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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, November 2018 to November 2019, seasonally adjusted
State Percent change November 2018 employment (thousands) November 2019 employment (thousands) Net change (thousands)

Alabama

 2.4 2,051.2 2,100.0 48.8

Alaska

 0.5 327.1 328.7 1.6

Arizona

 2.4 2,890.9 2,961.0 70.1

Arkansas

 1.3 1,267.2 1,283.1 15.9

California

 1.9 17,282.5 17,604.3 321.8

Colorado

 2.1 2,739.7 2,796.8 57.1

Connecticut

 0.2 1,695.7 1,699.6 3.9

Delaware

 1.5 463.9 470.7 6.8

District of Columbia

 1.5 792.8 804.6 11.8

Florida

 2.5 8,872.5 9,089.9 217.4

Georgia

 1.5 4,576.3 4,645.3 69.0

Hawaii

 0.5 657.5 660.6 3.1

Idaho

 2.7 741.7 761.4 19.7

Illinois

 0.7 6,140.9 6,181.5 40.6

Indiana

 0.4 3,151.7 3,162.9 11.2

Iowa

 0.3 1,589.9 1,594.9 5.0

Kansas

 1.2 1,423.2 1,440.0 16.8

Kentucky

 1.2 1,938.4 1,962.2 23.8

Louisiana

 0.5 1,984.4 1,993.4 9.0

Maine

 0.8 628.0 633.2 5.2

Maryland

 1.0 2,754.1 2,781.7 27.6

Massachusetts

 1.3 3,650.2 3,698.8 48.6

Michigan

 0.4 4,428.9 4,447.1 18.2

Minnesota

 0.2 2,961.9 2,966.8 4.9

Mississippi

 0.7 1,162.6 1,170.2 7.6

Missouri

 1.3 2,889.8 2,926.9 37.1

Montana

 1.2 480.7 486.4 5.7

Nebraska

 1.4 1,024.1 1,038.0 13.9

Nevada

 2.6 1,407.6 1,444.5 36.9

New Hampshire

 0.8 682.5 687.8 5.3

New Jersey

 0.8 4,178.6 4,212.9 34.3

New Mexico

 1.9 845.9 862.2 16.3

New York

 1.2 9,709.8 9,826.2 116.4

North Carolina

 2.0 4,500.7 4,592.0 91.3

North Dakota

 0.6 434.0 436.8 2.8

Ohio

 0.4 5,577.4 5,598.0 20.6

Oklahoma

 -0.3 1,694.9 1,690.6 -4.3

Oregon

 1.9 1,922.6 1,959.4 36.8

Pennsylvania

 0.8 6,022.1 6,070.5 48.4

Rhode Island

 2.2 496.0 506.7 10.7

South Carolina

 1.5 2,158.4 2,190.3 31.9

South Dakota

 1.4 443.6 449.7 6.1

Tennessee

 1.5 3,087.1 3,133.8 46.7

Texas

 2.7 12,614.7 12,951.4 336.7

Utah

 3.2 1,533.3 1,582.8 49.5

Vermont

 -0.1 316.9 316.5 -0.4

Virginia

 1.0 4,009.2 4,049.3 40.1

Washington

 2.5 3,430.4 3,516.9 86.5

West Virginia

 0.1 730.7 731.5 0.8

Wisconsin

 0.2 2,973.0 2,979.5 6.5

Wyoming

 -0.3 288.5 287.7 -0.8

Puerto Rico

 0.7 867.3 873.6 6.3