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).

RANKING · 2024 ACS · 425 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).

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SAME RANKING BYCities Counties States ZIP codes

YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPLABOR FORCE PARTICIPATIONVS 2020

501Marquette, MIMI68,06459.6%+2%

502Columbus, GAGA324,83059.6%−1%

503Moultrie, GAGA47,43859.6%+2%

504Battle Creek, MIMI133,40859.6%−0%

505Roanoke, VAVA316,54759.5%−2%

506Midland, MIMI83,75459.5%+0%

507Muskegon, MIMI177,90159.5%−0%

508Tullahoma, TNTN69,33959.5%−1%

509Monroe, MIMI156,00459.5%−2%

510Gloversville, NYNY52,21659.5%+1%

511Wilmington, NCNC492,77259.4%+3%

512Auburn, ALAL208,01359.4%+0%

513Zanesville, OHOH87,01459.4%−0%

514Bay City, MIMI102,12359.3%+1%

515Plainview, TXTX36,70059.3%+1%

516Blytheville, ARAR37,82859.3%−4%

517Hammond, LALA141,34659.3%+3%

518Shawano, WIWI45,75959.3%−2%

519Statesboro, GAGA97,97759.2%−2%

520Mount Pleasant, TXTX57,07659.2%−0%

521Morristown, TNTN128,86759.2%+4%

522Chico, CACA209,21159.2%+5%

523Merced, CACA297,26059.2%−1%

524La Grande, OROR25,90059.2%+4%

525Stillwater, OKOK83,88959.2%+3%

526McAllen, TXTX921,54959.1%+1%

527Bloomsburg, PAPA66,19359.1%+1%

528Sweetwater, TXTX14,11759.1%+2%

529Paragould, ARAR47,41159.1%+0%

530Hermiston, OROR93,72159.1%+2%

531Fairmont, WVWV55,58459.1%+1%

532Carson, NVNV58,57159.1%−2%

533Rocky Mount, NCNC148,48659.1%+1%

534Valdosta, GAGA153,27659.0%+1%

535Kokomo, ININ83,90459.0%−1%

536Glens Falls, NYNY124,37359.0%−2%

537Mount Vernon, ILIL36,14759.0%+3%

538Elizabeth City, NCNC42,20159.0%−1%

539Vernon, TXTX12,48159.0%−8%

540Boone, NCNC54,78659.0%−1%

541Lynchburg, VAVA269,16959.0%−0%

542Borger, TXTX19,63359.0%−3%

543Rome, GAGA101,37858.9%+2%

544Monticello, NYNY80,58658.9%+1%

545Erie, PAPA265,83258.9%−2%

546Longview, TXTX297,31558.9%+1%

547Hickory, NCNC376,89058.9%−1%

548Daphne, ALAL267,76158.9%+1%

549Montgomery, ALAL388,74758.9%−0%

550Ocean Pines, MDMD54,45958.8%+0%

551Fremont, OHOH58,65558.8%−5%

552Bakersfield, CACA927,06858.8%+1%

553Marion, ILIL67,22558.8%+1%

554Springfield, OHOH135,34058.8%−1%

555Cookeville, TNTN152,47758.8%+3%

556Lawrenceburg, TNTN46,91458.7%+8%

557Sikeston, MOMO49,97858.7%+4%

558Lufkin, TXTX88,15458.7%+1%

559Ponca City, OKOK43,49058.7%+1%

560Sumter, SCSC105,06758.7%−1%

561Maryville, MOMO20,17458.7%−0%

562Shelby, NCNC103,32558.7%+4%

563Cambridge, MDMD33,62858.7%−3%

564Fayetteville, TNTN36,85358.7%−1%

565Dyersburg, TNTN36,32058.6%−2%

566Campbellsville, KYKY38,40758.6%+5%

567Brenham, TXTX38,28858.6%+1%

568Flint, MIMI401,09358.5%+1%

569Mobile, ALAL411,65858.5%+3%

570Marshall, MOMO23,26558.5%−1%

571Altoona, PAPA119,54158.5%−0%

572Washington Court House, OHOH28,55258.5%+2%

573Richmond, ININ66,16958.5%−3%

574Walla Walla, WAWA62,36158.5%+2%

575Vicksburg, MSMS41,75958.5%+1%

576Henderson, NCNC42,63858.5%−0%

577Corning, NYNY91,85558.5%−2%

578Marion, ININ66,52458.4%+1%

579Florence, ALAL156,60958.4%+4%

580Albemarle, NCNC68,83058.4%−3%

581Ithaca, NYNY104,04758.4%−3%

582Mount Vernon, WAWA132,97558.4%−2%

583Asheville, NCNC422,34558.4%−3%

584Cedartown, GAGA45,51458.3%−3%

585Lock Haven, PAPA37,87058.3%−2%

586Shreveport, LALA383,47458.3%−1%

587Barnstable, MAMA233,53958.3%−3%

588Branson, MOMO57,00158.3%−3%

589Las Cruces, NMNM229,09158.3%+3%

590Durant, OKOK51,36758.2%+2%

591Paris, TXTX63,31958.2%+1%

592Brainerd, MNMN100,56258.2%−3%

593Gainesville, FLFL359,03658.2%+1%

594San Luis Obispo, CACA282,36758.2%−1%

595Eagle Pass, TXTX58,82358.1%+3%

596Adrian, MIMI97,77958.1%−1%

597Coldwater, MIMI45,99358.1%+3%

598Decatur, ILIL99,30058.1%−2%

599Auburn, NYNY74,36558.1%−1%

600Utica, NYNY285,61158.1%−1%

601Marietta, OHOH58,38958.1%+1%

602Rutland, VTVT59,65358.1%−6%

603Kingston, NYNY183,33058.1%−4%

604Brownsville, TXTX433,94658.0%+3%

605Tucson, AZAZ1,074,68558.0%−0%

606Cullman, ALAL94,00958.0%+4%

607Batesville, ARAR38,78558.0%+1%

608Medford, OROR221,79558.0%−0%

609Lakeland, FLFL874,79058.0%+5%

610Houma, LALA199,66857.9%−0%

611Florence, SCSC201,39257.9%+1%

612Pampa, TXTX21,78657.8%+1%

613Madison, ININ33,27957.8%+3%

614Fort Smith, ARAR234,14057.8%−1%

615Pottsville, PAPA145,08557.8%+1%

616Arkansas City, KSKS34,38257.8%−2%

617Fort Madison, IAIA32,30657.8%−4%

618McMinnville, TNTN43,71757.8%+2%

619Murray, KYKY39,42157.8%+0%

620Plattsburgh, NYNY78,13857.7%+2%

621Hudson, NYNY60,16857.7%−5%

622Decatur, ALAL160,32657.6%+3%

623Beaumont, TXTX399,31057.6%+2%

624Lewiston, IDID65,45057.6%−2%

625Wilson, NCNC81,15057.5%−3%

626St. George, UTUT213,67057.5%+2%

627Terre Haute, ININ169,24157.5%−2%

628Elmira, NYNY80,41557.5%−1%

629Vineland, NJNJ157,14857.5%+3%

630Hannibal, MOMO38,96957.4%−5%

631Albertville, ALAL103,53757.4%+4%

632Athens, OHOH63,19757.4%+7%

633Johnson City, TNTN216,41657.3%+1%

634Bartlesville, OKOK54,03757.3%−0%

635Rockingham, NCNC42,04157.3%−0%

636Paducah, KYKY102,25957.3%+2%

637Russellville, ARAR84,93257.3%+2%

638Nogales, AZAZ50,02057.3%+4%

639Santa Fe, NMNM156,90757.3%−0%

640Bishop, CACA18,15857.3%−0%

641Albany, GAGA145,51057.3%−2%

642Monroe, LALA222,39057.2%+4%

643Pinehurst, NCNC110,61957.2%−1%

644Arkadelphia, ARAR20,93857.2%+0%

645Salem, OHOH99,37757.2%−1%

646Saginaw, MIMI187,68857.2%+1%

647Macon-Bibb County, GAGA238,55357.2%+1%

648New Iberia, LALA66,84657.1%−4%

649Binghamton, NYNY243,18957.1%−0%

650Americus, GAGA33,39457.1%+0%

651Houghton, MIMI40,02857.1%+5%

652Russellville, ALAL32,44957.1%+2%

653Montrose, COCO44,59157.1%+1%

654Mount Airy, NCNC72,28757.1%+1%

655Enterprise, ALAL56,95357.1%−3%

656Hillsdale, MIMI45,73857.0%+3%

657Blacksburg, VAVA181,61657.0%+1%

658Dothan, ALAL156,26657.0%+3%

659Starkville, MSMS62,06357.0%+4%

660Cambridge, OHOH38,37957.0%+1%

661Toccoa, GAGA27,85457.0%+3%

662Sunbury, PAPA107,78856.9%−1%

663Eureka, CACA131,64756.9%−5%

664Coshocton, OHOH37,18856.9%−2%

665New Bern, NCNC127,35856.8%−1%

666Alexandria, LALA147,95256.8%+1%

667Jackson, MIMI159,55256.8%−1%

668Rio Grande City, TXTX66,31956.8%−3%

669Sterling, COCO20,65456.8%−10%

670Tahlequah, OKOK49,19656.8%+3%

671Town of Pecos, TXTX12,13856.7%+2%

672Longview, WAWA114,88556.7%+2%

673Palm Bay, FLFL663,98256.7%+2%

674Youngstown, OHOH423,67856.7%−2%

675Price, UTUT20,68056.7%−2%

676Brownwood, TXTX38,71156.6%−0%

677Connersville, ININ23,53356.6%−2%

678Newberry, SCSC39,56156.6%−6%

679Carbondale, ILIL52,50156.6%+1%

680Searcy, ARAR80,08556.6%+4%

681Winchester, TNTN45,57956.6%+3%

682Hilo, HIHI210,04356.5%−4%

683Mansfield, OHOH124,89356.5%+1%

684Ukiah, CACA88,12256.5%−2%

685Jacksonville, ILIL37,38156.4%−1%

686Uvalde, TXTX24,96356.4%−4%

687Easton, MDMD38,23856.4%−2%

688Iron Mountain, MIMI30,57556.4%−1%

689Granbury, TXTX70,50156.4%+2%

690Taylorville, ILIL33,44356.4%−2%

691Gaffney, SCSC58,27556.4%+2%

692Greencastle, ININ37,87656.4%+1%

693Henderson, KYKY57,18456.3%−1%

694Cadillac, MIMI49,71956.3%−3%

695Kinston, NCNC55,83756.3%−2%

696Mayfield, KYKY37,05056.3%+0%

697Danville, ILIL71,25956.3%+2%

698Seneca Falls, NYNY32,88356.2%−1%

699Michigan City, ININ111,29456.2%−2%

700El Dorado, ARAR36,92656.2%+4%

701Indiana, PAPA82,87856.2%+1%

702Corinth, MSMS34,56956.2%+3%

703Astoria, OROR40,92656.2%−5%

704Hanford, CACA154,32756.2%+1%

705Oxford, ALAL115,83456.1%−0%

706Vidalia, GAGA36,18056.1%+5%

707Moberly, MOMO24,51356.1%−0%

708Redding, CACA181,64856.1%+3%

709Picayune, MSMS59,36356.1%+4%

710Troy, ALAL33,68856.0%+4%

711Cornelia, GAGA50,41656.0%+1%

712Waynesville, NCNC63,36956.0%−0%

713Oak Harbor, WAWA85,65756.0%−4%

714Alamogordo, NMNM70,36856.0%+4%

715Weirton, WVWV112,46856.0%+1%

716DeRidder, LALA36,67356.0%+1%

717Columbus, MSMS67,14455.9%−3%

718Marinette, WIWI65,51555.9%−3%

719Sayre, PAPA59,60055.9%−2%

720Mineral Wells, TXTX30,79155.9%−4%

721Harrison, ARAR45,65455.9%+2%

722Cordele, GAGA19,23755.9%−4%

723Alice, TXTX45,38355.8%+1%

724Hilton Head Island, SCSC242,96655.8%−0%

725Centralia, WAWA88,06255.8%+4%

726Roswell, NMNM63,36455.8%−3%

727Hemlock Farms, PAPA62,80855.8%−3%

728Parkersburg, WVWV87,26455.7%+3%

729North Wilkesboro, NCNC66,23355.7%−0%

730Dixon, ILIL32,91455.7%+1%

731Tifton, GAGA51,23755.7%−5%

732Jamestown, NYNY124,12655.7%−1%

733Somerset, PAPA72,00455.7%−0%

734State College, PAPA157,39355.7%−3%

735Fort Payne, ALAL74,08555.7%−1%

736Magnolia, ARAR21,89455.6%+14%

737West Plains, MOMO40,79855.6%+7%

738Kerrville, TXTX54,03755.5%+0%

739Meridian, MSMS85,41955.5%+1%

740Pueblo, COCO169,27755.4%−1%

741Raymondville, TXTX19,97155.4%−1%

742Taos, NMNM34,56455.4%+5%

743St. Simons, GAGA118,52455.3%−4%

744Galesburg, ILIL47,76755.3%+3%

745Wheeling, WVWV134,08955.3%+1%

746Big Spring, TXTX30,50455.3%+5%

747Olean, NYNY75,39055.3%−4%

748Grenada, MSMS30,22255.2%+4%

749Gadsden, ALAL103,88655.2%+1%

750Grand Rapids, MNMN45,40455.2%−2%

751Oneonta, NYNY60,58955.2%−4%

752DuBois, PAPA78,10055.2%+1%

753Washington, NCNC44,67055.2%+1%

754Mount Sterling, KYKY48,42855.2%+3%

755Athens, TNTN71,59055.1%+3%

756Rolla, MOMO45,24755.1%+2%

757Martin, TNTN33,26155.1%+2%

758Fitzgerald, GAGA17,09955.1%+3%

759Oil City, PAPA49,34655.0%−2%

760Morehead City, NCNC70,46955.0%−2%

761Poplar Bluff, MOMO41,90455.0%+2%

762Laurel, MSMS82,28155.0%−0%

763Dublin, GAGA60,35155.0%+8%

764Bonham, TXTX39,26555.0%+3%

765Forest City, NCNC65,74554.9%+4%

766Fredericksburg, TXTX28,52754.9%−5%

767Union City, TNTN30,06754.8%−1%

768Lincoln, ILIL27,18254.8%−1%

769Port St. Lucie, FLFL568,72154.8%+2%

770Mexico, MOMO24,52854.8%−5%

771Thomaston, GAGA28,50054.7%+2%

772Oxford, MSMS71,97254.7%−6%

773Peru, ININ34,48754.7%−3%

774Warren, PAPA37,03854.6%−5%

775Hermitage, PAPA107,86054.6%−1%

776Duncan, OKOK44,31054.6%−0%

777Ludington, MIMI29,04054.5%−1%

778Hot Springs, ARAR99,69554.5%+2%

779Danville, KYKY56,98554.5%+0%

780Glasgow, KYKY56,22454.5%−3%

781Shawnee, OKOK75,10254.5%−3%

782Marion, NCNC45,19854.5%−0%

783Bradford, PAPA38,98454.5%−2%

784Douglas, GAGA52,86154.5%−2%

785Clarksburg, WVWV88,14254.5%−5%

786Big Rapids, MIMI42,32054.4%+0%

787Texarkana, TXTX146,81654.4%+1%

788Clewiston, FLFL61,54654.4%−5%

789Charleston, WVWV200,17054.4%+1%

790Greenwood, SCSC95,21554.4%−2%

791Johnstown, PAPA128,96854.3%−1%

792Lake City, FLFL74,09454.3%+6%

793New Castle, ININ49,13754.3%+2%

794Meadville, PAPA81,79254.3%−6%

795Miami, OKOK30,43854.2%−1%

796Morgan City, LALA46,55254.2%+3%

797Clarksdale, MSMS19,84954.1%+6%

798Seaford, DEDE277,14054.1%−2%

799Ontario, OROR60,08554.1%−1%

800Kirksville, MOMO29,82454.1%−1%

801Athens, TXTX88,59554.0%+6%

802Huntington, WVWV365,96554.0%+5%

803Ozark, ALAL49,91253.9%−2%

804Alpena, MIMI28,85353.9%−4%

805Canton, ILIL32,90153.8%−2%

806Kingsport, TNTN314,83453.8%+0%

807Alexander City, ALAL40,95353.8%+2%

808Deltona, FLFL746,93353.7%+2%

809Red Bluff, CACA64,66553.7%−1%

810Madisonville, KYKY45,12753.7%−3%

811Jacksonville, TXTX53,33753.7%−4%

812Cape Coral, FLFL875,60753.6%+1%

813Truckee, CACA101,91153.6%−3%

814Waycross, GAGA57,67053.6%+3%

815Chillicothe, OHOH76,42953.6%+1%

816Snyder, TXTX16,16253.5%+2%

817Newport, TNTN37,88953.5%+3%

818Orangeburg, SCSC83,17753.4%−3%

819Myrtle Beach, SCSC427,55153.4%−4%

820Safford, AZAZ40,15753.4%+8%

821Muskogee, OKOK66,70853.4%+2%

822Massena, NYNY105,48853.3%−0%

823Martinsville, VAVA63,09153.3%+4%

824Marion, OHOH65,11553.2%−0%

825Kennett, MOMO26,85553.2%−3%

826Natchitoches, LALA36,08953.2%+9%

827Sault Ste. Marie, MIMI36,08153.1%−6%

828Farmington, NMNM120,34053.1%−2%

829Española, NMNM39,83253.1%+6%

830El Centro, CACA181,41153.0%+3%

831Greenwood, MSMS34,91253.0%+5%

832Greeneville, TNTN73,83153.0%+2%

833McAlester, OKOK43,32053.0%−2%

834Seneca, SCSC83,77552.9%−3%

835Laurinburg, NCNC33,32252.9%+4%

836Yuma, AZAZ224,44952.8%−4%

837Zapata, TXTX13,75352.8%−6%

838Opelousas, LALA80,76552.8%+0%

839Alma, MIMI41,19052.7%+2%

840Gallipolis, OHOH29,07252.7%−2%

841Danville, VAVA101,13752.7%−4%

842Greenville, MSMS40,44652.6%−5%

843Brookhaven, MSMS35,01252.5%+3%

844Somerset, KYKY67,38452.4%−3%

845Selma, ALAL35,14052.3%+1%

846Paris, TNTN32,89652.3%+4%

847Talladega, ALAL91,76452.1%−0%

848Roanoke Rapids, NCNC63,02552.0%+7%

849Farmington, MOMO67,80952.0%+0%

850Sandpoint, IDID54,42051.9%−1%

851North Port, FLFL948,15851.8%+2%

852Ruidoso, NMNM19,84451.8%+2%

853Jesup, GAGA32,48151.6%+1%

854Clearlake, CACA67,77251.6%+1%

855Scottsboro, ALAL54,28151.5%+4%

856Coos Bay, OROR63,99251.4%−1%

857Bainbridge, GAGA29,43251.3%−6%

858Naples, FLFL417,13151.2%−1%

859Escanaba, MIMI36,58251.2%−3%

860Huntingdon, PAPA43,00151.1%−2%

861McComb, MSMS52,64051.1%+6%

862Ruston, LALA48,36051.1%−8%

863Cumberland, MDMD93,64051.0%−0%

864Elkins, WVWV26,88251.0%+5%

865Lumberton, NCNC119,94150.9%−0%

866Klamath Falls, OROR70,27450.9%−5%

867Pine Bluff, ARAR70,21150.9%+1%

868Murrells Inlet, SCSC65,91250.5%−3%

869Gardnerville Ranchos, NVNV51,15450.5%−7%

870Malvern, ARAR33,45150.4%−2%

871Aberdeen, WAWA78,14450.3%−1%

872Camden, ARAR26,36350.1%−1%

873Okeechobee, FLFL42,60850.1%+3%

874Las Vegas, NMNM30,31150.0%+8%

875Elk City, OKOK22,15949.9%−4%

876Bogalusa, LALA44,93749.8%−4%

877Corbin, KYKY150,04049.7%+4%

878Grants Pass, OROR87,86749.7%+1%

879Roseburg, OROR111,95149.6%−3%

880Sonora, CACA53,16049.6%+1%

881Arcadia, FLFL37,07849.5%+5%

882Portsmouth, OHOH71,36549.5%+3%

883Lewisburg, PAPA42,31349.5%+3%

884Summerville, GAGA25,30049.5%+3%

885Sierra Vista, AZAZ126,33249.4%−2%

886Minden, LALA34,94849.3%+3%

887Shelton, WAWA71,16549.3%−3%

888Crescent City, CACA26,41049.2%+12%

889Cleveland, MSMS28,26249.2%+1%

890Ocala, FLFL442,66049.1%+4%

891Brevard, NCNC34,21149.0%−5%

892Newport, OROR50,63648.9%−2%

893Sebastian, FLFL172,79948.6%+1%

894Baker City, OROR16,65848.6%−1%

895Gallup, NMNM68,11948.5%−2%

896Bluefield, WVWV96,13848.4%+1%

897Prescott Valley, AZAZ252,55248.2%+0%

898Beckley, WVWV109,94048.0%−3%

899Milledgeville, GAGA44,02947.7%−10%

900Port Angeles, WAWA78,20247.6%−3%

901Palatka, FLFL77,73447.5%−2%

902Payson, AZAZ53,80147.2%+1%

903Huntsville, TXTX83,84247.0%+9%

904Natchez, MSMS54,72246.5%+4%

905Forrest City, ARAR21,80046.3%+2%

906Palestine, TXTX59,80546.3%+12%

907Crossville, TNTN66,30045.9%+0%

908Beeville, TXTX32,51545.9%+9%

909Show Low, AZAZ109,94645.8%−1%

910Eufaula, ALAL26,86145.2%−1%

911Brookings, OROR22,62145.1%+6%

912Silver City, NMNM27,25245.1%−2%

913Deming, NMNM25,40744.9%−5%

914Lake Havasu City, AZAZ228,10244.5%−1%

915Cañon City, COCO50,03944.1%+16%

916Port Townsend, WAWA33,97043.9%+1%

917Mountain Home, ARAR42,98243.8%−4%

918Sebring, FLFL111,12243.6%+3%

919Pikeville, KYKY89,12243.5%+1%

920Punta Gorda, FLFL217,21243.2%+5%

921Middlesborough, KYKY22,82942.4%+10%

922Pahrump, NVNV57,33642.1%−2%

923Susanville, CACA28,11741.3%+22%

924Homosassa Springs, FLFL171,66640.4%+1%

925The Villages, FLFL157,77225.8%+14%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES