Job growth in the states, by industry, December 2021 to December 2022

State Total nonfarm Professional bus services Leisure hospitality State & local gov
United States 3.0% 2.8% 6.3% 1.6%
Alabama 2.7% 4.8% -0.5% 2.1%
Alaska 2.2% 7.9% 2.5% 1.3%
Arizona 3.1% 1.3% 6.1% 0.7%
Arkansas 1.4% -2.3% 3.4% 0.2%
California 3.6% 3.6% 7.7% 2.1%
Colorado 3.7% 6.8% 6.1% 2.7%
Connecticut 2.0% 1.2% 6.4% 0.6%
Delaware 1.8% -1.0% 7.4% 0.2%
Washington D.C. 1.3% 1.8% 14.0% 2.6%
Florida 4.8% 3.6% 7.4% 1.3%
Georgia 3.5% 4.6% 7.2% 3.2%
Hawaii 3.8% 4.9% 11.0% 1.6%
Idaho 2.8% 1.5% 4.8% 3.0%
Illinois 2.7% 2.2% 7.8% 0.8%
Indiana 1.7% -1.1% 1.3% 0.3%
Iowa 2.2% 0.4% 9.6% 1.8%
Kansas 3.1% 2.3% 5.4% 1.7%
Kentucky 2.4% 0.9% 3.8% 3.3%
Louisiana 2.4% 3.3% 6.8% 0.1%
Maine 2.8% 4.6% 5.0% 1.1%
Maryland 1.6% 0.6% 6.2% 2.1%
Massachusetts 3.7% 4.9% 7.5% 3.2%
Michigan 2.2% 1.6% 3.4% 1.6%
Minnesota 3.2% 3.6% 8.8% 1.5%
Mississippi 0.0% 0.1% 0.1% -0.6%
Missouri 1.6% 3.8% 1.7% 0.9%
Montana 1.3% 4.5% 1.0% -2.1%
Nebraska 3.2% 3.1% 6.6% 2.0%
Nevada 3.8% -0.1% 5.6% 2.6%
New Hampshire 2.5% 7.5% 7.8% 1.1%
New Jersey 3.6% 1.8% 10.4% 1.4%
New Mexico 2.6% 2.5% 5.7% 2.4%
New York 3.1% 3.8% 8.0% 1.3%
North Carolina 4.1% 6.8% 9.5% 2.3%
North Dakota 1.4% 2.6% 0.3% 1.4%
Ohio 2.0% -1.5% 5.5% 1.8%
Oklahoma 2.9% 0.7% 6.0% 1.3%
Oregon 4.2% 3.8% 8.6% 5.3%
Pennsylvania 3.5% 3.7% 7.6% 0.3%
Rhode Island 1.9% 1.4% -0.5% 1.4%
South Carolina 3.3% 3.7% 7.5% 0.9%
South Dakota 3.4% 9.9% 9.1% 1.0%
Tennessee 3.3% 1.0% 5.1% 2.3%
Texas 5.0% 3.0% 11.3% 1.0%
Utah 2.5% -0.3% 4.2% 1.3%
Vermont 1.5% 0.7% 1.3% 2.6%
Virginia 2.6% 1.3% 6.0% 2.9%
Washington 3.5% 4.3% 9.6% 2.1%
West Virginia 1.9% 2.5% 5.2% 0.1%
Wisconsin 2.1% 3.9% 2.6% 2.1%
Wyoming 1.8% 4.5% 2.6% 1.0%

Source: EPI analysis of Bureau of Labor Statistics Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS) data and Current Employment Statistics (CES) data.

View the underlying data on epi.org.