Unemployment Rates, 2019

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 Civilian Labor Force, 2019Persons Employed, 2019Persons Unemployed, 2019Unemployment Rate, 2019Unemployment Rate, Percent of U.S. Average, 2019
United States163,539,000 157,538,000 6,001,000 3.7% 100.0%
Appalachian Region12,249,227 11,755,348 493,879 4.0% 109.9%
STATE TOTALS
Alabama2,271,892 2,199,868 72,024 3.2% 86.4%
Georgia5,152,944 4,967,503 185,441 3.6% 98.1%
Kentucky2,070,409 1,986,171 84,238 4.1% 110.9%
Maryland3,326,497 3,212,155 114,342 3.4% 93.7%
Mississippi1,277,143 1,207,543 69,600 5.4% 148.5%
New York9,880,211 9,502,625 377,586 3.8% 104.1%
North Carolina4,999,810 4,808,270 191,540 3.8% 104.4%
Ohio5,871,248 5,626,326 244,922 4.2% 113.7%
Pennsylvania6,560,773 6,266,508 294,265 4.5% 122.2%
South Carolina2,321,189 2,256,313 64,876 2.8% 76.2%
Tennessee3,339,543 3,226,045 113,498 3.4% 92.6%
Virginia4,455,815 4,332,647 123,168 2.8% 75.3%
West Virginia796,776 757,484 39,292 4.9% 134.4%
STATE APPALACHIAN TOTALS
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Appalachian Alabama1,490,112 1,445,647 44,465 3.0% 81.3%
Appalachian Georgia1,646,079 1,591,853 54,226 3.3% 89.8%
Appalachian Kentucky435,966 413,200 22,766 5.2% 142.3%
Appalachian Maryland125,220 120,043 5,177 4.1% 112.7%
Appalachian Mississippi272,952 258,532 14,420 5.3% 144.0%
Appalachian New York465,257 444,969 20,288 4.4% 118.8%
Appalachian North Carolina962,334 927,728 34,606 3.6% 98.0%
Appalachian Ohio899,595 852,746 46,849 5.2% 141.9%
Appalachian Pennsylvania2,832,276 2,696,477 135,799 4.8% 130.7%
Appalachian South Carolina617,314 601,575 15,739 2.5% 69.5%
Appalachian Tennessee1,364,618 1,315,924 48,694 3.6% 97.2%
Appalachian Virginia340,724 329,168 11,556 3.4% 92.4%
West Virginia796,780 757,486 39,294 4.9% 134.4%