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Employment status, sex, and age | Not seasonally adjusted | Seasonally adjusted(1) | |||||||
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Mar. 2023 |
Feb. 2024 |
Mar. 2024 |
Mar. 2023 |
Nov. 2023 |
Dec. 2023 |
Jan. 2024 |
Feb. 2024 |
Mar. 2024 |
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TOTAL |
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Civilian noninstitutional population |
266,272 | 267,711 | 267,884 | 266,272 | 267,822 | 267,991 | 267,540 | 267,711 | 267,884 |
Civilian labor force |
166,783 | 167,285 | 167,960 | 166,690 | 168,127 | 167,451 | 167,276 | 167,426 | 167,895 |
Participation rate |
62.6 | 62.5 | 62.7 | 62.6 | 62.8 | 62.5 | 62.5 | 62.5 | 62.7 |
Employed |
160,741 | 160,315 | 161,356 | 160,824 | 161,866 | 161,183 | 161,152 | 160,968 | 161,466 |
Employment-population ratio |
60.4 | 59.9 | 60.2 | 60.4 | 60.4 | 60.1 | 60.2 | 60.1 | 60.3 |
Unemployed |
6,043 | 6,970 | 6,604 | 5,866 | 6,262 | 6,268 | 6,124 | 6,458 | 6,429 |
Unemployment rate |
3.6 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 3.5 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.9 | 3.8 |
Not in labor force |
99,489 | 100,426 | 99,924 | 99,582 | 99,695 | 100,540 | 100,265 | 100,285 | 99,989 |
Persons who currently want a job |
4,646 | 5,546 | 5,110 | 4,959 | 5,343 | 5,671 | 5,793 | 5,672 | 5,443 |
Men, 16 years and over |
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Civilian noninstitutional population |
130,150 | 130,520 | 130,605 | 130,150 | 130,903 | 130,985 | 130,436 | 130,520 | 130,605 |
Civilian labor force |
88,958 | 88,299 | 88,892 | 88,841 | 89,555 | 89,250 | 88,507 | 88,391 | 88,812 |
Participation rate |
68.4 | 67.7 | 68.1 | 68.3 | 68.4 | 68.1 | 67.9 | 67.7 | 68.0 |
Employed |
85,420 | 84,391 | 85,253 | 85,623 | 85,981 | 85,794 | 85,034 | 84,993 | 85,490 |
Employment-population ratio |
65.6 | 64.7 | 65.3 | 65.8 | 65.7 | 65.5 | 65.2 | 65.1 | 65.5 |
Unemployed |
3,538 | 3,908 | 3,639 | 3,219 | 3,574 | 3,456 | 3,473 | 3,398 | 3,323 |
Unemployment rate |
4.0 | 4.4 | 4.1 | 3.6 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 3.7 |
Not in labor force |
41,192 | 42,221 | 41,713 | 41,309 | 41,348 | 41,735 | 41,929 | 42,129 | 41,793 |
Men, 20 years and over |
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Civilian noninstitutional population |
121,415 | 121,611 | 121,685 | 121,415 | 122,111 | 122,187 | 121,539 | 121,611 | 121,685 |
Civilian labor force |
85,876 | 85,313 | 85,656 | 85,565 | 86,256 | 86,007 | 85,364 | 85,180 | 85,398 |
Participation rate |
70.7 | 70.2 | 70.4 | 70.5 | 70.6 | 70.4 | 70.2 | 70.0 | 70.2 |
Employed |
82,654 | 81,802 | 82,457 | 82,688 | 83,084 | 82,958 | 82,304 | 82,178 | 82,543 |
Employment-population ratio |
68.1 | 67.3 | 67.8 | 68.1 | 68.0 | 67.9 | 67.7 | 67.6 | 67.8 |
Unemployed |
3,222 | 3,511 | 3,199 | 2,877 | 3,172 | 3,050 | 3,060 | 3,002 | 2,855 |
Unemployment rate |
3.8 | 4.1 | 3.7 | 3.4 | 3.7 | 3.5 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 3.3 |
Not in labor force |
35,539 | 36,299 | 36,029 | 35,850 | 35,854 | 36,180 | 36,175 | 36,431 | 36,287 |
Women, 16 years and over |
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Civilian noninstitutional population |
136,122 | 137,191 | 137,279 | 136,122 | 136,919 | 137,006 | 137,104 | 137,191 | 137,279 |
Civilian labor force |
77,825 | 78,986 | 79,068 | 77,849 | 78,572 | 78,201 | 78,768 | 79,035 | 79,083 |
Participation rate |
57.2 | 57.6 | 57.6 | 57.2 | 57.4 | 57.1 | 57.5 | 57.6 | 57.6 |
Employed |
75,320 | 75,924 | 76,103 | 75,201 | 75,885 | 75,389 | 76,118 | 75,975 | 75,976 |
Employment-population ratio |
55.3 | 55.3 | 55.4 | 55.2 | 55.4 | 55.0 | 55.5 | 55.4 | 55.3 |
Unemployed |
2,505 | 3,062 | 2,965 | 2,648 | 2,688 | 2,811 | 2,650 | 3,060 | 3,106 |
Unemployment rate |
3.2 | 3.9 | 3.7 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 3.4 | 3.9 | 3.9 |
Not in labor force |
58,297 | 58,205 | 58,211 | 58,273 | 58,346 | 58,805 | 58,336 | 58,156 | 58,197 |
Women, 20 years and over |
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Civilian noninstitutional population |
127,684 | 128,581 | 128,659 | 127,684 | 128,430 | 128,513 | 128,503 | 128,581 | 128,659 |
Civilian labor force |
74,860 | 75,995 | 75,945 | 74,723 | 75,399 | 75,047 | 75,529 | 75,835 | 75,792 |
Participation rate |
58.6 | 59.1 | 59.0 | 58.5 | 58.7 | 58.4 | 58.8 | 59.0 | 58.9 |
Employed |
72,606 | 73,299 | 73,304 | 72,368 | 73,049 | 72,587 | 73,144 | 73,182 | 73,061 |
Employment-population ratio |
56.9 | 57.0 | 57.0 | 56.7 | 56.9 | 56.5 | 56.9 | 56.9 | 56.8 |
Unemployed |
2,253 | 2,696 | 2,642 | 2,355 | 2,350 | 2,460 | 2,385 | 2,653 | 2,731 |
Unemployment rate |
3.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.2 | 3.1 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 3.5 | 3.6 |
Not in labor force |
52,825 | 52,586 | 52,714 | 52,961 | 53,031 | 53,466 | 52,974 | 52,746 | 52,867 |
Both sexes, 16 to 19 years |
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Civilian noninstitutional population |
17,173 | 17,519 | 17,540 | 17,173 | 17,281 | 17,291 | 17,498 | 17,519 | 17,540 |
Civilian labor force |
6,048 | 5,978 | 6,359 | 6,402 | 6,472 | 6,396 | 6,383 | 6,411 | 6,704 |
Participation rate |
35.2 | 34.1 | 36.3 | 37.3 | 37.5 | 37.0 | 36.5 | 36.6 | 38.2 |
Employed |
5,480 | 5,214 | 5,595 | 5,767 | 5,733 | 5,638 | 5,704 | 5,608 | 5,862 |
Employment-population ratio |
31.9 | 29.8 | 31.9 | 33.6 | 33.2 | 32.6 | 32.6 | 32.0 | 33.4 |
Unemployed |
568 | 763 | 764 | 635 | 739 | 758 | 679 | 803 | 842 |
Unemployment rate |
9.4 | 12.8 | 12.0 | 9.9 | 11.4 | 11.9 | 10.6 | 12.5 | 12.6 |
Not in labor force |
11,125 | 11,541 | 11,181 | 10,771 | 10,809 | 10,895 | 11,115 | 11,108 | 10,835 |
Footnotes |
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NOTE: Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data. |