| | Civilian Labor Force, 2017 | Persons Employed, 2017 | Persons Unemployed, 2017 | Unemployment Rate, 2017 | Unemployment Rate, Percent of U.S. Average, 2017 |
|
| United States | 160,320,000 |
153,337,000 |
6,982,000 |
4.4% |
100.0% |
| Appalachian Region | 11,872,143 |
11,301,608 |
570,535 |
4.8% |
110.3% |
|
| STATE TOTALS |
| Alabama | 2,178,243 |
2,081,676 |
96,567 |
4.4% |
101.8% |
| Georgia | 5,058,960 |
4,822,263 |
236,697 |
4.7% |
107.4% |
| Kentucky | 2,053,757 |
1,953,032 |
100,725 |
4.9% |
112.6% |
| Maryland | 3,193,487 |
3,057,673 |
135,814 |
4.3% |
97.7% |
| Mississippi | 1,280,566 |
1,215,298 |
65,268 |
5.1% |
117.0% |
| New York | 9,561,400 |
9,113,601 |
447,799 |
4.7% |
107.5% |
| North Carolina | 4,938,072 |
4,717,226 |
220,846 |
4.5% |
102.7% |
| Ohio | 5,770,178 |
5,483,140 |
287,038 |
5.0% |
114.2% |
| Pennsylvania | 6,424,626 |
6,110,554 |
314,072 |
4.9% |
112.3% |
| South Carolina | 2,306,021 |
2,207,404 |
98,617 |
4.3% |
98.2% |
| Tennessee | 3,190,166 |
3,070,253 |
119,913 |
3.8% |
86.3% |
| Virginia | 4,309,588 |
4,150,132 |
159,456 |
3.7% |
85.0% |
| West Virginia | 779,591 |
739,079 |
40,512 |
5.2% |
119.3% |
|
| STATE APPALACHIAN TOTALS |
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| Appalachian Alabama | 1,422,838 |
1,362,847 |
59,991 |
4.2% |
96.8% |
| Appalachian Georgia | 1,599,560 |
1,530,954 |
68,606 |
4.3% |
98.5% |
| Appalachian Kentucky | 435,269 |
406,134 |
29,135 |
6.7% |
153.7% |
| Appalachian Maryland | 122,744 |
116,432 |
6,312 |
5.1% |
118.1% |
| Appalachian Mississippi | 270,638 |
257,273 |
13,365 |
4.9% |
113.4% |
| Appalachian New York | 459,387 |
434,023 |
25,364 |
5.5% |
126.8% |
| Appalachian North Carolina | 828,227 |
793,846 |
34,381 |
4.2% |
95.3% |
| Appalachian Ohio | 895,558 |
841,453 |
54,105 |
6.0% |
138.7% |
| Appalachian Pennsylvania | 2,805,726 |
2,658,026 |
147,700 |
5.3% |
120.9% |
| Appalachian South Carolina | 597,615 |
574,165 |
23,450 |
3.9% |
90.1% |
| Appalachian Tennessee | 1,317,718 |
1,265,707 |
52,011 |
3.9% |
90.6% |
| Appalachian Virginia | 337,271 |
321,669 |
15,602 |
4.6% |
106.2% |
| West Virginia | 779,592 |
739,079 |
40,513 |
5.2% |
119.3% |
