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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| May 2012 |
Apr. 2013 |
May 2013 |
May 2012 |
Jan. 2013 |
Feb. 2013 |
Mar. 2013 |
Apr. 2013 |
May 2013 |
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TOTAL |
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Civilian noninstitutional population |
242,966 | 245,175 | 245,363 | 242,966 | 244,663 | 244,828 | 244,995 | 245,175 | 245,363 |
Civilian labor force |
154,998 | 154,739 | 155,734 | 154,998 | 155,654 | 155,524 | 155,028 | 155,238 | 155,658 |
Participation rate |
63.8 | 63.1 | 63.5 | 63.8 | 63.6 | 63.5 | 63.3 | 63.3 | 63.4 |
Employed |
142,727 | 143,724 | 144,432 | 142,302 | 143,322 | 143,492 | 143,286 | 143,579 | 143,898 |
Employment-population ratio |
58.7 | 58.6 | 58.9 | 58.6 | 58.6 | 58.6 | 58.5 | 58.6 | 58.6 |
Unemployed |
12,271 | 11,014 | 11,302 | 12,695 | 12,332 | 12,032 | 11,742 | 11,659 | 11,760 |
Unemployment rate |
7.9 | 7.1 | 7.3 | 8.2 | 7.9 | 7.7 | 7.6 | 7.5 | 7.6 |
Not in labor force |
87,968 | 90,436 | 89,629 | 87,968 | 89,008 | 89,304 | 89,967 | 89,936 | 89,705 |
Persons who currently want a job |
6,835 | 6,329 | 7,193 | 6,349 | 6,631 | 6,821 | 6,722 | 6,413 | 6,712 |
Men, 16 years and over |
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Civilian noninstitutional population |
117,177 | 118,296 | 118,393 | 117,177 | 118,033 | 118,117 | 118,204 | 118,296 | 118,393 |
Civilian labor force |
82,409 | 82,201 | 82,924 | 82,361 | 82,940 | 82,823 | 82,584 | 82,621 | 82,862 |
Participation rate |
70.3 | 69.5 | 70.0 | 70.3 | 70.3 | 70.1 | 69.9 | 69.8 | 70.0 |
Employed |
75,712 | 76,029 | 76,608 | 75,415 | 76,290 | 76,375 | 76,329 | 76,239 | 76,299 |
Employment-population ratio |
64.6 | 64.3 | 64.7 | 64.4 | 64.6 | 64.7 | 64.6 | 64.4 | 64.4 |
Unemployed |
6,697 | 6,172 | 6,316 | 6,946 | 6,650 | 6,447 | 6,255 | 6,382 | 6,564 |
Unemployment rate |
8.1 | 7.5 | 7.6 | 8.4 | 8.0 | 7.8 | 7.6 | 7.7 | 7.9 |
Not in labor force |
34,768 | 36,095 | 35,469 | 34,816 | 35,093 | 35,295 | 35,619 | 35,675 | 35,531 |
Men, 20 years and over |
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Civilian noninstitutional population |
108,503 | 109,736 | 109,839 | 108,503 | 109,448 | 109,541 | 109,635 | 109,736 | 109,839 |
Civilian labor force |
79,511 | 79,551 | 80,015 | 79,373 | 80,016 | 79,910 | 79,747 | 79,803 | 79,878 |
Participation rate |
73.3 | 72.5 | 72.8 | 73.2 | 73.1 | 72.9 | 72.7 | 72.7 | 72.7 |
Employed |
73,567 | 74,042 | 74,456 | 73,230 | 74,139 | 74,249 | 74,228 | 74,159 | 74,124 |
Employment-population ratio |
67.8 | 67.5 | 67.8 | 67.5 | 67.7 | 67.8 | 67.7 | 67.6 | 67.5 |
Unemployed |
5,945 | 5,509 | 5,559 | 6,143 | 5,877 | 5,661 | 5,519 | 5,644 | 5,754 |
Unemployment rate |
7.5 | 6.9 | 6.9 | 7.7 | 7.3 | 7.1 | 6.9 | 7.1 | 7.2 |
Not in labor force |
28,991 | 30,184 | 29,824 | 29,130 | 29,432 | 29,631 | 29,888 | 29,933 | 29,961 |
Women, 16 years and over |
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Civilian noninstitutional population |
125,788 | 126,878 | 126,970 | 125,788 | 126,630 | 126,710 | 126,791 | 126,878 | 126,970 |
Civilian labor force |
72,589 | 72,538 | 72,810 | 72,636 | 72,715 | 72,701 | 72,443 | 72,617 | 72,796 |
Participation rate |
57.7 | 57.2 | 57.3 | 57.7 | 57.4 | 57.4 | 57.1 | 57.2 | 57.3 |
Employed |
67,015 | 67,695 | 67,824 | 66,887 | 67,032 | 67,116 | 66,956 | 67,340 | 67,599 |
Employment-population ratio |
53.3 | 53.4 | 53.4 | 53.2 | 52.9 | 53.0 | 52.8 | 53.1 | 53.2 |
Unemployed |
5,574 | 4,843 | 4,986 | 5,749 | 5,682 | 5,585 | 5,487 | 5,277 | 5,197 |
Unemployment rate |
7.7 | 6.7 | 6.8 | 7.9 | 7.8 | 7.7 | 7.6 | 7.3 | 7.1 |
Not in labor force |
53,200 | 54,340 | 54,160 | 53,152 | 53,916 | 54,009 | 54,348 | 54,261 | 54,174 |
Women, 20 years and over |
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Civilian noninstitutional population |
117,448 | 118,612 | 118,708 | 117,448 | 118,348 | 118,433 | 118,520 | 118,612 | 118,708 |
Civilian labor force |
69,775 | 69,833 | 69,955 | 69,777 | 69,749 | 69,772 | 69,544 | 69,744 | 69,895 |
Participation rate |
59.4 | 58.9 | 58.9 | 59.4 | 58.9 | 58.9 | 58.7 | 58.8 | 58.9 |
Employed |
64,840 | 65,533 | 65,611 | 64,653 | 64,675 | 64,867 | 64,707 | 65,101 | 65,329 |
Employment-population ratio |
55.2 | 55.3 | 55.3 | 55.0 | 54.6 | 54.8 | 54.6 | 54.9 | 55.0 |
Unemployed |
4,936 | 4,300 | 4,343 | 5,124 | 5,074 | 4,905 | 4,837 | 4,642 | 4,566 |
Unemployment rate |
7.1 | 6.2 | 6.2 | 7.3 | 7.3 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 6.7 | 6.5 |
Not in labor force |
47,672 | 48,778 | 48,753 | 47,670 | 48,599 | 48,661 | 48,976 | 48,868 | 48,813 |
Both sexes, 16 to 19 years |
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Civilian noninstitutional population |
17,015 | 16,827 | 16,816 | 17,015 | 16,867 | 16,854 | 16,840 | 16,827 | 16,816 |
Civilian labor force |
5,711 | 5,355 | 5,764 | 5,847 | 5,889 | 5,842 | 5,737 | 5,692 | 5,886 |
Participation rate |
33.6 | 31.8 | 34.3 | 34.4 | 34.9 | 34.7 | 34.1 | 33.8 | 35.0 |
Employed |
4,320 | 4,149 | 4,364 | 4,419 | 4,508 | 4,376 | 4,351 | 4,320 | 4,445 |
Employment-population ratio |
25.4 | 24.7 | 26.0 | 26.0 | 26.7 | 26.0 | 25.8 | 25.7 | 26.4 |
Unemployed |
1,391 | 1,206 | 1,400 | 1,428 | 1,381 | 1,466 | 1,386 | 1,372 | 1,441 |
Unemployment rate |
24.4 | 22.5 | 24.3 | 24.4 | 23.4 | 25.1 | 24.2 | 24.1 | 24.5 |
Not in labor force |
11,304 | 11,473 | 11,052 | 11,168 | 10,978 | 11,012 | 11,103 | 11,135 | 10,930 |
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Footnotes |
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NOTE: Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data. |
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