This map shows the Entered Employment Rate rankings for the WIA Older Youth program in PY 03. The rate ranges from a high of 95.8% in the District of Columbia to a low of 49.5% in Kansas. The map highlights the ten highest and lowest states for this ranking. The ten highest states in order are the District of Columbia, Idaho, New Hampshire, Montana, Maryland, Wyoming, New Jersey, Maine, North Dakota and Hawaii. The ten lowest states from top to bottom are Rhode Island, Nevada, Florida, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, Delaware, Connecticut and Kansas.

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PY 03 Older Youth Entered Employment Rate State Rankings

Rank States Outcome Remarks 1 District of Columbia 95.8 Top Ten 2 Idaho 88.5 Top Ten 3 New Hampshire 87.5 Top Ten 4 Montana 83.3 Top Ten 5 Maryland 83.2 Top Ten 6 Wyoming 82.8 Top Ten 7 New Jersey 82.1 Top Ten 8 Maine 81.2 Top Ten 8 North Dakota 81.2 Top Ten 10 Hawaii 81.1 Top Ten 11 Iowa 80.9 Mode 11 Nebraska 80.9 Mode 13 Michigan 80.1 Mode 14 West Virginia 78.1 Mode 15 Kentucky 77.6 Mode 16 Arkansas 76.8 Mode 17 Colorado 76.0 Mode 18 North Carolina 75.9 Mode 19 Georgia 75.1 Mode 19 Mississippi 75.1 Mode 21 Washington 74.3 Mode 22 Alaska 74.1 Mode 23 Utah 73.8 Mode 24 Alabama 73.6 Mode 25 Indiana 73.3 Mode 25 Oklahoma 73.3 Mode 27 Minnesota 72.3 Mode 28 New Mexico 72.0 Mode 29 Tennessee 71.9 Mode 30 California 71.5 Mode 31 Texas 71.4 Mode 32 South Carolina 70.7 Mode 33 Louisiana 70.0 Mode 33 Oregon 70.0 Mode 35 South Dakota 69.3 Mode 36 Vermont 69.1 Mode 37 Arizona 69.0 Mode 38 Wisconsin 68.6 Mode 39 Illinois 68.5 Mode 40 Missouri 68.4 Mode 41 Virginia 66.7 Mode 42 Puerto Rico 66.0 Mode 43 Rhode Island 65.4 Bottom Ten 44 Nevada 65.1 Bottom Ten 45 Florida 64.7 Bottom Ten 46 New York 64.5 Bottom Ten 47 Ohio 64.1 Bottom Ten 48 Pennsylvania 62.6 Bottom Ten 49 Massachusetts 61.1 Bottom Ten 50 Delaware 60.7 Bottom Ten 51 Connecticut 59.5 Bottom Ten 52 Kansas 49.5 Bottom Ten