Alternative Measures of Labor Underutilization for States, 2015 Annual Averages
The six state measures are based on the same definitions as those published for the U.S.:
- U-1, persons unemployed 15 weeks or longer, as a percent of the civilian labor force;
- U-2, job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs, as a percent of the civilian labor force;
- U-3, total unemployed, as a percent of the civilian labor force (this is the definition used for the official unemployment rate);
- U-4, total unemployed plus discouraged workers, as a percent of the civilian labor force plus discouraged workers;
- U-5, total unemployed, plus discouraged workers, plus all other marginally attached workers, as a percent of the civilian labor force plus all marginally attached workers; and
- U-6, total unemployed, plus all marginally attached workers, plus total employed part time for economic reasons, as a percent of the civilian labor force plus all marginally attached workers.
Alternative measures of labor underutilization by state, 2015 annual averages (percent)
| State |
Measure |
| U-1 |
U-2 |
U-3 |
U-4 |
U-5 |
U-6 |
United States |
2.3 |
2.6 |
5.3 |
5.7 |
6.4 |
10.4 |
Alabama |
2.7 |
2.5 |
6.1 |
6.8 |
7.5 |
11.2 |
Alaska |
2.3 |
3.8 |
6.7 |
7.2 |
8.6 |
12.1 |
Arizona |
2.2 |
3.0 |
6.0 |
6.5 |
7.4 |
12.8 |
Arkansas |
1.9 |
2.6 |
5.2 |
5.6 |
6.4 |
9.5 |
California |
2.8 |
3.0 |
6.2 |
6.5 |
7.4 |
12.7 |
Colorado |
1.3 |
1.9 |
3.9 |
4.0 |
4.3 |
7.9 |
Connecticut |
2.8 |
3.5 |
5.6 |
6.1 |
6.9 |
10.9 |
Delaware |
2.5 |
3.0 |
5.0 |
5.4 |
5.9 |
9.6 |
District of Columbia |
4.4 |
2.8 |
6.9 |
7.3 |
8.1 |
10.9 |
Florida |
2.8 |
2.6 |
5.4 |
6.0 |
6.7 |
11.5 |
Georgia |
3.1 |
2.6 |
5.8 |
6.3 |
7.2 |
11.1 |
Hawaii |
1.5 |
1.6 |
3.7 |
4.1 |
5.3 |
9.7 |
Idaho |
1.4 |
2.2 |
4.3 |
4.4 |
5.0 |
8.6 |
Illinois |
3.0 |
3.0 |
5.9 |
6.4 |
7.2 |
10.9 |
Indiana |
1.7 |
2.3 |
4.8 |
5.1 |
5.8 |
9.0 |
Iowa |
0.9 |
1.8 |
3.6 |
3.7 |
4.3 |
7.0 |
Kansas |
1.6 |
2.1 |
4.3 |
4.6 |
5.2 |
8.2 |
Kentucky |
2.0 |
2.6 |
5.4 |
5.7 |
6.5 |
10.3 |
Louisiana |
2.2 |
3.1 |
6.2 |
6.7 |
7.5 |
11.1 |
Maine |
1.7 |
2.2 |
4.4 |
4.7 |
5.6 |
9.8 |
Maryland |
2.5 |
2.3 |
5.2 |
5.5 |
6.3 |
9.3 |
Massachusetts |
2.3 |
2.7 |
4.9 |
5.2 |
6.0 |
9.7 |
Michigan |
2.4 |
2.8 |
5.4 |
5.9 |
6.8 |
11.4 |
Minnesota |
1.2 |
2.3 |
3.8 |
4.1 |
4.7 |
8.2 |
Mississippi |
2.8 |
3.1 |
6.5 |
6.9 |
7.7 |
11.7 |
Missouri |
1.5 |
2.9 |
5.0 |
5.4 |
5.9 |
9.3 |
Montana |
1.4 |
2.3 |
4.1 |
4.4 |
4.9 |
9.0 |
Nebraska |
0.9 |
1.3 |
3.0 |
3.2 |
4.0 |
6.7 |
Nevada |
3.0 |
3.5 |
6.9 |
7.3 |
8.3 |
13.9 |
New Hampshire |
1.3 |
1.9 |
3.4 |
3.7 |
4.2 |
8.0 |
New Jersey |
3.2 |
3.4 |
5.8 |
6.2 |
6.9 |
10.4 |
New Mexico |
2.9 |
3.1 |
6.8 |
7.2 |
8.2 |
12.6 |
New York |
2.5 |
2.4 |
5.3 |
5.8 |
6.7 |
10.6 |
North Carolina |
2.6 |
2.6 |
5.9 |
6.4 |
7.1 |
11.3 |
North Dakota |
0.7 |
1.4 |
2.7 |
2.9 |
3.4 |
5.3 |
Ohio |
2.0 |
2.1 |
4.9 |
5.3 |
6.3 |
10.1 |
Oklahoma |
1.5 |
2.0 |
4.3 |
4.6 |
5.3 |
8.0 |
Oregon |
2.1 |
2.9 |
5.7 |
6.1 |
6.8 |
11.7 |
Pennsylvania |
2.4 |
2.7 |
5.2 |
5.5 |
6.4 |
10.7 |
Rhode Island |
3.3 |
3.4 |
5.9 |
6.2 |
7.1 |
11.4 |
South Carolina |
2.7 |
2.8 |
5.9 |
6.4 |
7.2 |
11.4 |
South Dakota |
1.1 |
1.2 |
3.5 |
3.7 |
4.3 |
6.3 |
Tennessee |
2.3 |
2.7 |
5.7 |
6.2 |
6.9 |
10.7 |
Texas |
1.6 |
2.1 |
4.4 |
4.8 |
5.3 |
8.4 |
Utah |
1.0 |
1.6 |
3.6 |
3.8 |
4.3 |
7.5 |
Vermont |
1.1 |
1.8 |
3.6 |
3.9 |
4.7 |
8.2 |
Virginia |
2.0 |
2.0 |
4.5 |
4.8 |
5.6 |
9.8 |
Washington |
2.3 |
2.9 |
5.6 |
6.0 |
6.8 |
11.0 |
West Virginia |
3.1 |
3.3 |
6.9 |
7.3 |
8.4 |
12.4 |
Wisconsin |
1.7 |
2.2 |
4.6 |
4.8 |
5.4 |
8.3 |
Wyoming |
1.0 |
2.3 |
4.1 |
4.3 |
4.8 |
8.2 |
Substate areas |
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Los Angeles County |
3.3 |
3.3 |
6.7 |
7.1 |
7.9 |
13.8 |
New York City |
2.9 |
2.4 |
5.6 |
6.4 |
7.3 |
11.1 |
Last Modified Date: March 10, 2016
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United States Department of Labor
