Employment Status in District of Columbia (State Equivalent)

Employment Status#1

Percentage of population aged 25 to 64 years old.
Scope: population of the United States and District of Columbia
District of Columbia
United States
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%CountArmed ForcesEmployed1UnemployedOther20.631782%0.399347%0.631782%0.6%3,50562.768124%58.423796%62.768124%62.8%348,225348k6.007066%4.660351%6.007066%6.0%33,32633.3k30.593028%36.516507%30.593028%30.6%169,724170k

Employment Status By Sex#2

Percentage of male and female population aged 25 to 64 years old.
Scope: population of the United States and District of Columbia
District of Columbia
United States
50%0%50%FMArmed ForcesEmployed1UnemployedOther2-0.180444%-0.180444%-0.180444%0.2%0.180444%0.963233%0.180444%0.963233%1.143677%1.1%5322,973-61.064888%-61.064888%-61.064888%61.1%61.064888%3.634997%61.064888%3.634997%64.699886%64.7%180,037180k168,188168k-5.735189%-5.735189%-5.735189%5.7%5.735189%0.580232%5.735189%0.580232%6.315421%6.3%16,90916.9k16,41716.4k-27.841016%-5.178463%-27.841016%-5.178463%-33.019479%33.0%27.841016%27.841016%27.841016%27.8%97,35197.4k72,37372.4k

Employment Status by Age#3

Employment status composition of the given age cohorts.
Scope: population of District of Columbia
Armed Forces
Employed
Unemployed
Not in Labor Force
75+70-7465-6962-6460-6155-5945-5435-4430-3425-2922-2420-2116-190.000000%8.446716%8%0.255495%91.297790%91%2,7440.000000%26.038632%26%0.847092%73.114276%73%4,8260.000000%37.256688%37%2.542864%60.200447%60%8,9960.000000%48.448700%48%4.039136%47.512164%48%9,2600.000000%56.145719%56%4.065574%39.788707%40%7,7060.218649%63.856522%64%5.933963%29.990867%30%23,15123.2k0.437164%73.439675%73%6.792959%7%19.330202%19%56,78156.8k0.610045%80.438672%80%6.515413%7%12.435870%12%75,19775.2k0.739813%83.137597%83%5.604861%10.517729%11%59,63659.6k0.588808%80.777994%81%6.432082%6%12.201116%12%63,56763.6k1.561385%62.455399%62%10.983929%11%24.999286%25%22,42722.4k3.110962%42.298165%42%9.605777%10%44.985096%45%10,81610.8k0.759163%19.352586%19%7.852783%8%72.035468%72%6,6230%20%40%60%80%100%Count

Employment by Sex and Age#4

Percentage of population employed by sex and age cohort.
Scope: population of District of Columbia
Female
Male
0%20%40%60%80%100%FM75+70-7465-6962-6460-6155-5945-5435-4430-3425-2922-2420-2116-196.465%6.46%11.891%11.9%21.391%21.4%31.463%31.5%35.057%35.1%40.325%40.3%44.688%44.7%53.065%53.1%55.103%55.1%57.460%57.5%64.239%64.2%63.902%63.9%71.955%72.0%75.783%75.8%77.303%77.3%84.835%84.8%81.255%81.3%86.733%86.7%81.969%82.0%80.663%80.7%67.661%67.7%59.434%59.4%47.593%47.6%43.119%43.1%23.339%23.3%16.373%16.4%

Employment Sex Ratio by Age#5

Percentage more males or females employed by age cohort.
Scope: population of the United States and District of Columbia
More Females More Males
United States
District of Columbia
60%40%20%0%20%40%M:FFM75+70-7465-6962-6460-6155-5945-5435-4430-3425-2922-2420-2116-195.851463%41.016468%5.851463%5.9%1.0591.061,3331,41126.042155%27.081090%26.042155%26.0%1.2601.262,1352,691-21.249385%-21.249385%21.2%15.815003%0.8250.824,9304,066-3.382385%-3.382385%3.4%8.933597%0.9670.974,7074,553-20.865578%-20.865578%20.9%9.273799%0.8270.834,2173,489-5.786667%-5.786667%5.8%6.810799%0.9450.9511,90111.9k11,25011.3k6.191445%9.942320%6.191445%6.2%1.0621.0627,53827.5k29,24329.2k8.567704%16.373591%8.567704%8.6%1.0861.0936,05436.1k39,14339.1k-2.032658%-2.032658%2.0%17.677567%0.9800.9830,11830.1k29,51829.5k-18.721398%-18.721398%18.7%12.932183%0.8420.8434,50434.5k29,06329.1k-43.163830%-43.163830%43.2%6.899104%0.6990.7013,20413.2k9,223-15.759027%-15.759027%15.8%3.680827%0.8640.865,8035,013-65.132106%-6.213837%-65.132106%65.1%0.6060.614,1252,498

Male Employment by Age#6

Percentage of male population employed by age cohort. Gray areas represent percentile bands from the states.
Scope: population of the United States, District of Columbia, and selected other stateses
District of Columbia
United States
Percentile:
0th - 100th
10th - 90th
20th - 80th
30th - 70th
40th - 60th
0%20%40%60%80%100%%75+70-7465-6962-6460-6155-5945-5435-4430-3425-2922-2420-2116-1911.891%11.9%31.463%31.5%40.325%40.3%53.065%53.1%57.460%57.5%63.902%63.9%75.783%75.8%84.835%84.8%86.733%86.7%80.663%80.7%59.434%59.4%43.119%43.1%16.373%16.4%

Female Employment by Age#7

Percentage of female population employed by age cohort. Gray areas represent percentile bands from the states.
Scope: population of the United States, District of Columbia, and selected other stateses
District of Columbia
United States
Percentile:
0th - 100th
10th - 90th
20th - 80th
30th - 70th
40th - 60th
0%20%40%60%80%100%%75+70-7465-6962-6460-6155-5945-5435-4430-3425-2922-2420-2116-196.465%6.46%21.391%21.4%35.057%35.1%44.688%44.7%55.103%55.1%64.239%64.2%71.955%72.0%77.303%77.3%81.255%81.3%81.969%82.0%67.661%67.7%47.593%47.6%23.339%23.3%

Employment among the Married#8

Selected family employment structures as a percentage of all married couple households.
Scope: households in the United States and District of Columbia
District of Columbia
United States
0%10%20%30%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 …230.069993%26.355280%30.069993%30.1%20,02020.0k8.080747%11.360258%8.080747%8.1%5,3801.147526%1.562423%1.147526%1.1%7640.539217%0.683291%0.539217%0.5%35934.253057%25.569630%34.253057%34.3%22,80522.8k8.315059%10.956809%8.315059%8.3%5,5366.062063%6.351691%6.062063%6.1%4,03611.532338%17.160618%11.532338%11.5%7,678

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 District of Columbia
District of Columbia
United States
0%20%40%60%CountBoth WorkStay at Home MomsStay at Home DadsNeither Work75.481657%65.952090%75.481657%75.5%20,02020.0k20.284282%28.428183%20.284282%20.3%5,3802.880519%3.909845%2.880519%2.9%7641.353542%1.709883%1.353542%1.4%359

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 District of Columbia
District of Columbia
United States
0%10%20%30%40%50%CountBoth WorkLadies Who LunchGents Who LunchNeither Work56.934215%42.588545%56.934215%56.9%22,80522.8k13.820996%18.249563%13.820996%13.8%5,53610.076145%10.579320%10.076145%10.1%4,03619.168643%28.582572%19.168643%19.2%7,678

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 District of Columbia
District of Columbia
United States
0%20%40%60%80%CountBachelor's Degree1Some College2H.S. Diploma3No H.S. Diploma388.182152%83.226008%88.182152%88.2%199,513200k67.463397%74.180718%67.463397%67.5%42,25342.3k56.261506%66.788302%56.261506%56.3%36,97937.0k49.825417%53.682838%49.825417%49.8%16,55316.6k

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 District of Columbia
Female Male
United States
District of Columbia
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40%20%0%20%40%%BlackMixedOtherAsianHispanic1White-43.694521%-37.862075%-43.694521%43.7%43.694521%1.612081%37.862075%4.463707%45.306602%45.3%44.429%44.4%-25.788182%-2.101812%-36.128555%-3.517674%-27.889994%27.9%25.788182%36.128555%25.788182%25.8%26.941%26.9%-20.553971%-8.042033%-27.869601%-15.010322%-28.596005%28.6%20.553971%27.869601%20.553971%20.6%24.255%24.3%-24.223042%-24.954644%-13.027025%-24.223042%24.2%24.223042%0.256617%24.954644%24.479659%24.5%24.328%24.3%-18.045378%-6.665578%-26.161197%-15.426843%-24.710956%24.7%18.045378%26.161197%18.045378%18.0%21.314%21.3%-15.264696%-2.674827%-25.133162%-7.811371%-17.939523%17.9%15.264696%25.133162%15.264696%15.3%16.596%16.6%

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 District of Columbia
Female Male
United States
District of Columbia
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10%5%0%5%10%%BlackOtherMixedHispanic1WhiteAsian-10.930531%-8.765765%-10.930531%10.9%10.930531%1.483098%8.765765%1.133306%12.413630%12.4%11.606%11.6%-4.643585%-1.721703%-6.988092%-0.118912%-6.365287%6.4%4.643585%6.988092%4.643585%4.6%5.436%5.44%-3.433810%-7.020561%-3.433810%3.4%3.433810%3.645669%7.020561%1.131800%7.079479%7.1%5.080%5.08%-3.619670%-0.674696%-5.825146%-4.294366%4.3%3.619670%5.825146%0.212717%3.619670%3.6%3.951%3.95%-2.388329%-4.033020%-2.388329%2.4%2.388329%0.174534%4.033020%1.031386%2.562863%2.6%2.476%2.48%-1.182592%-0.990429%-3.900544%-2.173022%2.2%1.182592%3.900544%0.501611%1.182592%1.2%1.767%1.77%

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 District of Columbia
Female Male
United States
District of Columbia
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0.5%0.0%0.5%1.0%1.5%2.0%%WhiteHispanic1MixedAsianBlackOther-0.333156%-0.116401%-0.333156%0.33%0.333156%1.930110%0.116401%0.788752%2.263266%2.26%1.303%1.30%-0.146816%-0.129147%-0.146816%0.15%0.146816%2.166241%0.129147%0.591307%2.313057%2.31%1.251%1.25%-0.730267%-0.300625%-0.730267%0.73%0.730267%0.553478%0.300625%1.086130%1.283746%1.28%0.980%0.98%-0.483805%-0.088363%-0.483805%0.48%0.483805%0.001058%0.088363%0.426721%0.484863%0.48%0.484%0.48%-0.064698%-0.207069%-0.064698%0.06%0.064698%0.372569%0.207069%0.646166%0.437267%0.44%0.234%0.23%-0.200707%-0.115488%-0.200707%0.20%0.200707%0.002959%0.115488%0.440031%0.203666%0.20%0.202%0.20%

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 District of Columbia
Female Male
United States
District of Columbia
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50%0%50%%WhiteHispanic1AsianOtherMixedBlack-82.060477%-67.055467%-82.060477%82.1%82.060477%2.674827%67.055467%7.811371%84.735304%84.7%83.404%83.4%-75.289044%-58.411960%-75.289044%75.3%75.289044%6.665578%58.411960%15.426843%81.954622%82.0%78.686%78.7%-75.520341%-0.256617%-62.018331%-75.776958%75.8%75.520341%62.018331%13.027025%75.520341%75.5%75.672%75.7%-71.403995%-57.120077%-71.403995%71.4%71.403995%8.042033%57.120077%15.010322%79.446029%79.4%75.745%75.7%-72.110006%-60.353771%-72.110006%72.1%72.110006%2.101812%60.353771%3.517674%74.211818%74.2%73.059%73.1%-54.693398%-1.612081%-57.674218%-4.463707%-56.305479%56.3%54.693398%57.674218%54.693398%54.7%55.571%55.6%

Employment Status by Place in District of Columbia

There is 1 place in District of Columbia. This section compares all 1 of those to each other, District of Columbia, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with District of Columbia.

Employed Working-Age Men by Place#20

Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed.
Scope: population of District of Columbia, selected places in District of Columbia, and entities that contain District of Columbia
0%20%40%60%80%Count#Washington, Arlington, and Alexandria Metro AreaWashingtonDistrict of ColumbiaD.C.WashingtonUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesSouth AtlanticSouth91.057221%91.057221%91.1%388,553389k84.835284%84.835284%84.8%39,14339.1k84.835284%84.835284%84.8%39,14339.1k183.826751%83.826751%83.8%16,918,49516.9M83.196825%83.196825%83.2%3,276,3853.28M82.890666%82.890666%82.9%6,325,3956.33M

Employment Status by Metro Area in District of Columbia

There is 1 metro area that are fully or partially contained within District of Columbia (0 fully and 1 partially). This section compares all 1 of those to each other, District of Columbia, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with District of Columbia.

Employed Working-Age Men by Metro Area#25

Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed.
Scope: population of District of Columbia, selected metro areas in District of Columbia, and entities that contain District of Columbia
0%20%40%60%80%Count#Washington, Arlington, and Alexandria Metro AreaWashingtonDistrict of ColumbiaD.C.United States of AmericaUnited StatesSouth AtlanticSouth91.057221%91.057221%91.1%388,553389k84.835284%84.835284%84.8%39,14339.1k83.826751%83.826751%83.8%16,918,49516.9M83.196825%83.196825%83.2%3,276,3853.28M82.890666%82.890666%82.9%6,325,3956.33M

Employment Status by County in District of Columbia

There is 1 county in District of Columbia. This section compares all 1 of those to each other, District of Columbia, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with District of Columbia.

Employed Working-Age Men by County#30

Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed.
Scope: population of District of Columbia, selected counties in District of Columbia, and entities that contain District of Columbia
0%20%40%60%80%Count#Washington, Arlington, and Alexandria Metro AreaWashingtonDistrict of ColumbiaD.C.District of ColumbiaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesSouth AtlanticSouth91.057221%91.057221%91.1%388,553389k84.835284%84.835284%84.8%39,14339.1k84.835284%84.835284%84.8%39,14339.1k183.826751%83.826751%83.8%16,918,49516.9M83.196825%83.196825%83.2%3,276,3853.28M82.890666%82.890666%82.9%6,325,3956.33M

Employment Status by County Subdivision in District of Columbia

There is 1 county subdivision in District of Columbia. This section compares all 1 of those to each other, District of Columbia, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with District of Columbia.

Employed Working-Age Men by County Subdivision#35

Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed.
Scope: population of District of Columbia, selected county subdivisions in District of Columbia, and entities that contain District of Columbia
0%20%40%60%80%Count#Washington, Arlington, and Alexandria Metro AreaWashingtonDistrict of ColumbiaD.C.WashingtonUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesSouth AtlanticSouth91.057221%91.057221%91.1%388,553389k84.835284%84.835284%84.8%39,14339.1k84.835284%84.835284%84.8%39,14339.1k183.826751%83.826751%83.8%16,918,49516.9M83.196825%83.196825%83.2%3,276,3853.28M82.890666%82.890666%82.9%6,325,3956.33M

Employment Status by State in the United States

There are 50 states in the United States. This section compares District of Columbia to all of the states in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with District of Columbia.

Employed Working-Age Men by State#40

Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed.
Scope: population of District of Columbia, selected other states in the United States, and entities that contain District of Columbia
0%20%40%60%80%Count#Washington, Arlington, and Alexandria Metro AreaWashingtonNorth DakotaNebraskaUtahIowaMinnesotaWyomingNew HampshireColoradoSouth DakotaKansasMarylandVermontVirginiaIdahoHawaiiWisconsinNew JerseyMassachusettsTexasConnecticutMontanaWashingtonDistrict of ColumbiaD.C.IllinoisNew YorkRhode IslandDelawareCaliforniaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNorth CarolinaN CarolinaMissouriIndianaOregonSouth AtlanticNevadaSouthPennsylvaniaAlaskaOhioOklahomaMaineFloridaTennesseeSouth CarolinaS CarolinaGeorgiaArizonaMichiganArkansasAlabamaLouisianaKentuckyNew MexicoMississippiWest Virginia91.057221%91.057221%91.1%388,553389k90.261180%90.261180%90.3%39,50139.5k190.092652%90.092652%90.1%103,266103k289.768291%89.768291%89.8%176,585177k388.798739%88.798739%88.8%163,950164k488.794416%88.794416%88.8%301,600302k587.972078%87.972078%88.0%32,26232.3k687.926416%87.926416%87.9%69,59269.6k787.801056%87.801056%87.8%326,677327k887.314240%87.314240%87.3%43,59643.6k987.287483%87.287483%87.3%152,946153k1087.225633%87.225633%87.2%325,308325k1187.006237%87.006237%87.0%30,96931.0k1286.707034%86.707034%86.7%471,264471k1386.676201%86.676201%86.7%87,88187.9k1486.347989%86.347989%86.3%77,25977.3k1586.186197%86.186197%86.2%301,656302k1685.973146%85.973146%86.0%496,096496k1785.552176%85.552176%85.6%350,722351k1885.400836%85.400836%85.4%1,551,9801.55M1985.379450%85.379450%85.4%183,483183k2085.222232%85.222232%85.2%50,52450.5k2185.192832%85.192832%85.2%398,590399k2284.835284%84.835284%84.8%39,14339.1k84.439271%84.439271%84.4%704,362704k2384.236014%84.236014%84.2%1,033,0571.03M2484.166626%84.166626%84.2%52,16952.2k2584.059725%84.059725%84.1%45,15145.2k2683.910328%83.910328%83.9%2,171,6792.17M2783.826751%83.826751%83.8%16,918,49516.9M83.736431%83.736431%83.7%535,950536k2883.563475%83.563475%83.6%303,851304k2983.393627%83.393627%83.4%342,787343k3083.326666%83.326666%83.3%218,710219k3183.196825%83.196825%83.2%3,276,3853.28M82.927255%82.927255%82.9%161,364161k3282.890666%82.890666%82.9%6,325,3956.33M82.735021%82.735021%82.7%624,498624k3382.668443%82.668443%82.7%39,70439.7k3482.343836%82.343836%82.3%575,063575k3582.083033%82.083033%82.1%195,617196k3681.974198%81.974198%82.0%62,71662.7k3781.914954%81.914954%81.9%988,530989k3881.898889%81.898889%81.9%340,131340k3981.836332%81.836332%81.8%239,787240k4081.729990%81.729990%81.7%544,920545k4181.421874%81.421874%81.4%343,365343k4281.139963%81.139963%81.1%478,058478k4379.875548%79.875548%79.9%145,693146k4479.617264%79.617264%79.6%235,605236k4579.252747%79.252747%79.3%223,190223k4677.630325%77.630325%77.6%218,312218k4777.008649%77.008649%77.0%94,56294.6k4876.583014%76.583014%76.6%138,482138k4974.916910%74.916910%74.9%86,33286.3k50

Employment Status by State in the South

There are 17 states in the South. This section compares District of Columbia to all of the states in the South and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with District of Columbia.

Employed Working-Age Men by State#45

Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed.
Scope: population of District of Columbia, selected other states in the South, and entities that contain District of Columbia
0%20%40%60%80%Count#Washington, Arlington, and Alexandria Metro AreaWashingtonMarylandVirginiaTexasDistrict of ColumbiaD.C.DelawareUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNorth CarolinaN CarolinaSouth AtlanticSouthOklahomaFloridaTennesseeSouth CarolinaS CarolinaGeorgiaArkansasAlabamaLouisianaKentuckyMississippiWest Virginia91.057221%91.057221%91.1%388,553389k87.225633%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%535,950536k683.196825%83.196825%83.2%3,276,3853.28M82.890666%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

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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