Labor Force: Total Percent of Population 16 and Over in 2011

Rank	State	Fips Code	Percent of 16+ Pop.
1	North Dakota	38000	73.4%
2	Nebraska	31000	71.9%
3	Minnesota	27000	71.2%
4	South Dakota	46000	70.9%
4	Vermont	50000	70.9%
6	Wyoming	56000	70.3%
7	Iowa	19000	70.1%
8	Alaska	02000	70.0%
9	Colorado	08000	69.8%
10	New Hampshire	33000	69.5%
11	Kansas	20000	69.3%
12	Wisconsin	55000	69.2%
13	Maryland	24000	68.0%
14	Connecticut	09000	67.9%
15	Virginia	51000	67.8%
16	District of Columbia	11000	67.6%
17	Utah	49000	67.0%
18	New Jersey	34000	66.4%
19	Rhode Island	44000	66.3%
20	Missouri	29000	66.0%
21	Illinois	17000	65.9%
22	Nevada	32000	65.7%
23	Massachusetts	25000	65.6%
23	Texas	48000	65.6%
25	Oregon	41000	65.4%
26	Idaho	16000	65.1%
27	Washington	53000	65.0%
28	Maine	23000	64.8%
29	Georgia	13000	64.3%
30	Ohio	39000	64.1%
31	Indiana	18000	64.0%
32	Montana	30000	63.9%
33	Hawaii	15000	63.6%
34	California	06000	63.4%
35	Pennsylvania	42000	63.2%
36	Tennessee	47000	63.1%
37	Delaware	10000	62.7%
38	North Carolina	37000	62.5%
39	Oklahoma	40000	61.6%
40	Arizona	04000	61.3%
40	New York	36000	61.3%
42	Florida	12000	61.1%
43	Kentucky	21000	60.9%
44	Arkansas	05000	60.6%
45	Michigan	26000	60.1%
45	Mississippi	28000	60.1%
47	South Carolina	45000	59.9%
48	Alabama	01000	59.6%
49	Louisiana	22000	59.1%
50	New Mexico	35000	58.5%
51	West Virginia	54000	54.3%
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

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States IN Profile provides current federal statistics on a variety of demographic and economic indicators. Read "About the Profile" for the best understanding of the data, ranks and computations. This profile is produced by STATS Indiana, a web service of the Indiana Business Research Center at the Indiana University Kelley School of Business. Major support for this effort is provided by the State of Indiana through the Indiana Department of Workforce Development. Updated: April 20, 2012 at 16:12