Employment by state, seasonally adjusted

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Employment by state, September 2026, seasonally adjusted
State	Total employment (thousands)	12-month percent change in employment	12-month net change in employment (thousands)
Alabama	2,219.0	1.0	21.6
Alaska	340.7	1.2	4.2
Arizona	3,277.8	0.6	18.8
Arkansas	1,350.8	0.9	11.7
California	18,151.6	0.7	129.3
Colorado	2,973.8	0.4	11.2
Connecticut	1,731.6	0.9	15.2
Delaware	495.8	0.3	1.3
District of Columbia	719.9	-3.5	-25.8
Florida	10,045.4	0.6	59.8
Georgia	4,983.0	0.0	-0.2
Hawaii	642.4	0.1	0.4
Idaho	890.1	1.0	8.9
Illinois	6,164.5	0.2	13.8
Indiana	3,257.3	-0.4	-12.9
Iowa	1,587.4	0.3	4.0
Kansas	1,469.4	0.3	4.1
Kentucky	2,031.7	0.0	-0.4
Louisiana	2,024.2	1.8	36.0
Maine	661.7	0.1	0.6
Maryland	2,794.3	-0.5	-13.9
Massachusetts	3,711.0	0.4	16.3
Michigan	4,487.4	0.0	2.0
Minnesota	3,065.0	1.2	36.8
Mississippi	1,198.2	0.6	6.7
Missouri	3,007.3	1.0	28.4
Montana	520.3	-1.0	-5.3
Nebraska	1,063.3	0.4	4.1
Nevada	1,620.2	1.6	25.3
New Hampshire	703.1	0.3	2.4
New Jersey	4,377.4	0.1	3.6
New Mexico	904.3	1.3	11.9
New York	9,970.4	0.2	18.7
North Carolina	5,128.0	1.3	67.0
North Dakota	447.3	0.2	0.9
Ohio	5,688.3	0.3	18.7
Oklahoma	1,799.8	0.8	14.4
Oregon	1,973.9	-0.1	-1.3
Pennsylvania	6,212.6	0.7	45.0
Rhode Island	513.1	-0.1	-0.7
South Carolina	2,441.3	2.3	55.2
South Dakota	470.5	0.4	1.8
Tennessee	3,388.2	0.8	28.4
Texas	14,461.3	1.1	154.3
Utah	1,797.0	1.5	26.3
Vermont	311.0	-0.1	-0.2
Virginia	4,250.6	-0.6	-25.6
Washington	3,654.9	0.7	24.8
West Virginia	717.4	0.0	0.0
Wisconsin	3,043.3	0.4	13.0
Wyoming	295.5	0.9	2.5
Puerto Rico	957.6	1.1	10.2