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Employment status, race, 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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WHITE |
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Civilian noninstitutional population |
204,118 | 204,608 | 204,677 | 204,118 | 204,867 | 204,949 | 205,022 | 204,608 | 204,677 |
Civilian labor force |
126,754 | 126,338 | 126,960 | 126,800 | 127,612 | 127,773 | 127,226 | 126,962 | 127,040 |
Participation rate |
62.1 | 61.7 | 62.0 | 62.1 | 62.3 | 62.3 | 62.1 | 62.1 | 62.1 |
Employed |
122,285 | 121,515 | 122,180 | 122,764 | 123,198 | 123,550 | 122,802 | 122,663 | 122,685 |
Employment-population ratio |
59.9 | 59.4 | 59.7 | 60.1 | 60.1 | 60.3 | 59.9 | 60.0 | 59.9 |
Unemployed |
4,470 | 4,823 | 4,779 | 4,036 | 4,414 | 4,223 | 4,424 | 4,299 | 4,356 |
Unemployment rate |
3.5 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 3.2 | 3.5 | 3.3 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 3.4 |
Not in labor force |
77,364 | 78,270 | 77,717 | 77,318 | 77,255 | 77,177 | 77,796 | 77,646 | 77,637 |
Men, 20 years and over |
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Civilian labor force |
66,225 | 65,675 | 65,748 | 66,105 | 66,363 | 66,695 | 66,405 | 65,869 | 65,685 |
Participation rate |
70.1 | 69.6 | 69.6 | 70.0 | 70.0 | 70.3 | 70.0 | 69.8 | 69.6 |
Employed |
63,842 | 63,018 | 63,315 | 64,138 | 64,148 | 64,559 | 64,208 | 63,674 | 63,658 |
Employment-population ratio |
67.6 | 66.8 | 67.1 | 67.9 | 67.6 | 68.1 | 67.7 | 67.5 | 67.4 |
Unemployed |
2,383 | 2,657 | 2,433 | 1,968 | 2,215 | 2,136 | 2,197 | 2,195 | 2,027 |
Unemployment rate |
3.6 | 4.0 | 3.7 | 3.0 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.1 |
Women, 20 years and over |
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Civilian labor force |
55,932 | 56,154 | 56,629 | 55,786 | 56,209 | 56,130 | 55,844 | 56,219 | 56,454 |
Participation rate |
57.6 | 57.6 | 58.0 | 57.4 | 57.6 | 57.5 | 57.2 | 57.6 | 57.9 |
Employed |
54,309 | 54,474 | 54,791 | 54,182 | 54,621 | 54,609 | 54,175 | 54,615 | 54,646 |
Employment-population ratio |
55.9 | 55.8 | 56.2 | 55.8 | 56.0 | 56.0 | 55.5 | 56.0 | 56.0 |
Unemployed |
1,623 | 1,679 | 1,838 | 1,603 | 1,588 | 1,521 | 1,669 | 1,604 | 1,808 |
Unemployment rate |
2.9 | 3.0 | 3.2 | 2.9 | 2.8 | 2.7 | 3.0 | 2.9 | 3.2 |
Both sexes, 16 to 19 years |
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Civilian labor force |
4,597 | 4,510 | 4,583 | 4,909 | 5,040 | 4,947 | 4,976 | 4,874 | 4,902 |
Participation rate |
36.8 | 35.6 | 36.1 | 39.3 | 40.2 | 39.5 | 39.7 | 38.4 | 38.6 |
Employed |
4,133 | 4,022 | 4,075 | 4,444 | 4,430 | 4,382 | 4,418 | 4,374 | 4,381 |
Employment-population ratio |
33.1 | 31.7 | 32.1 | 35.6 | 35.4 | 35.0 | 35.3 | 34.5 | 34.5 |
Unemployed |
463 | 487 | 508 | 465 | 611 | 565 | 558 | 500 | 520 |
Unemployment rate |
10.1 | 10.8 | 11.1 | 9.5 | 12.1 | 11.4 | 11.2 | 10.3 | 10.6 |
BLACK OR AFRICAN AMERICAN |
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Civilian noninstitutional population |
34,519 | 34,813 | 34,849 | 34,519 | 34,788 | 34,821 | 34,853 | 34,813 | 34,849 |
Civilian labor force |
21,770 | 21,904 | 22,084 | 21,864 | 21,902 | 22,171 | 22,094 | 22,051 | 22,190 |
Participation rate |
63.1 | 62.9 | 63.4 | 63.3 | 63.0 | 63.7 | 63.4 | 63.3 | 63.7 |
Employed |
20,488 | 20,703 | 20,810 | 20,613 | 20,636 | 20,886 | 20,952 | 20,887 | 20,950 |
Employment-population ratio |
59.4 | 59.5 | 59.7 | 59.7 | 59.3 | 60.0 | 60.1 | 60.0 | 60.1 |
Unemployed |
1,282 | 1,201 | 1,274 | 1,252 | 1,266 | 1,285 | 1,143 | 1,164 | 1,240 |
Unemployment rate |
5.9 | 5.5 | 5.8 | 5.7 | 5.8 | 5.8 | 5.2 | 5.3 | 5.6 |
Not in labor force |
12,749 | 12,909 | 12,765 | 12,655 | 12,886 | 12,650 | 12,759 | 12,762 | 12,659 |
Men, 20 years and over |
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Civilian labor force |
10,153 | 10,197 | 10,300 | 10,194 | 10,048 | 10,299 | 10,294 | 10,266 | 10,344 |
Participation rate |
68.9 | 68.9 | 69.5 | 69.2 | 67.7 | 69.3 | 69.2 | 69.4 | 69.8 |
Employed |
9,593 | 9,606 | 9,615 | 9,670 | 9,520 | 9,648 | 9,821 | 9,717 | 9,709 |
Employment-population ratio |
65.1 | 64.9 | 64.9 | 65.6 | 64.1 | 64.9 | 66.0 | 65.7 | 65.5 |
Unemployed |
560 | 590 | 685 | 524 | 528 | 651 | 473 | 548 | 636 |
Unemployment rate |
5.5 | 5.8 | 6.6 | 5.1 | 5.3 | 6.3 | 4.6 | 5.3 | 6.1 |
Women, 20 years and over |
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Civilian labor force |
10,876 | 10,940 | 11,048 | 10,870 | 11,065 | 11,067 | 11,014 | 10,967 | 11,050 |
Participation rate |
63.0 | 62.8 | 63.3 | 63.0 | 63.6 | 63.6 | 63.2 | 62.9 | 63.4 |
Employed |
10,301 | 10,416 | 10,563 | 10,307 | 10,475 | 10,533 | 10,486 | 10,445 | 10,568 |
Employment-population ratio |
59.7 | 59.8 | 60.6 | 59.7 | 60.3 | 60.5 | 60.2 | 59.9 | 60.6 |
Unemployed |
575 | 525 | 485 | 563 | 590 | 534 | 528 | 521 | 482 |
Unemployment rate |
5.3 | 4.8 | 4.4 | 5.2 | 5.3 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.4 |
Both sexes, 16 to 19 years |
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Civilian labor force |
741 | 767 | 737 | 801 | 789 | 805 | 786 | 819 | 796 |
Participation rate |
29.5 | 29.6 | 28.4 | 31.8 | 30.9 | 31.5 | 30.7 | 31.6 | 30.7 |
Employed |
594 | 681 | 632 | 635 | 642 | 705 | 644 | 724 | 673 |
Employment-population ratio |
23.6 | 26.3 | 24.3 | 25.2 | 25.1 | 27.6 | 25.2 | 27.9 | 25.9 |
Unemployed |
147 | 86 | 105 | 166 | 147 | 100 | 142 | 95 | 122 |
Unemployment rate |
19.9 | 11.3 | 14.2 | 20.7 | 18.7 | 12.4 | 18.0 | 11.6 | 15.4 |
ASIAN |
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Civilian noninstitutional population |
17,444 | 17,930 | 17,784 | 17,444 | 17,593 | 17,769 | 17,896 | 17,930 | 17,784 |
Civilian labor force |
11,371 | 11,495 | 11,479 | 11,358 | 11,490 | 11,548 | 11,436 | 11,559 | 11,472 |
Participation rate |
65.2 | 64.1 | 64.5 | 65.1 | 65.3 | 65.0 | 63.9 | 64.5 | 64.5 |
Employed |
10,982 | 11,146 | 11,084 | 10,970 | 11,134 | 11,144 | 11,084 | 11,223 | 11,081 |
Employment-population ratio |
63.0 | 62.2 | 62.3 | 62.9 | 63.3 | 62.7 | 61.9 | 62.6 | 62.3 |
Unemployed |
389 | 349 | 395 | 387 | 356 | 404 | 353 | 336 | 390 |
Unemployment rate |
3.4 | 3.0 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.1 | 3.5 | 3.1 | 2.9 | 3.4 |
Not in labor force |
6,073 | 6,435 | 6,305 | 6,087 | 6,103 | 6,221 | 6,459 | 6,372 | 6,312 |
Footnotes |
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NOTE: Estimates for the above race groups will not sum to totals shown in table A-1 because data are not presented for all races. Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data. |