January 31, 2012 (The Editor’s Desk is updated each business day.)
Alternative Measures of Labor Underutilization for States, 2011
Alternative measures of labor underutilization, U6 and U3, selected States, 2011 annual averages
|
Measure of labor underutilization (in percent) |
| State |
U6 |
U3 |
Nevada |
22.7 |
13.1 |
California |
21.1 |
11.6 |
Michigan |
18.8 |
10.2 |
Rhode Island |
18.6 |
11.1 |
South Carolina |
18.2 |
10.5 |
Washington |
17.8 |
9.4 |
Florida |
17.6 |
10.0 |
Illinois |
17.0 |
9.7 |
Alabama |
16.2 |
9.8 |
United States |
15.9 |
8.9 |
Colorado |
15.1 |
8.4 |
New York |
14.3 |
8.1 |
Texas |
14.0 |
7.8 |
Kansas |
12.1 |
6.7 |
Virginia |
11.8 |
6.5 |
North Dakota |
6.6 |
3.6 |
These data are featured in the TED article, Alternative Measures of Labor Underutilization for States, 2011.
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