An area's labor force provides insight on the availability factor and is residence-based—that is, the people are working or seeking work and reside in the particular county or region.
| Annual Labor Force Estimates in 2024 | ||
| Number | Pct. Chg. from 2019 | |
| Labor Force | 88,578 | 8.1% |
| Employed | 85,433 | 7.2% |
| Unemployed | 3,145 | 38.6% |
| Rate | 3.6 | 28.6% |
| Labor Force Estimates | |||||
| Labor Force | Emp. | Unemp. | Area Rate | State Rate | |
| 2014 | 75,605 | 71,854 | 3,751 | 5.0 | 5.9 |
| 2015 | 77,639 | 74,482 | 3,157 | 4.1 | 4.8 |
| 2016 | 78,136 | 75,256 | 2,880 | 3.7 | 4.4 |
| 2017 | 78,904 | 76,513 | 2,391 | 3.0 | 3.5 |
| 2018 | 80,698 | 78,319 | 2,379 | 2.9 | 3.4 |
| 2019 | 81,959 | 79,690 | 2,269 | 2.8 | 3.3 |
| 2020 | 80,942 | 76,157 | 4,785 | 5.9 | 7.3 |
| 2021 | 82,644 | 80,238 | 2,406 | 2.9 | 3.9 |
| 2022 | 84,853 | 82,721 | 2,132 | 2.5 | 3.1 |
| 2023 | 86,808 | 84,333 | 2,475 | 2.9 | 3.4 |
| 2024 | 88,578 | 85,433 | 3,145 | 3.6 | 4.2 |