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New England and State Multiple Jobholders: 1996-2006

Table 1. Multiple jobholders as a percentage of total employment for the U.S., New England division, and New England states, annual averages (1996-2006)
Areas 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006

United States

 6.2 6.1 6.0 5.8 5.6 5.4 5.3 5.3 5.4 5.3 5.2

New England division(1)

 7.1 6.7 6.3 6.5 6.5 6.0 5.8 5.6 5.9 6.1 6.4

Connecticut

 6.1 5.3 5.1 5.9 6.5 6.4 5.9 4.9 5.3 5.5 5.9

Maine

 7.9 8.8 8.0 8.0 8.6 7.1 7.2 7.9 7.7 7.8 8.2

Massachusetts

 7.2 6.4 6.1 5.9 5.8 4.8 4.9 4.9 5.4 5.8 5.6

New Hampshire

 7.8 8.0 7.3 7.1 6.3 7.0 6.5 6.2 6.4 6.3 7.3

Rhode Island

 6.8 7.0 7.0 8.1 7.8 7.2 6.2 6.4 5.8 6.5 6.9

Vermont

 8.6 8.9 8.8 8.7 9.2 7.8 8.9 8.9 8.5 8.3 9.3

Footnotes:
(1) Census divisional estimates derived from unrounded state totals.

SOURCE: Unpublished data produced from Current Population Survey microdata by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

 

Table 2. Multiple jobholders as a percentage of total employment by census region and division, annual averages¹ (1996-2006)
Census region and division 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006

Northeast

 5.9 5.7 5.5 5.8 5.4 5.2 5.2 5.0 5.1 5.1 5.3

New England

 7.1 6.7 6.3 6.5 6.5 6.0 5.8 5.6 5.9 6.1 6.4

Middle Atlantic

 5.4 5.4 5.1 5.6 5.0 5.0 4.9 4.7 4.9 4.8 4.9

South

 5.7 5.6 5.4 5.1 4.8 4.7 4.7 4.8 4.9 4.8 4.5

South Atlantic

 5.5 5.4 5.5 5.3 4.7 4.6 4.6 4.6 4.8 4.7 4.4

East South Central

 6.0 6.2 5.7 5.2 5.1 4.9 4.8 5.0 5.0 5.0 4.9

West South Central

 5.7 5.7 4.9 4.8 4.8 4.8 4.8 5.0 5.1 4.8 4.5

Midwest

 7.7 7.7 7.4 6.9 6.7 6.5 6.5 6.4 6.3 6.4 6.5

East North Central

 6.8 6.9 6.5 6.0 6.0 5.8 5.7 5.6 5.6 5.7 5.7

West North Central

 9.6 9.7 9.3 8.9 8.3 7.9 8.1 7.9 7.8 8.0 8.2

West

 6.4 6.3 6.1 5.8 5.6 5.3 5.3 5.4 5.3 5.2 5.1

Mountain

 7.2 7.3 7.2 6.4 6.0 6.1 6.1 6.3 6.4 6.2 5.8

Pacific

 6.1 6.0 5.6 5.6 5.4 5.0 5.0 5.0 4.8 4.8 4.8

¹ Census regional and divisional estimates derived from unrounded state totals. SOURCE: Unpublished data produced from Current Population Survey microdata by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Note: Data refer to place of residence. The States (including the District of Columbia) that compose the various census regions and divisions are:
Northeast Region includes the New England Division - Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont; and the Middle Atlantic Division - New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania.
South Region includes the South Atlantic Division - Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, and West Virginia; East South Central Division - Alabama, Kentucky, Mississippi, and Tennessee; and West South Central Division - Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, and Texas.
Midwest Region includes the East North Central Division - Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, and Wisconsin; and the West North Central Division - Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, and South Dakota.
West Region includes the Mountain Division - Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming; and the Pacific Division - Alaska, California, Hawaii, Oregon, and Washington.

 

Last Modified Date: October 24, 2007