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 | 4,623 | 4.6% |
| Employed | 4,460 | 3.9% |
| Unemployed | 163 | 27.3% |
| Rate | 3.5 | 20.7% |
| Labor Force Estimates | |||||
| Labor Force | Emp. | Unemp. | Area Rate | State Rate | |
| 2014 | 4,101 | 3,852 | 249 | 6.1 | 5.9 |
| 2015 | 4,100 | 3,897 | 203 | 5.0 | 4.8 |
| 2016 | 4,357 | 4,158 | 199 | 4.6 | 4.4 |
| 2017 | 4,357 | 4,218 | 139 | 3.2 | 3.5 |
| 2018 | 4,445 | 4,308 | 137 | 3.1 | 3.4 |
| 2019 | 4,421 | 4,293 | 128 | 2.9 | 3.3 |
| 2020 | 4,194 | 3,970 | 224 | 5.3 | 7.3 |
| 2021 | 4,264 | 4,150 | 114 | 2.7 | 3.9 |
| 2022 | 4,435 | 4,325 | 110 | 2.5 | 3.1 |
| 2023 | 4,577 | 4,448 | 129 | 2.8 | 3.4 |
| 2024 | 4,623 | 4,460 | 163 | 3.5 | 4.2 |