Table 68: Employment Status of the Population 16 Years of Age and Older for the United States and States in the United States with Numeric and Percent Change, 1990 and 2000 - Ranked by Percent of Unemployed in 2000 ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Employed Unemployed _____________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________ Number Percent Change Number Percent Change _______________________ _________________ ___________________ ______________________ _________________ ___________________ Rank US/State 1990 2000 1990 2000 Number Percent 1990 2000 1990 2000 Number Percent ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ . United States 115,681,202 129,721,512 93.7 94.2 14,040,310 12.1 7,792,248 7,947,286 6.3 5.8 155,038 2.0 1 District of Columbia 303,994 263,108 92.8 89.2 -40,886 -13.4 23,442 31,844 7.2 10.8 8,402 35.8 2 Alaska 245,379 281,532 91.2 91.0 36,153 14.7 23,587 27,953 8.8 9.0 4,366 18.5 3 Mississippi 1,028,773 1,173,314 91.6 92.6 144,541 14.0 94,712 93,778 8.4 7.4 -934 -1.0 4 West Virginia 671,085 732,673 90.4 92.7 61,588 9.2 71,142 58,021 9.6 7.3 -13,121 -18.4 5 New Mexico 629,272 763,116 92.0 92.7 133,844 21.3 54,888 60,324 8.0 7.3 5,436 9.9 6 Louisiana 1,641,614 1,851,777 90.4 92.7 210,163 12.8 175,303 146,218 9.6 7.3 -29,085 -16.6 7 New York 8,370,718 8,382,988 93.1 92.9 12,270 0.1 618,903 640,108 6.9 7.1 21,205 3.4 8 California 13,996,309 14,718,928 93.4 93.0 722,619 5.2 996,502 1,110,274 6.6 7.0 113,772 11.4 9 Oregon 1,319,960 1,627,769 93.8 93.5 307,809 23.3 87,183 112,529 6.2 6.5 25,346 29.1 10 Montana 350,723 425,977 93.0 93.7 75,254 21.5 26,217 28,710 7.0 6.3 2,493 9.5 11 Hawaii 529,059 537,909 96.5 93.7 8,850 1.7 19,288 35,886 3.5 6.3 16,598 86.1 12 Washington 2,293,961 2,793,722 94.3 93.8 499,761 21.8 139,216 186,102 5.7 6.2 46,886 33.7 13 Nevada 607,437 933,280 93.8 93.8 325,843 53.6 40,083 61,920 6.2 6.2 21,837 54.5 14 Alabama 1,741,794 1,920,189 93.1 93.8 178,395 10.2 128,587 126,911 6.9 6.2 -1,676 -1.3 15 Arkansas 994,289 1,173,399 93.2 93.9 179,110 18.0 72,079 76,147 6.8 6.1 4,068 5.6 16 Texas 7,634,279 9,234,372 92.9 93.9 1,600,093 21.0 584,749 596,187 7.1 6.1 11,438 2.0 17 Illinois 5,417,967 5,833,185 93.4 94.0 415,218 7.7 385,040 375,412 6.6 6.0 -9,628 -2.5 18 South Carolina 1,603,425 1,824,700 94.4 94.1 221,275 13.8 94,673 113,495 5.6 5.9 18,822 19.9 19 New Jersey 3,868,698 3,950,029 94.3 94.2 81,331 2.1 235,975 243,116 5.7 5.8 7,141 3.0 20 Michigan 4,166,196 4,637,461 91.8 94.2 471,265 11.3 374,341 284,992 8.2 5.8 -89,349 -23.9 21 Idaho 443,703 599,453 93.9 94.2 155,750 35.1 29,070 36,784 6.1 5.8 7,714 26.5 22 Kentucky 1,563,960 1,798,264 92.6 94.3 234,304 15.0 124,354 109,350 7.4 5.7 -15,004 -12.1 23 Pennsylvania 5,434,532 5,653,500 94.0 94.3 218,968 4.0 344,795 339,386 6.0 5.7 -5,409 -1.6 24 Arizona 1,603,896 2,233,004 92.8 94.4 629,108 39.2 123,902 133,368 7.2 5.6 9,466 7.6 25 Rhode Island 487,913 500,731 93.4 94.4 12,818 2.6 34,690 29,859 6.6 5.6 -4,831 -13.9 26 Florida 5,810,467 6,995,047 94.2 94.4 1,184,580 20.4 356,769 412,411 5.8 5.6 55,642 15.6 27 Georgia 3,090,276 3,839,756 94.3 94.5 749,480 24.3 188,102 223,052 5.7 5.5 34,950 18.6 28 Tennessee 2,250,842 2,651,638 93.6 94.5 400,796 17.8 154,235 153,596 6.4 5.5 -639 -0.4 29 North Carolina 3,238,414 3,824,741 95.2 94.7 586,327 18.1 163,081 214,991 4.8 5.3 51,910 31.8 30 Oklahoma 1,369,138 1,545,296 93.1 94.7 176,158 12.9 100,931 86,832 6.9 5.3 -14,099 -14.0 31 Missouri 2,367,395 2,657,924 93.8 94.7 290,529 12.3 155,388 148,794 6.2 5.3 -6,594 -4.2 32 Wyoming 207,868 241,055 94.1 94.7 33,187 16.0 13,112 13,453 5.9 5.3 341 2.6 33 Connecticut 1,692,874 1,664,440 94.6 94.7 -28,434 -1.7 95,819 92,668 5.4 5.3 -3,151 -3.3 34 Delaware 335,147 376,811 96.0 94.8 41,664 12.4 13,945 20,549 4.0 5.2 6,604 47.4 35 Ohio 4,931,357 5,402,175 93.4 95.0 470,818 9.5 348,638 282,615 6.6 5.0 -66,023 -18.9 36 Utah 736,059 1,044,362 94.7 95.0 308,303 41.9 41,389 54,561 5.3 5.0 13,172 31.8 37 Indiana 2,628,695 2,965,174 94.3 95.1 336,479 12.8 160,143 152,723 5.7 4.9 -7,420 -4.6 38 Maine 571,842 624,011 93.4 95.2 52,169 9.1 40,722 31,165 6.6 4.8 -9,557 -23.5 39 Maryland 2,481,342 2,608,457 95.7 95.3 127,115 5.1 111,536 128,902 4.3 4.7 17,366 15.6 40 Wisconsin 2,386,439 2,734,925 94.8 95.3 348,486 14.6 130,799 134,311 5.2 4.7 3,512 2.7 41 North Dakota 287,558 316,632 94.7 95.4 29,074 10.1 16,083 15,257 5.3 4.6 -826 -5.1 42 Massachusetts 3,027,950 3,161,087 93.3 95.4 133,137 4.4 218,000 150,952 6.7 4.6 -67,048 -30.8 43 South Dakota 321,891 374,373 95.8 95.6 52,482 16.3 13,983 17,221 4.2 4.4 3,238 23.2 44 Colorado 1,633,281 2,205,194 94.3 95.7 571,913 35.0 99,438 99,260 5.7 4.3 -178 -0.2 45 Kansas 1,172,214 1,316,283 95.3 95.8 144,069 12.3 57,772 58,415 4.7 4.2 643 1.1 46 Virginia 3,028,362 3,412,647 95.5 95.8 384,285 12.7 142,048 151,125 4.5 4.2 9,077 6.4 47 Vermont 283,146 317,134 94.1 95.8 33,988 12.0 17,600 13,997 5.9 4.2 -3,603 -20.5 48 Iowa 1,340,242 1,489,816 95.5 95.8 149,574 11.2 63,641 64,906 4.5 4.2 1,265 2.0 49 Minnesota 2,192,417 2,580,046 94.9 95.9 387,629 17.7 118,919 109,069 5.1 4.1 -9,850 -8.3 50 New Hampshire 574,237 650,871 93.8 96.2 76,634 13.3 38,108 25,500 6.2 3.8 -12,608 -33.1 51 Nebraska 772,813 877,237 96.3 96.5 104,424 13.5 29,326 32,287 3.7 3.5 2,961 10.1 ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________