Workforce Map & Simulator

sourced choropleth + first-order scenario model
Every figure here is tied to a federal or primary source (BLS, DOL, Goodwill), labelled with its year. The simulator is a projection under stated assumptions, not a forecast: it computes only first-order effects (placements and their direct earnings), shows its full arithmetic, and lists what it does not account for. There is deliberately no economic multiplier — no “$1 becomes $3” claim.

Unemployment by state

National ~4.2% · tap a state
△ Illustrative — pending refresh. Snapshot (July 2026) shaped like real LAUS output but not exact-per-state. Refresh from BLS LAUS before quoting a figure.
Low· below ~3.5% — tighter labor market Moderate· ~3.5–4.5% — near national Elevated· above ~4.5% — more people seeking work
Alaska — 4.6% (Elevated)AK4.6Maine — 3.4% (Low)ME3.4Wisconsin — 3.2% (Low)WI3.2Vermont — 2.6% (Low)VT2.6New Hampshire — 2.7% (Low)NH2.7Washington — 4.8% (Elevated)WA4.8Idaho — 3.4% (Low)ID3.4Montana — 3.3% (Low)MT3.3North Dakota — 2.5% (Low)ND2.5Minnesota — 3.4% (Low)MN3.4Illinois — 4.8% (Elevated)IL4.8Michigan — 5% (Elevated)MI5New York — 4.4% (Moderate)NY4.4Massachusetts — 4.5% (Elevated)MA4.5Oregon — 4.4% (Moderate)OR4.4Nevada — 5.7% (Elevated)NV5.7Wyoming — 3.3% (Low)WY3.3South Dakota — 2% (Low)SD2Iowa — 3.3% (Low)IA3.3Indiana — 3.6% (Moderate)IN3.6Ohio — 4.5% (Elevated)OH4.5Pennsylvania — 3.9% (Moderate)PA3.9New Jersey — 4.7% (Elevated)NJ4.7Connecticut — 3.7% (Moderate)CT3.7Rhode Island — 4.6% (Elevated)RI4.6California — 5.4% (Elevated)CA5.4Utah — 3.1% (Low)UT3.1Colorado — 4.1% (Moderate)CO4.1Nebraska — 2.9% (Low)NE2.9Missouri — 3.9% (Moderate)MO3.9Kentucky — 4.6% (Elevated)KY4.6West Virginia — 4.2% (Moderate)WV4.2Virginia — 3.2% (Low)VA3.2Maryland — 3.2% (Low)MD3.2Delaware — 4.2% (Moderate)DE4.2Arizona — 3.9% (Moderate)AZ3.9New Mexico — 4.3% (Moderate)NM4.3Kansas — 3.4% (Low)KS3.4Arkansas — 3.5% (Moderate)AR3.5Tennessee — 3.4% (Low)TN3.4North Carolina — 3.8% (Moderate)NC3.8South Carolina — 4.3% (Moderate)SC4.3District of Columbia — 5.6% (Elevated)DC5.6Oklahoma — 3.5% (Moderate)OK3.5Louisiana — 4.2% (Moderate)LA4.2Mississippi — 3.6% (Moderate)MS3.6Alabama — 3.1% (Low)AL3.1Georgia — 3.6% (Moderate)GA3.6Hawaii — 3% (Low)HI3Texas — 4.1% (Moderate)TX4.1Florida — 3.5% (Moderate)FL3.5
California▼ 5.4% · Elevatedvs national ~4.2%

Scenario simulator

A first-order projection. Coefficients start at their sourced defaults; adjust them and the math updates below. No economic multiplier is applied.

Projected placements
371
of 500 served
New annual earnings
$12,808,037
gross, first-order only
Effect on state unemployment

Not computed — no state labor-force denominator embedded. Not computed: per-state labor-force denominator not provided. Supply a state labor-force count (BLS LAUS) to estimate an upper-bound percentage-point effect.

Assumptions (the math)
  • ·Placement rate = 74.1% (default: WIOA Adult national actual 74.1%, DOL PY2023).
  • ·Placement wage = $16.62/hr (default: BLS OEWS May 2024 retail median $16.62).
  • ·Full-time-equivalent hours = 2080/yr (40 hrs × 52 wks).
  • ·Earnings = placed × wage × 2080. Gross earnings, before taxes and benefits.
  • ·First-order only: no economic multiplier is applied.
△ What this does NOT account for
  • △No economic multiplier — this reports only direct earnings, not induced or indirect activity.
  • △Does not account for SUBSTITUTION: some placed workers displace others who would have taken the job.
  • △Does not account for DISPLACEMENT: hiring in one firm can reduce hiring elsewhere.
  • △Does not net out DEADWEIGHT: some participants would have found work anyway, without the program.
  • △Does not model RETENTION: assumes a full year of full-time work; real placements churn (WIOA Q4 retention ~73%).
  • △Assumes full-time, full-year hours; part-time or seasonal placements earn less.
  • △Placement rate is a national context figure, not a local target; local results vary.
  • △A projection under stated assumptions — NOT a forecast of what will happen.
Sources

State unemployment snapshot is illustrative-pending-refresh; refresh from BLS LAUS before quoting. WIOA placement is a national actual, not a local target. Wages are BLS OEWS May 2024 medians.