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Employment status, sex, and age | Not seasonally adjusted | Seasonally adjusted(1) | |||||||
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Feb. 2023 |
Jan. 2024 |
Feb. 2024 |
Feb. 2023 |
Oct. 2023 |
Nov. 2023 |
Dec. 2023 |
Jan. 2024 |
Feb. 2024 |
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TOTAL |
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Civilian noninstitutional population |
266,112 | 267,540 | 267,711 | 266,112 | 267,642 | 267,822 | 267,991 | 267,540 | 267,711 |
Civilian labor force |
166,178 | 166,428 | 167,285 | 166,263 | 167,723 | 168,127 | 167,451 | 167,276 | 167,426 |
Participation rate |
62.4 | 62.2 | 62.5 | 62.5 | 62.7 | 62.8 | 62.5 | 62.5 | 62.5 |
Employed |
159,713 | 159,650 | 160,315 | 160,301 | 161,280 | 161,866 | 161,183 | 161,152 | 160,968 |
Employment-population ratio |
60.0 | 59.7 | 59.9 | 60.2 | 60.3 | 60.4 | 60.1 | 60.2 | 60.1 |
Unemployed |
6,465 | 6,778 | 6,970 | 5,962 | 6,443 | 6,262 | 6,268 | 6,124 | 6,458 |
Unemployment rate |
3.9 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 3.6 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.9 |
Not in labor force |
99,934 | 101,113 | 100,426 | 99,849 | 99,919 | 99,695 | 100,540 | 100,265 | 100,285 |
Persons who currently want a job |
4,987 | 5,964 | 5,546 | 5,113 | 5,376 | 5,343 | 5,671 | 5,793 | 5,672 |
Men, 16 years and over |
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Civilian noninstitutional population |
130,072 | 130,436 | 130,520 | 130,072 | 130,816 | 130,903 | 130,985 | 130,436 | 130,520 |
Civilian labor force |
88,382 | 88,014 | 88,299 | 88,388 | 88,968 | 89,555 | 89,250 | 88,507 | 88,391 |
Participation rate |
67.9 | 67.5 | 67.7 | 68.0 | 68.0 | 68.4 | 68.1 | 67.9 | 67.7 |
Employed |
84,666 | 83,959 | 84,391 | 85,185 | 85,327 | 85,981 | 85,794 | 85,034 | 84,993 |
Employment-population ratio |
65.1 | 64.4 | 64.7 | 65.5 | 65.2 | 65.7 | 65.5 | 65.2 | 65.1 |
Unemployed |
3,717 | 4,055 | 3,908 | 3,203 | 3,641 | 3,574 | 3,456 | 3,473 | 3,398 |
Unemployment rate |
4.2 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 3.6 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 3.8 |
Not in labor force |
41,689 | 42,422 | 42,221 | 41,684 | 41,848 | 41,348 | 41,735 | 41,929 | 42,129 |
Men, 20 years and over |
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Civilian noninstitutional population |
121,346 | 121,539 | 121,611 | 121,346 | 122,029 | 122,111 | 122,187 | 121,539 | 121,611 |
Civilian labor force |
85,363 | 85,134 | 85,313 | 85,145 | 85,687 | 86,256 | 86,007 | 85,364 | 85,180 |
Participation rate |
70.3 | 70.0 | 70.2 | 70.2 | 70.2 | 70.6 | 70.4 | 70.2 | 70.0 |
Employed |
82,048 | 81,485 | 81,802 | 82,340 | 82,526 | 83,084 | 82,958 | 82,304 | 82,178 |
Employment-population ratio |
67.6 | 67.0 | 67.3 | 67.9 | 67.6 | 68.0 | 67.9 | 67.7 | 67.6 |
Unemployed |
3,315 | 3,650 | 3,511 | 2,805 | 3,161 | 3,172 | 3,050 | 3,060 | 3,002 |
Unemployment rate |
3.9 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 3.3 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.5 | 3.6 | 3.5 |
Not in labor force |
35,983 | 36,405 | 36,299 | 36,201 | 36,343 | 35,854 | 36,180 | 36,175 | 36,431 |
Women, 16 years and over |
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Civilian noninstitutional population |
136,040 | 137,104 | 137,191 | 136,040 | 136,826 | 136,919 | 137,006 | 137,104 | 137,191 |
Civilian labor force |
77,796 | 78,413 | 78,986 | 77,875 | 78,755 | 78,572 | 78,201 | 78,768 | 79,035 |
Participation rate |
57.2 | 57.2 | 57.6 | 57.2 | 57.6 | 57.4 | 57.1 | 57.5 | 57.6 |
Employed |
75,047 | 75,691 | 75,924 | 75,116 | 75,953 | 75,885 | 75,389 | 76,118 | 75,975 |
Employment-population ratio |
55.2 | 55.2 | 55.3 | 55.2 | 55.5 | 55.4 | 55.0 | 55.5 | 55.4 |
Unemployed |
2,749 | 2,723 | 3,062 | 2,759 | 2,801 | 2,688 | 2,811 | 2,650 | 3,060 |
Unemployment rate |
3.5 | 3.5 | 3.9 | 3.5 | 3.6 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 3.4 | 3.9 |
Not in labor force |
58,245 | 58,691 | 58,205 | 58,165 | 58,071 | 58,346 | 58,805 | 58,336 | 58,156 |
Women, 20 years and over |
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Civilian noninstitutional population |
127,613 | 128,503 | 128,581 | 127,613 | 128,342 | 128,430 | 128,513 | 128,503 | 128,581 |
Civilian labor force |
74,823 | 75,382 | 75,995 | 74,703 | 75,487 | 75,399 | 75,047 | 75,529 | 75,835 |
Participation rate |
58.6 | 58.7 | 59.1 | 58.5 | 58.8 | 58.7 | 58.4 | 58.8 | 59.0 |
Employed |
72,354 | 72,909 | 73,299 | 72,257 | 73,066 | 73,049 | 72,587 | 73,144 | 73,182 |
Employment-population ratio |
56.7 | 56.7 | 57.0 | 56.6 | 56.9 | 56.9 | 56.5 | 56.9 | 56.9 |
Unemployed |
2,470 | 2,473 | 2,696 | 2,446 | 2,421 | 2,350 | 2,460 | 2,385 | 2,653 |
Unemployment rate |
3.3 | 3.3 | 3.5 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 3.1 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 3.5 |
Not in labor force |
52,790 | 53,121 | 52,586 | 52,910 | 52,856 | 53,031 | 53,466 | 52,974 | 52,746 |
Both sexes, 16 to 19 years |
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Civilian noninstitutional population |
17,153 | 17,498 | 17,519 | 17,153 | 17,270 | 17,281 | 17,291 | 17,498 | 17,519 |
Civilian labor force |
5,992 | 5,911 | 5,978 | 6,415 | 6,549 | 6,472 | 6,396 | 6,383 | 6,411 |
Participation rate |
34.9 | 33.8 | 34.1 | 37.4 | 37.9 | 37.5 | 37.0 | 36.5 | 36.6 |
Employed |
5,311 | 5,256 | 5,214 | 5,704 | 5,688 | 5,733 | 5,638 | 5,704 | 5,608 |
Employment-population ratio |
31.0 | 30.0 | 29.8 | 33.3 | 32.9 | 33.2 | 32.6 | 32.6 | 32.0 |
Unemployed |
680 | 655 | 763 | 711 | 861 | 739 | 758 | 679 | 803 |
Unemployment rate |
11.4 | 11.1 | 12.8 | 11.1 | 13.1 | 11.4 | 11.9 | 10.6 | 12.5 |
Not in labor force |
11,161 | 11,587 | 11,541 | 10,738 | 10,721 | 10,809 | 10,895 | 11,115 | 11,108 |
Footnotes |
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NOTE: Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data. |