Knox County Historical Employment Status Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
| Knox County | Tennessee | U.S. | |
| Population 16 Years and Over | 355,977, see rank | 5,125,250 | 248,775,628 |
| Male1 | 171,256, 48.11%, see rank | 48.12% | 48.69% |
| Male, In Labor Force:2 | 120,241, 70.21%, see rank | 66.79% | 69.28% |
| Male, In Armed Forces2 | 279, 0.16%, see rank | 0.59% | 0.73% |
| Male, Civilian2 | 119,962, 70.05%, see rank | 66.20% | 68.54% |
| Male, Civilian, Employed3 | 111,173, 92.67%, see rank | 90.44% | 90.49% |
| Male, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 8,789, 7.33%, see rank | 9.56% | 9.51% |
| Male, Not in Labor Force2 | 51,015, 29.79%, see rank | 33.21% | 30.72% |
| Female1 | 184,721, 51.89%, see rank | 51.88% | 51.31% |
| Female, In Labor Force:2 | 107,002, 57.93%, see rank | 56.49% | 58.79% |
| Female, In Armed Forces2 | 47, 0.03%, see rank | 0.07% | 0.11% |
| Female, Civilian2 | 106,955, 57.90%, see rank | 56.42% | 58.69% |
| Female, Civilian, Employed3 | 100,021, 93.52%, see rank | 90.61% | 91.18% |
| Female, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 6,934, 6.48%, see rank | 9.39% | 8.82% |
| Female, Not in Labor Force2 | 77,719, 42.07%, see rank | 43.51% | 41.21% |
1 Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
2 Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
3 Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.
2 Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
3 Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.
ACS 2008-2012 data
| Knox County | Tennessee | U.S. | |
| Population 16 Years and Over | 349,298, see rank | 5,030,090 | 243,810,053 |
| Male1 | 167,715, 48.01%, see rank | 48.13% | 48.65% |
| Male, In Labor Force:2 | 120,753, 72.00%, see rank | 68.08% | 70.20% |
| Male, In Armed Forces2 | 331, 0.20%, see rank | 0.63% | 0.82% |
| Male, Civilian2 | 120,422, 71.80%, see rank | 67.45% | 69.38% |
| Male, Civilian, Employed3 | 112,211, 93.18%, see rank | 89.96% | 90.27% |
| Male, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 8,211, 6.82%, see rank | 10.04% | 9.73% |
| Male, Not in Labor Force2 | 46,962, 28.00%, see rank | 31.92% | 29.80% |
| Female1 | 181,583, 51.99%, see rank | 51.87% | 51.35% |
| Female, In Labor Force:2 | 106,118, 58.44%, see rank | 57.07% | 59.43% |
| Female, In Armed Forces2 | 67, 0.04%, see rank | 0.08% | 0.13% |
| Female, Civilian2 | 106,051, 58.40%, see rank | 56.99% | 59.30% |
| Female, Civilian, Employed3 | 99,574, 93.89%, see rank | 90.54% | 91.21% |
| Female, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 6,477, 6.11%, see rank | 9.46% | 8.79% |
| Female, Not in Labor Force2 | 75,465, 41.56%, see rank | 42.93% | 40.57% |
1 Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
2 Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
3 Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.
2 Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
3 Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.
ACS 2006-2010 data
| Knox County | Tennessee | U.S. | |
| Population 16 Years and Over | 341,439, see rank | 4,919,958 | 238,733,844 |
| Male1 | 163,696, 47.94%, see rank | 48.11% | 48.60% |
| Male, In Labor Force:2 | 118,465, 72.37%, see rank | 69.14% | 70.92% |
| Male, In Armed Forces2 | 338, 0.21%, see rank | 0.62% | 0.83% |
| Male, Civilian2 | 118,127, 72.16%, see rank | 68.53% | 70.09% |
| Male, Civilian, Employed3 | 111,400, 94.31%, see rank | 91.32% | 91.78% |
| Male, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 6,727, 5.69%, see rank | 8.68% | 8.22% |
| Male, Not in Labor Force2 | 45,231, 27.63%, see rank | 30.86% | 29.08% |
| Female1 | 177,743, 52.06%, see rank | 51.89% | 51.40% |
| Female, In Labor Force:2 | 103,911, 58.46%, see rank | 57.26% | 59.40% |
| Female, In Armed Forces2 | 60, 0.03%, see rank | 0.07% | 0.13% |
| Female, Civilian2 | 103,851, 58.43%, see rank | 57.19% | 59.26% |
| Female, Civilian, Employed3 | 98,156, 94.52%, see rank | 91.48% | 92.41% |
| Female, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 5,695, 5.48%, see rank | 8.52% | 7.59% |
| Female, Not in Labor Force2 | 73,832, 41.54%, see rank | 42.74% | 40.60% |
1 Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
2 Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
3 Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.
2 Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
3 Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.
ACS 2005-2009 data
| Knox County | Tennessee | U.S. | |
| Population 16 Years and Over | 341,226, see rank | 4,853,746 | 235,871,704 |
| Male1 | 163,265, 47.85%, see rank | 48.12% | 48.74% |
| Male, In Labor Force:2 | 119,057, 72.92%, see rank | 69.74% | 71.28% |
| Male, In Armed Forces2 | 268, 0.16%, see rank | 0.64% | 0.84% |
| Male, Civilian2 | 118,789, 72.76%, see rank | 69.10% | 70.44% |
| Male, Civilian, Employed3 | 112,005, 94.29%, see rank | 92.20% | 92.66% |
| Male, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 6,784, 5.71%, see rank | 7.80% | 7.34% |
| Male, Not in Labor Force2 | 44,208, 27.08%, see rank | 30.26% | 28.72% |
| Female1 | 177,961, 52.15%, see rank | 51.88% | 51.26% |
| Female, In Labor Force:2 | 102,892, 57.82%, see rank | 57.16% | 59.10% |
| Female, In Armed Forces2 | 47, 0.03%, see rank | 0.07% | 0.14% |
| Female, Civilian2 | 102,845, 57.79%, see rank | 57.09% | 58.96% |
| Female, Civilian, Employed3 | 97,256, 94.57%, see rank | 91.91% | 92.95% |
| Female, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 5,589, 5.43%, see rank | 8.09% | 7.05% |
| Female, Not in Labor Force2 | 75,069, 42.18%, see rank | 42.84% | 40.90% |
1 Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
2 Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
3 Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.
2 Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
3 Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.
US Census 2000 data
| Knox County | Tennessee | U.S. | |
| Population 16 Years and Over | 306,264, see rank | 4,445,909 | 217,168,077 |
| Male1 | 145,456, 47.49%, see rank | 47.91% | 48.34% |
| Male, In Labor Force:2 | 106,013, 72.88%, see rank | 71.07% | 70.75% |
| Male, In Armed Forces2 | 134, 0.09%, see rank | 0.71% | 0.94% |
| Male, Civilian2 | 105,879, 72.79%, see rank | 70.35% | 69.81% |
| Male, Civilian, Employed3 | 100,896, 95.29%, see rank | 94.88% | 94.28% |
| Male, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 4,983, 4.71%, see rank | 5.12% | 5.72% |
| Male, Not in Labor Force2 | 39,443, 27.12%, see rank | 28.93% | 29.25% |
| Female1 | 160,808, 52.51%, see rank | 52.09% | 51.66% |
| Female, In Labor Force:2 | 91,339, 56.80%, see rank | 56.53% | 57.54% |
| Female, In Armed Forces2 | 34, 0.02%, see rank | 0.11% | 0.15% |
| Female, Civilian2 | 91,305, 56.78%, see rank | 56.42% | 57.39% |
| Female, Civilian, Employed3 | 86,821, 95.09%, see rank | 94.11% | 94.17% |
| Female, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 4,484, 4.91%, see rank | 5.89% | 5.83% |
| Female, Not in Labor Force2 | 69,469, 43.20%, see rank | 43.47% | 42.46% |
1 Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
2 Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
3 Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.
2 Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
3 Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.
* ACS stands for U.S. Census American Community Survey. According to the U.S. Census, if the date is a range, you can interpret the data as an average of the period of time.