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

View the underlying data on epi.org.