List of U.S. states by employment rate

This is a list of U.S. states and the District of Columbia by Employment-to-population ratio (population 16 and over).

List

U.S. states by net employment rate (% of population 16 and over) 2022

National rank	State	Employment rate in % (total population)	Annual change (%) (Increase=rise in employment)
1	Nebraska	68.1	Increase 0.5
2	North Dakota	67.8	Increase 1.3
—	District of Columbia	67.4	Increase 3.0
3	Utah	67.1	Increase 1.1
4	South Dakota	66.8	Steady 0.0
5	Colorado	66.3	Increase 1.9
	Iowa	66.3	Increase 1.5
	Minnesota	66.3	Increase 1.4
8	Kansas	64.6	Increase 0.4
9	New Hampshire	64.5	Increase 0.9
10	Wisconsin	63.1	Decrease 0.1
	Michigan	63.1	Increase 1.5
12	Virginia	63.0	Increase 1.8
13	Massachusetts	62.7	Increase 1.2
14	Connecticut	62.8	Increase 3.6
	Maryland	62.8	Increase 1.3
16	Alaska	61.6	Increase 2.0
	Indiana	61.6	Increase 1.1
18	Illinois	61.5	Increase 2.2
	New Jersey	61.5	Increase 2.7
	Vermont	61.5	Increase 1.6
21	Idaho	61.4	Increase 0.7
	Montana	61.4	Increase 1.2
	Texas	61.4	Increase 1.5
	Washington	61.4	Increase 1.5
	Wyoming	61.4	Increase 0.7
26	Rhode Island	61.3	Increase 1.2
27	Missouri	61.1	Increase 0.9
28	Oregon	60.2	Increase 1.4
—	United States	60.0	Increase 1.4
29	Georgia	59.6	Increase 0.3
30	Arizona	59.3	Increase 1.1
	California	59.3	Increase 2.7
32	Pennsylvania	59.1	Increase 1.4
	Oklahoma	59.1	Increase 0.8
34	Ohio	59.0	Increase 0.8
35	North Carolina	58.7	Increase 2.2
36	Hawaii	58.1	Increase 2.1
37	Nevada	57.9	Increase 2.0
	Tennessee	57.9	Increase 0.4
39	Delaware	57.7	Steady 0.0
	New York	57.7	Increase 2.4
41	Florida	57.6	Increase 2.1
42	Maine	56.8	Decrease 0.4
43	Louisiana	56.5	Increase 1.8
44	Kentucky	55.6	Increase 0.8
45	Arkansas	55.6	Increase 1.2
46	Alabama	55.5	Increase 0.8
47	South Carolina	54.7	Decrease 0.1
48	New Mexico	54.2	Increase 1.7
49	Mississippi	52.7	Increase 0.6
50	West Virginia	52.5	Increase 1.3

See also

• List of U.S. states and territories by unemployment rate
• Job creation index
• JOLTS report