| Division and State | Total | Percent Full-Time Employees | Percent Low-Wage Employees ** | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 75% or more | 50-74% | Less than 50% | 50% or more | Less than 50% | ||
| United States | 74.9% | 74.0% | 78.3% | 76.2% | 78.8% | 73.5% |
| New England: | ||||||
| Connecticut | 74.3% | 71.8% | 75.5% | 89.3% | 77.4% | 73.5% |
| Maine | 78.0% | 76.8% | 84.4% | 77.1% | 79.8% | 77.4% |
| Massachusetts | 65.0% | 63.5% | 65.6% | 69.5% | 83.3% | 59.6% |
| New Hampshire | 75.7% | 73.5% | 84.4% | 75.7% | 80.8% | 74.0% |
| Rhode Island | 69.2% | 66.9% | 76.5% | 69.3% | 69.9% | 69.0% |
| Vermont | 63.4% | 61.4% | 73.9% | 61.3% | 69.9% | 61.1% |
| Middle Atlantic: | ||||||
| New Jersey | 66.0% | 66.2% | 61.5% | 71.1% | 64.8% | 66.3% |
| New York | 63.6% | 63.8% | 61.6% | 64.3% | 66.6% | 62.6% |
| Pennsylvania | 72.7% | 72.1% | 70.2% | 77.0% | 79.0% | 70.6% |
| East North Central: | ||||||
| Illinois | 73.1% | 75.3% | 64.3% | 71.2% | 68.6% | 75.1% |
| Indiana | 81.3% | 80.1% | 86.4% | 83.1% | 90.7% | 77.4% |
| Michigan | 73.5% | 72.8% | 77.5% | 72.7% | 76.0% | 72.4% |
| Ohio | 76.8% | 76.3% | 74.7% | 80.5% | 82.9% | 74.1% |
| Wisconsin | 79.8% | 81.8% | 65.2% | 86.7% | 80.6% | 79.4% |
| West North Central: | ||||||
| Iowa | 75.5% | 73.9% | 76.1% | 82.8% | 81.8% | 73.1% |
| Kansas | 72.8% | 70.4% | 85.4% | 69.0% | 78.5% | 70.1% |
| Minnesota | 69.9% | 68.9% | 60.7% | 80.5% | 75.2% | 67.9% |
| Missouri | 81.3% | 81.2% | 83.2% | 80.0% | 81.9% | 81.0% |
| Nebraska | 70.5% | 70.3% | 73.1% | 69.3% | 64.9% | 73.0% |
| North Dakota | 66.0% | 64.0% | 72.0% | 68.9% | 61.2% | 68.1% |
| South Dakota | 80.2% | 80.0% | 86.0% | 76.0% | 74.4% | 83.1% |
| South Atlantic: | ||||||
| Delaware | 77.2% | 76.6% | 80.1% | 77.0% | 84.7% | 74.6% |
| District of Columbia | 54.9% | 50.4% | 74.6% | 79.9% | 82.5% | 51.3% |
| Florida | 75.6% | 71.8% | 90.1% | 82.5% | 79.4% | 74.0% |
| Georgia | 74.9% | 71.0% | 93.1% | 85.4% | 84.5% | 71.3% |
| Maryland | 67.7% | 63.3% | 89.6% | 72.8% | 62.9% | 68.8% |
| North Carolina | 76.7% | 74.2% | 76.6% | 87.8% | 90.0% | 71.0% |
| South Carolina | 83.5% | 81.0% | 90.2% | 89.3% | 82.4% | 84.0% |
| Virginia | 70.9% | 68.6% | 82.0% | 71.0% | 70.2% | 71.2% |
| West Virginia | 75.2% | 75.4% | 76.7% | 72.4% | 75.8% | 74.7% |
| East South Central: | ||||||
| Alabama | 73.9% | 73.4% | 77.6% | 72.4% | 81.2% | 69.9% |
| Kentucky | 77.3% | 75.8% | 81.9% | 81.0% | 82.1% | 75.2% |
| Mississippi | 78.0% | 76.9% | 73.4% | 85.9% | 81.4% | 75.5% |
| Tennessee | 83.6% | 81.7% | 92.9% | 86.3% | 86.5% | 82.3% |
| West South Central: | ||||||
| Arkansas | 81.2% | 82.3% | 92.6% | 58.5% | 77.7% | 83.1% |
| Louisiana | 76.2% | 76.8% | 71.9% | 78.3% | 84.0% | 73.2% |
| Oklahoma | 79.7% | 81.8% | 74.7% | 71.5% | 78.9% | 80.2% |
| Texas | 80.8% | 80.6% | 88.8% | 74.2% | 82.5% | 80.1% |
| Mountain: | ||||||
| Arizona | 76.6% | 76.1% | 79.7% | 77.0% | 82.3% | 73.6% |
| Colorado | 76.9% | 75.9% | 82.7% | 77.2% | 75.1% | 77.5% |
| Idaho | 83.4% | 84.6% | 84.0% | 79.4% | 87.6% | 81.7% |
| Montana | 74.5% | 74.1% | 85.6% | 64.1% | 73.8% | 74.7% |
| Nevada | 88.3% | 87.5% | 98.6% | 82.8% | 90.8% | 87.1% |
| New Mexico | 79.4% | 83.4% | 63.0% | 77.3% | 80.1% | 79.0% |
| Utah | 73.9% | 75.4% | 76.6% | 63.6% | 82.2% | 71.2% |
| Wyoming | 81.6% | 81.1% | 86.0% | 79.2% | 77.8% | 82.7% |
| Pacific: | ||||||
| Alaska | 77.2% | 81.5% | 66.3% | 61.8% | 79.5% | 76.8% |
| California | 79.5% | 78.2% | 88.7% | 77.3% | 83.5% | 78.5% |
| Hawaii | 63.2% | 58.5% | 73.6% | 72.6% | 75.1% | 58.6% |
| Oregon | 81.0% | 82.2% | 83.7% | 73.6% | 79.7% | 81.5% |
| Washington | 78.6% | 76.9% | 83.4% | 81.6% | 82.8% | 77.5% |
| Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2011 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey-Insurance Component. | ||||||
| Note: Definitions and descriptions of the methods used for this survey can be found in the Technical Appendix. | ||||||
| ** 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. | ||||||
| Division and State | Total | Percent Full-Time Employees | Percent Low-Wage Employees ** | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 75% or more | 50-74% | Less than 50% | 50% or more | Less than 50% | ||
| United States | 0.33% | 0.43% | 0.91% | 0.93% | 0.55% | 0.36% |
| New England: | ||||||
| Connecticut | 2.52% | 3.45% | 6.94% | 5.54% | 5.00% | 2.81% |
| Maine | 3.01% | 2.36% | 5.28% | 8.40% | 7.00% | 3.11% |
| Massachusetts | 3.67% | 2.62% | 10.29% | 8.38% | 6.31% | 3.95% |
| New Hampshire | 3.04% | 4.35% | 8.06% | 6.36% | 5.57% | 3.65% |
| Rhode Island | 1.74% | 2.06% | 7.48% | 8.68% | 7.28% | 2.08% |
| Vermont | 3.36% | 3.52% | 7.87% | 8.68% | 4.76% | 3.90% |
| Middle Atlantic: | ||||||
| New Jersey | 4.10% | 3.81% | 12.02% | 9.20% | 5.91% | 4.46% |
| New York | 2.26% | 2.55% | 3.25% | 4.50% | 4.88% | 2.69% |
| Pennsylvania | 2.66% | 3.26% | 6.18% | 5.49% | 4.82% | 3.27% |
| East North Central: | ||||||
| Illinois | 2.13% | 2.54% | 6.55% | 6.92% | 5.34% | 3.28% |
| Indiana | 2.84% | 4.16% | 10.02% | 7.33% | 4.27% | 3.12% |
| Michigan | 3.34% | 3.95% | 7.83% | 4.99% | 3.70% | 4.57% |
| Ohio | 2.64% | 3.34% | 7.79% | 6.32% | 4.16% | 3.57% |
| Wisconsin | 3.49% | 3.93% | 9.68% | 5.51% | 3.95% | 4.40% |
| West North Central: | ||||||
| Iowa | 5.06% | 5.65% | 8.58% | 13.63% | 6.17% | 5.06% |
| Kansas | 2.36% | 3.66% | 6.22% | 8.20% | 3.53% | 3.21% |
| Minnesota | 3.57% | 4.11% | 11.08% | 4.59% | 5.47% | 4.26% |
| Missouri | 2.95% | 3.59% | 6.71% | 10.05% | 4.31% | 3.15% |
| Nebraska | 2.91% | 3.11% | 7.63% | 10.47% | 7.47% | 2.65% |
| North Dakota | 3.17% | 4.55% | 7.66% | 10.06% | 6.53% | 3.86% |
| South Dakota | 3.27% | 3.35% | 6.50% | 6.48% | 6.67% | 2.97% |
| South Atlantic: | ||||||
| Delaware | 3.83% | 3.86% | 6.90% | 6.37% | 3.84% | 4.46% |
| District of Columbia | 2.42% | 2.65% | 7.00% | 7.18% | 5.96% | 3.08% |
| Florida | 2.74% | 2.88% | 3.62% | 6.20% | 5.46% | 3.14% |
| Georgia | 2.76% | 3.53% | 3.42% | 6.55% | 5.09% | 2.73% |
| Maryland | 1.57% | 2.32% | 10.32% | 8.08% | 6.22% | 2.57% |
| North Carolina | 3.02% | 2.96% | 7.93% | 3.48% | 2.53% | 3.25% |
| South Carolina | 2.36% | 3.83% | 5.02% | 4.13% | 4.05% | 4.15% |
| Virginia | 2.63% | 3.63% | 10.81% | 7.68% | 4.83% | 2.39% |
| West Virginia | 2.50% | 4.24% | 7.27% | 8.23% | 3.60% | 4.53% |
| East South Central: | ||||||
| Alabama | 2.63% | 2.97% | 6.93% | 5.05% | 3.51% | 3.41% |
| Kentucky | 2.28% | 3.12% | 9.14% | 5.30% | 4.69% | 1.91% |
| Mississippi | 2.10% | 2.23% | 10.54% | 5.12% | 3.24% | 3.56% |
| Tennessee | 2.80% | 3.30% | 4.01% | 6.00% | 3.48% | 3.16% |
| West South Central: | ||||||
| Arkansas | 3.44% | 4.77% | 7.66% | 10.46% | 7.21% | 3.33% |
| Louisiana | 2.94% | 2.87% | 8.20% | 6.53% | 4.75% | 3.93% |
| Oklahoma | 2.04% | 2.54% | 10.26% | 7.90% | 3.19% | 2.70% |
| Texas | 1.51% | 1.84% | 5.24% | 4.82% | 1.96% | 2.27% |
| Mountain: | ||||||
| Arizona | 2.84% | 3.41% | 6.74% | 7.49% | 3.91% | 4.11% |
| Colorado | 2.82% | 3.75% | 10.81% | 6.52% | 6.24% | 4.07% |
| Idaho | 3.59% | 3.77% | 13.43% | 4.97% | 3.66% | 4.06% |
| Montana | 4.15% | 4.31% | 6.23% | 9.52% | 6.31% | 4.08% |
| Nevada | 1.77% | 2.04% | 0.68% | 4.90% | 2.96% | 2.64% |
| New Mexico | 1.91% | 1.78% | 7.90% | 7.56% | 5.09% | 3.07% |
| Utah | 2.56% | 2.27% | 8.55% | 8.99% | 4.23% | 3.58% |
| Wyoming | 3.01% | 3.80% | 5.48% | 12.82% | 6.66% | 4.27% |
| Pacific: | ||||||
| Alaska | 3.61% | 2.90% | 11.75% | 12.20% | 6.84% | 4.22% |
| California | 0.73% | 1.27% | 2.56% | 3.08% | 3.39% | 1.03% |
| Hawaii | 2.59% | 3.32% | 5.92% | 6.44% | 2.60% | 3.68% |
| Oregon | 3.18% | 4.83% | 5.41% | 6.18% | 5.20% | 3.14% |
| Washington | 3.49% | 3.93% | 10.92% | 9.44% | 6.18% | 3.64% |
| Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2011 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey-Insurance Component. | ||||||
| Note: Definitions and descriptions of the methods used for this survey can be found in the Technical Appendix. | ||||||
| ** 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. | ||||||