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The 2.9 million nonfatal injuries and illnesses suffered by private industry workers on the job in 2016 occurred at a rate of 2.9 cases per 100 full-time equivalent workers nationally. Workers in 21 states experienced rates higher than the national average. Rates ranged from 1.5 cases per 100 workers in the District of Columbia to 4.7 cases in Maine.
State | 2016 rate | 2015 rate | 2015–16 change statistically significant? |
Difference from 2016 national rate statistically significant? |
---|---|---|---|---|
Alabama |
2.7 | 3.0 | Yes | Less than national rate |
Alaska |
3.6 | 3.9 | No | Greater than national rate |
Arizona |
2.9 | 2.9 | No | Not statistically different from national rate |
Arkansas |
2.4 | 2.6 | No | Less than national rate |
California |
3.3 | 3.3 | No | Greater than national rate |
Connecticut |
3.3 | 3.2 | No | Greater than national rate |
Delaware |
2.6 | 2.6 | No | Less than national rate |
District of Columbia |
1.5 | 1.6 | No | Less than national rate |
Georgia |
2.7 | 2.7 | No | Not statistically different from national rate |
Hawaii |
3.5 | 3.4 | No | Greater than national rate |
Illinois |
2.7 | 2.9 | No | Less than national rate |
Indiana |
3.4 | 3.7 | Yes | Greater than national rate |
Iowa |
3.7 | 3.7 | No | Greater than national rate |
Kansas |
3.3 | 3.0 | Yes | Greater than national rate |
Kentucky |
3.2 | 3.5 | Yes | Greater than national rate |
Louisiana |
1.9 | 1.9 | No | Less than national rate |
Maine |
4.7 | 4.8 | No | Greater than national rate |
Maryland |
2.8 | 2.9 | No | Not statistically different from national rate |
Massachusetts |
2.6 | 2.7 | No | Less than national rate |
Michigan |
3.3 | 3.3 | No | Greater than national rate |
Minnesota |
3.3 | 3.5 | No | Greater than national rate |
Missouri |
2.8 | 3.0 | Yes | Not statistically different from national rate |
Montana |
4.2 | 4.3 | No | Greater than national rate |
Nebraska |
3.4 | 3.4 | No | Greater than national rate |
Nevada |
3.7 | 3.8 | No | Greater than national rate |
New Jersey |
2.6 | 2.7 | No | Less than national rate |
New Mexico |
3.2 | 3.1 | No | Not statistically different from national rate |
New York |
2.3 | 2.4 | No | Less than national rate |
North Carolina |
2.5 | 2.6 | No | Less than national rate |
Ohio |
2.7 | 2.8 | No | Less than national rate |
Oregon |
4.0 | 3.7 | No | Greater than national rate |
Pennsylvania |
3.3 | 3.5 | No | Greater than national rate |
South Carolina |
2.5 | 2.5 | No | Less than national rate |
Tennessee |
2.9 | 3.1 | Yes | Not statistically different from national rate |
Texas |
2.2 | 2.3 | No | Less than national rate |
Utah |
2.9 | 3.5 | Yes | Not statistically different from national rate |
Vermont |
4.6 | 4.6 | No | Greater than national rate |
Virginia |
2.5 | 2.4 | No | Less than national rate |
Washington |
4.3 | 4.4 | No | Greater than national rate |
West Virginia |
3.2 | 3.2 | No | Greater than national rate |
Wisconsin |
3.7 | 3.6 | No | Greater than national rate |
Wyoming |
3.4 | 3.3 | No | Greater than national rate |
Note: Rates not available for states not participating in Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses. Data for establishments in nine states for which estimates are unavailable are collected by BLS regional offices and used only to tabulate national estimates. |
Six states—Alabama, Indiana, Kentucky, Missouri, Tennessee, and Utah—reported declines in their rate from a year earlier. Kansas was the only state in which the rate rose in 2016.
Differences in the industry composition in each state account for some of the differences in injury and illness incidence rates across states.
These data are from the Injuries, Illnesses, and Fatalities program. To learn more, see "Employer-Reported Workplace Injuries and Illnesses — 2016" (HTML) (PDF). More estimates are available from our State Occupational Injuries, Illnesses, and Fatalities page and from our Profiles application.
Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, The Economics Daily, Nonfatal work-related injury and illness rates declined in six states in 2016 at https://www.bls.gov/opub/ted/2017/nonfatal-work-related-injury-and-illness-rates-declined-in-six-states-in-2016.htm (visited December 06, 2024).