PY 2009 WIA Youth Placed in Employment or Education State Rankings
PY 2009 WIA Youth Placed in Employment or Education State Rankings State Actual Performance State Ranking Arkansas 78.4 Alabama 45 Nebraska 73.2 Alaska 39 California 73.1 Arizona 29 Massachusetts 72.6 Arkansas 1 Montana 70.9 California 3 Connecticut 69.9 Colorado 17 North Dakota 68.8 Connecticut 6 Missouri 68.4 Delaware 10 Maryland 67.8 District of Columbia 46 Delaware 67.6 Florida 43 South Dakota 67.5 Georgia 35 Mississippi 67.3 Hawaii 48 Illinois 67.2 Idaho 14 Idaho 66.9 Illinois 13 New York 66.9 Indiana 40 Kentucky 66.8 Iowa 18 Colorado 65.8 Kansas 19 Iowa 65.3 Kentucky 16 Kansas 64.0 Louisiana 37 Washington 63.6 Maine 27 North Carolina 63.1 Maryland 9 West Virginia 62.9 Massachusetts 4 Oregon 62.8 Michigan 34 New Jersey 62.1 Minnesota 25 Minnesota 62.0 Mississippi 12 Wyoming 61.3 Missouri 8 Maine 60.9 Montana 5 Texas 60.1 Nebraska 2 Arizona 58.0 Nevada 33 Oklahoma 57.5 New Hampshire 49 Tennessee 57.3 New Jersey 24 New Mexico 57.2 New Mexico 32 Nevada 56.6 New York 14 Michigan 56.5 North Carolina 21 Georgia 56.1 North Dakota 7 Utah 55.3 Ohio 42 Louisiana 54.6 Oklahoma 30 Wisconsin 54.4 Oregon 23 Alaska 53.8 Pennsylvania 44 Indiana 53.6 Puerto Rico 53 South Carolina 53.6 Rhode Island 52 Ohio 53.2 South Carolina 40 Florida 52.7 South Dakota 11 Pennsylvania 50.5 Tennessee 31 Alabama 49.5 Texas 28 District of Columbia 48.8 Utah 36 Virgin Islands 46.9 Vermont 50 Hawaii 44.3 Virgin Islands 47 New Hampshire 43.9 Virginia 51 Vermont 38.6 Washington 20 Virginia 35.1 West Virginia 22 Rhode Island 31.8 Wisconsin 38 Puerto Rico 16.4 Wyoming 26