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| Employment status, sex, and age | Not seasonally adjusted | Seasonally adjusted(1) | |||||||
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| Apr. 2020 |
Mar. 2021 |
Apr. 2021 |
Apr. 2020 |
Dec. 2020 |
Jan. 2021 |
Feb. 2021 |
Mar. 2021 |
Apr. 2021 |
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TOTAL |
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Civilian noninstitutional population |
259,896 | 261,003 | 261,103 | 259,896 | 261,230 | 260,851 | 260,918 | 261,003 | 261,103 |
Civilian labor force |
155,830 | 160,397 | 160,379 | 156,478 | 160,567 | 160,161 | 160,211 | 160,558 | 160,988 |
Participation rate |
60.0 | 61.5 | 61.4 | 60.2 | 61.5 | 61.4 | 61.4 | 61.5 | 61.7 |
Employed |
133,326 | 150,493 | 151,160 | 133,370 | 149,830 | 150,031 | 150,239 | 150,848 | 151,176 |
Employment-population ratio |
51.3 | 57.7 | 57.9 | 51.3 | 57.4 | 57.5 | 57.6 | 57.8 | 57.9 |
Unemployed |
22,504 | 9,905 | 9,220 | 23,109 | 10,736 | 10,130 | 9,972 | 9,710 | 9,812 |
Unemployment rate |
14.4 | 6.2 | 5.7 | 14.8 | 6.7 | 6.3 | 6.2 | 6.0 | 6.1 |
Not in labor force |
104,066 | 100,606 | 100,723 | 103,418 | 100,663 | 100,690 | 100,708 | 100,445 | 100,115 |
Persons who currently want a job |
9,761 | 6,576 | 6,466 | 9,917 | 7,331 | 6,957 | 6,933 | 6,850 | 6,647 |
Men, 16 years and over |
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Civilian noninstitutional population |
125,707 | 126,266 | 126,316 | 125,707 | 126,367 | 126,192 | 126,224 | 126,266 | 126,316 |
Civilian labor force |
82,820 | 84,728 | 85,112 | 83,166 | 85,175 | 85,149 | 85,061 | 84,917 | 85,410 |
Participation rate |
65.9 | 67.1 | 67.4 | 66.2 | 67.4 | 67.5 | 67.4 | 67.3 | 67.6 |
Employed |
71,810 | 79,188 | 79,965 | 71,892 | 79,481 | 79,714 | 79,666 | 79,681 | 80,017 |
Employment-population ratio |
57.1 | 62.7 | 63.3 | 57.2 | 62.9 | 63.2 | 63.1 | 63.1 | 63.3 |
Unemployed |
11,010 | 5,540 | 5,146 | 11,274 | 5,694 | 5,434 | 5,395 | 5,236 | 5,394 |
Unemployment rate |
13.3 | 6.5 | 6.0 | 13.6 | 6.7 | 6.4 | 6.3 | 6.2 | 6.3 |
Not in labor force |
42,887 | 41,538 | 41,204 | 42,541 | 41,192 | 41,043 | 41,163 | 41,349 | 40,905 |
Men, 20 years and over |
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Civilian noninstitutional population |
117,330 | 117,949 | 118,003 | 117,330 | 118,010 | 117,864 | 117,902 | 117,949 | 118,003 |
Civilian labor force |
80,379 | 81,992 | 82,275 | 80,490 | 82,244 | 82,173 | 82,095 | 81,978 | 82,333 |
Participation rate |
68.5 | 69.5 | 69.7 | 68.6 | 69.7 | 69.7 | 69.6 | 69.5 | 69.8 |
Employed |
70,041 | 76,872 | 77,447 | 69,975 | 77,004 | 77,204 | 77,193 | 77,194 | 77,348 |
Employment-population ratio |
59.7 | 65.2 | 65.6 | 59.6 | 65.3 | 65.5 | 65.5 | 65.4 | 65.5 |
Unemployed |
10,338 | 5,120 | 4,828 | 10,515 | 5,240 | 4,969 | 4,902 | 4,784 | 4,985 |
Unemployment rate |
12.9 | 6.2 | 5.9 | 13.1 | 6.4 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 5.8 | 6.1 |
Not in labor force |
36,951 | 35,957 | 35,728 | 36,841 | 35,767 | 35,691 | 35,807 | 35,972 | 35,670 |
Women, 16 years and over |
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Civilian noninstitutional population |
134,189 | 134,737 | 134,787 | 134,189 | 134,862 | 134,660 | 134,694 | 134,737 | 134,787 |
Civilian labor force |
73,010 | 75,670 | 75,268 | 73,312 | 75,392 | 75,012 | 75,149 | 75,641 | 75,577 |
Participation rate |
54.4 | 56.2 | 55.8 | 54.6 | 55.9 | 55.7 | 55.8 | 56.1 | 56.1 |
Employed |
61,516 | 71,305 | 71,195 | 61,478 | 70,350 | 70,316 | 70,572 | 71,167 | 71,159 |
Employment-population ratio |
45.8 | 52.9 | 52.8 | 45.8 | 52.2 | 52.2 | 52.4 | 52.8 | 52.8 |
Unemployed |
11,494 | 4,365 | 4,073 | 11,834 | 5,042 | 4,696 | 4,577 | 4,474 | 4,418 |
Unemployment rate |
15.7 | 5.8 | 5.4 | 16.1 | 6.7 | 6.3 | 6.1 | 5.9 | 5.8 |
Not in labor force |
61,179 | 59,067 | 59,519 | 60,877 | 59,471 | 59,648 | 59,545 | 59,096 | 59,210 |
Women, 20 years and over |
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Civilian noninstitutional population |
125,991 | 126,594 | 126,648 | 125,991 | 126,681 | 126,507 | 126,546 | 126,594 | 126,648 |
Civilian labor force |
70,790 | 72,818 | 72,378 | 70,896 | 72,422 | 72,147 | 72,173 | 72,668 | 72,503 |
Participation rate |
56.2 | 57.5 | 57.1 | 56.3 | 57.2 | 57.0 | 57.0 | 57.4 | 57.2 |
Employed |
60,124 | 68,730 | 68,605 | 59,938 | 67,872 | 67,851 | 67,928 | 68,513 | 68,430 |
Employment-population ratio |
47.7 | 54.3 | 54.2 | 47.6 | 53.6 | 53.6 | 53.7 | 54.1 | 54.0 |
Unemployed |
10,666 | 4,088 | 3,773 | 10,958 | 4,551 | 4,296 | 4,245 | 4,155 | 4,073 |
Unemployment rate |
15.1 | 5.6 | 5.2 | 15.5 | 6.3 | 6.0 | 5.9 | 5.7 | 5.6 |
Not in labor force |
55,202 | 53,775 | 54,271 | 55,096 | 54,259 | 54,360 | 54,373 | 53,926 | 54,145 |
Both sexes, 16 to 19 years |
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Civilian noninstitutional population |
16,574 | 16,460 | 16,451 | 16,574 | 16,538 | 16,481 | 16,470 | 16,460 | 16,451 |
Civilian labor force |
4,661 | 5,587 | 5,727 | 5,093 | 5,900 | 5,841 | 5,942 | 5,913 | 6,152 |
Participation rate |
28.1 | 33.9 | 34.8 | 30.7 | 35.7 | 35.4 | 36.1 | 35.9 | 37.4 |
Employed |
3,161 | 4,890 | 5,108 | 3,457 | 4,955 | 4,975 | 5,118 | 5,142 | 5,398 |
Employment-population ratio |
19.1 | 29.7 | 31.1 | 20.9 | 30.0 | 30.2 | 31.1 | 31.2 | 32.8 |
Unemployed |
1,500 | 697 | 618 | 1,636 | 946 | 865 | 825 | 771 | 754 |
Unemployment rate |
32.2 | 12.5 | 10.8 | 32.1 | 16.0 | 14.8 | 13.9 | 13.0 | 12.3 |
Not in labor force |
11,913 | 10,873 | 10,725 | 11,481 | 10,638 | 10,640 | 10,528 | 10,547 | 10,300 |
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Footnotes |
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NOTE: Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data. |
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