U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics| Employment status, sex, race, and Hispanic or Latino ethnicity |
2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 |
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TOTAL |
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Civilian noninstitutional population |
37,506 | 37,586 | 37,944 | 38,196 |
Civilian labor force |
24,429 | 23,691 | 22,938 | 22,742 |
Participation rate |
65.1 | 63.0 | 60.5 | 59.5 |
Employed |
21,021 | 19,304 | 18,564 | 18,632 |
Employment-population ratio |
56.0 | 51.4 | 48.9 | 48.8 |
Unemployed |
3,408 | 4,387 | 4,374 | 4,110 |
Looking for full-time work |
2,552 | 3,430 | 3,374 | 3,238 |
Looking for part-time work |
856 | 957 | 1,000 | 872 |
Unemployment rate |
14.0 | 18.5 | 19.1 | 18.1 |
Not in labor force |
13,076 | 13,895 | 15,006 | 15,454 |
Men |
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Civilian noninstitutional population |
18,919 | 18,935 | 19,126 | 19,425 |
Civilian labor force |
12,882 | 12,298 | 11,997 | 11,930 |
Participation rate |
68.1 | 64.9 | 62.7 | 61.4 |
Employed |
10,946 | 9,880 | 9,537 | 9,746 |
Employment-population ratio |
57.9 | 52.2 | 49.9 | 50.2 |
Unemployed |
1,935 | 2,418 | 2,460 | 2,184 |
Looking for full-time work |
1,483 | 1,973 | 1,949 | 1,809 |
Looking for part-time work |
453 | 444 | 510 | 375 |
Unemployment rate |
15.0 | 19.7 | 20.5 | 18.3 |
Not in labor force |
6,037 | 6,637 | 7,129 | 7,494 |
Women |
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Civilian noninstitutional population |
18,587 | 18,650 | 18,819 | 18,772 |
Civilian labor force |
11,547 | 11,393 | 10,942 | 10,812 |
Participation rate |
62.1 | 61.1 | 58.1 | 57.6 |
Employed |
10,075 | 9,424 | 9,027 | 8,886 |
Employment-population ratio |
54.2 | 50.5 | 48.0 | 47.3 |
Unemployed |
1,473 | 1,969 | 1,914 | 1,926 |
Looking for full-time work |
1,070 | 1,456 | 1,425 | 1,428 |
Looking for part-time work |
403 | 513 | 489 | 497 |
Unemployment rate |
12.8 | 17.3 | 17.5 | 17.8 |
Not in labor force |
7,039 | 7,257 | 7,877 | 7,960 |
White |
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Civilian noninstitutional population |
29,012 | 29,010 | 29,164 | 29,377 |
Civilian labor force |
19,760 | 19,147 | 18,441 | 18,266 |
Participation rate |
68.1 | 66.0 | 63.2 | 62.2 |
Employed |
17,323 | 16,000 | 15,455 | 15,367 |
Employment-population ratio |
59.7 | 55.2 | 53.0 | 52.3 |
Unemployed |
2,437 | 3,147 | 2,987 | 2,899 |
Looking for full-time work |
1,759 | 2,403 | 2,253 | 2,203 |
Looking for part-time work |
678 | 744 | 733 | 696 |
Unemployment rate |
12.3 | 16.4 | 16.2 | 15.9 |
Not in labor force |
9,252 | 9,863 | 10,722 | 11,111 |
Black or African American |
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Civilian noninstitutional population |
5,595 | 5,662 | 5,756 | 5,763 |
Civilian labor force |
3,062 | 2,995 | 2,972 | 2,893 |
Participation rate |
54.7 | 52.9 | 51.6 | 50.2 |
Employed |
2,302 | 2,060 | 1,980 | 1,996 |
Employment-population ratio |
41.2 | 36.4 | 34.4 | 34.6 |
Unemployed |
760 | 935 | 992 | 897 |
Looking for full-time work |
647 | 772 | 843 | 778 |
Looking for part-time work |
112 | 163 | 149 | 118 |
Unemployment rate |
24.8 | 31.2 | 33.4 | 31.0 |
Not in labor force |
2,533 | 2,667 | 2,783 | 2,870 |
Asian |
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Civilian noninstitutional population |
1,516 | 1,500 | 1,576 | 1,573 |
Civilian labor force |
767 | 740 | 762 | 753 |
Participation rate |
50.6 | 49.3 | 48.3 | 47.9 |
Employed |
703 | 619 | 597 | 638 |
Employment-population ratio |
46.4 | 41.3 | 37.9 | 40.5 |
Unemployed |
64 | 121 | 165 | 115 |
Looking for full-time work |
38 | 96 | 122 | 97 |
Looking for part-time work |
26 | 24 | 42 | 18 |
Unemployment rate |
8.4 | 16.3 | 21.6 | 15.3 |
Not in labor force |
748 | 760 | 814 | 820 |
Hispanic or Latino ethnicity |
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Civilian noninstitutional population |
6,669 | 6,752 | 7,128 | 7,605 |
Civilian labor force |
4,007 | 4,014 | 3,995 | 4,080 |
Participation rate |
60.1 | 59.4 | 56.1 | 53.6 |
Employed |
3,367 | 3,143 | 3,111 | 3,260 |
Employment-population ratio |
50.5 | 46.5 | 43.6 | 42.9 |
Unemployed |
639 | 871 | 884 | 820 |
Looking for full-time work |
487 | 693 | 703 | 646 |
Looking for part-time work |
153 | 178 | 181 | 174 |
Unemployment rate |
16.0 | 21.7 | 22.1 | 20.1 |
Not in labor force |
2,662 | 2,738 | 3,133 | 3,525 |
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NOTE: Estimates for the above race groups (white, black or African American, and Asian) do not sum to totals because data are not presented for all races. Persons whose ethnicity is identified as Hispanic or Latino may be of any race. Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data. |
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