Employment Situation Summary Table A. Household data, seasonally adjusted
Category | Jan. 2012 |
Nov. 2012 |
Dec. 2012 |
Jan. 2013 |
Change from: Dec. 2012- Jan. 2013 |
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Employment status |
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Civilian noninstitutional population |
242,269 | 244,174 | 244,350 | 244,663 | - |
Civilian labor force |
154,356 | 155,319 | 155,511 | 155,654 | - |
Participation rate |
63.7 | 63.6 | 63.6 | 63.6 | - |
Employed |
141,608 | 143,277 | 143,305 | 143,322 | - |
Employment-population ratio |
58.5 | 58.7 | 58.6 | 58.6 | - |
Unemployed |
12,748 | 12,042 | 12,206 | 12,332 | - |
Unemployment rate |
8.3 | 7.8 | 7.8 | 7.9 | - |
Not in labor force |
87,913 | 88,855 | 88,839 | 89,008 | - |
Unemployment rates |
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Total, 16 years and over |
8.3 | 7.8 | 7.8 | 7.9 | - |
Adult men (20 years and over) |
7.7 | 7.2 | 7.2 | 7.3 | - |
Adult women (20 years and over) |
7.7 | 7.0 | 7.3 | 7.3 | - |
Teenagers (16 to 19 years) |
23.4 | 23.6 | 23.5 | 23.4 | - |
White |
7.4 | 6.8 | 6.9 | 7.0 | - |
Black or African American |
13.6 | 13.2 | 14.0 | 13.8 | - |
Asian (not seasonally adjusted) |
6.7 | 6.4 | 6.6 | 6.5 | - |
Hispanic or Latino ethnicity |
10.5 | 9.9 | 9.6 | 9.7 | - |
Total, 25 years and over |
7.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | - |
Less than a high school diploma |
13.1 | 12.1 | 11.7 | 12.0 | - |
High school graduates, no college |
8.5 | 8.1 | 8.0 | 8.1 | - |
Some college or associate degree |
7.3 | 6.6 | 6.9 | 7.0 | - |
Bachelor's degree and higher |
4.2 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 3.7 | - |
Reason for unemployment |
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Job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs |
7,292 | 6,429 | 6,408 | 6,637 | - |
Job leavers |
932 | 926 | 983 | 981 | - |
Reentrants |
3,301 | 3,325 | 3,587 | 3,515 | - |
New entrants |
1,258 | 1,326 | 1,291 | 1,287 | - |
Duration of unemployment |
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Less than 5 weeks |
2,495 | 2,596 | 2,676 | 2,766 | - |
5 to 14 weeks |
2,874 | 2,757 | 2,838 | 3,028 | - |
15 to 26 weeks |
1,944 | 1,820 | 1,895 | 1,858 | - |
27 weeks and over |
5,522 | 4,784 | 4,766 | 4,708 | - |
Employed persons at work part time |
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Part time for economic reasons |
8,220 | 8,138 | 7,918 | 7,973 | - |
Slack work or business conditions |
5,413 | 5,084 | 4,928 | 5,126 | - |
Could only find part-time work |
2,558 | 2,648 | 2,616 | 2,630 | - |
Part time for noneconomic reasons |
18,700 | 18,594 | 18,763 | 18,464 | - |
Persons not in the labor force (not seasonally adjusted) |
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Marginally attached to the labor force |
2,809 | 2,505 | 2,614 | 2,443 | - |
Discouraged workers |
1,059 | 979 | 1,068 | 804 | - |
- December - January changes in household data are not shown due to the introduction of updated population controls. |