Table 7. Private sector gross job gains and losses as a percent of total employment by state, seasonally adjusted
Table 7. Private sector gross job gains and losses, as a percent of total employment by state, seasonally adjusted
Gross job gains as a percent of employment Gross job losses as a percent of employment
State 3 months ended 3 months ended
Mar. June Sept. Dec. Mar. Mar. June Sept. Dec. Mar.
2024 2024 2024 2024 2025 2024 2024 2024 2024 2025
United States....... 5.9 5.8 5.8 5.9 5.6 5.5 5.9 5.8 5.7 5.4
Alabama............. 5.9 5.6 5.8 5.8 5.3 5.6 5.6 5.9 5.3 5.6
Alaska.............. 10.7 10.2 8.0 10.3 10.0 8.5 9.6 9.6 9.5 8.1
Arizona............. 8.2 5.6 6.4 6.1 5.8 6.5 6.5 5.7 5.9 5.3
Arkansas............ 5.6 5.3 5.5 5.8 5.1 5.2 5.7 5.2 4.8 5.1
California.......... 6.0 6.2 6.3 6.7 6.0 5.7 6.9 6.2 6.4 6.2
Colorado............ 6.4 6.6 6.3 6.2 6.2 7.4 5.8 6.4 6.5 6.8
Connecticut......... 5.8 5.8 5.5 5.5 5.6 5.2 5.5 5.6 5.5 5.3
Delaware............ 6.2 5.8 6.8 6.1 5.9 5.0 6.5 6.4 6.3 5.3
District of Columbia 5.1 5.1 4.9 5.0 4.8 5.0 5.4 5.0 5.5 5.8
Florida............. 5.8 6.1 6.5 6.0 5.8 5.5 5.8 5.7 6.2 5.5
Georgia............. 6.1 5.9 5.8 6.0 5.5 5.7 5.7 6.1 5.4 5.7
Hawaii.............. 5.6 5.2 5.7 5.3 4.9 5.1 5.6 5.0 5.0 5.0
Idaho............... 7.9 7.5 7.1 8.2 7.3 8.1 7.2 7.5 6.8 7.3
Illinois............ 5.2 5.1 4.9 5.1 5.0 4.8 5.1 5.0 5.1 5.0
Indiana............. 5.3 5.2 5.3 5.5 5.4 5.1 5.5 5.3 5.1 5.2
Iowa................ 6.2 5.6 5.3 5.6 5.8 5.7 5.8 6.0 5.6 5.5
Kansas.............. 5.9 5.9 5.3 5.9 5.5 5.5 5.6 5.6 5.2 5.4
Kentucky............ 5.9 5.3 5.4 5.3 5.2 5.1 5.8 5.4 5.5 4.8
Louisiana........... 6.3 5.8 6.1 6.2 5.6 5.6 6.2 5.8 5.5 5.6
Maine............... 7.4 7.2 6.2 7.0 7.4 6.3 7.1 7.1 7.1 6.3
Maryland............ 6.1 7.1 5.9 6.0 5.9 5.5 5.9 6.1 5.9 5.7
Massachusetts....... 5.3 5.7 5.0 5.3 5.0 5.1 5.6 5.8 5.5 5.1
Michigan............ 5.5 5.7 5.3 5.4 5.2 5.2 5.4 5.8 5.9 5.3
Minnesota........... 6.1 5.7 5.1 5.5 5.1 5.2 5.2 5.8 5.1 5.5
Mississippi......... 6.0 5.7 6.3 6.3 5.7 5.8 6.3 5.7 6.2 6.1
Missouri............ 5.9 5.6 5.6 5.7 5.4 5.4 5.8 5.8 5.3 5.2
Montana............. 8.1 7.9 7.2 8.4 8.0 7.6 7.6 8.0 7.8 7.5
Nebraska............ 5.9 5.5 5.6 5.6 5.2 5.1 5.6 5.6 5.5 5.3
Nevada.............. 6.0 5.8 6.2 6.1 5.4 6.1 5.8 5.9 5.6 5.9
New Hampshire....... 6.4 6.1 5.6 6.3 6.5 5.8 6.0 6.7 5.9 6.1
New Jersey.......... 5.5 5.9 5.4 6.0 5.6 5.5 5.5 5.8 5.5 5.4
New Mexico.......... 6.4 6.1 6.3 6.1 5.9 6.1 6.5 6.2 5.9 5.8
New York............ 6.0 5.8 5.7 5.7 6.6 5.0 5.5 5.8 5.5 5.0
North Carolina...... 5.5 5.6 5.5 6.1 5.4 5.4 5.5 5.8 5.5 5.5
North Dakota........ 6.9 6.6 6.5 6.5 6.7 6.0 6.6 6.5 6.6 6.5
Ohio................ 5.5 5.2 5.2 5.4 5.2 4.8 5.3 5.4 5.1 4.9
Oklahoma............ 5.8 5.7 6.1 6.0 5.5 5.3 6.4 5.5 5.5 5.3
Oregon.............. 6.6 6.0 6.3 6.2 5.8 5.9 6.3 6.6 6.6 6.2
Pennsylvania........ 5.1 4.9 5.1 5.2 5.0 4.6 5.2 5.0 4.8 4.7
Rhode Island........ 6.8 6.6 6.2 7.3 6.6 5.7 6.7 6.4 6.3 5.9
South Carolina...... 6.5 6.1 6.2 6.4 6.1 6.3 6.0 5.9 5.9 5.5
South Dakota........ 6.4 6.0 5.9 6.7 6.2 5.8 6.2 5.9 5.9 6.5
Tennessee........... 5.7 5.5 5.6 5.5 5.4 5.0 5.6 5.7 6.2 5.1
Texas............... 5.5 5.4 5.7 5.8 5.1 5.1 5.3 5.3 5.2 5.1
Utah................ 6.9 6.5 6.8 6.8 6.6 6.3 6.9 6.2 6.3 6.0
Vermont............. 7.5 6.7 6.6 6.7 6.9 6.3 7.4 7.1 6.7 6.8
Virginia............ 5.8 5.6 5.8 5.8 5.6 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.5 5.1
Washington.......... 5.7 5.9 5.8 5.8 5.7 6.2 5.6 5.8 5.7 5.5
West Virginia....... 7.1 7.0 5.9 6.5 6.4 6.1 6.7 6.6 6.1 5.7
Wisconsin........... 5.7 5.3 5.1 5.3 5.0 4.9 5.6 5.5 5.2 4.9
Wyoming............. 8.4 8.2 8.9 8.9 8.1 8.4 8.8 8.5 8.3 8.7
Puerto Rico......... 5.3 5.5 5.4 4.3 6.3 4.7 4.9 5.0 5.4 5.4
Virgin Islands...... 6.4 4.9 4.7 5.2 5.4 5.3 5.7 7.5 10.8 7.6
NOTE: Totals for the United States do not include data for Puerto Rico or the Virgin Islands.
Last Modified Date: December 17, 2025
United States Department of Labor
