Table 1. Employment status of the civilian noninstitutional population 16 years of age and over by region, division, and state,
2011-12 annual averages
(Numbers in thousands)
Population Civilian labor Employed Unemployed Unemployment
force rate Error range of
Region, division, and state rate, 2012 (1)
2011 2012 2011 2012 2011 2012 2011 2012 2011 2012
United States............. 239,618 243,284 153,617 154,975 139,869 142,469 13,747 12,506 8.9 8.1 8.0 - 8.2
Northeast...................... 44,127 44,378 28,208 28,389 25,887 26,066 2,321 2,324 8.2 8.2 8.0 - 8.4
New England................. 11,605 11,683 7,735 7,720 7,134 7,161 601 560 7.8 7.2 6.9 - 7.5
Connecticut.............. 2,826 2,842 1,902 1,879 1,733 1,722 169 157 8.9 8.4 7.8 - 8.9
Maine.................... 1,079 1,083 704 706 649 655 54 52 7.7 7.3 6.8 - 7.9
Massachusetts............ 5,289 5,335 3,470 3,475 3,216 3,242 254 234 7.3 6.7 6.2 - 7.3
New Hampshire............ 1,059 1,067 738 742 697 701 41 41 5.5 5.5 5.2 - 5.9
Rhode Island............. 842 845 563 560 499 502 63 58 11.2 10.4 9.7 - 11.1
Vermont.................. 510 512 359 356 339 339 20 18 5.6 5.0 4.6 - 5.4
Middle Atlantic............. 32,522 32,695 20,473 20,669 18,753 18,905 1,720 1,764 8.4 8.5 8.3 - 8.8
New Jersey............... 6,926 6,970 4,545 4,595 4,120 4,159 425 436 9.4 9.5 8.9 - 10.0
New York................. 15,477 15,567 9,528 9,587 8,741 8,773 788 815 8.3 8.5 8.1 - 8.9
Pennsylvania............. 10,118 10,158 6,400 6,487 5,893 5,973 507 513 7.9 7.9 7.5 - 8.4
Midwest........................ 52,053 52,318 34,265 34,149 31,405 31,631 2,860 2,518 8.3 7.4 7.2 - 7.6
East North Central.......... 36,152 36,306 23,282 23,200 21,144 21,300 2,139 1,899 9.2 8.2 7.9 - 8.5
Illinois................. 9,942 9,984 6,580 6,593 5,943 6,008 637 585 9.7 8.9 8.3 - 9.4
Indiana.................. 5,001 5,030 3,158 3,150 2,875 2,886 283 264 9.0 8.4 7.7 - 9.1
Michigan................. 7,752 7,784 4,676 4,657 4,190 4,232 486 426 10.4 9.1 8.5 - 9.7
Ohio..................... 8,995 9,022 5,805 5,748 5,304 5,335 502 413 8.6 7.2 6.7 - 7.7
Wisconsin................ 4,462 4,486 3,064 3,052 2,833 2,840 231 211 7.5 6.9 6.4 - 7.4
West North Central.......... 15,901 16,013 10,982 10,949 10,261 10,330 721 618 6.6 5.6 5.4 - 5.9
Iowa..................... 2,377 2,389 1,659 1,639 1,562 1,553 97 86 5.9 5.2 4.8 - 5.7
Kansas................... 2,164 2,177 1,499 1,489 1,401 1,404 98 85 6.5 5.7 5.3 - 6.2
Minnesota................ 4,153 4,187 2,970 2,969 2,777 2,802 192 168 6.5 5.6 5.3 - 6.0
Missouri................. 4,648 4,669 3,022 2,993 2,767 2,785 255 207 8.4 6.9 6.3 - 7.6
Nebraska................. 1,401 1,412 1,007 1,021 962 981 45 40 4.4 3.9 3.6 - 4.3
North Dakota............. 533 545 382 392 369 380 13 12 3.5 3.1 2.7 - 3.5
South Dakota............. 625 633 444 446 423 426 21 20 4.8 4.4 4.0 - 4.8
South.......................... 89,012 90,105 56,160 56,525 51,237 52,174 4,923 4,351 8.8 7.7 7.5 - 7.9
South Atlantic.............. 47,146 47,740 29,753 30,008 26,999 27,538 2,754 2,469 9.3 8.2 8.0 - 8.4
Delaware................. 712 720 441 444 408 412 33 32 7.4 7.1 6.5 - 7.7
District of Columbia..... 515 524 348 362 313 329 35 32 10.1 8.9 8.3 - 9.6
Florida.................. 15,235 15,457 9,275 9,369 8,322 8,562 953 807 10.3 8.6 8.2 - 9.0
Georgia.................. 7,383 7,481 4,768 4,806 4,295 4,372 473 434 9.9 9.0 8.5 - 9.6
Maryland................. 4,554 4,601 3,093 3,123 2,868 2,910 225 213 7.3 6.8 6.4 - 7.2
North Carolina........... 7,403 7,492 4,660 4,723 4,183 4,275 477 448 10.2 9.5 8.9 - 10.0
South Carolina........... 3,615 3,658 2,167 2,167 1,942 1,970 226 197 10.4 9.1 8.3 - 9.9
Virginia................. 6,245 6,321 4,198 4,210 3,928 3,962 270 247 6.4 5.9 5.4 - 6.3
West Virginia............ 1,485 1,487 803 805 740 746 63 59 7.8 7.3 6.5 - 8.2
East South Central.......... 14,312 14,405 8,709 8,678 7,894 7,978 814 700 9.4 8.1 7.6 - 8.5
Alabama.................. 3,729 3,748 2,182 2,156 1,993 1,999 189 157 8.7 7.3 6.2 - 8.3
Kentucky................. 3,366 3,379 2,072 2,075 1,875 1,904 196 171 9.5 8.2 7.5 - 8.9
Mississippi.............. 2,244 2,254 1,338 1,333 1,198 1,211 141 122 10.5 9.2 8.3 - 10.0
Tennessee................ 4,974 5,024 3,117 3,114 2,829 2,864 288 249 9.3 8.0 7.4 - 8.7
West South Central.......... 27,553 27,961 17,698 17,840 16,343 16,658 1,354 1,182 7.7 6.6 6.4 - 6.9
Arkansas................. 2,252 2,263 1,360 1,356 1,252 1,257 108 99 7.9 7.3 6.6 - 8.0
Louisiana................ 3,474 3,498 2,070 2,084 1,919 1,949 151 134 7.3 6.4 5.6 - 7.3
Oklahoma................. 2,867 2,893 1,784 1,803 1,679 1,709 105 94 5.9 5.2 4.7 - 5.7
Texas.................... 18,960 19,307 12,484 12,597 11,494 11,743 991 855 7.9 6.8 6.4 - 7.1
West........................... 55,861 56,598 35,897 35,986 32,167 32,665 3,730 3,321 10.4 9.2 9.0 - 9.4
Mountain.................... 16,920 17,168 11,011 11,029 10,030 10,161 981 867 8.9 7.9 7.6 - 8.2
Arizona.................. 4,921 4,998 3,049 3,030 2,762 2,779 287 252 9.4 8.3 7.6 - 9.0
Colorado................. 3,924 3,990 2,723 2,743 2,490 2,524 233 220 8.6 8.0 7.5 - 8.5
Idaho.................... 1,180 1,194 767 773 703 719 64 55 8.3 7.1 6.3 - 7.8
Montana.................. 786 793 499 508 466 477 33 31 6.6 6.0 5.3 - 6.7
Nevada................... 2,097 2,131 1,392 1,379 1,208 1,226 184 152 13.2 11.1 10.4 - 11.7
New Mexico............... 1,582 1,590 932 936 862 871 70 65 7.5 6.9 6.2 - 7.6
Utah..................... 1,993 2,028 1,347 1,354 1,254 1,276 93 77 6.9 5.7 5.2 - 6.2
Wyoming.................. 438 445 303 306 285 290 18 16 6.1 5.4 4.9 - 5.9
Pacific..................... 38,941 39,430 24,885 24,957 22,137 22,504 2,748 2,453 11.0 9.8 9.6 - 10.1
Alaska................... 529 537 366 366 338 341 28 26 7.6 7.0 6.3 - 7.7
California............... 28,979 29,348 18,404 18,495 16,237 16,560 2,167 1,935 11.8 10.5 10.1 - 10.8
Hawaii................... 1,055 1,066 658 652 615 614 43 38 6.5 5.8 5.3 - 6.3
Oregon................... 3,065 3,097 1,975 1,963 1,785 1,792 190 171 9.6 8.7 8.1 - 9.3
Washington............... 5,312 5,382 3,482 3,481 3,162 3,197 320 284 9.2 8.2 7.6 - 8.8
Puerto Rico.................... 2,921 2,915 1,229 1,214 1,033 1,038 196 176 16.0 14.5 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.
