Employment by state, seasonally adjusted

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Employment by state, February 2026, seasonally adjusted
State	Total employment (thousands)	12-month percent change in employment	12-month net change in employment (thousands)
Alabama	2,202.7	0.3	6.9
Alaska	337.2	-0.2	-0.6
Arizona	3,273.3	0.0	-0.3
Arkansas	1,345.8	0.7	9.1
California	18,124.4	0.7	120.5
Colorado	2,953.5	-0.3	-9.1
Connecticut	1,717.0	0.1	1.0
Delaware	495.0	-0.1	-0.7
District of Columbia	720.0	-5.5	-42.2
Florida	9,969.2	-0.4	-36.7
Georgia	4,977.2	-0.1	-5.8
Hawaii	643.7	0.3	2.1
Idaho	875.9	0.5	4.6
Illinois	6,137.2	-0.3	-19.9
Indiana	3,254.6	-0.4	-12.7
Iowa	1,576.4	-1.2	-19.2
Kansas	1,461.8	0.1	1.1
Kentucky	2,032.0	-0.1	-2.5
Louisiana	2,000.9	-0.1	-1.6
Maine	661.3	0.2	1.1
Maryland	2,789.4	-1.9	-52.7
Massachusetts	3,700.5	-0.5	-17.0
Michigan	4,470.0	-0.3	-13.3
Minnesota	3,027.3	0.2	5.4
Mississippi	1,191.9	-0.1	-0.8
Missouri	2,986.1	0.1	1.5
Montana	525.8	0.4	2.1
Nebraska	1,053.4	-0.5	-5.3
Nevada	1,605.2	2.2	34.5
New Hampshire	698.7	-0.6	-4.2
New Jersey	4,373.7	-0.1	-3.6
New Mexico	893.5	0.1	0.5
New York	9,978.6	0.1	9.9
North Carolina	5,069.4	0.7	36.3
North Dakota	448.0	0.1	0.6
Ohio	5,668.5	0.1	4.9
Oklahoma	1,786.4	-0.3	-5.2
Oregon	1,968.7	-0.9	-17.9
Pennsylvania	6,178.6	0.3	18.8
Rhode Island	513.7	-0.3	-1.8
South Carolina	2,398.1	0.8	20.2
South Dakota	470.6	0.4	1.7
Tennessee	3,366.7	-0.2	-6.4
Texas	14,354.6	0.5	73.8
Utah	1,774.1	0.8	13.5
Vermont	311.7	-0.3	-0.9
Virginia	4,238.4	-0.9	-38.6
Washington	3,638.3	0.2	7.2
West Virginia	715.4	-0.4	-2.7
Wisconsin	3,019.9	-0.7	-20.2
Wyoming	294.3	-0.2	-0.5
Puerto Rico	951.5	0.0	0.4