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Percent change in employment by size class, by state, private industry

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Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Percent change in employment by size class, by state, private industry, March 2023 to March 2024
State Fewer than 5 employees per establishment 5-9 employees per establishment 10-19 employees per establishment 20-49 employees per establishment 50-99 employees per establishment 100-249 employees per establishment 250-499 employees per establishment 500-999 employees per establishment 1000 or more employees per establishment

Alabama

2.4% 1.3% 0.4% 0.6% -0.8% 3.2% 4.7% -5.5% 0.5%

Alaska

-1.4% -0.9% -0.7% 3.6% 1.7% 3.6% 6.5% 16.0% -0.9%

Arizona

2.3% 1.3% 1.9% 3.2% 0.3% 3.9% 0.3% 3.3% 5.6%

Arkansas

0.2% 1.2% 1.7% 1.5% 3.1% 1.8% 3.5% 2.7% -3.1%

California

7.1% -0.1% 0.0% -0.2% -1.5% 1.8% 0.0% 1.3% 1.3%

Colorado

-0.6% 0.1% 1.1% -0.9% 0.1% -1.0% -0.4% -1.3% 0.1%

Connecticut

1.5% -0.7% 0.8% 0.8% 2.4% -1.7% 5.0% -6.2% 4.1%

Delaware

1.3% -0.1% 0.3% 0.3% 1.3% 7.8% -11.1% 1.3% 4.6%

District of Columbia

4.9% -1.4% -0.6% -1.8% -0.4% 1.2% 4.1% -7.7% 1.0%

Florida

1.6% 1.2% 2.1% 1.4% 1.4% 2.2% 0.7% 6.2% 3.0%

Georgia

3.2% 1.4% 1.8% 2.3% -0.2% 0.3% -2.6% 4.4% -0.2%

Hawaii

0.1% -1.4% -1.6% 0.0% -1.5% 2.2% 5.6% - -

Idaho

0.4% 1.7% 3.7% 0.7% 3.7% 7.1% -8.1% -0.4% 9.8%

Illinois

-0.6% -0.4% 0.8% -0.2% -0.7% -0.1% -3.2% 4.6% -1.1%

Indiana

-0.4% 1.0% 1.5% 0.4% 1.6% 1.2% -2.2% 0.7% -1.5%

Iowa

0.1% 0.3% 0.8% 1.2% 0.2% 2.0% 1.4% 2.0% -3.3%

Kansas

2.1% 1.6% 1.0% 0.1% 0.4% 2.3% -4.4% 10.3% -5.0%

Kentucky

1.5% 0.1% 0.6% 1.2% -1.5% 3.0% 3.8% -2.0% 2.2%

Louisiana

-1.5% -0.1% -0.5% -1.7% 0.8% -0.1% 6.0% 3.2% 4.3%

Maine

0.7% 0.2% -0.3% 3.2% -1.0% 2.7% 5.2% -2.2% -3.1%

Maryland

2.0% -0.9% 0.2% 0.4% -0.6% 1.5% -8.2% 2.2% 5.5%

Massachusetts

-3.7% -1.6% 0.4% 1.2% -0.8% 2.2% -2.1% 1.8% 0.6%

Michigan

0.8% 0.9% 2.2% 0.7% 0.3% 1.6% -0.5% -1.8% -0.1%

Minnesota

-6.0% -1.8% -0.1% 0.2% -0.5% 1.3% 0.6% -1.1% 0.0%

Mississippi

-2.0% -1.6% 0.6% -1.2% 2.2% 2.1% 0.5% -6.5% 1.5%

Missouri

1.6% 0.9% 0.0% 0.5% 1.1% 2.8% 2.4% -7.6% -0.6%

Montana

1.1% 0.6% 1.2% -0.2% 6.5% -1.9% 2.5% 21.9% -8.5%

Nebraska

0.5% 0.7% 2.2% 1.3% 1.9% 2.8% -3.9% 2.3% 3.2%

Nevada

2.8% 0.1% 2.8% -0.2% 3.2% 1.0% -4.1% 2.5% 7.6%

New Hampshire

1.4% -1.8% 3.1% 0.2% 1.0% 2.8% -2.8% 5.2% -0.5%

New Jersey

1.7% 0.6% 1.0% 0.8% 1.0% 1.4% 0.4% 3.7% 0.9%

New Mexico

-2.1% -0.1% -0.4% -0.1% 1.2% 3.2% -1.5% -0.1% 8.9%

New York

0.4% 0.0% 0.7% 0.0% -0.5% -0.1% 1.8% 1.3% 7.6%

North Carolina

2.9% 1.5% 2.1% 1.1% 1.8% 2.5% 0.5% -2.2% 1.2%

North Dakota

1.6% -0.1% 2.7% 3.2% 2.4% 1.5% -3.0% 21.0% -7.1%

Ohio

-1.3% 0.0% 1.0% 0.8% 0.4% 1.7% 1.8% -4.8% 1.6%

Oklahoma

1.2% 0.0% 2.3% 0.6% 2.1% -1.0% 5.1% -0.6% 2.9%

Oregon

-0.7% 0.1% -2.0% -2.0% 0.2% 2.7% -2.9% -7.6% 1.4%

Pennsylvania

0.8% -0.5% 0.3% 0.9% -0.5% 1.8% 4.2% -1.8% 2.4%

Puerto Rico

1.8% 0.4% 1.7% 4.2% 3.9% 6.7% -6.6% -1.5% 0.3%

Rhode Island

2.4% -1.2% 0.0% 0.2% 0.7% 6.7% -2.3% -12.3% 7.5%

South Carolina

3.4% 2.0% 1.6% 1.6% 0.6% 1.0% 1.2% 10.0% 0.4%

South Dakota

1.6% 2.9% 1.5% 1.8% 6.3% -0.7% 0.1% -11.4% 11.0%

Tennessee

1.7% 1.4% 1.9% 1.7% 2.9% 0.8% -3.6% -1.2% 7.9%

Texas

0.9% 0.9% 1.5% 0.3% 2.0% 2.4% -0.6% 2.2% 2.7%

Utah

1.7% 2.1% 3.4% 0.3% 0.6% 4.1% -3.5% 2.9% 0.2%

Vermont

2.0% -1.4% 4.1% 0.4% 4.2% -7.5% 3.3% 20.6% -17.3%

Virgin Islands

-2.4% -1.7% -1.4% -1.2% -1.9% 5.1% - - -

Virginia

1.8% 0.6% 2.0% 0.7% -1.0% 2.8% 1.6% -0.9% 3.1%

Washington

5.6% 1.2% 1.3% 0.6% -0.9% 1.5% -2.4% -5.7% 3.5%

West Virginia

5.6% 1.5% -0.9% 2.4% -0.4% 3.4% -4.1% 4.4% 8.2%

Wisconsin

-0.4% 1.4% 1.2% 1.4% 1.4% -2.3% 1.6% -4.1% 3.0%

Wyoming

0.9% 0.7% 2.3% -2.3% 4.8% -1.3% -6.7% - -

Data are not available for all size classes for all states.