November/December 2003, Vol. 126, Nos. 11 & 12
Regional Trends
Multiple jobholding in States, 2002
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Multiple jobholding in States, 2002
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In 2002, multiple jobholding rates were lower than a year earlier in 31 States, higher in 13 States and the District of Columbia, and unchanged in 6 States. The continued downward movement in the majority of States reflected the 0.1-percentage point decrease in the national multiple jobholding rate to 5.3 percent. The largest over-the-year decreases were recorded in Hawaii (–1.6 percentage points), Idaho (–1.1 points), and Rhode Island (–1.0 point). Twelve additional States had declines of at least 0.5 point. Maryland and Vermont reported the largest increases in multiple jobholding rates (+1.1 percentage points each), while six other States had over-the-year increases of at least one-half point.
The U.S. multiple jobholding rate has edged downward every year since its recent peak of 6.2 percent in 1996. Over that 6-year span, 46 States and the District of Columbia experienced decreases in multiple jobholding. The largest drops in multiple jobholding rates over this time span were registered in Missouri (–3.1 percentage points), Idaho (–2.6 points), Alabama, Massachusetts, and Wisconsin (–2.3 points each), and Oregon (–2.0 points). Only four States had increased multiple jobholding rates in 2002 relative to 1996: Nebraska (+0.4 percentage point), Oklahoma and Vermont (+0.3 point each), and New York (+0.1 point).
"Regional Trends" is prepared in the Division of Local Area Unemployment Statistics, Bureau of Labor Statistics. More information is on the Internet at http://www.bls.gov/lau/ or call (202) 691-6392.
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