Employment
Change in employment by state December 2007– April 2016
| State | Total employment, April 2016 | Percent change since December 2007 | Change since December 2007 | Percent change last 3 months | Change last 3 months | Percent change since December 2007 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 1,965,600 | -2.4% | -49,300 | 10,500 | 0.5% | -2.4% |
| Alaska | 336,700 | 5.9% | 18,700 | -2,500 | -0.7% | 5.9% |
| Arizona | 2,697,200 | 0.7% | 17,800 | 14,100 | 0.5% | 0.7% |
| Arkansas | 1,225,100 | 1.4% | 17,500 | 2,200 | 0.2% | 1.4% |
| California | 16,381,500 | 5.9% | 909,000 | 111,400 | 0.7% | 5.9% |
| Colorado | 2,593,800 | 10.4% | 243,300 | 11,500 | 0.4% | 10.4% |
| Connecticut | 1,689,800 | -0.9% | -15,500 | 8,600 | 0.5% | -0.9% |
| Delaware | 460,000 | 4.4% | 19,400 | 2,500 | 0.5% | 4.4% |
| DC | 777,400 | 11.0% | 77,300 | 2,200 | 0.3% | 11.0% |
| Florida | 8,283,900 | 4.4% | 352,100 | 48,100 | 0.6% | 4.4% |
| Georgia | 4,371,300 | 4.8% | 201,000 | 41,100 | 0.9% | 4.8% |
| Hawaii | 646,500 | 2.9% | 18,500 | 2,200 | 0.3% | 2.9% |
| Idaho | 694,700 | 5.8% | 38,200 | 5,500 | 0.8% | 5.8% |
| Illinois | 6,012,100 | 0.4% | 26,900 | 36,400 | 0.6% | 0.4% |
| Indiana | 3,073,100 | 2.7% | 80,000 | 7,700 | 0.3% | 2.7% |
| Iowa | 1,580,800 | 3.7% | 55,900 | 200 | 0.0% | 3.7% |
| Kansas | 1,395,500 | 0.6% | 8,700 | -2,300 | -0.2% | 0.6% |
| Kentucky | 1,904,900 | 2.5% | 47,100 | 0 | 0.0% | 2.5% |
| Louisiana | 1,978,500 | 2.2% | 43,000 | -4,700 | -0.2% | 2.2% |
| Maine | 612,700 | -1.3% | -8,000 | -1,900 | -0.3% | -1.3% |
| Maryland | 2,704,800 | 3.6% | 92,900 | 20,700 | 0.8% | 3.6% |
| Massachusetts | 3,551,000 | 7.0% | 232,600 | 34,400 | 1.0% | 7.0% |
| Michigan | 4,330,700 | 2.0% | 85,300 | 23,300 | 0.5% | 2.0% |
| Minnesota | 2,891,800 | 4.3% | 120,500 | 21,100 | 0.7% | 4.3% |
| Mississippi | 1,144,500 | -1.4% | -15,800 | 4,400 | 0.4% | -1.4% |
| Missouri | 2,816,200 | 0.5% | 13,800 | 27,100 | 1.0% | 0.5% |
| Montana | 466,600 | 4.5% | 20,100 | 4,200 | 0.9% | 4.5% |
| Nebraska | 1,017,400 | 5.1% | 49,700 | 1,100 | 0.1% | 5.1% |
| Nevada | 1,283,100 | -0.7% | -8,800 | 9,600 | 0.8% | -0.7% |
| New Hampshire | 663,500 | 2.0% | 13,100 | 2,600 | 0.4% | 2.0% |
| New Jersey | 4,066,400 | -0.4% | -17,200 | 9,300 | 0.2% | -0.4% |
| New Mexico | 827,600 | -2.5% | -21,500 | 1,100 | 0.1% | -2.5% |
| New York | 9,343,300 | 6.6% | 575,000 | 44,800 | 0.5% | 6.6% |
| North Carolina | 4,311,500 | 3.4% | 143,700 | 15,400 | 0.4% | 3.4% |
| North Dakota | 439,900 | 21.5% | 77,900 | -5,600 | -1.3% | 21.5% |
| Ohio | 5,477,800 | 1.1% | 58,200 | 12,500 | 0.2% | 1.1% |
| Oklahoma | 1,663,600 | 3.6% | 57,300 | -4,000 | -0.2% | 3.6% |
| Oregon | 1,828,900 | 5.3% | 91,400 | 16,900 | 0.9% | 5.3% |
| Pennsylvania | 5,877,700 | 1.1% | 66,200 | 22,600 | 0.4% | 1.1% |
| Rhode Island | 489,100 | 0.3% | 1,300 | 1,200 | 0.2% | 0.3% |
| South Carolina | 2,040,500 | 4.7% | 913,00 | 11,800 | 0.6% | 4.7% |
| South Dakota | 432,100 | 5.8% | 238,00 | 600 | 0.1% | 5.8% |
| Tennessee | 2,953,000 | 5.3% | 1,475,00 | 600 | 0.0% | 5.3% |
| Texas | 11,969,900 | 13.7% | 1,441,400 | 7,600 | 0.1% | 13.7% |
| Utah | 1,414,100 | 11.8% | 1,489,00 | 14,800 | 1.1% | 11.8% |
| Vermont | 317,200 | 2.8% | 8,700 | 900 | 0.3% | 2.8% |
| Virginia | 3,907,100 | 3.4% | 130,100 | 5,600 | 0.1% | 3.4% |
| Washington | 3,241,700 | 8.1% | 244,000 | 32,400 | 1.0% | 8.1% |
| West Virginia | 761,200 | -0.7% | -5,200 | 1,900 | 0.3% | -0.7% |
| Wisconsin | 2,923,600 | 1.6% | 46,000 | 12,300 | 0.4% | 1.6% |
| Wyoming | 281,700 | -4.2% | -12,400 | -4,200 | -1.5% | -4.2% |
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
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