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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 2025 to March 2026
State Percent change March 2025 business establishments March 2026 business establishments Net change

Alabama

3.7% 162,589 168,681 6,092

Alaska

2.4% 24,807 25,401 594

Arizona

1.8% 223,905 227,835 3,930

Arkansas

2.3% 106,965 109,385 2,420

California

9.2% 1,823,805 1,990,701 166,896

Colorado

9.5% 241,784 264,727 22,943

Connecticut

1.1% 148,372 149,963 1,591

Delaware

-0.6% 47,374 47,081 -293

District of Columbia

0.2% 51,270 51,365 95

Florida

3.5% 864,240 894,107 29,867

Georgia

1.6% 391,249 397,430 6,181

Hawaii

6.9% 60,396 64,578 4,182

Idaho

-4.2% 105,129 100,763 -4,366

Illinois

4.5% 372,727 389,406 16,679

Indiana

0.4% 196,843 197,708 865

Iowa

-0.8% 111,668 110,818 -850

Kansas

5.5% 96,926 102,222 5,296

Kentucky

1.4% 160,760 162,989 2,229

Louisiana

2.3% 155,953 159,569 3,616

Maine

2.5% 65,812 67,483 1,671

Maryland

1.6% 198,037 201,135 3,098

Massachusetts

2.4% 289,406 296,429 7,023

Michigan

0.7% 310,506 312,614 2,108

Minnesota

1.5% 210,646 213,906 3,260

Mississippi

4.1% 89,622 93,255 3,633

Missouri

5.6% 249,591 263,493 13,902

Montana

4.5% 60,464 63,172 2,708

Nebraska

2.2% 77,213 78,898 1,685

Nevada

6.9% 105,541 112,788 7,247

New Hampshire

0.8% 65,573 66,121 548

New Jersey

6.4% 322,832 343,397 20,565

New Mexico

-0.6% 67,470 67,081 -389

New York

0.6% 706,271 710,513 4,242

North Carolina

7.4% 349,341 375,319 25,978

North Dakota

2.6% 35,957 36,905 948

Ohio

-0.3% 345,795 344,589 -1,206

Oklahoma

1.0% 128,956 130,200 1,244

Oregon

-2.2% 177,352 173,451 -3,901

Pennsylvania

1.5% 388,342 394,057 5,715

Puerto Rico

0.5% 52,617 52,890 273

Rhode Island

-0.5% 49,279 49,057 -222

South Carolina

-3.1% 199,183 193,065 -6,118

South Dakota

1.6% 40,474 41,117 643

Tennessee

9.2% 208,942 228,118 19,176

Texas

2.2% 850,437 868,766 18,329

Utah

1.6% 138,332 140,599 2,267

Vermont

3.7% 32,170 33,374 1,204

Virgin Islands

-2.0% 2,992 2,933 -59

Virginia

2.1% 318,017 324,758 6,741

Washington

-0.5% 241,765 240,584 -1,181

West Virginia

1.4% 62,116 62,989 873

Wisconsin

3.2% 201,432 207,977 6,545

Wyoming

5.8% 30,054 31,811 1,757