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

Alabama

3.6% 156,863 162,453 5,590

Alaska

0.6% 25,338 25,494 156

Arizona

-0.5% 223,355 222,329 -1,026

Arkansas

0.4% 103,179 103,634 455

California

10.1% 1,749,567 1,926,284 176,717

Colorado

-1.7% 255,201 250,770 -4,431

Connecticut

0.4% 149,794 150,325 531

Delaware

1.9% 43,788 44,602 814

District of Columbia

0.3% 52,162 52,334 172

Florida

3.1% 881,236 908,521 27,285

Georgia

0.2% 393,255 394,017 762

Hawaii

5.6% 57,419 60,641 3,222

Idaho

9.0% 94,364 102,838 8,474

Illinois

2.4% 401,352 410,942 9,590

Indiana

0.5% 191,955 192,827 872

Iowa

0.6% 111,093 111,792 699

Kansas

6.3% 96,800 102,868 6,068

Kentucky

3.3% 153,356 158,450 5,094

Louisiana

0.5% 155,319 156,150 831

Maine

2.5% 64,358 65,976 1,618

Maryland

11.3% 191,819 213,488 21,669

Massachusetts

0.4% 290,089 291,307 1,218

Michigan

-2.8% 327,186 317,953 -9,233

Minnesota

3.3% 207,833 214,687 6,854

Mississippi

4.0% 87,000 90,490 3,490

Missouri

-0.4% 249,007 247,952 -1,055

Montana

-4.0% 67,146 64,476 -2,670

Nebraska

-0.7% 78,456 77,868 -588

Nevada

-1.7% 110,641 108,726 -1,915

New Hampshire

2.8% 65,968 67,839 1,871

New Jersey

4.1% 319,883 333,061 13,178

New Mexico

0.8% 68,088 68,622 534

New York

2.0% 700,517 714,840 14,323

North Carolina

0.4% 377,765 379,306 1,541

North Dakota

2.0% 35,979 36,700 721

Ohio

2.3% 336,564 344,465 7,901

Oklahoma

0.0% 129,776 129,779 3

Oregon

-0.4% 193,620 192,788 -832

Pennsylvania

2.3% 386,252 395,040 8,788

Puerto Rico

-2.2% 53,678 52,498 -1,180

Rhode Island

1.5% 48,247 48,958 711

South Carolina

7.1% 179,964 192,827 12,863

South Dakota

1.6% 39,806 40,451 645

Tennessee

4.6% 223,015 233,274 10,259

Texas

1.0% 836,412 844,485 8,073

Utah

3.1% 136,185 140,387 4,202

Vermont

6.2% 31,577 33,521 1,944

Virgin Islands

-21.4% 3,825 3,007 -818

Virginia

5.3% 308,937 325,198 16,261

Washington

6.7% 225,860 241,058 15,198

West Virginia

5.0% 59,560 62,566 3,006

Wisconsin

5.2% 200,412 210,908 10,496

Wyoming

2.2% 30,466 31,147 681