States Ranked by June 2015 Unemployment Rate Seasonally Adjusted Unemployment Unemployment Unemployment 1 Nebraska 2.6 19 Delaware 4.7 37 Arizona 5.9 2 North Dakota 3.1 19 Maine 4.7 37 Illinois 5.9 3 Utah 3.5 21 Indiana 4.9 37 Rhode Island 5.9 4 Vermont 3.6 21 Virginia 4.9 40 Alabama 6.1 5 Iowa 3.7 23 Kentucky 5.1 40 Georgia 6.1 6 New Hampshire 3.8 24 Maryland 5.2 40 New Jersey 6.1 6 South Dakota 3.8 24 Ohio 5.2 43 California 6.3 8 Minnesota 3.9 26 Washington 5.3 44 Louisiana 6.4 8 Montana 3.9 27 Pennsylvania 5.4 44 New Mexico 6.4 10 Hawaii 4.0 28 Florida 5.5 46 Mississippi 6.6 10 Idaho 4.0 28 Michigan 5.5 46 South Carolina 6.6 12 Wyoming 4.1 28 New York 5.5 48 Alaska 6.8 13 Texas 4.2 28 Oregon 5.5 49 Nevada 6.9 14 Colorado 4.4 32 Arkansas 5.7 50 District of Columbia 7.0 15 Kansas 4.5 32 Connecticut 5.7 51 West Virginia 7.4 15 Oklahoma 4.5 32 Tennessee 5.7 52 Puerto Rico 12.6 17 Massachusetts 4.6 35 Missouri 5.8 17 Wisconsin 4.6 35 North Carolina 5.8 Note: The ten most populous states are shaded. This list includes the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico. Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics Program, in cooperation with State Workforce Agencies, Labor Market
States Ranked by Annual Nonagricultural Employment Change Change (Jobs) Change (Jobs) Change (Jobs) 1 California 461,900 19 Virginia 49,600 37 South Dakota 9,800 2 Texas 269,900 20 Illinois 47,500 38 Hawaii 9,600 3 Florida 266,200 21 Nevada 42,400 39 Oklahoma 9,300 4 New York 153,600 22 New Jersey 41,600 40 District of Columb 9,200 5 Washington 106,800 23 Kentucky 40,100 41 Delaware 7,300 6 Georgia 106,000 24 Maryland 38,900 42 New Hampshire 7,200 7 North Carolina 97,500 25 Wisconsin 38,300 43 Rhode Island 5,700 8 Michigan 90,600 26 Minnesota 36,800 44 Vermont 4,500 9 Massachusetts 72,700 27 Connecticut 27,000 45 Nebraska 4,000 10 Ohio 71,800 28 Alabama 26,300 46 Maine 3,800 11 Colorado 65,400 29 Iowa 23,400 47 Puerto Rico 3,000 12 Tennessee 61,100 30 Arkansas 23,300 48 Montana 2,400 13 Indiana 60,200 31 Missouri 22,900 49 North Dakota 2,200 14 Pennsylvania 58,000 32 Idaho 16,900 50 Alaska 800 15 Utah 56,900 33 Louisiana 13,400 51 Virgin Islands 100 16 South Carolina 56,600 34 Kansas 11,500 52 Wyoming -2,000 17 Oregon 55,000 35 Mississippi 11,400 53 West Virginia -8,800 18 Arizona 52,400 36 New Mexico 10,900 Note: The ten most populous states are shaded. This list includes the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands. Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics Program, in cooperation with State Workforce Agencies, Labor Market
States Ranked by Annual Nonagricultural Employment Percentage Change Change (%) Change (%) Change (%) 1 Utah 4.3 19 Indiana 2.0 37 New Jersey 1.0 2 Nevada 3.5 20 Arkansas 2.0 38 Mississippi 1.0 3 Washington 3.5 21 New York 1.7 39 Pennsylvania 1.0 4 Florida 3.4 22 Delaware 1.7 40 Missouri 0.8 5 Oregon 3.2 23 Connecticut 1.6 41 Kansas 0.8 6 California 3.0 24 Hawaii 1.5 42 Illinois 0.8 7 South Carolina 2.9 25 Iowa 1.5 43 Louisiana 0.7 8 Colorado 2.7 26 Maryland 1.5 44 Maine 0.6 9 Idaho 2.6 27 Vermont 1.5 45 Oklahoma 0.6 10 Georgia 2.6 28 Alabama 1.4 46 Montana 0.5 11 North Carolina 2.4 29 Ohio 1.3 47 North Dakota 0.5 12 Texas 2.3 30 Wisconsin 1.3 48 Nebraska 0.4 13 South Dakota 2.3 31 New Mexico 1.3 49 Puerto Rico 0.3 14 Tennessee 2.2 32 Virginia 1.3 50 Virgin Islands 0.3 15 Michigan 2.2 33 Minnesota 1.3 51 Alaska 0.2 16 Kentucky 2.2 34 District of Columbia 1.2 52 Wyoming -0.7 17 Massachusetts 2.1 35 Rhode Island 1.2 53 West Virginia -1.2 18 Arizona 2.0 36 New Hampshire 1.1 Note: The ten most populous states are shaded. This list includes the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands. Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics Program, in cooperation with State Workforce Agencies, Labor Market
States Ranked by Labor Force Participation Rate The labor force participation rate represents the proportion of the civilian noninstitutional population that is in the labor force. Labor Force Participation Labor Force Participation Labor Force Participation 1 North Dakota 71.3 18 Virginia 65.5 35 Hawaii 61.9 2 Minnesota 70.6 19 Missouri 65.2 35 Louisiana 61.9 3 Iowa 69.9 19 Rhode Island 65.2 37 North Carolina 61.4 4 Nebraska 69.8 21 Montana 64.4 37 Georgia 61.4 4 District of Columbia 69.8 21 Illinois 64.4 39 New York 61.3 6 South Dakota 69.7 23 Idaho 64.1 40 Oregon 60.3 7 New Hampshire 69.0 23 New Jersey 64.1 41 Michigan 60.2 8 Utah 68.8 25 Texas 64.0 42 Arizona 60.1 9 Wyoming 68.6 26 Maine 63.4 43 Tennessee 59.9 10 Vermont 67.7 26 Washington 63.4 44 South Carolina 59.4 11 Wisconsin 67.6 26 Nevada 63.4 45 Florida 58.9 11 Alaska 67.6 29 Indiana 63.3 46 Arkansas 58.2 13 Kansas 67.3 30 Ohio 62.8 46 New Mexico 58.2 14 Colorado 67.1 31 Oklahoma 62.7 48 Kentucky 57.5 15 Maryland 66.9 31 Pennsylvania 62.7 49 Alabama 56.9 16 Connecticut 66.6 33 California 62.5 50 Mississippi 55.3 17 Massachusetts 66.2 34 Delaware 62.0 51 West Virginia 52.6 Note: The ten most populous states are shaded. This list includes the District of Columbia. Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics Program, in cooperation with State Workforce Agencies, Labor Market
States Ranked by Employment to Population Ratio The employment to population ratio represents the proportion of the civilian noninstitutional population that is employed. Employment to Population Ratio (%) Employment to Population Ratio (%) Employment to Population Ratio (%) 1 North Dakota 69.1 18 Virginia 62.3 35 California 58.6 2 Nebraska 68.0 19 Montana 61.9 36 Louisiana 57.9 3 Minnesota 67.9 20 Idaho 61.5 36 New York 57.9 4 Iowa 67.3 21 Missouri 61.4 38 North Carolina 57.8 5 South Dakota 67.1 21 Rhode Island 61.4 39 Georgia 57.7 6 New Hampshire 66.4 23 Texas 61.3 40 Oregon 56.9 6 Utah 66.4 24 Illinois 60.6 41 Michigan 56.8 8 Wyoming 65.7 25 Maine 60.4 42 Arizona 56.6 9 Vermont 65.3 26 New Jersey 60.2 43 Tennessee 56.5 10 District of Columbia 64.9 26 Indiana 60.2 44 Florida 55.6 11 Wisconsin 64.5 28 Washington 60.0 45 South Carolina 55.5 12 Kansas 64.3 29 Oklahoma 59.9 46 Arkansas 54.9 13 Colorado 64.1 30 Ohio 59.6 47 Kentucky 54.6 14 Maryland 63.4 31 Hawaii 59.4 48 New Mexico 54.5 15 Massachusetts 63.1 32 Pennsylvania 59.3 49 Alabama 53.4 16 Alaska 63.0 33 Delaware 59.1 50 Mississippi 51.7 17 Connecticut 62.8 34 Nevada 59.0 51 West Virginia 48.8 Note: The ten most populous states are shaded. This list includes the District of Columbia. Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics Program, in cooperation with State Workforce Agencies, Labor Market
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