Table 2. Employment-population ratios of persons 16 years of age and over by region, division, and state, 2019-20 annual averages

Table 2. Employment-population ratios of persons 16 years of age and over by region, division, and state, 2019-20 annual averages

Table 2. Employment-population ratios of persons 16 years of age and over by region, division, and state, 2019-20 annual averages
[Percent]
Region, division, and state	Employment-population ratio(1)		Over-the-year change	Error range of ratio, 2020(2)
Region, division, and state	2019	2020	Over-the-year change	Error range of ratio, 2020(2)
United States	60.8	56.8	-4.0	56.6 – 56.9

Northeast	61.0	56.4	-4.6	56.0 – 56.8
New England	64.5	59.3	-5.2	58.6 – 60.0
Connecticut	64.1	59.8	-4.3	58.2 – 61.4
Maine	60.9	57.2	-3.7	55.3 – 59.2
Massachusetts	65.1	59.0	-6.1	57.9 – 60.2
New Hampshire	67.1	62.9	-4.2	61.6 – 64.2
Rhode Island	62.4	56.8	-5.6	55.0 – 58.6
Vermont	64.9	60.1	-4.8	58.7 – 61.5
Middle Atlantic	59.7	55.3	-4.4	54.8 – 55.9
New Jersey	61.7	57.3	-4.4	56.0 – 58.6
New York	58.4	53.7	-4.7	52.8 – 54.5
Pennsylvania	60.4	56.5	-3.9	55.4 – 57.6

Midwest	62.8	59.1	-3.7	58.7 – 59.5
East North Central	61.4	57.2	-4.2	56.7 – 57.8
Illinois	61.9	56.8	-5.1	55.4 – 58.2
Indiana	62.4	58.5	-3.9	57.1 – 59.8
Michigan	59.4	54.6	-4.8	53.1 – 56.0
Ohio	60.6	57.1	-3.5	55.9 – 58.3
Wisconsin	64.6	61.7	-2.9	60.3 – 63.2
West North Central	65.8	63.2	-2.6	62.5 – 63.8
Iowa	68.2	63.7	-4.5	62.2 – 65.2
Kansas	64.9	63.1	-1.8	61.6 – 64.5
Minnesota	67.7	65.3	-2.4	63.7 – 66.8
Missouri	61.9	59.3	-2.6	57.7 – 60.9
Nebraska	68.2	66.7	-1.5	65.3 – 68.0
North Dakota	68.5	66.0	-2.5	64.2 – 67.8
South Dakota	66.7	65.0	-1.7	63.0 – 66.9

South	59.6	56.0	-3.6	55.7 – 56.3
South Atlantic	59.8	55.9	-3.9	55.4 – 56.3
Delaware	60.2	56.5	-3.7	54.6 – 58.3
District of Columbia	67.6	64.6	-3.0	63.1 – 66.0
Florida	57.4	52.9	-4.5	51.9 – 53.9
Georgia	60.5	57.1	-3.4	55.9 – 58.4
Maryland	66.2	62.0	-4.2	60.5 – 63.5
North Carolina	59.2	54.9	-4.3	53.7 – 56.1
South Carolina	56.6	54.2	-2.4	52.9 – 55.5
Virginia	64.5	60.6	-3.9	59.3 – 61.9
West Virginia	52.4	50.3	-2.1	48.6 – 52.0
East South Central	57.1	54.2	-2.9	53.4 – 54.9
Alabama	56.1	54.1	-2.0	52.5 – 55.7
Kentucky	56.7	53.8	-2.9	52.0 – 55.5
Mississippi	52.9	50.6	-2.3	49.2 – 52.0
Tennessee	59.8	56.0	-3.8	54.4 – 57.5
West South Central	60.4	57.0	-3.4	56.5 – 57.5
Arkansas	56.2	53.9	-2.3	52.5 – 55.4
Louisiana	56.4	53.2	-3.2	51.8 – 54.6
Oklahoma	59.0	56.8	-2.2	55.4 – 58.3
Texas	61.7	57.9	-3.8	57.1 – 58.8

West	60.8	56.3	-4.5	55.9 – 56.7
Mountain	62.2	58.6	-3.6	58.0 – 59.3
Arizona	58.8	56.1	-2.7	54.7 – 57.6
Colorado	66.9	62.8	-4.1	61.2 – 64.4
Idaho	62.4	60.0	-2.4	58.6 – 61.4
Montana	60.8	59.0	-1.8	57.6 – 60.4
Nevada	61.9	53.8	-8.1	52.0 – 55.6
New Mexico	55.5	52.3	-3.2	50.8 – 53.7
Utah	66.8	64.8	-2.0	63.3 – 66.4
Wyoming	63.2	61.5	-1.7	60.0 – 63.0
Pacific	60.1	55.2	-4.9	54.8 – 55.7
Alaska	61.3	58.7	-2.6	57.0 – 60.4
California	59.8	54.4	-5.4	53.7 – 55.1
Hawaii	59.8	52.7	-7.1	51.1 – 54.3
Oregon	59.5	56.5	-3.0	54.9 – 58.1
Washington	62.2	58.8	-3.4	57.2 – 60.4
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.
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.

Last Modified Date: March 03, 2021

Table 2. Employment-population ratios of persons 16 years of age and over by region, division, and state, 2019-20 annual averages

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