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Employment status, race, sex, and age | Not seasonally adjusted | Seasonally adjusted(1) | |||||||
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Dec. 2019 |
Nov. 2020 |
Dec. 2020 |
Dec. 2019 |
Aug. 2020 |
Sept. 2020 |
Oct. 2020 |
Nov. 2020 |
Dec. 2020 |
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WHITE |
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Civilian noninstitutional population |
201,326 | 201,685 | 201,749 | 201,326 | 201,417 | 201,515 | 201,610 | 201,685 | 201,749 |
Civilian labor force |
126,758 | 124,065 | 123,828 | 127,160 | 124,512 | 124,202 | 124,672 | 124,038 | 124,208 |
Participation rate |
63.0 | 61.5 | 61.4 | 63.2 | 61.8 | 61.6 | 61.8 | 61.5 | 61.6 |
Employed |
122,919 | 117,041 | 116,479 | 123,164 | 115,342 | 115,510 | 117,146 | 116,665 | 116,703 |
Employment-population ratio |
61.1 | 58.0 | 57.7 | 61.2 | 57.3 | 57.3 | 58.1 | 57.8 | 57.8 |
Unemployed |
3,839 | 7,024 | 7,348 | 3,997 | 9,170 | 8,691 | 7,525 | 7,373 | 7,505 |
Unemployment rate |
3.0 | 5.7 | 5.9 | 3.1 | 7.4 | 7.0 | 6.0 | 5.9 | 6.0 |
Not in labor force |
74,568 | 77,620 | 77,921 | 74,166 | 76,906 | 77,313 | 76,939 | 77,647 | 77,541 |
Men, 20 years and over |
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Civilian labor force |
65,827 | 64,598 | 64,407 | 66,022 | 64,946 | 65,001 | 65,123 | 64,648 | 64,593 |
Participation rate |
71.4 | 69.8 | 69.6 | 71.6 | 70.3 | 70.4 | 70.4 | 69.9 | 69.8 |
Employed |
63,897 | 60,953 | 60,561 | 64,219 | 60,459 | 60,780 | 61,314 | 60,844 | 60,872 |
Employment-population ratio |
69.3 | 65.9 | 65.5 | 69.6 | 65.5 | 65.8 | 66.3 | 65.8 | 65.8 |
Unemployed |
1,930 | 3,645 | 3,847 | 1,803 | 4,487 | 4,220 | 3,808 | 3,804 | 3,721 |
Unemployment rate |
2.9 | 5.6 | 6.0 | 2.7 | 6.9 | 6.5 | 5.8 | 5.9 | 5.8 |
Women, 20 years and over |
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Civilian labor force |
56,509 | 55,014 | 55,048 | 56,454 | 55,140 | 54,568 | 54,866 | 54,717 | 54,980 |
Participation rate |
58.4 | 56.7 | 56.7 | 58.3 | 56.9 | 56.3 | 56.5 | 56.4 | 56.6 |
Employed |
55,086 | 52,200 | 52,116 | 54,854 | 51,111 | 50,813 | 51,761 | 51,765 | 51,871 |
Employment-population ratio |
56.9 | 53.8 | 53.7 | 56.6 | 52.7 | 52.4 | 53.3 | 53.3 | 53.4 |
Unemployed |
1,423 | 2,814 | 2,932 | 1,600 | 4,029 | 3,755 | 3,105 | 2,953 | 3,109 |
Unemployment rate |
2.5 | 5.1 | 5.3 | 2.8 | 7.3 | 6.9 | 5.7 | 5.4 | 5.7 |
Both sexes, 16 to 19 years |
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Civilian labor force |
4,423 | 4,453 | 4,372 | 4,684 | 4,425 | 4,633 | 4,683 | 4,673 | 4,635 |
Participation rate |
36.2 | 36.7 | 36.1 | 38.3 | 36.5 | 38.2 | 38.6 | 38.5 | 38.2 |
Employed |
3,936 | 3,887 | 3,802 | 4,090 | 3,771 | 3,917 | 4,071 | 4,056 | 3,960 |
Employment-population ratio |
32.2 | 32.1 | 31.4 | 33.4 | 31.1 | 32.3 | 33.5 | 33.4 | 32.7 |
Unemployed |
486 | 565 | 570 | 594 | 654 | 716 | 612 | 616 | 675 |
Unemployment rate |
11.0 | 12.7 | 13.0 | 12.7 | 14.8 | 15.5 | 13.1 | 13.2 | 14.6 |
BLACK OR AFRICAN AMERICAN |
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Civilian noninstitutional population |
33,215 | 33,486 | 33,516 | 33,215 | 33,386 | 33,420 | 33,453 | 33,486 | 33,516 |
Civilian labor force |
20,855 | 20,166 | 19,919 | 20,989 | 20,112 | 19,942 | 20,123 | 20,165 | 20,055 |
Participation rate |
62.8 | 60.2 | 59.4 | 63.2 | 60.2 | 59.7 | 60.2 | 60.2 | 59.8 |
Employed |
19,692 | 18,184 | 18,066 | 19,687 | 17,530 | 17,558 | 17,955 | 18,087 | 18,061 |
Employment-population ratio |
59.3 | 54.3 | 53.9 | 59.3 | 52.5 | 52.5 | 53.7 | 54.0 | 53.9 |
Unemployed |
1,163 | 1,982 | 1,853 | 1,302 | 2,582 | 2,385 | 2,169 | 2,077 | 1,994 |
Unemployment rate |
5.6 | 9.8 | 9.3 | 6.2 | 12.8 | 12.0 | 10.8 | 10.3 | 9.9 |
Not in labor force |
12,360 | 13,320 | 13,597 | 12,226 | 13,274 | 13,478 | 13,330 | 13,321 | 13,461 |
Men, 20 years and over |
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Civilian labor force |
9,500 | 9,197 | 9,166 | 9,555 | 9,281 | 9,124 | 9,224 | 9,217 | 9,222 |
Participation rate |
68.0 | 65.1 | 64.8 | 68.4 | 65.9 | 64.7 | 65.4 | 65.2 | 65.2 |
Employed |
8,965 | 8,217 | 8,245 | 8,988 | 8,059 | 7,975 | 8,166 | 8,184 | 8,265 |
Employment-population ratio |
64.1 | 58.2 | 58.3 | 64.3 | 57.3 | 56.6 | 57.9 | 57.9 | 58.4 |
Unemployed |
535 | 980 | 921 | 567 | 1,222 | 1,149 | 1,058 | 1,033 | 956 |
Unemployment rate |
5.6 | 10.7 | 10.0 | 5.9 | 13.2 | 12.6 | 11.5 | 11.2 | 10.4 |
Women, 20 years and over |
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Civilian labor force |
10,646 | 10,295 | 10,041 | 10,693 | 10,140 | 10,093 | 10,169 | 10,242 | 10,088 |
Participation rate |
63.4 | 60.7 | 59.2 | 63.7 | 60.0 | 59.7 | 60.1 | 60.4 | 59.5 |
Employed |
10,139 | 9,395 | 9,264 | 10,111 | 8,945 | 8,999 | 9,230 | 9,320 | 9,238 |
Employment-population ratio |
60.4 | 55.4 | 54.6 | 60.2 | 52.9 | 53.2 | 54.5 | 55.0 | 54.5 |
Unemployed |
507 | 900 | 778 | 582 | 1,195 | 1,093 | 939 | 921 | 849 |
Unemployment rate |
4.8 | 8.7 | 7.7 | 5.4 | 11.8 | 10.8 | 9.2 | 9.0 | 8.4 |
Both sexes, 16 to 19 years |
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Civilian labor force |
709 | 674 | 712 | 742 | 691 | 726 | 731 | 706 | 746 |
Participation rate |
28.9 | 28.0 | 29.6 | 30.3 | 28.6 | 30.1 | 30.3 | 29.3 | 31.0 |
Employed |
588 | 572 | 557 | 588 | 525 | 584 | 559 | 583 | 558 |
Employment-population ratio |
24.0 | 23.8 | 23.2 | 24.0 | 21.8 | 24.2 | 23.2 | 24.2 | 23.2 |
Unemployed |
121 | 102 | 154 | 154 | 166 | 142 | 172 | 123 | 188 |
Unemployment rate |
17.1 | 15.1 | 21.7 | 20.7 | 24.0 | 19.6 | 23.5 | 17.4 | 25.2 |
ASIAN |
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Civilian noninstitutional population |
16,482 | 16,558 | 16,583 | 16,482 | 16,597 | 16,668 | 16,542 | 16,558 | 16,583 |
Civilian labor force |
10,443 | 10,366 | 10,259 | 10,439 | 10,582 | 10,480 | 10,382 | 10,380 | 10,253 |
Participation rate |
63.4 | 62.6 | 61.9 | 63.3 | 63.8 | 62.9 | 62.8 | 62.7 | 61.8 |
Employed |
10,189 | 9,675 | 9,664 | 10,172 | 9,461 | 9,553 | 9,598 | 9,685 | 9,645 |
Employment-population ratio |
61.8 | 58.4 | 58.3 | 61.7 | 57.0 | 57.3 | 58.0 | 58.5 | 58.2 |
Unemployed |
254 | 691 | 595 | 267 | 1,121 | 926 | 784 | 695 | 608 |
Unemployment rate |
2.4 | 6.7 | 5.8 | 2.6 | 10.6 | 8.8 | 7.6 | 6.7 | 5.9 |
Not in labor force |
6,040 | 6,192 | 6,324 | 6,043 | 6,015 | 6,188 | 6,160 | 6,179 | 6,329 |
Footnotes |
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NOTE: Estimates for the above race groups will not sum to totals shown in table A-1 because data are not presented for all races. Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data. |