Table A-1. Employment status of the civilian population by sex and age
| Employment status, sex, and age | Not seasonally adjusted | Seasonally adjusted(1) | |||||||
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| Dec. 2016 |
Nov. 2017 |
Dec. 2017 |
Dec. 2016 |
Aug. 2017 |
Sept. 2017 |
Oct. 2017 |
Nov. 2017 |
Dec. 2017 |
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TOTAL |
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Civilian noninstitutional population |
254,742 | 255,949 | 256,109 | 254,742 | 255,357 | 255,562 | 255,766 | 255,949 | 256,109 |
Civilian labor force |
158,968 | 160,466 | 159,880 | 159,736 | 160,598 | 161,082 | 160,371 | 160,533 | 160,597 |
Participation rate |
62.4 | 62.7 | 62.4 | 62.7 | 62.9 | 63.0 | 62.7 | 62.7 | 62.7 |
Employed |
151,798 | 154,180 | 153,602 | 152,233 | 153,471 | 154,324 | 153,846 | 153,917 | 154,021 |
Employment-population ratio |
59.6 | 60.2 | 60.0 | 59.8 | 60.1 | 60.4 | 60.2 | 60.1 | 60.1 |
Unemployed |
7,170 | 6,286 | 6,278 | 7,502 | 7,127 | 6,759 | 6,524 | 6,616 | 6,576 |
Unemployment rate |
4.5 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 4.7 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 4.1 |
Not in labor force |
95,774 | 95,483 | 96,230 | 95,006 | 94,759 | 94,480 | 95,395 | 95,416 | 95,512 |
Persons who currently want a job |
5,449 | 4,877 | 5,071 | 5,674 | 5,809 | 5,626 | 5,232 | 5,265 | 5,308 |
Men, 16 years and over |
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Civilian noninstitutional population |
123,099 | 123,707 | 123,786 | 123,099 | 123,413 | 123,516 | 123,617 | 123,707 | 123,786 |
Civilian labor force |
84,463 | 84,943 | 84,831 | 85,001 | 85,177 | 85,519 | 85,247 | 85,221 | 85,354 |
Participation rate |
68.6 | 68.7 | 68.5 | 69.1 | 69.0 | 69.2 | 69.0 | 68.9 | 69.0 |
Employed |
80,368 | 81,535 | 81,300 | 80,897 | 81,342 | 81,902 | 81,667 | 81,666 | 81,821 |
Employment-population ratio |
65.3 | 65.9 | 65.7 | 65.7 | 65.9 | 66.3 | 66.1 | 66.0 | 66.1 |
Unemployed |
4,095 | 3,408 | 3,531 | 4,104 | 3,836 | 3,617 | 3,580 | 3,555 | 3,533 |
Unemployment rate |
4.8 | 4.0 | 4.2 | 4.8 | 4.5 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.1 |
Not in labor force |
38,636 | 38,764 | 38,955 | 38,097 | 38,236 | 37,996 | 38,370 | 38,486 | 38,432 |
Men, 20 years and over |
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Civilian noninstitutional population |
114,603 | 115,212 | 115,292 | 114,603 | 114,918 | 115,020 | 115,120 | 115,212 | 115,292 |
Civilian labor force |
81,640 | 82,257 | 82,193 | 81,996 | 82,297 | 82,561 | 82,366 | 82,375 | 82,548 |
Participation rate |
71.2 | 71.4 | 71.3 | 71.5 | 71.6 | 71.8 | 71.5 | 71.5 | 71.6 |
Employed |
77,984 | 79,349 | 79,025 | 78,396 | 78,887 | 79,393 | 79,248 | 79,324 | 79,431 |
Employment-population ratio |
68.0 | 68.9 | 68.5 | 68.4 | 68.6 | 69.0 | 68.8 | 68.9 | 68.9 |
Unemployed |
3,656 | 2,909 | 3,168 | 3,600 | 3,410 | 3,168 | 3,118 | 3,050 | 3,117 |
Unemployment rate |
4.5 | 3.5 | 3.9 | 4.4 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 3.8 |
Not in labor force |
32,963 | 32,954 | 33,099 | 32,607 | 32,621 | 32,459 | 32,755 | 32,837 | 32,745 |
Women, 16 years and over |
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Civilian noninstitutional population |
131,643 | 132,242 | 132,323 | 131,643 | 131,943 | 132,047 | 132,149 | 132,242 | 132,323 |
Civilian labor force |
74,505 | 75,523 | 75,048 | 74,735 | 75,420 | 75,563 | 75,124 | 75,312 | 75,243 |
Participation rate |
56.6 | 57.1 | 56.7 | 56.8 | 57.2 | 57.2 | 56.8 | 57.0 | 56.9 |
Employed |
71,430 | 72,645 | 72,301 | 71,336 | 72,129 | 72,422 | 72,179 | 72,251 | 72,200 |
Employment-population ratio |
54.3 | 54.9 | 54.6 | 54.2 | 54.7 | 54.8 | 54.6 | 54.6 | 54.6 |
Unemployed |
3,075 | 2,877 | 2,747 | 3,398 | 3,291 | 3,142 | 2,945 | 3,061 | 3,043 |
Unemployment rate |
4.1 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 4.0 |
Not in labor force |
57,138 | 56,719 | 57,275 | 56,909 | 56,523 | 56,484 | 57,026 | 56,930 | 57,080 |
Women, 20 years and over |
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Civilian noninstitutional population |
123,383 | 123,975 | 124,057 | 123,383 | 123,679 | 123,781 | 123,882 | 123,975 | 124,057 |
Civilian labor force |
71,794 | 72,673 | 72,237 | 71,898 | 72,406 | 72,497 | 72,187 | 72,302 | 72,293 |
Participation rate |
58.2 | 58.6 | 58.2 | 58.3 | 58.5 | 58.6 | 58.3 | 58.3 | 58.3 |
Employed |
68,984 | 70,163 | 69,775 | 68,835 | 69,502 | 69,692 | 69,576 | 69,665 | 69,614 |
Employment-population ratio |
55.9 | 56.6 | 56.2 | 55.8 | 56.2 | 56.3 | 56.2 | 56.2 | 56.1 |
Unemployed |
2,810 | 2,509 | 2,462 | 3,062 | 2,903 | 2,804 | 2,611 | 2,637 | 2,679 |
Unemployment rate |
3.9 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 4.3 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 3.7 |
Not in labor force |
51,589 | 51,302 | 51,820 | 51,485 | 51,273 | 51,284 | 51,696 | 51,673 | 51,764 |
Both sexes, 16 to 19 years |
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Civilian noninstitutional population |
16,756 | 16,762 | 16,760 | 16,756 | 16,759 | 16,761 | 16,763 | 16,762 | 16,760 |
Civilian labor force |
5,534 | 5,536 | 5,449 | 5,842 | 5,895 | 6,024 | 5,818 | 5,857 | 5,757 |
Participation rate |
33.0 | 33.0 | 32.5 | 34.9 | 35.2 | 35.9 | 34.7 | 34.9 | 34.4 |
Employed |
4,831 | 4,668 | 4,801 | 5,002 | 5,082 | 5,238 | 5,022 | 4,928 | 4,977 |
Employment-population ratio |
28.8 | 27.8 | 28.6 | 29.9 | 30.3 | 31.3 | 30.0 | 29.4 | 29.7 |
Unemployed |
704 | 868 | 648 | 840 | 813 | 786 | 796 | 929 | 780 |
Unemployment rate |
12.7 | 15.7 | 11.9 | 14.4 | 13.8 | 13.0 | 13.7 | 15.9 | 13.6 |
Not in labor force |
11,221 | 11,226 | 11,311 | 10,914 | 10,864 | 10,737 | 10,945 | 10,906 | 11,003 |
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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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