Table 1. Employment status of the civilian noninstitutional population 16 years of age and over by region, division, and state,
2015-16 annual averages
(Numbers in thousands)
Population Civilian labor Employed Unemployed Unemployment
force rate Error range of
Region, division, and state rate, 2016 (1)
2015 2016 2015 2016 2015 2016 2015 2016 2015 2016
United States............. 250,801 253,538 157,130 159,187 148,834 151,436 8,296 7,751 5.3 4.9 4.8 - 4.9
Northeast...................... 44,981 45,097 28,342 28,397 26,850 27,041 1,493 1,357 5.3 4.8 4.6 - 4.9
New England................. 11,905 11,956 7,795 7,817 7,412 7,499 383 317 4.9 4.1 3.8 - 4.3
Connecticut.............. 2,868 2,870 1,891 1,892 1,782 1,796 108 96 5.7 5.1 4.5 - 5.7
Maine.................... 1,092 1,095 683 691 653 664 30 27 4.4 3.9 3.3 - 4.4
Massachusetts............ 5,492 5,528 3,580 3,589 3,406 3,456 174 133 4.9 3.7 3.3 - 4.1
New Hampshire............ 1,083 1,090 743 749 718 727 25 21 3.4 2.8 2.5 - 3.2
Rhode Island............. 855 857 554 552 520 523 33 29 6.0 5.3 4.7 - 6.0
Vermont.................. 515 515 345 345 333 334 12 11 3.6 3.3 2.9 - 3.6
Middle Atlantic............. 33,076 33,141 20,548 20,581 19,438 19,541 1,110 1,039 5.4 5.1 4.8 - 5.3
New Jersey............... 7,068 7,092 4,531 4,524 4,268 4,300 263 224 5.8 5.0 4.5 - 5.4
New York................. 15,788 15,818 9,591 9,584 9,085 9,121 507 463 5.3 4.8 4.5 - 5.1
Pennsylvania............. 10,220 10,231 6,426 6,472 6,085 6,120 341 352 5.3 5.4 5.1 - 5.8
Midwest........................ 53,020 53,207 34,460 34,714 32,790 33,093 1,671 1,621 4.8 4.7 4.5 - 4.8
East North Central.......... 36,689 36,783 23,323 23,536 22,101 22,356 1,222 1,180 5.2 5.0 4.8 - 5.2
Illinois................. 10,035 10,031 6,507 6,539 6,121 6,155 386 384 5.9 5.9 5.5 - 6.3
Indiana.................. 5,118 5,145 3,272 3,327 3,114 3,180 158 147 4.8 4.4 4.0 - 4.9
Michigan................. 7,870 7,896 4,757 4,837 4,500 4,599 257 238 5.4 4.9 4.5 - 5.4
Ohio..................... 9,115 9,140 5,692 5,713 5,413 5,431 279 282 4.9 4.9 4.5 - 5.3
Wisconsin................ 4,551 4,571 3,095 3,120 2,954 2,991 141 129 4.6 4.1 3.7 - 4.6
West North Central.......... 16,331 16,424 11,138 11,178 10,688 10,737 449 441 4.0 3.9 3.7 - 4.2
Iowa..................... 2,432 2,445 1,703 1,701 1,638 1,638 65 62 3.8 3.7 3.2 - 4.1
Kansas................... 2,203 2,211 1,489 1,484 1,427 1,422 62 62 4.2 4.2 3.7 - 4.6
Minnesota................ 4,283 4,317 2,976 3,001 2,865 2,884 111 117 3.7 3.9 3.5 - 4.3
Missouri................. 4,736 4,758 3,097 3,112 2,942 2,971 155 141 5.0 4.5 4.1 - 5.0
Nebraska................. 1,443 1,454 1,008 1,011 978 979 31 32 3.0 3.2 2.8 - 3.6
North Dakota............. 581 582 414 416 403 403 12 13 2.8 3.2 2.8 - 3.5
South Dakota............. 651 657 451 453 437 440 14 13 3.1 2.8 2.4 - 3.2
South.......................... 93,650 94,862 57,271 58,145 54,250 55,306 3,021 2,839 5.3 4.9 4.8 - 5.0
South Atlantic.............. 49,652 50,338 30,441 30,992 28,774 29,493 1,667 1,499 5.5 4.8 4.7 - 5.0
Delaware................. 748 756 467 473 445 452 23 21 4.8 4.4 3.9 - 4.9
District of Columbia..... 552 560 387 392 360 369 27 24 6.9 6.0 5.5 - 6.5
Florida.................. 16,291 16,616 9,619 9,839 9,098 9,359 521 480 5.4 4.9 4.6 - 5.2
Georgia.................. 7,774 7,886 4,787 4,920 4,502 4,656 285 264 6.0 5.4 4.9 - 5.8
Maryland................. 4,704 4,726 3,147 3,170 2,987 3,034 161 136 5.1 4.3 3.8 - 4.7
North Carolina........... 7,786 7,892 4,768 4,876 4,494 4,629 274 246 5.8 5.1 4.6 - 5.5
South Carolina........... 3,822 3,887 2,270 2,298 2,135 2,187 136 111 6.0 4.8 4.3 - 5.3
Virginia................. 6,497 6,542 4,212 4,240 4,024 4,070 188 170 4.5 4.0 3.6 - 4.4
West Virginia............ 1,478 1,472 783 783 730 736 53 47 6.8 6.0 5.5 - 6.5
East South Central.......... 14,682 14,777 8,459 8,576 7,970 8,121 489 455 5.8 5.3 5.0 - 5.6
Alabama.................. 3,800 3,816 2,152 2,169 2,021 2,039 132 130 6.1 6.0 5.5 - 6.5
Kentucky................. 3,441 3,458 1,966 1,992 1,862 1,892 104 100 5.3 5.0 4.4 - 5.6
Mississippi.............. 2,279 2,285 1,270 1,280 1,189 1,206 81 75 6.4 5.8 5.3 - 6.4
Tennessee................ 5,162 5,217 3,071 3,135 2,899 2,984 172 151 5.6 4.8 4.4 - 5.3
West South Central.......... 29,317 29,747 18,371 18,577 17,506 17,692 866 885 4.7 4.8 4.6 - 5.0
Arkansas................. 2,298 2,311 1,333 1,343 1,265 1,289 67 54 5.1 4.0 3.6 - 4.4
Louisiana................ 3,570 3,587 2,161 2,121 2,024 1,992 137 129 6.3 6.1 5.6 - 6.6
Oklahoma................. 2,970 2,988 1,834 1,828 1,753 1,739 80 89 4.4 4.9 4.4 - 5.4
Texas.................... 20,479 20,862 13,044 13,285 12,463 12,672 581 613 4.5 4.6 4.4 - 4.9
West........................... 58,864 59,665 36,879 37,486 34,772 35,574 2,108 1,912 5.7 5.1 4.9 - 5.3
Mountain.................... 18,018 18,352 11,425 11,638 10,845 11,106 580 532 5.1 4.6 4.3 - 4.8
Arizona.................. 5,267 5,374 3,165 3,238 2,974 3,066 191 172 6.0 5.3 4.8 - 5.8
Colorado................. 4,234 4,323 2,834 2,891 2,723 2,795 111 96 3.9 3.3 2.9 - 3.7
Idaho.................... 1,247 1,273 797 815 763 783 34 31 4.2 3.8 3.4 - 4.2
Montana.................. 816 824 520 526 498 505 22 22 4.2 4.1 3.8 - 4.5
Nevada................... 2,249 2,297 1,415 1,427 1,318 1,346 96 81 6.8 5.7 5.1 - 6.3
New Mexico............... 1,604 1,610 924 927 863 865 61 62 6.6 6.7 6.2 - 7.3
Utah..................... 2,148 2,200 1,466 1,511 1,413 1,460 53 52 3.6 3.4 3.0 - 3.8
Wyoming.................. 452 451 305 302 292 286 13 16 4.2 5.3 4.8 - 5.8
Pacific..................... 40,846 41,313 25,454 25,848 23,926 24,467 1,528 1,380 6.0 5.3 5.1 - 5.5
Alaska................... 542 546 363 360 339 337 23 24 6.4 6.6 6.0 - 7.3
California............... 30,379 30,669 18,893 19,103 17,723 18,065 1,170 1,038 6.2 5.4 5.2 - 5.7
Hawaii................... 1,088 1,093 675 685 651 665 24 21 3.6 3.0 2.6 - 3.4
Oregon................... 3,221 3,283 1,978 2,055 1,867 1,955 111 100 5.6 4.9 4.4 - 5.4
Washington............... 5,616 5,722 3,546 3,644 3,346 3,446 200 198 5.6 5.4 5.0 - 5.9
Puerto Rico.................... 2,814 2,787 1,122 1,121 988 989 135 132 12.0 11.8 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 re-estimation. As a result, they do not sum to U.S. totals. Data for Puerto Rico
are derived from a monthly household survey similar to the Current Population Survey.
