New England Annual Average Unemployment

Table 1. Employment status of the civilian noninstitutional population for the U.S., New England, and the New England States, 2006-07 annual averages (Numbers in thousands)
Area Civilian labor force 2006 Civilian labor force 2007 Employed 2006 Employed 2007 Unemployed 2006 Unemployed 2007 Unemployment Rate 2006 Unemployment Rate 2007 Error range of rate, 20072

United States1

 151,428 153,124 144,427 146,047 7,001 7,078 4.6 4.6 4.6-4.7

New England

 7,607 7,648 7,262 7,307 345 340 4.5 4.4 4.2-4.7

Connecticut

 1,836 1,865 1,756 1,780 80 85 4.4 4.6 4.2-5.0

Maine

 703 705 671 671 32 33 4.6 4.7 4.3-5.2

Massachusettes

 3,405 3,408 3,241 3,256 164 153 4.8 4.5 4.0-4.9

New Hampshire

 732 738 706 712 26 26 3.5 3.6 3.3-3.8

Rhode Island

 575 577 546 548 29 29 5.1 5.0 4.6-5.5

Vermont

 356 354 343 340 13 14 3.7 3.9 3.5-4.3

 

1 Data for the U.S. are obtained directly from the national Current Population Survey.
2 Error ranges are shown at the 90-percent confidence level and are based on unrounded data.
Note: Data for subnational areas reflect revised population controls and model reestimation.
Unemployment rates are in percent terms and based on unrounded levels.

 

Last Modified Date: April 30, 2008