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    Jan 1954    
 
 
    May 2024
Name May 2024 Apr 2024 May 2023 Units
White
Civilian noninstitutional population
204,917 Thousands of Persons 204,831 Thousands of Persons 204,345 Thousands of Persons Thous. of Persons
Civilian labor force
127,207 Thousands of Persons 127,369 Thousands of Persons 127,111 Thousands of Persons Thous. of Persons
Participation rate
62.1 Percent 62.2 Percent 62.2 Percent %
Employed
123,061 Thousands of Persons 123,298 Thousands of Persons 123,247 Thousands of Persons Thous. of Persons
Employment-Population Ratio
60.1 Percent 60.2 Percent 60.3 Percent %
Unemployed
4,145 Thousands of Persons 4,071 Thousands of Persons 3,864 Thousands of Persons Thous. of Persons
Unemployment Rate
3.3 Percent 3.2 Percent 3.0 Percent %
Not in Labor Force
77,711 Thousands of Persons 77,463 Thousands of Persons 77,233 Thousands of Persons Thous. of Persons
Men, 20 years and over
Civilian labor force
65,804 Thousands of Persons 65,960 Thousands of Persons 66,450 Thousands of Persons Thous. of Persons
Participation rate
69.6 Percent 69.8 Percent 70.3 Percent %
Employed
63,762 Thousands of Persons 63,887 Thousands of Persons 64,521 Thousands of Persons Thous. of Persons
Employment-Population Ratio
67.5 Percent 67.6 Percent 68.2 Percent %
Unemployed
2,042 Thousands of Persons 2,073 Thousands of Persons 1,928 Thousands of Persons Thous. of Persons
Unemployment Rate
3.1 Percent 3.1 Percent 2.9 Percent %
Women, 20 years and over
Civilian labor force
56,340 Thousands of Persons 56,561 Thousands of Persons 55,878 Thousands of Persons Thous. of Persons
Participation rate
57.7 Percent 57.9 Percent 57.5 Percent %
Employed
54,787 Thousands of Persons 54,995 Thousands of Persons 54,379 Thousands of Persons Thous. of Persons
Employment-Population Ratio
56.1 Percent 56.3 Percent 55.9 Percent %
Unemployed
1,553 Thousands of Persons 1,565 Thousands of Persons 1,499 Thousands of Persons Thous. of Persons
Unemployment Rate
2.8 Percent 2.8 Percent 2.7 Percent %
Both sexes, 16 to 19 years
Civilian labor force
5,062 Thousands of Persons 4,848 Thousands of Persons 4,784 Thousands of Persons Thous. of Persons
Participation rate
39.8 Percent 38.2 Percent 38.2 Percent %
Employed
4,512 Thousands of Persons 4,416 Thousands of Persons 4,347 Thousands of Persons Thous. of Persons
Employment-Population Ratio
35.5 Percent 34.8 Percent 34.7 Percent %
Unemployed
550 Thousands of Persons 433 Thousands of Persons 437 Thousands of Persons Thous. of Persons
Unemployment Rate
10.9 Percent 8.9 Percent 9.1 Percent %
Black or African American
Civilian noninstitutional population
34,949 Thousands of Persons 34,918 Thousands of Persons 34,613 Thousands of Persons Thous. of Persons
Civilian labor force
21,999 Thousands of Persons 22,021 Thousands of Persons 21,878 Thousands of Persons Thous. of Persons
Participation rate
62.9 Percent 63.1 Percent 63.2 Percent %
Employed
20,672 Thousands of Persons 20,892 Thousands of Persons 20,662 Thousands of Persons Thous. of Persons
Employment-Population Ratio
59.1 Percent 59.8 Percent 59.7 Percent %
Unemployed
1,327 Thousands of Persons 1,128 Thousands of Persons 1,216 Thousands of Persons Thous. of Persons
Unemployment Rate
6.0 Percent 5.1 Percent 5.6 Percent %
Not in Labor Force
12,950 Thousands of Persons 12,897 Thousands of Persons 12,735 Thousands of Persons Thous. of Persons
Men, 20 years and over
Civilian labor force
10,164 Thousands of Persons 10,187 Thousands of Persons 10,103 Thousands of Persons Thous. of Persons
Participation rate
68.4 Percent 68.6 Percent 68.4 Percent %
Employed
9,506 Thousands of Persons 9,670 Thousands of Persons 9,536 Thousands of Persons Thous. of Persons
Employment-Population Ratio
64.0 Percent 65.2 Percent 64.5 Percent %
Unemployed
658 Thousands of Persons 517 Thousands of Persons 567 Thousands of Persons Thous. of Persons
Unemployment Rate
6.5 Percent 5.1 Percent 5.6 Percent %
Women, 20 years and over
Civilian labor force
11,016 Thousands of Persons 11,012 Thousands of Persons 11,058 Thousands of Persons Thous. of Persons
Participation rate
63.0 Percent 63.0 Percent 63.9 Percent %
Employed
10,459 Thousands of Persons 10,538 Thousands of Persons 10,491 Thousands of Persons Thous. of Persons
Employment-Population Ratio
59.8 Percent 60.3 Percent 60.6 Percent %
Unemployed
557 Thousands of Persons 474 Thousands of Persons 567 Thousands of Persons Thous. of Persons
Unemployment Rate
5.1 Percent 4.3 Percent 5.1 Percent %
Both sexes, 16 to 19 years
Civilian labor force
818 Thousands of Persons 822 Thousands of Persons 717 Thousands of Persons Thous. of Persons
Participation rate
31.3 Percent 31.5 Percent 28.3 Percent %
Employed
706 Thousands of Persons 684 Thousands of Persons 635 Thousands of Persons Thous. of Persons
Employment-Population Ratio
27.0 Percent 26.2 Percent 25.1 Percent %
Unemployed
112 Thousands of Persons 138 Thousands of Persons 82 Thousands of Persons Thous. of Persons
Unemployment Rate
13.6 Percent 16.8 Percent 11.4 Percent %
Asian
Civilian noninstitutional population
17,993 Thousands of Persons 17,816 Thousands of Persons 17,511 Thousands of Persons Thous. of Persons
Civilian labor force
11,734 Thousands of Persons 11,485 Thousands of Persons 11,348 Thousands of Persons Thous. of Persons
Participation rate
65.2 Percent 64.5 Percent 64.8 Percent %
Employed
11,395 Thousands of Persons 11,182 Thousands of Persons 11,034 Thousands of Persons Thous. of Persons
Employment-Population Ratio
63.3 Percent 62.8 Percent 63.0 Percent %
Unemployed
339 Thousands of Persons 302 Thousands of Persons 315 Thousands of Persons Thous. of Persons
Unemployment Rate
2.9 Percent 2.6 Percent 2.8 Percent %
Not in Labor Force
6,259 Thousands of Persons 6,331 Thousands of Persons 6,163 Thousands of Persons Thous. of Persons
   

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