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Nonfarm payroll employment increased in 48 states and D.C. for the year ended December 2021
January 28, 2022
Nonfarm payroll employment increased in 48 states and the District of Columbia and was essentially unchanged in 2 states for the year ended December 2021. The largest job increases occurred in California (+954,400), Texas (+694,400), and Florida (+479,300). The largest percentage increases occurred in Nevada (+7.4 percent), Hawaii (+7.1 percent), and Massachusetts (+6.6 percent).
Change in nonfarm employment by state, December 2020 to December 2021
State
Percent change
December 2020 employment
December 2021 employment
Net change
Alabama
2.2%
2,012,500
2,057,200
44,700
Alaska
2.3
304,100
311,000
6,900
Arizona
5.1
2,860,300
3,007,500
147,200
Arkansas
2.1
1,257,500
1,283,800
26,300
California
6.0
15,937,900
16,892,300
954,400
Colorado
5.8
2,626,700
2,778,700
152,000
Connecticut
3.3
1,570,800
1,622,000
51,200
Delaware
2.5
442,300
453,500
11,200
District of Columbia
3.5
733,900
759,600
25,700
Florida
5.6
8,492,000
8,971,300
479,300
Georgia
4.5
4,449,800
4,648,000
198,200
Hawaii
7.1
541,700
580,100
38,400
Idaho
1.8
776,400
790,500
14,100
Illinois
4.7
5,637,300
5,899,900
262,600
Indiana
3.1
3,024,800
3,118,200
93,400
Iowa
2.7
1,513,400
1,554,600
41,200
Kansas
2.8
1,354,700
1,393,300
38,600
Kentucky
3.3
1,841,800
1,903,300
61,500
Louisiana
2.2
1,834,600
1,874,200
39,600
Maine
2.5
601,200
616,300
15,100
Maryland
3.8
2,603,900
2,703,600
99,700
Massachusetts
6.6
3,356,300
3,578,500
222,200
Michigan
5.5
4,027,900
4,247,700
219,800
Minnesota
6.2
2,719,600
2,887,400
167,800
Mississippi
2.1
1,125,900
1,149,600
23,700
Missouri
2.8
2,799,200
2,876,800
77,600
Montana
2.4
476,400
487,900
11,500
Nebraska
2.4
998,300
1,022,000
23,700
Nevada
7.4
1,277,500
1,372,200
94,700
New Hampshire
4.4
639,300
667,300
28,000
New Jersey
5.4
3,864,900
4,073,600
208,700
New Mexico
6.3
778,400
827,500
49,100
New York
4.3
8,723,300
9,101,500
378,200
North Carolina
3.2
4,435,800
4,579,300
143,500
North Dakota
2.8
407,900
419,400
11,500
Ohio
2.4
5,277,800
5,405,400
127,600
Oklahoma
2.5
1,614,100
1,654,200
40,100
Oregon
6.0
1,798,200
1,905,300
107,100
Pennsylvania
3.6
5,602,400
5,804,600
202,200
Rhode Island
6.1
457,800
485,800
28,000
South Carolina
2.1
2,117,300
2,162,200
44,900
South Dakota
0.8
431,600
435,000
3,400
Tennessee
3.2
3,030,500
3,126,900
96,400
Texas
5.6
12,365,200
13,059,600
694,400
Utah
4.3
1,565,100
1,632,200
67,100
Vermont
3.5
286,100
296,100
10,000
Virginia
2.8
3,881,100
3,988,100
107,000
Washington
6.1
3,266,800
3,467,200
200,400
West Virginia
4.2
671,900
700,200
28,300
Wisconsin
2.4
2,831,100
2,898,300
67,200
Wyoming
0.9
273,700
276,300
2,600
Puerto Rico
3.5
837,300
866,200
28,900
On a monthly basis, payroll employment increased in 17 states and was essentially unchanged in 33 states and the District of Columbia in December 2021. The largest job gains occurred in California (+50,700), Texas (+50,000), and New York (+45,300). The largest percentage increases occurred in Iowa and West Virginia (+0.8 percent each), followed by Massachusetts, Missouri, and Montana (+0.6 percent each).
United States Department of Labor
