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Table 3. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by state and selected industry sector, seasonally adjusted

ESTABLISHMENT DATA
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
Table 3. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by state and selected industry sector, seasonally adjusted
[In thousands]
State Total(1) Construction Manufacturing
Apr.
2023
Feb.
2024
Mar.
2024
Apr.
2024(p)
Apr.
2023
Feb.
2024
Mar.
2024
Apr.
2024(p)
Apr.
2023
Feb.
2024
Mar.
2024
Apr.
2024(p)

Alabama

2,156.1 2,186.5 2,193.5 2,202.6 100.1 104.1 104.5 105.1 280.0 285.9 287.6 288.2

Alaska

325.6 334.9 335.5 335.5 16.7 19.2 19.5 19.7 12.2 13.0 13.0 12.8

Arizona

3,187.5 3,241.4 3,250.8 3,260.6 210.2 217.1 216.4 215.9 195.0 193.8 193.7 193.6

Arkansas

1,348.5 1,360.7 1,367.0 1,372.1 62.5 68.0 68.0 68.2 162.9 159.3 160.7 160.9

California

17,784.8 17,967.9 17,986.1 17,991.3 905.4 925.2 926.5 920.5 1,336.6 1,326.7 1,319.1 1,313.8


Colorado

2,929.3 2,978.0 2,980.8 2,981.1 184.7 183.6 182.1 180.4 151.5 150.2 151.1 152.0

Connecticut

1,684.2 1,704.2 1,704.7 1,705.8 62.3 62.7 63.4 63.6 158.4 158.6 158.8 159.4

Delaware(2)

481.9 487.9 488.3 490.4 24.1 23.6 23.9 24.2 27.1 27.7 27.8 27.9

District of Columbia(2)

767.3 769.9 768.7 769.1 15.1 14.7 14.7 14.6 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.1

Florida

9,709.1 9,888.7 9,904.3 9,949.6 623.2 641.6 644.9 645.3 419.4 427.6 425.8 428.1


Georgia

4,897.5 4,933.3 4,951.9 4,967.4 220.0 223.7 226.9 225.8 427.0 432.3 433.1 436.7

Hawaii(2)

633.2 634.4 636.8 635.3 38.1 39.9 40.6 41.3 12.7 12.6 12.5 12.6

Idaho

844.3 863.2 864.9 863.6 67.2 71.2 71.6 71.4 74.8 78.5 78.8 78.5

Illinois

6,106.3 6,126.4 6,136.4 6,143.7 235.8 234.6 235.8 235.2 577.4 581.5 582.1 581.3

Indiana

3,230.7 3,272.7 3,276.2 3,276.6 160.9 167.9 167.9 167.8 535.7 533.1 531.6 531.9


Iowa

1,587.9 1,608.1 1,611.7 1,610.8 83.7 87.2 88.3 85.2 225.8 228.8 228.8 228.7

Kansas

1,440.0 1,455.1 1,461.0 1,463.0 68.1 69.3 69.4 69.7 173.1 173.2 173.7 173.4

Kentucky

2,012.2 2,027.5 2,034.2 2,034.7 88.3 91.1 92.2 92.5 257.1 255.5 256.1 254.9

Louisiana

1,954.7 1,956.8 1,957.9 1,965.4 131.4 134.7 136.1 137.4 138.8 139.3 138.8 139.4

Maine

645.1 656.4 655.7 656.2 33.6 33.8 34.1 33.7 54.1 53.7 54.1 53.9


Maryland

2,747.0 2,743.6 2,744.0 2,751.8 160.9 155.8 155.9 154.5 111.9 109.7 109.6 110.1

Massachusetts

3,711.2 3,737.6 3,733.5 3,733.0 172.2 174.9 176.0 176.2 238.0 236.5 235.1 234.5

Michigan

4,454.6 4,469.2 4,479.3 4,494.1 189.3 195.8 201.2 205.4 618.3 608.2 609.9 611.2

Minnesota

2,975.6 3,011.1 3,020.0 3,023.9 133.9 131.3 133.9 135.0 326.6 324.8 324.2 325.5

Mississippi

1,179.4 1,185.4 1,190.3 1,189.7 48.0 49.1 49.3 49.3 144.2 143.7 145.0 144.1


Missouri

2,967.7 3,013.9 3,025.9 3,042.6 143.0 150.5 150.2 152.5 287.8 286.7 287.2 290.7

Montana

518.6 526.3 528.2 528.7 37.0 38.8 39.2 39.0 22.0 21.7 21.8 21.7

Nebraska

1,046.4 1,061.1 1,062.5 1,063.3 60.9 61.4 61.2 61.0 104.6 106.7 107.1 108.0

Nevada

1,528.8 1,573.3 1,574.4 1,581.4 111.2 118.5 120.3 120.7 67.0 69.5 69.3 70.2

New Hampshire

696.6 705.8 706.3 705.3 31.4 31.6 31.8 32.1 70.8 70.3 70.1 70.2


New Jersey

4,298.4 4,372.8 4,385.3 4,374.4 164.6 168.2 169.7 170.0 254.3 254.8 254.5 253.5

New Mexico

870.8 883.0 884.3 883.6 51.9 53.2 53.3 52.5 28.8 29.4 29.1 29.6

New York

9,678.6 9,801.2 9,822.2 9,829.7 391.4 374.3 382.6 384.3 422.0 421.1 418.5 418.5

North Carolina

4,926.5 4,977.5 4,977.7 4,987.9 257.4 264.4 266.3 267.2 471.9 467.8 467.1 466.4

North Dakota

434.7 439.9 439.6 441.2 27.5 26.8 27.1 27.4 28.1 28.9 28.6 28.9


Ohio

5,602.2 5,632.8 5,640.1 5,637.6 236.1 235.7 237.0 229.4 688.6 688.7 685.4 689.7

Oklahoma

1,751.0 1,776.9 1,778.2 1,781.5 81.8 87.8 87.3 87.9 138.7 141.1 140.4 140.2

Oregon

1,975.5 1,972.7 1,975.3 1,980.2 116.6 116.3 114.4 115.9 192.4 187.7 187.3 188.2

Pennsylvania

6,068.5 6,133.6 6,146.9 6,149.5 259.0 256.5 257.7 258.6 567.0 566.3 566.4 566.2

Rhode Island

500.8 511.9 512.6 513.6 21.4 21.3 21.2 21.2 40.5 40.9 41.1 41.0


South Carolina

2,290.8 2,351.2 2,360.0 2,368.1 110.3 115.5 115.1 115.1 262.6 265.9 266.2 266.7

South Dakota

459.1 469.1 470.0 467.4 27.6 30.7 30.7 30.5 45.3 45.4 44.9 44.5

Tennessee

3,317.2 3,318.7 3,327.9 3,333.0 153.8 154.7 154.8 155.0 365.7 362.4 363.5 363.3

Texas

13,853.0 14,096.6 14,116.4 14,159.0 815.8 844.9 845.4 846.3 951.9 969.5 966.7 969.9

Utah

1,713.1 1,741.9 1,746.1 1,752.5 132.2 137.9 138.5 139.6 152.8 153.9 154.2 155.0


Vermont

309.3 312.9 313.7 314.7 15.8 15.9 15.8 15.7 28.9 28.0 28.1 27.8

Virginia

4,156.6 4,211.8 4,230.0 4,233.4 214.0 220.0 222.0 222.2 245.7 248.2 249.7 250.8

Washington

3,595.6 3,632.1 3,640.5 3,645.7 234.2 226.8 227.0 230.1 273.3 280.9 280.4 280.3

West Virginia

708.2 721.6 720.0 719.6 32.5 34.6 34.8 34.2 46.2 46.5 45.5 45.5

Wisconsin

3,011.2 3,036.1 3,034.4 3,035.3 136.7 140.8 142.3 141.4 479.6 481.6 479.0 481.0

Wyoming

290.6 292.2 292.9 294.3 22.0 23.2 22.9 23.2 10.4 10.5 10.6 10.6


Puerto Rico

939.9 957.2 958.5 959.7 34.6 35.6 35.5 35.5 83.3 84.2 84.4 85.1

Virgin Islands(2)(3)

35.9 35.5 35.4 35.4 2.1 2.1 2.1 2.1 - - - -

Footnotes
(1) Includes mining and logging, information, and other services (except public administration), not shown separately.
(2) Mining and logging is combined with construction.
(3) Missing series (denoted by '-') are not published seasonally adjusted because the seasonal component, which is small relative to the trend-cycle and irregular components, cannot be separated with sufficient precision.
(p) Preliminary

NOTE: Data are counts of jobs by place of work. Estimates are currently estimated from 2023 benchmark levels. Estimates subsequent to the current benchmarks are preliminary and will be revised when new information becomes available.

ESTABLISHMENT DATA
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
Table 3. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by state and selected industry sector, seasonally adjusted-Continued
[In thousands]
State Trade, transportation, and utilities Financial activities Professional and business services
Apr.
2023
Feb.
2024
Mar.
2024
Apr.
2024(p)
Apr.
2023
Feb.
2024
Mar.
2024
Apr.
2024(p)
Apr.
2023
Feb.
2024
Mar.
2024
Apr.
2024(p)

Alabama

408.4 410.8 411.3 412.5 104.9 104.9 104.3 103.5 267.3 266.7 266.8 269.5

Alaska

65.3 66.3 66.6 66.3 10.9 11.2 11.2 11.0 27.9 28.6 28.5 28.6

Arizona

615.3 624.9 628.3 631.4 242.7 241.7 241.0 242.7 469.4 473.4 476.7 477.1

Arkansas

267.2 267.6 268.5 270.6 70.1 71.2 71.2 71.5 157.7 156.6 157.9 158.0

California

3,114.6 3,096.8 3,098.1 3,103.2 815.5 804.9 803.0 801.6 2,786.8 2,775.9 2,780.3 2,776.0


Colorado

508.0 501.8 502.4 502.0 180.3 182.2 183.7 184.2 496.4 504.7 505.3 502.2

Connecticut

294.9 297.2 297.6 297.9 118.4 118.5 118.3 118.9 221.1 222.4 219.7 219.1

Delaware

89.7 89.4 89.7 89.8 50.5 50.7 50.7 50.8 65.1 63.2 62.7 63.3

District of Columbia

30.4 30.3 30.5 30.4 26.3 25.9 25.7 25.5 176.2 174.4 173.4 174.9

Florida

1,957.9 2,001.4 2,000.8 2,015.7 681.7 683.4 682.6 679.2 1,622.5 1,620.7 1,616.4 1,628.2


Georgia

1,045.8 1,029.8 1,029.0 1,030.2 277.5 283.3 284.2 287.2 776.7 771.2 775.8 780.3

Hawaii

117.8 115.2 115.4 115.5 27.9 27.0 26.9 26.9 71.9 71.5 71.5 71.1

Idaho

160.9 161.8 162.9 163.9 41.5 41.1 41.3 41.1 109.3 111.1 110.3 110.7

Illinois

1,228.9 1,221.8 1,222.4 1,222.0 400.6 397.8 395.1 393.8 959.7 921.4 921.7 926.6

Indiana

633.3 639.8 639.2 637.3 148.5 148.8 149.3 150.0 365.6 364.8 366.8 367.9


Iowa

312.1 307.4 308.5 309.1 108.1 108.9 108.3 108.0 146.1 148.5 150.5 149.9

Kansas

276.6 275.7 277.6 278.2 76.3 76.9 76.9 77.2 178.9 177.2 178.4 178.3

Kentucky

427.2 425.1 424.8 424.6 97.0 95.2 95.2 94.9 230.2 227.0 228.8 228.3

Louisiana

373.7 372.5 371.5 373.9 97.5 95.8 94.3 93.8 219.4 218.0 218.4 220.1

Maine

120.2 120.5 120.9 121.3 33.7 33.6 33.6 33.5 76.1 78.0 77.1 76.7


Maryland

470.2 465.0 462.8 462.1 140.4 137.4 137.8 136.8 480.0 471.9 471.8 473.9

Massachusetts

562.7 560.2 560.0 560.6 230.1 230.6 230.8 230.3 635.0 631.5 628.7 629.5

Michigan

812.3 817.7 817.7 820.4 231.3 228.8 227.5 226.5 663.4 645.4 645.6 649.6

Minnesota

531.1 536.7 536.2 536.7 190.6 186.1 185.2 187.0 389.0 380.0 379.0 379.7

Mississippi

248.3 244.7 246.1 247.4 45.9 45.4 45.2 44.5 118.0 117.1 116.2 117.4


Missouri

560.7 564.0 565.8 567.0 183.9 187.8 187.8 188.0 382.5 380.3 378.5 380.5

Montana

100.4 101.2 101.2 101.3 28.1 28.0 28.2 28.2 51.3 52.0 52.0 52.5

Nebraska

198.0 200.7 201.1 201.7 70.9 70.1 69.5 69.3 126.4 127.2 127.1 126.2

Nevada

296.1 301.3 300.8 303.8 76.5 77.6 77.6 78.1 214.8 217.7 216.8 217.0

New Hampshire

140.0 139.6 139.8 140.3 34.5 34.1 34.3 34.2 98.3 98.6 98.4 98.3


New Jersey

906.9 914.9 916.6 919.0 268.7 268.9 268.8 268.1 718.2 721.6 724.1 721.5

New Mexico

145.4 145.7 145.7 145.2 35.4 36.1 36.6 36.0 119.2 123.1 122.9 122.8

New York

1,490.7 1,482.7 1,481.4 1,478.6 744.5 747.8 747.2 745.1 1,390.6 1,390.4 1,393.7 1,397.5

North Carolina

933.7 930.9 928.6 931.3 305.2 310.7 310.8 312.5 743.7 746.3 744.3 746.0

North Dakota

91.8 93.4 93.7 93.7 25.2 25.1 25.2 25.1 34.6 33.9 33.8 34.1


Ohio

1,057.5 1,051.4 1,055.9 1,055.5 325.6 319.6 318.2 320.3 744.4 739.8 742.7 745.2

Oklahoma

323.3 320.0 320.4 321.6 83.5 84.6 84.5 84.4 211.6 207.1 206.5 206.9

Oregon

365.0 360.1 361.0 362.2 103.1 101.4 101.8 101.8 265.5 258.7 260.7 259.6

Pennsylvania

1,143.7 1,135.5 1,139.1 1,141.4 339.4 342.4 343.0 342.1 842.4 835.2 838.1 835.0

Rhode Island

75.7 77.8 77.5 77.3 35.3 34.9 34.9 35.1 69.6 71.4 72.4 72.8


South Carolina

440.3 446.2 447.8 450.8 121.3 123.5 124.4 124.8 310.6 315.4 317.9 318.2

South Dakota

91.1 91.7 92.2 90.9 27.7 27.5 27.6 27.2 37.1 37.7 38.1 38.2

Tennessee

681.6 681.2 683.0 685.4 187.9 182.2 182.9 182.7 465.9 449.5 450.2 449.4

Texas

2,756.8 2,766.6 2,766.5 2,776.3 902.2 914.7 913.5 917.0 2,120.0 2,143.8 2,141.7 2,149.3

Utah

315.0 314.8 316.4 317.5 98.2 96.4 97.4 97.3 249.4 252.9 251.3 251.1


Vermont

52.3 53.2 53.4 52.8 12.0 12.2 12.2 12.2 33.2 33.5 33.6 34.1

Virginia

673.0 673.8 677.2 678.9 220.8 221.0 221.1 221.6 811.0 815.2 817.9 819.7

Washington

617.5 617.7 620.5 622.6 165.4 164.8 166.3 167.2 548.3 546.5 549.3 546.6

West Virginia

123.4 121.9 121.7 121.7 25.7 26.3 26.0 26.2 72.7 73.7 73.5 73.1

Wisconsin

554.1 555.2 553.8 555.5 159.7 159.4 159.7 159.0 331.5 326.3 326.0 327.4

Wyoming

52.4 52.1 52.3 52.4 11.5 11.2 11.3 11.6 21.7 21.4 21.6 21.6


Puerto Rico

186.2 188.9 189.4 189.7 47.2 48.1 48.2 48.4 140.1 140.3 140.6 140.1

Virgin Islands(1)

7.1 7.0 6.8 6.9 - - - - - - - -

Footnotes
(1) Missing series (denoted by '-') are not published seasonally adjusted because the seasonal component, which is small relative to the trend-cycle and irregular components, cannot be separated with sufficient precision.
(p) Preliminary

NOTE: Data are counts of jobs by place of work. Estimates are currently estimated from 2023 benchmark levels. Estimates subsequent to the current benchmarks are preliminary and will be revised when new information becomes available.

ESTABLISHMENT DATA
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
Table 3. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by state and selected industry sector, seasonally adjusted-Continued
[In thousands]
State Education and health services Leisure and hospitality Government
Apr.
2023
Feb.
2024
Mar.
2024
Apr.
2024(p)
Apr.
2023
Feb.
2024
Mar.
2024
Apr.
2024(p)
Apr.
2023
Feb.
2024
Mar.
2024
Apr.
2024(p)

Alabama

257.2 265.7 268.2 270.6 203.8 204.9 205.7 206.4 398.9 405.8 407.1 407.9

Alaska

51.0 52.8 52.3 52.7 35.5 34.7 34.9 35.8 78.4 79.6 80.0 79.8

Arizona

509.8 538.4 541.0 545.1 354.0 351.5 351.1 350.6 424.1 433.3 434.3 434.8

Arkansas

206.0 212.6 212.8 213.9 126.7 128.1 130.2 130.6 209.9 212.1 212.5 212.6

California

3,060.2 3,212.8 3,227.0 3,238.9 1,998.5 2,030.6 2,030.5 2,033.6 2,592.0 2,645.5 2,650.7 2,653.3


Colorado

366.2 381.4 381.0 385.6 348.8 356.0 356.7 356.4 467.1 489.3 490.8 491.7

Connecticut

351.9 361.2 362.0 363.0 152.5 154.6 155.6 154.4 230.4 233.0 233.5 234.3

Delaware

82.3 85.3 85.7 85.8 51.7 53.9 53.7 54.1 68.8 71.6 71.6 71.8

District of Columbia

121.7 123.2 122.5 122.6 76.3 77.7 76.9 76.9 232.9 235.1 235.2 234.8

Florida

1,463.4 1,507.4 1,517.2 1,523.5 1,291.1 1,323.4 1,327.5 1,336.7 1,120.1 1,145.0 1,147.0 1,149.7


Georgia

652.8 670.1 674.9 679.2 509.1 524.7 526.1 526.9 689.5 710.3 714.3 713.2

Hawaii

87.8 90.0 90.6 91.3 118.9 119.5 120.0 120.5 123.1 125.8 126.2 123.8

Idaho

128.1 130.5 130.3 130.4 92.3 94.3 94.4 92.6 129.0 134.0 134.5 134.8

Illinois

960.0 982.6 985.8 989.2 585.9 600.6 603.6 605.5 806.3 832.5 835.1 834.0

Indiana

492.8 511.6 512.9 513.5 312.5 314.8 315.0 315.0 418.6 427.5 428.0 428.1


Iowa

233.2 239.3 238.2 238.5 140.3 144.5 145.2 146.2 261.6 266.5 267.1 267.4

Kansas

204.7 213.2 213.4 214.5 132.0 135.0 135.5 134.7 252.7 256.8 257.9 258.2

Kentucky

299.9 311.2 313.2 316.8 203.2 205.6 206.6 205.2 306.2 312.6 312.9 313.4

Louisiana

333.6 337.9 337.3 337.6 220.1 218.9 220.1 221.7 315.9 317.2 317.8 317.8

Maine

128.3 134.5 133.8 134.7 67.8 68.7 68.7 69.1 99.0 101.4 101.5 101.5


Maryland

458.6 470.3 471.0 472.8 261.4 262.5 262.2 265.4 521.3 530.8 532.4 535.4

Massachusetts

822.7 841.0 838.7 840.6 358.0 366.8 366.7 364.8 457.7 461.7 462.6 462.8

Michigan

684.3 698.3 699.5 700.9 423.1 424.6 424.4 425.0 597.4 617.8 619.5 620.7

Minnesota

559.3 580.8 584.4 584.7 265.6 269.7 273.3 273.9 415.4 435.0 438.0 436.4

Mississippi

149.6 155.0 156.0 156.8 134.2 136.3 138.1 135.4 235.7 239.1 239.2 239.3


Missouri

503.9 520.9 523.6 526.5 307.7 314.8 320.8 322.7 430.0 439.0 440.3 440.6

Montana

83.1 85.6 86.2 85.9 72.3 74.3 74.4 74.5 91.9 92.6 92.7 93.2

Nebraska

160.8 166.2 166.3 166.9 95.9 98.7 99.1 99.0 173.9 175.1 175.8 175.8

Nevada

163.6 167.8 168.2 168.3 347.0 358.6 359.6 361.6 174.4 181.4 181.7 182.0

New Hampshire

124.9 131.2 132.1 132.4 72.9 74.4 74.1 73.1 86.2 88.3 88.6 88.5


New Jersey

742.7 778.7 782.8 783.0 396.4 407.9 409.0 400.1 597.2 603.5 606.1 606.9

New Mexico

144.3 146.4 146.3 146.8 99.9 98.5 99.4 99.6 183.2 189.9 190.0 190.4

New York

2,201.1 2,295.6 2,304.1 2,310.8 905.2 945.5 946.2 946.7 1,450.2 1,472.2 1,477.1 1,476.9

North Carolina

662.4 681.5 682.2 682.5 526.3 534.9 538.6 540.1 737.0 750.9 750.4 752.4

North Dakota

66.5 69.2 69.1 69.5 39.9 39.1 38.6 39.2 82.2 83.4 83.7 83.8


Ohio

927.3 961.1 962.2 961.1 561.8 569.4 569.5 568.8 775.7 779.5 781.5 778.5

Oklahoma

255.0 266.8 269.0 270.0 179.5 185.0 184.9 184.3 356.6 365.2 366.4 366.5

Oregon

316.8 329.4 330.1 331.9 205.2 204.5 203.9 204.3 304.0 311.3 312.6 313.3

Pennsylvania

1,300.6 1,352.2 1,354.6 1,358.6 558.3 572.3 574.5 573.3 684.3 696.2 696.5 696.7

Rhode Island

107.8 112.0 112.0 112.6 58.6 60.4 60.5 60.5 64.0 65.5 65.5 65.8


South Carolina

277.8 293.8 294.8 296.0 276.6 290.7 293.0 293.8 372.2 377.1 377.4 378.5

South Dakota

76.3 77.9 78.1 78.1 49.1 50.8 50.8 50.4 80.6 82.6 82.6 82.5

Tennessee

467.8 490.3 491.8 493.7 360.9 362.1 363.8 365.2 446.4 446.4 447.6 448.7

Texas

1,879.4 1,929.2 1,935.0 1,947.0 1,475.2 1,507.5 1,515.4 1,521.1 2,034.7 2,089.7 2,095.1 2,096.2

Utah

232.9 240.7 243.1 246.4 171.7 172.4 172.1 171.6 261.8 273.2 273.6 273.9


Vermont

62.3 63.6 63.7 63.8 34.5 34.9 35.4 36.4 55.0 56.1 56.0 56.3

Virginia

576.6 598.8 599.6 602.1 408.4 414.2 415.3 412.7 730.5 743.5 748.8 745.2

Washington

528.0 549.3 551.5 552.3 341.6 350.6 349.6 351.1 586.0 599.4 602.4 601.7

West Virginia

132.2 137.0 137.3 138.0 71.9 73.1 72.0 72.1 150.9 155.6 155.9 155.7

Wisconsin

467.4 479.1 477.6 479.1 281.9 286.5 285.8 281.9 404.2 409.8 411.5 411.4

Wyoming

29.2 29.4 29.5 29.4 38.2 38.8 39.2 39.6 68.6 70.5 70.5 70.8


Puerto Rico

122.7 126.2 126.5 127.4 91.2 98.0 98.2 97.6 199.6 202.4 202.2 202.2

Virgin Islands

2.5 2.5 2.4 2.5 6.7 6.6 6.6 6.5 10.9 10.9 10.9 10.9

Footnotes
(p) Preliminary

NOTE: Data are counts of jobs by place of work. Estimates are currently estimated from 2023 benchmark levels. Estimates subsequent to the current benchmarks are preliminary and will be revised when new information becomes available.

Last Modified Date: May 17, 2024