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Change in nonfarm employment by state, seasonally adjusted

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Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
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Change in nonfarm employment by state, February 2020 to February 2021, seasonally adjusted
State Percent change February 2020 employment (thousands) February 2021 employment (thousands) Net change (thousands)

Alabama

 -3.3 2,086.5 2,018.4 -68.1

Alaska

 -7.3 329.8 305.7 -24.1

Arizona

 -3.9 2,993.1 2,875.3 -117.8

Arkansas

 -2.8 1,292.4 1,255.6 -36.8

California

 -9.4 17,660.9 15,998.9 -1,662.0

Colorado

 -5.6 2,819.0 2,662.3 -156.7

Connecticut

 -7.2 1,696.3 1,574.8 -121.5

Delaware

 -5.2 468.0 443.5 -24.5

District of Columbia

 -8.9 803.4 732.1 -71.3

Florida

 -6.2 9,072.1 8,512.1 -560.0

Georgia

 -4.6 4,666.5 4,452.9 -213.6

Hawaii

 -17.8 662.3 544.3 -118.0

Idaho

 1.0 773.4 781.3 7.9

Illinois

 -7.5 6,142.8 5,681.6 -461.2

Indiana

 -4.4 3,163.8 3,025.8 -138.0

Iowa

 -5.1 1,590.9 1,510.5 -80.4

Kansas

 -4.9 1,428.8 1,358.3 -70.5

Kentucky

 -5.1 1,957.0 1,856.6 -100.4

Louisiana

 -7.8 1,993.5 1,838.3 -155.2

Maine

 -5.3 640.0 605.8 -34.2

Maryland

 -6.0 2,779.0 2,613.1 -165.9

Massachusetts

 -8.7 3,733.4 3,408.3 -325.1

Michigan

 -7.5 4,452.9 4,120.6 -332.3

Minnesota

 -7.0 2,996.3 2,785.1 -211.2

Mississippi

 -4.0 1,163.2 1,116.2 -47.0

Missouri

 -4.5 2,926.6 2,796.1 -130.5

Montana

 -2.1 488.0 477.7 -10.3

Nebraska

 -2.9 1,032.4 1,002.1 -30.3

Nevada

 -10.6 1,442.8 1,289.3 -153.5

New Hampshire

 -5.4 689.0 651.5 -37.5

New Jersey

 -8.4 4,229.6 3,876.4 -353.2

New Mexico

 -8.9 861.9 784.8 -77.1

New York

 -10.8 9,835.1 8,772.3 -1,062.8

North Carolina

 -3.8 4,626.6 4,452.9 -173.7

North Dakota

 -6.5 440.3 411.8 -28.5

Ohio

 -5.6 5,609.9 5,295.9 -314.0

Oklahoma

 -5.4 1,701.7 1,609.8 -91.9

Oregon

 -7.8 1,973.0 1,819.1 -153.9

Pennsylvania

 -7.2 6,092.6 5,656.7 -435.9

Rhode Island

 -8.7 507.2 462.9 -44.3

South Carolina

 -3.9 2,196.4 2,111.3 -85.1

South Dakota

 -2.5 442.8 431.8 -11.0

Tennessee

 -3.8 3,153.7 3,035.1 -118.6

Texas

 -4.6 12,970.0 12,376.7 -593.3

Utah

 0.4 1,572.2 1,578.0 5.8

Vermont

 -8.8 314.5 286.9 -27.6

Virginia

 -4.8 4,091.0 3,893.7 -197.3

Washington

 -6.0 3,513.1 3,300.6 -212.5

West Virginia

 -5.5 718.7 679.3 -39.4

Wisconsin

 -5.5 2,997.8 2,833.2 -164.6

Wyoming

 -5.2 288.6 273.5 -15.1

Puerto Rico

 -4.0 883.5 847.9 -35.6