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Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
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QCEW Total Quarterly Wages Response Rates
QCEW response rates are presented for total quarterly wages as first published. They are not updated with subsequent revisions to the data.
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| AREA |
Qtr 1 | Qtr 4 | Qtr 3 | Qtr 2 | Qtr 1 | Qtr 4 | Qtr 3 | Qtr 2 | Qtr 1 | Qtr 4 | Qtr 3 | Qtr 2 | Qtr 1 | Qtr 4 | Qtr 3 | Qtr 2 | Qtr 1 | Qtr 4 | Qtr 3 | Qtr 2 | Qtr 1 | Qtr 4 | Qtr 3 | Qtr 2 | Qtr 1 |
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United States (1) |
96.8% | 96.7% | 97.0% | 98.0% | 97.2% | 98.0% | 98.3% | 98.2% | 97.6% | 98.0% | 98.3% | 98.3% | 97.6% | 98.5% | 98.2% | 98.4% | 97.9% | 98.5% | 98.5% | 98.5% | 97.8% | 98.5% | 98.4% | 98.3% | 97.9% |
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Alabama |
97.5% | 98.5% | 98.7% | 98.7% | 98.3% | 98.5% | 98.4% | 98.7% | 98.7% | 98.9% | 95.9% | 94.9% | 97.7% | 98.5% | 97.9% | 98.2% | 98.5% | 98.8% | 98.9% | 99.1% | 98.1% | 99.3% | 99.2% | 99.2% | 98.5% |
|
Alaska |
97.7% | 97.5% | 99.2% | 88.6% | 87.6% | 88.2% | 87.6% | 86.8% | 87.0% | 89.8% | 92.7% | 93.1% | 91.2% | 91.0% | 92.6% | 90.0% | 89.5% | 91.6% | 88.6% | 96.8% | 96.3% | 95.2% | 95.6% | 96.6% | 98.1% |
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Arizona |
96.7% | 97.5% | 96.8% | 94.4% | 98.4% | 97.6% | 98.2% | 98.7% | 98.7% | 99.0% | 98.8% | 98.3% | 98.5% | 98.9% | 99.0% | 98.6% | 98.3% | 99.0% | 98.9% | 99.3% | 99.0% | 99.4% | 99.3% | 98.0% | 98.5% |
|
Arkansas |
98.6% | 96.2% | 98.1% | 98.2% | 98.5% | 98.4% | 98.1% | 99.1% | 98.8% | 99.1% | 98.7% | 98.8% | 98.4% | 99.2% | 98.5% | 98.7% | 98.0% | 99.0% | 98.7% | 98.8% | 99.1% | 99.0% | 99.1% | 99.1% | 98.8% |
|
California |
94.8% | 94.6% | 96.7% | 99.6% | 99.3% | 99.8% | 99.7% | 99.7% | 99.5% | 99.8% | 99.8% | 99.5% | 99.3% | 99.5% | 99.6% | 99.6% | 99.2% | 99.7% | 99.5% | 99.3% | 99.3% | 99.7% | 99.5% | 99.4% | 99.2% |
|
Colorado |
97.4% | 98.3% | 72.4% | 97.1% | 96.4% | 97.1% | 97.6% | 96.6% | 96.3% | 97.4% | 98.3% | 95.8% | 97.8% | 98.0% | 97.0% | 98.0% | 96.1% | 97.4% | 97.6% | 97.2% | 94.8% | 96.0% | 97.0% | 97.4% | 96.4% |
|
Connecticut |
94.5% | 95.8% | 95.0% | 92.9% | 93.4% | 93.4% | 95.1% | 94.3% | 90.1% | 89.3% | 93.5% | 91.5% | 91.9% | 92.6% | 93.0% | 92.9% | 91.3% | 93.6% | 93.3% | 93.0% | 90.8% | 94.2% | 94.0% | 90.6% | 91.9% |
|
Delaware |
93.1% | 93.8% | 92.6% | 92.6% | 93.5% | 89.3% | 90.6% | 93.4% | 88.7% | 82.0% | 87.4% | 95.4% | 90.1% | 94.5% | 92.9% | 94.4% | 95.4% | 96.6% | 97.2% | 96.5% | 94.8% | 97.4% | 98.0% | 96.5% | 97.0% |
|
District of Columbia |
99.0% | 97.3% | 96.7% | 96.5% | 97.3% | 97.0% | 97.2% | 97.7% | 96.6% | 90.6% | 96.5% | 97.7% | 96.7% | 97.6% | 98.8% | 98.2% | 98.9% | 99.4% | 99.0% | 99.1% | 98.4% | 98.3% | 99.1% | 96.6% | 98.8% |
|
Florida |
96.6% | 97.1% | 97.0% | 96.6% | 95.3% | 97.7% | 97.2% | 97.6% | 95.9% | 97.3% | 97.5% | 97.6% | 97.3% | 98.7% | 98.7% | 98.8% | 98.6% | 98.9% | 98.5% | 99.3% | 97.4% | 98.3% | 97.7% | 98.4% | 98.2% |
|
Georgia |
96.1% | 96.9% | 94.0% | 96.5% | 95.7% | 94.2% | 97.6% | 96.9% | 97.8% | 96.7% | 98.8% | 97.4% | 92.6% | 98.1% | 98.3% | 97.4% | 98.9% | 99.0% | 98.5% | 98.7% | 98.4% | 99.1% | 99.1% | 99.2% | 98.7% |
|
Hawaii |
99.4% | 99.0% | 99.0% | 98.8% | 98.8% | 98.7% | 99.0% | 99.4% | 99.4% | 99.3% | 99.3% | 99.3% | 99.0% | 98.4% | 96.2% | 99.6% | 99.6% | 99.7% | 99.0% | 99.6% | 99.8% | 99.7% | 99.6% | 99.7% | 99.6% |
|
Idaho |
98.3% | 97.8% | 98.4% | 98.6% | 78.5% | 97.1% | 96.3% | 96.7% | 96.8% | 97.6% | 94.9% | 95.7% | 94.4% | 96.6% | 94.7% | 95.5% | 95.6% | 95.5% | 98.2% | 95.7% | 96.6% | 96.3% | 96.2% | 95.6% | 94.7% |
|
Illinois |
98.8% | 98.8% | 98.7% | 99.9% | 99.1% | 100.0% | 99.8% | 99.9% | 99.9% | 99.9% | 99.9% | 99.4% | 99.5% | 99.7% | 99.8% | 99.5% | 99.7% | 99.9% | 99.8% | 99.6% | 99.1% | 99.6% | 99.6% | 99.6% | 99.5% |
|
Indiana |
95.6% | 95.4% | 97.1% | 96.5% | 98.8% | 99.1% | 97.8% | 98.8% | 98.6% | 97.9% | 99.6% | 99.5% | 95.9% | 98.7% | 98.3% | 98.6% | 98.5% | 98.8% | 98.0% | 98.2% | 97.8% | 99.3% | 98.4% | 98.1% | 98.5% |
|
Iowa |
98.5% | 98.4% | 97.7% | 98.2% | 95.9% | 98.3% | 98.8% | 98.7% | 98.4% | 99.1% | 99.1% | 98.9% | 98.6% | 97.7% | 97.7% | 98.5% | 98.4% | 98.6% | 95.7% | 97.4% | 97.9% | 98.7% | 98.1% | 97.9% | 97.0% |
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Kansas |
99.6% | 99.6% | 99.1% | 99.1% | 98.9% | 99.5% | 99.6% | 99.4% | 98.5% | 99.5% | 99.0% | 99.2% | 98.5% | 99.6% | 99.5% | 98.9% | 99.3% | 99.5% | 99.6% | 99.5% | 99.6% | 99.7% | 99.5% | 99.8% | 99.6% |
|
Kentucky |
97.9% | 97.6% | 98.7% | 98.7% | 98.1% | 99.1% | 98.7% | 97.7% | 97.3% | 98.8% | 99.0% | 98.5% | 98.2% | 98.7% | 98.1% | 97.9% | 97.8% | 99.0% | 98.8% | 99.2% | 97.9% | 97.2% | 99.0% | 98.9% | 97.2% |
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Louisiana |
98.7% | 97.3% | 96.8% | 99.2% | 97.6% | 98.4% | 97.7% | 98.4% | 98.8% | 98.4% | 98.6% | 97.9% | 97.7% | 98.9% | 98.9% | 98.0% | 97.9% | 98.5% | 98.3% | 98.3% | 97.9% | 98.5% | 98.3% | 98.4% | 97.9% |
|
Maine |
96.3% | 98.4% | 97.1% | 99.1% | 98.8% | 99.1% | 98.9% | 98.8% | 99.1% | 99.5% | 99.2% | 99.6% | 99.0% | 99.1% | 99.3% | 99.1% | 93.9% | 98.5% | 99.1% | 99.6% | 99.1% | 99.6% | 99.6% | 99.5% | 98.7% |
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Maryland |
97.7% | 96.6% | 97.0% | 98.3% | 97.3% | 97.8% | 95.0% | 96.2% | 97.1% | 97.8% | 95.4% | 97.7% | 94.1% | 96.0% | 98.3% | 98.1% | 98.3% | 98.2% | 99.0% | 99.0% | 98.9% | 99.1% | 98.1% | 96.0% | 97.9% |
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Massachusetts |
95.1% | 97.4% | 97.3% | 97.8% | 97.8% | 98.6% | 98.4% | 98.1% | 98.0% | 97.8% | 98.7% | 97.3% | 97.4% | 98.7% | 99.0% | 98.9% | 98.7% | 98.8% | 98.4% | 98.2% | 99.0% | 98.9% | 99.3% | 99.0% | 99.3% |
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Michigan |
96.8% | 98.6% | 96.6% | 97.9% | 97.9% | 97.3% | 97.1% | 97.2% | 96.9% | 98.3% | 97.9% | 98.7% | 97.1% | 98.8% | 97.4% | 98.0% | 96.9% | 97.2% | 96.7% | 96.9% | 95.8% | 96.2% | 96.4% | 95.4% | 96.1% |
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Minnesota |
98.3% | 98.3% | 98.4% | 96.8% | 96.2% | 96.8% | 98.6% | 97.0% | 98.1% | 98.7% | 98.4% | 99.0% | 97.3% | 99.6% | 99.5% | 99.3% | 99.0% | 99.6% | 99.6% | 99.6% | 99.2% | 99.4% | 99.7% | 99.4% | 98.8% |
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Mississippi |
91.9% | 97.6% | 95.6% | 97.0% | 95.7% | 97.0% | 97.3% | 96.8% | 97.2% | 96.8% | 97.0% | 97.9% | 96.7% | 97.9% | 96.6% | 97.3% | 96.9% | 98.0% | 97.9% | 98.1% | 97.6% | 98.2% | 97.8% | 98.2% | 96.7% |
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Missouri |
97.9% | 98.4% | 98.2% | 98.2% | 96.2% | 96.7% | 97.5% | 98.5% | 97.5% | 97.1% | 98.2% | 97.7% | 96.6% | 98.8% | 98.1% | 98.3% | 97.7% | 98.1% | 97.8% | 99.0% | 97.7% | 98.9% | 98.0% | 98.4% | 97.8% |
|
Montana |
98.7% | 99.0% | 98.3% | 97.2% | 100.0% | 99.3% | 99.3% | 97.7% | 98.5% | 98.8% | 98.5% | 97.8% | 98.1% | 99.2% | 98.7% | 98.2% | 99.1% | 98.5% | 99.2% | 98.8% | 99.0% | 99.0% | 98.8% | 99.3% | 98.4% |
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Nebraska |
98.7% | 99.0% | 98.2% | 92.5% | 96.2% | 94.1% | 99.6% | 99.7% | 99.3% | 99.5% | 98.5% | 99.5% | 99.2% | 99.8% | 98.1% | 99.9% | 99.6% | 99.8% | 99.6% | 99.6% | 99.1% | 99.7% | 99.6% | 99.6% | 99.3% |
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Nevada |
96.0% | 95.6% | 96.9% | 92.3% | 93.8% | 94.1% | 94.6% | 94.4% | 93.1% | 95.0% | 95.6% | 96.1% | 95.6% | 96.3% | 96.5% | 96.4% | 96.7% | 96.4% | 95.9% | 97.0% | 96.7% | 96.7% | 96.9% | 97.6% | 97.5% |
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New Hampshire |
98.0% | 95.4% | 98.5% | 99.6% | 99.0% | 98.6% | 96.8% | 97.9% | 97.3% | 98.0% | 97.8% | 98.8% | 97.9% | 99.3% | 99.2% | 99.2% | 98.6% | 99.4% | 99.5% | 99.4% | 99.3% | 99.5% | 97.6% | 99.2% | 98.0% |
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New Jersey |
98.7% | 99.5% | 99.3% | 99.1% | 99.0% | 98.5% | 98.8% | 99.4% | 98.6% | 99.3% | 99.2% | 98.8% | 98.9% | 99.1% | 99.2% | 99.2% | 99.3% | 99.5% | 99.6% | 99.5% | 98.4% | 99.4% | 99.5% | 99.5% | 99.2% |
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New Mexico |
96.6% | 96.2% | 97.6% | 97.2% | 97.4% | 98.1% | 98.1% | 98.0% | 97.1% | 98.2% | 96.3% | 98.3% | 97.8% | 98.3% | 97.9% | 98.2% | 98.0% | 98.4% | 98.6% | 98.4% | 98.0% | 98.7% | 98.7% | 98.8% | 98.5% |
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New York |
93.8% | 95.9% | 95.3% | 95.9% | 93.9% | 96.1% | 96.5% | 95.5% | 94.2% | 95.7% | 95.8% | 96.7% | 96.4% | 97.5% | 97.1% | 96.5% | 95.9% | 96.6% | 97.0% | 95.9% | 95.4% | 95.4% | 95.9% | 95.7% | 94.0% |
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North Carolina |
96.5% | 79.9% | 98.6% | 98.7% | 99.4% | 99.7% | 99.6% | 98.1% | 99.5% | 99.7% | 99.6% | 99.5% | 99.3% | 99.4% | 99.1% | 99.3% | 99.1% | 99.7% | 99.5% | 99.6% | 99.5% | 99.7% | 99.7% | 99.1% | 99.6% |
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North Dakota |
99.3% | 99.7% | 99.9% | 99.7% | 99.6% | 99.7% | 99.1% | 99.7% | 99.5% | 99.8% | 99.4% | 99.7% | 98.0% | 99.7% | 99.7% | 99.6% | 98.8% | 99.8% | 99.8% | 99.7% | 99.3% | 99.8% | 99.7% | 99.5% | 99.3% |
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Ohio |
98.5% | 98.8% | 98.0% | 97.9% | 97.9% | 97.5% | 98.9% | 98.9% | 98.8% | 99.2% | 99.0% | 99.4% | 98.7% | 98.2% | 98.5% | 98.6% | 98.4% | 98.8% | 98.7% | 98.7% | 98.5% | 98.8% | 98.9% | 99.0% | 98.3% |
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Oklahoma |
97.0% | 97.2% | 95.8% | 95.8% | 96.2% | 98.2% | 98.6% | 97.4% | 97.4% | 93.1% | 93.5% | 98.2% | 98.2% | 98.7% | 99.3% | 99.1% | 97.1% | 98.9% | 98.0% | 97.9% | 96.5% | 98.4% | 97.7% | 98.7% | 99.2% |
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Oregon |
95.2% | 87.9% | 96.1% | 94.5% | 97.1% | 97.3% | 96.2% | 96.4% | 92.7% | 96.1% | 94.9% | 97.6% | 95.7% | 96.7% | 93.9% | 97.2% | 97.5% | 97.5% | 97.9% | 97.7% | 97.7% | 98.4% | 98.5% | 98.2% | 97.4% |
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Pennsylvania |
98.2% | 98.6% | 98.8% | 99.0% | 98.5% | 98.9% | 96.7% | 96.1% | 95.6% | 95.9% | 96.1% | 96.6% | 95.7% | 96.8% | 96.9% | 96.5% | 95.4% | 97.2% | 96.5% | 96.2% | 94.9% | 96.7% | 96.1% | 96.3% | 95.8% |
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Rhode Island |
99.7% | 98.0% | 99.7% | 99.3% | 99.4% | 99.8% | 98.9% | 97.2% | 97.8% | 98.6% | 98.7% | 96.3% | 97.1% | 97.2% | 97.7% | 96.5% | 97.7% | 97.0% | 96.1% | 97.8% | 96.8% | 97.4% | 94.5% | 96.1% | 95.4% |
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South Carolina |
97.8% | 98.3% | 98.6% | 97.1% | 97.2% | 99.1% | 98.9% | 98.7% | 98.5% | 98.6% | 98.9% | 99.2% | 98.5% | 98.3% | 98.2% | 97.6% | 96.8% | 98.2% | 97.3% | 98.3% | 93.4% | 98.8% | 98.6% | 98.6% | 99.0% |
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South Dakota |
98.2% | 99.6% | 99.1% | 99.2% | 99.1% | 95.8% | 98.1% | 98.8% | 96.7% | 98.0% | 98.7% | 98.7% | 98.3% | 98.5% | 97.9% | 98.3% | 94.7% | 97.1% | 97.3% | 97.7% | 97.2% | 96.8% | 97.6% | 96.9% | 97.0% |
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Tennessee |
98.8% | 98.9% | 98.5% | 99.2% | 98.8% | 99.6% | 98.7% | 99.4% | 98.3% | 99.1% | 99.2% | 99.5% | 98.6% | 98.8% | 97.6% | 99.6% | 98.6% | 99.1% | 98.5% | 99.1% | 98.8% | 98.8% | 99.3% | 99.1% | 98.9% |
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Texas |
98.5% | 98.8% | 99.3% | 99.1% | 96.9% | 99.2% | 99.2% | 99.0% | 98.8% | 98.8% | 99.1% | 99.2% | 98.4% | 99.1% | 98.6% | 99.1% | 97.8% | 98.8% | 98.9% | 99.2% | 98.3% | 99.0% | 98.9% | 99.1% | 98.4% |
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Utah |
99.3% | 99.4% | 99.5% | 99.4% | 98.9% | 99.6% | 99.7% | 99.6% | 98.1% | 97.0% | 99.6% | 99.5% | 99.0% | 99.4% | 99.6% | 99.5% | 99.3% | 99.5% | 99.3% | 99.5% | 99.4% | 99.7% | 99.7% | 99.4% | 98.8% |
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Vermont |
98.4% | 99.3% | 99.3% | 98.9% | 98.1% | 99.1% | 95.7% | 98.3% | 98.7% | 99.3% | 98.5% | 98.3% | 98.6% | 99.3% | 98.2% | 99.5% | 99.4% | 99.7% | 98.9% | 99.3% | 97.7% | 97.6% | 99.4% | 98.8% | 98.7% |
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Virginia |
97.7% | 98.2% | 98.3% | 98.6% | 98.0% | 97.9% | 98.6% | 98.6% | 97.8% | 99.1% | 98.6% | 98.6% | 97.9% | 98.9% | 93.2% | 98.9% | 98.7% | 99.3% | 98.9% | 98.8% | 98.6% | 98.8% | 98.8% | 98.6% | 97.9% |
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Washington |
97.8% | 98.3% | 98.7% | 98.8% | 94.0% | 92.5% | 99.3% | 99.3% | 98.0% | 99.6% | 99.5% | 99.1% | 99.6% | 99.5% | 99.0% | 99.0% | 95.8% | 94.0% | 99.6% | 99.4% | 99.5% | 99.5% | 99.4% | 99.5% | 99.4% |
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West Virginia |
95.2% | 98.5% | 84.1% | 98.8% | 98.1% | 95.2% | 98.8% | 99.3% | 98.8% | 97.0% | 99.6% | 97.8% | 98.6% | 99.6% | 99.6% | 99.5% | 98.7% | 99.6% | 99.5% | 99.4% | 98.6% | 99.4% | 99.2% | 99.1% | 97.6% |
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Wisconsin |
97.9% | 97.6% | 99.2% | 98.3% | 97.7% | 98.4% | 99.5% | 99.4% | 98.8% | 98.6% | 99.3% | 99.6% | 98.1% | 99.3% | 98.6% | 99.4% | 98.5% | 99.4% | 99.5% | 99.3% | 98.7% | 99.5% | 99.4% | 98.7% | 97.0% |
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Wyoming |
99.0% | 99.4% | 97.5% | 98.2% | 98.0% | 99.2% | 99.2% | 98.9% | 98.8% | 99.4% | 99.4% | 98.7% | 98.5% | 99.2% | 99.1% | 98.1% | 98.0% | 99.1% | 99.5% | 99.4% | 98.2% | 99.4% | 99.3% | 99.5% | 98.8% |
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Puerto Rico |
96.0% | 95.2% | 88.3% | 95.7% | 92.3% | 97.1% | 96.1% | 94.5% | 95.7% | 95.9% | 95.9% | 95.6% | 93.0% | 96.8% | 95.8% | 95.3% | 95.7% | 96.6% | 96.5% | 95.7% | 94.9% | 97.8% | 81.3% | 94.6% | 95.6% |
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Virgin Islands |
88.7% | 92.1% | 89.2% | 96.2% | 95.3% | 97.6% | 96.2% | 94.3% | 96.8% | 95.3% | 92.5% | 91.6% | 95.7% | 89.6% | 82.9% | 91.0% | 91.1% | 88.8% | 86.5% | 85.5% | 91.6% | 78.6% | 77.7% | 69.7% | 97.7% |
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Footnote: (1) Percentage reported for the United States includes data for Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. |
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Last Modified Date: August 23, 2023