1992 Demographic Data for States and Metropolitan Areas — 1993-09-08

Which states had the largest proportions of unemployed persons who lost their last job? Do the proportions of women employed in various occupations differ by state? These and similar questions can be answered with the information contained in the databook, "Geographic Profile of Employment and Unemployment, 1992," recently released by the U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics. The databook shows, with respect to the above questions, the following differences among states: --The proportion of unemployed persons who had lost their last job (as opposed to entering the labor force or voluntarily leaving a job) varies widely among states. Connecticut and New Jersey had the largest proportion of job losers--over 70 percent of the unemployed. In Maine, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and the District of Columbia, job losers accounted for about two-thirds of all unemployed persons. In contrast, job losers comprised only slightly more than one-third of the unemployed in both North and South Dakota.