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 2019 to February 2020, seasonally adjusted
State	Percent change	February 2019 employment (thousands)	February 2020 employment (thousands)	Net change (thousands)
Alabama	0.9	2,066.9	2,085.3	18.4
Alaska	0.4	329.4	330.7	1.3
Arizona	2.7	2,910.4	2,987.8	77.4
Arkansas	-0.1	1,279.2	1,278.5	-0.7
California	1.6	17,343.5	17,612.5	269.0
Colorado	1.8	2,766.8	2,816.9	50.1
Connecticut	0.8	1,687.5	1,700.8	13.3
Delaware	1.2	464.9	470.6	5.7
District of Columbia	0.9	796.0	803.2	7.2
Florida	1.9	8,906.1	9,075.9	169.8
Georgia	1.1	4,601.5	4,650.3	48.8
Hawaii	0.0	658.9	659.0	0.1
Idaho	2.6	752.4	771.9	19.5
Illinois	0.3	6,114.7	6,133.0	18.3
Indiana	0.1	3,178.5	3,181.3	2.8
Iowa	-0.1	1,585.2	1,583.8	-1.4
Kansas	1.0	1,420.0	1,434.7	14.7
Kentucky	0.7	1,936.7	1,949.6	12.9
Louisiana	-0.1	1,996.6	1,994.6	-2.0
Maine	0.4	635.8	638.3	2.5
Maryland	1.2	2,768.1	2,800.7	32.6
Massachusetts	0.9	3,686.6	3,720.4	33.8
Michigan	0.7	4,431.5	4,463.5	32.0
Minnesota	0.2	2,973.6	2,979.6	6.0
Mississippi	0.5	1,158.5	1,164.1	5.6
Missouri	0.6	2,898.5	2,916.8	18.3
Montana	1.5	481.8	489.2	7.4
Nebraska	1.3	1,025.8	1,038.7	12.9
Nevada	1.3	1,410.3	1,428.6	18.3
New Hampshire	0.9	684.9	690.8	5.9
New Jersey	1.4	4,185.2	4,243.9	58.7
New Mexico	1.5	852.9	865.6	12.7
New York	0.9	9,766.4	9,850.7	84.3
North Carolina	1.3	4,556.0	4,614.6	58.6
North Dakota	0.9	438.0	441.9	3.9
Ohio	0.2	5,591.5	5,604.6	13.1
Oklahoma	0.0	1,703.6	1,702.8	-0.8
Oregon	1.4	1,930.2	1,956.8	26.6
Pennsylvania	1.1	6,047.6	6,112.2	64.6
Rhode Island	0.9	503.9	508.5	4.6
South Carolina	2.1	2,173.2	2,218.3	45.1
South Dakota	0.9	440.0	444.1	4.1
Tennessee	1.6	3,106.8	3,157.8	51.0
Texas	2.5	12,709.8	13,024.3	314.5
Utah	2.9	1,544.0	1,589.2	45.2
Vermont	-0.7	317.0	314.7	-2.3
Virginia	1.6	4,043.4	4,106.8	63.4
Washington	2.8	3,423.6	3,520.4	96.8
West Virginia	-1.5	723.4	712.4	-11.0
Wisconsin	0.6	2,980.4	2,998.2	17.8
Wyoming	-0.8	290.4	288.2	-2.2
Puerto Rico	0.8	877.0	884.2	7.2