| Female Labor ForceParticipation Rates, by StateState | 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 ofLabor Statistics Current Population Survey, June 1998 | |
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