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

Alabama

3.0% 160,834 165,678 4,844

Alaska

-0.9% 25,520 25,286 -234

Arizona

1.6% 224,701 228,366 3,665

Arkansas

7.3% 103,658 111,203 7,545

California

6.1% 1,871,976 1,986,677 114,701

Colorado

0.9% 250,703 252,878 2,175

Connecticut

-0.4% 150,227 149,621 -606

Delaware

1.4% 46,086 46,749 663

District of Columbia

-1.0% 52,051 51,511 -540

Florida

3.0% 865,850 892,123 26,273

Georgia

1.2% 392,348 397,209 4,861

Hawaii

2.4% 60,608 62,087 1,479

Idaho

-0.4% 104,098 103,716 -382

Illinois

-3.1% 398,698 386,518 -12,180

Indiana

1.3% 194,645 197,090 2,445

Iowa

-1.9% 111,660 109,550 -2,110

Kansas

1.8% 100,409 102,242 1,833

Kentucky

1.0% 159,181 160,709 1,528

Louisiana

1.8% 155,787 158,658 2,871

Maine

2.2% 65,911 67,368 1,457

Maryland

1.1% 197,361 199,523 2,162

Massachusetts

2.2% 286,812 293,227 6,415

Michigan

3.6% 305,045 315,965 10,920

Minnesota

0.2% 213,932 214,325 393

Mississippi

1.6% 89,919 91,319 1,400

Missouri

4.7% 244,389 255,989 11,600

Montana

0.1% 64,539 64,597 58

Nebraska

2.3% 76,856 78,608 1,752

Nevada

2.0% 107,282 109,457 2,175

New Hampshire

-0.3% 67,466 67,251 -215

New Jersey

3.4% 324,030 334,890 10,860

New Mexico

1.1% 68,232 68,969 737

New York

1.4% 710,619 720,817 10,198

North Carolina

1.9% 378,970 386,275 7,305

North Dakota

-0.3% 36,762 36,656 -106

Ohio

0.4% 345,049 346,554 1,505

Oklahoma

0.0% 128,836 128,824 -12

Oregon

-3.8% 187,613 180,514 -7,099

Pennsylvania

2.0% 389,496 397,176 7,680

Puerto Rico

2.2% 51,638 52,756 1,118

Rhode Island

-0.8% 49,174 48,768 -406

South Carolina

-1.2% 193,061 190,761 -2,300

South Dakota

1.1% 40,486 40,918 432

Tennessee

0.4% 223,356 224,178 822

Texas

0.8% 847,822 854,878 7,056

Utah

1.2% 140,708 142,413 1,705

Vermont

4.3% 32,647 34,056 1,409

Virgin Islands

-0.6% 3,029 3,010 -19

Virginia

2.3% 316,588 324,010 7,422

Washington

0.2% 241,937 242,327 390

West Virginia

-0.2% 62,154 62,051 -103

Wisconsin

3.1% 205,201 211,591 6,390

Wyoming

2.5% 30,901 31,678 777