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| Category | Jan. 2023 |
Nov. 2023 |
Dec. 2023 |
Jan. 2024 |
Change from: Dec. 2023- Jan. 2024 |
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Employment status |
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Civilian noninstitutional population |
265,962 | 267,822 | 267,991 | 267,540 | - |
Civilian labor force |
165,871 | 168,127 | 167,451 | 167,276 | - |
Participation rate |
62.4 | 62.8 | 62.5 | 62.5 | - |
Employed |
160,152 | 161,866 | 161,183 | 161,152 | - |
Employment-population ratio |
60.2 | 60.4 | 60.1 | 60.2 | - |
Unemployed |
5,719 | 6,262 | 6,268 | 6,124 | - |
Unemployment rate |
3.4 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.7 | - |
Not in labor force |
100,090 | 99,695 | 100,540 | 100,265 | - |
Unemployment rates |
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Total, 16 years and over |
3.4 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.7 | - |
Adult men (20 years and over) |
3.2 | 3.7 | 3.5 | 3.6 | - |
Adult women (20 years and over) |
3.1 | 3.1 | 3.3 | 3.2 | - |
Teenagers (16 to 19 years) |
10.5 | 11.4 | 11.9 | 10.6 | - |
White |
3.1 | 3.3 | 3.5 | 3.4 | - |
Black or African American |
5.4 | 5.8 | 5.2 | 5.3 | - |
Asian |
2.9 | 3.5 | 3.1 | 2.9 | - |
Hispanic or Latino ethnicity |
4.7 | 4.6 | 5.0 | 5.0 | - |
Total, 25 years and over |
2.8 | 3.1 | 3.2 | 3.2 | - |
Less than a high school diploma |
4.5 | 6.3 | 6.0 | 6.0 | - |
High school graduates, no college |
3.8 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 4.3 | - |
Some college or associate degree |
2.9 | 2.8 | 3.1 | 3.3 | - |
Bachelor's degree and higher |
2.0 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.1 | - |
Reason for unemployment |
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Job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs |
2,568 | 3,058 | 3,058 | 3,028 | - |
Job leavers |
883 | 821 | 833 | 794 | - |
Reentrants |
1,799 | 1,771 | 1,741 | 1,834 | - |
New entrants |
526 | 582 | 609 | 550 | - |
Duration of unemployment |
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Less than 5 weeks |
1,942 | 2,069 | 2,191 | 2,140 | - |
5 to 14 weeks |
1,795 | 2,060 | 1,791 | 1,848 | - |
15 to 26 weeks |
929 | 931 | 1,104 | 867 | - |
27 weeks and over |
1,073 | 1,220 | 1,245 | 1,277 | - |
Employed persons at work part time |
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Part time for economic reasons |
4,049 | 3,994 | 4,211 | 4,422 | - |
Slack work or business conditions |
2,683 | 2,790 | 2,960 | 2,994 | - |
Could only find part-time work |
993 | 934 | 964 | 1,026 | - |
Part time for noneconomic reasons |
22,016 | 21,879 | 22,458 | 22,156 | - |
Persons not in the labor force |
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Marginally attached to the labor force |
1,369 | 1,583 | 1,562 | 1,654 | - |
Discouraged workers |
345 | 425 | 346 | 452 | - |
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- December - January changes in household data are not shown due to the introduction of updated population controls. |
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