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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)
2021 2022 2021 2022 2021 2022 2021 2022 2021 2022

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.

Last Modified Date: March 01, 2023