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Legend Colors
Red is bad, green is good, blue is not statistically different/neutral.
Compared to Distribution
the value is in the best half of communities.
the value is in the 2nd worst quarter of communities.
the value is in the worst quarter of communities.
Compared to Target
meets target; 
does not meet target.
Compared to a Single Value
lower than the comparison value;
higher than the comparison value;
not statistically different from comparison value.
Trend
non-significant change over time; 
significant change over time; 
no change over time.
Compared to Prior Value
higher than the previous measurement period;
lower than the previous measurement period;
no statistically different change from previous measurement period.
Significantly better than the overall value
Significantly worse than the overall value
No significant difference with the overall value
No data on significance available
Labor Force Participation
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This indicator describes non-institutionalized persons in the civilian labor force who are classified as employed or unemployed as a percent of the U.S. population aged 16 years and over.
Why is this important?
Labor Force Participation refers to the number of people available to work as a percentage of the total population. Those who are not in the labor force may be discouraged workers, marginally attached workers, or those who are part-time for economic reasons. To be classified as unemployed, one has to be actively searching for employment or waiting to be recalled from a temporary lay off. Those not in the labor force do not have a job and are not looking for one.
| County | Source | Measurement Period | Percent | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
There are 14 County values. The lowest value is 36.7%, and the highest value is 57.4%.
Half of the values are between 45.6% and 56.8%.
The middle (median) value is 50.6%.
Data Source
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Maintained By: Conduent Healthy Communities Institute (Methodology)
Filed under: Economy / Employment, Community / Demographics, Workforce