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Change in nonfarm employment by state, October 2020 to October 2021, seasonally adjusted
State
Percent change
October 2020 employment (thousands)
October 2021 employment (thousands)
Net change (thousands)
Alabama
3.0 2,000.0 2,060.3 60.3
Alaska
1.9 304.4 310.3 5.9
Arizona
4.8 2,850.5 2,987.0 136.5
Arkansas
2.5 1,245.4 1,276.8 31.4
California
5.1 15,963.4 16,774.6 811.2
Colorado
3.9 2,651.7 2,756.3 104.6
Connecticut
2.5 1,577.7 1,616.8 39.1
Delaware
1.8 444.4 452.3 7.9
District of Columbia
3.1 736.4 759.5 23.1
Florida
5.1 8,473.8 8,902.4 428.6
Georgia
4.5 4,408.7 4,605.6 196.9
Hawaii
10.5 522.3 576.9 54.6
Idaho
2.6 765.7 785.7 20.0
Illinois
3.4 5,665.8 5,856.1 190.3
Indiana
2.2 3,013.7 3,079.2 65.5
Iowa
1.8 1,512.7 1,539.9 27.2
Kansas
2.3 1,357.8 1,388.7 30.9
Kentucky
1.5 1,856.7 1,885.0 28.3
Louisiana
2.0 1,818.6 1,854.5 35.9
Maine
2.1 600.9 613.6 12.7
Maryland
3.9 2,586.5 2,687.9 101.4
Massachusetts
5.9 3,345.6 3,542.8 197.2
Michigan
3.2 4,094.4 4,223.9 129.5
Minnesota
3.2 2,785.3 2,875.8 90.5
Mississippi
2.4 1,120.0 1,146.9 26.9
Missouri
2.6 2,779.2 2,851.5 72.3
Montana
1.6 474.4 482.0 7.6
Nebraska
3.0 993.8 1,024.1 30.3
Nevada
7.6 1,267.2 1,363.8 96.6
New Hampshire
3.3 642.7 664.0 21.3
New Jersey
4.2 3,862.5 4,025.3 162.8
New Mexico
3.8 787.5 817.1 29.6
New York
3.2 8,749.7 9,030.0 280.3
North Carolina
3.4 4,402.9 4,554.3 151.4
North Dakota
2.4 408.0 417.6 9.6
Ohio
2.0 5,277.3 5,381.3 104.0
Oklahoma
2.5 1,612.5 1,652.1 39.6
Oregon
3.6 1,820.3 1,886.2 65.9
Pennsylvania
2.4 5,626.1 5,760.8 134.7
Rhode Island
3.7 461.9 479.2 17.3
South Carolina
3.1 2,092.0 2,157.5 65.5
South Dakota
2.1 430.3 439.5 9.2
Tennessee
2.7 3,018.5 3,099.2 80.7
Texas
5.4 12,248.6 12,909.9 661.3
Utah
5.3 1,546.6 1,627.8 81.2
Vermont
3.0 286.7 295.4 8.7
Virginia
2.0 3,878.2 3,957.7 79.5
Washington
5.6 3,260.2 3,442.2 182.0
West Virginia
2.7 673.0 691.3 18.3
Wisconsin
2.0 2,821.3 2,876.8 55.5
Wyoming
1.0 272.5 275.1 2.6
Puerto Rico
3.4 838.4 866.7 28.3
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