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Employment by state, seasonally adjusted

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Employment by state, April 2026, seasonally adjusted
State Total employment (thousands) 12-month percent change in employment 12-month net change in employment (thousands)

Alabama

2,209.9 0.6 13.4

Alaska

337.3 -0.3 -1.0

Arizona

3,282.4 0.4 13.3

Arkansas

1,343.9 0.3 4.4

California

18,159.7 0.6 101.5

Colorado

2,967.8 0.1 3.9

Connecticut

1,725.3 0.3 5.2

Delaware

494.5 -0.4 -1.8

District of Columbia

720.9 -5.1 -39.1

Florida

10,032.9 0.2 15.8

Georgia

4,996.0 0.1 2.7

Hawaii

644.3 0.4 2.3

Idaho

882.2 0.5 4.7

Illinois

6,158.8 -0.1 -4.5

Indiana

3,262.9 -0.4 -13.4

Iowa

1,580.3 -0.9 -15.1

Kansas

1,463.7 -0.2 -3.3

Kentucky

2,035.3 -0.2 -4.2

Louisiana

2,009.2 0.5 10.7

Maine

662.5 0.3 2.0

Maryland

2,797.8 -1.2 -33.1

Massachusetts

3,716.3 0.0 1.5

Michigan

4,480.8 -0.1 -6.1

Minnesota

3,042.9 0.3 8.8

Mississippi

1,193.4 0.1 1.6

Missouri

2,994.1 0.1 1.6

Montana

525.2 -0.2 -1.3

Nebraska

1,057.6 -0.3 -3.4

Nevada

1,610.8 1.9 30.2

New Hampshire

700.3 -0.4 -2.8

New Jersey

4,384.5 0.1 3.7

New Mexico

896.4 0.5 4.7

New York

9,968.4 0.3 34.6

North Carolina

5,096.1 0.9 45.8

North Dakota

448.5 0.2 0.7

Ohio

5,687.1 0.3 16.6

Oklahoma

1,792.7 -0.2 -4.1

Oregon

1,963.4 -1.2 -23.6

Pennsylvania

6,198.8 0.5 31.9

Rhode Island

514.7 -0.5 -2.6

South Carolina

2,404.7 0.9 21.2

South Dakota

470.4 0.0 0.2

Tennessee

3,376.1 0.0 0.9

Texas

14,394.3 0.6 82.4

Utah

1,779.7 0.7 12.2

Vermont

310.3 -0.4 -1.3

Virginia

4,245.9 -0.9 -37.8

Washington

3,636.0 -0.1 -2.2

West Virginia

717.6 0.0 0.2

Wisconsin

3,028.8 -0.4 -12.8

Wyoming

294.6 -0.1 -0.2

Puerto Rico

957.5 0.3 2.9