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New England and State Multiple Jobholders: 1997-2010

Table 1. Multiple jobholders by State, 2010 annual averages
State	Total employed, 16 years and over(1)	Multiple jobholders
State	Total employed, 16 years and over(1)	Number(1)	Percent of employed
Total, U.S	139,064	6,878	4.9
New England division(2)	7,097	437	6.2
Connecticut	1,721	108	6.3
Maine	634	44	7.0
Massachusetts	3,200	174	5.5
New Hampshire	701	46	6.5
Rhode Island	505	35	7.0
Vermont	337	29	8.7

Table 2. Multiple jobholders as a percentage of total employment for the U.S., New England division, and New England states, annual averages (1997-2010)
Area	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010
United States	6.1	6.0	5.8	5.6	5.4	5.3	5.3	5.4	5.3	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	4.9
New England division(2)	6.7	6.3	6.5	6.5	6.0	5.8	5.6	5.9	6.1	6.4	6.2	6.5	6.4	6.2
Connecticut	5.3	5.1	5.9	6.4	6.8	5.9	4.9	5.3	5.5	5.9	6.3	5.9	5.8	6.3
Maine	8.8	8.0	8.0	8.6	7.4	7.1	7.9	7.7	7.8	8.2	8.1	8.3	7.7	7.0
Massachusetts	6.4	6.1	5.9	5.7	4.8	4.8	4.9	5.4	5.8	5.6	5.2	6.1	6.0	5.5
New Hampshire	8.0	7.3	7.1	6.3	6.7	6.5	6.2	6.4	6.3	7.3	6.9	6.6	7.0	6.5
Rhode Island	7.0	7.0	8.1	7.7	6.7	6.2	6.4	5.8	6.5	6.9	6.6	7.2	7.5	7.0
Vermont	8.9	8.8	8.7	9.2	7.9	8.9	8.9	8.5	8.3	9.3	9.4	8.9	7.9	8.7

Table 3. Multiple jobholders as a percentage of total employment by census region and division, annual averages(2) (1997-2010)
Census region and division	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010
Northeast	5.7	5.5	5.8	5.4	5.2	5.2	5.0	5.1	5.1	5.3	5.1	5.2	5.3	5.0
New England	6.7	6.3	6.5	6.5	6.0	5.8	5.6	5.9	6.1	6.4	6.2	6.5	6.4	6.2
Middle Atlantic	5.4	5.1	5.6	5.0	5.0	4.9	4.7	4.9	4.8	4.9	4.6	4.8	4.9	4.5
South	5.6	5.4	5.1	4.8	4.7	4.7	4.8	4.9	4.8	4.5	4.6	4.7	4.6	4.1
South Atlantic	5.4	5.5	5.3	4.7	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.8	4.7	4.4	4.6	4.8	4.7	4.2
East South Central	6.2	5.7	5.2	5.1	4.9	4.8	5.0	5.0	5.0	4.9	5.0	5.0	4.9	4.4
West South Central	5.7	4.9	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	5.0	5.1	4.8	4.5	4.5	4.3	4.1	3.9
Midwest	7.7	7.4	6.9	6.7	6.5	6.5	6.4	6.3	6.4	6.5	6.6	6.3	6.4	6.2
East North Central	6.9	6.5	6.0	6.0	5.8	5.7	5.6	5.6	5.7	5.7	5.8	5.6	5.6	5.5
West North Central	9.7	9.3	8.9	8.3	7.9	8.1	7.9	7.8	8.0	8.2	8.2	7.9	8.0	7.7
West	6.3	6.1	5.8	5.6	5.3	5.3	5.4	5.3	5.2	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.0	5.0
Mountain	7.3	7.2	6.4	6.0	6.1	6.1	6.3	6.4	6.2	5.8	5.5	5.6	5.4	5.4
Pacific	6.0	5.6	5.6	5.4	5.0	5.0	5.0	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.9	4.8	4.8

Footnotes:
(1) Levels are rounded to the nearest thousand.

(2) Census regional and divisional estimates derived from unrounded state totals.

SOURCE: Current Population Survey

Note: Data refer to place of residence. The States (including the District of Columbia) that compose the various census regions and divisions are:
Northeast Region includes the New England Division - Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont; and the Middle Atlantic Division - New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania.
South Region includes the South Atlantic Division - Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, and West Virginia; East South Central Division - Alabama, Kentucky, Mississippi, and Tennessee; and West South Central Division - Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, and Texas.
Midwest Region includes the East North Central Division - Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, and Wisconsin; and the West North Central Division - Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, and South Dakota.
West Region includes the Mountain Division - Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming; and the Pacific Division - Alaska, California, Hawaii, Oregon, and Washington.