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Percent change in number of business establishments by state, total covered employment

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Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Percent change in number of business establishments by state, total covered employment, September 2022 to September 2023
State Percent change September 2022 business establishments September 2023 business establishments Net change

Alabama

5.2% 149,840 157,697 7,857

Alaska

3.1% 24,619 25,393 774

Arizona

6.8% 208,792 223,054 14,262

Arkansas

3.3% 99,773 103,063 3,290

California

3.4% 1,726,403 1,785,300 58,897

Colorado

5.9% 247,233 261,901 14,668

Connecticut

6.2% 141,222 150,043 8,821

Delaware

2.9% 41,108 42,286 1,178

District of Columbia

5.9% 49,195 52,100 2,905

Florida

4.2% 858,369 894,231 35,862

Georgia

1.7% 385,912 392,511 6,599

Hawaii

8.6% 52,863 57,387 4,524

Idaho

7.9% 88,300 95,294 6,994

Illinois

2.9% 399,725 411,341 11,616

Indiana

2.9% 186,926 192,341 5,415

Iowa

-0.6% 111,209 110,489 -720

Kansas

6.5% 93,672 99,738 6,066

Kentucky

5.8% 143,889 152,183 8,294

Louisiana

3.6% 150,002 155,448 5,446

Maine

4.0% 62,473 64,948 2,475

Maryland

-1.1% 192,089 190,061 -2,028

Massachusetts

1.3% 292,183 295,840 3,657

Michigan

8.9% 298,855 325,467 26,612

Minnesota

2.1% 202,076 206,378 4,302

Mississippi

7.4% 82,187 88,275 6,088

Missouri

5.9% 236,485 250,417 13,932

Montana

9.4% 61,185 66,947 5,762

Nebraska

0.8% 77,684 78,276 592

Nevada

2.3% 105,174 107,545 2,371

New Hampshire

4.9% 63,229 66,322 3,093

New Jersey

3.9% 314,637 326,758 12,121

New Mexico

0.8% 67,416 67,945 529

New York

2.0% 687,992 701,801 13,809

North Carolina

7.2% 350,211 375,569 25,358

North Dakota

3.5% 34,617 35,815 1,198

Ohio

4.0% 331,040 344,433 13,393

Oklahoma

5.6% 124,208 131,128 6,920

Oregon

9.9% 185,096 203,369 18,273

Pennsylvania

1.7% 386,032 392,516 6,484

Puerto Rico

5.8% 50,648 53,567 2,919

Rhode Island

3.6% 46,556 48,212 1,656

South Carolina

7.7% 166,793 179,675 12,882

South Dakota

1.8% 39,088 39,796 708

Tennessee

8.0% 204,873 221,247 16,374

Texas

2.5% 811,689 831,938 20,249

Utah

1.9% 134,566 137,165 2,599

Vermont

6.2% 30,482 32,376 1,894

Virgin Islands

4.3% 3,672 3,829 157

Virginia

-5.0% 332,311 315,789 -16,522

Washington

1.9% 238,048 242,604 4,556

West Virginia

5.3% 56,142 59,135 2,993

Wisconsin

3.0% 200,181 206,208 6,027

Wyoming

2.3% 29,937 30,623 686