PY04 WIA Adult Employment Retention Rate State Rankings

This map shows the Employment Retention Rate for the WIA Adult program in PY 04. The rate ranges from a high of 94.3% in Arkansas to a low of 77.7% in District of Columbia. The ten highest and ten lowest states for this ranking are highlighted on the map. The ten highest states in order are Arkansas, Kentucky, Nebraska, Wyoming, New Jersey, Puerto Rico, Maine, Iowa, Hawaii, and Maryland. The ten lowest, from top to bottom, are Alabama and Utah (tied), Delaware, Rhode Island, Mississippi, California, New Mexico, Wisconsin, Oregon, Massachusetts, and District of Columbia.

Table 1

PY 04 WIA Adult Employment Retention Rankings and Outcomes by State
Rank	State	Outcome
1	Arkansas	94.3
2	Kentucky	92.1
3	Nebraska	91.6
4	Wyoming	91.4
5	New Jersey	91.1
6	Puerto Rico	90.4
7	Maine	90.0
8	Iowa	89.9
9	Hawaii	89.8
10	Maryland	89.5
11	Indiana	89.1
11	Minnesota	89.1
13	Idaho	88.8
14	Michigan	88.6
14	South Carolina	88.6
16	Ohio	88.4
16	West Virginia	88.4
18	North Carolina	88.3
19	Texas	88.1
20	Oklahoma	87.8
21	Louisiana	87.6
21	Missouri	87.6
23	Tennessee	87.3
24	Kansas	87.0
24	New Hampshire	87.0
26	South Dakota	86.9
27	Washington	86.8
28	Vermont	86.7
29	Florida	86.6
29	Montana	86.6
31	Georgia	86.4
32	North Dakota	85.9
33	New York	85.7
34	Pennsylvania	85.6
35	Connecticut	85.4
35	Virginia	85.4
37	Nevada	85.3
38	Alaska	85.1
38	Arizona	85.1
40	Colorado	85.0
40	Illinois	85.0
42	Alabama	84.3
42	Utah	84.3
44	Delaware	84.2
44	Rhode Island	84.2
46	Mississippi	84.1
47	California	83.7
48	New Mexico	83.2
49	Wisconsin	82.3
50	Oregon	82.1
51	Massachusetts	81.7
52	District of Columbia	77.7