Table 2. Employment-population ratios of persons 16 years of age and over by region, division, and state, 2021-22 annual averages

Table 2. Employment-population ratios of persons 16 years of age and over by region, division, and state, 2021-22 annual averages
[Percent]
Region, division, and state	Employment-population ratio(1)		Over-the-year change	Error range of ratio, 2022(2)
Region, division, and state	2021	2022	Over-the-year change	Error range of ratio, 2022(2)
United States	58.4	60.0	1.6	59.8 – 60.1

Northeast	57.8	59.8	2.0	59.4 – 60.3
New England	60.6	62.2	1.6	61.5 – 62.8
Connecticut	59.2	62.8	3.6	61.4 – 64.3
Maine	57.2	56.8	-0.4	55.2 – 58.5
Massachusetts	61.5	62.7	1.2	61.6 – 63.7
New Hampshire	63.6	64.5	0.9	63.2 – 65.7
Rhode Island	60.1	61.3	1.2	59.7 – 62.8
Vermont	59.9	61.5	1.6	60.2 – 62.8
Middle Atlantic	56.8	58.9	2.1	58.4 – 59.5
New Jersey	58.8	61.5	2.7	60.4 – 62.6
New York	55.3	57.7	2.4	56.9 – 58.4
Pennsylvania	57.7	59.1	1.4	58.2 – 60.0

Midwest	60.5	61.7	1.2	61.2 – 62.1
East North Central	58.9	60.2	1.3	59.7 – 60.8
Illinois	59.3	61.5	2.2	60.6 – 62.5
Indiana	60.5	61.6	1.1	60.4 – 62.9
Michigan	55.8	57.3	1.5	56.3 – 58.4
Ohio	58.2	59.0	0.8	58.0 – 60.0
Wisconsin	63.2	63.1	-0.1	61.8 – 64.5
West North Central	63.8	64.8	1.0	64.1 – 65.5
Iowa	64.8	66.3	1.5	64.9 – 67.7
Kansas	64.2	64.6	0.4	63.3 – 65.9
Minnesota	64.9	66.3	1.4	64.9 – 67.6
Missouri	60.2	61.1	0.9	59.8 – 62.4
Nebraska	67.6	68.1	0.5	66.8 – 69.3
North Dakota	66.5	67.8	1.3	66.0 – 69.5
South Dakota	66.8	66.8	0.0	65.2 – 68.5

South	57.6	58.9	1.3	58.6 – 59.2
South Atlantic	57.5	59.0	1.5	58.5 – 59.4
Delaware	57.7	57.7	0.0	56.3 – 59.1
District of Columbia	64.4	67.4	3.0	66.0 – 68.7
Florida	55.5	57.6	2.1	56.9 – 58.3
Georgia	59.3	59.6	0.3	58.6 – 60.7
Maryland	61.5	62.8	1.3	61.4 – 64.2
North Carolina	56.5	58.7	2.2	57.7 – 59.7
South Carolina	54.8	54.7	-0.1	53.5 – 55.8
Virginia	61.2	63.0	1.8	61.8 – 64.2
West Virginia	51.2	52.5	1.3	51.0 – 54.1
East South Central	55.3	56.0	0.7	55.2 – 56.7
Alabama	54.7	55.5	0.8	54.1 – 56.8
Kentucky	54.8	55.6	0.8	54.1 – 57.0
Mississippi	52.1	52.7	0.6	51.4 – 54.1
Tennessee	57.5	57.9	0.4	56.6 – 59.2
West South Central	58.8	60.2	1.4	59.7 – 60.7
Arkansas	54.4	55.6	1.2	54.4 – 56.9
Louisiana	54.7	56.5	1.8	55.3 – 57.7
Oklahoma	58.3	59.1	0.8	57.8 – 60.5
Texas	59.9	61.4	1.5	60.7 – 62.0

West	58.2	60.3	2.1	59.9 – 60.7
Mountain	60.2	61.6	1.4	61.0 – 62.2
Arizona	58.2	59.3	1.1	58.0 – 60.7
Colorado	64.4	66.3	1.9	65.0 – 67.6
Idaho	60.7	61.4	0.7	60.1 – 62.7
Montana	60.2	61.4	1.2	60.2 – 62.6
Nevada	55.9	57.9	2.0	56.4 – 59.3
New Mexico	52.5	54.2	1.7	53.1 – 55.4
Utah	66.0	67.1	1.1	65.8 – 68.5
Wyoming	60.7	61.4	0.7	59.9 – 63.0
Pacific	57.3	59.7	2.4	59.2 – 60.2
Alaska	60.6	62.6	2.0	61.1 – 64.2
California	56.6	59.3	2.7	58.8 – 59.9
Hawaii	56.0	58.1	2.1	56.8 – 59.4
Oregon	58.8	60.2	1.4	58.8 – 61.6
Washington	59.9	61.4	1.5	60.2 – 62.7

Puerto Rico	39.2	40.8	1.6	(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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