States Ranked by November 2014 Unemployment Rate Seasonally Adjusted Unemployment Unemployment Unemployment 1 North Dakota 2.7 19 Pennsylvania 5.1 35 New Mexico 6.4 2 Nebraska 3.1 20 Wisconsin 5.2 38 Connecticut 6.5 3 South Dakota 3.3 21 Maryland 5.6 38 Louisiana 6.5 4 Utah 3.6 21 Missouri 5.6 40 Alaska 6.6 5 Minnesota 3.7 23 Indiana 5.7 41 Michigan 6.7 6 Idaho 3.9 23 Maine 5.7 41 South Carolina 6.7 7 Hawaii 4.0 25 Arkansas 5.8 43 Arizona 6.8 8 Colorado 4.1 25 Florida 5.8 43 Tennessee 6.8 8 New Hampshire 4.1 25 Massachusetts 5.8 45 Nevada 6.9 10 Iowa 4.3 25 North Carolina 5.8 46 Oregon 7.0 10 Kansas 4.3 29 New York 5.9 47 Rhode Island 7.1 10 Montana 4.3 30 Alabama 6.0 48 California 7.2 10 Vermont 4.3 30 Delaware 6.0 48 Georgia 7.2 14 Oklahoma 4.4 30 Kentucky 6.0 50 Mississippi 7.3 15 Wyoming 4.5 33 Washington 6.2 51 District of Columbia 7.4 16 Texas 4.9 34 West Virginia 6.3 52 Puerto Rico 14.0 17 Ohio 5.0 35 Illinois 6.4 17 Virginia 5.0 35 New Jersey 6.4 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 Texas 441,200 19 Missouri 42,200 37 New Jersey 11,500 2 California 344,100 20 Michigan 39,300 38 Idaho 10,900 3 Florida 229,900 21 Kentucky 38,700 39 Hawaii 9,700 4 North Carolina 106,400 22 Oklahoma 33,500 40 Kansas 7,500 5 Georgia 96,200 23 Pennsylvania 33,200 41 West Virginia 7,200 6 New York 83,800 24 Alabama 32,900 42 Maine 6,900 7 Washington 82,700 25 Illinois 32,400 43 Montana 6,200 8 Arizona 66,700 26 Nevada 27,100 43 Nebraska 6,200 9 Ohio 65,200 27 Connecticut 25,700 45 Rhode Island 5,800 10 Massachusetts 59,600 28 Louisiana 21,800 46 New Hampshire 5,100 11 Indiana 56,000 28 North Dakota 21,800 47 Vermont 4,100 12 Wisconsin 54,600 30 Arkansas 17,600 48 South Dakota 3,000 13 Colorado 54,400 31 Iowa 15,700 49 Wyoming 2,400 14 Minnesota 54,200 32 Virginia 15,600 50 Puerto Rico 1,800 15 Tennessee 53,900 33 New Mexico 14,700 51 Virgin Islands -600 16 Oregon 50,800 34 Delaware 13,200 52 Alaska -1,200 17 South Carolina 48,900 35 District of Columbia 12,600 53 Mississippi -1,300 18 Utah 44,000 36 Maryland 12,100 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 North Dakota 4.8 17 Minnesota 1.9 36 Iowa 1.0 2 Texas 3.9 17 Tennessee 1.9 38 New York 0.9 3 Utah 3.4 21 Massachusetts 1.8 38 West Virginia 0.9 4 Florida 3.0 21 New Mexico 1.8 40 New Hampshire 0.8 4 Oregon 3.0 23 Alabama 1.7 40 Wyoming 0.8 4 Delaware 3.0 23 District of Columbia 1.7 42 South Dakota 0.7 7 Washington 2.8 23 Idaho 1.7 43 Pennsylvania 0.6 8 North Carolina 2.6 26 Hawaii 1.6 43 Illinois 0.6 8 Arizona 2.6 27 Missouri 1.5 43 Nebraska 0.6 8 South Carolina 2.6 27 Connecticut 1.5 46 Maryland 0.5 11 Georgia 2.4 27 Arkansas 1.5 46 Kansas 0.5 12 Colorado 2.3 30 Montana 1.4 48 Virginia 0.4 12 Nevada 2.3 31 Vermont 1.3 49 New Jersey 0.3 14 California 2.2 32 Ohio 1.2 50 Puerto Rico 0.2 15 Kentucky 2.1 32 Rhode Island 1.2 51 Mississippi -0.1 16 Oklahoma 2.0 34 Louisiana 1.1 52 Alaska -0.4 17 Indiana 1.9 34 Maine 1.1 53 Virgin Islands -1.6 17 Wisconsin 1.9 36 Michigan 1.0 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 71.5 18 Massachusetts 65.3 34 Oregon 61.9 2 Nebraska 70.9 19 Texas 65.0 36 Delaware 61.5 3 Iowa 70.4 20 Illinois 64.9 37 Louisiana 61.2 4 Minnesota 69.9 21 Rhode Island 64.8 38 Oklahoma 60.5 5 District of Columbia 69.6 22 Missouri 64.7 38 Florida 60.5 6 South Dakota 69.3 23 Maine 64.5 40 New York 60.3 7 New Hampshire 68.9 24 Montana 64.1 41 Michigan 60.2 8 Wisconsin 68.4 24 New Jersey 64.1 42 North Carolina 60.1 9 Vermont 68.3 26 Indiana 63.6 43 Arizona 59.6 10 Wyoming 68.2 27 Washington 63.4 44 Tennessee 58.5 11 Kansas 67.9 28 Idaho 62.9 45 South Carolina 58.3 12 Utah 67.8 28 Ohio 62.9 46 Kentucky 58.1 12 Alaska 67.8 30 California 62.5 47 New Mexico 57.8 14 Colorado 67.7 31 Nevada 62.2 48 Arkansas 57.3 15 Maryland 65.9 32 Pennsylvania 62.1 49 Alabama 55.5 15 Connecticut 65.9 32 Georgia 62.1 50 Mississippi 54.7 17 Virginia 65.8 34 Hawaii 61.9 51 West Virginia 53.2 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 69.5 18 Connecticut 61.7 35 Delaware 57.8 2 Nebraska 68.7 19 Massachusetts 61.5 36 Georgia 57.6 3 Iowa 67.4 20 Montana 61.3 36 Oregon 57.6 4 Minnesota 67.3 21 Missouri 61.1 38 Louisiana 57.2 5 South Dakota 67.0 22 Maine 60.8 39 Florida 57.0 6 New Hampshire 66.1 23 Illinois 60.7 40 New York 56.7 7 Utah 65.4 24 Idaho 60.4 41 North Carolina 56.6 8 Vermont 65.3 25 Rhode Island 60.2 42 Michigan 56.2 9 Wyoming 65.2 26 New Jersey 60.0 43 Arizona 55.5 10 Kansas 65.0 26 Indiana 60.0 44 Tennessee 54.6 11 Wisconsin 64.9 28 Ohio 59.8 44 Kentucky 54.6 11 Colorado 64.9 29 Washington 59.5 46 South Carolina 54.5 13 District of Columbia 64.5 30 Hawaii 59.4 47 New Mexico 54.2 14 Alaska 63.4 31 Pennsylvania 59.0 48 Arkansas 53.9 15 Virginia 62.5 32 California 58.0 49 Alabama 52.2 16 Maryland 62.2 33 Nevada 57.9 50 Mississippi 50.8 17 Texas 61.8 33 Oklahoma 57.9 51 West Virginia 49.8 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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