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    Jan 1954    
 
 
    Aug 2023
Name Aug 2023 Jul 2023 Aug 2022 Units
White
Civilian noninstitutional population
204,645 Thousands of Persons 204,536 Thousands of Persons 203,324 Thousands of Persons Thous. of Persons
Civilian labor force
128,092 Thousands of Persons 128,184 Thousands of Persons 126,264 Thousands of Persons Thous. of Persons
Participation rate
62.6 Percent 62.7 Percent 62.1 Percent %
Employed
123,531 Thousands of Persons 123,917 Thousands of Persons 122,115 Thousands of Persons Thous. of Persons
Employment-Population Ratio
60.4 Percent 60.6 Percent 60.1 Percent %
Unemployed
4,561 Thousands of Persons 4,267 Thousands of Persons 4,148 Thousands of Persons Thous. of Persons
Unemployment Rate
3.6 Percent 3.3 Percent 3.3 Percent %
Not in Labor Force
76,553 Thousands of Persons 76,352 Thousands of Persons 77,061 Thousands of Persons Thous. of Persons
Men, 20 years and over
Civilian labor force
66,480 Thousands of Persons 66,599 Thousands of Persons 65,545 Thousands of Persons Thous. of Persons
Participation rate
70.2 Percent 70.3 Percent 69.9 Percent %
Employed
64,374 Thousands of Persons 64,674 Thousands of Persons 63,660 Thousands of Persons Thous. of Persons
Employment-Population Ratio
68.0 Percent 68.3 Percent 67.9 Percent %
Unemployed
2,106 Thousands of Persons 1,925 Thousands of Persons 1,885 Thousands of Persons Thous. of Persons
Unemployment Rate
3.2 Percent 2.9 Percent 2.9 Percent %
Women, 20 years and over
Civilian labor force
56,243 Thousands of Persons 55,899 Thousands of Persons 55,399 Thousands of Persons Thous. of Persons
Participation rate
57.7 Percent 57.4 Percent 57.1 Percent %
Employed
54,361 Thousands of Persons 54,099 Thousands of Persons 53,608 Thousands of Persons Thous. of Persons
Employment-Population Ratio
55.8 Percent 55.6 Percent 55.3 Percent %
Unemployed
1,882 Thousands of Persons 1,800 Thousands of Persons 1,791 Thousands of Persons Thous. of Persons
Unemployment Rate
3.3 Percent 3.2 Percent 3.2 Percent %
Both sexes, 16 to 19 years
Civilian labor force
5,369 Thousands of Persons 5,686 Thousands of Persons 5,320 Thousands of Persons Thous. of Persons
Participation rate
42.9 Percent 45.4 Percent 42.6 Percent %
Employed
4,796 Thousands of Persons 5,145 Thousands of Persons 4,848 Thousands of Persons Thous. of Persons
Employment-Population Ratio
38.3 Percent 41.1 Percent 38.8 Percent %
Unemployed
573 Thousands of Persons 542 Thousands of Persons 472 Thousands of Persons Thous. of Persons
Unemployment Rate
10.7 Percent 9.5 Percent 8.9 Percent %
Black or African American
Civilian noninstitutional population
34,714 Thousands of Persons 34,678 Thousands of Persons 34,171 Thousands of Persons Thous. of Persons
Civilian labor force
21,837 Thousands of Persons 21,993 Thousands of Persons 21,259 Thousands of Persons Thous. of Persons
Participation rate
62.9 Percent 63.4 Percent 62.2 Percent %
Employed
20,613 Thousands of Persons 20,596 Thousands of Persons 19,824 Thousands of Persons Thous. of Persons
Employment-Population Ratio
59.4 Percent 59.4 Percent 58.0 Percent %
Unemployed
1,224 Thousands of Persons 1,396 Thousands of Persons 1,436 Thousands of Persons Thous. of Persons
Unemployment Rate
5.6 Percent 6.3 Percent 6.8 Percent %
Not in Labor Force
12,878 Thousands of Persons 12,686 Thousands of Persons 12,912 Thousands of Persons Thous. of Persons
Men, 20 years and over
Civilian labor force
10,182 Thousands of Persons 10,197 Thousands of Persons 9,777 Thousands of Persons Thous. of Persons
Participation rate
68.7 Percent 68.9 Percent 67.3 Percent %
Employed
9,678 Thousands of Persons 9,656 Thousands of Persons 9,199 Thousands of Persons Thous. of Persons
Employment-Population Ratio
65.3 Percent 65.2 Percent 63.3 Percent %
Unemployed
504 Thousands of Persons 542 Thousands of Persons 578 Thousands of Persons Thous. of Persons
Unemployment Rate
5.0 Percent 5.3 Percent 5.9 Percent %
Women, 20 years and over
Civilian labor force
10,859 Thousands of Persons 10,905 Thousands of Persons 10,654 Thousands of Persons Thous. of Persons
Participation rate
62.6 Percent 62.9 Percent 62.1 Percent %
Employed
10,277 Thousands of Persons 10,265 Thousands of Persons 9,947 Thousands of Persons Thous. of Persons
Employment-Population Ratio
59.2 Percent 59.2 Percent 58.0 Percent %
Unemployed
582 Thousands of Persons 640 Thousands of Persons 707 Thousands of Persons Thous. of Persons
Unemployment Rate
5.4 Percent 5.9 Percent 6.6 Percent %
Both sexes, 16 to 19 years
Civilian labor force
796 Thousands of Persons 890 Thousands of Persons 829 Thousands of Persons Thous. of Persons
Participation rate
31.3 Percent 35.1 Percent 33.3 Percent %
Employed
658 Thousands of Persons 676 Thousands of Persons 678 Thousands of Persons Thous. of Persons
Employment-Population Ratio
25.9 Percent 26.6 Percent 27.3 Percent %
Unemployed
138 Thousands of Persons 215 Thousands of Persons 151 Thousands of Persons Thous. of Persons
Unemployment Rate
17.3 Percent 24.1 Percent 18.2 Percent %
Asian
Civilian noninstitutional population
17,515 Thousands of Persons 17,600 Thousands of Persons 16,989 Thousands of Persons Thous. of Persons
Civilian labor force
11,552 Thousands of Persons 11,636 Thousands of Persons 11,166 Thousands of Persons Thous. of Persons
Participation rate
66.0 Percent 66.1 Percent 65.7 Percent %
Employed
11,176 Thousands of Persons 11,343 Thousands of Persons 10,841 Thousands of Persons Thous. of Persons
Employment-Population Ratio
63.8 Percent 64.4 Percent 63.8 Percent %
Unemployed
376 Thousands of Persons 294 Thousands of Persons 326 Thousands of Persons Thous. of Persons
Unemployment Rate
3.3 Percent 2.5 Percent 2.9 Percent %
Not in Labor Force
5,963 Thousands of Persons 5,964 Thousands of Persons 5,823 Thousands of Persons Thous. of Persons
   

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