Comparison of 2009 ACS and LAUS 2009 annual average labor force statistics by state ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | Labor force | Employment | Unemployment | Unemployment rate |----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Area | | | Difference | | | Difference | | | Difference | | | | ACS | LAUS |-------------------| ACS | LAUS |-------------------| ACS | LAUS |-------------------| ACS | LAUS |Differ- | | | Level | Percent| | | Level | Percent| | | Level | Percent| | | ence ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Alabama ...............| 2,233,570 | 2,112,566 | 121,004 | 5.73 | 1,986,034 | 1,900,148 | 85,886 | 4.52 | 247,536 | 212,418 | 35,118 | 16.53 | 11.1 | 10.1 | 1.0 Alaska ................| 368,338 | 360,877 | 7,461 | 2.07 | 333,464 | 332,126 | 1,338 | .40 | 34,874 | 28,751 | 6,123 | 21.30 | 9.5 | 8.0 | 1.5 Arizona ...............| 3,128,500 | 3,142,641 | -14,141 | -.45 | 2,795,318 | 2,858,197 | -62,879 | -2.20 | 333,182 | 284,444 | 48,738 | 17.13 | 10.6 | 9.1 | 1.5 Arkansas ..............| 1,371,228 | 1,370,319 | 909 | .07 | 1,245,923 | 1,270,760 | -24,837 | -1.95 | 125,305 | 99,559 | 25,746 | 25.86 | 9.1 | 7.3 | 1.8 California ............| 18,541,318 | 18,250,169 | 291,149 | 1.60 | 16,454,578 | 16,163,937 | 290,641 | 1.80 | 2,086,740 | 2,086,232 | 508 | .02 | 11.3 | 11.4 | -.1 Colorado ..............| 2,710,648 | 2,701,026 | 9,622 | .36 | 2,480,113 | 2,492,540 | -12,427 | -.50 | 230,535 | 208,486 | 22,049 | 10.58 | 8.5 | 7.7 | .8 Connecticut ...........| 1,917,746 | 1,889,929 | 27,817 | 1.47 | 1,740,760 | 1,734,282 | 6,478 | .37 | 176,986 | 155,647 | 21,339 | 13.71 | 9.2 | 8.2 | 1.0 Delaware ..............| 457,002 | 434,704 | 22,298 | 5.13 | 417,673 | 399,669 | 18,004 | 4.50 | 39,329 | 35,035 | 4,294 | 12.26 | 8.6 | 8.1 | .5 District of Columbia ..| 330,607 | 331,952 | -1,345 | -.41 | 293,927 | 297,937 | -4,010 | -1.35 | 36,680 | 34,015 | 2,665 | 7.83 | 11.1 | 10.2 | .9 Florida ...............| 9,093,655 | 9,197,484 | -103,829 | -1.13 | 7,995,087 | 8,231,731 | -236,644 | -2.87 | 1,098,568 | 965,753 | 132,815 | 13.75 | 12.1 | 10.5 | 1.6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Georgia ...............| 4,847,607 | 4,768,923 | 78,684 | 1.65 | 4,304,791 | 4,311,728 | -6,937 | -.16 | 542,816 | 457,195 | 85,621 | 18.73 | 11.2 | 9.6 | 1.6 Hawaii ................| 654,223 | 637,777 | 16,446 | 2.58 | 607,551 | 594,523 | 13,028 | 2.19 | 46,672 | 43,254 | 3,418 | 7.90 | 7.1 | 6.8 | .3 Idaho .................| 758,533 | 749,660 | 8,873 | 1.18 | 685,475 | 689,556 | -4,081 | -.59 | 73,058 | 60,104 | 12,954 | 21.55 | 9.6 | 8.0 | 1.6 Illinois ..............| 6,744,354 | 6,606,103 | 138,251 | 2.09 | 6,029,349 | 5,941,157 | 88,192 | 1.48 | 715,005 | 664,946 | 50,059 | 7.53 | 10.6 | 10.1 | .5 Indiana ...............| 3,296,045 | 3,184,780 | 111,265 | 3.49 | 2,934,902 | 2,864,578 | 70,324 | 2.45 | 361,143 | 320,202 | 40,941 | 12.79 | 11.0 | 10.1 | .9 Iowa ..................| 1,650,987 | 1,673,806 | -22,819 | -1.36 | 1,552,500 | 1,574,026 | -21,526 | -1.37 | 98,487 | 99,780 | -1,293 | -1.30 | 6.0 | 6.0 | .0 Kansas ................| 1,488,409 | 1,518,921 | -30,512 | -2.01 | 1,380,536 | 1,416,940 | -36,404 | -2.57 | 107,873 | 101,981 | 5,892 | 5.78 | 7.2 | 6.7 | .5 Kentucky ..............| 2,059,592 | 2,080,409 | -20,817 | -1.00 | 1,851,458 | 1,862,872 | -11,414 | -.61 | 208,134 | 217,537 | -9,403 | -4.32 | 10.1 | 10.5 | -.4 Louisiana .............| 2,176,635 | 2,067,886 | 108,749 | 5.26 | 1,994,133 | 1,926,393 | 67,740 | 3.52 | 182,502 | 141,493 | 41,009 | 28.98 | 8.4 | 6.8 | 1.6 Maine .................| 701,646 | 704,134 | -2,488 | -.35 | 651,259 | 647,465 | 3,794 | .59 | 50,387 | 56,669 | -6,282 | -11.09 | 7.2 | 8.0 | -.8 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Maryland ..............| 3,117,747 | 2,986,933 | 130,814 | 4.38 | 2,867,600 | 2,777,610 | 89,990 | 3.24 | 250,147 | 209,323 | 40,824 | 19.50 | 8.0 | 7.0 | 1.0 Massachusetts .........| 3,634,120 | 3,473,497 | 160,623 | 4.62 | 3,304,921 | 3,180,705 | 124,216 | 3.91 | 329,199 | 292,792 | 36,407 | 12.43 | 9.1 | 8.4 | .7 Michigan ..............| 4,970,184 | 4,888,722 | 81,462 | 1.67 | 4,237,865 | 4,223,702 | 14,163 | .34 | 732,319 | 665,020 | 67,299 | 10.12 | 14.7 | 13.6 | 1.1 Minnesota .............| 2,946,834 | 2,967,967 | -21,133 | -.71 | 2,706,630 | 2,731,688 | -25,058 | -.92 | 240,204 | 236,279 | 3,925 | 1.66 | 8.2 | 8.0 | .2 Mississippi ...........| 1,339,779 | 1,291,949 | 47,830 | 3.70 | 1,196,480 | 1,168,553 | 27,927 | 2.39 | 143,299 | 123,396 | 19,903 | 16.13 | 10.7 | 9.6 | 1.1 Missouri ..............| 3,063,776 | 3,036,622 | 27,154 | .89 | 2,787,197 | 2,753,762 | 33,435 | 1.21 | 276,579 | 282,860 | -6,281 | -2.22 | 9.0 | 9.3 | -.3 Montana ...............| 503,837 | 498,907 | 4,930 | .99 | 463,880 | 468,045 | -4,165 | -.89 | 39,957 | 30,862 | 9,095 | 29.47 | 7.9 | 6.2 | 1.7 Nebraska ..............| 990,901 | 983,517 | 7,384 | .75 | 931,004 | 938,080 | -7,076 | -.75 | 59,897 | 45,437 | 14,460 | 31.82 | 6.0 | 4.6 | 1.4 Nevada ................| 1,383,813 | 1,369,891 | 13,922 | 1.02 | 1,216,702 | 1,208,621 | 8,081 | .67 | 167,111 | 161,270 | 5,841 | 3.62 | 12.1 | 11.8 | .3 New Hampshire .........| 754,213 | 742,132 | 12,081 | 1.63 | 695,175 | 695,190 | -15 | .00 | 59,038 | 46,942 | 12,096 | 25.77 | 7.8 | 6.3 | 1.5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | New Jersey ............| 4,638,181 | 4,536,661 | 101,520 | 2.24 | 4,184,978 | 4,118,367 | 66,611 | 1.62 | 453,203 | 418,294 | 34,909 | 8.35 | 9.8 | 9.2 | .6 New Mexico ............| 957,678 | 955,904 | 1,774 | .19 | 871,208 | 887,358 | -16,150 | -1.82 | 86,470 | 68,546 | 17,924 | 26.15 | 9.0 | 7.2 | 1.8 New York ..............| 10,013,915 | 9,699,492 | 314,423 | 3.24 | 9,116,374 | 8,886,106 | 230,268 | 2.59 | 897,541 | 813,386 | 84,155 | 10.35 | 9.0 | 8.4 | .6 North Carolina ........| 4,658,142 | 4,544,622 | 113,520 | 2.50 | 4,145,233 | 4,060,764 | 84,469 | 2.08 | 512,909 | 483,858 | 29,051 | 6.00 | 11.0 | 10.6 | .4 North Dakota ..........| 359,601 | 364,970 | -5,369 | -1.47 | 345,938 | 349,098 | -3,160 | -.91 | 13,663 | 15,872 | -2,209 | -13.92 | 3.8 | 4.3 | -.5 Ohio ..................| 5,920,413 | 5,970,188 | -49,775 | -.83 | 5,263,199 | 5,358,968 | -95,769 | -1.79 | 657,214 | 611,220 | 45,994 | 7.52 | 11.1 | 10.2 | .9 Oklahoma ..............| 1,776,550 | 1,773,186 | 3,364 | .19 | 1,655,803 | 1,659,607 | -3,804 | -.23 | 120,747 | 113,579 | 7,168 | 6.31 | 6.8 | 6.4 | .4 Oregon ................| 1,974,127 | 1,963,567 | 10,560 | .54 | 1,741,427 | 1,746,532 | -5,105 | -.29 | 232,700 | 217,035 | 15,665 | 7.22 | 11.8 | 11.1 | .7 Pennsylvania ..........| 6,459,773 | 6,414,162 | 45,611 | .71 | 5,869,160 | 5,894,722 | -25,562 | -.43 | 590,613 | 519,440 | 71,173 | 13.70 | 9.1 | 8.1 | 1.0 Rhode Island ..........| 568,511 | 567,093 | 1,418 | .25 | 513,849 | 503,425 | 10,424 | 2.07 | 54,662 | 63,668 | -9,006 | -14.15 | 9.6 | 11.2 | -1.6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | South Carolina ........| 2,224,745 | 2,179,366 | 45,379 | 2.08 | 1,963,661 | 1,924,059 | 39,602 | 2.06 | 261,084 | 255,307 | 5,777 | 2.26 | 11.7 | 11.7 | .0 South Dakota ..........| 438,444 | 446,351 | -7,907 | -1.77 | 415,607 | 425,081 | -9,474 | -2.23 | 22,837 | 21,270 | 1,567 | 7.37 | 5.2 | 4.8 | .4 Tennessee .............| 3,115,748 | 3,020,016 | 95,732 | 3.17 | 2,771,090 | 2,702,990 | 68,100 | 2.52 | 344,658 | 317,026 | 27,632 | 8.72 | 11.1 | 10.5 | .6 Texas .................| 12,210,524 | 11,930,847 | 279,677 | 2.34 | 11,211,611 | 11,020,226 | 191,385 | 1.74 | 998,913 | 910,621 | 88,292 | 9.70 | 8.2 | 7.6 | .6 Utah ..................| 1,380,169 | 1,364,494 | 15,675 | 1.15 | 1,271,981 | 1,274,788 | -2,807 | -.22 | 108,188 | 89,706 | 18,482 | 20.60 | 7.8 | 6.6 | 1.2 Vermont ...............| 351,341 | 359,759 | -8,418 | -2.34 | 324,467 | 334,942 | -10,475 | -3.13 | 26,874 | 24,817 | 2,057 | 8.29 | 7.6 | 6.9 | .7 Virginia ..............| 4,081,593 | 4,173,723 | -92,130 | -2.21 | 3,778,949 | 3,896,161 | -117,212 | -3.01 | 302,644 | 277,562 | 25,082 | 9.04 | 7.4 | 6.7 | .7 Washington ............| 3,438,309 | 3,528,707 | -90,398 | -2.56 | 3,110,355 | 3,214,500 | -104,145 | -3.24 | 327,954 | 314,207 | 13,747 | 4.38 | 9.5 | 8.9 | .6 West Virginia .........| 826,113 | 797,943 | 28,170 | 3.53 | 762,233 | 734,569 | 27,664 | 3.77 | 63,880 | 63,374 | 506 | .80 | 7.7 | 7.9 | -.2 Wisconsin .............| 3,117,785 | 3,081,476 | 36,309 | 1.18 | 2,863,518 | 2,819,691 | 43,827 | 1.55 | 254,267 | 261,785 | -7,518 | -2.87 | 8.2 | 8.5 | -.3 Wyoming ...............| 296,944 | 293,927 | 3,017 | 1.03 | 279,544 | 275,217 | 4,327 | 1.57 | 17,400 | 18,710 | -1,310 | -7.00 | 5.9 | 6.4 | -.5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Puerto Rico ...........| 1,483,140 | 1,326,329 | 156,811 | 11.82 | 1,202,367 | 1,126,992 | 75,375 | 6.69 | 280,773 | 199,337 | 81,436 | 40.85 | 18.9 | 15.0 | 3.9 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sum-of-States .........|156,044,453 |153,990,657 |2,053,796 | 1.33 |140,602,470 |139,743,692 | 858,778 | .61 | 15,441,983 | 14,246,965 |1,195,018 | 8.39 | 9.9 | 9.3 | .6 -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------