Interpretation of Demographics Data
Demographic Data Report by State
Workforce: Unemployed
All Ages, All Races (includes Hispanic), Both Sexes
2014-2018 American Community Survey 5-Year Data
Sorted by Value
United States
- Value (Percent) : The value is 5.9 percent.
- People (Unemployed) : The number of people (unemployed) is 9,508,312.
- Rank within US : N/A
Puerto Rico
- Value (Percent) : The value is 17.0 percent.
- People (Unemployed) : The number of people (unemployed) is 209,950.
- Rank within US : This state is ranked 52 of 52
Mississippi
- Value (Percent) : The value is 8.2 percent.
- People (Unemployed) : The number of people (unemployed) is 110,036.
- Rank within US : This state is ranked 51 of 52
Alaska
- Value (Percent) : The value is 7.4 percent.
- People (Unemployed) : The number of people (unemployed) is 28,067.
- Rank within US : This state is ranked 50 of 52
District of Columbia
- Value (Percent) : The value is 7.4 percent.
- People (Unemployed) : The number of people (unemployed) is 29,373.
- Rank within US : This state is ranked 49 of 52
New Mexico
- Value (Percent) : The value is 7.2 percent.
- People (Unemployed) : The number of people (unemployed) is 68,370.
- Rank within US : This state is ranked 48 of 52
Nevada
- Value (Percent) : The value is 6.9 percent.
- People (Unemployed) : The number of people (unemployed) is 101,748.
- Rank within US : This state is ranked 47 of 52
Louisiana
- Value (Percent) : The value is 6.9 percent.
- People (Unemployed) : The number of people (unemployed) is 149,850.
- Rank within US : This state is ranked 46 of 52
West Virginia
- Value (Percent) : The value is 6.7 percent.
- People (Unemployed) : The number of people (unemployed) is 53,750.
- Rank within US : This state is ranked 45 of 52
California
- Value (Percent) : The value is 6.7 percent.
- People (Unemployed) : The number of people (unemployed) is 1,321,502.
- Rank within US : This state is ranked 44 of 52
Alabama
- Value (Percent) : The value is 6.6 percent.
- People (Unemployed) : The number of people (unemployed) is 147,898.
- Rank within US : This state is ranked 43 of 52
Illinois
- Value (Percent) : The value is 6.6 percent.
- People (Unemployed) : The number of people (unemployed) is 437,139.
- Rank within US : This state is ranked 42 of 52
Michigan
- Value (Percent) : The value is 6.5 percent.
- People (Unemployed) : The number of people (unemployed) is 321,008.
- Rank within US : This state is ranked 41 of 52
Connecticut
- Value (Percent) : The value is 6.5 percent.
- People (Unemployed) : The number of people (unemployed) is 125,909.
- Rank within US : This state is ranked 40 of 52
Arizona
- Value (Percent) : The value is 6.5 percent.
- People (Unemployed) : The number of people (unemployed) is 210,214.
- Rank within US : This state is ranked 39 of 52
South Carolina
- Value (Percent) : The value is 6.4 percent.
- People (Unemployed) : The number of people (unemployed) is 153,242.
- Rank within US : This state is ranked 38 of 52
Georgia
- Value (Percent) : The value is 6.4 percent.
- People (Unemployed) : The number of people (unemployed) is 322,854.
- Rank within US : This state is ranked 37 of 52
Florida
- Value (Percent) : The value is 6.3 percent.
- People (Unemployed) : The number of people (unemployed) is 622,978.
- Rank within US : This state is ranked 36 of 52
North Carolina
- Value (Percent) : The value is 6.3 percent.
- People (Unemployed) : The number of people (unemployed) is 312,610.
- Rank within US : This state is ranked 35 of 52
Kentucky
- Value (Percent) : The value is 6.1 percent.
- People (Unemployed) : The number of people (unemployed) is 128,358.
- Rank within US : This state is ranked 34 of 52
Rhode Island
- Value (Percent) : The value is 6.1 percent.
- People (Unemployed) : The number of people (unemployed) is 34,479.
- Rank within US : This state is ranked 33 of 52
New Jersey
- Value (Percent) : The value is 6.1 percent.
- People (Unemployed) : The number of people (unemployed) is 285,084.
- Rank within US : This state is ranked 32 of 52
Oregon
- Value (Percent) : The value is 6.0 percent.
- People (Unemployed) : The number of people (unemployed) is 123,485.
- Rank within US : This state is ranked 31 of 52
New York
- Value (Percent) : The value is 6.0 percent.
- People (Unemployed) : The number of people (unemployed) is 602,636.
- Rank within US : This state is ranked 30 of 52
Delaware
- Value (Percent) : The value is 5.9 percent.
- People (Unemployed) : The number of people (unemployed) is 28,501.
- Rank within US : This state is ranked 29 of 52
Tennessee
- Value (Percent) : The value is 5.9 percent.
- People (Unemployed) : The number of people (unemployed) is 191,544.
- Rank within US : This state is ranked 28 of 52
Ohio
- Value (Percent) : The value is 5.8 percent.
- People (Unemployed) : The number of people (unemployed) is 343,232.
- Rank within US : This state is ranked 27 of 52
Pennsylvania
- Value (Percent) : The value is 5.8 percent.
- People (Unemployed) : The number of people (unemployed) is 379,765.
- Rank within US : This state is ranked 26 of 52
Maryland
- Value (Percent) : The value is 5.6 percent.
- People (Unemployed) : The number of people (unemployed) is 181,089.
- Rank within US : This state is ranked 25 of 52
Arkansas
- Value (Percent) : The value is 5.5 percent.
- People (Unemployed) : The number of people (unemployed) is 75,774.
- Rank within US : This state is ranked 24 of 52
Texas
- Value (Percent) : The value is 5.4 percent.
- People (Unemployed) : The number of people (unemployed) is 743,006.
- Rank within US : This state is ranked 23 of 52
Indiana
- Value (Percent) : The value is 5.4 percent.
- People (Unemployed) : The number of people (unemployed) is 180,969.
- Rank within US : This state is ranked 22 of 52
Massachusetts
- Value (Percent) : The value is 5.4 percent.
- People (Unemployed) : The number of people (unemployed) is 203,464.
- Rank within US : This state is ranked 21 of 52
Washington
- Value (Percent) : The value is 5.3 percent.
- People (Unemployed) : The number of people (unemployed) is 198,330.
- Rank within US : This state is ranked 20 of 52
Oklahoma
- Value (Percent) : The value is 5.3 percent.
- People (Unemployed) : The number of people (unemployed) is 99,087.
- Rank within US : This state is ranked 19 of 52
Missouri
- Value (Percent) : The value is 5.1 percent.
- People (Unemployed) : The number of people (unemployed) is 155,958.
- Rank within US : This state is ranked 18 of 52
Virginia
- Value (Percent) : The value is 5.0 percent.
- People (Unemployed) : The number of people (unemployed) is 217,670.
- Rank within US : This state is ranked 17 of 52
Colorado
- Value (Percent) : The value is 4.7 percent.
- People (Unemployed) : The number of people (unemployed) is 139,326.
- Rank within US : This state is ranked 16 of 52
Idaho
- Value (Percent) : The value is 4.7 percent.
- People (Unemployed) : The number of people (unemployed) is 37,672.
- Rank within US : This state is ranked 15 of 52
Maine
- Value (Percent) : The value is 4.6 percent.
- People (Unemployed) : The number of people (unemployed) is 32,203.
- Rank within US : This state is ranked 14 of 52
Hawaii
- Value (Percent) : The value is 4.5 percent.
- People (Unemployed) : The number of people (unemployed) is 32,036.
- Rank within US : This state is ranked 13 of 52
Wyoming
- Value (Percent) : The value is 4.5 percent.
- People (Unemployed) : The number of people (unemployed) is 13,685.
- Rank within US : This state is ranked 12 of 52
Kansas
- Value (Percent) : The value is 4.4 percent.
- People (Unemployed) : The number of people (unemployed) is 65,038.
- Rank within US : This state is ranked 11 of 52
Montana
- Value (Percent) : The value is 4.2 percent.
- People (Unemployed) : The number of people (unemployed) is 22,433.
- Rank within US : This state is ranked 10 of 52
Vermont
- Value (Percent) : The value is 4.1 percent.
- People (Unemployed) : The number of people (unemployed) is 13,878.
- Rank within US : This state is ranked 9 of 52
Wisconsin
- Value (Percent) : The value is 4.0 percent.
- People (Unemployed) : The number of people (unemployed) is 124,792.
- Rank within US : This state is ranked 8 of 52
New Hampshire
- Value (Percent) : The value is 4.0 percent.
- People (Unemployed) : The number of people (unemployed) is 30,392.
- Rank within US : This state is ranked 7 of 52
Minnesota
- Value (Percent) : The value is 3.9 percent.
- People (Unemployed) : The number of people (unemployed) is 119,218.
- Rank within US : This state is ranked 6 of 52
Utah
- Value (Percent) : The value is 3.9 percent.
- People (Unemployed) : The number of people (unemployed) is 58,958.
- Rank within US : This state is ranked 5 of 52
Iowa
- Value (Percent) : The value is 3.9 percent.
- People (Unemployed) : The number of people (unemployed) is 65,216.
- Rank within US : This state is ranked 4 of 52
Nebraska
- Value (Percent) : The value is 3.5 percent.
- People (Unemployed) : The number of people (unemployed) is 36,545.
- Rank within US : This state is ranked 3 of 52
South Dakota
- Value (Percent) : The value is 3.5 percent.
- People (Unemployed) : The number of people (unemployed) is 16,252.
- Rank within US : This state is ranked 2 of 52
North Dakota
- Value (Percent) : The value is 2.8 percent.
- People (Unemployed) : The number of people (unemployed) is 11,689.
- Rank within US : This state is ranked 1 of 52
Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 04/20/2021 8:51 pm.
Source: Demographic data provided by the Census Bureau and the American Community Survey.
For more information about Workforce: Unemployed, see the dictionary.
Health Service Areas are a single county or cluster of contiguous counties which are relatively self-contained with respect to hospital care. For more detailed information, please see Health Service Area information page. Puerto Rico is being treated as a Health Service Area for this data presentation.
Data for United States does not include Puerto Rico.