States Ranked by November 2015 Unemployment Rate Seasonally Adjusted Unemployment Unemployment Unemployment 1 North Dakota 2.7 19 Indiana 4.4 37 Georgia 5.6 2 Nebraska 2.9 20 Ohio 4.5 37 Tennessee 5.6 3 South Dakota 3.0 21 Texas 4.6 39 California 5.7 4 Hawaii 3.2 22 Massachusetts 4.7 39 Illinois 5.7 4 New Hampshire 3.2 22 Missouri 4.7 39 North Carolina 5.7 6 Iowa 3.4 24 New York 4.8 39 Oregon 5.7 7 Minnesota 3.5 25 Kentucky 4.9 43 Alabama 6.0 7 Utah 3.5 26 Arkansas 5.0 43 Arizona 6.0 9 Colorado 3.6 26 Florida 5.0 43 Mississippi 6.0 10 Vermont 3.7 26 Pennsylvania 5.0 46 Louisiana 6.3 11 Idaho 3.9 29 Connecticut 5.1 47 Alaska 6.4 12 Kansas 4.0 29 Delaware 5.1 48 Nevada 6.5 12 Montana 4.0 29 Michigan 5.1 48 West Virginia 6.5 14 Maine 4.1 32 Maryland 5.2 50 District of Columbia 6.6 14 Wyoming 4.1 32 Rhode Island 5.2 51 New Mexico 6.8 16 Oklahoma 4.2 34 New Jersey 5.3 52 Puerto Rico 12.5 16 Virginia 4.2 34 Washington 5.3 16 Wisconsin 4.2 36 South Carolina 5.5 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 417,100 19 Utah 47,800 37 District of Columbia 8,300 2 Florida 239,600 20 Colorado 44,200 38 Rhode Island 8,000 3 Texas 179,300 21 Pennsylvania 39,800 39 Maine 7,700 4 New York 172,000 22 Illinois 35,700 40 Kansas 7,000 5 Georgia 92,900 23 Kentucky 33,200 41 Delaware 6,200 6 North Carolina 91,200 24 Minnesota 32,000 42 Puerto Rico 4,600 7 Washington 89,300 25 Nevada 30,900 43 New Hampshire 4,100 8 Massachusetts 76,800 26 Wisconsin 29,900 44 Vermont 4,000 9 Ohio 75,800 27 Missouri 28,600 45 Montana 3,200 10 Michigan 71,900 28 Idaho 27,600 46 New Mexico 3,000 11 Arizona 64,700 29 Iowa 27,300 47 Alaska 500 12 Indiana 58,900 30 Connecticut 26,800 48 Virgin Islands 200 13 New Jersey 55,200 31 Alabama 24,600 49 Oklahoma -1,500 14 Maryland 53,200 32 Nebraska 14,900 50 Wyoming -2,100 15 South Carolina 52,100 33 Arkansas 14,700 51 West Virginia -10,800 15 Virginia 52,100 34 Hawaii 13,200 52 Louisiana -11,300 17 Tennessee 48,600 35 South Dakota 11,000 53 North Dakota -13,500 18 Oregon 48,100 36 Mississippi 10,000 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 Idaho 4.2% 19 Kentucky 1.8% 37 Missouri 1.0% 2 Utah 3.6% 20 Iowa 1.8% 38 Wisconsin 1.0% 3 Florida 3.0% 21 Tennessee 1.7% 39 Mississippi 0.9% 4 Washington 2.9% 22 Michigan 1.7% 40 Montana 0.7% 5 Oregon 2.8% 23 Rhode Island 1.7% 41 Pennsylvania 0.7% 6 South Carolina 2.6% 24 Connecticut 1.6% 42 New Hampshire 0.6% 7 California 2.6% 25 Texas 1.5% 43 Illinois 0.6% 8 South Dakota 2.6% 26 Nebraska 1.5% 44 Virgin Islands 0.5% 9 Nevada 2.5% 27 Ohio 1.4% 45 Puerto Rico 0.5% 10 Arizona 2.5% 28 Delaware 1.4% 46 Kansas 0.5% 11 Massachusetts 2.2% 29 New Jersey 1.4% 47 New Mexico 0.4% 12 Georgia 2.2% 30 Virginia 1.4% 48 Alaska 0.1% 13 North Carolina 2.2% 31 Vermont 1.3% 49 Oklahoma -0.1% 14 Hawaii 2.1% 32 Maine 1.3% 50 Louisiana -0.6% 15 Maryland 2.0% 33 Alabama 1.3% 51 Wyoming -0.7% 16 Indiana 2.0% 34 Arkansas 1.2% 52 West Virginia -1.4% 17 New York 1.9% 35 Minnesota 1.1% 53 North Dakota -2.9% 18 Colorado 1.8% 36 District of Columbia 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 District of Columbia 70.3 18 Illinois 64.8 35 Oklahoma 61.9 2 Minnesota 69.9 19 Virginia 64.7 36 Oregon 61.3 3 Nebraska 69.8 19 Rhode Island 64.7 37 North Carolina 61.1 4 North Dakota 69.7 21 Massachusetts 64.5 38 Georgia 61.0 4 Iowa 69.7 22 Idaho 64.2 39 New York 60.9 6 South Dakota 69.3 23 Montana 64.1 40 Michigan 60.3 7 Utah 68.1 24 New Jersey 63.8 41 Louisiana 59.8 8 New Hampshire 67.9 25 Indiana 63.7 42 Arizona 59.7 8 Wyoming 67.9 26 Texas 63.4 43 South Carolina 59.0 10 Kansas 67.8 26 Nevada 63.4 44 Florida 58.9 10 Wisconsin 67.8 28 Washington 62.8 44 Tennessee 58.9 12 Alaska 67.2 29 Pennsylvania 62.6 46 Arkansas 58.0 13 Maryland 67.0 30 Delaware 62.5 47 New Mexico 57.0 14 Vermont 66.7 31 Ohio 62.4 48 Mississippi 56.3 15 Colorado 66.3 32 Hawaii 62.1 49 Alabama 56.2 16 Connecticut 65.6 33 Maine 62.0 50 Kentucky 56.1 17 Missouri 65.1 33 California 62.0 51 West Virginia 53.0 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 Nebraska 67.8 19 Virginia 62.0 35 California 58.5 1 North Dakota 67.8 22 Idaho 61.6 36 New York 57.9 3 Minnesota 67.4 21 Massachusetts 61.5 37 Oregon 57.8 4 Iowa 67.3 23 Montana 61.5 38 North Carolina 57.6 5 South Dakota 67.2 19 Rhode Island 61.4 38 Georgia 57.6 6 Utah 65.7 18 Illinois 61.1 40 Michigan 57.2 6 New Hampshire 65.7 25 Indiana 60.9 41 Arizona 56.1 8 District of Columbia 65.6 26 Texas 60.5 42 Louisiana 56.0 9 Wyoming 65.1 24 New Jersey 60.4 43 Florida 55.9 9 Kansas 65.1 32 Hawaii 60.1 44 South Carolina 55.8 11 Wisconsin 64.9 31 Ohio 59.6 45 Tennessee 55.6 12 Vermont 64.3 28 Washington 59.5 46 Arkansas 55.1 13 Colorado 63.9 29 Pennsylvania 59.5 47 Kentucky 53.3 14 Maryland 63.5 33 Maine 59.5 48 New Mexico 53.2 15 Alaska 62.9 30 Delaware 59.3 49 Mississippi 52.9 16 Connecticut 62.3 35 Oklahoma 59.3 49 Alabama 52.9 17 Missouri 62.0 26 Nevada 59.2 51 West Virginia 49.5 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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