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Employment status, sex, and age | Not seasonally adjusted | Seasonally adjusted(1) | |||||||
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Oct. 2022 |
Sept. 2023 |
Oct. 2023 |
Oct. 2022 |
June 2023 |
July 2023 |
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Oct. 2023 |
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TOTAL |
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Civilian noninstitutional population |
264,535 | 267,428 | 267,642 | 264,535 | 266,801 | 267,002 | 267,213 | 267,428 | 267,642 |
Civilian labor force |
164,753 | 167,718 | 167,774 | 164,646 | 166,951 | 167,103 | 167,839 | 167,929 | 167,728 |
Participation rate |
62.3 | 62.7 | 62.7 | 62.2 | 62.6 | 62.6 | 62.8 | 62.8 | 62.7 |
Employed |
159,144 | 161,669 | 161,676 | 158,593 | 160,994 | 161,262 | 161,484 | 161,570 | 161,222 |
Employment-population ratio |
60.2 | 60.5 | 60.4 | 60.0 | 60.3 | 60.4 | 60.4 | 60.4 | 60.2 |
Unemployed |
5,609 | 6,049 | 6,098 | 6,053 | 5,957 | 5,841 | 6,355 | 6,360 | 6,506 |
Unemployment rate |
3.4 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 3.9 |
Not in labor force |
99,782 | 99,710 | 99,868 | 99,890 | 99,850 | 99,899 | 99,374 | 99,498 | 99,914 |
Persons who currently want a job |
5,341 | 5,299 | 5,037 | 5,681 | 5,389 | 5,247 | 5,370 | 5,450 | 5,373 |
Men, 16 years and over |
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Civilian noninstitutional population |
128,897 | 130,713 | 130,816 | 128,897 | 130,408 | 130,507 | 130,608 | 130,713 | 130,816 |
Civilian labor force |
87,685 | 89,159 | 88,730 | 87,772 | 88,836 | 88,695 | 89,082 | 89,331 | 88,871 |
Participation rate |
68.0 | 68.2 | 67.8 | 68.1 | 68.1 | 68.0 | 68.2 | 68.3 | 67.9 |
Employed |
84,799 | 85,745 | 85,384 | 84,559 | 85,547 | 85,492 | 85,493 | 85,633 | 85,217 |
Employment-population ratio |
65.8 | 65.6 | 65.3 | 65.6 | 65.6 | 65.5 | 65.5 | 65.5 | 65.1 |
Unemployed |
2,886 | 3,414 | 3,345 | 3,212 | 3,289 | 3,203 | 3,589 | 3,697 | 3,654 |
Unemployment rate |
3.3 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 4.1 |
Not in labor force |
41,212 | 41,553 | 42,087 | 41,126 | 41,572 | 41,811 | 41,527 | 41,382 | 41,945 |
Men, 20 years and over |
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Civilian noninstitutional population |
120,225 | 121,931 | 122,029 | 120,225 | 121,646 | 121,735 | 121,832 | 121,931 | 122,029 |
Civilian labor force |
84,623 | 86,086 | 85,542 | 84,606 | 85,774 | 85,739 | 85,934 | 86,130 | 85,597 |
Participation rate |
70.4 | 70.6 | 70.1 | 70.4 | 70.5 | 70.4 | 70.5 | 70.6 | 70.1 |
Employed |
82,093 | 83,057 | 82,663 | 81,776 | 82,868 | 82,922 | 82,777 | 82,837 | 82,423 |
Employment-population ratio |
68.3 | 68.1 | 67.7 | 68.0 | 68.1 | 68.1 | 67.9 | 67.9 | 67.5 |
Unemployed |
2,530 | 3,029 | 2,879 | 2,829 | 2,906 | 2,817 | 3,157 | 3,293 | 3,174 |
Unemployment rate |
3.0 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 3.7 |
Not in labor force |
35,601 | 35,845 | 36,487 | 35,619 | 35,871 | 35,997 | 35,898 | 35,801 | 36,432 |
Women, 16 years and over |
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Civilian noninstitutional population |
135,638 | 136,715 | 136,826 | 135,638 | 136,393 | 136,496 | 136,605 | 136,715 | 136,826 |
Civilian labor force |
77,068 | 78,559 | 79,045 | 76,874 | 78,115 | 78,408 | 78,757 | 78,599 | 78,857 |
Participation rate |
56.8 | 57.5 | 57.8 | 56.7 | 57.3 | 57.4 | 57.7 | 57.5 | 57.6 |
Employed |
74,345 | 75,924 | 76,292 | 74,033 | 75,448 | 75,769 | 75,991 | 75,936 | 76,005 |
Employment-population ratio |
54.8 | 55.5 | 55.8 | 54.6 | 55.3 | 55.5 | 55.6 | 55.5 | 55.5 |
Unemployed |
2,723 | 2,634 | 2,753 | 2,841 | 2,668 | 2,638 | 2,766 | 2,662 | 2,852 |
Unemployment rate |
3.5 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 3.7 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 3.6 |
Not in labor force |
58,570 | 58,156 | 57,781 | 58,764 | 58,277 | 58,088 | 57,847 | 58,116 | 57,969 |
Women, 20 years and over |
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Civilian noninstitutional population |
127,204 | 128,237 | 128,342 | 127,204 | 127,932 | 128,028 | 128,132 | 128,237 | 128,342 |
Civilian labor force |
74,069 | 75,602 | 75,888 | 73,752 | 74,927 | 75,205 | 75,541 | 75,497 | 75,584 |
Participation rate |
58.2 | 59.0 | 59.1 | 58.0 | 58.6 | 58.7 | 59.0 | 58.9 | 58.9 |
Employed |
71,628 | 73,292 | 73,499 | 71,218 | 72,567 | 72,877 | 73,121 | 73,163 | 73,115 |
Employment-population ratio |
56.3 | 57.2 | 57.3 | 56.0 | 56.7 | 56.9 | 57.1 | 57.1 | 57.0 |
Unemployed |
2,441 | 2,310 | 2,390 | 2,534 | 2,360 | 2,328 | 2,419 | 2,334 | 2,469 |
Unemployment rate |
3.3 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 3.4 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 3.2 | 3.1 | 3.3 |
Not in labor force |
53,135 | 52,635 | 52,454 | 53,452 | 53,005 | 52,822 | 52,591 | 52,740 | 52,759 |
Both sexes, 16 to 19 years |
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Civilian noninstitutional population |
17,107 | 17,260 | 17,270 | 17,107 | 17,223 | 17,239 | 17,249 | 17,260 | 17,270 |
Civilian labor force |
6,061 | 6,030 | 6,344 | 6,288 | 6,250 | 6,159 | 6,365 | 6,303 | 6,547 |
Participation rate |
35.4 | 34.9 | 36.7 | 36.8 | 36.3 | 35.7 | 36.9 | 36.5 | 37.9 |
Employed |
5,422 | 5,321 | 5,514 | 5,598 | 5,559 | 5,462 | 5,586 | 5,570 | 5,685 |
Employment-population ratio |
31.7 | 30.8 | 31.9 | 32.7 | 32.3 | 31.7 | 32.4 | 32.3 | 32.9 |
Unemployed |
638 | 710 | 830 | 690 | 691 | 696 | 779 | 733 | 863 |
Unemployment rate |
10.5 | 11.8 | 13.1 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 11.3 | 12.2 | 11.6 | 13.2 |
Not in labor force |
11,046 | 11,230 | 10,927 | 10,819 | 10,973 | 11,080 | 10,885 | 10,957 | 10,723 |
Footnotes |
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NOTE: Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data. |