New England Annual Average Unemployment
| Census region and division | Civilian labor force | Employed | Unemployed | Unemployment rate | Error range of rate,1 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 2008 | 2007 | 2008 | 2007 | 2008 | 2007 | 2008 | 2008 | |
Northeast |
27,967 | 28,240 | 26,729 | 26,709 | 1,239 | 1,531 | 4.4 | 5.4 | 5.3 - 5.6 |
New England |
7,633 | 7,669 | 7,293 | 7,254 | 340 | 415 | 4.5 | 5.4 | 5.1 - 5.7 |
Middle Atlantic |
20,334 | 20,571 | 19,435 | 19,455 | 899 | 1,116 | 4.4 | 5.4 | 5.2 - 5.6 |
South |
54,286 | 54,940 | 51,932 | 51,924 | 2,355 | 3,017 | 4.3 | 5.5 | 5.4 - 5.6 |
South Atlantic |
29,154 | 29,480 | 27,935 | 27,797 | 1,219 | 1,683 | 4.2 | 5.7 | 5.5 - 5.9 |
East South Central |
8,532 | 8,561 | 8,115 | 8,035 | 417 | 526 | 4.9 | 6.1 | 5.8 - 6.5 |
West South Central |
16,600 | 16,899 | 15,881 | 16,092 | 719 | 807 | 4.3 | 4.8 | 4.5 - 5.0 |
Midwest |
34,881 | 34,847 | 33,092 | 32,735 | 1,789 | 2,112 | 5.1 | 6.1 | 5.9 - 6.2 |
East North Central |
24,005 | 23,919 | 22,678 | 22,343 | 1,327 | 1,576 | 5.5 | 6.6 | 6.4 - 6.8 |
West North Central |
10,876 | 10,928 | 10,414 | 10,393 | 463 | 536 | 4.3 | 4.9 | 4.7 - 5.1 |
West |
35,278 | 35,971 | 33,617 | 33,725 | 1,661 | 2,246 | 4.7 | 6.2 | 6.1 - 6.4 |
Mountain |
10,887 | 11,133 | 10,486 | 10,579 | 401 | 554 | 3.7 | 5.0 | 4.8 - 5.2 |
Pacific |
24,391 | 24,838 | 23,131 | 23,146 | 1,261 | 1,692 | 5.2 | 6.8 | 6.6 - 7.0 |
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.
ยน 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 and are based on unrounded levels.
Last Modified Date: March 24, 2009
