Snapshot
The share of the prime-working-age population with a job has declined in all but two states: Change in employment-to-population ratio of workers ages 25–54, 2007Q3–2014Q3 (percentage points)
| State | Change |
|---|---|
| United States | -3.02 |
| Georgia | -7.70 |
| Kentucky | -7.37 |
| New Mexico | -6.97 |
| Arkansas | -6.10 |
| Rhode Island | -5.38 |
| Alabama | -5.28 |
| Nevada | -4.96 |
| Hawaii | -4.90 |
| Utah | -4.78 |
| Tennessee | -4.73 |
| West Virginia | -4.57 |
| Mississippi | -4.32 |
| North Carolina | -4.11 |
| Virginia | -3.94 |
| Florida | -3.73 |
| South Carolina | -3.71 |
| Ohio | -3.68 |
| Idaho | -3.68 |
| Arizona | -3.59 |
| California | -3.59 |
| New Jersey | -3.51 |
| Maine | -3.50 |
| Alaska | -3.39 |
| Wyoming | -3.37 |
| New York | -3.34 |
| Colorado | -3.34 |
| Louisiana | -3.31 |
| Iowa | -3.27 |
| South Dakota | -3.00 |
| Pennsylvania | -2.98 |
| Washington | -2.86 |
| Kansas | -2.65 |
| Connecticut | -2.62 |
| Delaware | -2.57 |
| Missouri | -2.55 |
| Oregon | -2.51 |
| Maryland | -1.88 |
| Illinois | -1.73 |
| North Dakota | -1.64 |
| Nebraska | -1.57 |
| New Hampshire | -1.30 |
| Wisconsin | -1.26 |
| Vermont | -1.07 |
| Indiana | -0.98 |
| Montana | -0.75 |
| District of Columbia | -0.74 |
| Texas | -0.50 |
| Massachusetts | -0.43 |
| Minnesota | -0.15 |
| Michigan | 0.331 |
| Oklahoma | 0.403 |
Source: EPI Analysis of Current Population Survey microdata, 2007Q3–2014Q3
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