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 2023 | ||
| Number | Pct. Chg. from 2018 | |
| Labor Force | 86,871 | 1.0% |
| Employed | 83,559 | 1.0% |
| Unemployed | 3,312 | -0.9% |
| Rate | 3.8 | -2.6% |
| Labor Force Estimates | |||||
| Labor Force | Emp. | Unemp. | Area Rate | State Rate | |
| 2013 | 83,396 | 77,486 | 5,910 | 7.1 | 7.5 |
| 2014 | 84,135 | 78,932 | 5,203 | 6.2 | 5.9 |
| 2015 | 84,757 | 80,222 | 4,535 | 5.4 | 4.8 |
| 2016 | 85,217 | 80,826 | 4,391 | 5.2 | 4.4 |
| 2017 | 84,942 | 81,447 | 3,495 | 4.1 | 3.5 |
| 2018 | 86,040 | 82,699 | 3,341 | 3.9 | 3.4 |
| 2019 | 86,397 | 83,114 | 3,283 | 3.8 | 3.3 |
| 2020 | 84,144 | 77,147 | 6,997 | 8.3 | 7.3 |
| 2021 | 84,021 | 80,508 | 3,513 | 4.2 | 3.9 |
| 2022 | 85,595 | 82,715 | 2,880 | 3.4 | 3.1 |
| 2023 | 86,871 | 83,559 | 3,312 | 3.8 | 3.4 |