Unemployment Rates, 2009

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	Civilian Labor Force, 2009	Persons Employed, 2009	Persons Unemployed, 2009	Unemployment Rate, 2009	Unemployment Rate, Percent of U.S. Average, 2009
United States	154,142,000	139,877,000	14,265,000	9.3%	100.0%
Appalachian Region	12,046,533	10,883,423	1,163,110	9.7%	104.3%
STATE TOTALS
Alabama	2,144,592	1,931,814	212,778	9.9%	107.2%
Georgia	4,745,378	4,278,522	466,856	9.8%	106.3%
Kentucky	2,055,997	1,844,151	211,846	10.3%	111.3%
Maryland	3,029,963	2,805,817	224,146	7.4%	79.9%
Mississippi	1,290,610	1,169,382	121,228	9.4%	101.5%
New York	9,640,618	8,836,180	804,438	8.3%	90.2%
North Carolina	4,563,075	4,085,701	477,374	10.5%	113.0%
Ohio	5,929,107	5,327,706	601,401	10.1%	109.6%
Pennsylvania	6,404,345	5,895,057	509,288	8.0%	85.9%
South Carolina	2,150,757	1,903,146	247,611	11.5%	124.4%
Tennessee	3,034,328	2,716,061	318,267	10.5%	113.3%
Virginia	4,203,839	3,915,856	287,983	6.9%	74.0%
West Virginia	804,821	743,178	61,643	7.7%	82.8%
STATE APPALACHIAN TOTALS
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Appalachian Alabama	1,403,267	1,266,674	136,593	9.7%	105.2%
Appalachian Georgia	1,441,966	1,299,996	141,970	9.8%	106.4%
Appalachian Kentucky	507,964	451,166	56,798	11.2%	120.8%
Appalachian Maryland	121,341	109,737	11,604	9.6%	103.3%
Appalachian Mississippi	260,707	229,666	31,041	11.9%	128.7%
Appalachian New York	525,381	481,472	43,909	8.4%	90.3%
Appalachian North Carolina	807,397	721,383	86,014	10.7%	115.1%
Appalachian Ohio	979,843	865,101	114,742	11.7%	126.5%
Appalachian Pennsylvania	2,929,429	2,690,956	238,473	8.1%	88.0%
Appalachian South Carolina	557,256	493,483	63,773	11.4%	123.7%
Appalachian Tennessee	1,334,033	1,192,382	141,651	10.6%	114.7%
Appalachian Virginia	373,124	338,230	34,894	9.4%	101.1%
Appalachian West Virginia	804,825	743,177	61,648	7.7%	82.8%