Labor Statistics > Percent of People Who are in the Labor Force (Including Armed Forces) (most recent) by state

Rank	States	Amount
# 1	Alaska:	72.4 %
# 2	Minnesota:	72.2 %
# 3	Nebraska:	71.9 %
# 4	South Dakota:	70.9 %
= 5	Vermont:	70.8 %
= 5	Wyoming:	70.8 %
# 7	Colorado:	70.7 %
# 8	New Hampshire:	70.6 %
# 9	North Dakota:	70.4 %
# 10	Kansas:	70.3 %
# 11	Utah:	70.1 %
# 12	Wisconsin:	69.9 %
# 13	Iowa:	69.8 %
# 14	Maryland:	69.7 %
# 15	District of Columbia:	68.7 %
# 16	Massachusetts:	68.5 %
# 17	Connecticut:	68.3 %
# 18	Georgia:	68 %
= 19	Indiana:	67.8 %
= 19	Virginia:	67.8 %
# 21	Delaware:	67.5 %
# 22	Montana:	67.3 %
# 23	Illinois:	67.1 %
= 24	Texas:	66.9 %
= 24	Missouri:	66.9 %
= 24	Maine:	66.9 %
= 24	Rhode Island:	66.9 %
= 24	Nevada:	66.9 %
= 29	North Carolina:	66.2 %
= 29	New Jersey:	66.2 %
= 29	Washington:	66.2 %
= 32	Idaho:	66.1 %
= 32	Ohio:	66.1 %
# 34	Tennessee:	65.3 %
= 35	California:	65.2 %
= 35	Hawaii:	65.2 %
= 35	Michigan:	65.2 %
# 38	Oregon:	65.1 %
# 39	South Carolina:	64.8 %
# 40	New Mexico:	64 %
= 41	New York:	63.6 %
= 41	Pennsylvania:	63.6 %
# 43	Oklahoma:	63.4 %
# 44	Arizona:	63.2 %
# 45	Arkansas:	63.1 %
# 46	Louisiana:	62.6 %
# 47	Mississippi:	62.4 %
# 48	Alabama:	62.3 %
# 49	Florida:	61.8 %
# 50	Kentucky:	61.6 %
# 51	West Virginia:	55.6 %
	Weighted average:	66.8 %

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