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 2020 | ||
| Number | Pct. Chg. from 2000 | |
| Labor Force | 94,147 | 20.9% |
| Employed | 88,211 | 16.3% |
| Unemployed | 5,936 | 192.0% |
| Rate | 6.3 | 142.3% |
| Labor Force Estimates | |||||
| Labor Force | Emp. | Unemp. | Area Rate | State Rate | |
| 2010 | 86,557 | 79,118 | 7,439 | 8.6 | 10.1 |
| 2011 | 87,661 | 81,267 | 6,394 | 7.3 | 8.9 |
| 2012 | 88,542 | 82,474 | 6,068 | 6.9 | 8.2 |
| 2013 | 89,799 | 83,941 | 5,858 | 6.5 | 7.5 |
| 2014 | 91,364 | 86,782 | 4,582 | 5.0 | 5.9 |
| 2015 | 93,108 | 89,182 | 3,926 | 4.2 | 4.8 |
| 2016 | 94,482 | 90,699 | 3,783 | 4.0 | 4.4 |
| 2017 | 95,421 | 92,393 | 3,028 | 3.2 | 3.5 |
| 2018 | 98,039 | 94,973 | 3,066 | 3.1 | 3.4 |
| 2019 | 97,959 | 95,087 | 2,872 | 2.9 | 3.2 |
| 2020 | 94,147 | 88,211 | 5,936 | 6.3 | 7.1 |