Table 2. Geographic Distribution of IEN Hiring by Region in Fiscal Years 2007 and 2008.

	FY 2007					FY 2008
	Survey Participants (A)	IEN Item Respondents (B)	Response Rate (%) (C=B/A)	Hired IENs (D)	IEN Hiring (%) (E=D/B)	Survey Participants (A)	IEN Item Respondents (B)	Response Rate (%) (C=B/A)	Hired IENs (D)	IEN Hiring (%) (E=D/B)
Overall	3,998	3,217	80.5	682	21.2	3,963	3,321	83.8	664	20.0
New England	171	140	81.9	34	24.3	167	140	83.8	31	22.1
Mid Atlantic	330	298	90.3	96	32.2	323	293	90.7	75	25.6
South Atlantic	563	509	90.4	150	29.5	550	437	79.5	123	28.1
East North Central	633	549	86.7	96	17.5	647	544	84.1	80	14.7
East South Central	346	230	66.5	19	8.3	354	241	68.1	18	7.5
West North Central	593	483	81.5	26	5.4	592	558	94.3	28	5.0
West South Central	622	479	77.0	107	22.3	596	560	94.0	181	32.3
Mountain	290	248	85.5	56	22.6	290	255	87.9	40	15.7
Pacific	450	281	62.4	98	34.9	444	293	66.0	88	30.0