Unemployment Rates, 2008

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	Civilian Labor Force, 2008	Persons Employed, 2008	Persons Unemployed, 2008	Unemployment Rate, 2008	Unemployment Rate, Percent of U.S. Average, 2008
United States	154,287,000	145,362,000	8,924,000	5.8%	100.0%
Appalachian Region	12,106,916	11,391,374	715,542	5.9%	102.2%
STATE TOTALS
Alabama	2,169,967	2,061,601	108,366	5.0%	86.3%
Georgia	4,822,875	4,517,730	305,145	6.3%	109.4%
Kentucky	2,032,237	1,898,083	134,154	6.6%	114.1%
Maryland	3,034,738	2,900,018	134,720	4.4%	76.8%
Mississippi	1,292,937	1,205,464	87,473	6.8%	117.0%
New York	9,654,042	9,138,034	516,008	5.3%	92.4%
North Carolina	4,577,178	4,291,565	285,613	6.2%	107.9%
Ohio	5,961,254	5,570,514	390,740	6.6%	113.3%
Pennsylvania	6,438,632	6,095,678	342,954	5.3%	92.1%
South Carolina	2,143,788	1,998,171	145,617	6.8%	117.4%
Tennessee	3,056,050	2,854,488	201,562	6.6%	114.0%
Virginia	4,118,397	3,954,733	163,664	4.0%	68.7%
West Virginia	804,795	770,845	33,950	4.2%	72.9%
STATE APPALACHIAN TOTALS
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Appalachian Alabama	1,422,837	1,354,717	68,120	4.8%	82.8%
Appalachian Georgia	1,468,789	1,379,774	89,015	6.1%	104.8%
Appalachian Kentucky	499,112	462,428	36,684	7.3%	127.1%
Appalachian Maryland	121,178	114,209	6,969	5.8%	99.4%
Appalachian Mississippi	262,024	240,102	21,922	8.4%	144.6%
Appalachian New York	529,334	499,461	29,873	5.6%	97.6%
Appalachian North Carolina	815,215	764,462	50,753	6.2%	107.6%
Appalachian Ohio	975,635	905,492	70,143	7.2%	124.3%
Appalachian Pennsylvania	2,942,353	2,777,908	164,445	5.6%	96.6%
Appalachian South Carolina	559,699	524,206	35,493	6.3%	109.6%
Appalachian Tennessee	1,345,989	1,257,389	88,600	6.6%	113.8%
Appalachian Virginia	359,955	340,379	19,576	5.4%	94.0%
Appalachian West Virginia	804,796	770,847	33,949	4.2%	72.9%