Table 1. Employment status of the civilian noninstitutional population 16 years of age and over by region, division, and state,
2006-07 annual averages
(Numbers in thousands)
Population Civilian labor Employed Unemployed Unemployment
force rate Error range of
Region, division, and state rate, 2007 (1)
2006 2007 2006 2007 2006 2007 2006 2007 2006 2007
United States............. 228,815 231,867 151,428 153,124 144,427 146,047 7,001 7,078 4.6 4.6 4.6 - 4.7
Northeast...................... 42,739 42,956 27,881 27,920 26,605 26,685 1,276 1,236 4.6 4.4 4.3 - 4.6
New England................. 11,205 11,268 7,607 7,648 7,262 7,307 345 340 4.5 4.4 4.2 - 4.7
Connecticut.............. 2,707 2,723 1,836 1,865 1,756 1,780 80 85 4.4 4.6 4.2 - 5.0
Maine.................... 1,052 1,058 703 705 671 671 32 33 4.6 4.7 4.3 - 5.2
Massachusetts............ 5,078 5,107 3,405 3,408 3,241 3,256 164 153 4.8 4.5 4.0 - 4.9
New Hampshire............ 1,031 1,040 732 738 706 712 26 26 3.5 3.6 3.3 - 3.8
Rhode Island............. 838 837 575 577 546 548 29 29 5.1 5.0 4.6 - 5.5
Vermont.................. 499 502 356 354 343 340 13 14 3.7 3.9 3.5 - 4.3
Middle Atlantic............. 31,534 31,688 20,275 20,273 19,343 19,377 931 895 4.6 4.4 4.2 - 4.6
New Jersey............... 6,714 6,751 4,493 4,466 4,284 4,277 209 190 4.7 4.2 3.9 - 4.6
New York................. 15,097 15,164 9,492 9,519 9,057 9,087 435 432 4.6 4.5 4.3 - 4.8
Pennsylvania............. 9,722 9,773 6,290 6,287 6,003 6,013 287 274 4.6 4.4 4.0 - 4.7
Midwest........................ 50,760 51,100 34,723 34,888 33,001 33,095 1,723 1,793 5.0 5.1 5.0 - 5.3
East North Central.......... 35,500 35,701 23,896 23,995 22,617 22,665 1,279 1,329 5.4 5.5 5.3 - 5.8
Illinois................. 9,740 9,821 6,574 6,697 6,273 6,362 301 336 4.6 5.0 4.6 - 5.4
Indiana.................. 4,803 4,845 3,233 3,211 3,073 3,066 160 146 4.9 4.5 4.0 - 5.0
Michigan................. 7,789 7,803 5,073 5,020 4,722 4,660 351 360 6.9 7.2 6.7 - 7.7
Ohio..................... 8,845 8,874 5,947 5,977 5,625 5,640 322 336 5.4 5.6 5.2 - 6.1
Wisconsin................ 4,323 4,359 3,069 3,089 2,924 2,938 145 151 4.7 4.9 4.5 - 5.3
West North Central.......... 15,260 15,398 10,828 10,893 10,384 10,429 444 464 4.1 4.3 4.1 - 4.5
Iowa..................... 2,297 2,313 1,658 1,661 1,595 1,598 63 63 3.8 3.8 3.4 - 4.2
Kansas................... 2,083 2,101 1,471 1,479 1,407 1,419 64 60 4.3 4.1 3.7 - 4.5
Minnesota................ 3,978 4,020 2,910 2,931 2,793 2,797 118 134 4.0 4.6 4.2 - 4.9
Missouri................. 4,472 4,513 3,016 3,031 2,871 2,878 145 153 4.8 5.0 4.5 - 5.6
Nebraska................. 1,338 1,348 975 983 945 954 30 30 3.0 3.0 2.7 - 3.4
North Dakota............. 495 497 361 366 350 354 12 12 3.2 3.2 2.8 - 3.6
South Dakota............. 598 605 437 443 423 429 13 13 3.1 3.0 2.7 - 3.3
South.......................... 82,537 83,877 53,706 54,399 51,314 52,043 2,391 2,356 4.5 4.3 4.2 - 4.4
South Atlantic.............. 43,807 44,502 28,782 29,230 27,609 28,013 1,173 1,217 4.1 4.2 4.0 - 4.3
Delaware................. 658 668 439 443 424 428 16 15 3.5 3.4 3.0 - 3.8
District of Columbia..... 473 477 320 326 301 307 19 19 5.9 5.7 5.1 - 6.2
Florida.................. 14,164 14,356 8,939 9,148 8,634 8,779 305 368 3.4 4.0 3.8 - 4.3
Georgia.................. 6,931 7,090 4,732 4,815 4,516 4,603 216 212 4.6 4.4 4.0 - 4.8
Maryland................. 4,299 4,328 2,974 2,980 2,862 2,874 112 107 3.8 3.6 3.3 - 3.9
North Carolina........... 6,737 6,893 4,460 4,519 4,248 4,309 211 211 4.7 4.7 4.3 - 5.0
South Carolina........... 3,303 3,369 2,117 2,137 1,982 2,011 135 125 6.4 5.9 5.3 - 6.5
Virginia................. 5,801 5,873 3,995 4,054 3,874 3,931 121 123 3.0 3.0 2.7 - 3.4
West Virginia............ 1,442 1,447 805 809 768 772 38 37 4.7 4.6 3.9 - 5.2
East South Central.......... 13,596 13,752 8,497 8,578 8,060 8,163 437 415 5.1 4.8 4.5 - 5.2
Alabama.................. 3,522 3,558 2,159 2,183 2,082 2,106 76 77 3.5 3.5 2.8 - 4.2
Kentucky................. 3,241 3,271 2,029 2,044 1,911 1,932 118 112 5.8 5.5 4.9 - 6.0
Mississippi.............. 2,151 2,173 1,301 1,315 1,213 1,232 88 83 6.7 6.3 5.6 - 7.1
Tennessee................ 4,682 4,751 3,008 3,037 2,854 2,894 154 143 5.1 4.7 4.2 - 5.2
West South Central.......... 25,133 25,622 16,427 16,591 15,645 15,866 782 725 4.8 4.4 4.2 - 4.6
Arkansas................. 2,140 2,163 1,359 1,368 1,288 1,294 72 74 5.3 5.4 4.8 - 6.0
Louisiana................ 3,202 3,242 1,971 1,998 1,894 1,921 78 77 3.9 3.8 3.2 - 4.5
Oklahoma................. 2,700 2,731 1,719 1,733 1,648 1,658 71 75 4.1 4.3 3.8 - 4.8
Texas.................... 17,091 17,487 11,378 11,492 10,816 10,993 562 500 4.9 4.3 4.1 - 4.6
West........................... 52,337 53,215 34,821 35,444 33,222 33,773 1,599 1,671 4.6 4.7 4.6 - 4.9
Mountain.................... 15,677 16,065 10,680 10,919 10,262 10,521 418 398 3.9 3.6 3.5 - 3.8
Arizona.................. 4,623 4,760 2,969 3,029 2,848 2,914 121 115 4.1 3.8 3.3 - 4.3
Colorado................. 3,641 3,717 2,651 2,706 2,536 2,602 115 104 4.3 3.8 3.5 - 4.2
Idaho.................... 1,085 1,112 742 754 718 734 23 20 3.2 2.7 2.3 - 3.2
Montana.................. 739 750 495 501 479 486 16 16 3.3 3.1 2.6 - 3.7
Nevada................... 1,887 1,944 1,285 1,336 1,230 1,271 54 64 4.2 4.8 4.4 - 5.2
New Mexico............... 1,469 1,494 937 943 897 910 40 33 4.3 3.5 3.0 - 4.0
Utah..................... 1,837 1,885 1,318 1,362 1,279 1,325 39 36 3.0 2.7 2.3 - 3.0
Wyoming.................. 396 403 283 288 274 279 9 9 3.3 3.0 2.6 - 3.4
Pacific..................... 36,660 37,150 24,141 24,525 22,960 23,252 1,181 1,273 4.9 5.2 5.0 - 5.4
Alaska................... 493 499 351 352 328 331 23 22 6.5 6.2 5.5 - 6.8
California............... 27,369 27,699 17,907 18,188 17,030 17,209 877 979 4.9 5.4 5.2 - 5.6
Hawaii................... 979 989 648 649 632 632 16 17 2.5 2.6 2.3 - 3.0
Oregon................... 2,892 2,943 1,902 1,928 1,800 1,827 102 101 5.4 5.2 4.7 - 5.7
Washington............... 4,928 5,020 3,334 3,408 3,170 3,253 163 155 4.9 4.5 4.1 - 5.0
Puerto Rico.................... 2,982 3,023 1,407 1,394 1,261 1,241 146 152 10.4 10.9 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 sub-
national 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.
Bureau of Labor Statistics
