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Employment by state, seasonally adjusted

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Employment by state, August 2023, seasonally adjusted
State Total employment (thousands) 12-month percent change in employment 12-month net change in employment (thousands)

Alabama

2,157.2 1.7 37.1

Alaska

327.3 2.2 7.2

Arizona

3,163.3 1.8 57.0

Arkansas

1,368.5 2.0 26.7

California

18,120.2 1.9 335.2

Colorado

2,916.0 1.5 42.7

Connecticut

1,693.3 1.3 21.2

Delaware

482.9 1.9 9.2

District of Columbia

777.2 1.4 10.8

Florida

9,778.0 2.8 270.3

Georgia

4,925.7 2.0 95.7

Hawaii

631.8 1.1 7.1

Idaho

854.6 2.7 22.4

Illinois

6,145.6 1.2 75.6

Indiana

3,266.0 1.7 53.5

Iowa

1,588.0 1.0 15.7

Kansas

1,442.6 1.3 18.0

Kentucky

2,023.9 2.6 51.2

Louisiana

1,964.6 1.8 34.2

Maine

646.8 1.0 6.4

Maryland

2,755.5 1.2 32.3

Massachusetts

3,788.7 2.4 90.5

Michigan

4,438.9 1.2 54.4

Minnesota

2,987.0 1.4 41.8

Mississippi

1,166.3 -0.1 -0.7

Missouri

2,988.7 1.8 51.7

Montana

519.5 1.2 6.0

Nebraska

1,042.9 1.4 14.6

Nevada

1,560.5 3.9 58.2

New Hampshire

699.0 1.4 9.7

New Jersey

4,342.2 1.6 67.3

New Mexico

867.8 2.0 16.8

New York

9,726.6 1.3 127.2

North Carolina

4,945.3 2.4 117.3

North Dakota

436.1 1.5 6.4

Ohio

5,639.7 1.6 87.4

Oklahoma

1,730.5 1.5 24.9

Oregon

2,000.9 2.0 39.6

Pennsylvania

6,164.5 2.6 153.8

Rhode Island

493.4 -1.4 -6.9

South Carolina

2,303.1 2.1 46.3

South Dakota

461.7 1.5 6.8

Tennessee

3,320.3 1.8 57.9

Texas

13,979.1 3.0 402.0

Utah

1,728.7 2.3 39.0

Vermont

306.0 0.5 1.4

Virginia

4,156.8 1.6 65.7

Washington

3,638.0 2.3 82.7

West Virginia

704.6 1.5 10.7

Wisconsin

3,012.4 1.1 32.8

Wyoming

292.7 2.7 7.7

Puerto Rico

951.3 2.5 23.1