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

Alabama

2.2% 158,778 162,310 3,532

Alaska

1.1% 25,039 25,303 264

Arizona

0.3% 224,903 225,482 579

Arkansas

2.8% 103,168 106,056 2,888

California

6.3% 1,790,680 1,903,898 113,218

Colorado

-9.0% 259,925 236,618 -23,307

Connecticut

2.9% 146,497 150,678 4,181

Delaware

3.0% 43,840 45,168 1,328

District of Columbia

-0.4% 52,601 52,411 -190

Florida

3.1% 887,673 914,847 27,174

Georgia

1.1% 392,119 396,570 4,451

Hawaii

7.3% 57,259 61,427 4,168

Idaho

7.5% 96,611 103,903 7,292

Illinois

1.2% 406,284 411,176 4,892

Indiana

2.2% 190,448 194,585 4,137

Iowa

0.8% 111,614 112,483 869

Kansas

5.4% 98,206 103,497 5,291

Kentucky

3.0% 154,402 159,012 4,610

Louisiana

1.8% 153,991 156,769 2,778

Maine

2.7% 64,454 66,206 1,752

Maryland

1.6% 193,808 197,004 3,196

Massachusetts

0.4% 287,330 288,507 1,177

Michigan

-8.7% 332,343 303,407 -28,936

Minnesota

2.4% 210,024 215,119 5,095

Mississippi

3.2% 88,075 90,915 2,840

Missouri

-0.7% 253,187 251,465 -1,722

Montana

-1.0% 66,426 65,778 -648

Nebraska

1.5% 76,796 77,970 1,174

Nevada

-1.1% 109,326 108,097 -1,229

New Hampshire

2.9% 66,797 68,705 1,908

New Jersey

2.7% 330,138 339,109 8,971

New Mexico

0.9% 68,258 68,885 627

New York

1.9% 698,027 711,536 13,509

North Carolina

-1.1% 388,395 383,969 -4,426

North Dakota

2.2% 36,115 36,902 787

Ohio

3.4% 335,030 346,291 11,261

Oklahoma

-1.4% 131,562 129,738 -1,824

Oregon

-2.7% 196,270 190,925 -5,345

Pennsylvania

2.5% 385,384 395,062 9,678

Puerto Rico

-4.7% 54,120 51,588 -2,532

Rhode Island

0.9% 48,435 48,866 431

South Carolina

8.0% 180,853 195,348 14,495

South Dakota

1.6% 39,995 40,647 652

Tennessee

2.5% 226,486 232,155 5,669

Texas

0.9% 838,400 845,999 7,599

Utah

2.4% 139,265 142,592 3,327

Vermont

4.4% 32,242 33,659 1,417

Virgin Islands

-22.0% 3,837 2,992 -845

Virginia

2.4% 313,237 320,884 7,647

Washington

7.5% 224,673 241,524 16,851

West Virginia

4.2% 60,166 62,679 2,513

Wisconsin

4.3% 203,426 212,179 8,753

Wyoming

2.0% 30,464 31,080 616