Utah, Nevada, and Washington have largest percentage job gains from August 2017 to August 2018
September 26, 2018
From August 2017 to August 2018, 35 states had statistically significant changes in payroll employment, all of which were increases. Employment in 15 states and the District of Columbia were essentially unchanged.
Percent and net change in total nonfarm employment by state, seasonally adjusted, August 2017 to August 2018
State
August 2017 employment
August 2018 employment(p)
12-month net change(p)
12-month percent change(p)
Statistically significant change?
Alabama
2,017,900
2,040,500
22,600
1.1%
Yes
Alaska
329,400
326,300
-3,100
-0.9
No
Arizona
2,785,200
2,864,900
79,700
2.9
Yes
Arkansas
1,240,400
1,248,900
8,500
0.7
No
California
16,843,000
17,191,900
348,900
2.1
Yes
Colorado
2,668,300
2,740,500
72,200
2.7
Yes
Connecticut
1,680,800
1,699,600
18,800
1.1
No
Delaware
455,600
462,300
6,700
1.5
No
District of Columbia
790,500
796,300
5,800
0.7
No
Florida
8,602,000
8,822,200
220,200
2.6
Yes
Georgia
4,464,300
4,553,200
88,900
2.0
Yes
Hawaii
649,200
666,900
17,700
2.7
Yes
Idaho
717,500
739,500
22,000
3.1
Yes
Illinois
6,072,500
6,120,000
47,500
0.8
Yes
Indiana
3,109,300
3,136,300
27,000
0.9
No
Iowa
1,572,200
1,593,300
21,100
1.3
Yes
Kansas
1,403,700
1,430,300
26,600
1.9
Yes
Kentucky
1,921,600
1,930,100
8,500
0.4
No
Louisiana
1,970,200
1,986,100
15,900
0.8
No
Maine
623,200
628,300
5,100
0.8
No
Maryland
2,729,400
2,749,700
20,300
0.7
No
Massachusetts
3,617,000
3,685,100
68,100
1.9
Yes
Michigan
4,378,200
4,434,500
56,300
1.3
Yes
Minnesota
2,932,100
2,976,500
44,400
1.5
Yes
Mississippi
1,151,000
1,169,500
18,500
1.6
Yes
Missouri
2,870,400
2,905,700
35,300
1.2
Yes
Montana
472,800
479,000
6,200
1.3
No
Nebraska
1,018,000
1,032,300
14,300
1.4
Yes
Nevada
1,344,600
1,389,400
44,800
3.3
Yes
New Hampshire
677,400
689,300
11,900
1.8
Yes
New Jersey
4,134,200
4,195,700
61,500
1.5
Yes
New Mexico
830,000
846,300
16,300
2.0
Yes
New York
9,541,600
9,631,800
90,200
0.9
Yes
North Carolina
4,424,800
4,527,600
102,800
2.3
Yes
North Dakota
430,700
435,200
4,500
1.0
No
Ohio
5,535,500
5,625,700
90,200
1.6
Yes
Oklahoma
1,662,900
1,696,000
33,100
2.0
Yes
Oregon
1,876,300
1,920,800
44,500
2.4
Yes
Pennsylvania
5,953,100
6,018,500
65,400
1.1
Yes
Rhode Island
495,500
501,900
6,400
1.3
No
South Carolina
2,089,800
2,130,400
40,600
1.9
Yes
South Dakota
434,200
440,500
6,300
1.5
No
Tennessee
3,014,400
3,070,400
56,000
1.9
Yes
Texas
12,232,000
12,626,500
394,500
3.2
Yes
Utah
1,471,400
1,523,300
51,900
3.5
Yes
Vermont
314,700
312,900
-1,800
-0.6
No
Virginia
3,955,900
4,010,700
54,800
1.4
Yes
Washington
3,330,900
3,439,700
108,800
3.3
Yes
West Virginia
744,500
751,900
7,400
1.0
No
Wisconsin
2,943,500
2,987,700
44,200
1.5
Yes
Wyoming
282,400
288,900
6,500
2.3
Yes
In August 2018, the largest over-the-year percentage gains in employment occurred in Utah (+3.5 percent), followed by Nevada and Washington (+3.3 percent each). The largest job gains occurred in Texas (+394,500), California (+348,900), and Florida (+220,200).
These data are from the Current Employment Statistics (State and Metro Area) program. Data for the most recent month are preliminary and subject to revision. To learn more, see "State Employment and Unemployment — August 2018 ." Also see charts and maps on state employment and unemployment .
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