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Map of Employment Rate by US State

As of 2020-2024, employment rate ranges from 50.7 in West Virginia to 66.9 in Utah across US states, with a median of 60.2 among the 51 states with data. Source: Census ACS 5-Year.

Share of adults 16 and older who are currently working.

Data updated 2024 - Source: Census ACS 5-Year

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Choropleth map of Employment Rate across US states (2020-2024), by hearthmap
Employment Rate by US state. Source: Census ACS 5-Year.

Category

employment

Native level

Block group

Unit

Percentage

Vintage

2020-2024

States ranked by employment rate

51 states with data (2020-2024). Top 10 highest and bottom 10 lowest.

Top 10 states by employment rate
RankStateValue
1Utah66.9
2District of Columbia66.4
3Nebraska66.1
4North Dakota65.5
5Minnesota65.3
6South Dakota64.7
7Colorado64.6
8Iowa63.9
9New Hampshire63.9
10Massachusetts63.4
Bottom 10 states by employment rate
RankStateValue
51West Virginia50.7
50New Mexico53.5
49Mississippi53.6
48Louisiana55.1
47Alabama55.2
46Arkansas55.2
45Kentucky56.4
44Florida56.5
43Hawaii56.6
42South Carolina56.7

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Source: Census ACS 5-Year · 2020-2024

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