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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, March 2024 to March 2025
State Percent change March 2024 business establishments March 2025 business establishments Net change

Alabama

1.6% 160,709 163,253 2,544

Alaska

2.4% 24,659 25,261 602

Arizona

-1.0% 228,296 226,072 -2,224

Arkansas

3.4% 104,105 107,647 3,542

California

9.0% 1,784,364 1,945,402 161,038

Colorado

-8.0% 263,612 242,446 -21,166

Connecticut

1.0% 146,919 148,458 1,539

Delaware

0.3% 45,261 45,386 125

District of Columbia

-1.5% 52,226 51,468 -758

Florida

0.4% 883,228 886,539 3,311

Georgia

1.0% 390,840 394,849 4,009

Hawaii

2.9% 58,656 60,329 1,673

Idaho

2.9% 99,806 102,672 2,866

Illinois

4.4% 390,115 407,117 17,002

Indiana

1.7% 191,536 194,777 3,241

Iowa

0.2% 111,079 111,318 239

Kansas

6.0% 98,434 104,323 5,889

Kentucky

1.6% 157,056 159,643 2,587

Louisiana

2.3% 153,485 157,022 3,537

Maine

3.6% 64,282 66,566 2,284

Maryland

1.3% 195,219 197,740 2,521

Massachusetts

4.0% 278,713 289,776 11,063

Michigan

4.6% 293,654 307,306 13,652

Minnesota

0.8% 210,074 211,828 1,754

Mississippi

3.5% 88,154 91,257 3,103

Missouri

5.9% 238,357 252,427 14,070

Montana

8.4% 61,931 67,141 5,210

Nebraska

3.8% 75,753 78,602 2,849

Nevada

-2.7% 109,122 106,141 -2,981

New Hampshire

1.7% 65,180 66,289 1,109

New Jersey

5.9% 320,020 338,911 18,891

New Mexico

-2.3% 68,288 66,751 -1,537

New York

2.0% 702,183 716,059 13,876

North Carolina

0.1% 372,950 373,219 269

North Dakota

0.8% 36,094 36,390 296

Ohio

1.8% 338,017 344,175 6,158

Oklahoma

1.1% 129,515 130,892 1,377

Oregon

1.1% 184,250 186,225 1,975

Pennsylvania

2.0% 386,784 394,531 7,747

Puerto Rico

-0.7% 52,317 51,964 -353

Rhode Island

0.3% 48,863 48,987 124

South Carolina

7.5% 184,869 198,693 13,824

South Dakota

1.7% 39,849 40,537 688

Tennessee

-3.3% 228,429 221,000 -7,429

Texas

0.6% 842,840 847,604 4,764

Utah

1.5% 136,067 138,055 1,988

Vermont

6.8% 31,348 33,474 2,126

Virgin Islands

-24.8% 3,917 2,946 -971

Virginia

2.2% 315,085 321,899 6,814

Washington

5.5% 228,446 240,944 12,498

West Virginia

2.1% 60,681 61,943 1,262

Wisconsin

5.3% 198,488 208,940 10,452

Wyoming

3.6% 29,964 31,036 1,072