Female Labor Force
Participation Rates, by State
| State |
1977 |
1997 |
| Alabama |
43.8 |
58.1 |
| Alaska |
57.1 |
67.9 |
| Arizona |
47.4 |
55.3 |
| Arkansas |
45.4 |
56.9 |
| California |
50.6 |
57.6 |
| Colorado |
52.4 |
66.8 |
| Connecticut |
53.1 |
63.2 |
| Delaware |
51.8 |
62.8 |
| Florida |
43.7 |
55.4 |
| Georgia |
50.6 |
61.6 |
| Hawaii |
58.7 |
63.4 |
| Idaho |
50.3 |
63.3 |
| Illinois |
49.3 |
60.7 |
| Indiana |
49.9 |
61.2 |
| Iowa |
50.8 |
67.2 |
| Kansas |
52.0 |
63.9 |
| Kentucky |
46.5 |
57.7 |
| Louisiana |
42.5 |
55.5 |
| Maine |
47.3 |
62.3 |
| Maryland |
50.5 |
66.0 |
| Massachusetts |
51.8 |
62.9 |
| Michigan |
48.1 |
59.6 |
| Minnesota |
53.2 |
67.9 |
| Mississippi |
47.1 |
55.9 |
| Missouri |
50.8 |
65.0 |
| Montana |
47.1 |
61.9 |
| Nebraska |
53.7 |
66.3 |
| Nevada |
58.1 |
61.9 |
| New Hampshire |
54.7 |
64.9 |
| New Jersey |
48.4 |
59.7 |
| New Mexico |
49.2 |
56.5 |
| New York |
44.3 |
55.5 |
| North Carolina |
55.1 |
61.9 |
| North Dakota |
46.8 |
67.0 |
| Ohio |
46.8 |
60.2 |
| Oklahoma |
45.7 |
56.2 |
| Oregon |
51.2 |
60.9 |
| Pennsylvania |
43.7 |
56.9 |
| Rhode Island |
50.5 |
60.6 |
| South Carolina |
52.2 |
59.6 |
| South Dakota |
50.8 |
65.4 |
| Tennessee |
47.9 |
59.1 |
| Texas |
49.8 |
60.1 |
| Utah |
47.2 |
62.5 |
| Vermont |
51.7 |
66.6 |
| Virginia |
52.2 |
60.7 |
| Washington |
49.0 |
62.1 |
| West Virginia |
33.5 |
47.8 |
| Wisconsin |
52.0 |
69.7 |
| Wyoming |
51.0 |
62.0 |
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of
Labor Statistics
Current Population Survey, June 1998
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