PY05 Dislocated Worker Credential Rate State

This map shows the Dislocated Worker Credential Rate State rankings for PY 2005. The rate ranges from a high of 88.9 percent in Michigan to a low of 19.4 percent in the Virgin Islands. The ten highest and ten lowest states for this ranking are highlighted on the map. The ten highest states in order are Michigan, Maryland, Nebraska, Puerto Rico, South Dakota, Arkansas, Oregon, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Hawaii, and Utah. The ten lowest, from top to bottom, are Wyoming, Maine, Alaska, Kentucky, the District of Columbia, Virginia, South Carolina, North Carolina, Vermont, and the Virgin Islands.

PY 05 WIA Dislocated Worker Credential Rankings and Outcomes by State

Rank	State	Outcome
1	Michigan	88.9%
2	Maryland	87.4%
3	Nebraska	81.0%
4	Puerto Rico	81.0%
5	South Dakota	80.8%
6	Arkansas	80.7%
7	Oregon	80.2%
8	Massachusetts	79.5%
9	Rhode Island	79.2%
10	Hawaii	78.5%
11	Utah	78.5%
12	Wisconsin	78.2%
13	Arizona	77.1%
14	New Hampshire	76.0%
15	Missouri	74.8%
16	Tennessee	74.8%
17	Washington	74.6%
18	Colorado	74.5%
19	Oklahoma	74.3%
20	Ohio	74.0%
21	Iowa	73.7%
22	Idaho	72.7%
23	Indiana	71.5%
24	California	71.4%
25	West Virginia	71.4%
26	Minnesota	71.3%
27	Delaware	70.9%
28	Texas	70.8%
29	Montana	70.7%
30	Nevada	70.6%
31	Kansas	70.5%
32	Connecticut	69.6%
33	Alabama	69.2%
34	Florida	69.0%
35	Illinois	68.8%
36	Louisiana	68.8%
37	Georgia	68.7%
38	New Jersey	68.3%
39	New York	67.4%
40	North Dakota	66.3%
41	New Mexico	65.9%
42	Wyoming	65.4%
43	Maine	64.8%
44	Alaska	64.5%
45	Kentucky	63.3%
46	District of Columbia	61.8%
47	Virginia	61.7%
48	South Carolina	60.6%
49	North Carolina	57.6%
50	Vermont	55.1%
51	Virgin Islands	19.4%
52	Mississippi	NA
53	Pennsylvania	NA