| 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 | 70.1% | 71.6% | 64.2% | 57.3% | 51.1% | 74.4% |
| New England: | ||||||
| Connecticut | 68.5% | 69.5% | 65.6% | 58.2% | 58.6% | 70.1% |
| Maine | 66.0% | 66.1% | 62.6% | 73.5% | 43.0% | 72.0% |
| Massachusetts | 70.1% | 73.1% | 62.2% | 51.4% | 44.6% | 74.3% |
| New Hampshire | 69.0% | 70.0% | 63.9% | 62.3% | 49.1% | 72.0% |
| Rhode Island | 67.5% | 68.1% | 68.1% | 60.8% | 48.0% | 71.3% |
| Vermont | 67.6% | 69.7% | 63.3% | 57.1% | 46.2% | 71.9% |
| Middle Atlantic: | ||||||
| New Jersey | 67.3% | 70.0% | 55.0% | 56.3% | 43.9% | 70.6% |
| New York | 68.3% | 69.2% | 62.4% | 64.7% | 54.8% | 71.0% |
| Pennsylvania | 72.7% | 73.0% | 75.5% | 60.9% | 57.4% | 74.9% |
| East North Central: | ||||||
| Illinois | 67.7% | 69.0% | 68.4% | 48.6% | 39.8% | 74.0% |
| Indiana | 69.0% | 70.8% | 64.2% | 47.9% | 48.4% | 74.1% |
| Michigan | 73.3% | 74.2% | 72.7% | 60.5% | 61.7% | 75.6% |
| Ohio | 70.6% | 72.5% | 61.5% | 53.9% | 52.3% | 73.6% |
| Wisconsin | 70.8% | 73.9% | 60.5% | 52.7% | 58.7% | 73.7% |
| West North Central: | ||||||
| Iowa | 71.8% | 72.5% | 72.0% | 59.3% | 57.4% | 75.0% |
| Kansas | 70.6% | 73.0% | 65.5% | 59.4% | 59.4% | 74.6% |
| Minnesota | 74.8% | 76.1% | 65.9% | 70.6% | 41.3% | 81.6% |
| Missouri | 72.5% | 72.8% | 75.1% | 62.1% | 54.4% | 77.8% |
| Nebraska | 66.2% | 66.0% | 71.5% | 59.9% | 53.3% | 69.5% |
| North Dakota | 73.6% | 76.7% | 61.2% | 59.7% | 56.3% | 76.9% |
| South Dakota | 74.2% | 74.1% | 76.7% | 65.7% | 63.2% | 77.1% |
| South Atlantic: | ||||||
| Delaware | 72.2% | 72.8% | 73.7% | 59.0% | 61.1% | 75.9% |
| District of Columbia | 75.7% | 76.6% | 66.5% | 70.6% | 52.0% | 78.4% |
| Florida | 69.3% | 71.0% | 61.2% | 58.8% | 50.9% | 74.5% |
| Georgia | 68.1% | 70.2% | 51.7% | 60.6% | 57.5% | 71.5% |
| Maryland | 69.6% | 71.1% | 56.4% | 57.5% | 53.7% | 71.4% |
| North Carolina | 71.7% | 72.9% | 65.5% | 59.3% | 44.5% | 77.7% |
| South Carolina | 71.2% | 71.5% | 70.8% | 69.3% | 49.0% | 76.6% |
| Virginia | 68.6% | 70.1% | 63.1% | 53.4% | 55.6% | 72.0% |
| West Virginia | 66.8% | 68.0% | 62.3% | 57.6% | 45.2% | 74.0% |
| East South Central: | ||||||
| Alabama | 70.6% | 73.0% | 61.0% | 55.3% | 50.8% | 76.0% |
| Kentucky | 70.0% | 71.4% | 60.8% | 55.1% | 51.0% | 74.1% |
| Mississippi | 67.3% | 68.5% | 60.5% | 51.6% | 56.3% | 72.1% |
| Tennessee | 65.5% | 65.8% | 66.4% | 54.1% | 51.7% | 69.4% |
| West South Central: | ||||||
| Arkansas | 73.2% | 72.9% | 75.9% | 60.7% | 58.2% | 77.5% |
| Louisiana | 68.1% | 69.2% | 65.3% | 50.7% | 49.7% | 74.4% |
| Oklahoma | 69.0% | 69.0% | 73.8% | 51.1% | 53.0% | 75.0% |
| Texas | 67.8% | 70.2% | 53.4% | 53.4% | 41.3% | 75.5% |
| Mountain: | ||||||
| Arizona | 70.2% | 72.4% | 58.7% | 45.6% | 48.7% | 76.2% |
| Colorado | 64.7% | 67.1% | 51.3% | 47.4% | 35.0% | 72.5% |
| Idaho | 75.6% | 79.0% | 61.1% | 55.1% | 56.2% | 80.1% |
| Montana | 73.0% | 76.4% | 64.8% | 51.4% | 54.0% | 76.9% |
| Nevada | 64.3% | 65.9% | 54.9% | 46.4% | 39.2% | 70.0% |
| New Mexico | 63.4% | 64.2% | 61.3% | 54.3% | 42.3% | 70.3% |
| Utah | 69.8% | 72.2% | 55.6% | 64.5% | 57.5% | 72.1% |
| Wyoming | 72.9% | 73.8% | 67.0% | 72.5% | 57.8% | 75.7% |
| Pacific: | ||||||
| Alaska | 70.0% | 70.4% | 71.6% | 54.9% | 60.1% | 71.4% |
| California | 72.8% | 74.9% | 63.6% | 54.0% | 53.1% | 76.7% |
| Hawaii | 79.3% | 80.3% | 77.6% | 69.9% | 72.7% | 81.2% |
| Oregon | 70.1% | 69.3% | 74.2% | 71.0% | 62.2% | 71.7% |
| Washington | 76.8% | 78.9% | 68.2% | 63.7% | 69.1% | 78.7% |
| 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 | 0.27% | 0.27% | 0.59% | 0.82% | 0.65% | 0.30% |
| New England: | ||||||
| Connecticut | 3.13% | 3.36% | 5.53% | 7.58% | 4.89% | 3.62% |
| Maine | 3.44% | 3.80% | 5.23% | 5.28% | 6.94% | 2.37% |
| Massachusetts | 1.82% | 1.99% | 4.89% | 4.01% | 3.66% | 1.78% |
| New Hampshire | 2.39% | 2.72% | 6.18% | 3.90% | 5.03% | 2.15% |
| Rhode Island | 1.83% | 2.17% | 2.38% | 5.16% | 6.32% | 1.79% |
| Vermont | 2.15% | 2.41% | 5.71% | 7.80% | 3.44% | 1.99% |
| Middle Atlantic: | ||||||
| New Jersey | 1.85% | 1.99% | 7.25% | 6.34% | 5.19% | 2.10% |
| New York | 1.93% | 2.28% | 2.85% | 4.51% | 3.34% | 2.06% |
| Pennsylvania | 1.36% | 1.81% | 3.04% | 5.72% | 3.19% | 1.42% |
| East North Central: | ||||||
| Illinois | 3.01% | 3.45% | 3.56% | 6.47% | 3.42% | 2.49% |
| Indiana | 2.68% | 2.84% | 6.30% | 8.05% | 4.84% | 3.57% |
| Michigan | 1.44% | 1.65% | 7.52% | 3.88% | 2.83% | 1.69% |
| Ohio | 1.53% | 1.24% | 3.91% | 5.28% | 4.68% | 1.85% |
| Wisconsin | 1.61% | 1.43% | 4.72% | 5.90% | 5.10% | 1.24% |
| West North Central: | ||||||
| Iowa | 2.10% | 2.36% | 5.79% | 10.20% | 6.34% | 1.35% |
| Kansas | 2.40% | 2.65% | 3.93% | 4.66% | 5.31% | 1.43% |
| Minnesota | 3.46% | 4.01% | 6.00% | 6.23% | 7.04% | 2.31% |
| Missouri | 1.96% | 2.10% | 5.83% | 3.91% | 5.06% | 1.50% |
| Nebraska | 1.37% | 1.76% | 6.66% | 4.11% | 5.93% | 2.11% |
| North Dakota | 1.90% | 1.40% | 4.74% | 5.86% | 5.82% | 1.67% |
| South Dakota | 1.52% | 1.51% | 4.25% | 4.23% | 3.85% | 0.85% |
| South Atlantic: | ||||||
| Delaware | 2.13% | 1.83% | 7.26% | 4.94% | 6.48% | 1.89% |
| District of Columbia | 1.81% | 1.94% | 6.75% | 5.35% | 7.64% | 1.54% |
| Florida | 1.57% | 2.07% | 3.97% | 4.54% | 2.48% | 1.92% |
| Georgia | 3.01% | 3.12% | 4.74% | 5.38% | 5.69% | 2.75% |
| Maryland | 2.24% | 2.23% | 6.35% | 5.79% | 5.23% | 2.01% |
| North Carolina | 1.29% | 1.32% | 4.96% | 7.96% | 2.70% | 1.90% |
| South Carolina | 2.77% | 3.14% | 7.63% | 4.16% | 4.93% | 3.43% |
| Virginia | 1.33% | 2.20% | 7.50% | 8.53% | 3.58% | 1.12% |
| West Virginia | 2.32% | 2.54% | 4.15% | 1.81% | 4.33% | 2.28% |
| East South Central: | ||||||
| Alabama | 1.27% | 0.94% | 7.53% | 6.18% | 2.68% | 1.46% |
| Kentucky | 2.04% | 1.87% | 8.18% | 7.49% | 2.62% | 2.16% |
| Mississippi | 2.41% | 2.45% | 8.66% | 5.13% | 4.83% | 2.78% |
| Tennessee | 1.32% | 1.60% | 5.10% | 3.95% | 3.64% | 2.21% |
| West South Central: | ||||||
| Arkansas | 1.53% | 1.48% | 4.76% | 7.03% | 3.39% | 1.89% |
| Louisiana | 1.72% | 2.29% | 8.27% | 9.14% | 3.40% | 1.69% |
| Oklahoma | 2.56% | 2.40% | 8.27% | 6.03% | 2.27% | 3.01% |
| Texas | 1.23% | 1.46% | 2.45% | 4.42% | 2.59% | 1.09% |
| Mountain: | ||||||
| Arizona | 2.19% | 2.10% | 3.59% | 7.20% | 2.46% | 2.02% |
| Colorado | 1.58% | 2.15% | 7.00% | 8.26% | 4.59% | 1.16% |
| Idaho | 2.25% | 2.48% | 9.04% | 5.55% | 5.22% | 2.76% |
| Montana | 1.76% | 2.47% | 5.21% | 7.76% | 3.97% | 2.28% |
| Nevada | 3.19% | 3.78% | 6.59% | 8.14% | 4.80% | 3.27% |
| New Mexico | 2.21% | 2.17% | 7.23% | 7.03% | 3.54% | 2.61% |
| Utah | 3.19% | 3.58% | 2.70% | 5.51% | 3.93% | 3.36% |
| Wyoming | 2.07% | 2.32% | 6.26% | 6.91% | 5.44% | 2.70% |
| Pacific: | ||||||
| Alaska | 2.85% | 3.58% | 4.23% | 8.00% | 7.42% | 2.77% |
| California | 1.59% | 1.82% | 3.35% | 3.26% | 2.62% | 1.86% |
| Hawaii | 1.39% | 2.04% | 3.63% | 4.02% | 3.63% | 1.95% |
| Oregon | 3.22% | 3.44% | 5.27% | 3.73% | 4.19% | 3.55% |
| Washington | 1.63% | 1.68% | 2.24% | 7.40% | 5.87% | 2.24% |
| 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. | ||||||