Table A-1. Employment status of the civilian population by sex and age
Employment status, sex, and age | Not seasonally adjusted | Seasonally adjusted(1) | |||||||
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Sept. 2011 |
Aug. 2012 |
Sept. 2012 |
Sept. 2011 |
May 2012 |
June 2012 |
July 2012 |
Aug. 2012 |
Sept. 2012 |
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TOTAL |
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Civilian noninstitutional population |
240,071 | 243,566 | 243,772 | 240,071 | 242,966 | 243,155 | 243,354 | 243,566 | 243,772 |
Civilian labor force |
154,022 | 155,255 | 155,075 | 154,004 | 155,007 | 155,163 | 155,013 | 154,645 | 155,063 |
Participation rate |
64.2 | 63.7 | 63.6 | 64.1 | 63.8 | 63.8 | 63.7 | 63.5 | 63.6 |
Employed |
140,502 | 142,558 | 143,333 | 140,107 | 142,287 | 142,415 | 142,220 | 142,101 | 142,974 |
Employment-population ratio |
58.5 | 58.5 | 58.8 | 58.4 | 58.6 | 58.6 | 58.4 | 58.3 | 58.7 |
Unemployed |
13,520 | 12,696 | 11,742 | 13,897 | 12,720 | 12,749 | 12,794 | 12,544 | 12,088 |
Unemployment rate |
8.8 | 8.2 | 7.6 | 9.0 | 8.2 | 8.2 | 8.3 | 8.1 | 7.8 |
Not in labor force |
86,049 | 88,311 | 88,697 | 86,067 | 87,958 | 87,992 | 88,340 | 88,921 | 88,710 |
Persons who currently want a job |
5,929 | 7,031 | 6,427 | 6,240 | 6,291 | 6,520 | 6,554 | 6,957 | 6,727 |
Men, 16 years and over |
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Civilian noninstitutional population |
116,559 | 117,492 | 117,600 | 116,559 | 117,177 | 117,277 | 117,381 | 117,492 | 117,600 |
Civilian labor force |
82,011 | 82,669 | 82,341 | 82,142 | 82,350 | 82,450 | 82,395 | 82,008 | 82,384 |
Participation rate |
70.4 | 70.4 | 70.0 | 70.5 | 70.3 | 70.3 | 70.2 | 69.8 | 70.1 |
Employed |
74,821 | 76,089 | 76,119 | 74,435 | 75,401 | 75,486 | 75,466 | 75,161 | 75,752 |
Employment-population ratio |
64.2 | 64.8 | 64.7 | 63.9 | 64.3 | 64.4 | 64.3 | 64.0 | 64.4 |
Unemployed |
7,189 | 6,580 | 6,221 | 7,707 | 6,949 | 6,964 | 6,929 | 6,847 | 6,632 |
Unemployment rate |
8.8 | 8.0 | 7.6 | 9.4 | 8.4 | 8.4 | 8.4 | 8.3 | 8.0 |
Not in labor force |
34,549 | 34,823 | 35,260 | 34,417 | 34,827 | 34,827 | 34,987 | 35,484 | 35,216 |
Men, 20 years and over |
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Civilian noninstitutional population |
107,994 | 108,851 | 108,973 | 107,994 | 108,503 | 108,613 | 108,727 | 108,851 | 108,973 |
Civilian labor force |
79,224 | 79,436 | 79,516 | 79,241 | 79,382 | 79,425 | 79,353 | 79,103 | 79,426 |
Participation rate |
73.4 | 73.0 | 73.0 | 73.4 | 73.2 | 73.1 | 73.0 | 72.7 | 72.9 |
Employed |
72,796 | 73,736 | 74,060 | 72,340 | 73,229 | 73,259 | 73,227 | 73,086 | 73,597 |
Employment-population ratio |
67.4 | 67.7 | 68.0 | 67.0 | 67.5 | 67.4 | 67.3 | 67.1 | 67.5 |
Unemployed |
6,427 | 5,700 | 5,455 | 6,901 | 6,153 | 6,166 | 6,125 | 6,016 | 5,829 |
Unemployment rate |
8.1 | 7.2 | 6.9 | 8.7 | 7.8 | 7.8 | 7.7 | 7.6 | 7.3 |
Not in labor force |
28,771 | 29,415 | 29,457 | 28,753 | 29,121 | 29,188 | 29,374 | 29,748 | 29,547 |
Women, 16 years and over |
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Civilian noninstitutional population |
123,512 | 126,073 | 126,172 | 123,512 | 125,788 | 125,878 | 125,972 | 126,073 | 126,172 |
Civilian labor force |
72,011 | 72,586 | 72,734 | 71,862 | 72,657 | 72,713 | 72,619 | 72,637 | 72,678 |
Participation rate |
58.3 | 57.6 | 57.6 | 58.2 | 57.8 | 57.8 | 57.6 | 57.6 | 57.6 |
Employed |
65,680 | 66,470 | 67,214 | 65,672 | 66,886 | 66,929 | 66,754 | 66,940 | 67,222 |
Employment-population ratio |
53.2 | 52.7 | 53.3 | 53.2 | 53.2 | 53.2 | 53.0 | 53.1 | 53.3 |
Unemployed |
6,331 | 6,116 | 5,520 | 6,190 | 5,771 | 5,785 | 5,865 | 5,697 | 5,456 |
Unemployment rate |
8.8 | 8.4 | 7.6 | 8.6 | 7.9 | 8.0 | 8.1 | 7.8 | 7.5 |
Not in labor force |
51,501 | 53,488 | 53,437 | 51,650 | 53,131 | 53,165 | 53,354 | 53,437 | 53,493 |
Women, 20 years and over |
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Civilian noninstitutional population |
115,338 | 117,760 | 117,869 | 115,338 | 117,448 | 117,546 | 117,648 | 117,760 | 117,869 |
Civilian labor force |
69,266 | 69,502 | 70,026 | 68,989 | 69,807 | 69,803 | 69,691 | 69,781 | 69,834 |
Participation rate |
60.1 | 59.0 | 59.4 | 59.8 | 59.4 | 59.4 | 59.2 | 59.3 | 59.2 |
Employed |
63,529 | 64,023 | 65,058 | 63,406 | 64,671 | 64,628 | 64,446 | 64,670 | 64,952 |
Employment-population ratio |
55.1 | 54.4 | 55.2 | 55.0 | 55.1 | 55.0 | 54.8 | 54.9 | 55.1 |
Unemployed |
5,737 | 5,480 | 4,968 | 5,584 | 5,136 | 5,175 | 5,244 | 5,111 | 4,882 |
Unemployment rate |
8.3 | 7.9 | 7.1 | 8.1 | 7.4 | 7.4 | 7.5 | 7.3 | 7.0 |
Not in labor force |
46,072 | 48,258 | 47,842 | 46,349 | 47,641 | 47,743 | 47,957 | 47,979 | 48,034 |
Both sexes, 16 to 19 years |
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Civilian noninstitutional population |
16,739 | 16,955 | 16,931 | 16,739 | 17,015 | 16,997 | 16,979 | 16,955 | 16,931 |
Civilian labor force |
5,532 | 6,317 | 5,533 | 5,774 | 5,819 | 5,936 | 5,970 | 5,761 | 5,802 |
Participation rate |
33.1 | 37.3 | 32.7 | 34.5 | 34.2 | 34.9 | 35.2 | 34.0 | 34.3 |
Employed |
4,177 | 4,800 | 4,215 | 4,362 | 4,388 | 4,528 | 4,546 | 4,344 | 4,425 |
Employment-population ratio |
25.0 | 28.3 | 24.9 | 26.1 | 25.8 | 26.6 | 26.8 | 25.6 | 26.1 |
Unemployed |
1,356 | 1,517 | 1,318 | 1,412 | 1,431 | 1,408 | 1,424 | 1,417 | 1,378 |
Unemployment rate |
24.5 | 24.0 | 23.8 | 24.5 | 24.6 | 23.7 | 23.8 | 24.6 | 23.7 |
Not in labor force |
11,206 | 10,638 | 11,398 | 10,965 | 11,197 | 11,061 | 11,009 | 11,194 | 11,129 |
Footnotes |
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NOTE: Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data. |