Employment Status in the West (Region)

Employment Status#1

Percentage of population aged 25 to 64 years old.
Scope: population of the United States and the West
West
United States
0%10%20%30%40%50%CountArmed ForcesEmployed1UnemployedOther20.533928%0.399347%0.533928%0.5%316,257316k58.075877%58.423796%58.075877%58.1%34,399,58234.4M4.998111%4.660351%4.998111%5.0%2,960,4882.96M36.392083%36.516507%36.392083%36.4%21,555,80821.6M
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 West
West
United States
50%0%50%FMArmed ForcesEmployed1UnemployedOther2-0.133700%-0.133700%-0.133700%0.1%0.133700%0.808690%0.133700%0.808690%0.942390%0.9%40,00040.0k276,257276k-53.086825%-53.086825%-53.086825%53.1%53.086825%10.080750%53.086825%10.080750%63.167575%63.2%15,882,32015.9M18,517,26218.5M-4.517290%-4.517290%-4.517290%4.5%4.517290%0.971536%4.517290%0.971536%5.488825%5.5%1,351,4661.35M1,609,0221.61M-30.401209%-11.860975%-30.401209%-11.860975%-42.262185%42.3%30.401209%30.401209%30.401209%30.4%12,643,84412.6M8,911,9648.91M
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 West
Armed Forces
Employed
Unemployed
Not in Labor Force
75+70-7465-6962-6460-6155-5945-5435-4430-3425-2922-2420-2116-190.000000%5.629617%0.307534%94.062849%94%240,006240k0.000000%16.066726%16%0.909785%83.023489%83%391,326391k0.000000%29.633902%30%1.653619%68.712478%69%1,022,3721.02M0.000000%47.386894%47%2.720582%49.892524%50%1,162,4551.16M0.005325%58.808624%59%3.752048%37.434003%37%1,060,2521.06M0.018748%67.434574%67%4.330773%28.215905%28%3,216,5133.22M0.133186%74.934550%75%4.850100%20.082164%20%7,420,7497.42M0.521931%76.022172%76%5.006061%18.449836%18%7,524,3197.52M0.842674%74.536043%75%5.723065%18.898218%19%4,023,1864.02M1.385775%72.840332%73%6.918074%7%18.855819%19%4,081,9204.08M1.991593%66.443846%66%8.949808%9%22.614753%23%2,222,7162.22M2.002257%56.563297%57%10.327199%10%31.107247%31%1,309,7461.31M0.500876%25.360268%25%8.655889%9%65.482967%65%1,040,2791.04M0%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 West
Female
Male
0%20%40%60%80%100%FM75+70-7465-6962-6460-6155-5945-5435-4430-3425-2922-2420-2116-193.925%3.92%7.990%7.99%13.088%13.1%19.442%19.4%25.850%25.8%33.803%33.8%43.051%43.1%52.066%52.1%53.845%53.8%64.090%64.1%62.543%62.5%72.626%72.6%69.333%69.3%80.830%80.8%68.705%68.7%84.238%84.2%67.904%67.9%82.550%82.6%69.466%69.5%78.699%78.7%67.067%67.1%69.704%69.7%58.567%58.6%58.564%58.6%27.002%27.0%24.783%24.8%
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 West
More Females More Males
United States
West
0%10%20%30%40%M:FFM75+70-7465-6962-6460-6155-5945-5435-4430-3425-2922-2420-2116-1947.016323%41.016468%47.016323%47.0%1.4701.4797,16297.2k142,844143k31.073923%27.081090%31.073923%31.1%1.3111.31169,351169k221,975222k18.694811%15.815003%18.694811%18.7%1.1871.19467,488467k554,884555k12.070711%8.933597%12.070711%12.1%1.1211.12548,145548k614,310614k12.082212%9.273799%12.082212%12.1%1.1211.12499,925500k560,327560k10.242800%6.810799%10.242800%10.2%1.1021.101,529,9041.53M1,686,6091.69M16.027790%9.942320%16.027790%16.0%1.1601.163,435,0903.44M3,985,6593.99M24.931715%16.373591%24.931715%24.9%1.2491.253,345,1573.35M4,179,1624.18M26.696681%17.677567%26.696681%26.7%1.2671.271,774,7001.77M2,248,4862.25M20.552527%12.932183%20.552527%20.6%1.2061.211,850,7701.85M2,231,1502.23M12.144055%6.899104%12.144055%12.1%1.1211.121,047,7391.05M1,174,9771.17M8.138027%3.680827%8.138027%8.1%1.0811.08629,268629k680,478680k-2.918710%-6.213837%-2.918710%2.9%0.9720.97527,621528k512,658513k
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 West, and selected other regionses
West
United States
Percentile:
0th - 100th
10th - 90th
20th - 80th
30th - 70th
40th - 60th
0%20%40%60%80%100%%75+70-7465-6962-6460-6155-5945-5435-4430-3425-2922-2420-2116-197.990%7.99%19.442%19.4%33.803%33.8%52.066%52.1%64.090%64.1%72.626%72.6%80.830%80.8%84.238%84.2%82.550%82.6%78.699%78.7%69.704%69.7%58.564%58.6%24.783%24.8%
% employed percentage of male population in the West

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 West, and selected other regionses
West
United States
Percentile:
0th - 100th
10th - 90th
20th - 80th
30th - 70th
40th - 60th
0%20%40%60%80%100%%75+70-7465-6962-6460-6155-5945-5435-4430-3425-2922-2420-2116-193.925%3.92%13.088%13.1%25.850%25.8%43.051%43.1%53.845%53.8%62.543%62.5%69.333%69.3%68.705%68.7%67.904%67.9%69.466%69.5%67.067%67.1%58.567%58.6%27.002%27.0%
% employed percentage of female population in the West

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 West
West
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 …226.185127%26.355280%26.185127%26.2%3,370,8803.37M13.979642%11.360258%13.979642%14.0%1,799,6361.80M1.671278%1.562423%1.671278%1.7%215,148215k0.782568%0.683291%0.782568%0.8%100,742101k24.095066%25.569630%24.095066%24.1%3,101,8213.10M10.816163%10.956809%10.816163%10.8%1,392,3931.39M5.912674%6.351691%5.912674%5.9%761,154761k16.557482%17.160618%16.557482%16.6%2,131,4882.13M
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 West
West
United States
0%20%40%60%CountBoth WorkStay at Home MomsStay at Home DadsNeither Work61.440586%65.952090%61.440586%61.4%3,370,8803.37M32.801728%28.428183%32.801728%32.8%1,799,6361.80M3.921474%3.909845%3.921474%3.9%215,148215k1.836211%1.709883%1.836211%1.8%100,742101k

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 West
West
United States
0%10%20%30%40%CountBoth WorkLadies Who LunchGents Who LunchNeither Work41.991085%42.588545%41.991085%42.0%3,101,8213.10M18.849603%18.249563%18.849603%18.8%1,392,3931.39M10.304167%10.579320%10.304167%10.3%761,154761k28.855145%28.582572%28.855145%28.9%2,131,4882.13M

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 West
West
United States
0%20%40%60%80%CountBachelor's Degree1Some College2H.S. Diploma3No H.S. Diploma381.524033%83.226008%81.524033%81.5%10,345,01510.3M72.251959%74.180718%72.251959%72.3%9,199,5069.20M66.373325%66.788302%66.373325%66.4%5,754,0275.75M58.172553%53.682838%58.172553%58.2%3,190,8463.19M
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 West
Female Male
United States
West
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
40%20%0%20%40%%BlackMixedOtherHispanic1AsianWhite-40.900665%-37.862075%-40.900665%40.9%40.900665%0.625036%37.862075%4.463707%41.525702%41.5%41.224%41.2%-35.663978%-3.550746%-36.128555%-3.517674%-39.214724%39.2%35.663978%36.128555%35.663978%35.7%37.437%37.4%-29.200407%-14.170513%-27.869601%-15.010322%-43.370920%43.4%29.200407%27.869601%29.200407%29.2%36.091%36.1%-28.053485%-14.830113%-26.161197%-15.426843%-42.883598%42.9%28.053485%26.161197%28.053485%28.1%35.390%35.4%-26.019051%-9.983229%-24.954644%-13.027025%-36.002280%36.0%26.019051%24.954644%26.019051%26.0%31.314%31.3%-25.713039%-8.635954%-25.133162%-7.811371%-34.348993%34.3%25.713039%25.133162%25.713039%25.7%29.966%30.0%
% 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 West
Female Male
United States
West
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
8%6%4%2%0%2%4%6%8%%BlackMixedOtherHispanic1WhiteAsian-9.141368%-8.765765%-9.141368%9.1%9.141368%0.440842%8.765765%1.133306%9.582210%9.6%9.370%9.37%-6.784659%-7.020561%-6.784659%6.8%6.784659%1.636007%7.020561%1.131800%8.420666%8.4%7.604%7.60%-7.447302%-6.988092%-0.118912%-7.447302%7.4%7.447302%0.258765%6.988092%7.706067%7.7%7.580%7.58%-6.377430%-5.825146%-6.377430%6.4%6.377430%0.447778%5.825146%0.212717%6.825208%6.8%6.604%6.60%-4.415378%-4.033020%-4.415378%4.4%4.415378%1.128548%4.033020%1.031386%5.543926%5.5%4.988%4.99%-4.101822%-3.900544%-4.101822%4.1%4.101822%0.749736%3.900544%0.501611%4.851557%4.9%4.454%4.45%
% 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 West
Female Male
United States
West
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
0.5%0.0%0.5%1.0%1.5%2.0%%BlackWhiteMixedHispanic1AsianOther-0.546477%-0.207069%-0.546477%0.55%0.546477%1.690538%0.207069%0.646166%2.237015%2.24%1.422%1.42%-0.176867%-0.116401%-0.176867%0.18%0.176867%1.224360%0.116401%0.788752%1.401227%1.40%0.798%0.80%-0.262884%-0.300625%-0.262884%0.26%0.262884%1.018670%0.300625%1.086130%1.281554%1.28%0.773%0.77%-0.108486%-0.129147%-0.108486%0.11%0.108486%0.569547%0.129147%0.591307%0.678032%0.68%0.396%0.40%-0.087603%-0.088363%-0.087603%0.09%0.087603%0.464787%0.088363%0.426721%0.552389%0.55%0.306%0.31%-0.078980%-0.115488%-0.078980%0.08%0.078980%0.407108%0.115488%0.440031%0.486088%0.49%0.288%0.29%
% 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 West
Female Male
United States
West
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
60%40%20%0%20%40%60%%WhiteAsianHispanic1OtherMixedBlack-65.651007%-67.055467%-65.651007%65.7%65.651007%8.635954%67.055467%7.811371%74.286961%74.3%70.034%70.0%-63.997720%-62.018331%-63.997720%64.0%63.997720%9.983229%62.018331%13.027025%73.980949%74.0%68.686%68.7%-57.116402%-58.411960%-57.116402%57.1%57.116402%14.830113%58.411960%15.426843%71.946515%71.9%64.610%64.6%-56.629080%-57.120077%-56.629080%56.6%56.629080%14.170513%57.120077%15.010322%70.799593%70.8%63.909%63.9%-60.785276%-60.353771%-60.785276%60.8%60.785276%3.550746%60.353771%3.517674%64.336022%64.3%62.563%62.6%-58.474298%-0.625036%-57.674218%-4.463707%-59.099335%59.1%58.474298%57.674218%58.474298%58.5%58.776%58.8%
% percentage of both sexes combined
1white Hispanic

Map of Employment Status by State in the West

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 (%):
22.0%23.4%24.7%26.0%27.3%28.7%

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 (%):
8.8%11.1%13.3%15.6%17.8%20.1%

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 (%):
1.28%1.50%1.72%1.94%2.16%2.38%

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 (%):
0.32%0.48%0.63%0.77%0.92%1.08%

Employed Working-Age Men Employment Status by State#20

Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
77.0%79.6%82.1%84.7%87.2%89.8%
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Employment Status by Place in the West

There are 5,635 places in the West. This section compares the 50 most populous of those to each other, the West, and the United States. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 180,303.

Employed Working-Age Men by Place#25

Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed.
Scope: population of the West, selected places in the West, and entities that contain the West
0%20%40%60%80%Count#FremontChandlerGilbertIrvineSanta ClaritaSan JoseBoise CityAuroraColorado SpringsColorado SpgsSeattleHuntington BeachHuntington BchDenverUrban HonoluluScottsdaleSan FranciscoMesaSanta AnaChula VistaAnaheimFontanaSan DiegoAnchorageSalt Lake CitySalt Lk CitySpring ValleyOxnardRenoPortlandLos AngelesLong BeachNorth Las VegasN Las VegasBakersfieldWestHendersonUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesPhoenixGlendaleAlbuquerqueRiversideOaklandLas VegasGlendaleParadiseModestoMoreno ValleySunrise ManorSacramentoTacomaSpokaneStocktonTucsonFresnoSan Bernardino94.324119%94.324119%94.3%18,59618.6k192.800337%92.800337%92.8%17,62017.6k292.534635%92.534635%92.5%16,49816.5k390.339095%90.339095%90.3%16,41116.4k489.377909%89.377909%89.4%10,56010.6k589.320641%89.320641%89.3%68,68468.7k689.250189%89.250189%89.3%13,01013.0k789.108682%89.108682%89.1%23,15423.2k888.780231%88.780231%88.8%25,32925.3k988.554782%88.554782%88.6%49,09349.1k1088.169609%88.169609%88.2%11,68611.7k1188.135281%88.135281%88.1%47,89847.9k1287.986275%87.986275%88.0%20,51420.5k1387.747381%87.747381%87.7%12,06012.1k1487.587463%87.587463%87.6%63,96664.0k1587.579210%87.579210%87.6%25,29225.3k1687.455766%87.455766%87.5%21,50121.5k1787.067449%87.067449%87.1%14,84514.8k1886.987012%86.987012%87.0%20,96321.0k1986.631409%86.631409%86.6%11,79411.8k2086.562128%86.562128%86.6%82,85982.9k2186.542539%86.542539%86.5%16,73316.7k2286.461913%86.461913%86.5%12,07712.1k2386.452845%86.452845%86.5%13,12713.1k2486.393547%86.393547%86.4%12,21012.2k2586.125081%86.125081%86.1%13,35813.4k2686.079669%86.079669%86.1%45,70445.7k2785.431073%85.431073%85.4%247,956248k2884.488204%84.488204%84.5%27,28827.3k2984.447247%84.447247%84.4%14,06314.1k3084.328829%84.328829%84.3%20,03420.0k3184.237717%84.237717%84.2%4,179,1624.18M83.993902%83.993902%84.0%15,97916.0k3283.826751%83.826751%83.8%16,918,49516.9M83.807637%83.807637%83.8%91,35291.4k3383.402159%83.402159%83.4%11,51211.5k3482.924639%82.924639%82.9%29,55629.6k3582.710233%82.710233%82.7%16,32716.3k3682.591888%82.591888%82.6%26,92026.9k3782.429827%82.429827%82.4%35,06435.1k3881.521739%81.521739%81.5%12,45012.5k3981.271822%81.271822%81.3%14,19914.2k4080.951997%80.951997%81.0%10,03410.0k4180.831799%80.831799%80.8%10,53410.5k4280.423549%80.423549%80.4%9,4944378.811232%78.811232%78.8%25,25925.3k4478.188580%78.188580%78.2%10,72210.7k4576.926627%76.926627%76.9%10,00210.0k4676.102941%76.102941%76.1%13,04113.0k4775.848098%75.848098%75.8%23,58823.6k4874.016447%74.016447%74.0%22,50122.5k4973.495388%73.495388%73.5%9,40350
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 West

There are 177 metro areas in the West. This section compares the 50 most populous of those to each other, the West, and the United States. The least populous of the compared metro areas has a population of 203,629.

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 West, selected metro areas in the West, and entities that contain the West
0%20%40%60%80%Count#Provo and Orem Metro AreaProvo AreaBoulder Metro AreaBoulder AreaSan Jose, Sunnyvale, and Santa Clara Metro AreaSan Jose AreaOgden and Clearfield Metro AreaOgden AreaFort Collins Metro AreaFort CollinsSalt Lake City Metro AreaSalt Lake CityDenver, Aurora, and Lakewood Metro AreaDenver AreaGreeley Metro AreaGreeley AreaColorado Springs Metro AreaColorado SpringsSan Francisco, Oakland, and Hayward Metro AreaSan FranciscoUrban Honolulu Metro AreaUrban HonoluluOxnard, Thousand Oaks, and Ventura Metro AreaOxnard AreaSeattle, Tacoma, and Bellevue Metro AreaSeattle AreaPortland, Vancouver, and Hillsboro Metro AreaPortland AreaSanta Cruz and Watsonville Metro AreaSanta CruzReno Metro AreaReno AreaBoise City Metro AreaBoise CityLos Angeles, Long Beach, and Anaheim Metro AreaLos AngelesSan Luis Obispo, Paso Robles, and Arroyo Grande Metro AreaSan Luis ObispoSan Diego and Carlsbad Metro AreaSan DiegoAnchorage Metro AreaAnchorageSanta Rosa Metro AreaSanta RosaBellingham Metro AreaBellinghamSanta Maria and Santa Barbara Metro AreaSanta MariaBremerton and Silverdale Metro AreaBremertonPhoenix, Mesa, and Scottsdale Metro AreaPhoenix AreaWestKennewick and Richland Metro AreaKennewickUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesOlympia and Tumwater Metro AreaOlympia AreaLas Vegas, Henderson, and Paradise Metro AreaLas VegasSacramento, Roseville, Arden, and Arcade Metro AreaSacramentoYakima Metro AreaYakima AreaSalem Metro AreaSalem AreaModesto Metro AreaModesto AreaStockton and Lodi Metro AreaStockton AreaMedford Metro AreaMedford AreaTucson Metro AreaTucson AreaAlbuquerque Metro AreaAlbuquerqueRiverside, San Bernardino, and Ontario Metro AreaRiversideVisalia and Porterville Metro AreaVisalia AreaSpokane and Spokane Valley Metro AreaSpokane AreaVallejo and Fairfield Metro AreaVallejo AreaLas Cruces Metro AreaLas CrucesEugene Metro AreaEugene AreaPrescott Metro AreaPrescott AreaMerced Metro AreaMerced AreaChico Metro AreaChico AreaFresno Metro AreaFresno AreaSalinas Metro AreaSalinas AreaBakersfield Metro AreaBakersfieldLake Havasu City and Kingman Metro AreaLake Havasu City91.618809%91.618809%91.6%32,22632.2k191.197166%91.197166%91.2%18,53418.5k290.297136%90.297136%90.3%132,679133k390.218578%90.218578%90.2%38,84038.8k490.079880%90.079880%90.1%18,04318.0k590.002982%90.002982%90.0%75,44575.4k689.878241%89.878241%89.9%183,286183k789.597898%89.597898%89.6%17,04617.0k888.809159%88.809159%88.8%38,24338.2k988.403386%88.403386%88.4%296,497296k1088.144143%88.144143%88.1%55,91655.9k1187.835721%87.835721%87.8%46,53846.5k1287.555410%87.555410%87.6%232,281232k1387.113902%87.113902%87.1%149,957150k1486.660887%86.660887%86.7%13,99414.0k1586.545073%86.545073%86.5%23,91523.9k1686.542164%86.542164%86.5%39,11139.1k1786.052511%86.052511%86.1%780,609781k1885.636457%85.636457%85.6%13,36113.4k1985.057132%85.057132%85.1%184,164184k2084.757267%84.757267%84.8%22,10322.1k2184.670436%84.670436%84.7%25,91025.9k2284.591503%84.591503%84.6%10,35410.4k2384.529641%84.529641%84.5%21,91621.9k2484.452249%84.452249%84.5%12,50412.5k2584.305028%84.305028%84.3%253,168253k2684.237717%84.237717%84.2%4,179,1624.18M84.092849%84.092849%84.1%14,78114.8k2783.826751%83.826751%83.8%16,918,49516.9M83.439231%83.439231%83.4%14,31414.3k2882.916675%82.916675%82.9%122,686123k2981.408184%81.408184%81.4%114,315114k3081.403841%81.403841%81.4%12,03812.0k3180.754190%80.754190%80.8%20,23720.2k3280.622827%80.622827%80.6%26,89926.9k3380.450601%80.450601%80.5%36,70836.7k3480.336792%80.336792%80.3%9,4463580.317421%80.317421%80.3%45,74845.7k3680.202830%80.202830%80.2%45,23645.2k3780.097370%80.097370%80.1%225,229225k3879.549626%79.549626%79.5%22,53822.5k3979.168867%79.168867%79.2%25,49025.5k4078.732811%78.732811%78.7%21,01321.0k4178.730873%78.730873%78.7%8,7474278.369321%78.369321%78.4%16,36916.4k4377.877962%77.877962%77.9%7,4284477.534464%77.534464%77.5%12,71112.7k4577.026004%77.026004%77.0%9,1534676.464015%76.464015%76.5%45,16545.2k4776.138683%76.138683%76.1%22,75122.8k4873.460047%73.460047%73.5%42,05042.1k4959.611339%59.611339%59.6%5,95150
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 West

There are 13 states in the West. This section compares all 13 of those to each other, the West, 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 West, selected states in the West, and entities that contain the West
0%20%40%60%80%Count#UtahWyomingColoradoIdahoHawaiiMontanaWashingtonWestCaliforniaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesOregonNevadaAlaskaArizonaNew Mexico89.768291%89.768291%89.8%176,585177k187.972078%87.972078%88.0%32,26232.3k287.801056%87.801056%87.8%326,677327k386.676201%86.676201%86.7%87,88187.9k486.347989%86.347989%86.3%77,25977.3k585.222232%85.222232%85.2%50,52450.5k685.192832%85.192832%85.2%398,590399k784.237717%84.237717%84.2%4,179,1624.18M83.910328%83.910328%83.9%2,171,6792.17M883.826751%83.826751%83.8%16,918,49516.9M83.326666%83.326666%83.3%218,710219k982.927255%82.927255%82.9%161,364161k1082.668443%82.668443%82.7%39,70439.7k1181.421874%81.421874%81.4%343,365343k1277.008649%77.008649%77.0%94,56294.6k13
Count number of employed 35 to 44 year old men
# rank of state out of 13 by percentage employed 35 to 44 year old men

Employment Status by County in the West

There are 448 counties in the West. This section compares the 50 most populous of those to each other, the West, and the United States. The least populous of the compared counties has a population of 314,238.

Employed Working-Age Men by County#40

Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed.
Scope: population of the West, selected counties in the West, and entities that contain the West
0%20%40%60%80%Count#Douglas CountyDouglasDavis CountyDavisUtah CountyUtahSan Mateo CountySan MateoAdams CountyAdamsWashington CountyWashingtonSanta Clara CountySanta ClaraSalt Lake CountySalt LakeLarimer CountyLarimerArapahoe CountyArapahoeKing CountyKingEl Paso CountyEl PasoContra Costa CountyContra CostaJefferson CountyJeffersonClackamas CountyClackamasOrange CountyOrangeHonolulu CountyHonoluluDenver CountyDenverVentura CountyVenturaAlameda CountyAlamedaSan Francisco CountySan FranciscoAda CountyAdaClark CountyClarkWashoe CountyWashoeSnohomish CountySnohomishMaricopa CountyMaricopaMultnomah CountyMultnomahPlacer CountyPlacerLos Angeles CountyLos AngelesSan Diego CountySan DiegoSonoma CountySonomaSanta Barbara CountySanta BarbaraWestUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesPierce CountyPierceClark CountyClarkBernalillo CountyBernalilloRiverside CountyRiversideStanislaus CountyStanislausSan Joaquin CountySan JoaquinPima CountyPimaSacramento CountySacramentoMarion CountyMarionTulare CountyTulareSpokane CountySpokaneSolano CountySolanoSan Bernardino CountySan BernardinoLane CountyLaneFresno CountyFresnoMonterey CountyMontereyKern CountyKernPinal CountyPinal94.464811%94.464811%94.5%23,44923.4k192.342677%92.342677%92.3%21,11621.1k291.758672%91.758672%91.8%31,66531.7k390.779032%90.779032%90.8%49,87449.9k490.630531%90.630531%90.6%32,77232.8k590.400206%90.400206%90.4%38,69438.7k690.376879%90.376879%90.4%129,398129k790.106681%90.106681%90.1%71,28771.3k890.079880%90.079880%90.1%18,04318.0k989.763743%89.763743%89.8%39,17239.2k1089.338108%89.338108%89.3%141,466141k1188.904329%88.904329%88.9%37,10637.1k1288.435355%88.435355%88.4%64,30464.3k1388.397185%88.397185%88.4%32,28032.3k1488.392360%88.392360%88.4%22,21322.2k1588.354538%88.354538%88.4%184,585185k1688.144143%88.144143%88.1%55,91655.9k1788.135281%88.135281%88.1%47,89847.9k1887.835721%87.835721%87.8%46,53846.5k1987.789361%87.789361%87.8%103,494103k2087.587463%87.587463%87.6%63,96664.0k2187.242014%87.242014%87.2%26,54626.5k2287.212234%87.212234%87.2%26,29126.3k2386.616355%86.616355%86.6%23,75823.8k2486.381330%86.381330%86.4%46,37946.4k2586.214096%86.214096%86.2%233,310233k2686.098943%86.098943%86.1%54,83954.8k2785.607106%85.607106%85.6%19,85419.9k2885.363719%85.363719%85.4%596,024596k2985.057132%85.057132%85.1%184,164184k3084.670436%84.670436%84.7%25,91025.9k3184.529641%84.529641%84.5%21,91621.9k3284.237717%84.237717%84.2%4,179,1624.18M83.826751%83.826751%83.8%16,918,49516.9M83.438486%83.438486%83.4%44,43644.4k3382.916675%82.916675%82.9%122,686123k3481.668442%81.668442%81.7%34,50934.5k3581.469653%81.469653%81.5%119,894120k3680.622827%80.622827%80.6%26,89926.9k3780.450601%80.450601%80.5%36,70836.7k3880.317421%80.317421%80.3%45,74845.7k3979.754814%79.754814%79.8%75,92175.9k4079.656133%79.656133%79.7%16,58616.6k4179.549626%79.549626%79.5%22,53822.5k4279.253070%79.253070%79.3%23,23723.2k4378.732811%78.732811%78.7%21,01321.0k4478.590614%78.590614%78.6%105,335105k4578.369321%78.369321%78.4%16,36916.4k4676.464015%76.464015%76.5%45,16545.2k4776.138683%76.138683%76.1%22,75122.8k4873.460047%73.460047%73.5%42,05042.1k4966.900246%66.900246%66.9%19,85819.9k50
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 West 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 West, selected other regions in the United States, and entities that contain the West
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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Major Municipality:
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Major Town:
Gilbert
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