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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 2023 to March 2024
State Percent change March 2023 business establishments March 2024 business establishments Net change

Alabama

4.3% 154,111 160,741 6,630

Alaska

2.1% 24,644 25,169 525

Arizona

6.6% 215,276 229,426 14,150

Arkansas

2.7% 101,838 104,628 2,790

California

5.4% 1,741,379 1,835,768 94,389

Colorado

0.7% 262,589 264,401 1,812

Connecticut

2.7% 145,491 149,466 3,975

Delaware

-0.1% 43,002 42,975 -27

District of Columbia

5.3% 49,675 52,331 2,656

Florida

3.2% 871,166 898,938 27,772

Georgia

6.4% 377,325 401,358 24,033

Hawaii

5.8% 55,395 58,607 3,212

Idaho

8.6% 90,669 98,482 7,813

Illinois

4.6% 392,194 410,217 18,023

Indiana

3.7% 188,268 195,166 6,898

Iowa

0.5% 110,250 110,833 583

Kansas

5.6% 95,380 100,722 5,342

Kentucky

4.3% 149,405 155,798 6,393

Louisiana

1.4% 152,394 154,477 2,083

Maine

2.5% 63,397 65,007 1,610

Maryland

6.4% 186,474 198,437 11,963

Massachusetts

-2.3% 294,139 287,420 -6,719

Michigan

7.7% 314,321 338,597 24,276

Minnesota

0.8% 208,762 210,488 1,726

Mississippi

5.2% 85,058 89,475 4,417

Missouri

7.2% 240,288 257,545 17,257

Montana

-3.7% 64,177 61,787 -2,390

Nebraska

0.6% 75,492 75,977 485

Nevada

5.3% 106,389 112,077 5,688

New Hampshire

4.1% 63,310 65,877 2,567

New Jersey

7.7% 311,545 335,553 24,008

New Mexico

2.9% 65,949 67,881 1,932

New York

2.2% 694,073 709,542 15,469

North Carolina

8.7% 363,953 395,731 31,778

North Dakota

3.4% 34,888 36,073 1,185

Ohio

0.0% 336,872 336,986 114

Oklahoma

3.9% 127,921 132,900 4,979

Oregon

6.3% 187,179 198,916 11,737

Pennsylvania

1.6% 385,938 392,030 6,092

Puerto Rico

4.1% 52,513 54,650 2,137

Rhode Island

1.2% 47,912 48,507 595

South Carolina

6.3% 173,675 184,599 10,924

South Dakota

1.6% 39,266 39,890 624

Tennessee

7.9% 213,155 230,053 16,898

Texas

1.9% 823,884 839,551 15,667

Utah

2.6% 132,259 135,682 3,423

Vermont

7.0% 30,642 32,780 2,138

Virgin Islands

2.5% 3,784 3,878 94

Virginia

-9.5% 351,513 318,255 -33,258

Washington

-6.9% 240,920 224,257 -16,663

West Virginia

5.0% 57,921 60,843 2,922

Wisconsin

5.7% 194,912 205,979 11,067

Wyoming

3.8% 29,663 30,802 1,139