US county employment status

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Employment status counts from the American Community Survey 2023 5-Year sample survey, covering the population aged 16 years and over. Measures: Employed Civilians, Unemployed Civilians, and Not in Labor Force; In Labor Force is included as a denominator for unemployment rates.

At a glance

Records: 3,222
Geometry: Polygon
Area type: County
Location: United States
Country: United States
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
Licence: Public domain (17 U.S.C. §105)
Year: 2023
Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Columns (7)

Labor force status2 columns of the same measure, compared side by side

Workforce participation2 columns of the same measure, compared side by side

Column	Type	Statistics	Description
County Code	string	—	Standard FIPS geographic identifier for the county
County Name	string	—	Name of the county and state
Total Population	integer	min 43 · max 9,848,406 · μ 104172.07	Total Population (B01003_001E), 2023 — the collection's standard population attribute for this geography, included on every statistics dataset. Where a selected attribute is itself a table total, prefer that one as the denominator for its own table: per-table disclosure control means totals from different tables can differ slightly.
In Labor ForceWorkforce participation	integer	min 25 · max 5,209,057 · μ 53111.57	The number of people aged 16 years and over who are in the labor force.
Employed CiviliansLabor force status	integer	min 25 · max 4,837,697 · μ 49944.73	The number of people aged 16 years and over in the civilian labor force who are employed.
Unemployed CiviliansLabor force status	integer	min 0 · max 365,701 · μ 2766.11	The number of people aged 16 years and over in the civilian labor force who are unemployed.
Not in Labor ForceWorkforce participation	integer	min 13 · max 2,824,859 · μ 30743.63	The number of people aged 16 years and over who are not in the labor force.

Data preview

County Code	County Name	Total Population	In Labor Force	Employed Civilians	Unemployed Civilians	Not in Labor Force
29061	Daviess County, Missouri	8,449	3,814	3,734	70	2,824
13313	Whitfield County, Georgia	103,118	50,303	47,564	2,733	29,762
49055	Wayne County, Utah	2,557	1,220	1,210	10	833
13297	Walton County, Georgia	100,361	50,470	47,720	2,719	28,777
31053	Dodge County, Nebraska	37,146	19,113	18,481	587	9,791
12001	Alachua County, Florida	281,751	141,496	135,264	6,123	94,850
31169	Thayer County, Nebraska	4,938	2,514	2,438	76	1,467
47075	Haywood County, Tennessee	17,672	7,806	7,291	515	6,424
21061	Edmonson County, Kentucky	12,243	5,142	4,790	350	5,036
20107	Linn County, Kansas	9,723	4,549	4,379	170	3,260

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