Table 1. Employment status of the civilian noninstitutional population 16 years of age and over by region, division, and state,
2009-10 annual averages
(Numbers in thousands)
Population Civilian labor Employed Unemployed Unemployment
force rate Error range of
Region, division, and state rate, 2010 (1)
2009 2010 2009 2010 2009 2010 2009 2010 2009 2010
United States............. 235,801 237,830 154,142 153,889 139,877 139,064 14,265 14,825 9.3 9.6 9.5 - 9.7
Northeast...................... 43,515 43,762 28,321 28,243 25,950 25,784 2,370 2,459 8.4 8.7 8.5 - 8.9
New England................. 11,455 11,532 7,733 7,770 7,100 7,109 633 660 8.2 8.5 8.2 - 8.8
Connecticut.............. 2,747 2,765 1,887 1,897 1,730 1,724 157 173 8.3 9.1 8.6 - 9.7
Maine.................... 1,065 1,066 698 697 641 642 57 55 8.2 7.9 7.4 - 8.5
Massachusetts............ 5,237 5,282 3,477 3,494 3,190 3,197 286 297 8.2 8.5 7.9 - 9.1
New Hampshire............ 1,057 1,063 745 744 698 699 47 45 6.3 6.1 5.7 - 6.4
Rhode Island............. 842 845 566 576 505 509 61 67 10.8 11.6 10.9 - 12.3
Vermont.................. 507 510 360 361 335 338 25 22 6.9 6.2 5.8 - 6.7
Middle Atlantic............. 32,060 32,230 20,587 20,473 18,850 18,675 1,737 1,799 8.4 8.8 8.5 - 9.1
New Jersey............... 6,766 6,812 4,527 4,502 4,116 4,077 410 426 9.1 9.5 8.9 - 10.0
New York................. 15,354 15,431 9,678 9,631 8,864 8,807 813 824 8.4 8.6 8.2 - 8.9
Pennsylvania............. 9,939 9,987 6,383 6,340 5,870 5,791 514 549 8.0 8.7 8.2 - 9.1
Midwest........................ 51,568 51,830 34,637 34,480 31,317 31,237 3,319 3,243 9.6 9.4 9.2 - 9.6
East North Central.......... 35,927 36,072 23,667 23,538 21,155 21,091 2,513 2,448 10.6 10.4 10.1 - 10.7
Illinois................. 9,877 9,936 6,588 6,646 5,928 5,965 660 681 10.0 10.3 9.7 - 10.8
Indiana.................. 4,907 4,939 3,184 3,142 2,852 2,823 332 320 10.4 10.2 9.4 - 10.9
Michigan................. 7,772 7,780 4,859 4,790 4,211 4,193 648 597 13.3 12.5 11.8 - 13.1
Ohio..................... 8,954 8,976 5,936 5,898 5,335 5,303 601 595 10.1 10.1 9.5 - 10.7
Wisconsin................ 4,417 4,440 3,101 3,063 2,829 2,807 271 255 8.7 8.3 7.8 - 8.9
West North Central.......... 15,640 15,759 10,969 10,942 10,163 10,146 806 796 7.4 7.3 7.0 - 7.5
Iowa..................... 2,334 2,348 1,665 1,671 1,572 1,568 94 103 5.6 6.1 5.7 - 6.6
Kansas................... 2,129 2,146 1,508 1,502 1,402 1,397 107 106 7.1 7.0 6.5 - 7.6
Minnesota................ 4,083 4,112 2,951 2,963 2,712 2,746 238 217 8.1 7.3 6.9 - 7.8
Missouri................. 4,610 4,642 3,051 3,014 2,768 2,726 283 289 9.3 9.6 8.8 - 10.3
Nebraska................. 1,363 1,375 981 977 934 931 47 45 4.8 4.7 4.2 - 5.1
North Dakota............. 504 510 369 370 353 356 16 15 4.3 3.9 3.5 - 4.4
South Dakota............. 618 625 444 444 422 423 22 21 5.0 4.8 4.5 - 5.2
South.......................... 85,998 87,017 55,051 55,210 50,166 50,060 4,885 5,150 8.9 9.3 9.2 - 9.5
South Atlantic.............. 45,522 46,029 29,378 29,303 26,621 26,388 2,758 2,915 9.4 9.9 9.7 - 10.2
Delaware................. 686 693 435 426 400 390 35 36 8.0 8.5 7.9 - 9.1
District of Columbia..... 486 496 332 334 300 301 32 33 9.6 9.9 9.2 - 10.6
Florida.................. 14,589 14,736 9,139 9,224 8,209 8,159 930 1,065 10.2 11.5 11.1 - 12.0
Georgia.................. 7,301 7,396 4,766 4,694 4,302 4,214 464 480 9.7 10.2 9.6 - 10.8
Maryland................. 4,397 4,443 3,001 2,981 2,786 2,758 215 223 7.1 7.5 7.1 - 7.9
North Carolina........... 7,118 7,200 4,555 4,513 4,065 4,036 490 476 10.8 10.6 10.0 - 11.1
South Carolina........... 3,490 3,530 2,175 2,165 1,928 1,923 247 242 11.3 11.2 10.4 - 12.0
Virginia................. 6,001 6,077 4,180 4,185 3,895 3,896 284 289 6.8 6.9 6.4 - 7.4
West Virginia............ 1,453 1,458 797 782 735 711 62 71 7.7 9.1 8.2 - 10.0
East South Central.......... 14,019 14,125 8,597 8,581 7,722 7,727 875 855 10.2 10.0 9.5 - 10.4
Alabama.................. 3,621 3,646 2,171 2,127 1,960 1,925 211 202 9.7 9.5 8.3 - 10.7
Kentucky................. 3,329 3,354 2,079 2,084 1,858 1,866 222 218 10.7 10.5 9.7 - 11.3
Mississippi.............. 2,200 2,211 1,296 1,313 1,171 1,176 125 137 9.6 10.4 9.5 - 11.4
Tennessee................ 4,868 4,913 3,052 3,057 2,734 2,759 317 297 10.4 9.7 9.0 - 10.4
West South Central.......... 26,458 26,863 17,076 17,326 15,823 15,946 1,253 1,380 7.3 8.0 7.7 - 8.3
Arkansas................. 2,204 2,221 1,356 1,353 1,256 1,247 100 107 7.4 7.9 7.1 - 8.6
Louisiana................ 3,389 3,420 2,060 2,082 1,924 1,926 136 155 6.6 7.5 6.6 - 8.3
Oklahoma................. 2,774 2,802 1,753 1,755 1,637 1,631 116 124 6.6 7.1 6.5 - 7.7
Texas.................... 18,091 18,419 11,907 12,136 11,006 11,142 900 994 7.6 8.2 7.8 - 8.6
West........................... 54,236 54,927 35,817 35,767 32,161 31,812 3,656 3,955 10.2 11.1 10.8 - 11.3
Mountain.................... 16,613 16,841 11,108 11,084 10,135 10,014 973 1,070 8.8 9.7 9.3 - 10.0
Arizona.................. 4,951 5,027 3,157 3,176 2,851 2,860 306 316 9.7 10.0 9.2 - 10.7
Colorado................. 3,838 3,899 2,728 2,687 2,502 2,448 226 240 8.3 8.9 8.4 - 9.5
Idaho.................... 1,150 1,163 751 758 693 687 58 71 7.7 9.3 8.5 - 10.2
Montana.................. 767 773 496 497 465 461 31 36 6.3 7.2 6.5 - 8.0
Nevada................... 2,000 2,015 1,354 1,350 1,184 1,150 170 201 12.5 14.9 14.0 - 15.7
New Mexico............... 1,516 1,535 942 953 876 873 66 80 7.0 8.4 7.6 - 9.2
Utah..................... 1,972 2,007 1,383 1,368 1,285 1,262 98 106 7.1 7.7 7.1 - 8.3
Wyoming.................. 418 422 297 294 278 273 19 20 6.5 7.0 6.4 - 7.5
Pacific..................... 37,622 38,086 24,709 24,683 22,026 21,798 2,683 2,885 10.9 11.7 11.4 - 12.0
Alaska................... 512 518 359 361 331 332 28 29 7.8 8.0 7.2 - 8.8
California............... 27,947 28,293 18,204 18,176 16,142 15,916 2,063 2,260 11.3 12.4 12.1 - 12.8
Hawaii................... 982 989 632 629 589 587 43 42 6.8 6.6 6.0 - 7.2
Oregon................... 3,008 3,039 1,980 1,985 1,760 1,770 221 215 11.1 10.8 10.2 - 11.5
Washington............... 5,174 5,247 3,534 3,532 3,206 3,192 329 340 9.3 9.6 9.0 - 10.2
Puerto Rico.................... 3,070 3,100 1,326 1,297 1,127 1,089 199 209 15.0 16.1 NA
1 Error ranges are shown at the 90-percent confidence level and are based on unrounded data.
NA = Data not available.
NOTE: Data refer to place of residence. Unemployment rates are in percent and are based on unrounded levels. Data for subnational
areas reflect revised population controls and model reestimation. As a result, they will not add to U.S. totals. Data for Puerto Rico
are derived from a monthly household survey similar to the Current Population Survey.
United States Department of Labor
