Table A-2. Employment status of the civilian population by race, sex, and age
| Employment status, race, sex, and age | Not seasonally adjusted | Seasonally adjusted(1) | |||||||
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| May 2012 |
Apr. 2013 |
May 2013 |
May 2012 |
Jan. 2013 |
Feb. 2013 |
Mar. 2013 |
Apr. 2013 |
May 2013 |
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WHITE |
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Civilian noninstitutional population |
193,004 | 194,041 | 194,147 | 193,004 | 193,776 | 193,859 | 193,946 | 194,041 | 194,147 |
Civilian labor force |
123,897 | 123,048 | 123,836 | 123,981 | 123,971 | 123,626 | 123,382 | 123,504 | 123,844 |
Participation rate |
64.2 | 63.4 | 63.8 | 64.2 | 64.0 | 63.8 | 63.6 | 63.6 | 63.8 |
Employed |
115,015 | 115,231 | 115,828 | 114,817 | 115,266 | 115,250 | 115,080 | 115,266 | 115,557 |
Employment-population ratio |
59.6 | 59.4 | 59.7 | 59.5 | 59.5 | 59.5 | 59.3 | 59.4 | 59.5 |
Unemployed |
8,882 | 7,817 | 8,009 | 9,163 | 8,705 | 8,376 | 8,302 | 8,238 | 8,287 |
Unemployment rate |
7.2 | 6.4 | 6.5 | 7.4 | 7.0 | 6.8 | 6.7 | 6.7 | 6.7 |
Not in labor force |
69,107 | 70,993 | 70,311 | 69,023 | 69,805 | 70,233 | 70,565 | 70,537 | 70,303 |
Men, 20 years and over |
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Civilian labor force |
64,680 | 64,441 | 64,785 | 64,581 | 64,924 | 64,720 | 64,549 | 64,674 | 64,680 |
Participation rate |
73.8 | 73.0 | 73.3 | 73.7 | 73.7 | 73.4 | 73.1 | 73.2 | 73.2 |
Employed |
60,349 | 60,450 | 60,816 | 60,074 | 60,652 | 60,659 | 60,594 | 60,540 | 60,545 |
Employment-population ratio |
68.8 | 68.5 | 68.8 | 68.5 | 68.8 | 68.8 | 68.7 | 68.6 | 68.5 |
Unemployed |
4,331 | 3,992 | 3,969 | 4,507 | 4,272 | 4,061 | 3,955 | 4,135 | 4,135 |
Unemployment rate |
6.7 | 6.2 | 6.1 | 7.0 | 6.6 | 6.3 | 6.1 | 6.4 | 6.4 |
Women, 20 years and over |
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Civilian labor force |
54,620 | 54,300 | 54,411 | 54,720 | 54,318 | 54,224 | 54,255 | 54,221 | 54,447 |
Participation rate |
58.9 | 58.3 | 58.3 | 59.1 | 58.4 | 58.2 | 58.2 | 58.2 | 58.4 |
Employed |
51,087 | 51,374 | 51,390 | 51,078 | 50,869 | 50,946 | 50,940 | 51,123 | 51,311 |
Employment-population ratio |
55.1 | 55.1 | 55.1 | 55.1 | 54.7 | 54.7 | 54.7 | 54.8 | 55.0 |
Unemployed |
3,533 | 2,926 | 3,021 | 3,642 | 3,450 | 3,278 | 3,315 | 3,098 | 3,136 |
Unemployment rate |
6.5 | 5.4 | 5.6 | 6.7 | 6.4 | 6.0 | 6.1 | 5.7 | 5.8 |
Both sexes, 16 to 19 years |
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Civilian labor force |
4,597 | 4,307 | 4,641 | 4,680 | 4,729 | 4,682 | 4,578 | 4,608 | 4,717 |
Participation rate |
36.3 | 34.4 | 37.1 | 36.9 | 37.7 | 37.3 | 36.5 | 36.8 | 37.7 |
Employed |
3,579 | 3,408 | 3,622 | 3,665 | 3,746 | 3,645 | 3,546 | 3,603 | 3,700 |
Employment-population ratio |
28.2 | 27.2 | 28.9 | 28.9 | 29.8 | 29.1 | 28.3 | 28.8 | 29.6 |
Unemployed |
1,018 | 899 | 1,019 | 1,015 | 983 | 1,037 | 1,032 | 1,005 | 1,017 |
Unemployment rate |
22.1 | 20.9 | 21.9 | 21.7 | 20.8 | 22.1 | 22.5 | 21.8 | 21.6 |
BLACK OR AFRICAN AMERICAN |
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Civilian noninstitutional population |
29,854 | 30,290 | 30,322 | 29,854 | 30,190 | 30,223 | 30,255 | 30,290 | 30,322 |
Civilian labor force |
18,275 | 18,532 | 18,690 | 18,301 | 18,641 | 18,639 | 18,524 | 18,617 | 18,723 |
Participation rate |
61.2 | 61.2 | 61.6 | 61.3 | 61.7 | 61.7 | 61.2 | 61.5 | 61.7 |
Employed |
15,837 | 16,240 | 16,226 | 15,808 | 16,073 | 16,059 | 16,068 | 16,167 | 16,202 |
Employment-population ratio |
53.0 | 53.6 | 53.5 | 53.0 | 53.2 | 53.1 | 53.1 | 53.4 | 53.4 |
Unemployed |
2,438 | 2,292 | 2,464 | 2,493 | 2,568 | 2,580 | 2,456 | 2,450 | 2,521 |
Unemployment rate |
13.3 | 12.4 | 13.2 | 13.6 | 13.8 | 13.8 | 13.3 | 13.2 | 13.5 |
Not in labor force |
11,579 | 11,758 | 11,632 | 11,553 | 11,549 | 11,583 | 11,731 | 11,673 | 11,599 |
Men, 20 years and over |
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Civilian labor force |
8,270 | 8,326 | 8,432 | 8,275 | 8,382 | 8,437 | 8,447 | 8,377 | 8,441 |
Participation rate |
68.0 | 67.0 | 67.8 | 68.1 | 67.8 | 68.2 | 68.1 | 67.4 | 67.9 |
Employed |
7,082 | 7,287 | 7,274 | 7,093 | 7,262 | 7,352 | 7,370 | 7,319 | 7,301 |
Employment-population ratio |
58.3 | 58.7 | 58.5 | 58.3 | 58.8 | 59.4 | 59.4 | 58.9 | 58.7 |
Unemployed |
1,188 | 1,039 | 1,157 | 1,183 | 1,120 | 1,085 | 1,077 | 1,058 | 1,140 |
Unemployment rate |
14.4 | 12.5 | 13.7 | 14.3 | 13.4 | 12.9 | 12.7 | 12.6 | 13.5 |
Women, 20 years and over |
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Civilian labor force |
9,327 | 9,543 | 9,530 | 9,350 | 9,545 | 9,491 | 9,365 | 9,529 | 9,562 |
Participation rate |
62.0 | 62.4 | 62.3 | 62.2 | 62.7 | 62.2 | 61.3 | 62.3 | 62.5 |
Employed |
8,317 | 8,531 | 8,531 | 8,286 | 8,367 | 8,302 | 8,226 | 8,425 | 8,487 |
Employment-population ratio |
55.3 | 55.8 | 55.7 | 55.1 | 54.9 | 54.4 | 53.9 | 55.1 | 55.4 |
Unemployed |
1,011 | 1,012 | 999 | 1,064 | 1,178 | 1,189 | 1,139 | 1,105 | 1,074 |
Unemployment rate |
10.8 | 10.6 | 10.5 | 11.4 | 12.3 | 12.5 | 12.2 | 11.6 | 11.2 |
Both sexes, 16 to 19 years |
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Civilian labor force |
678 | 663 | 728 | 676 | 714 | 711 | 713 | 711 | 720 |
Participation rate |
25.5 | 25.7 | 28.3 | 25.5 | 27.5 | 27.4 | 27.6 | 27.5 | 28.0 |
Employed |
439 | 422 | 420 | 430 | 444 | 404 | 472 | 423 | 413 |
Employment-population ratio |
16.5 | 16.3 | 16.3 | 16.2 | 17.1 | 15.6 | 18.2 | 16.4 | 16.1 |
Unemployed |
239 | 241 | 308 | 246 | 270 | 307 | 241 | 287 | 307 |
Unemployment rate |
35.2 | 36.4 | 42.3 | 36.4 | 37.8 | 43.1 | 33.8 | 40.5 | 42.6 |
ASIAN |
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Civilian noninstitutional population |
12,749 | 13,244 | 13,343 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Civilian labor force |
8,080 | 8,456 | 8,491 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Participation rate |
63.4 | 63.9 | 63.6 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Employed |
7,656 | 8,025 | 8,127 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Employment-population ratio |
60.0 | 60.6 | 60.9 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Unemployed |
424 | 431 | 365 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Unemployment rate |
5.2 | 5.1 | 4.3 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Not in labor force |
4,669 | 4,788 | 4,851 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Footnotes |
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- Data not available. |
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