PY04 WIA Adult Entered Employment Rate State Rankings

This map shows the Entered Employment Rate State rankings for the WIA Adult program in PY 04. The rate ranges from a high of 92.0% in Wyoming to a low of 66.1% 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 Wyoming, Arkansas, Minnesota, Nebraska, Michigan, Idaho, Maine, Oklahoma, Missouri, and New Jersey. The ten lowest, from top to the bottom, are North Dakota, New York, Illinois, Louisiana, California, Mississippi, Alaska, Florida, Alabama, and District of Columbia.

Table 1

PY 04 WIA Adult Entered Employment Rankings and Outcomes by State
Rank	State	Outcome
1	Wyoming	92.0
2	Arkansas	90.7
3	Minnesota	88.5
4	Nebraska	87.9
5	Michigan	87.4
6	Idaho	87.2
7	Maine	87.0
8	Oklahoma	85.2
9	Missouri	85.0
10	New Jersey	84.4
11	Delaware	84.2
11	Iowa	84.2
13	Maryland	83.6
13	Pennsylvania	83.6
13	West Virginia	83.6
16	Texas	83.3
17	Georgia	83.1
17	Oregon	83.1
19	Vermont	82.8
20	Colorado	82.6
21	Montana	82.0
21	Tennessee	82.0
23	South Carolina	81.7
24	Kentucky	81.5
25	Washington	80.8
26	Massachusetts	80.6
26	Rhode Island	80.6
28	North Carolina	80.2
29	Virginia	79.7
30	Nevada	79.4
31	Indiana	79.3
32	Ohio	79.1
32	South Dakota	79.1
34	Connecticut	78.4
35	Wisconsin	77.5
36	Arizona	76.4
37	Hawaii	76.2
38	New Hampshire	75.6
38	Puerto Rico	75.6
40	Kansas	75.5
41	New Mexico	75.1
42	Utah	73.9
43	North Dakota	73.6
44	New York	73.5
45	Illinois	73.4
46	Louisiana	72.8
47	California	72.3
48	Mississippi	71.9
49	Alaska	71.7
50	Florida	71.3
51	Alabama	68.6
52	District of Columbia	66.1