Employment
Change in employment by state December 2007–October 2016
| State | Total employment, October 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 | 1,974,600 | -2.0% | -40,300 | 8,700 | 0.4% | -2.0% |
| Alaska | 338,900 | 6.6% | 20,900 | -1,100 | -0.3% | 6.6% |
| Arizona | 2,717,700 | 1.4% | 38,300 | 13,200 | 0.5% | 1.4% |
| Arkansas | 1,231,100 | 1.9% | 23,500 | 5,100 | 0.4% | 1.9% |
| California | 16,586,800 | 7.2% | 1,114,300 | 115,600 | 0.7% | 7.2% |
| Colorado | 2,626,800 | 11.8% | 276,300 | 13,100 | 0.5% | 11.8% |
| Connecticut | 1,676,400 | -1.7% | -28,900 | -14,100 | -0.8% | -1.7% |
| Delaware | 461,200 | 4.7% | 20,600 | 500 | 0.1% | 4.7% |
| DC | 781,800 | 11.7% | 81,700 | 8,800 | 1.1% | 11.7% |
| Florida | 8,434,700 | 6.3% | 502,900 | 66,800 | 0.8% | 6.3% |
| Georgia | 4,410,300 | 5.8% | 240,000 | 30,600 | 0.7% | 5.8% |
| Hawaii | 654,200 | 4.2% | 26,200 | 3,900 | 0.6% | 4.2% |
| Idaho | 695,300 | 5.9% | 38,800 | -100 | 0.0% | 5.9% |
| Illinois | 6,022,600 | 0.6% | 37,400 | 5,700 | 0.1% | 0.6% |
| Indiana | 3,077,700 | 2.8% | 84,600 | 5,900 | 0.2% | 2.8% |
| Iowa | 1,583,900 | 3.9% | 59,000 | -1,800 | -0.1% | 3.9% |
| Kansas | 1,396,700 | 0.7% | 9,900 | 1,200 | 0.1% | 0.7% |
| Kentucky | 1,914,400 | 3.0% | 56,600 | 11,000 | 0.6% | 3.0% |
| Louisiana | 1,975,400 | 2.1% | 39,900 | -3,100 | -0.2% | 2.1% |
| Maine | 609,500 | -1.8% | -11,200 | -8,300 | -1.3% | -1.8% |
| Maryland | 2,712,200 | 3.8% | 100,300 | 600 | 0.0% | 3.8% |
| Massachusetts | 3,576,700 | 7.8% | 258,300 | 6,200 | 0.2% | 7.8% |
| Michigan | 4,360,600 | 2.7% | 115,200 | 19,600 | 0.5% | 2.7% |
| Minnesota | 2,893,100 | 4.4% | 121,800 | -9,800 | -0.3% | 4.4% |
| Mississippi | 1,139,900 | -1.8% | -20,400 | -4,900 | -0.4% | -1.8% |
| Missouri | 2,838,500 | 1.3% | 36,100 | 20,800 | 0.7% | 1.3% |
| Montana | 464,400 | 4.0% | 17,900 | 3,100 | 0.7% | 4.0% |
| Nebraska | 1,016,300 | 5.0% | 48,600 | -1,500 | -0.1% | 5.0% |
| Nevada | 1,299,800 | 0.6% | 7,900 | 3,300 | 0.3% | 0.6% |
| New Hampshire | 673,700 | 3.6% | 23,300 | 6,600 | 1.0% | 3.6% |
| New Jersey | 4,081,600 | 0.0% | -2,000 | 3,000 | 0.1% | 0.0% |
| New Mexico | 823,100 | -3.1% | -26,000 | -7,500 | -0.9% | -3.1% |
| New York | 9,381,900 | 7.0% | 613,600 | -15,100 | -0.2% | 7.0% |
| North Carolina | 4,344,400 | 4.2% | 176,600 | 3,100 | 0.1% | 4.2% |
| North Dakota | 441,200 | 21.9% | 79,200 | -2,700 | -0.6% | 21.9% |
| Ohio | 5,496,600 | 1.4% | 77,000 | -8,800 | -0.2% | 1.4% |
| Oklahoma | 1,656,000 | 3.1% | 49,700 | -3,700 | -0.2% | 3.1% |
| Oregon | 1,855,100 | 6.8% | 117,600 | 16,800 | 0.9% | 6.8% |
| Pennsylvania | 5,900,400 | 1.5% | 88,900 | 0 | 0.0% | 1.5% |
| Rhode Island | 492,400 | 0.9% | 4,600 | 900 | 0.2% | 0.9% |
| South Carolina | 2,061,000 | 5.7% | 111,800 | 5,900 | 0.3% | 5.7% |
| South Dakota | 439,300 | 7.6% | 31,000 | 2,600 | 0.6% | 7.6% |
| Tennessee | 2,988,600 | 6.5% | 183,100 | 30,000 | 1.0% | 6.5% |
| Texas | 12,101,300 | 14.9% | 1,572,800 | 69,300 | 0.6% | 14.9% |
| Utah | 1,432,500 | 13.2% | 167,300 | 6,700 | 0.5% | 13.2% |
| Vermont | 315,400 | 2.2% | 6,900 | -3,100 | -1.0% | 2.2% |
| Virginia | 3,948,700 | 4.5% | 171,700 | 28,600 | 0.7% | 4.5% |
| Washington | 3,283,100 | 9.5% | 285,400 | 33,900 | 1.0% | 9.5% |
| West Virginia | 761,400 | -0.7% | -5,000 | 1,200 | 0.2% | -0.7% |
| Wisconsin | 2,935,000 | 2.0% | 57,400 | 1,400 | 0.0% | 2.0% |
| Wyoming | 278,800 | -5.2% | -15,300 | -1,500 | -0.5% | -5.2% |
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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