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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