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 | 8,586 | -2.3% |
| Employed | 8,259 | -2.6% |
| Unemployed | 327 | 6.9% |
| Rate | 3.8 | 8.6% |
| Labor Force Estimates | |||||
| Labor Force | Emp. | Unemp. | Area Rate | State Rate | |
| 2014 | 9,188 | 8,652 | 536 | 5.8 | 5.9 |
| 2015 | 9,237 | 8,803 | 434 | 4.7 | 4.8 |
| 2016 | 9,011 | 8,582 | 429 | 4.8 | 4.4 |
| 2017 | 8,807 | 8,453 | 354 | 4.0 | 3.5 |
| 2018 | 8,878 | 8,535 | 343 | 3.9 | 3.4 |
| 2019 | 8,785 | 8,479 | 306 | 3.5 | 3.3 |
| 2020 | 8,568 | 7,961 | 607 | 7.1 | 7.3 |
| 2021 | 8,357 | 8,057 | 300 | 3.6 | 3.9 |
| 2022 | 8,319 | 8,042 | 277 | 3.3 | 3.1 |
| 2023 | 8,638 | 8,359 | 279 | 3.2 | 3.4 |
| 2024 | 8,586 | 8,259 | 327 | 3.8 | 4.2 |