The full BLS doc : Table 2. Employment-population ratios of persons 16 years of age and over by region, division, and state, 2012-13 annual averages
The 10 states with the lowest rates are :
West Virginia | 50.1% |
Mississippi | 52.0% |
Alabama | 53.1% |
Arkansas | 53.9% |
New Mexico | 54.1% |
S. Carolina | 54.4% |
Arizona | 54.6% |
Michigan | 55.0% |
Tennessee | 55.6% |
Kentucky | 55.7% |
And the highest are :
N. Dakota | 69.4% |
Nebraska | 69.2% |
S. Dakota | 67.2% |
Minnesota | 66.8% |
Iowa | 66.3% |
New Hampshire | 65.6% |
Utah | 65.6% |
Vermont | 65.5% |
Wyoming | 64.9% |
Kansas | 64.3% |
Here's the full list of states alphabetically :
Alabama | 53.1% |
Alaska | 63.4% |
Arizona | 54.6% |
Arkansas | 53.9% |
California | 57.0% |
Colorado | 63.2% |
Connecticut | 60.1% |
D.C. | 63.5% |
Delaware | 56.7% |
Florida | 55.8% |
Georgia | 57.9% |
Hawaii | 57.7% |
Idaho | 60.1% |
Illinois | 59.4% |
Indiana | 58.0% |
Iowa | 66.3% |
Kansas | 64.3% |
Kentucky | 55.7% |
Louisiana | 55.9% |
Maine | 60.9% |
Maryland | 63.0% |
Massachusetts | 60.1% |
Michigan | 55.0% |
Minnesota | 66.8% |
Mississippi | 52.0% |
Missouri | 60.1% |
Montana | 60.5% |
N. Carolina | 56.9% |
N. Dakota | 69.4% |
Nebraska | 69.2% |
Nevada | 57.2% |
New Hampshire | 65.6% |
New Jersey | 59.4% |
New Mexico | 54.1% |
New York | 56.8% |
Ohio | 59.0% |
Oklahoma | 58.8% |
Oregon | 56.7% |
Pennsylvania | 58.8% |
Rhode Island | 59.3% |
S. Carolina | 54.4% |
S. Dakota | 67.2% |
Tennessee | 55.6% |
Texas | 61.1% |
Utah | 65.6% |
Vermont | 65.5% |
Virginia | 62.7% |
Washington | 59.1% |
West Virginia | 50.1% |
Wisconsin | 63.6% |
Wyoming | 64.9% |
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