Change in composition of U.S. workforce by state, 1979–2017: Percentage-point change in share of total U.S. employment
State | Percentage-point change in share of total U.S. employment |
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Florida | 2.68 |
Texas | 2.29 |
California | 1.27 |
Arizona | 1.03 |
Georgia | 0.86 |
Nevada | 0.57 |
Colorado | 0.55 |
Washington | 0.52 |
North Carolina | 0.43 |
Utah | 0.42 |
Virginia | 0.29 |
Oregon | 0.16 |
Idaho | 0.12 |
South Carolina | 0.12 |
Tennessee | 0.05 |
New Mexico | 0.05 |
Alaska | 0.04 |
Delaware | 0.04 |
New Hampshire | 0.03 |
Vermont | -0.01 |
Maine | -0.02 |
Hawaii | -0.02 |
North Dakota | -0.03 |
Wyoming | -0.03 |
Montana | -0.04 |
Minnesota | -0.05 |
South Dakota | -0.05 |
Maryland | -0.06 |
District of Columbia | -0.07 |
Arkansas | -0.09 |
Rhode Island | -0.09 |
Nebraska | -0.13 |
Oklahoma | -0.13 |
Mississippi | -0.17 |
Alabama | -0.22 |
Kentucky | -0.23 |
West Virginia | -0.23 |
Kansas | -0.26 |
Louisiana | -0.30 |
Wisconsin | -0.33 |
Iowa | -0.34 |
Connecticut | -0.35 |
Missouri | -0.37 |
Indiana | -0.41 |
Massachusetts | -0.51 |
New Jersey | -0.62 |
Michigan | -1.10 |
Pennsylvania | -1.11 |
Illinois | -1.22 |
Ohio | -1.28 |
New York | -1.61 |
Source: EPI analysis of Current Population Survey Outgoing Rotation Group microdata