3.0% - 6.0%

0.0% - 2.9%

-3.0% - -0.1%

-5.0% - -3.1%

Employment Change

Q4 2001 - Q4 2007

U.S. average = 1.2%

Appalachian average = 0.9%

Average Annual Employment Change

Q4 2001 - Q4 2007

0 50 100 

Miles 

GEORGIA 

ALABAMA 

MISSISSIPPI 

SOUTH 

CAROLINA 

NORTH CAROLINA 

VIRGINIA 

WEST 

VIRGINIA 

KENTUCKY 

OHIO ILLINOIS INDIANA 

WISCONSIN 

MICHIGAN 

DE 

NJ PENNSYLVANIA 

MARYLAND 

NEW YORK 

TENNESSEE

Map Created: September 2011

Data Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, LAUS, 2001 & 2007
Employment Change

Q4 2007 - Q4 2010

3.0% - 4.5%

0.0% - 2.9%

-3.0% - -0.1%

-6.0% - -3.1%

-7.9% - -6.1%

U.S. average = -1.7%

Appalachian average = -2.0%

Average Annual Employment Change

Q4 2007 - Q4 2010

0 50 100 

Miles 

GEORGIA 

ALABAMA 

MISSISSIPPI 

SOUTH 

CAROLINA 

NORTH CAROLINA 

VIRGINIA 

WEST 

VIRGINIA 

KENTUCKY 

OHIO ILLINOIS INDIANA 

WISCONSIN 

MICHIGAN 

DE 

NJ PENNSYLVANIA 

MARYLAND 

NEW YORK 

TENNESSEE

Map Created: September 2011

Data Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, LAUS, 2007 & 2010
Percent Pop. Change

U.S. average = 9.7%

Appalachian average = 6.8%

20.0% - 78.4%

10.0% - 19.9%

0.0% - 9.9%

-5.0% - -0.1%

-19.1% - -5.1%

Map Created: September 2011

Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2000 and 2010 Decennial Censuses

Percent Population Change, 2000 - 2010

0 50 100 

Miles 

GEORGIA 

ALABAMA 

MISSISSIPPI 

SOUTH 

CAROLINA 

NORTH CAROLINA 

VIRGINIA 

WEST 

VIRGINIA 

KENTUCKY 

OHIO ILLINOIS INDIANA 

WISCONSIN 

MICHIGAN 

DE 

NJ PENNSYLVANIA 

MARYLAND 

NEW YORK 

TENNESSEE
Emp. - Pop. Ratio, 2010

U.S. average = .450

Appalachian average = .428

.450 - .543

.400 - .449

.350 - .399

.266 - .349

Employment - Population Ratio, 2010

0 50 100 

Miles 

GEORGIA 

ALABAMA 

MISSISSIPPI 

SOUTH 

CAROLINA 

NORTH CAROLINA 

VIRGINIA 

WEST 

VIRGINIA 

KENTUCKY 

OHIO ILLINOIS INDIANA 

WISCONSIN 

MICHIGAN 

DE 

NJ PENNSYLVANIA 

MARYLAND 

NEW YORK 

TENNESSEE

Map Created: September 2011

Data Sources: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, LAUS, 2010;

U.S. Census Bureau, 2010 Decennial Census
12.0% - 15.2%

9.0% - 11.9%

6.0% - 8.9%

4.0% - 5.9%

2.3% - 3.9%

Unemployment Rate, 2007

U.S. average = 4.6%

Appalachian average = 4.7%

Unemployment Rate, 2007

0 50 100 

Miles 

GEORGIA 

ALABAMA 

MISSISSIPPI 

SOUTH 

CAROLINA 

NORTH CAROLINA 

VIRGINIA 

WEST 

VIRGINIA 

KENTUCKY 

OHIO ILLINOIS INDIANA 

WISCONSIN 

MICHIGAN 

DE 

NJ PENNSYLVANIA 

MARYLAND 

NEW YORK 

TENNESSEE

Map Created: February 2010

Data Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, LAUS, 2007
12.0% - 14.1%

9.0% - 11.9%

6.0% - 8.9%

4.0% - 5.9%

2.7% - 3.9%

Unemployment Rate, 2008

U.S. average = 5.8%

Appalachian average = 5.9%

Unemployment Rate, 2008

0 50 100 

Miles 

GEORGIA 

ALABAMA 

MISSISSIPPI 

SOUTH 

CAROLINA 

NORTH CAROLINA 

VIRGINIA 

WEST 

VIRGINIA 

KENTUCKY 

OHIO ILLINOIS INDIANA 

WISCONSIN 

MICHIGAN 

DE 

NJ PENNSYLVANIA 

MARYLAND 

NEW YORK 

TENNESSEE

Map Created: February 2010

Data Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, LAUS, 2008
12.0% - 19.7%

9.0% - 11.9%

6.0% - 8.9%

4.5% - 5.9%

U.S. average = 9.3%

Appalachian average = 9.7%

Unemployment Rate, 2009

Unemployment Rate, 2009

0 50 100 

Miles 

GEORGIA 

ALABAMA 

MISSISSIPPI 

SOUTH 

CAROLINA 

NORTH CAROLINA 

VIRGINIA 

WEST 

VIRGINIA 

KENTUCKY 

OHIO ILLINOIS INDIANA 

WISCONSIN 

MICHIGAN 

DE 

NJ PENNSYLVANIA 

MARYLAND 

NEW YORK 

TENNESSEE

Map Created: October 2010

Data Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, LAUS, 2009
12.0% - 19.7%

9.0% - 11.9%

6.0% - 8.9%

5.5% - 5.9%

U.S. average = 9.6%

Appalachian average = 9.7%

Unemployment Rate, 2010

Unemployment Rate, 2010

0 50 100 

Miles 

GEORGIA 

ALABAMA 

MISSISSIPPI 

SOUTH 

CAROLINA 

NORTH CAROLINA 

VIRGINIA 

WEST 

VIRGINIA 

KENTUCKY 

OHIO ILLINOIS INDIANA 

WISCONSIN 

MICHIGAN 

DE 

NJ PENNSYLVANIA 

MARYLAND 

NEW YORK 

TENNESSEE

Map Created: September 2011

Data Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, LAUS, 2010
12.0% - 21.2%

9.0% - 11.9%

6.0% - 8.9%

4.7% - 5.9%

Unemployment Rate, Q2 2011

U.S. average = 8.9%

Appalachian average = 9.0%

Unemployment Rate, Second Quarter 2011

0 50 100 

Miles 

GEORGIA 

ALABAMA 

MISSISSIPPI 

SOUTH 

CAROLINA 

NORTH CAROLINA 

VIRGINIA 

WEST 

VIRGINIA 

KENTUCKY 

OHIO ILLINOIS INDIANA 

WISCONSIN 

MICHIGAN 

DE 

NJ PENNSYLVANIA 

MARYLAND 

NEW YORK 

TENNESSEE

Map Created: September 2011

Data Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, LAUS, 2011