#### Unemployment Rates, 2019

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|                                                                              | **Civilian Labor Force, 2019** | **Persons Employed, 2019** | **Persons Unemployed, 2019** | **Unemployment Rate, 2019** | **Unemployment Rate, Percent of U.S. Average, 2019** |
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| **United States**                                                                 | 163,539,000                    | 157,538,000                | 6,001,000                    | 3.7%                        | 100.0%                                               |
| **Appalachian Region**                                                            | 12,249,227                     | 11,755,348                 | 493,879                      | 4.0%                        | 109.9%                                               |
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| **STATE TOTALS**                                                                  |
| **Alabama**                                                                       | 2,271,892                      | 2,199,868                  | 72,024                       | 3.2%                        | 86.4%                                                |
| **Georgia**                                                                       | 5,152,944                      | 4,967,503                  | 185,441                      | 3.6%                        | 98.1%                                                |
| **Kentucky**                                                                      | 2,070,409                      | 1,986,171                  | 84,238                       | 4.1%                        | 110.9%                                               |
| **Maryland**                                                                      | 3,326,497                      | 3,212,155                  | 114,342                      | 3.4%                        | 93.7%                                                |
| **Mississippi**                                                                   | 1,277,143                      | 1,207,543                  | 69,600                       | 5.4%                        | 148.5%                                               |
| **New York**                                                                      | 9,880,211                      | 9,502,625                  | 377,586                      | 3.8%                        | 104.1%                                               |
| **North Carolina**                                                                | 4,999,810                      | 4,808,270                  | 191,540                      | 3.8%                        | 104.4%                                               |
| **Ohio**                                                                          | 5,871,248                      | 5,626,326                  | 244,922                      | 4.2%                        | 113.7%                                               |
| **Pennsylvania**                                                                  | 6,560,773                      | 6,266,508                  | 294,265                      | 4.5%                        | 122.2%                                               |
| **South Carolina**                                                                | 2,321,189                      | 2,256,313                  | 64,876                       | 2.8%                        | 76.2%                                                |
| **Tennessee**                                                                     | 3,339,543                      | 3,226,045                  | 113,498                      | 3.4%                        | 92.6%                                                |
| **Virginia**                                                                      | 4,455,815                      | 4,332,647                  | 123,168                      | 2.8%                        | 75.3%                                                |
| **West Virginia**                                                                 | 796,776                        | 757,484                    | 39,292                       | 4.9%                        | 134.4%                                               |
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| **STATE APPALACHIAN TOTALS**                                                      |
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| Appalachian Alabama                                                               | 1,490,112                      | 1,445,647                  | 44,465                       | 3.0%                        | 81.3%                                                |
| Appalachian Georgia                                                               | 1,646,079                      | 1,591,853                  | 54,226                       | 3.3%                        | 89.8%                                                |
| Appalachian Kentucky                                                              | 435,966                        | 413,200                    | 22,766                       | 5.2%                        | 142.3%                                               |
| Appalachian Maryland                                                              | 125,220                        | 120,043                    | 5,177                        | 4.1%                        | 112.7%                                               |
| Appalachian Mississippi                                                           | 272,952                        | 258,532                    | 14,420                       | 5.3%                        | 144.0%                                               |
| Appalachian New York                                                              | 465,257                        | 444,969                    | 20,288                       | 4.4%                        | 118.8%                                               |
| Appalachian North Carolina                                                        | 962,334                        | 927,728                    | 34,606                       | 3.6%                        | 98.0%                                                |
| Appalachian Ohio                                                                  | 899,595                        | 852,746                    | 46,849                       | 5.2%                        | 141.9%                                               |
| Appalachian Pennsylvania                                                          | 2,832,276                      | 2,696,477                  | 135,799                      | 4.8%                        | 130.7%                                               |
| Appalachian South Carolina                                                        | 617,314                        | 601,575                    | 15,739                       | 2.5%                        | 69.5%                                                |
| Appalachian Tennessee                                                             | 1,364,618                      | 1,315,924                  | 48,694                       | 3.6%                        | 97.2%                                                |
| Appalachian Virginia                                                              | 340,724                        | 329,168                    | 11,556                       | 3.4%                        | 92.4%                                                |
| West Virginia                                                                     | 796,780                        | 757,486                    | 39,294                       | 4.9%                        | 134.4%                                               |