Trend
employment_rate_trendEmployment rate trend
Employment rates over time, shown for individual survey periods.
What this measure means
Employment rates for civilian noninstitutionalized people age 16–64, shown by survey period. Each ACS 1-year point represents one year; each ACS 5-year point represents a five-year period. Standard ACS 1-year estimates are unavailable for 2020. Consecutive five-year periods share four years of data.
Who is included
- Population (universe)
- Civilian noninstitutionalized population age 16–64
- Age range
- 16–64
- Measure and unit
- Rate; Percent
- Denominator
- people in universe by period
Supported data sources and areas
These are the combinations this definition supports. Available estimates depend on the selected release, source coverage and reporting rules. National estimates can use annual or pooled ACS data; state estimates use pooled data. Eligible PUMA estimates use annual or pooled data with the selected release's native boundaries.
Products
- ACS 1-year
- ACS 5-year
Geographies
- United States
- Public Use Microdata Area (PUMA), using the selected release’s documented native boundaries
- State and District of Columbia
Compatible ACS release years
ACS 1-year: 2015 onward, excluding 2020; ACS 5-year: periods ending in 2015 onward
Analysis options defined for this measure
The explorer shows the options available in the selected release. Calculated changes between periods are currently unavailable.
Filters and breakdowns
- Race and ethnicity
- Sex reported in the ACS
- Additional disability
- Disability
Calculations
- Difference
- Percentage point difference
- Ratio
- Percent change
Uncertainty and reliability
- When results are withheld
- Results are withheld when fewer than 351 survey records are included in the denominator.
- When to use caution
- Results are marked unstable when the standard error exceeds 30% of the estimate's absolute value. This is the relative standard error (RSE). Use these estimates with caution.
Survey weights used: PWGTP and PWGTP1–PWGTP80
Version and sources
- Definition version
- ndc-definitions-2026.12
- Methodology version
- ndc-observatory-2026.3
- Change note
- Initial machine-readable trend definition with product cautions.