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Category | Apr. 2024 |
Current 1-month change (Apr.24-Mar.24) |
Current 3-month change (Apr.24-Jan.24) |
Current 6-month change (Apr.24-Oct.23) |
Current 9-month change (Apr.24-July23) |
Current 12-month change (Apr.24-Apr.23) |
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Employment status |
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Civilian noninstitutional population |
268,066 | 182 | - | - | 526 | - | - | 424 | - | - | 1,064 | - | - | 1,623 | - | - |
Civilian labor force |
167,982 | 87 | 613 | No | 706 | 804 | No | 259 | 929 | No | 869 | 931 | No | 1,304 | 913 | Yes |
Participation rate |
62.7 | -0.01 | 0.23 | No | 0.14 | 0.30 | No | 0.00 | 0.35 | No | 0.08 | 0.35 | No | 0.11 | 0.34 | No |
Employed |
161,491 | 25 | 621 | No | 339 | 830 | No | 211 | 953 | No | 282 | 956 | No | 529 | 941 | No |
Employment-population ratio |
60.2 | -0.03 | 0.23 | No | 0.01 | 0.31 | No | -0.02 | 0.36 | No | -0.13 | 0.36 | No | -0.17 | 0.35 | No |
Unemployed |
6,492 | 63 | 329 | No | 368 | 382 | No | 49 | 409 | No | 588 | 399 | Yes | 777 | 388 | Yes |
Unemployment rate |
3.9 | 0.04 | 0.20 | No | 0.20 | 0.23 | No | 0.02 | 0.25 | No | 0.33 | 0.24 | Yes | 0.44 | 0.23 | Yes |
Not in labor force |
100,083 | 94 | 613 | No | -182 | 804 | No | 164 | 929 | No | 194 | 931 | No | 317 | 913 | No |
Unemployment rates |
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Total, 16 years and over |
3.9 | 0.04 | 0.20 | No | 0.20 | 0.23 | No | 0.02 | 0.25 | No | 0.33 | 0.24 | Yes | 0.44 | 0.23 | Yes |
Adult men (20 years and over) |
3.6 | 0.25 | 0.25 | Yes | 0.00 | 0.31 | No | -0.10 | 0.33 | No | 0.24 | 0.32 | No | 0.31 | 0.31 | Yes |
Adult women (20 years and over) |
3.5 | -0.11 | 0.27 | No | 0.34 | 0.30 | Yes | 0.29 | 0.32 | No | 0.39 | 0.32 | Yes | 0.39 | 0.31 | Yes |
Teenagers (16 to 19 years) |
11.7 | -0.89 | 1.79 | No | 1.04 | 1.98 | No | -1.47 | 2.13 | No | 0.35 | 2.10 | No | 2.33 | 1.99 | Yes |
White |
3.5 | 0.13 | 0.21 | No | 0.12 | 0.24 | No | 0.05 | 0.26 | No | 0.38 | 0.25 | Yes | 0.38 | 0.25 | Yes |
Black or African American |
5.6 | -0.80 | 0.74 | Yes | 0.34 | 0.83 | No | -0.16 | 0.89 | No | -0.11 | 0.88 | No | 0.79 | 0.84 | No |
Asian |
2.8 | 0.25 | 0.62 | No | -0.12 | 0.77 | No | -0.31 | 0.82 | No | 0.46 | 0.76 | No | -0.03 | 0.78 | No |
Hispanic or Latino ethnicity |
4.8 | 0.39 | 0.51 | No | -0.16 | 0.61 | No | 0.07 | 0.63 | No | 0.45 | 0.62 | No | 0.41 | 0.61 | No |
Total, 25 years and over |
3.2 | 0.09 | 0.18 | No | 0.01 | 0.22 | No | 0.08 | 0.23 | No | 0.35 | 0.22 | Yes | 0.27 | 0.22 | Yes |
Less than a high school diploma |
6.0 | 1.13 | 1.03 | Yes | 0.00 | 1.25 | No | 0.18 | 1.29 | No | 0.70 | 1.28 | No | 0.57 | 1.25 | No |
High school graduates, no college |
4.0 | -0.11 | 0.42 | No | -0.29 | 0.52 | No | -0.04 | 0.54 | No | 0.67 | 0.51 | Yes | 0.06 | 0.52 | No |
Some college or associate degree |
3.3 | -0.07 | 0.37 | No | 0.06 | 0.45 | No | 0.20 | 0.47 | No | 0.19 | 0.46 | No | 0.47 | 0.45 | Yes |
Bachelor's degree and higher |
2.2 | 0.03 | 0.22 | No | 0.06 | 0.27 | No | 0.05 | 0.28 | No | 0.18 | 0.28 | No | 0.23 | 0.27 | No |
Reason for unemployment |
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Job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs |
3,241 | 199 | 224 | No | 213 | 269 | No | 121 | 284 | No | 538 | 273 | Yes | 565 | 267 | Yes |
Job leavers |
785 | -38 | 115 | No | -9 | 138 | No | -16 | 142 | No | -69 | 144 | No | -1 | 141 | No |
Reentrants |
1,929 | 9 | 187 | No | 95 | 215 | No | 60 | 223 | No | 61 | 221 | No | 151 | 217 | No |
New entrants |
574 | -104 | 109 | No | 24 | 119 | No | -29 | 124 | No | 40 | 120 | No | 55 | 119 | No |
Duration of unemployment |
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Less than 5 weeks |
2,262 | 73 | 242 | No | 122 | 241 | No | -7 | 247 | No | 255 | 240 | Yes | 395 | 234 | Yes |
5 to 14 weeks |
1,987 | 8 | 199 | No | 139 | 221 | No | 151 | 222 | No | 246 | 220 | Yes | 67 | 222 | No |
15 to 26 weeks |
869 | -113 | 135 | No | 2 | 148 | No | -210 | 159 | Yes | -87 | 153 | No | 121 | 143 | No |
27 weeks and over |
1,250 | 4 | 140 | No | -27 | 173 | No | -41 | 182 | No | 45 | 177 | No | 161 | 171 | No |
Employed persons at work part time |
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Part time for economic reasons |
4,469 | 161 | 302 | No | 47 | 343 | No | 185 | 350 | No | 461 | 342 | Yes | 573 | 332 | Yes |
Slack work or business conditions |
3,058 | 86 | 262 | No | 64 | 288 | No | 73 | 295 | No | 324 | 285 | Yes | 294 | 281 | Yes |
Could only find part-time work |
1,134 | 135 | 151 | No | 108 | 170 | No | 134 | 171 | No | 118 | 172 | No | 298 | 162 | Yes |
Part time for noneconomic reasons |
22,253 | -649 | 532 | Yes | 97 | 655 | No | 677 | 691 | No | 221 | 684 | No | 500 | 654 | No |
Persons not in the labor force |
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Marginally attached to the labor force |
1,565 | -30 | 193 | No | -89 | 206 | No | 149 | 201 | No | 148 | 200 | No | 62 | 202 | No |
Discouraged workers |
362 | 25 | 94 | No | -90 | 105 | No | -57 | 103 | No | 24 | 98 | No | -4 | 99 | No |
Footnotes |
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- Standard errors cannot be calculated for population levels. |
Last Modified Date: May 3, 2024