| Oct. 2014 (thousands) |
August 2015 (thousands) |
Sept. 2015 (thousands) |
Oct. 2015 (thousands) |
|
| Civilian noninstitutional population | 248,657 | 251,096 | 251,325 | 251,541 |
| Civilian labor force | 156,243 | 157,065 | 156,715 | 157,028 |
| Labor force participation rate | ? | ? | ? | ? |
| Employed | 147,260 | 149,036 | 148,800 | 149,120 |
| Employment-population ratio | ? | ? | ? | ? |
| Unemployed | 8,983 | 8,029 | 7,915 | 7,908 |
| Unemployment rate | ? | ? | ? | ? |
| Not in labor force | 92,414 | 94,031 | 94,610 | 94,513 |