Table 1. Employment status of the civilian noninstitutional population 16 years of age and over by region, division, and state, 2019-20 annual averages

Table 1. Employment status of the civilian noninstitutional population 16 years of age and over by region, division, and state, 2019-20 annual averages

Table 1. Employment status of the civilian noninstitutional population 16 years of age and over by region, division, and state, 2019-20 annual averages
[Numbers in thousands]
Region, division, and state	Population		Civilian labor force		Employed		Unemployed		Unemployment rate		Error range of rate, 2020(1)
Region, division, and state	2019	2020	2019	2020	2019	2020	2019	2020	2019	2020	Error range of rate, 2020(1)
United States	259,175	260,329	163,539	160,742	157,538	147,795	6,001	12,947	3.7	8.1	8.0 – 8.2

Northeast	45,145	45,097	28,598	28,013	27,539	25,436	1,059	2,577	3.7	9.2	8.9 – 9.5
New England	12,136	12,162	8,072	7,841	7,822	7,212	250	629	3.1	8.0	7.7 – 8.4
Connecticut	2,885	2,883	1,917	1,873	1,848	1,725	69	148	3.6	7.9	6.5 – 9.3
Maine	1,112	1,118	696	677	677	640	19	37	2.7	5.4	4.0 – 6.9
Massachusetts	5,636	5,648	3,782	3,658	3,668	3,334	114	324	3.0	8.9	7.9 – 9.8
New Hampshire	1,122	1,130	773	762	753	711	20	51	2.6	6.7	5.2 – 8.2
Rhode Island	863	864	559	542	539	491	20	51	3.6	9.4	7.8 – 11.0
Vermont	518	519	344	330	336	312	8	18	2.3	5.6	4.7 – 6.5
Middle Atlantic	33,009	32,936	20,526	20,172	19,717	18,224	809	1,948	3.9	9.7	9.3 – 10.0
New Jersey	7,074	7,077	4,522	4,495	4,367	4,055	155	440	3.4	9.8	8.5 – 11.0
New York	15,659	15,581	9,507	9,289	9,143	8,361	364	928	3.8	10.0	9.1 – 10.9
Pennsylvania	10,275	10,278	6,497	6,388	6,207	5,808	290	580	4.5	9.1	8.1 – 10.1

Midwest	53,783	53,890	35,027	34,445	33,766	31,839	1,261	2,606	3.6	7.6	7.4 – 7.8
East North Central	37,108	37,140	23,715	23,229	22,802	21,261	913	1,967	3.8	8.5	8.2 – 8.8
Illinois	9,997	9,960	6,446	6,249	6,189	5,658	257	592	4.0	9.5	8.4 – 10.6
Indiana	5,244	5,273	3,382	3,319	3,273	3,083	109	236	3.2	7.1	6.2 – 8.0
Michigan	7,991	7,995	4,949	4,841	4,748	4,363	201	478	4.1	9.9	8.6 – 11.2
Ohio	9,243	9,258	5,842	5,754	5,599	5,285	243	469	4.2	8.1	6.9 – 9.4
Wisconsin	4,634	4,655	3,094	3,065	2,993	2,873	101	193	3.3	6.3	5.4 – 7.2
West North Central	16,675	16,749	11,313	11,216	10,964	10,578	348	638	3.1	5.7	5.4 – 6.0
Iowa	2,471	2,479	1,734	1,666	1,686	1,579	48	88	2.8	5.3	4.4 – 6.1
Kansas	2,228	2,234	1,494	1,497	1,446	1,409	47	88	3.2	5.9	4.7 – 7.1
Minnesota	4,424	4,449	3,093	3,095	2,995	2,904	98	191	3.2	6.2	4.7 – 7.6
Missouri	4,815	4,835	3,079	3,053	2,978	2,867	101	186	3.3	6.1	5.2 – 7.0
Nebraska	1,479	1,487	1,041	1,035	1,009	991	31	44	3.0	4.2	3.5 – 5.0
North Dakota	584	585	409	407	400	386	10	21	2.3	5.1	4.3 – 6.0
South Dakota	674	680	463	463	449	442	14	22	3.0	4.6	3.7 – 5.6

South	98,135	99,146	60,608	59,789	58,481	55,496	2,127	4,293	3.5	7.2	7.0 – 7.3
South Atlantic	52,211	52,751	32,322	31,728	31,232	29,482	1,090	2,246	3.4	7.1	6.9 – 7.3
Delaware	781	791	488	484	470	446	18	38	3.7	7.8	6.4 – 9.2
District of Columbia	581	584	415	410	393	377	22	33	5.4	8.0	7.0 – 9.0
Florida	17,421	17,647	10,330	10,114	9,991	9,333	339	781	3.3	7.7	6.6 – 8.9
Georgia	8,204	8,298	5,148	5,072	4,966	4,741	182	331	3.5	6.5	5.7 – 7.3
Maryland	4,766	4,773	3,270	3,173	3,156	2,958	114	215	3.5	6.8	5.8 – 7.7
North Carolina	8,255	8,360	5,077	4,951	4,886	4,587	192	363	3.8	7.3	6.4 – 8.3
South Carolina	4,069	4,131	2,368	2,385	2,303	2,237	65	147	2.8	6.2	5.0 – 7.3
Virginia	6,685	6,724	4,427	4,347	4,309	4,075	119	271	2.7	6.2	5.3 – 7.2
West Virginia	1,450	1,444	798	792	759	726	39	66	4.9	8.3	7.3 – 9.4
East South Central	15,031	15,114	8,917	8,799	8,580	8,186	337	613	3.8	7.0	6.6 – 7.3
Alabama	3,866	3,882	2,237	2,230	2,169	2,099	68	131	3.0	5.9	4.9 – 6.9
Kentucky	3,497	3,508	2,070	2,020	1,985	1,886	86	134	4.1	6.6	5.2 – 8.1
Mississippi	2,287	2,287	1,280	1,259	1,209	1,158	71	102	5.5	8.1	7.0 – 9.2
Tennessee	5,381	5,438	3,329	3,289	3,217	3,044	112	246	3.4	7.5	6.4 – 8.5
West South Central	30,892	31,281	19,368	19,263	18,669	17,828	700	1,435	3.6	7.4	7.2 – 7.7
Arkansas	2,346	2,358	1,365	1,354	1,317	1,272	48	82	3.5	6.1	5.2 – 6.9
Louisiana	3,584	3,581	2,120	2,077	2,021	1,905	99	171	4.7	8.3	7.2 – 9.3
Oklahoma	3,031	3,053	1,846	1,848	1,788	1,735	57	114	3.1	6.1	5.2 – 7.1
Texas	21,931	22,289	14,038	13,983	13,542	12,915	496	1,068	3.5	7.6	7.0 – 8.3

West	61,482	61,982	38,907	38,364	37,368	34,907	1,539	3,457	4.0	9.0	8.8 – 9.2
Mountain	19,372	19,727	12,514	12,528	12,054	11,570	460	958	3.7	7.6	7.3 – 8.0
Arizona	5,728	5,860	3,539	3,570	3,367	3,288	172	282	4.9	7.9	6.7 – 9.1
Colorado	4,547	4,610	3,126	3,122	3,043	2,895	83	227	2.7	7.3	6.1 – 8.5
Idaho	1,370	1,406	879	892	855	844	24	48	2.8	5.4	4.5 – 6.2
Montana	852	862	537	540	518	508	19	32	3.6	5.9	5.1 – 6.7
Nevada	2,433	2,481	1,566	1,531	1,505	1,334	61	196	3.9	12.8	11.1 – 14.6
New Mexico	1,642	1,653	960	943	912	864	48	79	5.0	8.4	7.5 – 9.3
Utah	2,350	2,400	1,609	1,632	1,569	1,556	41	76	2.5	4.7	4.0 – 5.4
Wyoming	451	454	296	297	285	279	11	17	3.7	5.8	5.0 – 6.7
Pacific	42,110	42,255	26,393	25,836	25,314	23,337	1,079	2,499	4.1	9.7	9.4 – 10.0
Alaska	546	546	354	347	335	320	19	27	5.4	7.8	6.6 – 9.1
California	31,043	31,084	19,354	18,821	18,551	16,913	803	1,908	4.2	10.1	9.6 – 10.7
Hawaii	1,091	1,086	669	648	653	573	16	75	2.5	11.6	10.1 – 13.1
Oregon	3,409	3,441	2,107	2,105	2,029	1,945	78	159	3.7	7.6	6.5 – 8.6
Washington	6,021	6,099	3,909	3,915	3,747	3,586	162	329	4.1	8.4	7.4 – 9.4
Footnotes (1) Error ranges are shown at the 90-percent confidence level and are based on unrounded data.
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 will not add to U.S. totals.

Last Modified Date: March 03, 2021

Table 1. Employment status of the civilian noninstitutional population 16 years of age and over by region, division, and state, 2019-20 annual averages

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