Table 1. Employment status of the civilian noninstitutional population 16 years of age and over by region, division, and state,
2007-08 annual averages
(Numbers in thousands)
Population Civilian labor Employed Unemployed Unemployment
force rate Error range of
Region, division, and state rate, 2008 (1)
2007 2008 2007 2008 2007 2008 2007 2008 2007 2008
United States............. 231,867 233,788 153,124 154,287 146,047 145,362 7,078 8,924 4.6 5.8 5.7 - 5.9
Northeast...................... 42,991 43,230 27,967 28,240 26,729 26,709 1,239 1,531 4.4 5.4 5.3 - 5.6
New England................. 11,255 11,319 7,633 7,669 7,293 7,254 340 415 4.5 5.4 5.1 - 5.7
Connecticut.............. 2,713 2,728 1,850 1,876 1,766 1,769 85 107 4.6 5.7 5.3 - 6.1
Maine.................... 1,057 1,061 703 707 670 669 33 38 4.6 5.4 4.9 - 5.9
Massachusetts............ 5,112 5,148 3,416 3,424 3,263 3,244 153 180 4.5 5.3 4.8 - 5.8
New Hampshire............ 1,038 1,045 738 739 712 711 26 28 3.5 3.8 3.5 - 4.1
Rhode Island............. 834 834 572 568 543 523 30 44 5.2 7.8 7.2 - 8.4
Vermont.................. 502 504 354 355 340 339 14 17 4.0 4.8 4.3 - 5.2
Middle Atlantic............. 31,736 31,911 20,334 20,571 19,435 19,455 899 1,116 4.4 5.4 5.2 - 5.6
New Jersey............... 6,719 6,756 4,462 4,497 4,272 4,251 191 246 4.3 5.5 5.0 - 5.9
New York................. 15,259 15,351 9,575 9,680 9,141 9,153 434 527 4.5 5.4 5.2 - 5.7
Pennsylvania............. 9,758 9,804 6,297 6,395 6,023 6,051 274 344 4.4 5.4 5.0 - 5.8
Midwest........................ 51,027 51,330 34,881 34,847 33,092 32,735 1,789 2,112 5.1 6.1 5.9 - 6.2
East North Central.......... 35,657 35,833 24,005 23,919 22,678 22,343 1,327 1,576 5.5 6.6 6.4 - 6.8
Illinois................. 9,806 9,885 6,690 6,697 6,349 6,264 341 434 5.1 6.5 6.0 - 6.9
Indiana.................. 4,834 4,873 3,221 3,230 3,074 3,040 147 191 4.6 5.9 5.3 - 6.5
Michigan................. 7,785 7,783 5,024 4,936 4,667 4,519 357 416 7.1 8.4 7.9 - 9.0
Ohio..................... 8,875 8,904 5,977 5,972 5,641 5,582 336 390 5.6 6.5 6.0 - 7.0
Wisconsin................ 4,357 4,389 3,094 3,084 2,948 2,938 146 146 4.7 4.7 4.3 - 5.1
West North Central.......... 15,370 15,497 10,876 10,928 10,414 10,393 463 536 4.3 4.9 4.7 - 5.1
Iowa..................... 2,309 2,325 1,664 1,676 1,602 1,607 62 69 3.7 4.1 3.7 - 4.5
Kansas................... 2,100 2,117 1,485 1,497 1,425 1,431 60 66 4.1 4.4 4.0 - 4.8
Minnesota................ 4,007 4,043 2,911 2,933 2,776 2,773 135 160 4.6 5.4 5.1 - 5.8
Missouri................. 4,511 4,547 3,023 3,012 2,870 2,829 153 183 5.1 6.1 5.5 - 6.7
Nebraska................. 1,344 1,355 985 996 956 962 29 33 2.9 3.3 3.0 - 3.7
North Dakota............. 495 498 366 370 355 358 11 12 3.1 3.2 2.8 - 3.5
South Dakota............. 604 611 442 445 429 431 13 14 2.9 3.0 2.7 - 3.3
South.......................... 83,787 84,960 54,286 54,940 51,932 51,924 2,355 3,017 4.3 5.5 5.4 - 5.6
South Atlantic.............. 44,423 44,992 29,154 29,480 27,935 27,797 1,219 1,683 4.2 5.7 5.5 - 5.9
Delaware................. 666 676 441 443 426 422 15 21 3.4 4.8 4.3 - 5.2
District of Columbia..... 478 482 327 333 309 310 18 23 5.5 7.0 6.4 - 7.6
Florida.................. 14,318 14,454 9,088 9,231 8,717 8,660 372 572 4.1 6.2 5.9 - 6.5
Georgia.................. 7,076 7,204 4,798 4,848 4,579 4,546 219 302 4.6 6.2 5.8 - 6.7
Maryland................. 4,331 4,357 2,988 2,998 2,882 2,867 105 131 3.5 4.4 4.0 - 4.7
North Carolina........... 6,880 7,011 4,506 4,544 4,293 4,257 213 287 4.7 6.3 5.9 - 6.7
South Carolina........... 3,367 3,431 2,125 2,153 2,006 2,004 119 149 5.6 6.9 6.3 - 7.6
Virginia................. 5,862 5,927 4,068 4,125 3,945 3,960 122 165 3.0 4.0 3.6 - 4.4
West Virginia............ 1,445 1,450 813 806 778 772 35 34 4.3 4.3 3.6 - 4.9
East South Central.......... 13,745 13,891 8,532 8,561 8,115 8,035 417 526 4.9 6.1 5.8 - 6.5
Alabama.................. 3,558 3,591 2,176 2,162 2,100 2,054 76 109 3.5 5.0 4.2 - 5.9
Kentucky................. 3,266 3,301 2,036 2,043 1,923 1,911 113 132 5.5 6.4 5.8 - 7.1
Mississippi.............. 2,175 2,190 1,307 1,314 1,225 1,224 82 91 6.3 6.9 6.1 - 7.7
Tennessee................ 4,746 4,808 3,013 3,041 2,868 2,846 146 195 4.8 6.4 5.8 - 7.0
West South Central.......... 25,619 26,077 16,600 16,899 15,881 16,092 719 807 4.3 4.8 4.5 - 5.0
Arkansas................. 2,160 2,180 1,361 1,370 1,292 1,301 69 70 5.1 5.1 4.5 - 5.7
Louisiana................ 3,294 3,337 2,026 2,079 1,949 1,983 76 96 3.8 4.6 3.9 - 5.3
Oklahoma................. 2,720 2,749 1,738 1,748 1,667 1,682 71 67 4.1 3.8 3.4 - 4.3
Texas.................... 17,445 17,812 11,475 11,702 10,972 11,126 503 575 4.4 4.9 4.6 - 5.2
West........................... 52,993 53,845 35,278 35,971 33,617 33,725 1,661 2,246 4.7 6.2 6.1 - 6.4
Mountain.................... 16,040 16,378 10,887 11,133 10,486 10,579 401 554 3.7 5.0 4.8 - 5.2
Arizona.................. 4,762 4,877 3,036 3,133 2,920 2,960 116 172 3.8 5.5 4.9 - 6.1
Colorado................. 3,702 3,778 2,686 2,730 2,582 2,596 104 134 3.9 4.9 4.5 - 5.3
Idaho.................... 1,109 1,131 749 755 726 718 23 37 3.0 4.9 4.2 - 5.5
Montana.................. 748 758 502 506 485 483 17 23 3.4 4.5 3.9 - 5.1
Nevada................... 1,932 1,971 1,323 1,373 1,260 1,282 62 91 4.7 6.7 6.1 - 7.2
New Mexico............... 1,487 1,507 946 959 912 919 34 40 3.5 4.2 3.6 - 4.7
Utah..................... 1,897 1,945 1,357 1,384 1,320 1,336 37 48 2.7 3.4 3.0 - 3.8
Wyoming.................. 403 410 288 293 280 284 8 9 2.9 3.1 2.7 - 3.5
Pacific..................... 36,953 37,468 24,391 24,838 23,131 23,146 1,261 1,692 5.2 6.8 6.6 - 7.0
Alaska................... 497 502 352 357 330 333 22 24 6.2 6.7 6.0 - 7.4
California............... 27,541 27,910 18,078 18,392 17,109 17,060 969 1,332 5.4 7.2 7.0 - 7.5
Hawaii................... 981 991 646 654 629 628 17 26 2.6 3.9 3.5 - 4.4
Oregon................... 2,932 2,980 1,925 1,958 1,826 1,833 99 125 5.1 6.4 5.8 - 6.9
Washington............... 5,002 5,086 3,391 3,477 3,237 3,291 154 186 4.5 5.3 4.9 - 5.8
Puerto Rico.................... 3,023 3,050 1,394 1,366 1,241 1,209 152 158 10.9 11.5 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.
