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Labor market conditions in the metropolitan area
Labor Market Insights
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Pay Signal Index
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$33.33
mean hourly pay
$0.02 higher than the national mean*
4.40%
unemployment rate
0.60% higher than the national average**
0.30%
lower consumer prices
relative to the national average***
* Bureau of Labor Statistics, all occupations, May 2023
** Bureau of Labor Statistics, headline unemployment rate, May 2023
*** Bureau of Economic Analysis, January 2021