Table 1. Employment status of the civilian noninstitutional population 16 years of age and over by region, division, and state, 2021-22 annual averages

Table 1. Employment status of the civilian noninstitutional population 16 years of age and over by region, division, and state, 2021-22 annual averages
[Numbers in thousands]
Region, division, and state	Population		Civilian labor force		Employed		Unemployed		Unemployment rate		Error range of rate, 2022(1)
Region, division, and state	2021	2022	2021	2022	2021	2022	2021	2022	2021	2022	Error range of rate, 2022(1)
United States	261,445	263,973	161,204	164,287	152,581	158,291	8,623	5,996	5.3	3.6	3.6 – 3.7

Northeast	46,399	46,331	28,617	28,865	26,825	27,708	1,792	1,157	6.3	4.0	3.8 – 4.2
New England	12,413	12,452	7,948	8,030	7,523	7,742	425	288	5.3	3.6	3.3 – 3.9
Connecticut	2,937	2,947	1,855	1,932	1,739	1,852	116	80	6.3	4.2	3.5 – 4.8
Maine	1,142	1,153	685	675	653	655	32	20	4.6	3.0	2.3 – 3.6
Massachusetts	5,745	5,751	3,743	3,744	3,536	3,603	207	141	5.5	3.8	3.4 – 4.2
New Hampshire	1,150	1,159	757	767	731	747	26	19	3.4	2.5	2.1 – 3.0
Rhode Island	900	900	572	569	540	551	32	18	5.5	3.2	2.6 – 3.8
Vermont	540	542	336	342	323	333	12	9	3.7	2.6	2.2 – 3.0
Middle Atlantic	33,985	33,880	20,669	20,836	19,302	19,966	1,367	870	6.6	4.2	3.9 – 4.4
New Jersey	7,411	7,421	4,666	4,740	4,357	4,564	309	176	6.6	3.7	3.2 – 4.2
New York	16,078	15,968	9,558	9,617	8,886	9,206	672	411	7.0	4.3	3.9 – 4.6
Pennsylvania	10,496	10,491	6,445	6,479	6,059	6,196	386	283	6.0	4.4	4.0 – 4.7

Midwest	54,459	54,554	34,539	34,845	32,925	33,633	1,614	1,212	4.7	3.5	3.3 – 3.6
East North Central	37,529	37,552	23,330	23,536	22,123	22,614	1,207	922	5.2	3.9	3.7 – 4.1
Illinois	10,083	10,036	6,366	6,473	5,980	6,177	386	296	6.1	4.6	4.1 – 5.0
Indiana	5,331	5,358	3,356	3,404	3,225	3,303	131	102	3.9	3.0	2.5 – 3.4
Michigan	8,066	8,079	4,780	4,836	4,502	4,633	278	203	5.8	4.2	3.7 – 4.7
Ohio	9,332	9,339	5,729	5,741	5,435	5,510	294	231	5.1	4.0	3.6 – 4.5
Wisconsin	4,717	4,740	3,100	3,082	2,981	2,992	119	90	3.8	2.9	2.5 – 3.4
West North Central	16,930	17,002	11,208	11,309	10,802	11,019	407	290	3.6	2.6	2.4 – 2.8
Iowa	2,511	2,519	1,690	1,717	1,626	1,670	64	47	3.8	2.7	2.3 – 3.2
Kansas	2,261	2,268	1,501	1,505	1,451	1,465	49	40	3.3	2.7	2.2 – 3.1
Minnesota	4,504	4,519	3,039	3,078	2,924	2,995	115	83	3.8	2.7	2.3 – 3.1
Missouri	4,863	4,882	3,050	3,061	2,925	2,984	125	77	4.1	2.5	2.1 – 2.9
Nebraska	1,512	1,519	1,050	1,059	1,021	1,034	28	25	2.7	2.3	1.9 – 2.7
North Dakota	596	599	409	414	396	406	13	9	3.1	2.1	1.8 – 2.4
South Dakota	684	696	470	475	457	465	12	10	2.6	2.1	1.7 – 2.5

South	99,993	101,280	60,447	61,753	57,565	59,663	2,882	2,089	4.8	3.4	3.3 – 3.5
South Atlantic	53,123	53,854	31,997	32,808	30,550	31,770	1,447	1,039	4.5	3.2	3.0 – 3.3
Delaware	808	821	494	497	467	474	27	22	5.5	4.5	3.9 – 5.2
District of Columbia	547	550	378	388	352	370	26	18	6.8	4.7	4.1 – 5.3
Florida	17,776	18,134	10,353	10,762	9,873	10,449	481	313	4.6	2.9	2.6 – 3.2
Georgia	8,398	8,514	5,179	5,234	4,978	5,075	202	159	3.9	3.0	2.6 – 3.4
Maryland	4,884	4,887	3,173	3,172	3,005	3,069	168	103	5.3	3.2	2.7 – 3.8
North Carolina	8,339	8,468	4,955	5,159	4,713	4,971	242	188	4.9	3.7	3.2 – 4.1
South Carolina	4,124	4,204	2,354	2,375	2,261	2,298	93	77	3.9	3.2	2.8 – 3.7
Virginia	6,804	6,840	4,331	4,436	4,163	4,309	169	127	3.9	2.9	2.5 – 3.2
West Virginia	1,442	1,436	779	785	739	754	40	31	5.1	3.9	3.4 – 4.4
East South Central	15,328	15,430	8,866	8,937	8,482	8,635	384	302	4.3	3.4	3.1 – 3.6
Alabama	3,990	4,014	2,259	2,286	2,183	2,227	76	59	3.4	2.6	2.2 – 3.0
Kentucky	3,534	3,541	2,027	2,048	1,938	1,968	90	80	4.4	3.9	3.3 – 4.5
Mississippi	2,281	2,280	1,256	1,251	1,187	1,202	69	49	5.5	3.9	3.4 – 4.5
Tennessee	5,523	5,595	3,324	3,352	3,174	3,239	149	113	4.5	3.4	2.9 – 3.9
West South Central	31,542	31,997	19,585	20,007	18,533	19,259	1,052	748	5.4	3.7	3.5 – 4.0
Arkansas	2,362	2,380	1,340	1,369	1,285	1,324	54	45	4.1	3.3	2.8 – 3.8
Louisiana	3,580	3,560	2,074	2,088	1,958	2,012	115	76	5.6	3.7	3.2 – 4.1
Oklahoma	3,065	3,094	1,860	1,887	1,786	1,830	75	57	4.0	3.0	2.5 – 3.5
Texas	22,535	22,963	14,311	14,663	13,504	14,093	807	570	5.6	3.9	3.6 – 4.2

West	62,243	62,605	38,627	39,318	36,231	37,762	2,397	1,556	6.2	4.0	3.8 – 4.1
Mountain	19,854	20,151	12,584	12,866	11,953	12,418	631	448	5.0	3.5	3.3 – 3.7
Arizona	5,756	5,860	3,531	3,615	3,352	3,477	178	138	5.1	3.8	3.3 – 4.3
Colorado	4,635	4,681	3,158	3,201	2,986	3,104	172	97	5.4	3.0	2.5 – 3.5
Idaho	1,471	1,507	925	951	893	925	32	25	3.5	2.7	2.3 – 3.0
Montana	884	900	551	568	532	553	19	15	3.4	2.6	2.2 – 3.0
Nevada	2,497	2,533	1,499	1,550	1,396	1,466	104	84	6.9	5.4	4.7 – 6.1
New Mexico	1,671	1,676	943	947	877	909	67	38	7.1	4.0	3.4 – 4.6
Utah	2,486	2,537	1,688	1,743	1,641	1,703	46	40	2.7	2.3	2.0 – 2.7
Wyoming	454	458	289	292	276	281	13	10	4.6	3.6	3.0 – 4.1
Pacific	42,390	42,454	26,043	26,452	24,278	25,344	1,765	1,108	6.8	4.2	4.0 – 4.4
Alaska	546	547	353	357	331	342	23	14	6.4	4.0	3.3 – 4.8
California	31,090	31,094	18,973	19,252	17,586	18,441	1,387	811	7.3	4.2	4.0 – 4.5
Hawaii	1,125	1,124	670	676	630	653	40	24	6.0	3.5	2.9 – 4.0
Oregon	3,464	3,466	2,148	2,177	2,035	2,086	112	91	5.2	4.2	3.6 – 4.7
Washington	6,165	6,223	3,899	3,990	3,696	3,822	203	168	5.2	4.2	3.7 – 4.7

Puerto Rico	2,754	2,742	1,172	1,189	1,079	1,118	93	72	7.9	6.0	(2)-
Footnotes (1) Error ranges are shown at the 90-percent confidence level and are based on unrounded data. (2) 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 will not add to U.S. totals. Data for Puerto Rico are derived from a monthly household survey similar to the Current Population Survey.

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Last Modified Date: March 01, 2023