Labor Market Insights

Instawork's monthly summary of changes in roles, pay, demographics, and tightness in the local labor market:

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Government Statistics

$37.46

mean hourly pay

$3.64 higher than the national mean*

5.3%

unemployment rate

1.7% higher than the national average**

13.8%

higher consumer prices

relative to the national average***

* Bureau of Labor Statistics, all occupations, September 2023

** Bureau of Labor Statistics, headline unemployment rate, September 2023

*** Bureau of Economic Analysis, January 2021