PY03 WIA Adult Entered Employment State Comparison

This map shows the Entered Employment Rate State rankings for the WIA Adult program in PY 03. The rate ranges from a high of 90.3% in Maryland to a low of 59.3% in Utah. The ten highest and ten lowest states for this ranking are highlighted on the map. The ten highest states in order are Maryland, Nebraska, Idaho, Maine, Minnesota, Michigan, Oregon, North Carolina, New Jersey and Tennessee. The ten lowest, from top to the bottom, are North Dakota, Nevada, California, Illinois, Kansas, the District of Columbia, New York, Florida, Wisconsin and Utah.

Table 1

PY 03 WIA Adult Entered Employment Rankings and Outcomes by State

Rank	State	Outcome	Remarks	Rank	State	Outcome	Remarks
1	Maryland	90.3	Top Ten	26	West Virginia	78.8	Mode
2	Nebraska	89.5	Top Ten	27	Mississippi	78.4	Mode
3	Idaho	89.3	Top Ten	28	Kentucky	78.2	Mode
4	Maine	88.2	Top Ten	29	New Mexico	77.6	Mode
5	Minnesota	87.7	Top Ten	30	South Dakota	76.9	Mode
6	Michigan	86.7	Top Ten	31	Colorado	76.3	Mode
7	Oregon	85.7	Top Ten	32	Rhode Island	75.8	Mode
8	North Carolina	85.1	Top Ten	33	Montana	75.6	Mode
9	New Jersey	84.7	Top Ten	34	Alaska	74.0	Mode
10	Tennessee	84.1	Top Ten	34	Connecticut	74.0	Mode
11	Iowa	84.0	Mode	34	New Hampshire	74.0	Mode
12	Wyoming	83.7	Mode	37	Massachusetts	73.7	Mode
13	Georgia	83.4	Mode	38	Arizona	73.5	Mode
14	Indiana	82.9	Mode	38	Ohio	73.5	Mode
15	Arkansas	82.3	Mode	38	Puerto Rico	73.5	Mode
16	Alabama	82.2	Mode	41	Hawaii	73.3	Mode
17	Delaware	82.1	Mode	42	Virginia	73.2	Mode
18	Louisiana	81.2	Mode	43	North Dakota	72.4	Bottom Ten
18	Vermont	81.2	Mode	44	Nevada	72.3	Bottom Ten
20	Pennsylvania	81.0	Mode	45	California	72.1	Bottom Ten
20	South Carolina	81.0	Mode	46	Illinois	71.3	Bottom Ten
22	Texas	80.6	Mode	47	Kansas	69.3	Bottom Ten
23	Oklahoma	79.6	Mode	48	District of Columbia	66.7	Bottom Ten
24	Missouri	79.2	Mode	49	New York	66.4	Bottom Ten
25	Washington	78.8	Mode	50	Florida	65.8	Bottom Ten
				51	Wisconsin	64.7	Bottom Ten
				52	Utah	59.3	Bottom Ten