Employment
Change in employment by state December 2007–July 2016
| State | Total employment, July 2016 | Percent change since December 2007 | Change since December 2007 | Change last 3 months | Percent change last 3 months | Percent change since December 2007 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 1,962,300 | -2.6% | -52,600 | -4,100 | -0.2% | -2.6% |
| Alaska | 340,100 | 6.9% | 22,100 | 2,600 | 0.8% | 6.9% |
| Arizona | 2,703,300 | 0.9% | 23,900 | 6,300 | 0.2% | 0.9% |
| Arkansas | 1,226,100 | 1.5% | 18,500 | 1,100 | 0.1% | 1.5% |
| California | 16,489,000 | 6.6% | 1,016,500 | 97,100 | 0.6% | 6.6% |
| Colorado | 2,616,000 | 11.3% | 265,500 | 23,000 | 0.9% | 11.3% |
| Connecticut | 1,693,000 | -0.7% | -12,300 | 3,500 | 0.2% | -0.7% |
| Delaware | 460,300 | 4.5% | 19,700 | 100 | 0.0% | 4.5% |
| DC | 773,100 | 10.4% | 73,000 | -4,800 | -0.6% | 10.4% |
| Florida | 8,359,300 | 5.4% | 427,500 | 71,600 | 0.9% | 5.4% |
| Georgia | 4,386,400 | 5.2% | 216,100 | 16,100 | 0.4% | 5.2% |
| Hawaii | 650,800 | 3.6% | 22,800 | 3,600 | 0.6% | 3.6% |
| Idaho | 696,400 | 6.1% | 39,900 | 2,000 | 0.3% | 6.1% |
| Illinois | 6,013,900 | 0.5% | 28,700 | 6,600 | 0.1% | 0.5% |
| Indiana | 3,071,400 | 2.6% | 78,300 | -3,500 | -0.1% | 2.6% |
| Iowa | 1,584,700 | 3.9% | 59,800 | 2,600 | 0.2% | 3.9% |
| Kansas | 1,395,700 | 0.6% | 8,900 | 300 | 0.0% | 0.6% |
| Kentucky | 1,904,000 | 2.5% | 46,200 | 100 | 0.0% | 2.5% |
| Louisiana | 1,977,600 | 2.2% | 42,100 | -2,300 | -0.1% | 2.2% |
| Maine | 618,100 | -0.4% | -2,600 | 5,900 | 1.0% | -0.4% |
| Maryland | 2,714,500 | 3.9% | 102,600 | 9,600 | 0.4% | 3.9% |
| Massachusetts | 3,572,000 | 7.6% | 253,600 | 19,700 | 0.6% | 7.6% |
| Michigan | 4,346,100 | 2.4% | 100,700 | 15,000 | 0.3% | 2.4% |
| Minnesota | 2,903,100 | 4.8% | 131,800 | 12,600 | 0.4% | 4.8% |
| Mississippi | 1,143,000 | -1.5% | -17,300 | -1,100 | -0.1% | -1.5% |
| Missouri | 2,816,600 | 0.5% | 14,200 | 1,300 | 0.0% | 0.5% |
| Montana | 461,500 | 3.4% | 15,000 | -4,900 | -1.1% | 3.4% |
| Nebraska | 1,018,700 | 5.3% | 51,000 | 1,600 | 0.2% | 5.3% |
| Nevada | 1,290,100 | -0.1% | -1,800 | 7,800 | 0.6% | -0.1% |
| New Hampshire | 667,100 | 2.6% | 16,700 | 2,000 | 0.3% | 2.6% |
| New Jersey | 4,081,700 | 0.0% | -1,900 | 8,800 | 0.2% | 0.0% |
| New Mexico | 830,500 | -2.2% | -18,600 | 800 | 0.1% | -2.2% |
| New York | 9,398,100 | 7.2% | 629,800 | 51,100 | 0.5% | 7.2% |
| North Carolina | 4,340,600 | 4.1% | 172,800 | 31,300 | 0.7% | 4.1% |
| North Dakota | 442,800 | 22.3% | 80,800 | 3,800 | 0.9% | 22.3% |
| Ohio | 5,506,300 | 1.6% | 86,700 | 28,700 | 0.5% | 1.6% |
| Oklahoma | 1,658,200 | 3.2% | 51,900 | -6,600 | -0.4% | 3.2% |
| Oregon | 1,837,100 | 5.7% | 99,600 | 8,200 | 0.4% | 5.7% |
| Pennsylvania | 5,891,100 | 1.4% | 79,600 | 9,900 | 0.2% | 1.4% |
| Rhode Island | 490,900 | 0.6% | 3,100 | 2,200 | 0.5% | 0.6% |
| South Carolina | 2,053,300 | 5.3% | 104,100 | 13,400 | 0.7% | 5.3% |
| South Dakota | 436,900 | 7.0% | 28,600 | 4,600 | 1.1% | 7.0% |
| Tennessee | 2,956,100 | 5.4% | 150,600 | 3,900 | 0.1% | 5.4% |
| Texas | 12,021,500 | 14.2% | 1,493,000 | 48,000 | 0.4% | 14.2% |
| Utah | 1,424,900 | 12.6% | 159,700 | 9,400 | 0.7% | 12.6% |
| Vermont | 318,700 | 3.3% | 10,200 | 1,500 | 0.5% | 3.3% |
| Virginia | 3,914,300 | 3.6% | 137,300 | 5,800 | 0.1% | 3.6% |
| Washington | 3,249,900 | 8.4% | 252,200 | 12,500 | 0.4% | 8.4% |
| West Virginia | 759,800 | -0.9% | -6,600 | -1,400 | -0.2% | -0.9% |
| Wisconsin | 2,935,100 | 2.0% | 57,500 | 9,300 | 0.3% | 2.0% |
| Wyoming | 280,200 | -4.7% | -13,900 | -1,900 | -0.7% | -4.7% |
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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