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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 2022 to March 2023
State Percent change March 2022 business establishments March 2023 business establishments Net change

Alabama

4.9% 146,576 153,829 7,253

Alaska

6.0% 23,682 25,095 1,413

Arizona

7.9% 198,949 214,669 15,720

Arkansas

4.8% 97,501 102,191 4,690

California

8.6% 1,648,706 1,790,297 141,591

Colorado

9.9% 238,040 261,724 23,684

Connecticut

6.9% 136,183 145,573 9,390

Delaware

2.4% 40,010 40,974 964

Florida

5.4% 837,709 883,094 45,385

Georgia

5.2% 357,864 376,432 18,568

Hawaii

8.7% 50,702 55,098 4,396

Idaho

9.5% 83,801 91,770 7,969

Illinois

5.9% 386,758 409,753 22,995

Indiana

2.1% 187,084 190,966 3,882

Iowa

1.0% 109,626 110,726 1,100

Kansas

7.2% 91,175 97,726 6,551

Kentucky

6.6% 138,800 148,024 9,224

Louisiana

4.3% 146,343 152,689 6,346

Maine

5.1% 60,832 63,922 3,090

Maryland

2.8% 183,905 189,124 5,219

Massachusetts

3.2% 285,242 294,489 9,247

Michigan

8.8% 285,834 310,995 25,161

Minnesota

6.7% 194,773 207,770 12,997

Mississippi

6.8% 79,294 84,668 5,374

Missouri

7.1% 227,303 243,477 16,174

Montana

11.9% 57,457 64,267 6,810

Nebraska

-3.2% 78,423 75,896 -2,527

Nevada

3.8% 102,384 106,294 3,910

New Hampshire

6.3% 60,380 64,168 3,788

New Jersey

9.0% 302,523 329,697 27,174

New Mexico

1.0% 68,748 69,434 686

New York

1.1% 685,536 693,212 7,676

North Carolina

8.7% 337,010 366,344 29,334

North Dakota

4.5% 33,392 34,880 1,488

Ohio

5.0% 321,728 337,953 16,225

Oklahoma

6.4% 120,540 128,222 7,682

Oregon

9.2% 177,566 193,843 16,277

Pennsylvania

3.0% 379,655 391,157 11,502

Puerto Rico

3.4% 50,000 51,700 1,700

Rhode Island

5.7% 45,142 47,695 2,553

South Carolina

5.6% 164,263 173,423 9,160

South Dakota

4.3% 37,714 39,328 1,614

Tennessee

7.3% 196,478 210,729 14,251

Texas

3.6% 792,319 820,502 28,183

Utah

6.2% 126,763 134,658 7,895

Vermont

9.0% 28,846 31,450 2,604

Virgin Islands

5.1% 3,588 3,770 182

Virginia

10.5% 314,705 347,721 33,016

Washington

-15.4% 282,255 238,665 -43,590

West Virginia

4.4% 54,437 56,831 2,394

Wisconsin

5.1% 192,163 202,009 9,846

Wyoming

4.7% 28,885 30,236 1,351