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Employment status, race, sex, and age | Not seasonally adjusted | Seasonally adjusted(1) | |||||||
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Aug. 2022 |
July 2023 |
Aug. 2023 |
Aug. 2022 |
Apr. 2023 |
May 2023 |
June 2023 |
July 2023 |
Aug. 2023 |
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WHITE |
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Civilian noninstitutional population |
203,324 | 204,536 | 204,645 | 203,324 | 204,261 | 204,345 | 204,433 | 204,536 | 204,645 |
Civilian labor force |
126,264 | 128,184 | 128,092 | 126,147 | 127,174 | 127,273 | 127,306 | 127,329 | 127,976 |
Participation rate |
62.1 | 62.7 | 62.6 | 62.0 | 62.3 | 62.3 | 62.3 | 62.3 | 62.5 |
Employed |
122,115 | 123,917 | 123,531 | 122,125 | 123,224 | 123,112 | 123,389 | 123,393 | 123,571 |
Employment-population ratio |
60.1 | 60.6 | 60.4 | 60.1 | 60.3 | 60.2 | 60.4 | 60.3 | 60.4 |
Unemployed |
4,148 | 4,267 | 4,561 | 4,022 | 3,950 | 4,161 | 3,917 | 3,936 | 4,405 |
Unemployment rate |
3.3 | 3.3 | 3.6 | 3.2 | 3.1 | 3.3 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 3.4 |
Not in labor force |
77,061 | 76,352 | 76,553 | 77,177 | 77,087 | 77,072 | 77,127 | 77,207 | 76,669 |
Men, 20 years and over |
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Civilian labor force |
65,545 | 66,599 | 66,480 | 65,616 | 66,299 | 66,433 | 66,543 | 66,414 | 66,565 |
Participation rate |
69.9 | 70.3 | 70.2 | 69.9 | 70.1 | 70.2 | 70.3 | 70.2 | 70.3 |
Employed |
63,660 | 64,674 | 64,374 | 63,592 | 64,363 | 64,343 | 64,545 | 64,423 | 64,324 |
Employment-population ratio |
67.9 | 68.3 | 68.0 | 67.8 | 68.1 | 68.0 | 68.2 | 68.0 | 67.9 |
Unemployed |
1,885 | 1,925 | 2,106 | 2,024 | 1,936 | 2,089 | 1,998 | 1,991 | 2,241 |
Unemployment rate |
2.9 | 2.9 | 3.2 | 3.1 | 2.9 | 3.1 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.4 |
Women, 20 years and over |
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Civilian labor force |
55,399 | 55,899 | 56,243 | 55,625 | 55,882 | 55,950 | 55,994 | 56,188 | 56,451 |
Participation rate |
57.1 | 57.4 | 57.7 | 57.3 | 57.5 | 57.5 | 57.6 | 57.7 | 58.0 |
Employed |
53,608 | 54,099 | 54,361 | 54,087 | 54,304 | 54,323 | 54,536 | 54,690 | 54,826 |
Employment-population ratio |
55.3 | 55.6 | 55.8 | 55.7 | 55.9 | 55.9 | 56.1 | 56.2 | 56.3 |
Unemployed |
1,791 | 1,800 | 1,882 | 1,538 | 1,578 | 1,627 | 1,458 | 1,498 | 1,625 |
Unemployment rate |
3.2 | 3.2 | 3.3 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.9 | 2.6 | 2.7 | 2.9 |
Both sexes, 16 to 19 years |
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Civilian labor force |
5,320 | 5,686 | 5,369 | 4,907 | 4,993 | 4,890 | 4,769 | 4,727 | 4,960 |
Participation rate |
42.6 | 45.4 | 42.9 | 39.3 | 39.9 | 39.1 | 38.1 | 37.8 | 39.6 |
Employed |
4,848 | 5,145 | 4,796 | 4,446 | 4,557 | 4,445 | 4,308 | 4,281 | 4,421 |
Employment-population ratio |
38.8 | 41.1 | 38.3 | 35.6 | 36.4 | 35.5 | 34.4 | 34.2 | 35.3 |
Unemployed |
472 | 542 | 573 | 460 | 436 | 445 | 461 | 447 | 539 |
Unemployment rate |
8.9 | 9.5 | 10.7 | 9.4 | 8.7 | 9.1 | 9.7 | 9.5 | 10.9 |
BLACK OR AFRICAN AMERICAN |
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Civilian noninstitutional population |
34,171 | 34,678 | 34,714 | 34,171 | 34,583 | 34,613 | 34,644 | 34,678 | 34,714 |
Civilian labor force |
21,259 | 21,993 | 21,837 | 21,129 | 21,790 | 21,874 | 21,695 | 21,751 | 21,746 |
Participation rate |
62.2 | 63.4 | 62.9 | 61.8 | 63.0 | 63.2 | 62.6 | 62.7 | 62.6 |
Employed |
19,824 | 20,596 | 20,613 | 19,785 | 20,766 | 20,641 | 20,402 | 20,496 | 20,596 |
Employment-population ratio |
58.0 | 59.4 | 59.4 | 57.9 | 60.0 | 59.6 | 58.9 | 59.1 | 59.3 |
Unemployed |
1,436 | 1,396 | 1,224 | 1,344 | 1,025 | 1,234 | 1,292 | 1,255 | 1,150 |
Unemployment rate |
6.8 | 6.3 | 5.6 | 6.4 | 4.7 | 5.6 | 6.0 | 5.8 | 5.3 |
Not in labor force |
12,912 | 12,686 | 12,878 | 13,042 | 12,793 | 12,738 | 12,949 | 12,927 | 12,969 |
Men, 20 years and over |
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Civilian labor force |
9,777 | 10,197 | 10,182 | 9,714 | 10,005 | 10,084 | 10,053 | 10,114 | 10,131 |
Participation rate |
67.3 | 68.9 | 68.7 | 66.9 | 67.8 | 68.2 | 68.0 | 68.3 | 68.4 |
Employed |
9,199 | 9,656 | 9,678 | 9,133 | 9,556 | 9,519 | 9,465 | 9,576 | 9,620 |
Employment-population ratio |
63.3 | 65.2 | 65.3 | 62.9 | 64.7 | 64.4 | 64.0 | 64.7 | 64.9 |
Unemployed |
578 | 542 | 504 | 582 | 449 | 565 | 588 | 538 | 511 |
Unemployment rate |
5.9 | 5.3 | 5.0 | 6.0 | 4.5 | 5.6 | 5.9 | 5.3 | 5.0 |
Women, 20 years and over |
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Civilian labor force |
10,654 | 10,905 | 10,859 | 10,640 | 11,054 | 11,051 | 10,886 | 10,922 | 10,872 |
Participation rate |
62.1 | 62.9 | 62.6 | 62.0 | 63.9 | 63.9 | 62.9 | 63.0 | 62.7 |
Employed |
9,947 | 10,265 | 10,277 | 10,017 | 10,573 | 10,469 | 10,300 | 10,353 | 10,359 |
Employment-population ratio |
58.0 | 59.2 | 59.2 | 58.4 | 61.1 | 60.5 | 59.5 | 59.7 | 59.7 |
Unemployed |
707 | 640 | 582 | 624 | 481 | 582 | 586 | 569 | 514 |
Unemployment rate |
6.6 | 5.9 | 5.4 | 5.9 | 4.4 | 5.3 | 5.4 | 5.2 | 4.7 |
Both sexes, 16 to 19 years |
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Civilian labor force |
829 | 890 | 796 | 774 | 732 | 740 | 756 | 715 | 742 |
Participation rate |
33.3 | 35.1 | 31.3 | 31.2 | 29.0 | 29.2 | 29.8 | 28.2 | 29.2 |
Employed |
678 | 676 | 658 | 635 | 637 | 653 | 638 | 568 | 617 |
Employment-population ratio |
27.3 | 26.6 | 25.9 | 25.6 | 25.2 | 25.8 | 25.1 | 22.3 | 24.3 |
Unemployed |
151 | 215 | 138 | 139 | 95 | 87 | 118 | 148 | 125 |
Unemployment rate |
18.2 | 24.1 | 17.3 | 18.0 | 12.9 | 11.7 | 15.6 | 20.7 | 16.9 |
ASIAN |
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Civilian noninstitutional population |
16,989 | 17,600 | 17,515 | 16,989 | 17,557 | 17,511 | 17,491 | 17,600 | 17,515 |
Civilian labor force |
11,166 | 11,636 | 11,552 | 11,084 | 11,396 | 11,408 | 11,435 | 11,556 | 11,486 |
Participation rate |
65.7 | 66.1 | 66.0 | 65.2 | 64.9 | 65.1 | 65.4 | 65.7 | 65.6 |
Employed |
10,841 | 11,343 | 11,176 | 10,778 | 11,073 | 11,073 | 11,073 | 11,288 | 11,131 |
Employment-population ratio |
63.8 | 64.4 | 63.8 | 63.4 | 63.1 | 63.2 | 63.3 | 64.1 | 63.6 |
Unemployed |
326 | 294 | 376 | 305 | 323 | 335 | 363 | 267 | 355 |
Unemployment rate |
2.9 | 2.5 | 3.3 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.9 | 3.2 | 2.3 | 3.1 |
Not in labor force |
5,823 | 5,964 | 5,963 | 5,906 | 6,162 | 6,104 | 6,056 | 6,044 | 6,029 |
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. |