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Employment status, 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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TOTAL |
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Civilian noninstitutional population |
264,184 | 267,002 | 267,213 | 264,184 | 266,443 | 266,618 | 266,801 | 267,002 | 267,213 |
Civilian labor force |
164,971 | 168,354 | 168,049 | 164,714 | 166,688 | 166,818 | 166,951 | 167,103 | 167,839 |
Participation rate |
62.4 | 63.1 | 62.9 | 62.3 | 62.6 | 62.6 | 62.6 | 62.6 | 62.8 |
Employed |
158,714 | 161,982 | 161,427 | 158,694 | 161,031 | 160,721 | 160,994 | 161,262 | 161,484 |
Employment-population ratio |
60.1 | 60.7 | 60.4 | 60.1 | 60.4 | 60.3 | 60.3 | 60.4 | 60.4 |
Unemployed |
6,256 | 6,372 | 6,623 | 6,021 | 5,657 | 6,097 | 5,957 | 5,841 | 6,355 |
Unemployment rate |
3.8 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 3.7 | 3.4 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 3.8 |
Not in labor force |
99,213 | 98,649 | 99,164 | 99,469 | 99,755 | 99,800 | 99,850 | 99,899 | 99,374 |
Persons who currently want a job |
5,633 | 5,578 | 5,482 | 5,534 | 5,271 | 5,477 | 5,389 | 5,247 | 5,370 |
Men, 16 years and over |
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Civilian noninstitutional population |
128,722 | 130,507 | 130,608 | 128,722 | 130,234 | 130,319 | 130,408 | 130,507 | 130,608 |
Civilian labor force |
87,649 | 89,647 | 89,299 | 87,366 | 88,686 | 88,704 | 88,836 | 88,695 | 89,082 |
Participation rate |
68.1 | 68.7 | 68.4 | 67.9 | 68.1 | 68.1 | 68.1 | 68.0 | 68.2 |
Employed |
84,504 | 86,417 | 85,838 | 84,081 | 85,611 | 85,410 | 85,547 | 85,492 | 85,493 |
Employment-population ratio |
65.6 | 66.2 | 65.7 | 65.3 | 65.7 | 65.5 | 65.6 | 65.5 | 65.5 |
Unemployed |
3,145 | 3,231 | 3,461 | 3,284 | 3,075 | 3,294 | 3,289 | 3,203 | 3,589 |
Unemployment rate |
3.6 | 3.6 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 3.5 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 4.0 |
Not in labor force |
41,072 | 40,859 | 41,310 | 41,356 | 41,548 | 41,616 | 41,572 | 41,811 | 41,527 |
Men, 20 years and over |
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Civilian noninstitutional population |
120,058 | 121,735 | 121,832 | 120,058 | 121,488 | 121,565 | 121,646 | 121,735 | 121,832 |
Civilian labor force |
84,180 | 86,062 | 85,868 | 84,192 | 85,439 | 85,487 | 85,774 | 85,739 | 85,934 |
Participation rate |
70.1 | 70.7 | 70.5 | 70.1 | 70.3 | 70.3 | 70.5 | 70.4 | 70.5 |
Employed |
81,401 | 83,320 | 82,865 | 81,263 | 82,661 | 82,526 | 82,868 | 82,922 | 82,777 |
Employment-population ratio |
67.8 | 68.4 | 68.0 | 67.7 | 68.0 | 67.9 | 68.1 | 68.1 | 67.9 |
Unemployed |
2,780 | 2,743 | 3,003 | 2,929 | 2,778 | 2,961 | 2,906 | 2,817 | 3,157 |
Unemployment rate |
3.3 | 3.2 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.3 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 3.7 |
Not in labor force |
35,878 | 35,673 | 35,964 | 35,867 | 36,049 | 36,078 | 35,871 | 35,997 | 35,898 |
Women, 16 years and over |
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Civilian noninstitutional population |
135,462 | 136,496 | 136,605 | 135,462 | 136,209 | 136,299 | 136,393 | 136,496 | 136,605 |
Civilian labor force |
77,321 | 78,706 | 78,750 | 77,349 | 78,002 | 78,114 | 78,115 | 78,408 | 78,757 |
Participation rate |
57.1 | 57.7 | 57.6 | 57.1 | 57.3 | 57.3 | 57.3 | 57.4 | 57.7 |
Employed |
74,210 | 75,565 | 75,589 | 74,613 | 75,420 | 75,311 | 75,448 | 75,769 | 75,991 |
Employment-population ratio |
54.8 | 55.4 | 55.3 | 55.1 | 55.4 | 55.3 | 55.3 | 55.5 | 55.6 |
Unemployed |
3,111 | 3,141 | 3,162 | 2,736 | 2,582 | 2,803 | 2,668 | 2,638 | 2,766 |
Unemployment rate |
4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 3.5 | 3.3 | 3.6 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.5 |
Not in labor force |
58,141 | 57,790 | 57,854 | 58,113 | 58,207 | 58,185 | 58,277 | 58,088 | 57,847 |
Women, 20 years and over |
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Civilian noninstitutional population |
127,034 | 128,028 | 128,132 | 127,034 | 127,761 | 127,845 | 127,932 | 128,028 | 128,132 |
Civilian labor force |
73,850 | 74,856 | 75,305 | 74,098 | 74,868 | 75,005 | 74,927 | 75,205 | 75,541 |
Participation rate |
58.1 | 58.5 | 58.8 | 58.3 | 58.6 | 58.7 | 58.6 | 58.7 | 59.0 |
Employed |
71,067 | 72,120 | 72,515 | 71,676 | 72,575 | 72,518 | 72,567 | 72,877 | 73,121 |
Employment-population ratio |
55.9 | 56.3 | 56.6 | 56.4 | 56.8 | 56.7 | 56.7 | 56.9 | 57.1 |
Unemployed |
2,783 | 2,737 | 2,790 | 2,422 | 2,293 | 2,486 | 2,360 | 2,328 | 2,419 |
Unemployment rate |
3.8 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.3 | 3.1 | 3.3 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 3.2 |
Not in labor force |
53,185 | 53,171 | 52,826 | 52,936 | 52,893 | 52,840 | 53,005 | 52,822 | 52,591 |
Both sexes, 16 to 19 years |
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Civilian noninstitutional population |
17,091 | 17,239 | 17,249 | 17,091 | 17,194 | 17,208 | 17,223 | 17,239 | 17,249 |
Civilian labor force |
6,940 | 7,435 | 6,876 | 6,424 | 6,382 | 6,326 | 6,250 | 6,159 | 6,365 |
Participation rate |
40.6 | 43.1 | 39.9 | 37.6 | 37.1 | 36.8 | 36.3 | 35.7 | 36.9 |
Employed |
6,247 | 6,542 | 6,046 | 5,754 | 5,796 | 5,676 | 5,559 | 5,462 | 5,586 |
Employment-population ratio |
36.5 | 38.0 | 35.1 | 33.7 | 33.7 | 33.0 | 32.3 | 31.7 | 32.4 |
Unemployed |
694 | 893 | 830 | 670 | 586 | 650 | 691 | 696 | 779 |
Unemployment rate |
10.0 | 12.0 | 12.1 | 10.4 | 9.2 | 10.3 | 11.0 | 11.3 | 12.2 |
Not in labor force |
10,151 | 9,804 | 10,373 | 10,667 | 10,813 | 10,882 | 10,973 | 11,080 | 10,885 |
Footnotes |
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NOTE: Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data. |