Income

Alabama vs Arizona: Employment/Population Ratio

Arizona has a higher employment/population ratio than Alabama.

Alabama

AL · South

55.8%

Employed civilian population as a share of the adult population (ACS 2023).

Arizona

AZ · West

Winner

57.8%

Employed civilian population as a share of the adult population (ACS 2023).

Visual comparison

Alabama55.8%

Arizona57.8%

Difference: 2.00 percentage points — Arizona leads.

National Rankings

Where They Rank Nationally

See where both states fall among all 50 states for employment/population ratio.

Alabama #47 · 55.8%

Arizona #39 · 57.8%

Lowest Highest

Top 10 States — Employment/Population Ratio

Utah

67.6%

Nebraska

66.8%

Minnesota

66.2%

North Dakota

65.9%

Colorado

65.4%

South Dakota

65.1%

New Hampshire

64.7%

Iowa

64.4%

Massachusetts

64.4%

#10

Maryland

64.1%

Selected states

#47

Alabama

55.8%

#39

Arizona

57.8%

Alabama ranks 47th and Arizona ranks 39th nationally for employment/population ratio.

Related context

Employment Picture

The employment-to-population ratio captures more of the working-age story than the headline unemployment rate.

MetricAlabamaArizona

Unemployment Rate 2.7% 4.3% Job Growth 0.5% 0.8% Median Household Income $54,943 $72,581 Poverty Rate 15.6% 12.4%

What this means