PY04 Dislocated Worker Credential Rate State Rankings

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