New England Annual Average Unemployment

Table 2. Employment status of the civilian noninstitutional population by region and division, 2006-07 annual averages (Numbers in thousands)
Census region and division Civilian labor force Employed Unemployed Unemployment rate Error range of rate
2006 2007 2006 2007 2006 2007 2006 2007 20071

Northeast

 27,881 27,920 26,605 26,685 1,276 1,236 4.6 4.4 4.3-4.6

New England

 7,607 7,648 7,262 7,307 345 340 4.5 4.4 4.2-4.7

Middle Atlantic

 20,275 20,273 19,343 19,377 931 895 4.6 4.4 4.2-4.6

South

 53,706 54,399 51,314 52,043 2,391 2,356 4.5 4.3 4.2-4.4

South Atlantic

 28,782 29,230 27,609 28,013 1,173 1,217 4.1 4.2 4.0-4.3

East South Central

 8,497 8,578 8,060 8,163 437 415 5.1 4.8 4.5-5.2

West South Central

 16,427 16,591 15,645 15,866 782 725 4.8 4.4 4.2-4.6

Midwest

 34,723 34,888 33,001 33,095 1,723 1,793 5.0 5.1 5.0-5.3

East North Central

 23,896 23,995 22,617 22,665 1,279 1,329 5.4 5.5 5.3-5.8

West North Central

 10,828 10,893 10,384 10,429 444 464 4.1 4.3 4.1-4.5

West

 34,821 35,444 33,222 33,773 1,599 1,671 4.6 4.7 4.6-4.9

Mountain

 10,680 10,919 10,262 10,521 418 398 3.9 3.6 3.5-3.8

Pacific

 24,141 24,525 22,960 23,252 1,181 1,273 4.9 5.2 5.0-5.4

 

Regions are defined as the four Census regions, comprised as follows:
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.

1. Error ranges are shown at the 90-percent confidence level and are based on unrounded data.
Note: Data for subnational areas reflect revised population controls and model reestimation. As a result, they will not add to U.S. totals. Unemployment rates are in percent terms and based on unrounded levels.

 

Last Modified Date: April 30, 2008