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Employment status, sex, and age | Not seasonally adjusted | Seasonally adjusted(1) | |||||||
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Apr. 2023 |
Mar. 2024 |
Apr. 2024 |
Apr. 2023 |
Dec. 2023 |
Jan. 2024 |
Feb. 2024 |
Mar. 2024 |
Apr. 2024 |
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TOTAL |
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Civilian noninstitutional population |
266,443 | 267,884 | 268,066 | 266,443 | 267,991 | 267,540 | 267,711 | 267,884 | 268,066 |
Civilian labor force |
166,221 | 167,960 | 167,484 | 166,678 | 167,451 | 167,276 | 167,426 | 167,895 | 167,982 |
Participation rate |
62.4 | 62.7 | 62.5 | 62.6 | 62.5 | 62.5 | 62.5 | 62.7 | 62.7 |
Employed |
161,075 | 161,356 | 161,590 | 160,962 | 161,183 | 161,152 | 160,968 | 161,466 | 161,491 |
Employment-population ratio |
60.5 | 60.2 | 60.3 | 60.4 | 60.1 | 60.2 | 60.1 | 60.3 | 60.2 |
Unemployed |
5,146 | 6,604 | 5,894 | 5,715 | 6,268 | 6,124 | 6,458 | 6,429 | 6,492 |
Unemployment rate |
3.1 | 3.9 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 3.9 |
Not in labor force |
100,222 | 99,924 | 100,582 | 99,766 | 100,540 | 100,265 | 100,285 | 99,989 | 100,083 |
Persons who currently want a job |
5,145 | 5,110 | 5,502 | 5,286 | 5,671 | 5,793 | 5,672 | 5,443 | 5,637 |
Men, 16 years and over |
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Civilian noninstitutional population |
130,234 | 130,605 | 130,694 | 130,234 | 130,985 | 130,436 | 130,520 | 130,605 | 130,694 |
Civilian labor force |
88,437 | 88,892 | 88,472 | 88,621 | 89,250 | 88,507 | 88,391 | 88,812 | 88,708 |
Participation rate |
67.9 | 68.1 | 67.7 | 68.0 | 68.1 | 67.9 | 67.7 | 68.0 | 67.9 |
Employed |
85,534 | 85,253 | 85,187 | 85,521 | 85,794 | 85,034 | 84,993 | 85,490 | 85,208 |
Employment-population ratio |
65.7 | 65.3 | 65.2 | 65.7 | 65.5 | 65.2 | 65.1 | 65.5 | 65.2 |
Unemployed |
2,903 | 3,639 | 3,285 | 3,100 | 3,456 | 3,473 | 3,398 | 3,323 | 3,500 |
Unemployment rate |
3.3 | 4.1 | 3.7 | 3.5 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 3.9 |
Not in labor force |
41,797 | 41,713 | 42,222 | 41,613 | 41,735 | 41,929 | 42,129 | 41,793 | 41,986 |
Men, 20 years and over |
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Civilian noninstitutional population |
121,488 | 121,685 | 121,763 | 121,488 | 122,187 | 121,539 | 121,611 | 121,685 | 121,763 |
Civilian labor force |
85,396 | 85,656 | 85,347 | 85,393 | 86,007 | 85,364 | 85,180 | 85,398 | 85,382 |
Participation rate |
70.3 | 70.4 | 70.1 | 70.3 | 70.4 | 70.2 | 70.0 | 70.2 | 70.1 |
Employed |
82,743 | 82,457 | 82,424 | 82,596 | 82,958 | 82,304 | 82,178 | 82,543 | 82,318 |
Employment-population ratio |
68.1 | 67.8 | 67.7 | 68.0 | 67.9 | 67.7 | 67.6 | 67.8 | 67.6 |
Unemployed |
2,653 | 3,199 | 2,923 | 2,797 | 3,050 | 3,060 | 3,002 | 2,855 | 3,064 |
Unemployment rate |
3.1 | 3.7 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 3.5 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 3.3 | 3.6 |
Not in labor force |
36,092 | 36,029 | 36,416 | 36,095 | 36,180 | 36,175 | 36,431 | 36,287 | 36,381 |
Women, 16 years and over |
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Civilian noninstitutional population |
136,209 | 137,279 | 137,372 | 136,209 | 137,006 | 137,104 | 137,191 | 137,279 | 137,372 |
Civilian labor force |
77,784 | 79,068 | 79,011 | 78,057 | 78,201 | 78,768 | 79,035 | 79,083 | 79,274 |
Participation rate |
57.1 | 57.6 | 57.5 | 57.3 | 57.1 | 57.5 | 57.6 | 57.6 | 57.7 |
Employed |
75,541 | 76,103 | 76,403 | 75,441 | 75,389 | 76,118 | 75,975 | 75,976 | 76,283 |
Employment-population ratio |
55.5 | 55.4 | 55.6 | 55.4 | 55.0 | 55.5 | 55.4 | 55.3 | 55.5 |
Unemployed |
2,243 | 2,965 | 2,609 | 2,615 | 2,811 | 2,650 | 3,060 | 3,106 | 2,991 |
Unemployment rate |
2.9 | 3.7 | 3.3 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 3.4 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 3.8 |
Not in labor force |
58,425 | 58,211 | 58,361 | 58,152 | 58,805 | 58,336 | 58,156 | 58,197 | 58,098 |
Women, 20 years and over |
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Civilian noninstitutional population |
127,761 | 128,659 | 128,742 | 127,761 | 128,513 | 128,503 | 128,581 | 128,659 | 128,742 |
Civilian labor force |
74,818 | 75,945 | 75,901 | 74,920 | 75,047 | 75,529 | 75,835 | 75,792 | 75,989 |
Participation rate |
58.6 | 59.0 | 59.0 | 58.6 | 58.4 | 58.8 | 59.0 | 58.9 | 59.0 |
Employed |
72,824 | 73,304 | 73,579 | 72,597 | 72,587 | 73,144 | 73,182 | 73,061 | 73,334 |
Employment-population ratio |
57.0 | 57.0 | 57.2 | 56.8 | 56.5 | 56.9 | 56.9 | 56.8 | 57.0 |
Unemployed |
1,994 | 2,642 | 2,322 | 2,324 | 2,460 | 2,385 | 2,653 | 2,731 | 2,655 |
Unemployment rate |
2.7 | 3.5 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 3.5 | 3.6 | 3.5 |
Not in labor force |
52,943 | 52,714 | 52,841 | 52,841 | 53,466 | 52,974 | 52,746 | 52,867 | 52,753 |
Both sexes, 16 to 19 years |
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Civilian noninstitutional population |
17,194 | 17,540 | 17,561 | 17,194 | 17,291 | 17,498 | 17,519 | 17,540 | 17,561 |
Civilian labor force |
6,007 | 6,359 | 6,236 | 6,365 | 6,396 | 6,383 | 6,411 | 6,704 | 6,611 |
Participation rate |
34.9 | 36.3 | 35.5 | 37.0 | 37.0 | 36.5 | 36.6 | 38.2 | 37.6 |
Employed |
5,508 | 5,595 | 5,587 | 5,770 | 5,638 | 5,704 | 5,608 | 5,862 | 5,839 |
Employment-population ratio |
32.0 | 31.9 | 31.8 | 33.6 | 32.6 | 32.6 | 32.0 | 33.4 | 33.2 |
Unemployed |
499 | 764 | 649 | 595 | 758 | 679 | 803 | 842 | 772 |
Unemployment rate |
8.3 | 12.0 | 10.4 | 9.3 | 11.9 | 10.6 | 12.5 | 12.6 | 11.7 |
Not in labor force |
11,187 | 11,181 | 11,326 | 10,830 | 10,895 | 11,115 | 11,108 | 10,835 | 10,950 |
Footnotes |
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NOTE: Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data. |