Economic Indicators
Employment change since the start of the Great Recession (in thousands)
| Dec-07 | May-12 | Number change | Percent change | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 137,982.0 | 133,009.0 | -4,973.0 | -3.6% |
| Northeast | 25,747.9 | 25,289.6 | -458.3 | -1.8% |
| New England | 7,065.6 | 6,860.0 | -205.6 | -2.9% |
| Middle Atlantic | 18,682.3 | 18,429.6 | -252.7 | -1.4% |
| Midwest | 31,737.5 | 30,445.1 | -1,292.4 | -4.1% |
| East North Central | 21,522.4 | 20,461.2 | -1,061.2 | -4.9% |
| West North Central | 10,215.1 | 9,983.9 | -231.2 | -2.3% |
| South | 49,610.0 | 48,207.5 | -1,402.5 | -2.8% |
| South Atlantic | 26,509.7 | 25,258.3 | -1,251.4 | -4.7% |
| East South Central | 7,848.6 | 7,479.8 | -368.8 | -4.7% |
| West South Central | 15,251.7 | 15,469.4 | 217.7 | 1.4% |
| West | 30,671.4 | 28,943.6 | -1,727.8 | -5.6% |
| Mountain | 9,832.4 | 9,245.2 | -587.2 | -6.0% |
| Pacific | 20,839.0 | 19,698.4 | -1,140.6 | -5.5% |
| Alabama | 2,014.9 | 1,873.2 | -141.7 | -7.0% |
| Alaska | 319.2 | 326.7 | 7.5 | 2.3% |
| Arizona | 2,677.2 | 2,448.0 | -229.2 | -8.6% |
| Arkansas | 1,207.6 | 1,170.5 | -37.1 | -3.1% |
| California | 15,190.7 | 14,276.4 | -914.3 | -6.0% |
| Colorado | 2,350.2 | 2,291.7 | -58.5 | -2.5% |
| Connecticut | 1,705.1 | 1,629.6 | -75.5 | -4.4% |
| Delaware | 440.8 | 417.2 | -23.6 | -5.4% |
| District of Columbia | 700.1 | 741.1 | 41.0 | 5.9% |
| Florida | 7,949.9 | 7,323.0 | -626.9 | -7.9% |
| Georgia | 4,150.3 | 3,930.2 | -220.1 | -5.3% |
| Hawaii | 627.9 | 598.0 | -29.9 | -4.8% |
| Idaho | 656.5 | 615.7 | -40.8 | -6.2% |
| Illinois | 5,987.9 | 5,694.1 | -293.8 | -4.9% |
| Indiana | 2,987.2 | 2,888.6 | -98.6 | -3.3% |
| Iowa | 1,525.2 | 1,492.8 | -32.4 | -2.1% |
| Kansas | 1,386.0 | 1,346.4 | -39.6 | -2.9% |
| Kentucky | 1,868.9 | 1,823.4 | -45.5 | -2.4% |
| Louisiana | 1,934.8 | 1,944.7 | 9.9 | 0.5% |
| Maine | 620.6 | 592.7 | -27.9 | -4.5% |
| Maryland | 2,613.5 | 2,573.2 | -40.3 | -1.5% |
| Massachusetts | 3,292.8 | 3,249.6 | -43.2 | -1.3% |
| Michigan | 4,245.1 | 3,983.3 | -261.8 | -6.2% |
| Minnesota | 2,771.5 | 2,703.1 | -68.4 | -2.5% |
| Mississippi | 1,159.1 | 1,088.3 | -70.8 | -6.1% |
| Missouri | 2,798.5 | 2,657.2 | -141.3 | -5.0% |
| Montana | 446.5 | 431.9 | -14.6 | -3.3% |
| Nebraska | 963.6 | 958.1 | -5.5 | -0.6% |
| Nevada | 1,293.1 | 1,135.2 | -157.9 | -12.2% |
| New Hampshire | 649.9 | 626.5 | -23.4 | -3.6% |
| New Jersey | 4,085.3 | 3,907.5 | -177.8 | -4.4% |
| New Mexico | 849.5 | 804.5 | -45.0 | -5.3% |
| New York | 8,784.4 | 8,808.8 | 24.4 | 0.3% |
| North Carolina | 4,176.7 | 3,939.0 | -237.7 | -5.7% |
| North Dakota | 362.0 | 417.6 | 55.6 | 15.4% |
| Ohio | 5,420.4 | 5,158.9 | -261.5 | -4.8% |
| Oklahoma | 1,580.0 | 1,584.5 | 4.5 | 0.3% |
| Oregon | 1,738.3 | 1,631.6 | -106.7 | -6.1% |
| Pennsylvania | 5,812.6 | 5,713.3 | -99.3 | -1.7% |
| Rhode Island | 488.7 | 458.1 | -30.6 | -6.3% |
| South Carolina | 1,950.8 | 1,854.0 | -96.8 | -5.0% |
| South Dakota | 408.3 | 408.7 | 0.4 | 0.1% |
| Tennessee | 2,805.7 | 2,694.9 | -110.8 | -3.9% |
| Texas | 10,529.3 | 10,769.7 | 240.4 | 2.3% |
| Utah | 1,265.2 | 1,230.8 | -34.4 | -2.7% |
| Vermont | 308.5 | 303.5 | -5.0 | -1.6% |
| Virginia | 3,767.3 | 3,722.8 | -44.5 | -1.2% |
| Washington | 2,962.9 | 2,865.7 | -97.2 | -3.3% |
| West Virginia | 760.3 | 757.8 | -2.5 | -0.3% |
| Wisconsin | 2,881.8 | 2,736.3 | -145.5 | -5.0% |
| Wyoming | 294.2 | 287.4 | -6.8 | -2.3% |
Source: State and Regional Number of Jobs: Employment, Hours, and Earnings from the Current Employment Statistics survey (State and Metro Area) Seasonally Adjusted (http://www.bls.gov/news.release/laus.t05.htm)
National Number of Jobs: Employment, Hours, and Earnings from the Current Employment Statistics survey Seasonally Adjusted (http://www.bls.gov/webapps/legacy/cesbtab1.htm)
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