March 1, 2012 (The Editor’s Desk is updated each business day.)

State employment-population ratios in 2011

Employment population ratios by state, 2011 annual averages (U.S. ratio = 58.4 percent)
State	Employment-population ratio (percent)	Difference from U.S. ratio
Alabama	53.4	Significantly below
Alaska	64.2	Significantly above
Arizona	55.8	Significantly below
Arkansas	55.9	Significantly below
California	56.0	Significantly below
Colorado	63.7	Significantly above
Connecticut	62.0	Significantly above
Delaware	57.3	Significantly below
District of Columbia	60.1	Significantly above
Florida	54.4	Significantly below
Georgia	57.8	Not significantly different
Hawaii	58.6	Not significantly different
Idaho	59.6	Not significantly different
Illinois	59.5	Significantly above
Indiana	58.0	Not significantly different
Iowa	65.9	Significantly above
Kansas	64.8	Significantly above
Kentucky	55.5	Significantly below
Louisiana	54.9	Significantly below
Maine	60.3	Significantly above
Maryland	62.8	Significantly above
Massachusetts	60.7	Significantly above
Michigan	53.9	Significantly below
Minnesota	67.1	Significantly above
Mississippi	53.5	Significantly below
Missouri	59.9	Significantly above
Montana	59.8	Not significantly different
Nebraska	68.5	Significantly above
Nevada	57.2	Significantly below
New Hampshire	65.9	Significantly above
New Jersey	59.8	Significantly above
New Mexico	54.3	Significantly below
New York	56.5	Significantly below
North Carolina	56.2	Significantly below
North Dakota	69.3	Significantly above
Ohio	59.0	Not significantly different
Oklahoma	57.9	Not significantly different
Oregon	58.8	Not significantly different
Pennsylvania	58.1	Not significantly different
Rhode Island	59.3	Not significantly different
South Carolina	53.5	Significantly below
South Dakota	68.1	Significantly above
Tennessee	57.2	Not significantly different
Texas	60.4	Significantly above
Utah	62.5	Significantly above
Vermont	66.4	Significantly above
Virginia	64.7	Significantly above
Washington	59.6	Significantly above
West Virginia	49.5	Significantly below
Wisconsin	63.5	Significantly above
Wyoming	65.4	Significantly above

These data are featured in the TED article, State employment-population ratios in 2011.

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