NJ Ranks 24th in Labor Force Participation Rate, 16 years and Older, 2005
Source: 2005 American Community Survey, US Census Bureau
Rank |
State |
Percentage |
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Rank |
State |
Percentage |
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|
|
|
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1 |
North Dakota |
82.4 |
|
24 |
NEW JERSEY |
76.3 |
2 |
Minnesota |
81.9 |
|
27 |
Alaska |
76.2 |
3 |
South Dakota |
81.6 |
|
27 |
Ohio |
76.2 |
4 |
Nebraska |
81.5 |
|
27 |
Oregon |
76.2 |
5 |
Iowa |
81.3 |
|
30 |
North Carolina |
75.8 |
6 |
New Hampshire |
81.2 |
|
31 |
Hawaii |
75.7 |
7 |
Wyoming |
80.4 |
|
31 |
Washington |
75.7 |
8 |
Vermont |
80.3 |
|
33 |
Pennsylvania |
75.6 |
8 |
Wisconsin |
80.3 |
|
34 |
Michigan |
75.0 |
10 |
Kansas |
79.7 |
|
35 |
Georgia |
74.9 |
11 |
Colorado |
79.1 |
|
36 |
Florida |
74.2 |
12 |
Rhode Island |
78.9 |
|
37 |
Arizona |
74.1 |
13 |
Connecticut |
78.7 |
|
37 |
Texas |
74.1 |
13 |
Maryland |
78.7 |
|
39 |
South Carolina |
73.9 |
15 |
Massachusetts |
78.2 |
|
40 |
Oklahoma |
73.8 |
15 |
Montana |
78.2 |
|
41 |
New York |
73.5 |
15 |
Utah |
78.2 |
|
41 |
Tennessee |
73.5 |
18 |
Maine |
77.9 |
|
43 |
Arkansas |
73.3 |
19 |
Delaware |
77.2 |
|
44 |
California |
73.0 |
20 |
Missouri |
76.9 |
|
45 |
New Mexico |
72.6 |
20 |
Virginia |
76.9 |
|
46 |
Alabama |
71.5 |
22 |
Illinois |
76.8 |
|
47 |
Louisiana |
71.2 |
23 |
Indiana |
76.7 |
|
47 |
Mississippi |
71.2 |
24 |
Idaho |
76.3 |
|
49 |
Kentucky |
70.8 |
24 |
Nevada |
76.3 |
|
50 |
West Virginia |
66.7 |
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50
State Average
|
76.41% |
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N.J.
% Below Average |
0.14% |
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