Unemployment Rates, 2009

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	Civilian Labor Force, 2009	Persons Employed, 2009	Persons Unemployed, 2009	Unemployment Rate, 2009	Unemployment Rate, Percent of U.S. Average, 2009
United States	154,142,000	139,877,000	14,265,000	9.3%	100.0%
Appalachian Region	12,071,349	10,904,084	1,167,265	9.7%	104.5%
STATE TOTALS
Alabama	2,170,887	1,959,849	211,038	9.7%	105.0%
Georgia	4,765,856	4,302,039	463,817	9.7%	105.2%
Kentucky	2,079,222	1,857,576	221,646	10.7%	115.2%
Maryland	3,000,780	2,786,271	214,509	7.1%	77.2%
Mississippi	1,295,683	1,170,719	124,964	9.6%	104.2%
New York	9,677,585	8,864,298	813,287	8.4%	90.8%
North Carolina	4,554,532	4,064,521	490,011	10.8%	116.3%
Ohio	5,935,787	5,334,774	601,013	10.1%	109.4%
Pennsylvania	6,383,115	5,869,594	513,521	8.0%	86.9%
South Carolina	2,174,904	1,928,110	246,794	11.3%	122.6%
Tennessee	3,051,593	2,734,302	317,291	10.4%	112.4%
Virginia	4,179,810	3,895,448	284,362	6.8%	73.5%
West Virginia	796,676	735,130	61,546	7.7%	83.5%
STATE APPALACHIAN TOTALS
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Appalachian Alabama	1,420,525	1,285,052	135,473	9.5%	103.1%
Appalachian Georgia	1,448,180	1,307,139	141,041	9.7%	105.2%
Appalachian Kentucky	513,879	454,448	59,431	11.6%	125.0%
Appalachian Maryland	120,081	108,971	11,110	9.3%	100.0%
Appalachian Mississippi	261,929	229,926	32,003	12.2%	132.0%
Appalachian New York	526,074	481,652	44,422	8.4%	91.2%
Appalachian North Carolina	805,954	717,639	88,315	11.0%	118.4%
Appalachian Ohio	982,220	867,973	114,247	11.6%	125.7%
Appalachian Pennsylvania	2,919,794	2,679,330	240,464	8.2%	89.0%
Appalachian South Carolina	563,511	499,952	63,559	11.3%	121.9%
Appalachian Tennessee	1,341,598	1,200,397	141,201	10.5%	113.7%
Appalachian Virginia	370,923	336,472	34,451	9.3%	100.4%
Appalachian West Virginia	796,681	735,133	61,548	7.7%	83.5%