The Hardest Working Cities in the USA

The Mankato-North Mankato Metropolitan Statistical Area (Blue Earth and Nicollet Counties) is one of the hardest working and most productive metros in the country.

According to the 2015 estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau, our MSA’s workforce (ages 16-64) ranks 5th in labor force participation…out of 381 MSAs across the country.  This type of engagement of the labor force is reflective of an employee’s high work ethic and resulting productivity for employers.

Many people choose to work beyond 64 years of age.  If you look at the Labor Force Participation Rate for 16 years and older, the Mankato-North Mankato MSA has the highest work ethic in the continental United States (73%).  Only Fairbanks, Alaska is higher at 74.7%.  Definitions are below the table.

RankGeographyLabor Force Participation Rate; Population 16 years and overLabor Force Participation Rate; AGE – 16 to 64 years
1Fairbanks, AK Metro Area74.70%80.72%
2Mankato-North Mankato, MN Metro Area73.00%82.91%
3Iowa City, IA Metro Area72.80%80.65%
4St. Cloud, MN Metro Area72.60%83.90%
5Madison, WI Metro Area72.60%82.55%
6Sioux Falls, SD Metro Area72.40%82.75%
7Fargo, ND-MN Metro Area72.40%81.92%
8Grand Island, NE Metro Area72.30%84.25%
9Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA Metro Area72.30%82.64%
10Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Metro Area72.10%82.35%
11Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area71.80%80.01%
12Appleton, WI Metro Area71.40%83.26%
13Bismarck, ND Metro Area71.40%82.26%
14Grand Forks, ND-MN Metro Area71.20%81.66%
15Midland, TX Metro Area71.20%78.20%
16Lincoln, NE Metro Area71.00%80.42%
17Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO Metro Area70.80%79.95%
18Salt Lake City, UT Metro Area70.60%78.36%
19Anchorage, AK Metro Area70.50%77.19%
20Rochester, MN Metro Area70.30%82.96%
21Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA Metro Area70.30%79.82%
22Jacksonville, NC Metro Area70.20%77.34%
23Manchester-Nashua, NH Metro Area70.00%80.61%
24Austin-Round Rock, TX Metro Area70.00%77.27%
25Burlington-South Burlington, VT Metro Area69.70%79.53%
26Cedar Rapids, IA Metro Area69.30%81.39%
27Green Bay, WI Metro Area69.00%80.90%
28Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH Metro Area68.90%78.98%
29Boulder, CO Metro Area68.80%76.45%
30Raleigh, NC Metro Area68.60%76.89%
31Wausau, WI Metro Area68.50%82.05%
32Manhattan, KS Metro Area68.50%73.58%
33Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metro Area68.20%75.79%
34Odessa, TX Metro Area68.20%74.11%
35Missoula, MT Metro Area68.00%77.85%
36Bloomington, IL Metro Area68.00%77.01%
37Lawrence, KS Metro Area68.00%75.43%
38Provo-Orem, UT Metro Area68.00%73.74%
39Dubuque, IA Metro Area67.90%81.25%
40La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN Metro Area67.90%80.26%
41Ogden-Clearfield, UT Metro Area67.90%76.06%
42Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT Metro Area67.80%77.87%
43California-Lexington Park, MD Metro Area67.80%76.41%
44Kansas City, MO-KS Metro Area67.70%78.04%
45Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI Metro Area67.60%78.23%
46Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Metro Area67.60%76.82%
47Nashville-Davidson–Murfreesboro–Franklin, TN Metro Area67.60%76.62%
48Fort Collins, CO Metro Area67.50%77.71%
49Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN Metro Area67.50%77.20%
50Colorado Springs, CO Metro Area67.50%76.54%
51Sioux City, IA-NE-SD Metro Area67.40%79.70%
52Sheboygan, WI Metro Area67.30%81.01%
53Fond du Lac, WI Metro Area67.30%80.77%
54Columbus, OH Metro Area67.30%76.48%
55Greeley, CO Metro Area67.30%75.43%
56Logan, UT-ID Metro Area67.30%74.46%
57Casper, WY Metro Area67.20%76.82%
58Lawton, OK Metro Area67.20%75.38%
59Portland-South Portland, ME Metro Area67.00%79.24%
60Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI Metro Area67.00%77.91%
61Columbus, IN Metro Area66.90%79.92%
62Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA Metro Area66.90%79.75%
63Norwich-New London, CT Metro Area66.90%78.38%
64San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA Metro Area66.90%76.12%
65Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Metro Area66.90%74.97%
66Eau Claire, WI Metro Area66.80%78.27%
67San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA Metro Area66.80%76.80%
68Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC Metro Area66.80%76.39%
69Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX Metro Area66.80%73.69%
70Urban Honolulu, HI Metro Area66.70%78.25%
71Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT Metro Area66.60%77.85%
72Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina, HI Metro Area66.60%77.08%
73Richmond, VA Metro Area66.60%76.64%
74Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI Metro Area66.60%76.21%
75Billings, MT Metro Area66.50%78.54%
76Durham-Chapel Hill, NC Metro Area66.50%75.53%
77Janesville-Beloit, WI Metro Area66.40%79.04%
78Rapid City, SD Metro Area66.40%78.75%
79Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC Metro Area66.40%76.02%
80Fort Wayne, IN Metro Area66.30%77.23%
81Worcester, MA-CT Metro Area66.20%76.57%
82Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA Metro Area66.20%76.29%
83York-Hanover, PA Metro Area66.10%78.70%
84Lancaster, PA Metro Area66.10%78.10%
85Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD Metro Area66.10%76.17%
86Columbia, MO Metro Area66.10%72.58%
87Kalamazoo-Portage, MI Metro Area65.90%76.48%
88Cheyenne, WY Metro Area65.90%76.44%
89Reading, PA Metro Area65.80%78.30%
90St. Louis, MO-IL Metro Area65.80%77.30%
91Lexington-Fayette, KY Metro Area65.80%74.43%
92Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ Metro Area65.70%77.39%
93Reno, NV Metro Area65.70%76.79%
94Lewiston-Auburn, ME Metro Area65.60%77.34%
95Wichita, KS Metro Area65.50%75.97%
96Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN Metro Area65.40%75.57%
97San Diego-Carlsbad, CA Metro Area65.40%74.62%
98Savannah, GA Metro Area65.40%74.18%
99Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN Metro Area65.40%72.89%
100New Haven-Milford, CT Metro Area65.30%75.97%
101Racine, WI Metro Area65.20%77.54%
102Watertown-Fort Drum, NY Metro Area65.20%75.35%
103Amarillo, TX Metro Area65.20%74.17%
104Greenville, NC Metro Area65.20%73.71%
105Clarksville, TN-KY Metro Area65.20%72.60%
106Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Metro Area65.10%75.32%
107Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA Metro Area65.10%75.01%
108Ames, IA Metro Area65.10%72.34%
109Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA Metro Area65.00%77.28%
110Providence-Warwick, RI-MA Metro Area65.00%76.22%
111Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY Metro Area65.00%76.14%
112Trenton, NJ Metro Area64.90%74.14%
113Oklahoma City, OK Metro Area64.90%73.92%
114Santa Rosa, CA Metro Area64.80%75.91%
115Tulsa, OK Metro Area64.80%74.75%
116Lebanon, PA Metro Area64.70%78.45%
117Charleston-North Charleston, SC Metro Area64.70%74.20%
118Columbia, SC Metro Area64.70%74.11%
119Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA Metro Area64.70%73.76%
120Ann Arbor, MI Metro Area64.60%72.48%
121Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN Metro Area64.50%75.15%
122New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA Metro Area64.50%74.25%
123Canton-Massillon, OH Metro Area64.40%77.86%
124Rockford, IL Metro Area64.40%76.43%
125Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ Metro Area64.30%77.08%
126Oshkosh-Neenah, WI Metro Area64.20%75.94%
127Toledo, OH Metro Area64.20%74.92%
128Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV Metro Area64.20%74.01%
129Boise City, ID Metro Area64.20%73.99%
130Memphis, TN-MS-AR Metro Area64.20%72.65%
131Napa, CA Metro Area64.10%76.31%
132Joplin, MO Metro Area64.10%75.38%
133Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metro Area64.10%72.85%
134Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL Metro Area64.00%77.28%
135Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL Metro Area64.00%73.94%
136Killeen-Temple, TX Metro Area64.00%71.53%
137Peoria, IL Metro Area63.80%76.54%
138Charlottesville, VA Metro Area63.80%74.06%
139Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA Metro Area63.70%78.74%
140Cleveland-Elyria, OH Metro Area63.70%76.01%
141Springfield, IL Metro Area63.70%75.50%
142Akron, OH Metro Area63.70%75.38%
143Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR-MO Metro Area63.70%72.68%
144Baton Rouge, LA Metro Area63.60%72.26%
145Topeka, KS Metro Area63.50%76.59%
146Jacksonville, FL Metro Area63.50%74.17%
147Fayetteville, NC Metro Area63.50%71.90%
148Lima, OH Metro Area63.40%75.41%
149Rochester, NY Metro Area63.40%75.24%
150Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY Metro Area63.40%73.49%
151New Orleans-Metairie, LA Metro Area63.40%72.61%
152Lafayette, LA Metro Area63.40%72.41%
153Lubbock, TX Metro Area63.40%71.34%
154Flagstaff, AZ Metro Area63.40%70.13%
155Gettysburg, PA Metro Area63.30%77.51%
156Elkhart-Goshen, IN Metro Area63.30%72.92%
157Dalton, GA Metro Area63.30%71.90%
158Great Falls, MT Metro Area63.20%76.26%
159Sherman-Denison, TX Metro Area63.20%75.29%
160Kennewick-Richland, WA Metro Area63.20%72.20%
161Hattiesburg, MS Metro Area63.20%71.54%
162Warner Robins, GA Metro Area63.10%73.20%
163San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX Metro Area63.10%72.14%
164Hinesville, GA Metro Area63.10%68.11%
165Victoria, TX Metro Area63.00%74.14%
166Lansing-East Lansing, MI Metro Area63.00%72.44%
167Duluth, MN-WI Metro Area62.90%75.99%
168Springfield, MA Metro Area62.90%73.30%
169Idaho Falls, ID Metro Area62.90%73.03%
170Burlington, NC Metro Area62.70%75.17%
171Grand Junction, CO Metro Area62.70%74.51%
172Pittsfield, MA Metro Area62.60%78.60%
173Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL Metro Area62.60%74.76%
174St. Joseph, MO-KS Metro Area62.60%72.88%
175Hammond, LA Metro Area62.60%71.25%
176Yakima, WA Metro Area62.50%72.06%
177Pittsburgh, PA Metro Area62.40%75.83%
178Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY Metro Area62.40%74.58%
179Evansville, IN-KY Metro Area62.40%73.96%
180East Stroudsburg, PA Metro Area62.40%73.09%
181Dayton, OH Metro Area62.30%74.49%
182Midland, MI Metro Area62.20%74.99%
183Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL Metro Area62.10%74.51%
184Vallejo-Fairfield, CA Metro Area62.10%71.67%
185Champaign-Urbana, IL Metro Area62.10%68.99%
186Williamsport, PA Metro Area62.00%75.22%
187Winchester, VA-WV Metro Area62.00%74.21%
188Syracuse, NY Metro Area62.00%72.99%
189Bellingham, WA Metro Area62.00%72.59%
190Lake Charles, LA Metro Area62.00%72.42%
191College Station-Bryan, TX Metro Area62.00%67.98%
192Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI Metro Area61.90%72.93%
193Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR Metro Area61.90%71.84%
194Corpus Christi, TX Metro Area61.90%71.45%
195Greensboro-High Point, NC Metro Area61.80%72.63%
196South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI Metro Area61.80%72.58%
197Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV Metro Area61.70%71.78%
198Tallahassee, FL Metro Area61.70%69.57%
199Bend-Redmond, OR Metro Area61.60%76.35%
200Niles-Benton Harbor, MI Metro Area61.60%74.35%
201Salem, OR Metro Area61.60%73.42%
202Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ Metro Area61.60%72.38%
203Huntsville, AL Metro Area61.60%71.03%
204Jackson, MS Metro Area61.60%70.83%
205Columbus, GA-AL Metro Area61.60%70.56%
206Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA Metro Area61.60%69.79%
207El Paso, TX Metro Area61.50%69.67%
208Bloomington, IN Metro Area61.50%68.51%
209Wenatchee, WA Metro Area61.40%74.20%
210Gainesville, GA Metro Area61.40%70.78%
211Owensboro, KY Metro Area61.30%73.99%
212Glens Falls, NY Metro Area61.30%73.55%
213Olympia-Tumwater, WA Metro Area61.30%72.88%
214Jefferson City, MO Metro Area61.30%71.51%
215Wilmington, NC Metro Area61.30%71.31%
216San Angelo, TX Metro Area61.30%70.80%
217Auburn-Opelika, AL Metro Area61.30%67.62%
218Winston-Salem, NC Metro Area61.20%73.15%
219Sacramento–Roseville–Arden-Arcade, CA Metro Area61.20%71.50%
220Coeur d’Alene, ID Metro Area61.00%73.91%
221Bremerton-Silverdale, WA Metro Area61.00%73.50%
222Cape Girardeau, MO-IL Metro Area61.00%72.56%
223Farmington, NM Metro Area61.00%70.65%
224Springfield, MO Metro Area60.90%72.45%
225Scranton–Wilkes-Barre–Hazleton, PA Metro Area60.80%73.99%
226Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL Metro Area60.80%72.64%
227Erie, PA Metro Area60.80%72.02%
228Jackson, TN Metro Area60.80%71.49%
229Birmingham-Hoover, AL Metro Area60.80%70.97%
230Jonesboro, AR Metro Area60.80%69.26%
231Fresno, CA Metro Area60.80%68.81%
232Santa Fe, NM Metro Area60.70%73.29%
233Albuquerque, NM Metro Area60.70%70.79%
234Springfield, OH Metro Area60.60%74.29%
235Dover, DE Metro Area60.60%72.41%
236Spartanburg, SC Metro Area60.50%71.45%
237Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC Metro Area60.50%71.24%
238Kankakee, IL Metro Area60.40%72.24%
239Monroe, MI Metro Area60.40%71.91%
240Kingston, NY Metro Area60.40%70.16%
241Harrisonburg, VA Metro Area60.40%68.73%
242Chattanooga, TN-GA Metro Area60.20%71.65%
243Sumter, SC Metro Area60.20%71.48%
244Pocatello, ID Metro Area60.20%70.29%
245Salinas, CA Metro Area60.20%68.44%
246Panama City, FL Metro Area60.10%71.47%
247Goldsboro, NC Metro Area60.10%70.18%
248Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA Metro Area60.10%68.72%
249Barnstable Town, MA Metro Area60.00%78.84%
250Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA Metro Area60.00%73.40%
251Abilene, TX Metro Area60.00%68.88%
252Waco, TX Metro Area60.00%68.84%
253Stockton-Lodi, CA Metro Area60.00%68.57%
254Roanoke, VA Metro Area59.90%73.02%
255New Bern, NC Metro Area59.80%73.60%
256Knoxville, TN Metro Area59.80%71.69%
257Corvallis, OR Metro Area59.80%68.64%
258Bakersfield, CA Metro Area59.80%66.97%
259Laredo, TX Metro Area59.80%66.10%
260Decatur, IL Metro Area59.70%73.17%
261Bowling Green, KY Metro Area59.70%69.16%
262Tyler, TX Metro Area59.60%69.08%
263Modesto, CA Metro Area59.60%68.69%
264Lewiston, ID-WA Metro Area59.50%74.71%
265Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL Metro Area59.50%73.06%
266Athens-Clarke County, GA Metro Area59.50%66.55%
267Binghamton, NY Metro Area59.30%71.38%
268Eugene, OR Metro Area59.20%71.12%
269Houma-Thibodaux, LA Metro Area59.20%67.99%
270Kokomo, IN Metro Area58.90%73.87%
271Cleveland, TN Metro Area58.90%69.03%
272Gulfport-Biloxi-Pascagoula, MS Metro Area58.80%68.97%
273Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC Metro Area58.80%68.57%
274Wichita Falls, TX Metro Area58.80%67.06%
275State College, PA Metro Area58.80%65.80%
276Muncie, IN Metro Area58.70%70.27%
277Florence, SC Metro Area58.70%69.60%
278Montgomery, AL Metro Area58.70%67.54%
279Staunton-Waynesboro, VA Metro Area58.60%70.15%
280Las Cruces, NM Metro Area58.60%68.40%
281Gainesville, FL Metro Area58.60%66.80%
282Bangor, ME Metro Area58.50%69.19%
283Rocky Mount, NC Metro Area58.40%69.49%
284Lynchburg, VA Metro Area58.30%69.76%
285Shreveport-Bossier City, LA Metro Area58.30%68.18%
286Bay City, MI Metro Area58.20%73.24%
287Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH Metro Area58.20%69.98%
288San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA Metro Area58.20%69.09%
289Carson City, NV Metro Area58.10%72.98%
290Brunswick, GA Metro Area58.00%70.39%
291Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA Metro Area58.00%66.06%
292Ocean City, NJ Metro Area57.90%73.54%
293Tucson, AZ Metro Area57.90%70.89%
294Valdosta, GA Metro Area57.90%66.40%
295Ithaca, NY Metro Area57.90%64.03%
296Elmira, NY Metro Area57.80%68.73%
297Muskegon, MI Metro Area57.80%68.45%
298Longview, TX Metro Area57.80%67.80%
299Yuba City, CA Metro Area57.70%67.50%
300Altoona, PA Metro Area57.60%71.80%
301Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA Metro Area57.60%71.28%
302Utica-Rome, NY Metro Area57.60%69.84%
303Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA Metro Area57.60%68.10%
304Mobile, AL Metro Area57.50%67.64%
305Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC Metro Area57.40%74.12%
306Saginaw, MI Metro Area57.40%69.85%
307Flint, MI Metro Area57.30%68.58%
308Albany, GA Metro Area57.30%66.37%
309McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX Metro Area57.30%64.94%
310Battle Creek, MI Metro Area57.20%69.85%
311Albany, OR Metro Area57.10%69.94%
312Carbondale-Marion, IL Metro Area57.10%67.85%
313Terre Haute, IN Metro Area57.10%67.42%
314Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ Metro Area57.10%65.74%
315Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC Metro Area57.00%68.79%
316Salisbury, MD-DE Metro Area56.90%70.47%
317Asheville, NC Metro Area56.80%71.03%
318Michigan City-La Porte, IN Metro Area56.80%66.62%
319Rome, GA Metro Area56.70%66.86%
320Visalia-Porterville, CA Metro Area56.70%64.17%
321Longview, WA Metro Area56.60%69.72%
322Dothan, AL Metro Area56.60%68.14%
323Anniston-Oxford-Jacksonville, AL Metro Area56.50%67.74%
324Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL Metro Area56.40%69.44%
325Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX Metro Area56.40%65.26%
326Merced, CA Metro Area56.40%63.31%
327Medford, OR Metro Area56.30%69.74%
328Morristown, TN Metro Area56.30%67.08%
329St. George, UT Metro Area56.10%70.79%
330Mansfield, OH Metro Area56.10%67.60%
331Monroe, LA Metro Area56.10%65.12%
332Pueblo, CO Metro Area56.00%67.68%
333Chico, CA Metro Area55.90%67.40%
334Parkersburg-Vienna, WV Metro Area55.70%69.02%
335Walla Walla, WA Metro Area55.50%66.94%
336Decatur, AL Metro Area55.50%66.10%
337Alexandria, LA Metro Area55.50%65.37%
338Johnstown, PA Metro Area55.30%69.74%
339Gadsden, AL Metro Area55.30%66.77%
340Macon, GA Metro Area55.10%64.63%
341Brownsville-Harlingen, TX Metro Area55.10%63.96%
342Danville, IL Metro Area55.00%67.65%
343Wheeling, WV-OH Metro Area55.00%67.26%
344Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA Metro Area55.00%67.07%
345Johnson City, TN Metro Area55.00%66.88%
346Hanford-Corcoran, CA Metro Area54.90%60.25%
347Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC Metro Area54.70%70.31%
348Hot Springs, AR Metro Area54.70%68.82%
349Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL Metro Area54.60%67.90%
350Fort Smith, AR-OK Metro Area54.50%65.05%
351Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL Metro Area54.40%70.27%
352Yuma, AZ Metro Area54.30%67.95%
353Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA Metro Area54.30%67.55%
354Morgantown, WV Metro Area54.20%61.66%
355Jackson, MI Metro Area54.10%65.42%
356Texarkana, TX-AR Metro Area54.00%64.07%
357El Centro, CA Metro Area53.90%62.06%
358Tuscaloosa, AL Metro Area53.90%61.58%
359Charleston, WV Metro Area53.70%65.87%
360Port St. Lucie, FL Metro Area53.20%71.12%
361Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL Metro Area53.10%74.64%
362Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL Metro Area53.10%65.48%
363Madera, CA Metro Area52.90%60.40%
364Redding, CA Metro Area52.50%65.18%
365Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH Metro Area52.20%63.43%
366Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL Metro Area50.90%68.73%
367Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL Metro Area50.60%66.90%
368North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL Metro Area50.20%70.93%
369Grants Pass, OR Metro Area50.10%67.23%
370Pine Bluff, AR Metro Area50.10%58.77%
371Cumberland, MD-WV Metro Area49.70%62.48%
372Prescott, AZ Metro Area47.60%66.57%
373Beckley, WV Metro Area47.60%58.32%
374Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL Metro Area46.80%66.65%
375Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ Metro Area45.90%58.20%
376Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ Metro Area45.10%62.64%
377Punta Gorda, FL Metro Area43.90%68.96%
378Ocala, FL Metro Area43.90%61.04%
379Sebring, FL Metro Area41.60%63.91%
380Homosassa Springs, FL Metro Area40.10%62.95%
381The Villages, FL Metro Area22.90%46.62%

Definitions

Unemployed: All civilians 16 years old and over are classified as unemployed if they (1) were neither “at work” nor “with a job but not at work” during the reference week, and (2) were actively looking for work during the last 4 weeks, and (3) were available to accept a job. Also included as unemployed are civilians who did not work at all during the reference week, but were waiting to be called back to a job from which they had been laid off, and were available for work except for temporary illness.

Not in labor force: Not in labor force includes all people 16 years old and over who are not classified as members of the labor force. This category consists mainly of students, housewives, retired workers, seasonal workers interviewed in an off season who were not looking for work, institutionalized people, and people doing only incidental unpaid family work (less than 15 hours during the reference week).

The short answer is this: unemployed workers are actively seeking work; those not in the labor force are not actively seeking work.

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