Employment
Change in employment by state December 2007–April 2015
| State | Total employment, April 2015 | Percent change since December 2007 | Change since December 2007 | Percent change last 3 months | Change last 3 months | Percent change since December 2007 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 1,943,100 | -3.6% | -71,800 | -0.1% | -2,600 | -3.6% |
| Alaska | 341,200 | 7.3% | 23,200 | -0.1% | -200 | 7.3% |
| Arizona | 2,614,900 | -2.4% | -64,400 | 0.1% | 3,000 | -2.4% |
| Arkansas | 1,208,800 | 0.1% | 1,200 | 0.2% | 2,700 | 0.1% |
| California | 16,012,200 | 3.8% | 590,000 | 0.6% | 92,400 | 3.8% |
| Colorado | 2,509,100 | 6.7% | 158,600 | 0.4% | 10,700 | 6.7% |
| Connecticut | 1,687,200 | -1.1% | -18,300 | 0.1% | 1,600 | -1.1% |
| Delaware | 442,900 | 0.5% | 2,300 | 0.0% | -100 | 0.5% |
| DC | 761,600 | 8.8% | 61,500 | 0.3% | 1,900 | 8.8% |
| Florida | 8,045,500 | 1.4% | 113,700 | 0.9% | 75,000 | 1.4% |
| Georgia | 4,247,500 | 1.9% | 77,400 | 0.6% | 27,100 | 1.9% |
| Hawaii | 630,700 | 0.4% | 2,800 | -0.1% | -600 | 0.4% |
| Idaho | 674,200 | 2.7% | 17,700 | 0.8% | 5,400 | 2.7% |
| Illinois | 5,919,700 | -1.1% | -68,200 | 0.3% | 17,500 | -1.1% |
| Indiana | 3,034,100 | 1.4% | 41,000 | 0.6% | 18,000 | 1.4% |
| Iowa | 1,566,000 | 2.7% | 41,100 | 0.2% | 3,900 | 2.7% |
| Kansas | 1,401,600 | 1.1% | 15,800 | 0.3% | 3,800 | 1.1% |
| Kentucky | 1,886,200 | 1.5% | 28,400 | 0.2% | 3,300 | 1.5% |
| Louisiana | 1,985,200 | 2.6% | 49,600 | -0.2% | -3,800 | 2.6% |
| Maine | 609,400 | -1.8% | -11,300 | 1.3% | 7,700 | -1.8% |
| Maryland | 2,653,200 | 1.6% | 40,800 | 0.4% | 11,600 | 1.6% |
| Massachusetts | 3,469,300 | 4.7% | 157,200 | 0.7% | 22,500 | 4.7% |
| Michigan | 4,255,100 | 0.2% | 9,200 | 0.3% | 14,500 | 0.2% |
| Minnesota | 2,852,000 | 2.9% | 80,700 | 0.9% | 25,500 | 2.9% |
| Mississippi | 1,126,100 | -2.9% | -34,200 | 0.3% | 3,100 | -2.9% |
| Missouri | 2,752,900 | -1.8% | -49,500 | -0.1% | -2,900 | -1.8% |
| Montana | 457,600 | 2.5% | 11,100 | 0.6% | 2,600 | 2.5% |
| Nebraska | 1,004,200 | 3.8% | 36,500 | 0.2% | 1,900 | 3.8% |
| Nevada | 1,248,900 | -3.4% | -43,700 | 1.0% | 12,900 | -3.4% |
| New Hampshire | 652,500 | 0.3% | 2,000 | 0.2% | 1,600 | 0.3% |
| New Jersey | 4,002,700 | -2.0% | -80,800 | 0.4% | 14,800 | -2.0% |
| New Mexico | 831,100 | -2.1% | -18,000 | 0.3% | 2,400 | -2.1% |
| New York | 9,176,600 | 4.6% | 402,600 | 0.1% | 8,400 | 4.6% |
| North Carolina | 4,231,500 | 1.5% | 63,700 | 0.6% | 26,800 | 1.5% |
| North Dakota | 469,100 | 29.6% | 107,100 | -0.3% | -1,400 | 29.6% |
| Ohio | 5,395,000 | -0.5% | -24,600 | 0.2% | 11,100 | -0.5% |
| Oklahoma | 1,664,300 | 3.5% | 57,000 | -0.4% | -6,100 | 3.5% |
| Oregon | 1,770,500 | 1.9% | 32,700 | 1.0% | 17,800 | 1.9% |
| Pennsylvania | 5,845,800 | 0.5% | 31,200 | 0.5% | 29,900 | 0.5% |
| Rhode Island | 481,400 | -1.3% | -6,400 | -0.1% | -300 | -1.3% |
| South Carolina | 1,998,500 | 2.6% | 49,800 | 1.1% | 20,800 | 2.6% |
| South Dakota | 429,700 | 5.2% | 21,400 | 1.1% | 4,700 | 5.2% |
| Tennessee | 2,851,400 | 1.6% | 45,700 | 0.1% | 1,500 | 1.6% |
| Texas | 11,754,600 | 11.6% | 1,224,700 | -0.1% | -8,000 | 11.6% |
| Utah | 1,371,500 | 8.4% | 106,300 | 0.9% | 11,700 | 8.4% |
| Vermont | 315,700 | 2.3% | 7,200 | 0.8% | 2,400 | 2.3% |
| Virginia | 3,802,900 | 0.7% | 26,700 | 0.4% | 16,500 | 0.7% |
| Washington | 3,162,000 | 5.4% | 162,800 | 0.7% | 22,800 | 5.4% |
| West Virginia | 756,500 | -0.7% | -5,400 | -1.1% | -8,200 | -0.7% |
| Wisconsin | 2,889,500 | 0.4% | 11,500 | 0.4% | 12,500 | 0.4% |
| Wyoming | 294,900 | 0.3% | 800 | -0.3% | -900 | 0.3% |
Note: Total nonfarm employment is the total number of jobs, part-time or full-time, in non-farm establishments.
Source: EPI analysis of Bureau of Labor Statistics' Current Establishment Survey data
This chart appears in:
Previous chart: « Unemployment rate by state, April 2015