Unemployment Rates, 2021

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 Civilian Labor Force, 2021Persons Employed, 2021Persons Unemployed, 2021Unemployment Rate, 2021Unemployment Rate, Percent of U.S. Average, 2021
United States161,204,000 152,581,000 8,623,000 5.3% 100.0%
Appalachian Region12,010,661 11,455,917 554,744 4.6% 86.3%
STATE TOTALS
Alabama2,249,514 2,173,978 75,536 3.4% 62.8%
Georgia5,156,388 4,954,094 202,294 3.9% 73.3%
Kentucky2,010,884 1,921,355 89,529 4.5% 83.2%
Maryland3,152,885 2,988,216 164,669 5.2% 97.6%
Mississippi1,251,894 1,183,867 68,027 5.4% 101.6%
New York9,532,961 8,856,999 675,962 7.1% 132.6%
North Carolina4,939,281 4,697,757 241,524 4.9% 91.4%
Ohio5,708,982 5,415,608 293,374 5.1% 96.1%
Pennsylvania6,431,855 6,054,068 377,787 5.9% 109.8%
South Carolina2,359,169 2,266,611 92,558 3.9% 73.3%
Tennessee3,321,355 3,172,858 148,497 4.5% 83.6%
Virginia4,315,045 4,148,175 166,870 3.9% 72.3%
West Virginia773,616 733,825 39,791 5.1% 96.2%
STATE APPALACHIAN TOTALS
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Appalachian Alabama1,477,517 1,432,417 45,100 3.1% 57.1%
Appalachian Georgia1,652,613 1,598,763 53,850 3.3% 60.9%
Appalachian Kentucky422,354 400,009 22,345 5.3% 98.9%
Appalachian Maryland117,469 111,435 6,034 5.1% 96.0%
Appalachian Mississippi267,685 253,798 13,887 5.2% 97.0%
Appalachian New York448,957 426,718 22,239 5.0% 92.6%
Appalachian North Carolina934,330 890,766 43,564 4.7% 87.2%
Appalachian Ohio868,577 820,043 48,534 5.6% 104.5%
Appalachian Pennsylvania2,743,672 2,576,089 167,583 6.1% 114.2%
Appalachian South Carolina627,901 604,870 23,031 3.7% 68.6%
Appalachian Tennessee1,348,308 1,292,717 55,591 4.1% 77.1%
Appalachian Virginia327,662 314,468 13,194 4.0% 75.3%
West Virginia773,616 733,825 39,791 5.1% 96.2%