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Nevada, Florida, and Texas lead nation in job percent gains for year ending February 2023
April 04, 2023
From February 2022 to February 2023, nonfarm payroll employment increased in 46 states and was essentially unchanged in 4 states and the District of Columbia.
Percent change in nonfarm employment by state, February 2022 to February 2023
Percent change in nonfarm employment by state, February 2022 to February 2023
State
Percent change
February 2022 employment
February 2023 employment
Net change
Alabama
2.0%
2,097,900
2,139,400
41,500
Alaska
3.1
316,800
326,500
9,700
Arizona
2.6
3,069,000
3,147,800
78,800
Arkansas
2.5
1,322,100
1,354,600
32,500
California
2.8
17,483,100
17,969,600
486,500
Colorado
1.6
2,841,000
2,887,700
46,700
Connecticut
1.7
1,658,800
1,687,500
28,700
Delaware
2.3
469,100
479,900
10,800
District of Columbia
1.7
757,700
770,700
13,000
Florida
4.6
9,254,500
9,681,900
427,400
Georgia
2.8
4,740,700
4,875,800
135,100
Hawaii
4.0
608,800
633,200
24,400
Idaho
3.0
820,200
845,100
24,900
Illinois
2.4
5,969,700
6,114,600
144,900
Indiana
2.3
3,163,300
3,236,900
73,600
Iowa
1.5
1,567,500
1,590,300
22,800
Kansas
2.9
1,406,700
1,448,000
41,300
Kentucky
2.2
1,948,900
1,991,900
43,000
Louisiana
1.9
1,910,500
1,946,000
35,500
Maine
2.0
634,300
646,800
12,500
Maryland
0.7
2,707,100
2,725,300
18,200
Massachusetts
2.5
3,644,100
3,735,800
91,700
Michigan
2.1
4,324,700
4,416,400
91,700
Minnesota
2.5
2,909,400
2,983,000
73,600
Mississippi
1.5
1,162,100
1,179,700
17,600
Missouri
2.0
2,904,000
2,962,000
58,000
Montana
2.5
505,500
518,100
12,600
Nebraska
2.1
1,021,600
1,043,300
21,700
Nevada
5.1
1,463,000
1,537,700
74,700
New Hampshire
2.7
681,100
699,500
18,400
New Jersey
2.5
4,216,000
4,321,400
105,400
New Mexico
2.6
840,700
862,800
22,100
New York
2.9
9,412,600
9,682,000
269,400
North Carolina
3.0
4,740,500
4,884,600
144,100
North Dakota
2.5
423,900
434,400
10,500
Ohio
1.4
5,497,700
5,575,500
77,800
Oklahoma
2.7
1,682,800
1,728,200
45,400
Oregon
3.0
1,930,800
1,989,600
58,800
Pennsylvania
2.8
5,929,600
6,094,400
164,800
Rhode Island
1.9
491,600
501,000
9,400
South Carolina
2.4
2,224,200
2,278,100
53,900
South Dakota
2.3
449,400
459,900
10,500
Tennessee
3.2
3,207,200
3,310,500
103,300
Texas
4.6
13,220,500
13,831,900
611,400
Utah
3.2
1,659,400
1,712,000
52,600
Vermont
2.2
301,000
307,500
6,500
Virginia
2.4
4,035,100
4,131,200
96,100
Washington
3.5
3,491,000
3,613,500
122,500
West Virginia
0.4
697,000
699,500
2,500
Wisconsin
1.7
2,947,100
2,997,400
50,300
Wyoming
2.1
282,700
288,700
6,000
Puerto Rico
3.1
913,700
942,200
28,500
The largest job increases occurred in Texas (+611,400), California (+486,500), and Florida (+427,400). The largest percentage increase occurred in Nevada (+5.1 percent), followed by Florida and Texas (+4.6 percent each).
United States Department of Labor
