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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, December 2022 to December 2023
State Percent change December 2022 business establishments December 2023 business establishments Net change

Alabama

4.4% 152,435 159,108 6,673

Alaska

1.5% 24,786 25,166 380

Arizona

6.6% 212,428 226,368 13,940

Arkansas

2.3% 100,874 103,181 2,307

California

1.8% 1,761,233 1,792,205 30,972

Colorado

3.5% 254,286 263,188 8,902

Connecticut

5.7% 142,858 150,997 8,139

Delaware

4.7% 41,212 43,153 1,941

District of Columbia

5.9% 49,711 52,637 2,926

Florida

4.6% 864,982 904,410 39,428

Georgia

-0.4% 393,230 391,705 -1,525

Hawaii

8.4% 53,803 58,310 4,507

Idaho

6.5% 90,386 96,260 5,874

Illinois

1.3% 405,287 410,615 5,328

Indiana

2.1% 187,431 191,381 3,950

Iowa

-0.4% 111,155 110,744 -411

Kansas

4.9% 95,421 100,062 4,641

Kentucky

5.1% 146,536 153,977 7,441

Louisiana

2.0% 151,192 154,159 2,967

Maine

2.4% 63,304 64,792 1,488

Maryland

0.0% 193,897 193,826 -71

Massachusetts

-0.1% 293,362 292,925 -437

Michigan

8.8% 304,220 330,942 26,722

Minnesota

2.5% 204,208 209,239 5,031

Mississippi

6.8% 83,434 89,087 5,653

Missouri

6.1% 239,400 253,947 14,547

Montana

9.1% 62,506 68,218 5,712

Nebraska

3.0% 74,498 76,755 2,257

Nevada

2.5% 105,852 108,460 2,608

New Hampshire

4.4% 64,280 67,096 2,816

New Jersey

2.6% 325,248 333,766 8,518

New Mexico

0.5% 68,312 68,646 334

New York

1.7% 688,174 699,717 11,543

North Carolina

7.8% 356,108 383,761 27,653

North Dakota

3.7% 34,838 36,116 1,278

Ohio

-0.4% 335,229 333,911 -1,318

Oklahoma

5.3% 125,925 132,638 6,713

Oregon

9.4% 188,489 206,149 17,660

Pennsylvania

1.2% 387,940 392,411 4,471

Puerto Rico

6.4% 51,133 54,418 3,285

Rhode Island

2.8% 47,023 48,339 1,316

South Carolina

5.7% 171,048 180,752 9,704

South Dakota

0.8% 39,680 40,002 322

Tennessee

8.8% 207,570 225,920 18,350

Texas

2.3% 816,297 835,116 18,819

Utah

1.7% 136,621 138,996 2,375

Vermont

5.5% 30,931 32,642 1,711

Virgin Islands

4.1% 3,694 3,846 152

Virginia

-7.0% 340,660 316,673 -23,987

Washington

1.6% 239,228 242,960 3,732

West Virginia

5.6% 56,759 59,918 3,159

Wisconsin

3.7% 200,580 208,025 7,445

Wyoming

2.4% 30,042 30,761 719