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Employment status, sex, and age | Not seasonally adjusted | Seasonally adjusted(1) | |||||||
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Dec. 2021 |
Nov. 2022 |
Dec. 2022 |
Dec. 2021 |
Aug. 2022 |
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Dec. 2022 |
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TOTAL |
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Civilian noninstitutional population |
262,136 | 264,708 | 264,844 | 262,136 | 264,184 | 264,356 | 264,535 | 264,708 | 264,844 |
Civilian labor force |
161,696 | 164,272 | 164,224 | 162,410 | 164,714 | 164,619 | 164,646 | 164,527 | 164,966 |
Participation rate |
61.7 | 62.1 | 62.0 | 62.0 | 62.3 | 62.3 | 62.2 | 62.2 | 62.3 |
Employed |
155,732 | 158,749 | 158,872 | 156,081 | 158,694 | 158,850 | 158,593 | 158,527 | 159,244 |
Employment-population ratio |
59.4 | 60.0 | 60.0 | 59.5 | 60.1 | 60.1 | 60.0 | 59.9 | 60.1 |
Unemployed |
5,964 | 5,523 | 5,352 | 6,329 | 6,021 | 5,770 | 6,053 | 6,000 | 5,722 |
Unemployment rate |
3.7 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 3.9 | 3.7 | 3.5 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 3.5 |
Not in labor force |
100,440 | 100,436 | 100,621 | 99,726 | 99,469 | 99,736 | 99,890 | 100,181 | 99,878 |
Persons who currently want a job |
5,524 | 5,211 | 4,948 | 5,747 | 5,534 | 5,813 | 5,681 | 5,528 | 5,176 |
Men, 16 years and over |
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Civilian noninstitutional population |
126,832 | 128,983 | 129,050 | 126,832 | 128,722 | 128,807 | 128,897 | 128,983 | 129,050 |
Civilian labor force |
85,339 | 87,441 | 87,251 | 85,934 | 87,366 | 87,659 | 87,772 | 87,793 | 87,864 |
Participation rate |
67.3 | 67.8 | 67.6 | 67.8 | 67.9 | 68.1 | 68.1 | 68.1 | 68.1 |
Employed |
82,024 | 84,455 | 84,304 | 82,580 | 84,081 | 84,532 | 84,559 | 84,557 | 84,880 |
Employment-population ratio |
64.7 | 65.5 | 65.3 | 65.1 | 65.3 | 65.6 | 65.6 | 65.6 | 65.8 |
Unemployed |
3,314 | 2,986 | 2,947 | 3,354 | 3,284 | 3,127 | 3,212 | 3,236 | 2,984 |
Unemployment rate |
3.9 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.4 |
Not in labor force |
41,493 | 41,542 | 41,799 | 40,898 | 41,356 | 41,148 | 41,126 | 41,189 | 41,186 |
Men, 20 years and over |
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Civilian noninstitutional population |
118,520 | 120,301 | 120,360 | 118,520 | 120,058 | 120,140 | 120,225 | 120,301 | 120,360 |
Civilian labor force |
82,547 | 84,329 | 84,262 | 82,968 | 84,192 | 84,602 | 84,606 | 84,525 | 84,694 |
Participation rate |
69.6 | 70.1 | 70.0 | 70.0 | 70.1 | 70.4 | 70.4 | 70.3 | 70.4 |
Employed |
79,525 | 81,731 | 81,589 | 79,958 | 81,263 | 81,816 | 81,776 | 81,698 | 82,033 |
Employment-population ratio |
67.1 | 67.9 | 67.8 | 67.5 | 67.7 | 68.1 | 68.0 | 67.9 | 68.2 |
Unemployed |
3,022 | 2,598 | 2,673 | 3,010 | 2,929 | 2,786 | 2,829 | 2,827 | 2,661 |
Unemployment rate |
3.7 | 3.1 | 3.2 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.1 |
Not in labor force |
35,973 | 35,972 | 36,098 | 35,552 | 35,867 | 35,537 | 35,619 | 35,776 | 35,666 |
Women, 16 years and over |
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Civilian noninstitutional population |
135,304 | 135,725 | 135,795 | 135,304 | 135,462 | 135,548 | 135,638 | 135,725 | 135,795 |
Civilian labor force |
76,357 | 76,831 | 76,973 | 76,476 | 77,349 | 76,960 | 76,874 | 76,734 | 77,102 |
Participation rate |
56.4 | 56.6 | 56.7 | 56.5 | 57.1 | 56.8 | 56.7 | 56.5 | 56.8 |
Employed |
73,708 | 74,294 | 74,568 | 73,501 | 74,613 | 74,318 | 74,033 | 73,970 | 74,364 |
Employment-population ratio |
54.5 | 54.7 | 54.9 | 54.3 | 55.1 | 54.8 | 54.6 | 54.5 | 54.8 |
Unemployed |
2,649 | 2,537 | 2,405 | 2,975 | 2,736 | 2,642 | 2,841 | 2,764 | 2,738 |
Unemployment rate |
3.5 | 3.3 | 3.1 | 3.9 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 3.6 |
Not in labor force |
58,947 | 58,894 | 58,821 | 58,828 | 58,113 | 58,588 | 58,764 | 58,991 | 58,692 |
Women, 20 years and over |
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Civilian noninstitutional population |
127,167 | 127,283 | 127,345 | 127,167 | 127,034 | 127,117 | 127,204 | 127,283 | 127,345 |
Civilian labor force |
73,546 | 73,766 | 73,981 | 73,498 | 74,098 | 73,729 | 73,752 | 73,532 | 73,930 |
Participation rate |
57.8 | 58.0 | 58.1 | 57.8 | 58.3 | 58.0 | 58.0 | 57.8 | 58.1 |
Employed |
71,140 | 71,516 | 71,843 | 70,831 | 71,676 | 71,457 | 71,218 | 71,088 | 71,531 |
Employment-population ratio |
55.9 | 56.2 | 56.4 | 55.7 | 56.4 | 56.2 | 56.0 | 55.9 | 56.2 |
Unemployed |
2,406 | 2,250 | 2,138 | 2,667 | 2,422 | 2,272 | 2,534 | 2,444 | 2,398 |
Unemployment rate |
3.3 | 3.1 | 2.9 | 3.6 | 3.3 | 3.1 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 3.2 |
Not in labor force |
53,621 | 53,517 | 53,365 | 53,669 | 52,936 | 53,388 | 53,452 | 53,750 | 53,416 |
Both sexes, 16 to 19 years |
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Civilian noninstitutional population |
16,449 | 17,124 | 17,139 | 16,449 | 17,091 | 17,099 | 17,107 | 17,124 | 17,139 |
Civilian labor force |
5,602 | 6,177 | 5,981 | 5,944 | 6,424 | 6,288 | 6,288 | 6,469 | 6,343 |
Participation rate |
34.1 | 36.1 | 34.9 | 36.1 | 37.6 | 36.8 | 36.8 | 37.8 | 37.0 |
Employed |
5,068 | 5,502 | 5,439 | 5,292 | 5,754 | 5,576 | 5,598 | 5,740 | 5,680 |
Employment-population ratio |
30.8 | 32.1 | 31.7 | 32.2 | 33.7 | 32.6 | 32.7 | 33.5 | 33.1 |
Unemployed |
535 | 675 | 541 | 652 | 670 | 712 | 690 | 729 | 662 |
Unemployment rate |
9.5 | 10.9 | 9.1 | 11.0 | 10.4 | 11.3 | 11.0 | 11.3 | 10.4 |
Not in labor force |
10,847 | 10,947 | 11,158 | 10,505 | 10,667 | 10,811 | 10,819 | 10,655 | 10,796 |
Footnotes |
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NOTE: Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data. |