General Information: (617) 565-2327 www.bls.gov/ro1/news.htm New England and State Multiple Jobholders: 1996-2007 Table 1. Multiple jobholders by State, 2007, annual averages State Total employed, 16 years and over Multiple jobholders Number Percent of employed Total, U.S 146,046,519 7,655,290 5.2 New England division(1) 7,340,311 455,099 6.2 Connecticut. 1,804,333 114,293 6.3 Maine 672,785 54,760 8.1 Massachusetts 3,253,245 167,569 5.2 New Hampshire 718,631 49,859 6.9 Rhode Island 550,492 36,460 6.6 Vermont 340,824 32,159 9.4 Table 2. Multiple jobholders as a percentage of total employment for the U.S., New England division, and New England states, annual averages (1996-2007) Area 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 United States 6.2 6.1 6.0 5.8 5.6 5.4 5.3 5.3 5.4 5.3 5.2 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 6.2 Connecticut 6.1 5.3 5.1 5.9 6.5 6.4 5.9 4.9 5.3 5.5 5.9 6.3 Maine 7.9 8.8 8.0 8.0 8.6 7.1 7.2 7.9 7.7 7.8 8.2 8.1 Massachusetts 7.2 6.4 6.1 5.9 5.8 4.8 4.9 4.9 5.4 5.8 5.6 5.2 New Hampshire 7.8 8.0 7.3 7.1 6.3 7.0 6.5 6.2 6.4 6.3 7.3 6.9 Rhode Island 6.8 7.0 7.0 8.1 7.8 7.2 6.2 6.4 5.8 6.5 6.9 6.6 Vermont 8.6 8.9 8.8 8.7 9.2 7.8 8.9 8.9 8.5 8.3 9.3 9.4 Table 3. Multiple jobholders as a percentage of total employment by census region and division, annual averages(1) (1996-2007 Census region and division 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 Northeast 5.9 5.7 5.5 5.8 5.4 5.2 5.2 5.0 5.1 5.1 5.3 5.1 New England 7.1 6.7 6.3 6.5 6.5 6.0 5.8 5.6 5.9 6.1 6.4 6.2 Middle Atlantic 5.4 5.4 5.1 5.6 5.0 5.0 4.9 4.7 4.9 4.8 4.9 4.6 South 5.7 5.6 5.4 5.1 4.8 4.7 4.7 4.8 4.9 4.8 4.5 4.6 South Atlantic 5.5 5.4 5.5 5.3 4.7 4.6 4.6 4.6 4.8 4.7 4.4 4.6 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 5.0 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 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 6.6 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 5.8 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 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 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 5.5 Pacific 6.1 6.0 5.6 5.6 5.4 5.0 5.0 5.0 4.8 4.8 4.8 4.8

Footnotes: (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SOURCE: Unpublished data produced from Current Population Survey microdata by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.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: November 24, 2008