Table 2. Employment-population ratios of people 16 years of age and over by region, division, and state, 2023-24 annual averages

Table 2. Employment-population ratios of people 16 years of age and over by region, division, and state, 2023-24 annual averages
[Percent]
Region, division, and state	Employment-population ratio(1)		Over-the-year change	Error range of ratio, 2024(2)
Region, division, and state	2023	2024	Over-the-year change	Error range of ratio, 2024(2)
United States	60.3	60.1	-0.2	59.9 – 60.2

Northeast	60.5	60.4	-0.1	59.9 – 60.8
New England	62.4	62.8	0.4	62.1 – 63.5
Connecticut	62.4	62.8	0.4	61.3 – 64.2
Maine	57.9	58.3	0.4	56.6 – 59.9
Massachusetts	63.1	63.6	0.5	62.6 – 64.7
New Hampshire	63.8	63.9	0.1	62.6 – 65.2
Rhode Island	61.7	61.6	-0.1	60.0 – 63.2
Vermont	63.2	63.8	0.6	62.5 – 65.0
Middle Atlantic	59.8	59.4	-0.4	58.9 – 60.0
New Jersey	62.1	61.4	-0.7	60.3 – 62.5
New York	58.5	58.3	-0.2	57.5 – 59.0
Pennsylvania	60.1	59.8	-0.3	58.9 – 60.8

Midwest	62.0	61.9	-0.1	61.5 – 62.4
East North Central	60.8	60.8	0.0	60.3 – 61.3
Illinois	61.5	61.8	0.3	60.8 – 62.8
Indiana	61.1	60.9	-0.2	59.6 – 62.1
Michigan	59.1	58.9	-0.2	57.8 – 60.0
Ohio	59.7	59.7	0.0	58.7 – 60.7
Wisconsin	64.0	64.0	0.0	62.7 – 65.3
West North Central	64.8	64.5	-0.3	63.8 – 65.1
Iowa	65.6	64.9	-0.7	63.5 – 66.4
Kansas	65.0	64.7	-0.3	63.4 – 66.1
Minnesota	66.4	66.1	-0.3	64.7 – 67.4
Missouri	61.2	61.0	-0.2	59.7 – 62.2
Nebraska	67.5	67.0	-0.5	65.7 – 68.3
North Dakota	67.8	67.7	-0.1	65.9 – 69.4
South Dakota	67.3	67.4	0.1	65.7 – 69.1

South	59.3	59.0	-0.3	58.7 – 59.3
South Atlantic	59.4	58.7	-0.7	58.3 – 59.2
Delaware	58.3	57.4	-0.9	56.0 – 58.8
District of Columbia	68.6	68.6	0.0	67.2 – 69.9
Florida	57.4	56.5	-0.9	55.8 – 57.2
Georgia	59.8	59.5	-0.3	58.4 – 60.5
Maryland	63.6	63.4	-0.2	61.9 – 64.8
North Carolina	59.0	58.1	-0.9	57.1 – 59.1
South Carolina	56.0	55.5	-0.5	54.4 – 56.7
Virginia	64.5	64.0	-0.5	62.9 – 65.2
West Virginia	52.8	52.6	-0.2	51.1 – 54.1
East South Central	55.9	55.9	0.0	55.2 – 56.7
Alabama	55.6	55.7	0.1	54.3 – 57.2
Kentucky	55.2	55.2	0.0	53.6 – 56.7
Mississippi	52.8	53.5	0.7	52.1 – 55.0
Tennessee	57.8	57.5	-0.3	56.2 – 58.9
West South Central	60.9	61.0	0.1	60.4 – 61.5
Arkansas	56.0	56.2	0.2	54.9 – 57.5
Louisiana	56.2	55.7	-0.5	54.5 – 57.0
Oklahoma	60.6	60.7	0.1	59.4 – 62.0
Texas	62.1	62.3	0.2	61.6 – 62.9

West	60.4	60.0	-0.4	59.6 – 60.4
Mountain	61.9	61.6	-0.3	60.9 – 62.2
Arizona	59.5	59.3	-0.2	57.9 – 60.7
Colorado	65.9	65.1	-0.8	63.8 – 66.5
Idaho	61.6	61.6	0.0	60.3 – 62.9
Montana	61.5	61.2	-0.3	60.0 – 62.4
Nevada	59.5	59.3	-0.2	57.9 – 60.6
New Mexico	55.2	55.3	0.1	54.1 – 56.4
Utah	67.4	66.7	-0.7	65.3 – 68.0
Wyoming	62.2	61.4	-0.8	59.8 – 63.0
Pacific	59.6	59.2	-0.4	58.7 – 59.7
Alaska	62.0	61.6	-0.4	60.1 – 63.2
California	59.2	58.8	-0.4	58.3 – 59.4
Hawaii	58.3	58.1	-0.2	56.9 – 59.4
Oregon	60.1	60.0	-0.1	58.6 – 61.5
Washington	61.4	60.6	-0.8	59.4 – 61.9

Puerto Rico	41.4	42.0	0.6	(3)-
Footnotes (1) Employment as a percent of the civilian noninstitutional population 16 years of age and over. (2) Error ranges are shown at the 90-percent confidence level and are based on unrounded data. (3) Data not available.
NOTE: Data refer to place of residence. Employment-population ratios are based on unrounded levels. Data for subnational areas reflect revised population controls and model re-estimation. Data for Puerto Rico are derived from a monthly household survey similar to the Current Population Survey.

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