This map shows the Credential Rate rankings for the WIA Dislocated Worker program in PY 04. The rate ranges from a high of 86.8% in Michigan and West Virginia to a low of 50.5% in Vermont. The ten highest and lowest states for this ranking are highlighted on the map. The ten highest states in order are Michigan, West Virginia, Maryland, Missouri, Rhode Island, Utah, Arkansas, Texas, Wisconsin, and Massachusetts. The ten lowest states from top to bottom are Oregon, Maine, Hawaii, New Mexico, North Carolina, Alabama, Indiana, Virginia, Mississippi, and Vermont.

Table 1

PY 04 WIA Dislocated Worker Credential Rankings and Outcomes by State Rank State Outcome 1 Michigan 86.8 1 West Virginia 86.8 3 Maryland 83.6 4 Missouri 81.7 5 Rhode Island 81.3 6 Utah 81.1 7 Arkansas 79.3 8 Texas 78.4 9 Wisconsin 77.7 10 Massachusetts 77.3 11 Nevada 77.1 12 Delaware 77.0 13 Colorado 76.8 14 District of Columbia 75.9 15 Washington 75.6 16 South Dakota 75.3 17 Oklahoma 74.9 18 Tennessee 74.7 19 Pennsylvania 74.5 20 Ohio 74.1 21 Nebraska 74.0 22 Connecticut 73.9 23 Iowa 72.7 24 New Hampshire 71.9 25 Arizona 71.3 26 Minnesota 71.2 27 Idaho 71.0 28 Georgia 70.8 29 Alaska 70.5 30 New Jersey 69.9 31 Puerto Rico 69.6 32 Wyoming 67.7 33 California 65.9 33 Louisiana 65.9 35 Montana 65.4 36 Illinois 65.1 37 Florida 64.5 37 New York 64.5 38 North Dakota 64.2 40 South Carolina 63.8 41 Kansas 63.7 41 Kentucky 63.7 43 Oregon 63.3 44 Maine 62.5 45 Hawaii 61.0 45 New Mexico 61.0 47 North Carolina 59.7 48 Alabama 56.8 49 Indiana 56.3 50 Virginia 55.6 51 Mississippi 55.3 52 Vermont 50.5

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