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Employment by state, seasonally adjusted

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

Alabama

2,204.1 0.5 9.9

Alaska

336.7 -0.4 -1.2

Arizona

3,269.8 -0.3 -8.6

Arkansas

1,344.1 0.5 6.9

California

18,154.2 0.8 144.7

Colorado

2,954.6 -0.3 -8.8

Connecticut

1,717.3 0.0 -0.3

Delaware

496.0 0.1 0.7

District of Columbia

720.3 -5.3 -40.3

Florida

9,993.2 -0.2 -22.4

Georgia

4,982.8 0.1 2.5

Hawaii

642.2 -0.3 -1.7

Idaho

877.8 0.6 4.9

Illinois

6,145.5 -0.1 -4.3

Indiana

3,261.1 -0.3 -10.4

Iowa

1,575.8 -1.3 -20.7

Kansas

1,460.0 -0.3 -4.1

Kentucky

2,034.1 -0.1 -2.0

Louisiana

2,005.1 0.5 9.6

Maine

661.0 0.0 0.0

Maryland

2,792.9 -1.8 -49.9

Massachusetts

3,707.4 -0.2 -7.5

Michigan

4,475.9 -0.2 -8.8

Minnesota

3,027.3 0.2 5.1

Mississippi

1,189.9 0.1 0.9

Missouri

2,982.5 -0.3 -8.4

Montana

524.3 -0.1 -0.4

Nebraska

1,055.8 -0.3 -2.7

Nevada

1,603.7 1.8 28.7

New Hampshire

697.7 -0.8 -5.8

New Jersey

4,381.6 0.1 4.0

New Mexico

891.6 -0.2 -1.5

New York

9,978.5 -0.1 -8.4

North Carolina

5,078.4 0.9 44.5

North Dakota

449.4 0.5 2.1

Ohio

5,681.7 0.3 18.2

Oklahoma

1,790.2 -0.3 -4.7

Oregon

1,962.4 -1.1 -21.9

Pennsylvania

6,189.6 0.4 23.4

Rhode Island

514.6 -0.3 -1.3

South Carolina

2,399.1 0.5 12.1

South Dakota

469.6 0.2 1.1

Tennessee

3,378.9 0.3 9.2

Texas

14,403.5 0.8 117.2

Utah

1,773.9 0.6 10.9

Vermont

311.5 -0.3 -0.9

Virginia

4,245.4 -0.8 -33.4

Washington

3,638.0 0.3 9.1

West Virginia

716.0 -0.3 -2.3

Wisconsin

3,021.6 -0.6 -17.2

Wyoming

294.6 0.0 0.1

Puerto Rico

953.5 0.0 -0.4