RANKING · 2024 ACS · 500 SHOWN OF 925

Highest labor force participation, US metro areas

US metro areas ranked by the share of adults 16+ in the civilian labor force (2024 ACS). Jackson, WY-ID leads at 76.3%. 925 metro areas qualify in total. Colorado carries 4 of the top 25 entries. The median across all 925 is 60.3%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Vineyard Haven, MA, up 216 places to #84.

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YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPLABOR FORCE PARTICIPATIONVS 2020

USUnited States334,922,49963.5%–

01▲1Jackson, WYWY36,58776.3%+0.4 pts

02▲1Breckenridge, COCO39,06975.8%+0.5 pts

03▲3Sioux Falls, SDSD314,63874.1%+0.1 pts

04Fargo, NDND269,52874.0%−0.9 pts

05▼4Edwards, COCO54,29173.5%−3.2 pts

06▼1Williston, NDND41,76773.4%−1.0 pts

07▲6Salt Lake City, UTUT1,308,37772.2%+0.5 pts

08▲2Hays, KSKS29,07572.0%−0.5 pts

09▲10Denver, COCO3,092,03771.8%+0.7 pts

10▲26Nantucket, MAMA14,75871.8%+1.6 pts

11▲36Provo, UTUT773,42671.7%+2.0 pts

12▼4Rifle, COCO80,09971.7%−1.6 pts

13▲12Austin, TXTX2,620,94571.3%+0.6 pts

14▼3Bozeman, MTMT128,74071.2%−0.6 pts

15▲2Des Moines, IAIA758,53971.0%−0.4 pts

16▼1Washington, DCDC6,465,72470.8%−0.7 pts

17▲6Dodge City, KSKS33,99370.7%−0.2 pts

18▼4Kearney, NENE57,96270.5%−1.2 pts

19▼3Minneapolis, MNMN3,790,29570.4%−1.0 pts

20▲15Manchester, NHNH433,41570.4%+0.2 pts

21▲6Manhattan, KSKS136,12270.3%−0.3 pts

22▼4St. Cloud, MNMN205,85470.2%−1.1 pts

23▲25Ogden, UTUT672,78470.1%+0.5 pts

24▲49Logan, UTUT160,88970.1%+1.6 pts

25▼3Jacksonville, NCNC217,17570.0%−0.9 pts

26▲8Fort Leonard Wood, MOMO54,44269.9%−0.5 pts

27▲14Midland, TXTX193,13969.8%−0.1 pts

28▲59Greeley, COCO378,42669.8%+1.7 pts

29▲2Omaha, NENE1,009,83669.8%−0.7 pts

30▼10Madison, WIWI709,68569.7%−1.5 pts

31▲1Grand Forks, NDND105,04669.7%−0.8 pts

32▼6Lincoln, NENE352,08169.6%−1.1 pts

33▲62Laramie, WYWY38,55869.6%+1.7 pts

34▲20Lexington, NENE26,25569.5%+0.1 pts

35▼28Minot, NDND75,69469.4%−4.1 pts

36▲14Columbus, NENE46,58369.3%−0.3 pts

37▲5Iowa City, IAIA182,71169.2%−0.7 pts

38▼14Rochester, MNMN231,18469.2%−1.6 pts

39▲5Gillette, WYWY48,14569.2%−0.6 pts

40▼31Garden City, KSKS37,50569.2%−3.4 pts

41▲22Dallas, TXTX8,477,15769.1%+0.1 pts

42▼14Heber, UTUT81,65569.0%−1.6 pts

43▼13Appleton, WIWI249,87669.0%−1.5 pts

44▼32Mankato, MNMN104,90769.0%−2.8 pts

45▼2Brookings, SDSD37,63569.0%−0.8 pts

46▼17Lawrence, KSKS120,92069.0%−1.6 pts

47▼1Storm Lake, IAIA20,44969.0%−0.7 pts

48▲5Missoula, MTMT128,69869.0%−0.4 pts

49▲35Hailey, IDID32,43668.9%+0.8 pts

50▲26Nashville, TNTN2,197,41668.9%+0.4 pts

51▼12Le Mars, IAIA25,69768.9%−1.1 pts

52▲6Boston, MAMA5,034,22168.8%−0.3 pts

53▲4Raleigh, NCNC1,595,72068.8%−0.3 pts

54▲20Burlington, VTVT227,80368.8%+0.3 pts

55▲26Dickinson, NDND39,14268.6%+0.4 pts

56▲15Mitchell, SDSD25,91368.6%0.0 pts

57▲33Steamboat Springs, COCO38,45168.6%+0.6 pts

58▲12Seattle, WAWA4,161,88368.5%−0.1 pts

59▼38Fairbanks, AKAK93,97268.5%−2.6 pts

60▼15Winona, MNMN50,52368.4%−1.3 pts

61▼21Liberal, KSKS21,07368.4%−1.6 pts

62▲2Watertown, WIWI86,50568.3%−0.6 pts

63▲34Colorado Springs, COCO781,79668.3%+0.5 pts

64▼31Watertown, SDSD29,56268.2%−2.2 pts

65▲24Emporia, KSKS34,83868.2%+0.2 pts

66▲9Kansas City, MOMO2,270,68268.0%−0.4 pts

67▼29Sioux City, IAIA145,73868.0%−2.1 pts

68▼31Hood River, OROR23,72068.0%−2.1 pts

69▲35Indianapolis, ININ2,205,69567.9%+0.4 pts

70▼15Los Alamos, NMNM19,40767.8%−1.5 pts

71▼20Grand Island, NENE78,07667.8%−1.8 pts

72Bridgeport, CTCT978,17967.7%–

73▲28Lexington Park, MDMD211,17667.7%0.0 pts

74▲42Charlotte, NCNC2,938,83067.6%+0.7 pts

75▲86Huron, SDSD19,62467.6%+1.8 pts

76▲26Columbus, OHOH2,242,02867.5%0.0 pts

77▲33Atlanta, GAGA6,482,18267.5%+0.4 pts

78▼17Vermillion, SDSD15,03167.5%−1.5 pts

79▼7Marshall, MNMN25,68467.5%−1.1 pts

80Hutchinson, MNMN36,63167.4%−0.9 pts

81▼12Aberdeen, SDSD41,58367.4%−1.4 pts

82▲18San Jose, CACA1,984,47367.3%−0.3 pts

83▲56Menomonie, WIWI46,22367.3%+1.1 pts

84▲216Vineyard Haven, MAMA21,21967.3%+4.4 pts

85▲26Hastings, NENE40,57767.3%+0.2 pts

86▼8Odessa, TXTX173,80167.2%−1.1 pts

87▲11Juneau city and, AKAK31,60967.2%−0.6 pts

88▼39Bismarck, NDND139,75067.1%−2.5 pts

89▼3Anchorage, AKAK405,82167.1%−1.0 pts

90▼31Norfolk, NENE49,22867.0%−2.0 pts

91▼29Celina, OHOH42,73767.0%−2.0 pts

92▼25Cedar Rapids, IAIA279,28566.9%−1.9 pts

93▼5Boulder, COCO328,56066.9%−1.1 pts

94▲2Wausau, WIWI139,43266.9%−1.0 pts

95▼3Kenosha, WIWI168,44866.9%−1.0 pts

96▲11Fort Collins, COCO377,29266.9%−0.5 pts

97▼4Green Bay, WIWI336,75666.8%−1.1 pts

98▲1Dubuque, IAIA99,38166.8%−1.0 pts

99▲16Eau Claire, WIWI176,64766.8%−0.2 pts

100▲19Baltimore, MDMD2,857,78166.8%−0.1 pts

101▼19Baraboo, WIWI66,65266.8%−1.5 pts

102▲115Marshalltown, IAIA39,89066.7%+2.4 pts

103▲15Chicago, ILIL9,434,12366.7%−0.2 pts

104▼48Rock Springs, WYWY41,26766.7%−2.4 pts

105▲30Salina, KSKS59,12166.7%+0.4 pts

106▲42Ames, IAIA128,09066.7%+0.6 pts

107▲1Jasper, ININ44,01666.7%−0.7 pts

108▼5San Francisco, CACA4,630,04166.6%−0.8 pts

109▲11Cheyenne, WYWY102,93866.6%−0.3 pts

110▲17Richmond, VAVA1,389,33866.5%0.0 pts

111▼5Waterloo, IAIA169,18966.5%−0.9 pts

112▲1Grand Rapids, MIMI1,183,64566.5%−0.6 pts

113▲4Portland, OROR2,542,28266.5%−0.4 pts

114▼48Casper, WYWY80,52666.5%−2.4 pts

115▲22Worcester, MAMA888,50266.5%+0.1 pts

116▲56Rexburg, IDID69,38066.4%+1.0 pts

117▼23Elko, NVNV56,68266.4%−1.5 pts

118▲14Lexington, KYKY535,17466.4%0.0 pts

119▲10Houston, TXTX7,904,62766.4%−0.1 pts

120▲2Fremont, NENE38,05766.4%−0.3 pts

121▲33Auburn, ININ44,53566.4%+0.4 pts

122▲53McPherson, KSKS30,06466.4%+1.0 pts

123▼55Ketchikan, AKAK13,54966.3%−2.4 pts

124▲14Stevens Point, WIWI71,94366.3%0.0 pts

125▼34Portland, MEME577,63566.3%−1.6 pts

126▼2Wapakoneta, OHOH45,90966.3%−0.3 pts

127▲76Warrensburg, MOMO56,67066.3%+1.4 pts

128▼3Fort Wayne, ININ466,25866.2%−0.3 pts

129▲22San Diego, CACA3,282,24866.2%+0.2 pts

130▼47Carroll, IAIA20,30366.2%−1.9 pts

131▼71Andrews, TXTX18,91466.2%−2.8 pts

132▲173Port Lavaca, TXTX19,59966.2%+3.4 pts

133▼21Virginia Beach, VAVA1,797,21366.2%−0.9 pts

134▲104Columbus, ININ85,72966.2%+2.2 pts

135▲34Ottawa, KSKS26,29966.1%+0.6 pts

136▼57Owatonna, MNMN37,46466.1%−2.2 pts

137Putnam, CTCT98,09665.8%–

138▲36Oshkosh, WIWI174,21865.8%+0.5 pts

139▲11Milwaukee, WIWI1,575,01065.8%−0.3 pts

140▲36Spencer, IAIA16,20265.8%+0.5 pts

141Hartford, CTCT1,171,42665.8%–

142▲62Charleston, SCSC889,26365.8%+0.9 pts

143▼78Willmar, MNMN44,72065.8%−3.2 pts

144▼30Whitewater, WIWI106,12765.8%−1.3 pts

145▲36Hereford, TXTX18,62665.8%+0.6 pts

146▲63Fayetteville, ARAR622,17765.8%+1.1 pts

147▲13York, PAPA473,19765.7%−0.1 pts

148▲23Philadelphia, PAPA6,329,11865.7%+0.3 pts

149▲3Greensburg, ININ26,57665.7%−0.3 pts

150▲60Weatherford, OKOK39,05965.7%+1.1 pts

151▼5Kalamazoo, MIMI263,79565.7%−0.4 pts

152▼12Lancaster, PAPA563,15965.7%−0.6 pts

153▼44New Ulm, MNMN25,51765.6%−1.6 pts

154▼7Effingham, ILIL44,72765.6%−0.5 pts

155▲112Jefferson, GAGA99,26565.6%+2.0 pts

156▼7Billings, MTMT193,60365.5%−0.6 pts

157▲35Pella, IAIA34,19265.5%+0.5 pts

158▼73Sidney, OHOH48,06565.5%−2.6 pts

159▼2Cincinnati, OHOH2,312,85865.4%−0.4 pts

160▼30Dumas, TXTX21,89165.4%−1.1 pts

161▼19Wahpeton, NDND23,01965.4%−0.9 pts

162▼85Pierre, SDSD20,58865.4%−3.0 pts

163▼1Columbia, MOMO219,06265.3%−0.4 pts

164▲98Brigham City, UTUT70,40565.3%+1.6 pts

165▲83Trenton, NJNJ399,28965.3%+1.5 pts

166▼40Barre, VTVT59,65265.3%−1.3 pts

167▲114Altus, OKOK24,76465.3%+1.9 pts

168▲18Janesville, WIWI166,47265.2%+0.1 pts

169▼25Wichita, KSKS663,80965.2%−1.0 pts

170▼12Savannah, GAGA438,31465.2%−0.7 pts

171▲41Orlando, FLFL2,957,67265.2%+0.6 pts

172▼38Honolulu, HIHI988,70365.2%−1.2 pts

173▲52Frankfort, ININ33,32265.1%+0.9 pts

174▼8St. Louis, MOMO2,814,42165.1%−0.4 pts

175▲60Lubbock, TXTX368,43165.1%+1.1 pts

176▼6Idaho Falls, IDID173,85165.1%−0.3 pts

177▲12La Crosse, WIWI171,18265.1%+0.1 pts

178▲92Pittsburg, KSKS39,00865.1%+1.6 pts

179▲14Providence, RIRI1,708,16165.1%+0.1 pts

180Waterbury, CTCT463,34965.1%–

181New Haven, CTCT578,74165.1%–

182▼59Elkhart, ININ208,77465.1%−1.6 pts

183▲1Oskaloosa, IAIA21,88065.0%−0.1 pts

184▲10Los Angeles, CACA12,844,44165.0%0.0 pts

185▼32Boise City, IDID864,24365.0%−1.0 pts

186▼31Muscatine, IAIA41,85365.0%−1.0 pts

187▲43San Antonio, TXTX2,813,14065.0%+0.8 pts

188▼29Hinesville, GAGA91,87064.9%−0.9 pts

189▲22Clarksville, TNTN349,00164.9%+0.3 pts

190▼7Oklahoma City, OKOK1,512,81364.9%−0.3 pts

191▲17New York, NYNY20,112,44864.8%+0.1 pts

192▲32Bloomington, ILIL171,41964.8%+0.6 pts

193▼57Sheboygan, WIWI118,04764.8%−1.5 pts

194▼49Rapid City, SDSD156,93464.8%−1.3 pts

195▲129Enid, OKOK61,77964.8%+2.3 pts

196▼18Reno, NVNV578,73464.8%−0.5 pts

197▼12Louisville, KYKY1,402,50964.8%−0.4 pts

198▼77Warsaw, ININ80,89264.7%−2.0 pts

199Torrington, CTCT114,69064.7%–

200▼20Twin Falls, IDID123,90164.7%−0.5 pts

201▼37North Platte, NENE33,97264.7%−0.9 pts

202▲54Watertown, NYNY111,54064.6%+0.9 pts

203▼98Red Wing, MNMN48,19564.5%−2.9 pts

204▲17Durham, NCNC625,48564.5%+0.2 pts

205▼42Concord, NHNH158,07864.5%−1.1 pts

206▼27Spirit Lake, IAIA18,07764.5%−0.8 pts

207▼1Akron, OHOH701,78064.4%−0.4 pts

208▲85Fort Morgan, COCO30,30664.4%+1.3 pts

209▲48Racine, WIWI198,91964.4%+0.6 pts

210▼37Evanston, WYWY23,41564.3%−1.0 pts

211▼24Faribault, MNMN69,93964.3%−0.7 pts

212▼17Reading, PAPA440,07264.3%−0.6 pts

213▼8Oxnard, CACA830,85164.3%−0.5 pts

214▼81Fond du Lac, WIWI104,66964.3%−2.1 pts

215▲29Quincy, ILIL74,14664.3%+0.4 pts

216▼39Kapaa, HIHI73,40064.3%−1.0 pts

217▲92Burley, IDID49,30864.2%+1.4 pts

218▲14Allentown, PAPA887,61564.2%+0.1 pts

219▲104Cedar City, UTUT67,14164.2%+1.7 pts

220▲38Memphis, TNTN1,341,41264.2%+0.4 pts

221▼24Findlay, OHOH75,03464.1%−0.8 pts

222▼31Santa Rosa, CACA486,44464.0%−1.0 pts

223Norwich, CTCT284,01564.0%–

224▲7Lansing, MIMI479,72264.0%−0.1 pts

225▲53Phoenix, AZAZ5,228,93864.0%+0.7 pts

226▼11Van Wert, OHOH29,01364.0%−0.5 pts

227▼28Harrisburg, PAPA617,42764.0%−0.9 pts

228▲32Scottsbluff, NENE36,27264.0%+0.3 pts

229▲21Fayetteville, NCNC395,41264.0%+0.2 pts

230▼17Kill Devil Hills, NCNC38,24564.0%−0.7 pts

231▼8Crawfordsville, ININ38,95463.9%−0.3 pts

232▼76Mason City, IAIA49,71063.9%−2.0 pts

233▲22Durango, COCO56,89863.9%+0.1 pts

234▼69San Angelo, TXTX122,06563.9%−1.7 pts

235▲10Las Vegas, NVNV2,407,22663.9%0.0 pts

236▼93Beaver Dam, WIWI89,09763.8%−2.4 pts

237▲14Jacksonville, FLFL1,785,50063.8%0.0 pts

238▲59Miami, FLFL6,391,07263.8%+0.8 pts

239▼111Kahului, HIHI160,67463.8%−2.7 pts

240▲49Huntsville, ALAL556,44463.8%+0.6 pts

241▲11Spearfish, SDSD29,45963.7%0.0 pts

242▲50Gettysburg, PAPA107,59463.7%+0.6 pts

243▼15Columbia, SCSC879,91863.7%−0.5 pts

244▼54Lewiston, MEME116,48763.7%−1.4 pts

245▼9Austin, MNMN40,97163.6%−0.4 pts

246▼44Albany, NYNY915,83563.6%−1.3 pts

247▲35Seymour, ININ47,37063.6%+0.3 pts

248▲78Shelbyville, TNTN55,27363.6%+1.1 pts

249▼22Toledo, OHOH599,37663.6%−0.6 pts

250▲23Gainesville, GAGA226,56863.6%+0.1 pts

251▲51Mountain Home, IDID29,46563.6%+0.6 pts

252▼9Tulsa, OKOK1,069,27363.6%−0.4 pts

253▲38Cleveland, OHOH2,165,77563.5%+0.4 pts

254▼5Evansville, ININ273,78663.5%−0.2 pts

255▼9Gainesville, TXTX44,46163.5%−0.3 pts

256▲102Stephenville, TXTX43,91163.5%+1.5 pts

257▲134Cape Girardeau, MOMO99,21563.4%+1.8 pts

258▲70Dayton, OHOH826,55463.4%+0.9 pts

259▲42Clovis, NMNM65,27063.4%+0.4 pts

260▼62Helena, MTMT97,15363.4%−1.5 pts

261▼2Platteville, WIWI52,44663.4%−0.3 pts

262▼29Bowling Green, KYKY197,18063.4%−0.8 pts

263▼22Sparta, WIWI46,57263.3%−0.6 pts

264▲23Davenport, IAIA380,45263.3%+0.2 pts

265▼83Beatrice, NENE21,71163.3%−1.8 pts

266▼19Amarillo, TXTX276,23563.3%−0.6 pts

267▼99Defiance, OHOH38,29263.3%−2.2 pts

268▲38Crestview, FLFL315,09863.3%+0.5 pts

269▼69Warner Robins, GAGA208,09163.3%−1.6 pts

270▲99Woodward, OKOK19,82763.3%+1.4 pts

271▼83Napa, CACA132,94963.3%−1.8 pts

272▲113Burlington, NCNC186,17763.3%+1.6 pts

273▲1Killeen, TXTX511,49763.2%−0.2 pts

274▲138Urbana, OHOH38,82063.2%+2.0 pts

275▲29Blackfoot, IDID51,15363.2%+0.3 pts

276▼224Guymon, OKOK20,32263.2%−6.4 pts

277▼146Worthington, MNMN22,33863.1%−3.3 pts

278▲301Pocatello, IDID91,59163.1%+4.9 pts

279▼138Winnemucca, NVNV17,26763.1%−3.1 pts

280▼9Lebanon, PAPA146,38063.1%−0.4 pts

281▲49Bellingham, WAWA236,39263.1%+0.7 pts

282▼13Huntington, ININ37,22463.1%−0.4 pts

283▲147Laredo, TXTX281,22463.1%+2.2 pts

284▼58Ann Arbor, MIMI370,21463.0%−1.2 pts

285▼118Alexandria, MNMN40,12063.0%−2.5 pts

286▲63Harrisonburg, VAVA140,15563.0%+0.9 pts

287▼7Kiryas Joel, NYNY718,37763.0%−0.3 pts

288▼72Great Bend, KSKS24,79062.9%−1.6 pts

289▼6Kennewick, WAWA324,33462.9%−0.4 pts

290▲56Dalton, GAGA147,81962.9%+0.8 pts

291▲84Plymouth, ININ46,59962.9%+1.2 pts

292▼70Kendallville, ININ47,93762.9%−1.4 pts

293▼54Fairmont, MNMN19,44062.9%−1.1 pts

294▲67Slidell, LALA279,10862.9%+0.9 pts

295▲12Great Falls, MTMT85,02962.9%0.0 pts

296▼10Greenville, NCNC182,93662.8%−0.3 pts

297▲22Winchester, VAVA152,33262.8%+0.2 pts

298▲16Sheridan, WYWY33,24162.8%+0.1 pts

299▼80Santa Cruz, CACA258,85262.8%−1.6 pts

300▼47Laconia, NHNH65,14762.7%−1.0 pts

301▲104Springfield, MOMO500,69462.6%+1.3 pts

302▲50Wichita Falls, TXTX149,44862.6%+0.6 pts

303▼37Atchison, KSKS16,17262.6%−0.9 pts

304▼9South Bend, ININ324,53862.6%−0.4 pts

305▲28Greensboro, NCNC805,94562.6%+0.3 pts

306▼99Key West, FLFL80,40662.6%−2.2 pts

307▲55Sacramento, CACA2,477,27462.6%+0.6 pts

308▲32El Paso, TXTX881,29162.5%+0.3 pts

309▼46Santa Maria, CACA442,06562.5%−1.2 pts

310▲5Lafayette, ININ228,46862.5%−0.1 pts

311▼43Bemidji, MNMN47,05562.5%−1.0 pts

312▼9Pittsburgh, PAPA2,421,99262.5%−0.4 pts

313▲24Sherman, TXTX153,61362.5%+0.2 pts

314▼74Keene, NHNH78,26962.5%−1.5 pts

315▲82Salisbury, MDMD131,87262.5%+1.0 pts

316▲9Detroit, MIMI4,390,91362.5%0.0 pts

317▼33Cortland, NYNY45,85062.4%−0.8 pts

318▲78Flagstaff, AZAZ144,36862.4%+1.0 pts

319▲16Greenville, SCSC1,014,10162.4%+0.2 pts

320▲62Sevierville, TNTN101,34262.4%+0.8 pts

321▼92Greenfield, MAMA70,69862.4%−1.8 pts

322▲212Pullman, WAWA48,51262.4%+3.3 pts

323▲50Hattiesburg, MSMS158,01462.4%+0.6 pts

324▼16Kalispell, MTMT115,42962.4%−0.4 pts

325▲93Mount Pleasant, MIMI64,69162.4%+1.3 pts

326▼13Moses Lake, WAWA105,72762.3%−0.4 pts

327▲266Macomb, ILIL25,91662.3%+4.3 pts

328▼16Hagerstown, MDMD315,28062.3%−0.5 pts

329▼109Batavia, NYNY58,41662.3%−2.1 pts

330▲34Athens, GAGA224,14862.3%+0.3 pts

331▲187Fort Dodge, IAIA36,83862.3%+2.8 pts

332▲25Tallahassee, FLFL397,44262.3%+0.3 pts

333▲18Yakima, WAWA259,18562.2%+0.2 pts

334▲45Joplin, MOMO208,79662.2%+0.5 pts

335▼17Elizabethtown, KYKY128,66662.2%−0.4 pts

336▼9Wilmington, OHOH42,30162.2%−0.3 pts

337▼16Little Rock, ARAR777,60762.2%−0.4 pts

338▼2Buffalo, NYNY1,155,65362.2%−0.1 pts

339▲55Bend, OROR266,37662.1%+0.6 pts

340▼98Rockford, ILIL337,24262.1%−1.8 pts

341▲63Peoria, ILIL363,50562.1%+0.8 pts

342▲53Sedalia, MOMO44,25462.1%+0.6 pts

343▼45Rochester, NYNY1,056,14962.1%−0.9 pts

344▲24Rice Lake, WIWI46,48462.1%+0.2 pts

345▲5Carlsbad, NMNM62,50962.1%0.0 pts

346▼1Chambersburg, PAPA160,65262.1%0.0 pts

347▼57Baton Rouge, LALA888,69962.1%−1.0 pts

348▲67Chattanooga, TNTN594,53062.1%+0.9 pts

349▼77Moscow, IDID41,84262.0%−1.4 pts

350▲20Bremerton, WAWA283,37462.0%+0.2 pts

351▲69Lewisburg, TNTN38,07162.0%+1.0 pts

352▼77Topeka, KSKS233,05262.0%−1.4 pts

353▼15Atlantic City, NJNJ372,04762.0%−0.2 pts

354▼22Charlottesville, VAVA228,59762.0%−0.3 pts

355▼13New Orleans, LALA970,84962.0%−0.2 pts

356▲33Dover, DEDE194,78662.0%+0.4 pts

357▲97Stockton, CACA823,81562.0%+1.5 pts

358▼81Vallejo, CACA455,37662.0%−1.4 pts

359▲7Lafayette, LALA423,75861.9%0.0 pts

360▼159Yankton, SDSD23,63561.9%−3.0 pts

361▼97Wisconsin Rapids, WIWI74,06061.9%−1.8 pts

362▼8Jonesboro, ARAR139,44061.9%−0.1 pts

363▼98Brattleboro, VTVT45,20461.9%−1.7 pts

364▲49College Station, TXTX287,47661.9%+0.7 pts

365▼111Manitowoc, WIWI81,71061.9%−1.8 pts

366▲27Ottumwa, IAIA35,21061.9%+0.3 pts

367▲43Modesto, CACA557,71961.9%+0.6 pts

368▲64Sterling, ILIL54,12161.9%+1.0 pts

369▲34Tyler, TXTX252,54961.8%+0.5 pts

370▼10Bloomington, ININ165,23161.8%−0.2 pts

371▼30Holland, MIMI123,18861.8%−0.4 pts

372▲29Frankfort, KYKY77,87461.7%+0.3 pts

373▲111Cody, WYWY31,17161.7%+1.8 pts

374▼21Washington, ININ34,20961.7%−0.4 pts

375▲75Riverside, CACA4,769,00761.7%+1.2 pts

376▲33Kankakee, ILIL105,52561.6%+0.4 pts

377▼48Ottawa, ILIL145,90261.6%−0.8 pts

378▼160Rochelle, ILIL51,39961.6%−2.8 pts

379▼59Norwalk, OHOH58,25061.6%−1.0 pts

380▲12Abilene, TXTX185,42961.6%0.0 pts

381▲9Salem, OROR445,81461.6%0.0 pts

382▲138Panama City, FLFL231,17461.6%+2.1 pts

383▲129Nacogdoches, TXTX66,03561.5%+2.1 pts

384▼28Tiffin, OHOH54,52261.5%−0.5 pts

385▲96Waco, TXTX308,80761.5%+1.5 pts

386▲21Spartanburg, SCSC407,65661.5%+0.2 pts

387▼70Lacey, WAWA304,26161.5%−1.1 pts

388▼40Sturgis, MIMI60,96861.5%−0.7 pts

389▼101Amherst, MAMA164,06561.5%−1.7 pts

390▼13Ellensburg, WAWA48,80361.4%−0.3 pts

391▲81Amsterdam, NYNY50,04661.4%+1.2 pts

392▲27Owensboro, KYKY113,96261.4%+0.4 pts

393▲33Hobbs, NMNM74,74961.4%+0.4 pts

394▼109Albert Lea, MNMN30,44061.4%−1.8 pts

395▼28Syracuse, NYNY652,27361.4%−0.5 pts

396▼10Vincennes, ININ35,65261.4%−0.2 pts

397▼14Sulphur Springs, TXTX39,06361.4%−0.3 pts

398▲57Monticello, ININ25,16461.4%+0.9 pts

399▲76Tampa, FLFL3,418,89561.3%+1.2 pts

400▲11Jefferson City, MOMO152,71261.3%+0.1 pts

401▲47Calhoun, GAGA61,70161.3%+0.7 pts

402▲134Ada, OKOK38,52861.3%+2.2 pts

403▼3Lake of the Woods, VAVA40,08361.3%−0.1 pts

404▼26Canton, OHOH400,24661.3%−0.4 pts

405▲53Goldsboro, NCNC122,27861.2%+0.8 pts

406▲40Birmingham, ALAL1,197,76661.2%+0.6 pts

407▲16Riverton, WYWY39,46461.2%+0.2 pts

408▼112Decatur, ININ36,65061.2%−1.8 pts

409▼175Angola, ININ34,79961.1%−2.9 pts

410▼94Springfield, ILIL206,03361.1%−1.5 pts

411▲49Clinton, IAIA46,00261.1%+0.8 pts

412▲32Hutchinson, KSKS61,53961.1%+0.5 pts

413▲30Visalia, CACA485,14661.1%+0.5 pts

414▼200Jamestown, NDND21,41461.1%−3.4 pts

415▼60Duluth, MNMN281,21961.1%−1.0 pts

416▲98Kingsville, TXTX30,31561.1%+1.6 pts

417▲18Corvallis, OROR97,72861.1%+0.2 pts

418▼74New Philadelphia, OHOH92,37361.1%−1.1 pts

419▼109Wooster, OHOH116,75861.0%−1.7 pts

420▲59Staunton, VAVA129,69261.0%+1.0 pts

421▲111Yuba City, CACA187,47861.0%+1.9 pts

422▲104Bucyrus, OHOH41,89661.0%+1.7 pts

423▼84Champaign, ILIL239,97961.0%−1.2 pts

424▼8Spokane, WAWA608,01261.0%−0.1 pts

425▲51Fresno, CACA1,203,38361.0%+0.9 pts

426▲35Knoxville, TNTN968,13761.0%+0.7 pts

427▼64Lebanon, NHNH224,50061.0%−1.0 pts

428▼152Kingsland, GAGA60,14360.9%−2.4 pts

429▼168Detroit Lakes, MNMN35,49760.9%−2.8 pts

430▲101Bedford, ININ45,56860.9%+1.7 pts

431▲78El Campo, TXTX42,06060.9%+1.5 pts

432▼61Grand Junction, COCO162,84560.9%−1.0 pts

433▼61Victoria, TXTX99,86460.9%−0.9 pts

434▲34Augusta, GAGA641,23160.9%+0.7 pts

435▼124Charleston, ILIL46,60760.9%−1.9 pts

436▼11Vernal, UTUT38,27860.9%−0.1 pts

437▼115Wenatchee, WAWA128,41460.8%−1.7 pts

438▼2Albuquerque, NMNM925,27960.8%0.0 pts

439▲106Bay City, TXTX36,46360.8%+2.0 pts

440▼23Sanford, NCNC70,25860.8%−0.3 pts

441▼107Burlington, IAIA44,06160.8%−1.5 pts

442▼68Lima, OHOH100,88160.8%−1.0 pts

443▼144Fergus Falls, MNMN61,04160.8%−2.2 pts

444▲29Butte-Silver Bow, MTMT36,11860.8%+0.6 pts

445▲8Winston-Salem, NCNC712,20660.8%+0.3 pts

446▲55Pensacola, FLFL544,94960.7%+1.1 pts

447▲107Franklin, KYKY20,78860.7%+2.0 pts

448▼24Freeport, ILIL43,22060.6%−0.4 pts

449▼253St. Marys, PAPA29,92660.6%−4.3 pts

450▼52Selinsgrove, PAPA39,65560.6%−0.8 pts

451▼75Logansport, ININ37,83660.6%−1.1 pts

452▼105Petoskey, MIMI33,77560.6%−1.5 pts

453▼16Del Rio, TXTX47,83560.6%−0.2 pts

454▼5Cleveland, TNTN134,05760.6%0.0 pts

455▼124Ashland, OHOH52,52360.6%−1.8 pts

456▼4Lebanon, MOMO36,94360.5%+0.1 pts

457▼76Pittsfield, MAMA128,22460.5%−1.1 pts

458▲48Thomasville, GAGA72,95860.5%+1.0 pts

459▼21Coeur d'Alene, IDID191,86460.5%−0.3 pts

460▲27Morgantown, WVWV141,99560.4%+0.5 pts

461▲46Wabash, ININ30,71360.4%+0.9 pts

462▲15Corsicana, TXTX57,18160.3%+0.2 pts

463▼34Corpus Christi, TXTX451,19160.3%−0.7 pts

464▼58Bellefontaine, OHOH46,30260.2%−1.1 pts

465▼44East Stroudsburg, PAPA167,17960.2%−0.8 pts

466▲3Eugene, OROR381,58460.2%0.0 pts

467▲188Jackson, TNTN184,56960.2%+3.3 pts

468▼125Lawton, OKOK127,59060.2%−2.0 pts

469▼175Greenville, OHOH51,52060.2%−2.9 pts

470▼3Sandusky, OHOH112,77760.1%−0.1 pts

471▼72Salinas, CACA433,72960.1%−1.3 pts

472▼107Augusta, MEME129,06760.1%−1.8 pts

473▲144Pontiac, ILIL35,05760.1%+2.5 pts

474▲100Alamosa, COCO27,89660.1%+1.8 pts

475▲16Lake Charles, LALA244,65560.1%+0.3 pts

476▲72Muncie, ININ113,10660.1%+1.3 pts

477▼43Springfield, MAMA464,33860.1%−0.7 pts

478▼22Centralia, ILIL36,38260.1%−0.3 pts

479▲16Tupelo, MSMS133,16760.1%+0.3 pts

480▲49St. Joseph, MOMO119,17060.0%+0.8 pts

481▲41Albany, OROR132,84360.0%+0.7 pts

482▼94Mount Vernon, OHOH64,00260.0%−1.6 pts

483▲11The Dalles, OROR26,31060.0%+0.3 pts

484▼43Scranton, PAPA574,41860.0%−0.7 pts

485▼105Othello, WAWA21,48860.0%−1.7 pts

486▼78Niles, MIMI152,44459.9%−1.3 pts

487▲26Owosso, MIMI67,68159.9%+0.5 pts

488▼74Traverse City, MIMI156,97259.9%−1.2 pts

489▼25Fallon, NVNV25,85159.9%−0.4 pts

490▲34Ardmore, OKOK48,91059.9%+0.5 pts

491▼21Anderson Creek, NCNC150,13759.8%−0.4 pts

492▼2Bennington, VTVT36,63059.8%−0.1 pts

493▲83Richmond, KYKY131,80659.8%+1.5 pts

494▲49Tuscaloosa, ALAL281,85059.7%+0.9 pts

495▲21Williamsport, PAPA112,58759.7%+0.3 pts

496▼94Gulfport, MSMS431,32959.7%−1.7 pts

497▲59LaGrange, GAGA107,09759.7%+1.0 pts

498▼67Jackson, MSMS609,84759.7%−1.2 pts

499▼77Lewistown, PAPA46,12759.7%−1.4 pts

500▼67Bangor, MEME157,96759.6%−1.2 pts

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Frequently asked

Which metro area has the highest labor force participation?

Jackson, WY-ID ranks #1 with 76.3% (2024 American Community Survey).

What are the top 5 metro areas by labor force participation?

Jackson, WY-ID, Breckenridge, CO, Sioux Falls, SD-MN, Fargo, ND-MN, Edwards, CO.

How many metro areas are in this ranking?

925 metro areas qualify after filtering for population minimums and data availability. The ranking covers 2024 ACS 5-year data.

How is labor force participation measured?

Share of residents 16+ in the labor force. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024).