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Employment status, race, 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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WHITE |
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Civilian noninstitutional population |
204,186 | 204,677 | 204,752 | 204,186 | 204,949 | 205,022 | 204,608 | 204,677 | 204,752 |
Civilian labor force |
126,976 | 126,960 | 127,640 | 126,956 | 127,773 | 127,226 | 126,962 | 127,040 | 127,596 |
Participation rate |
62.2 | 62.0 | 62.3 | 62.2 | 62.3 | 62.1 | 62.1 | 62.1 | 62.3 |
Employed |
122,698 | 122,180 | 123,175 | 122,846 | 123,550 | 122,802 | 122,663 | 122,685 | 123,286 |
Employment-population ratio |
60.1 | 59.7 | 60.2 | 60.2 | 60.3 | 59.9 | 60.0 | 59.9 | 60.2 |
Unemployed |
4,278 | 4,779 | 4,465 | 4,110 | 4,223 | 4,424 | 4,299 | 4,356 | 4,310 |
Unemployment rate |
3.4 | 3.8 | 3.5 | 3.2 | 3.3 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.4 |
Not in labor force |
77,210 | 77,717 | 77,112 | 77,230 | 77,177 | 77,796 | 77,646 | 77,637 | 77,156 |
Men, 20 years and over |
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Civilian labor force |
66,467 | 65,748 | 66,098 | 66,309 | 66,695 | 66,405 | 65,869 | 65,685 | 65,963 |
Participation rate |
70.3 | 69.6 | 70.0 | 70.2 | 70.3 | 70.0 | 69.8 | 69.6 | 69.8 |
Employed |
64,180 | 63,315 | 63,906 | 64,287 | 64,559 | 64,208 | 63,674 | 63,658 | 64,029 |
Employment-population ratio |
67.9 | 67.1 | 67.7 | 68.0 | 68.1 | 67.7 | 67.5 | 67.4 | 67.8 |
Unemployed |
2,288 | 2,433 | 2,193 | 2,022 | 2,136 | 2,197 | 2,195 | 2,027 | 1,933 |
Unemployment rate |
3.4 | 3.7 | 3.3 | 3.0 | 3.2 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.1 | 2.9 |
Women, 20 years and over |
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Civilian labor force |
55,812 | 56,629 | 56,614 | 55,706 | 56,130 | 55,844 | 56,219 | 56,454 | 56,489 |
Participation rate |
57.4 | 58.0 | 58.0 | 57.3 | 57.5 | 57.2 | 57.6 | 57.9 | 57.9 |
Employed |
54,203 | 54,791 | 54,849 | 54,046 | 54,609 | 54,175 | 54,615 | 54,646 | 54,677 |
Employment-population ratio |
55.8 | 56.2 | 56.2 | 55.6 | 56.0 | 55.5 | 56.0 | 56.0 | 56.0 |
Unemployed |
1,609 | 1,838 | 1,765 | 1,660 | 1,521 | 1,669 | 1,604 | 1,808 | 1,811 |
Unemployment rate |
2.9 | 3.2 | 3.1 | 3.0 | 2.7 | 3.0 | 2.9 | 3.2 | 3.2 |
Both sexes, 16 to 19 years |
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Civilian labor force |
4,696 | 4,583 | 4,928 | 4,940 | 4,947 | 4,976 | 4,874 | 4,902 | 5,145 |
Participation rate |
37.6 | 36.1 | 38.8 | 39.5 | 39.5 | 39.7 | 38.4 | 38.6 | 40.5 |
Employed |
4,316 | 4,075 | 4,420 | 4,513 | 4,382 | 4,418 | 4,374 | 4,381 | 4,580 |
Employment-population ratio |
34.5 | 32.1 | 34.8 | 36.1 | 35.0 | 35.3 | 34.5 | 34.5 | 36.1 |
Unemployed |
381 | 508 | 508 | 427 | 565 | 558 | 500 | 520 | 565 |
Unemployment rate |
8.1 | 11.1 | 10.3 | 8.7 | 11.4 | 11.2 | 10.3 | 10.6 | 11.0 |
BLACK OR AFRICAN AMERICAN |
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Civilian noninstitutional population |
34,550 | 34,849 | 34,883 | 34,550 | 34,821 | 34,853 | 34,813 | 34,849 | 34,883 |
Civilian labor force |
22,062 | 22,084 | 22,124 | 22,111 | 22,171 | 22,094 | 22,051 | 22,190 | 22,170 |
Participation rate |
63.9 | 63.4 | 63.4 | 64.0 | 63.7 | 63.4 | 63.3 | 63.7 | 63.6 |
Employed |
20,938 | 20,810 | 20,689 | 20,974 | 20,886 | 20,952 | 20,887 | 20,950 | 20,746 |
Employment-population ratio |
60.6 | 59.7 | 59.3 | 60.7 | 60.0 | 60.1 | 60.0 | 60.1 | 59.5 |
Unemployed |
1,124 | 1,274 | 1,435 | 1,138 | 1,285 | 1,143 | 1,164 | 1,240 | 1,424 |
Unemployment rate |
5.1 | 5.8 | 6.5 | 5.1 | 5.8 | 5.2 | 5.3 | 5.6 | 6.4 |
Not in labor force |
12,488 | 12,765 | 12,759 | 12,439 | 12,650 | 12,759 | 12,762 | 12,659 | 12,713 |
Men, 20 years and over |
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Civilian labor force |
10,353 | 10,300 | 10,303 | 10,358 | 10,299 | 10,294 | 10,266 | 10,344 | 10,317 |
Participation rate |
70.2 | 69.5 | 69.5 | 70.2 | 69.3 | 69.2 | 69.4 | 69.8 | 69.6 |
Employed |
9,776 | 9,615 | 9,624 | 9,811 | 9,648 | 9,821 | 9,717 | 9,709 | 9,677 |
Employment-population ratio |
66.3 | 64.9 | 64.9 | 66.5 | 64.9 | 66.0 | 65.7 | 65.5 | 65.3 |
Unemployed |
577 | 685 | 679 | 547 | 651 | 473 | 548 | 636 | 640 |
Unemployment rate |
5.6 | 6.6 | 6.6 | 5.3 | 6.3 | 4.6 | 5.3 | 6.1 | 6.2 |
Women, 20 years and over |
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Civilian labor force |
10,991 | 11,048 | 11,014 | 10,982 | 11,067 | 11,014 | 10,967 | 11,050 | 10,999 |
Participation rate |
63.6 | 63.3 | 63.1 | 63.6 | 63.6 | 63.2 | 62.9 | 63.4 | 63.0 |
Employed |
10,541 | 10,563 | 10,416 | 10,506 | 10,533 | 10,486 | 10,445 | 10,568 | 10,387 |
Employment-population ratio |
61.0 | 60.6 | 59.7 | 60.8 | 60.5 | 60.2 | 59.9 | 60.6 | 59.5 |
Unemployed |
450 | 485 | 598 | 477 | 534 | 528 | 521 | 482 | 612 |
Unemployment rate |
4.1 | 4.4 | 5.4 | 4.3 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.4 | 5.6 |
Both sexes, 16 to 19 years |
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Civilian labor force |
718 | 737 | 807 | 771 | 805 | 786 | 819 | 796 | 854 |
Participation rate |
28.5 | 28.4 | 31.0 | 30.6 | 31.5 | 30.7 | 31.6 | 30.7 | 32.8 |
Employed |
621 | 632 | 649 | 657 | 705 | 644 | 724 | 673 | 682 |
Employment-population ratio |
24.6 | 24.3 | 24.9 | 26.1 | 27.6 | 25.2 | 27.9 | 25.9 | 26.2 |
Unemployed |
97 | 105 | 159 | 114 | 100 | 142 | 95 | 122 | 171 |
Unemployment rate |
13.5 | 14.2 | 19.6 | 14.8 | 12.4 | 18.0 | 11.6 | 15.4 | 20.1 |
ASIAN |
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Civilian noninstitutional population |
17,545 | 17,784 | 17,781 | 17,545 | 17,769 | 17,896 | 17,930 | 17,784 | 17,781 |
Civilian labor force |
11,421 | 11,479 | 11,442 | 11,374 | 11,548 | 11,436 | 11,559 | 11,472 | 11,403 |
Participation rate |
65.1 | 64.5 | 64.3 | 64.8 | 65.0 | 63.9 | 64.5 | 64.5 | 64.1 |
Employed |
11,104 | 11,084 | 11,157 | 11,056 | 11,144 | 11,084 | 11,223 | 11,081 | 11,113 |
Employment-population ratio |
63.3 | 62.3 | 62.7 | 63.0 | 62.7 | 61.9 | 62.6 | 62.3 | 62.5 |
Unemployed |
317 | 395 | 285 | 318 | 404 | 353 | 336 | 390 | 290 |
Unemployment rate |
2.8 | 3.4 | 2.5 | 2.8 | 3.5 | 3.1 | 2.9 | 3.4 | 2.5 |
Not in labor force |
6,123 | 6,305 | 6,339 | 6,170 | 6,221 | 6,459 | 6,372 | 6,312 | 6,379 |
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. |