Table 1. Employment status of the civilian noninstitutional population 16 years of age and over by region, division, and state, 2020-21 annual averages

Table 1. Employment status of the civilian noninstitutional population 16 years of age and over by region, division, and state, 2020-21 annual averages
[Numbers in thousands]
Region, division, and state	Population		Civilian labor force		Employed		Unemployed		Unemployment rate		Error range of rate, 2021(1)
Region, division, and state	2020	2021	2020	2021	2020	2021	2020	2021	2020	2021	Error range of rate, 2021(1)
United States	260,329	261,445	160,742	161,204	147,795	152,581	12,947	8,623	8.1	5.3	5.3 – 5.4

Northeast	46,355	46,181	28,683	28,452	26,055	26,662	2,628	1,790	9.2	6.3	6.1 – 6.5
New England	12,354	12,379	7,983	7,943	7,327	7,510	656	433	8.2	5.4	5.1 – 5.8
Connecticut	2,916	2,926	1,898	1,856	1,750	1,740	148	116	7.8	6.3	5.5 – 7.0
Maine	1,127	1,138	675	682	641	650	34	32	5.0	4.6	3.9 – 5.4
Massachusetts	5,741	5,727	3,742	3,751	3,390	3,535	351	215	9.4	5.7	5.2 – 6.2
New Hampshire	1,139	1,151	760	755	709	729	51	26	6.7	3.5	3.0 – 4.0
Rhode Island	896	898	567	571	515	539	52	32	9.2	5.6	4.8 – 6.4
Vermont	535	538	341	328	322	317	19	11	5.6	3.4	3.0 – 3.9
Middle Atlantic	34,001	33,802	20,701	20,509	18,728	19,151	1,973	1,358	9.5	6.6	6.3 – 6.9
New Jersey	7,380	7,389	4,643	4,661	4,203	4,365	440	296	9.5	6.3	5.8 – 6.9
New York	16,196	15,989	9,575	9,441	8,631	8,786	944	655	9.9	6.9	6.5 – 7.4
Pennsylvania	10,425	10,424	6,483	6,406	5,894	5,999	589	407	9.1	6.3	5.9 – 6.8

Midwest	54,286	54,348	34,629	34,467	32,015	32,859	2,614	1,607	7.5	4.7	4.5 – 4.8
East North Central	37,457	37,455	23,376	23,288	21,398	22,093	1,977	1,195	8.5	5.1	4.9 – 5.4
Illinois	10,099	10,040	6,367	6,319	5,781	5,936	586	383	9.2	6.1	5.6 – 6.5
Indiana	5,289	5,316	3,323	3,322	3,083	3,203	240	118	7.2	3.6	3.1 – 4.0
Michigan	8,060	8,064	4,846	4,776	4,362	4,496	484	280	10.0	5.9	5.3 – 6.4
Ohio	9,316	9,324	5,734	5,737	5,263	5,442	471	295	8.2	5.1	4.7 – 5.6
Wisconsin	4,693	4,711	3,106	3,134	2,909	3,016	197	118	6.3	3.8	3.3 – 4.3
West North Central	16,829	16,893	11,254	11,179	10,617	10,767	637	412	5.7	3.7	3.4 – 3.9
Iowa	2,497	2,506	1,682	1,676	1,596	1,605	86	71	5.1	4.2	3.7 – 4.7
Kansas	2,249	2,255	1,494	1,496	1,409	1,447	85	48	5.7	3.2	2.8 – 3.7
Minnesota	4,479	4,493	3,123	3,021	2,926	2,918	197	103	6.3	3.4	2.9 – 3.9
Missouri	4,832	4,853	3,037	3,062	2,853	2,928	184	134	6.1	4.4	3.8 – 4.9
Nebraska	1,503	1,509	1,045	1,049	1,001	1,023	43	26	4.1	2.5	2.1 – 2.9
North Dakota	595	593	412	406	391	391	21	15	5.1	3.7	3.3 – 4.1
South Dakota	675	683	462	468	442	454	20	15	4.3	3.1	2.6 – 3.6

South	98,786	99,709	59,562	60,270	55,248	57,392	4,315	2,878	7.2	4.8	4.6 – 4.9
South Atlantic	52,488	52,968	31,609	31,934	29,352	30,486	2,257	1,447	7.1	4.5	4.3 – 4.7
Delaware	793	805	486	496	449	470	37	27	7.6	5.3	4.7 – 6.0
District of Columbia	563	547	389	382	358	357	31	25	8.0	6.6	5.9 – 7.2
Florida	17,486	17,697	10,095	10,313	9,267	9,843	828	470	8.2	4.6	4.2 – 4.9
Georgia	8,298	8,385	5,080	5,187	4,751	4,984	328	203	6.5	3.9	3.5 – 4.4
Maryland	4,860	4,866	3,228	3,176	3,012	2,992	215	183	6.7	5.8	5.1 – 6.4
North Carolina	8,223	8,322	4,849	4,960	4,505	4,721	343	238	7.1	4.8	4.3 – 5.3
South Carolina	4,058	4,118	2,331	2,364	2,191	2,270	140	95	6.0	4.0	3.5 – 4.5
Virginia	6,760	6,785	4,369	4,268	4,098	4,101	271	167	6.2	3.9	3.4 – 4.4
West Virginia	1,447	1,443	783	789	719	749	64	40	8.2	5.0	4.4 – 5.6
East South Central	15,216	15,298	8,828	8,866	8,209	8,481	619	385	7.0	4.3	4.0 – 4.6
Alabama	3,958	3,975	2,268	2,247	2,121	2,170	147	77	6.5	3.4	3.0 – 3.9
Kentucky	3,525	3,534	2,017	2,037	1,887	1,942	130	95	6.4	4.7	4.0 – 5.3
Mississippi	2,279	2,279	1,244	1,254	1,145	1,184	98	70	7.9	5.6	4.9 – 6.2
Tennessee	5,454	5,510	3,299	3,328	3,056	3,185	244	143	7.4	4.3	3.8 – 4.8
West South Central	31,082	31,443	19,125	19,470	17,687	18,425	1,439	1,045	7.5	5.4	5.1 – 5.6
Arkansas	2,343	2,358	1,357	1,333	1,274	1,279	83	54	6.1	4.0	3.5 – 4.5
Louisiana	3,581	3,569	2,062	2,062	1,883	1,949	180	113	8.7	5.5	4.9 – 6.0
Oklahoma	3,035	3,060	1,836	1,854	1,722	1,783	114	71	6.2	3.8	3.3 – 4.4
Texas	22,123	22,456	13,871	14,220	12,809	13,413	1,062	807	7.7	5.7	5.3 – 6.0

West	61,795	62,091	38,332	38,570	34,865	36,187	3,467	2,383	9.0	6.2	6.0 – 6.4
Mountain	19,496	19,817	12,357	12,561	11,426	11,937	932	624	7.5	5.0	4.7 – 5.2
Arizona	5,652	5,759	3,457	3,518	3,191	3,346	266	172	7.7	4.9	4.3 – 5.5
Colorado	4,579	4,625	3,087	3,156	2,875	2,987	212	169	6.9	5.4	4.8 – 6.0
Idaho	1,420	1,467	898	917	849	884	49	33	5.5	3.6	3.1 – 4.0
Montana	866	882	543	550	512	531	31	19	5.8	3.4	2.9 – 3.8
Nevada	2,454	2,489	1,503	1,505	1,300	1,396	203	109	13.5	7.2	6.5 – 8.0
New Mexico	1,657	1,665	936	943	860	879	76	64	8.1	6.8	6.1 – 7.5
Utah	2,418	2,476	1,640	1,681	1,563	1,636	78	45	4.7	2.7	2.3 – 3.1
Wyoming	450	453	294	290	277	277	17	13	5.8	4.5	3.9 – 5.1
Pacific	42,300	42,274	25,975	26,008	23,440	24,249	2,535	1,759	9.8	6.8	6.5 – 7.0
Alaska	544	546	347	355	318	332	29	23	8.2	6.4	5.6 – 7.2
California	31,095	31,015	18,931	18,923	16,997	17,542	1,934	1,381	10.2	7.3	7.0 – 7.6
Hawaii	1,123	1,117	662	668	583	630	80	38	12.0	5.7	5.0 – 6.4
Oregon	3,432	3,450	2,105	2,148	1,945	2,036	160	112	7.6	5.2	4.6 – 5.8
Washington	6,105	6,146	3,929	3,914	3,597	3,709	333	205	8.5	5.2	4.7 – 5.8
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.

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Last Modified Date: March 02, 2022