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In labor force, 16 and over: U.S. states ranked (2025)

Measure: In labor force, 16 and over. All 50 states and District of Columbia with data in Labor force participation by state, ranked from highest to lowest. Reference period: 2025.

Licence: Public domain (U.S. federal government work).
Data last updated: 2026-10-29

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National value: 63.5 (United States).

Small states, hard to see on the map:

DC 71.1 %
RI 64.3 %
DE 61.4 %
CT 65.7 %
NJ 67 %
MD 66.9 %
MA 66.2 %
VT 64.2 %
NH 65.7 %

Lowest: 53.8 to 61.1 %
Group 2: 61.1 to 63 %
Group 3: 63 to 64.5 %
Group 4: 64.5 to 66.2 %
Highest: 66.2 to 71.1 %

The map is a visual summary; every value is in the table below, which is the keyboard and screen-reader path. Groups are quintiles of the values shown (a derived grouping). Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain), simplified. Alaska and Hawaii are shown as insets, not to scale.

Rank is derived by Quadranac: 1 = highest value; ties share a rank. Values are as published in the source table.


1	District of Columbia	71.1
2	Utah	69.3
3	Nebraska	68.4
3	North Dakota	68.4
5	Colorado	68.1
6	Minnesota	67.4
7	New Jersey	67
8	Maryland	66.9
9	South Dakota	66.8
10	Alaska	66.2
10	Massachusetts	66.2
12	Kansas	65.9
13	Iowa	65.8
14	Connecticut	65.7
14	New Hampshire	65.7
16	Texas	65.6
17	Virginia	65.4
18	Illinois	64.8
19	Nevada	64.6
20	Washington	64.5
20	Wisconsin	64.5
22	Rhode Island	64.3
23	Vermont	64.2
24	Georgia	64
25	Indiana	63.9
26	California	63.4
27	Hawaii	63.3
28	Missouri	63.1
28	Ohio	63.1
30	New York	63
30	North Carolina	63
32	Tennessee	62.9
33	Idaho	62.7
34	Pennsylvania	62.6
34	Wyoming	62.6
36	Montana	62.3
37	Oregon	61.9
38	Delaware	61.4
38	Michigan	61.4
40	Maine	61.3
41	Oklahoma	61.1
42	South Carolina	61
43	Florida	60.5
44	Arizona	60.4
45	Arkansas	59.9
46	Kentucky	59.7
46	Louisiana	59.7
48	Alabama	59.4
49	New Mexico	58.5
50	Mississippi	58.3
51	West Virginia	53.8

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 1-year estimates, Table DP03: Selected Economic Characteristics. Reference period: 2025.

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U.S. states ranked by in labor force, 16 and over (2025). Data: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, ACS 1-year estimates, Table DP03; rank derived by Quadranac. Data last updated 2026-10-29. https://quadranac.com/rankings/us-states-by-in-labor-force-16-and-over/

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