Percent Full-Time Employees

Percent Low-Wage Employees **

Division and State

Total

75% or more

50-74%

less than 50 %

50% or more

less than 50%

Unknown

United States

30.7%

30.5%

27.7%

35.3%

27.9%

20.6%

69.9%

New England:

Maine

23.2%

21.9%

21.1%

*

31.1%

23.6%

15.7%

68.5%

Rhode Island

22.2%

22.1%

15.3%

*

31.2%

*

30.0%

14.1%

45.2%

Vermont

29.4%

33.0%

11.3%

*

30.0%

26.5%

22.7%

68.3%

Massachusetts

28.6%

27.8%

22.0%

*

41.9%

30.1%

16.9%

82.9%

Connecticut

21.0%

23.2%

10.6%

*

21.2%

*

18.1%

*

12.7%

67.8%

Middle Atlantic:

New York

25.6%

24.7%

25.6%

31.9%

32.8%

19.3%

57.8%

New Jersey

29.0%

30.9%

22.4%

*

26.6%

*

34.8%

18.6%

76.4%

Pennsylvania

26.8%

23.8%

26.3%

43.2%

28.5%

15.7%

69.7%

East North Central:

Ohio

30.7%

31.6%

34.0%

22.3%

20.1%

24.1%

71.7%

Indiana

35.1%

35.3%

25.8%

41.3%

36.9%

27.2%

65.1%

Illinois

31.8%

33.3%

25.5%

29.3%

29.6%

23.0%

64.1%

Michigan

27.2%

27.9%

16.5%

*

33.2%

22.9%

21.5%

60.1%

Wisconsin

28.6%

31.3%

27.7%

17.5%

*

18.9%

21.4%

82.7%

West North Central:

Minnesota

33.0%

33.0%

32.8%

33.2%

34.7%

25.1%

72.8%

Iowa

33.8%

34.0%

31.4%

35.4%

24.0%

19.9%

82.2%

Missouri

30.7%

29.8%

38.0%

28.1%

*

17.9%

*

26.2%

58.5%

South Atlantic:

Delaware

30.5%

32.7%

27.3%

*

20.0%

*

13.3%

*

15.0%

83.7%

Maryland

34.1%

35.7%

26.9%

34.9%

*

35.5%

20.0%

82.6%

District of Columbia

31.0%

31.7%

27.4%

*

28.7%

39.3%

19.7%

64.6%

Virginia

30.3%

30.3%

23.9%

*

39.3%

26.9%

16.7%

65.4%

North Carolina

36.3%

32.1%

54.0%

43.3%

31.9%

22.9%

76.7%

South Carolina

36.3%

36.9%

16.8%

*

49.8%

38.3%

16.6%

82.7%

Georgia

40.4%

36.0%

27.6%

*

73.1%

51.0%

21.5%

72.3%

Florida

28.0%

27.1%

28.9%

34.3%

23.0%

18.3%

62.3%

East South Central:

Kentucky

31.8%

29.9%

36.2%

34.7%

25.3%

26.8%

59.5%

Tennessee

38.6%

34.4%

54.5%

48.0%

33.1%

24.9%

72.6%

Alabama

30.9%

33.2%

10.1%

*

43.0%

17.8%

*

26.8%

67.9%

Mississippi

39.5%

37.3%

49.4%

40.1%

*

33.1%

28.4%

73.6%

West South Central:

Arkansas

29.1%

28.7%

16.3%

*

40.6%

24.3%

*

20.2%

78.8%

Louisiana

33.8%

30.9%

21.6%

*

65.7%

34.4%

18.4%

70.7%

Oklahoma

32.7%

32.5%

16.1%

*

43.8%

26.6%

27.4%

60.1%

Texas

36.7%

35.6%

36.0%

44.9%

31.1%

23.0%

73.8%

Mountain:

Idaho

29.6%

29.4%

27.9%

*

32.2%

17.9%

*

18.5%

78.8%

Colorado

32.4%

33.4%

29.2%

*

28.4%

*

37.7%

22.1%

71.2%

Arizona

33.0%

32.4%

31.7%

*

40.5%

*

27.4%

16.8%

77.4%

Utah

29.0%

30.9%

23.6%

26.1%

*

21.7%

20.2%

65.5%

Nevada

28.6%

24.9%

37.8%

43.5%

*

29.5%

*

19.5%

57.0%

Pacific:

Washington

28.6%

26.7%

28.5%

*

39.1%

34.3%

19.0%

70.6%

Oregon

28.5%

28.2%

32.6%

24.1%

*

16.8%

19.9%

79.6%

California

29.9%

29.9%

31.0%

29.1%

26.9%

20.0%

68.0%

Alaska

41.0%

43.4%

30.8%

38.0%

43.2%

31.7%

78.8%

Hawaii

24.0%

28.1%

10.0%

19.1%

14.1%

20.2%

53.0%

States not shown separately

29.5%

33.3%

18.1%

26.2%

20.0%

21.5%

73.8%

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2001 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey-Insurance Component.

*Figure does not meet standard of reliability or precision.

** The definition of low-wage employees changed in 2000. These data are not comparable to IC data prior to 2000. See Technical Appendix for details.

Percent Full-Time Employees

Percent Low-Wage Employees **

Division and State

Total

75% or more

50-74%

less than 50 %

50% or more

less than 50%

Unknown

United States

0.67%

0.83%

0.96%

1.39%

1.01%

0.81%

1.45%

New England:

Maine

2.15%

2.68%

6.65%

*

9.05%

4.88%

1.77%

11.40%

Rhode Island

3.64%

3.55%

4.82%

*

10.13%

*

8.15%

3.16%

10.65%

Vermont

3.52%

4.19%

4.87%

*

8.13%

5.41%

3.92%

11.17%

Massachusetts

2.36%

3.47%

8.37%

*

8.93%

8.95%

2.78%

6.41%

Connecticut

2.20%

3.49%

4.55%

*

6.40%

*

10.86%

*

1.11%

8.32%

Middle Atlantic:

New York

2.04%

2.76%

5.25%

8.41%

4.19%

1.97%

6.28%

New Jersey

3.12%

3.83%

6.78%

*

11.97%

*

8.11%

2.92%

6.00%

Pennsylvania

2.17%

2.61%

4.68%

7.67%

4.88%

2.67%

3.85%

East North Central:

Ohio

1.93%

2.08%

7.50%

4.63%

4.73%

2.43%

4.34%

Indiana

3.13%

3.79%

7.59%

8.34%

6.77%

4.24%

10.19%

Illinois

3.14%

3.30%

6.71%

6.47%

6.10%

2.55%

9.13%

Michigan

1.86%

3.99%

11.94%

*

9.64%

5.75%

2.63%

8.45%

Wisconsin

2.33%

3.37%

6.84%

5.47%

*

3.38%

2.70%

7.84%

West North Central:

Minnesota

2.58%

3.54%

8.55%

9.57%

5.70%

3.58%

8.10%

Iowa

1.15%

1.76%

6.16%

9.18%

3.77%

4.50%

7.70%

Missouri

3.51%

4.81%

6.43%

10.84%

*

5.65%

*

6.01%

10.45%

South Atlantic:

Delaware

3.57%

4.54%

9.47%

*

8.15%

*

5.63%

*

3.43%

4.17%

Maryland

2.41%

3.94%

8.05%

11.64%

*

7.02%

3.10%

9.21%

District of Columbia

2.85%

3.71%

8.86%

*

8.51%

9.75%

2.20%

7.90%

Virginia

3.08%

3.07%

8.01%

*

10.34%

3.58%

2.91%

7.43%

North Carolina

2.67%

2.04%

11.67%

9.39%

6.91%

3.07%

6.01%

South Carolina

2.24%

2.47%

6.07%

*

12.54%

7.10%

2.57%

5.73%

Georgia

3.06%

3.35%

8.36%

*

14.42%

10.60%

3.21%

10.46%

Florida

2.57%

2.87%

6.76%

8.83%

5.84%

1.89%

4.49%

East South Central:

Kentucky

2.72%

2.66%

10.22%

9.40%

6.65%

3.29%

7.92%

Tennessee

4.91%

4.58%

11.38%

8.06%

8.41%

3.04%

9.99%

Alabama

2.46%

3.05%

3.98%

*

10.83%

5.74%

*

3.65%

8.22%

Mississippi

4.00%

3.52%

10.43%

14.09%

*

7.27%

4.13%

8.96%

West South Central:

Arkansas

3.55%

3.87%

10.37%

*

11.08%

7.94%

*

3.90%

6.94%

Louisiana

2.53%

3.63%

10.67%

*

14.23%

7.74%

4.52%

6.65%

Oklahoma

4.08%

5.11%

7.24%

*

12.85%

6.16%

3.83%

9.97%

Texas

2.79%

3.42%

5.18%

5.51%

5.14%

4.22%

6.32%

Mountain:

Idaho

3.69%

3.54%

8.55%

*

6.89%

7.77%

*

3.58%

6.83%

Colorado

4.23%

5.07%

10.98%

*

10.37%

*

8.86%

4.87%

10.98%

Arizona

4.54%

5.34%

10.48%

*

13.03%

*

7.30%

2.39%

12.20%

Utah

3.43%

4.66%

6.68%

8.61%

*

6.23%

4.32%

9.22%

Nevada

3.94%

3.99%

10.54%

14.55%

*

9.12%

*

2.29%

9.49%

Pacific:

Washington

4.06%

3.57%

11.61%

*

9.79%

8.66%

4.45%

9.83%

Oregon

1.81%

2.48%

5.56%

12.18%

*

3.79%

3.49%

7.84%

California

3.27%

3.73%

3.47%

4.62%

3.71%

3.05%

5.88%

Alaska

3.30%

4.07%

6.65%

9.60%

10.05%

4.07%

6.73%

Hawaii

2.93%

4.21%

2.23%

5.09%

2.58%

3.36%

9.86%

States not shown separately

1.48%

2.78%

2.28%

5.42%

3.39%

1.64%

5.48%

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2001 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey-Insurance Component.

*Figure does not meet standard of reliability or precision.

** The definition of low-wage employees changed in 2000. These data are not comparable to IC data prior to 2000. See Technical Appendix for details.