This map shows the Dislocated Worker Earnings Change State rankings for PY 2005. The amount ranges from a high of $8,735 in Wyoming to a low of -$2,673 in Oregon. The ten highest and ten lowest states for this ranking are highlighted on the map. The ten highest states in order are Wyoming, Alaska, Alabama, Rhode Island, the District of Columbia, South Carolina, California, Arizona, Louisiana and Virginia. The ten lowest, from top to bottom, are Ohio, Maine, Massachusetts, Hawaii, Vermont, Washington, Minnesota, Indiana, Kansas, and Oregon.

Table 1

PY 05 WIA Dislocated Worker Earnings Change Rankings and Outcomes by State Rank State Outcome 1 Wyoming $8,735 2 Alaska $4,458 3 Alabama $4,026 4 Rhode Island $3,458 5 District of Columbia $2,913 6 South Carolina $2,769 7 California $2,694 8 Arizona $2,628 9 Louisiana $2,606 10 Virginia $2,570 11 Puerto Rico $2,551 12 Michigan $1,794 13 Georgia $1,637 14 Oklahoma $1,330 15 New Jersey $1,277 16 Arkansas $1,035 17 West Virginia $884 18 Mississippi $857 19 Nevada $782 20 Maryland $573 21 North Carolina $545 22 Florida $456 23 Illinois $415 24 Pennsylvania $379 25 New Mexico $364 26 Idaho $295 27 Texas $184 28 Utah $138 29 Missouri $22 30 Virgin Islands $1 31 New York -$15 32 Connecticut -$63 33 Delaware -$93 34 Wisconsin -$142 35 New Hampshire -$163 36 Tennessee -$284 37 North Dakota -$352 38 Montana -$440 39 Iowa -$619 40 Colorado -$630 41 Nebraska -$776 42 Kentucky -$807 43 South Dakota -$1,057 44 Ohio -$1,081 45 Maine -$1,347 46 Massachusetts -$1,529 47 Hawaii -$1,683 48 Vermont -$1,732 49 Washington -$1,785 50 Minnesota -$1,876 51 Indiana -$2,399 52 Kansas -$2,433 53 Oregon -$2,673