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CURRENT
EMPLOYMENT
STATISTICS
-6,500
over the month change
TOTAL NON-FARM EMPLOYMENT
JULY-TO-AUGUST 2021
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TRANSPORTATION, STORAGE, & DISTRIBUTION MANAGERS
MEDIAN HOURLY WAGE:
$39.54
TOTAL ANNUAL OPENINGS: 150
2020 STATEWIDE LABORSHED STUDY
26.2%
OF THE EMPLOYED ARE LIKELY TO CHANGE EMPLOYMENT FOR A NEW OPPORTUNITY
aUGUST 2021 Statewide Labor Force
LABOR FORCE:
EMPLOYMENT:
UNEMPLOYMENT:
UNEMPLOYMENT RATE:
LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION RATE*:
1,660,100
1,592,200
67,900
4.1%
66.8%
*The percentage of the population ages 16 and older that is in the labor force (either working or actively seeking work).
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REGISTERED APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM
ELECTRICIANS WHO COMPLETED THE RA PROGRAM IN 2014
EARNED A MEDIAN ANNUAL INCOME OF
$64,279
AFTER FIVE YEARS