024210%85.0%74,27874.3k3284.835284%84.835284%84.8%39,14339.1k3383.832044%83.832044%83.8%158,264158k3483.826751%83.826751%83.8%16,918,49516.9M83.638241%83.638241%83.6%28,34528.3k3583.551417%83.551417%83.6%42,52642.5k3683.341076%83.341076%83.3%39,46739.5k3783.193731%83.193731%83.2%43,10643.1k3883.095443%83.095443%83.1%59,84759.8k3982.895734%82.895734%82.9%42,65442.7k4082.890666%82.890666%82.9%6,325,3956.33M82.811101%82.811101%82.8%42,55042.6k4182.668569%82.668569%82.7%46,34446.3k4282.492366%82.492366%82.5%32,95933.0k4381.927497%81.927497%81.9%23,02923.0k4480.893122%80.893122%80.9%46,28346.3k4580.511160%80.511160%80.5%23,62623.6k4679.801095%79.801095%79.8%28,72628.7k4779.782747%79.782747%79.8%21,37321.4k4879.450251%79.450251%79.5%29,56929.6k4974.017917%74.017917%74.0%26,60526.6k50
Count number of employed 35 to 44 year old men
# rank of county out of 50 by percentage employed 35 to 44 year old men

Employment Status by Region in the United States

There are 5 regions in the United States. This section compares the South to all of the regions in the United States and to the United States.

Employed Working-Age Men by Region#45

Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed.
Scope: population of the South, selected other regions in the United States, and entities that contain the South
0%20%40%60%80%Count#MidwestNortheastWestUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesSouth84.507990%84.507990%84.5%3,510,6363.51M184.488623%84.488623%84.5%2,903,3022.90M284.237717%84.237717%84.2%4,179,1624.18M383.826751%83.826751%83.8%16,918,49516.9M82.890666%82.890666%82.9%6,325,3956.33M4
Count number of employed 35 to 44 year old men
# rank of region out of 4 by percentage employed 35 to 44 year old men

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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State Equivalent:
District of Columbia
Major Metro Areas:
Amarillo Area, Asheville Area, Athens Area, Atlanta Area, Augusta Area, Austin Area, Baltimore Area, Baton Rouge Area, Beaumont Area, Birmingham Area, Brownsville Area, Cape Coral Area, Charleston Area, Charleston Area, Charlotte Area, Charlottesville Area, Chattanooga Area, Cincinnati Area, Clarksville Area, College Station Area, Columbia Area, Columbus Area, Corpus Christi Area, Crestview Area, Dallas Area, Daphne Area, Deltona Area, Durham Area, El Paso Area, Evansville Area, Fayetteville Area, Fayetteville Area, Florence Area, Fort Smith Area, Gainesville Area, Gainesville Area, Greensboro Area, Greenville Area, Gulfport Area, Hagerstown Area, Hickory Area, Hilton Head Island Area, Houma Area, Houston Area, Huntington Area, Huntsville Area, Jackson Area, Jacksonville Area, Johnson City Area, Killeen Area, Kingsport Area, Knoxville Area, Lafayette Area, Lake Charles Area, Lakeland Area, Laredo Area, Lexington Area, Little Rock Area, Longview Area, Louisville Area, Lubbock Area, Lynchburg Area, Macon Area, McAllen Area, Memphis Area, Miami Area, Mobile Area, Montgomery Area, Myrtle Beach Area, Naples Area, Nashville Area, New Orleans Area, North Port Area, Ocala Area, Oklahoma City Area, Orlando Area, Palm Bay Area, Panama City Area, Pensacola Area, Philadelphia Area, Port St. Lucie Area, Raleigh Area, Richmond Area, Roanoke Area, Salisbury Area, San Antonio Area, Savannah Area, Shreveport Area, Spartanburg Area, Tallahassee Area, Tampa Area, Tulsa Area, Tuscaloosa Area, Tyler Area, Virginia Beach Area, Waco Area, Warner Robins Area, Washington Area, Wilmington Area, Winston Area
Major Cities:
Baltimore, Virginia Beach
Major Counties:
Anne Arundel, Baltimore, Bexar, Brevard, Broward, Cobb, Collin, Dallas, Davidson, DeKalb, Denton, District of Columbia, Duval, El Paso, Fairfax, Fort Bend, Fulton, Greenville, Guilford, Gwinnett, Harris, Hidalgo, Hillsborough, Jefferson, Jefferson, Knox, Lee, Mecklenburg, Miami-Dade, Montgomery, Montgomery, New Castle, Oklahoma, Orange, Palm Beach, Pasco, Pinellas, Polk, Prince George's, Prince William, Shelby, Tarrant, Travis, Tulsa, Volusia, Wake, Williamson
Major Parish:
East Baton Rouge
Major Cities:
Amarillo, Arlington, Atlanta, Austin, Baltimore, Baton Rouge, Birmingham, Charlotte, Chesapeake, Columbus, Corpus Christi, Dallas, Durham, El Paso, Fayetteville, Fort Worth, Garland, Greensboro, Hialeah, Houston, Huntsville, Irving, Jacksonville, Laredo, Little Rock, Lubbock, Memphis, Miami, Mobile, Montgomery, New Orleans, Norfolk, Oklahoma City, Orlando, Plano, Raleigh, Richmond, San Antonio, Shreveport, St. Petersburg, Tampa, Tulsa, Virginia Beach, Washington, Winston-Salem
Major Places:
Augusta-Richmond County consolidated government (balance), Louisville, Nashville-Davidson
Major Unincorporated Place:
Arlington
Major Urban County:
Lexington-Fayette
Neighboring Regions:
Midwest, Northeast, West