Table 1

State and local government employment, February 2020 and June 2020, seasonally adjusted

State February 2020 June 2020 Level change Percent change
Alabama 340,000 317,000 -23,000 -6.8%
Alaska 64,000 58,000 -6,000 -9.4%
Arizona 369,000 349,000 -20,000 -5.4%
Arkansas 190,000 182,000 -8,000 -4.2%
California 2,380,000 2,151,000 -229,000 -9.6%
Colorado 409,000 383,000 -26,000 -6.4%
Connecticut 219,000 194,000 -25,000 -11.4%
Delaware 63,000 59,000 -4,000 -6.3%
District of Columbia 42,600 42,400 -200 -0.5%
Florida 985,700 964,000 -21,700 -2.2%
Georgia 588,400 563,000 -25,400 -4.3%
Hawaii 91,900 82,000 -9,900 -10.8%
Idaho 115,700 106,000 -9,700 -8.4%
Illinois 755,100 676,000 -79,100 -10.5%
Indiana 393,400 368,000 -25,400 -6.5%
Iowa 243,900 222,000 -21,900 -9.0%
Kansas 234,500 221,000 -13,500 -5.8%
Kentucky 277,200 249,000 -28,200 -10.2%
Louisiana 300,600 287,000 -13,600 -4.5%
Maine 84,900 76,000 -8,900 -10.5%
Maryland 357,500 340,000 -17,500 -4.9%
Massachusetts 412,100 363,000 -49,100 -11.9%
Michigan 565,100 516,000 -49,100 -8.7%
Minnesota 394,800 353,000 -41,800 -10.6%
Mississippi 217,900 206,000 -11,900 -5.5%
Missouri 381,000 352,000 -29,000 -7.6%
Montana 77,600 76,000 -1,600 -2.1%
Nebraska 156,700 144,000 -12,700 -8.1%
Nevada 146,700 140,000 -6,700 -4.6%
New Hampshire 83,200 76,000 -7,200 -8.7%
New Jersey 558,800 524,000 -34,800 -6.2%
New Mexico 160,400 155,000 -5,400 -3.4%
New York 1,372,400 1,292,000 -80,400 -5.9%
North Carolina 662,800 623,000 -39,800 -6.0%
North Dakota 74,000 68,000 -6,000 -8.1%
Ohio 702,500 645,000 -57,500 -8.2%
Oklahoma 306,500 287,000 -19,500 -6.4%
Oregon 273,200 250,000 -23,200 -8.5%
Pennsylvania 609,700 581,000 -28,700 -4.7%
Rhode Island 54,700 50,000 -4,700 -8.6%
South Carolina 341,000 321,000 -20,000 -5.9%
South Dakota 68,800 61,000 -7,800 -11.3%
Tennessee 388,500 391,000 2,500 0.6%
Texas 1,785,100 1,673,000 -112,100 -6.3%
Utah 219,500 207,000 -12,500 -5.7%
Vermont 50,100 46,000 -4,100 -8.2%
Virginia 550,600 498,000 -52,600 -9.6%
Washington 515,600 467,000 -48,600 -9.4%
West Virginia 127,100 126,000 -1,100 -0.9%
Wisconsin 377,300 331,000 -46,300 -12.3%
Wyoming 60,700 58,000 -2,700 -4.4%

Source: Economic Policy Institute (EPI) analysis of Bureau of Labor Statistics Current Employment Statistics data.

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