| State | |||||||||||||||||
| Percentage of Labor Force Not Employed | |||||||||||||||||
| Source: Department of Labor | |||||||||||||||||
| 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | ||
| Region 1 | 11.1 | 10.5 | 9.3 | 9.3 | 9.6 | 9.3 | 9.5 | 10.1 | 9.7 | 9.7 | 9.7 | 9.0 | 7.3 | 6.4 | 5.66 | 4.54 | |
| Region 2 | 8.4 | 8.9 | 7.9 | 7.8 | 7.4 | 7.6 | 7.5 | 7.6 | 7.9 | 8.1 | 7.5 | 6.8 | 6.0 | 5.4 | 4.34 | 3.7 | |
| Region 3 | 9.2 | 8.7 | 7.6 | 7.7 | 7.5 | 7.6 | 7.2 | 7.7 | 7.2 | 8.1 | 9.3 | 7.1 | 6.6 | 5.2 | 3.5 | 3.4 | |
| Region 4 | 7.3 | 7.4 | 6.2 | 5.9 | 6.1 | 6.5 | 6.1 | 6.7 | 6.0 | 5.7 | 6.9 | 6.0 | 5.2 | 4.3 | 3.4 | 3.7 | |
| Region 5 | 7.0 | 6.7 | 5.4 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 5.4 | 4.9 | 5.1 | 4.8 | 4.4 | 5.0 | 5.1 | 4.9 | 4.0 | 3.3 | 2.6 | |
| Region 6 | 6.1 | 5.5 | 5.6 | 5.3 | 5.1 | 5.0 | 4.6 | 4.9 | 5.1 | 5.0 | 6.0 | 5.2 | 4.8 | 3.9 | 3 | 2.4 | |
| Region 7 | 6.4 | 7.2 | 5.7 | 5.2 | 5.3 | 5.6 | 5.1 | 5.0 | 4.9 | 4.6 | 5.0 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 3.9 | 3.1 | 2.4 | |
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