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REGIONAL AND STATE UNEMPLOYMENT -- 2009 ANNUAL AVERAGES
Annual average unemployment rates rose in 2009 in all regions, divisions,
and states, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Employment-
population ratios decreased across all of these geographic areas as well.
The U.S. jobless rate jumped by 3.5 percentage points from the prior year
to 9.3 percent, while the national employment-population ratio fell by 2.9
points to 59.3 percent.
Regional Unemployment
All four regions posted statistically significant unemployment rate in-
creases from 2008. The West experienced the greatest jump (+3.8 percentage
points), followed by the Midwest (+3.6 points), South (+3.4 points), and
Northeast (+3.0 points). The West, at 10.1 percent, and Midwest, at 9.6
percent, registered jobless rates significantly higher than the U.S. rate
in 2009. The Northeast and South, at 8.4 and 8.9 percent, respectively,
both had rates significantly below the national figure. In 2009, the West
recorded the highest annual jobless rate in its series. (All region, divi-
sion, and state series begin in 1976.) (See table 1.)
All nine geographic divisions also reported statistically significant over-
the-year unemployment rate increases in 2009, with the largest occurring in
the Pacific and East North Central (+4.1 and +4.0 percentage points, respec-
tively). The divisions with the smallest rate increases were the West North
Central (+2.4 percentage points) and West South Central (+2.6 points). Three
divisions registered unemployment rates over 10.0 percent: the Pacific divi-
sion posted the highest rate, 10.9 percent, followed by the East North Central,
10.6 percent, and the East South Central, 10.2 percent--all three rates were
significantly above the U.S. rate. The divisions with the lowest jobless rates
last year were the West North Central, 7.3 percent, and West South Central,
7.4 percent. In addition to these two, the Middle Atlantic, Mountain, and New
England divisions had rates significantly below the national figure. Two divi-
sions reported the highest jobless rates in their series in 2009: the Pacific,
10.9 percent, and South Atlantic, 9.5 percent.
State Unemployment
All 50 states and the District of Columbia posted statistically significant
unemployment rate increases in 2009. Michigan and Nevada experienced the
largest increases in their jobless rates (+5.3 and +5.1 percentage points,
respectively). Seven additional states recorded rate jumps of at least 4.0
percentage points. (See table A.)
In 2009, 14 states and the District of Columbia reported unemployment rates
of 10.0 percent or more. Michigan posted the highest unemployment rate for
the fourth year in a row, 13.6 percent, followed by Nevada, 11.8 percent,
and South Carolina, 11.7 percent. North Dakota registered the lowest job-
less rate among the states, 4.3 percent, with Nebraska and South Dakota
close behind at 4.6 and 4.8 percent, respectively. Thirty states had unem-
ployment rates that were significantly lower than the U.S. rate of 9.3 per-
cent, and 13 states and the District of Columbia recorded rates signifi-
cantly above it. Nine states reported the highest jobless rates in their
annual series: California (11.4 percent), Delaware (8.1 percent), Florida
(10.5 percent), Georgia (9.6 percent), Kansas (6.7 percent), Nevada (11.8
percent), North Carolina (10.6 percent), Rhode Island (11.2 percent), and
South Carolina (11.7 percent). (See table B.)
Regional Employment-Population Ratios
In 2009, all four regions registered statistically significant deteriora-
tion in their employment-population ratios--the proportion of the civi-
lian noninstitutional population 16 years and older with a job. The West
experienced the largest over-the-year decrease in its employment-popula-
tion ratio (-3.3 percentage points), followed by the Midwest (-3.1 points),
South (-2.7 points), and Northeast (-2.2 points). Despite the large decline
in its employment-population ratio, the Midwest continued to report the
highest ratio, 60.8 percent, while the South, at 58.3 percent, recorded the
lowest. These two regions had employment-population ratios that were signi-
ficantly different from the national figure of 59.3 percent. (See table 2.)
All nine divisions registered statistically significant decreases in their
employment-population ratios in 2009. The East North Central reported the
greatest drop (-3.5 percentage points), followed by the Pacific and South
Atlantic (-3.3 points each) and East South Central and Mountain (-3.2 points
each). In 2009, the East South Central again recorded the lowest proportion
of employed persons, 54.4 percent, with the South Atlantic and Pacific posting
the next lowest, 58.4 and 58.5 percent, respectively. All were significantly
below the national average. The divisions with the highest employment-popula-
tion ratios were the West North Central, 65.2 percent, and New England, 62.0
percent. The Mountain division also recorded an employment-population ratio
significantly above the U.S. figure.
State Employment-Population Ratios
In 2009, all 50 states and the District of Columbia registered statistically
significant decreases in their proportions of employed persons. Four states
and the District of Columbia reported drops of 4.0 percentage points or more:
Alabama (-4.4 points), Indiana and Michigan (-4.3 points), North Carolina (-4.1
points), and the District of Columbia (-4.0 points). Sixteen other states re-
corded declines in their employment-population ratios of -3.0 to -3.9 percent-
age points, 20 states had decreases of -2.0 to -2.9 points, and the remaining
10 states had declines of -1.0 to -1.9 points.
West Virginia again reported the lowest employment-population ratio among the
states (50.5 percent), which it has done for 34 consecutive years. Almost half
(24) of the states had employment-population ratios in 2009 that were below
60.0 percent, while no state registered a ratio of 70.0 percent or higher last
year. Three states in the West North Central division again posted the highest
ratios: North Dakota (69.4 percent) and Nebraska and South Dakota (68.9 percent
each). Twenty-two states and the District of Columbia recorded employment-pop-
ulation ratios that were significantly above the U.S. ratio of 59.3 percent,
and 16 states had ratios that were appreciably below it. The remaining 12 states
reported ratios that were not measurably different from that of the nation. Four
states registered the lowest employment-population ratios in their series in
2009: Hawaii (59.9 percent), Nevada (60.4 percent), North Carolina (57.0 per-
cent), and South Carolina (55.0 percent). (See tables C and D.)
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The Regional and State Employment and Unemployment news release for January
2010 is scheduled to be released on Wednesday, March 10, 2010, at 10:00 a.m.
(EST). The Metropolitan Area Employment and Unemployment news release for
January 2010 is scheduled to be released on Friday, March 19, 2010, at
10:00 a.m. (EDT).
Table A. States with statistically significant unemployment rate changes,
2008-09 annual averages
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| Rate |
|-------------------------| Over-the-year
State | | | rate change
| 2008 | 2009 |
--------------------------------|------------|------------|---------------
Alabama ........................| 5.2 | 10.1 | 4.9
Alaska .........................| 6.5 | 8.0 | 1.5
Arizona ........................| 5.9 | 9.1 | 3.2
Arkansas .......................| 5.2 | 7.3 | 2.1
California .....................| 7.2 | 11.4 | 4.2
Colorado .......................| 4.9 | 7.7 | 2.8
Connecticut ....................| 5.6 | 8.2 | 2.6
Delaware .......................| 4.9 | 8.1 | 3.2
District of Columbia ...........| 6.6 | 10.2 | 3.6
Florida ........................| 6.3 | 10.5 | 4.2
| | |
Georgia ........................| 6.2 | 9.6 | 3.4
Hawaii .........................| 4.0 | 6.8 | 2.8
Idaho ..........................| 4.9 | 8.0 | 3.1
Illinois .......................| 6.4 | 10.1 | 3.7
Indiana ........................| 5.8 | 10.1 | 4.3
Iowa ...........................| 4.4 | 6.0 | 1.6
Kansas .........................| 4.4 | 6.7 | 2.3
Kentucky .......................| 6.6 | 10.5 | 3.9
Louisiana ......................| 4.5 | 6.8 | 2.3
Maine ..........................| 5.3 | 8.0 | 2.7
| | |
Maryland .......................| 4.4 | 7.0 | 2.6
Massachusetts ..................| 5.3 | 8.4 | 3.1
Michigan .......................| 8.3 | 13.6 | 5.3
Minnesota ......................| 5.4 | 8.0 | 2.6
Mississippi ....................| 6.8 | 9.6 | 2.8
Missouri .......................| 6.1 | 9.3 | 3.2
Montana ........................| 4.6 | 6.2 | 1.6
Nebraska .......................| 3.3 | 4.6 | 1.3
Nevada .........................| 6.7 | 11.8 | 5.1
New Hampshire ..................| 3.9 | 6.3 | 2.4
| | |
New Jersey .....................| 5.5 | 9.2 | 3.7
New Mexico .....................| 4.5 | 7.2 | 2.7
New York .......................| 5.3 | 8.4 | 3.1
North Carolina .................| 6.2 | 10.6 | 4.4
North Dakota ...................| 3.2 | 4.3 | 1.1
Ohio ...........................| 6.6 | 10.2 | 3.6
Oklahoma .......................| 3.7 | 6.4 | 2.7
Oregon .........................| 6.5 | 11.1 | 4.6
Pennsylvania ...................| 5.3 | 8.1 | 2.8
Rhode Island ...................| 7.6 | 11.2 | 3.6
| | |
South Carolina .................| 6.9 | 11.7 | 4.8
South Dakota ...................| 3.1 | 4.8 | 1.7
Tennessee ......................| 6.7 | 10.5 | 3.8
Texas ..........................| 4.9 | 7.6 | 2.7
Utah ...........................| 3.7 | 6.6 | 2.9
Vermont ........................| 4.5 | 6.9 | 2.4
Virginia .......................| 3.9 | 6.7 | 2.8
Washington .....................| 5.4 | 8.9 | 3.5
West Virginia ..................| 4.3 | 7.9 | 3.6
Wisconsin ......................| 4.8 | 8.5 | 3.7
Wyoming ........................| 3.2 | 6.4 | 3.2
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Table B. States with unemployment rates significantly differ-
ent from that of the U.S., 2009 annual averages
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State | Rate
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United States .......................| 9.3
|
Alaska ..............................| 8.0
Arkansas ............................| 7.3
California ..........................| 11.4
Colorado ............................| 7.7
Connecticut .........................| 8.2
Delaware ............................| 8.1
District of Columbia ................| 10.2
Florida .............................| 10.5
Hawaii ..............................| 6.8
Idaho ...............................| 8.0
|
Illinois ............................| 10.1
Indiana .............................| 10.1
Iowa ................................| 6.0
Kansas ..............................| 6.7
Kentucky ............................| 10.5
Louisiana ...........................| 6.8
Maine ...............................| 8.0
Maryland ............................| 7.0
Massachusetts .......................| 8.4
Michigan ............................| 13.6
|
Minnesota ...........................| 8.0
Montana .............................| 6.2
Nebraska ............................| 4.6
Nevada ..............................| 11.8
New Hampshire .......................| 6.3
New Mexico ..........................| 7.2
New York ............................| 8.4
North Carolina ......................| 10.6
North Dakota ........................| 4.3
Ohio ................................| 10.2
|
Oklahoma ............................| 6.4
Oregon ..............................| 11.1
Pennsylvania ........................| 8.1
Rhode Island ........................| 11.2
South Carolina ......................| 11.7
South Dakota ........................| 4.8
Tennessee ...........................| 10.5
Texas ...............................| 7.6
Utah ................................| 6.6
Vermont .............................| 6.9
|
Virginia ............................| 6.7
West Virginia .......................| 7.9
Wisconsin ...........................| 8.5
Wyoming .............................| 6.4
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Table C. States with statistically significant employment-population
ratio changes, 2008-09 annual averages
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| Ratio |
|-------------------------| Over-the-year
State | | | ratio change
| 2008 | 2009 |
--------------------------------|------------|------------|---------------
Alabama ........................| 56.8 | 52.4 | -4.4
Alaska .........................| 66.5 | 64.5 | -2.0
Arizona ........................| 60.3 | 57.7 | -2.6
Arkansas .......................| 59.6 | 57.6 | -2.0
California .....................| 61.2 | 57.7 | -3.5
Colorado .......................| 68.8 | 64.9 | -3.9
Connecticut ....................| 64.7 | 63.1 | -1.6
Delaware .......................| 61.8 | 58.2 | -3.6
District of Columbia ...........| 65.1 | 61.1 | -4.0
Florida ........................| 59.6 | 56.4 | -3.2
| | |
Georgia ........................| 63.0 | 59.1 | -3.9
Hawaii .........................| 62.9 | 59.9 | -3.0
Idaho ..........................| 63.6 | 60.1 | -3.5
Illinois .......................| 63.6 | 60.1 | -3.5
Indiana ........................| 62.6 | 58.3 | -4.3
Iowa ...........................| 69.3 | 67.5 | -1.8
Kansas .........................| 67.6 | 66.6 | -1.0
Kentucky .......................| 57.8 | 56.0 | -1.8
Louisiana ......................| 58.8 | 56.7 | -2.1
Maine ..........................| 62.8 | 60.8 | -2.0
| | |
Maryland .......................| 66.3 | 63.0 | -3.3
Massachusetts ..................| 63.3 | 60.7 | -2.6
Michigan .......................| 58.6 | 54.3 | -4.3
Minnesota ......................| 68.7 | 66.9 | -1.8
Mississippi ....................| 55.3 | 53.1 | -2.2
Missouri .......................| 62.5 | 59.7 | -2.8
Montana ........................| 64.2 | 61.1 | -3.1
Nebraska .......................| 71.1 | 68.9 | -2.2
Nevada .........................| 63.6 | 60.4 | -3.2
New Hampshire ..................| 68.0 | 65.8 | -2.2
| | |
New Jersey .....................| 63.2 | 60.7 | -2.5
New Mexico .....................| 61.0 | 58.3 | -2.7
New York .......................| 59.9 | 57.8 | -2.1
North Carolina .................| 61.1 | 57.0 | -4.1
North Dakota ...................| 70.8 | 69.4 | -1.4
Ohio ...........................| 62.6 | 59.7 | -2.9
Oklahoma .......................| 61.4 | 59.7 | -1.7
Oregon .........................| 61.4 | 58.1 | -3.3
Pennsylvania ...................| 61.6 | 59.3 | -2.3
Rhode Island ...................| 63.0 | 60.1 | -2.9
| | |
South Carolina .................| 57.9 | 55.0 | -2.9
South Dakota ...................| 70.8 | 68.9 | -1.9
Tennessee ......................| 59.0 | 55.5 | -3.5
Texas ..........................| 62.3 | 60.9 | -1.4
Utah ...........................| 68.1 | 64.6 | -3.5
Vermont ........................| 67.8 | 66.2 | -1.6
Virginia .......................| 66.8 | 64.8 | -2.0
Washington .....................| 64.7 | 62.2 | -2.5
West Virginia ..................| 53.4 | 50.5 | -2.9
Wisconsin ......................| 66.9 | 63.9 | -3.0
Wyoming ........................| 69.4 | 66.0 | -3.4
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Table D. States with employment-population ratios significantly
different from that of the U.S., 2009 annual averages
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State | Ratio
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United States .......................| 59.3
|
Alabama .............................| 52.4
Alaska ..............................| 64.5
Arizona .............................| 57.7
Arkansas ............................| 57.6
California ..........................| 57.7
Colorado ............................| 64.9
Connecticut .........................| 63.1
Delaware ............................| 58.2
District of Columbia ................| 61.1
Florida .............................| 56.4
|
Iowa ................................| 67.5
Kansas ..............................| 66.6
Kentucky ............................| 56.0
Louisiana ...........................| 56.7
Maine ...............................| 60.8
Maryland ............................| 63.0
Massachusetts .......................| 60.7
Michigan ............................| 54.3
Minnesota ...........................| 66.9
Mississippi .........................| 53.1
|
Montana .............................| 61.1
Nebraska ............................| 68.9
New Hampshire .......................| 65.8
New Jersey ..........................| 60.7
New York ............................| 57.8
North Carolina ......................| 57.0
North Dakota ........................| 69.4
Oregon ..............................| 58.1
South Carolina ......................| 55.0
South Dakota ........................| 68.9
|
Tennessee ...........................| 55.5
Texas ...............................| 60.9
Utah ................................| 64.6
Vermont .............................| 66.2
Virginia ............................| 64.8
Washington ..........................| 62.2
West Virginia .......................| 50.5
Wisconsin ...........................| 63.9
Wyoming .............................| 66.0
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Table 1. Employment status of the civilian noninstitutional population 16 years of age and over by region, division, and state,
2008-09 annual averages
(Numbers in thousands)
Population Civilian labor Employed Unemployed Unemployment
force rate Error range of
Region, division, and state rate, 2009 (1)
2008 2009 2008 2009 2008 2009 2008 2009 2008 2009
United States............. 233,788 235,801 154,287 154,142 145,362 139,877 8,924 14,265 5.8 9.3 9.2 - 9.3
Northeast...................... 43,280 43,565 28,325 28,387 26,809 25,995 1,516 2,392 5.4 8.4 8.2 - 8.6
New England................. 11,363 11,450 7,710 7,737 7,297 7,096 413 641 5.4 8.3 8.0 - 8.6
Connecticut.............. 2,727 2,748 1,870 1,890 1,766 1,734 104 156 5.6 8.2 7.7 - 8.8
Maine.................... 1,063 1,066 705 704 668 647 38 57 5.3 8.0 7.5 - 8.6
Massachusetts............ 5,185 5,237 3,465 3,473 3,282 3,181 183 293 5.3 8.4 7.8 - 9.0
New Hampshire............ 1,050 1,056 743 742 714 695 29 47 3.9 6.3 5.9 - 6.7
Rhode Island............. 835 837 570 567 526 503 43 64 7.6 11.2 10.5 - 11.9
Vermont.................. 504 506 357 360 341 335 16 25 4.5 6.9 6.4 - 7.4
Middle Atlantic............. 31,917 32,115 20,615 20,650 19,512 18,899 1,102 1,751 5.3 8.5 8.2 - 8.7
New Jersey............... 6,731 6,780 4,503 4,537 4,257 4,118 246 418 5.5 9.2 8.7 - 9.8
New York................. 15,293 15,386 9,671 9,699 9,157 8,886 514 813 5.3 8.4 8.0 - 8.7
Pennsylvania............. 9,892 9,948 6,441 6,414 6,099 5,895 342 519 5.3 8.1 7.7 - 8.5
Midwest........................ 51,317 51,606 34,922 34,723 32,811 31,397 2,111 3,327 6.0 9.6 9.4 - 9.8
East North Central.......... 35,803 35,972 23,961 23,731 22,390 21,208 1,571 2,523 6.6 10.6 10.3 - 10.9
Illinois................. 9,822 9,892 6,676 6,606 6,248 5,941 428 665 6.4 10.1 9.5 - 10.6
Indiana.................. 4,877 4,912 3,244 3,185 3,055 2,865 189 320 5.8 10.1 9.3 - 10.8
Michigan................. 7,780 7,782 4,976 4,889 4,563 4,224 413 665 8.3 13.6 12.9 - 14.3
Ohio..................... 8,939 8,970 5,985 5,970 5,592 5,359 393 611 6.6 10.2 9.7 - 10.8
Wisconsin................ 4,386 4,416 3,081 3,081 2,933 2,820 148 262 4.8 8.5 8.0 - 9.0
West North Central.......... 15,513 15,633 10,960 10,992 10,420 10,189 540 803 4.9 7.3 7.0 - 7.6
Iowa..................... 2,317 2,330 1,678 1,674 1,605 1,574 73 100 4.4 6.0 5.5 - 6.4
Kansas................... 2,112 2,129 1,494 1,519 1,428 1,417 66 102 4.4 6.7 6.2 - 7.2
Minnesota................ 4,046 4,081 2,938 2,968 2,780 2,732 158 236 5.4 8.0 7.5 - 8.4
Missouri................. 4,577 4,611 3,047 3,037 2,861 2,754 186 283 6.1 9.3 8.6 - 10.0
Nebraska................. 1,352 1,362 993 984 961 938 33 45 3.3 4.6 4.2 - 5.0
North Dakota............. 498 503 364 365 353 349 12 16 3.2 4.3 3.9 - 4.8
South Dakota............. 611 617 446 446 433 425 14 21 3.1 4.8 4.4 - 5.1
South.......................... 85,026 86,081 54,880 55,063 51,853 50,146 3,027 4,917 5.5 8.9 8.8 - 9.1
South Atlantic.............. 45,059 45,574 29,498 29,416 27,814 26,634 1,684 2,781 5.7 9.5 9.2 - 9.7
Delaware................. 678 687 441 435 419 400 22 35 4.9 8.1 7.5 - 8.7
District of Columbia..... 480 488 334 332 312 298 22 34 6.6 10.2 9.5 - 11.0
Florida.................. 14,487 14,602 9,206 9,197 8,628 8,232 578 966 6.3 10.5 10.1 - 10.9
Georgia.................. 7,197 7,300 4,838 4,769 4,536 4,312 302 457 6.2 9.6 9.0 - 10.2
Maryland................. 4,367 4,407 3,026 2,987 2,894 2,778 133 209 4.4 7.0 6.6 - 7.4
North Carolina........... 7,019 7,129 4,570 4,545 4,287 4,061 283 484 6.2 10.6 10.1 - 11.2
South Carolina........... 3,445 3,497 2,143 2,179 1,995 1,924 147 255 6.9 11.7 10.9 - 12.5
Virginia................. 5,936 6,011 4,131 4,174 3,968 3,896 162 278 3.9 6.7 6.2 - 7.1
West Virginia............ 1,449 1,454 809 798 774 735 34 63 4.3 7.9 7.1 - 8.8
East South Central.......... 13,918 14,027 8,552 8,505 8,013 7,635 539 870 6.3 10.2 9.7 - 10.7
Alabama.................. 3,598 3,627 2,156 2,113 2,044 1,900 112 212 5.2 10.1 8.9 - 11.2
Kentucky................. 3,308 3,329 2,047 2,080 1,912 1,863 135 218 6.6 10.5 9.7 - 11.2
Mississippi.............. 2,189 2,201 1,299 1,292 1,210 1,169 89 123 6.8 9.6 8.7 - 10.4
Tennessee................ 4,822 4,870 3,050 3,020 2,846 2,703 204 317 6.7 10.5 9.8 - 11.2
West South Central.......... 26,049 26,480 16,830 17,142 16,026 15,877 804 1,265 4.8 7.4 7.1 - 7.7
Arkansas................. 2,188 2,205 1,376 1,370 1,305 1,271 72 100 5.2 7.3 6.5 - 8.0
Louisiana................ 3,360 3,397 2,067 2,068 1,975 1,926 92 141 4.5 6.8 6.0 - 7.7
Oklahoma................. 2,748 2,778 1,751 1,773 1,687 1,660 64 114 3.7 6.4 5.8 - 7.0
Texas.................... 17,753 18,099 11,635 11,931 11,059 11,020 576 911 4.9 7.6 7.3 - 8.0
West........................... 53,578 54,323 35,761 35,818 33,517 32,206 2,244 3,612 6.3 10.1 9.9 - 10.3
Mountain.................... 16,353 16,617 11,082 11,076 10,511 10,154 570 922 5.1 8.3 8.0 - 8.6
Arizona.................. 4,868 4,951 3,117 3,143 2,934 2,858 183 284 5.9 9.1 8.3 - 9.8
Colorado................. 3,770 3,840 2,728 2,701 2,595 2,493 132 208 4.9 7.7 7.2 - 8.2
Idaho.................... 1,132 1,147 756 750 719 690 37 60 4.9 8.0 7.2 - 8.8
Montana.................. 758 765 510 499 487 468 23 31 4.6 6.2 5.5 - 6.9
Nevada................... 1,976 2,001 1,347 1,370 1,257 1,209 90 161 6.7 11.8 11.0 - 12.5
New Mexico............... 1,505 1,522 961 956 918 887 43 69 4.5 7.2 6.4 - 7.9
Utah..................... 1,934 1,973 1,368 1,364 1,317 1,275 51 90 3.7 6.6 6.0 - 7.1
Wyoming.................. 410 417 294 294 285 275 9 19 3.2 6.4 5.8 - 6.9
Pacific..................... 37,225 37,706 24,680 24,741 23,005 22,052 1,674 2,689 6.8 10.9 10.6 - 11.1
Alaska................... 503 515 357 361 334 332 23 29 6.5 8.0 7.2 - 8.7
California............... 27,679 28,025 18,252 18,250 16,938 16,164 1,313 2,086 7.2 11.4 11.1 - 11.8
Hawaii................... 985 992 646 638 620 595 26 43 4.0 6.8 6.2 - 7.3
Oregon................... 2,970 3,008 1,949 1,964 1,823 1,747 126 217 6.5 11.1 10.4 - 11.7
Washington............... 5,087 5,167 3,476 3,529 3,290 3,215 186 314 5.4 8.9 8.3 - 9.5
Puerto Rico.................... 3,050 3,070 1,366 1,326 1,209 1,127 158 199 11.5 15.0 NA
1 Error ranges are shown at the 90-percent confidence level and are based on unrounded data.
NA = Data not available.
NOTE: Data refer to place of residence. Unemployment rates are in percent and are based on unrounded levels. Data for subnational
areas reflect revised population controls and model reestimation. As a result, they will not add to U.S. totals. Data for Puerto Rico
are derived from a monthly household survey similar to the Current Population Survey.
Table 2. Employment-population ratios of persons 16 years of age and over by region, division,
and state, 2008-09 annual averages
(Percent)
Employment-population
ratio (1) Over-the- Error range of
Region, division, and state year employment-population ratio,
change 2009 (2)
2008 2009
United States............. 62.2 59.3 -2.9 59.1 - 59.5
Northeast...................... 61.9 59.7 -2.2 59.2 - 60.1
New England................. 64.2 62.0 -2.2 61.3 - 62.7
Connecticut.............. 64.7 63.1 -1.6 61.9 - 64.3
Maine.................... 62.8 60.8 -2.0 59.5 - 62.0
Massachusetts............ 63.3 60.7 -2.6 59.6 - 61.8
New Hampshire............ 68.0 65.8 -2.2 64.8 - 66.8
Rhode Island............. 63.0 60.1 -2.9 59.0 - 61.3
Vermont.................. 67.8 66.2 -1.6 65.0 - 67.4
Middle Atlantic............. 61.1 58.8 -2.3 58.3 - 59.4
New Jersey............... 63.2 60.7 -2.5 59.8 - 61.7
New York................. 59.9 57.8 -2.1 57.1 - 58.4
Pennsylvania............. 61.6 59.3 -2.3 58.4 - 60.1
Midwest........................ 63.9 60.8 -3.1 60.4 - 61.2
East North Central.......... 62.5 59.0 -3.5 58.4 - 59.5
Illinois................. 63.6 60.1 -3.5 59.1 - 61.0
Indiana.................. 62.6 58.3 -4.3 56.9 - 59.8
Michigan................. 58.6 54.3 -4.3 53.3 - 55.3
Ohio..................... 62.6 59.7 -2.9 58.9 - 60.6
Wisconsin................ 66.9 63.9 -3.0 62.5 - 65.2
West North Central.......... 67.2 65.2 -2.0 64.6 - 65.8
Iowa..................... 69.3 67.5 -1.8 66.5 - 68.6
Kansas................... 67.6 66.6 -1.0 65.4 - 67.7
Minnesota................ 68.7 66.9 -1.8 65.8 - 68.1
Missouri................. 62.5 59.7 -2.8 58.4 - 61.1
Nebraska................. 71.1 68.9 -2.2 67.7 - 70.0
North Dakota............. 70.8 69.4 -1.4 67.7 - 71.1
South Dakota............. 70.8 68.9 -1.9 67.7 - 70.1
South.......................... 61.0 58.3 -2.7 57.9 - 58.6
South Atlantic.............. 61.7 58.4 -3.3 58.0 - 58.9
Delaware................. 61.8 58.2 -3.6 57.1 - 59.3
District of Columbia..... 65.1 61.1 -4.0 59.9 - 62.3
Florida.................. 59.6 56.4 -3.2 55.5 - 57.3
Georgia.................. 63.0 59.1 -3.9 58.1 - 60.0
Maryland................. 66.3 63.0 -3.3 62.1 - 63.9
North Carolina........... 61.1 57.0 -4.1 55.9 - 58.0
South Carolina........... 57.9 55.0 -2.9 54.0 - 56.0
Virginia................. 66.8 64.8 -2.0 64.0 - 65.7
West Virginia............ 53.4 50.5 -2.9 48.9 - 52.2
East South Central.......... 57.6 54.4 -3.2 53.6 - 55.3
Alabama.................. 56.8 52.4 -4.4 50.7 - 54.1
Kentucky................. 57.8 56.0 -1.8 54.6 - 57.3
Mississippi.............. 55.3 53.1 -2.2 51.5 - 54.6
Tennessee................ 59.0 55.5 -3.5 54.3 - 56.7
West South Central.......... 61.5 60.0 -1.5 59.3 - 60.6
Arkansas................. 59.6 57.6 -2.0 56.4 - 58.8
Louisiana................ 58.8 56.7 -2.1 55.1 - 58.3
Oklahoma................. 61.4 59.7 -1.7 58.4 - 61.1
Texas.................... 62.3 60.9 -1.4 60.2 - 61.6
West........................... 62.6 59.3 -3.3 58.9 - 59.6
Mountain.................... 64.3 61.1 -3.2 60.5 - 61.7
Arizona.................. 60.3 57.7 -2.6 56.3 - 59.2
Colorado................. 68.8 64.9 -3.9 63.4 - 66.4
Idaho.................... 63.6 60.1 -3.5 58.7 - 61.6
Montana.................. 64.2 61.1 -3.1 59.8 - 62.5
Nevada................... 63.6 60.4 -3.2 59.2 - 61.6
New Mexico............... 61.0 58.3 -2.7 57.3 - 59.3
Utah..................... 68.1 64.6 -3.5 63.1 - 66.2
Wyoming.................. 69.4 66.0 -3.4 64.6 - 67.3
Pacific..................... 61.8 58.5 -3.3 58.1 - 58.9
Alaska................... 66.5 64.5 -2.0 62.8 - 66.3
California............... 61.2 57.7 -3.5 57.2 - 58.1
Hawaii................... 62.9 59.9 -3.0 58.7 - 61.2
Oregon................... 61.4 58.1 -3.3 57.1 - 59.1
Washington............... 64.7 62.2 -2.5 61.2 - 63.2
Puerto Rico.................... 39.6 36.7 -2.9 NA
1 Employment as a percent of the civilian noninstitutional population 16 years of age
and over.
2 Error ranges are shown at the 90-percent confidence level and are based on unrounded
data.
NA = Data not available.
NOTE: Data refer to place of residence. Employment-population ratios are based on
unrounded levels. Data for subnational areas reflect revised population controls and model
reestimation. Data for Puerto Rico are derived from a monthly household survey similar to
the Current Population Survey.
United States Department of Labor
