Employment by state, seasonally adjusted

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Employment by state, May 2026, seasonally adjusted
State	Total employment (thousands)	12-month percent change in employment	12-month net change in employment (thousands)
Alabama	2,215.0	0.8	16.6
Alaska	339.2	0.2	0.6
Arizona	3,284.4	0.6	21.2
Arkansas	1,345.3	0.4	5.9
California	18,166.1	0.6	102.9
Colorado	2,966.5	0.0	0.1
Connecticut	1,724.4	0.4	6.4
Delaware	496.6	-0.1	-0.5
District of Columbia	718.1	-5.3	-40.3
Florida	10,024.3	0.1	11.0
Georgia	5,002.4	0.2	8.6
Hawaii	645.9	0.6	4.0
Idaho	886.9	0.8	7.3
Illinois	6,164.8	0.0	-2.3
Indiana	3,264.7	-0.3	-10.6
Iowa	1,584.5	-0.7	-11.6
Kansas	1,469.8	0.5	7.4
Kentucky	2,031.1	-0.4	-9.1
Louisiana	2,010.2	0.8	16.7
Maine	660.0	-0.4	-2.9
Maryland	2,804.1	-1.0	-27.7
Massachusetts	3,712.3	-0.1	-2.3
Michigan	4,487.0	-0.2	-8.5
Minnesota	3,050.9	0.6	19.6
Mississippi	1,195.4	0.6	6.8
Missouri	2,996.8	0.1	1.6
Montana	522.5	-0.7	-3.7
Nebraska	1,058.7	-0.5	-4.8
Nevada	1,609.3	1.8	29.2
New Hampshire	700.0	-0.5	-3.2
New Jersey	4,388.2	-0.1	-3.1
New Mexico	897.5	0.4	3.9
New York	9,991.4	0.4	37.8
North Carolina	5,118.9	1.2	61.8
North Dakota	448.8	0.3	1.4
Ohio	5,685.0	0.2	11.3
Oklahoma	1,795.6	-0.1	-1.8
Oregon	1,967.1	-1.0	-19.1
Pennsylvania	6,209.5	0.6	36.2
Rhode Island	513.8	-0.8	-4.0
South Carolina	2,406.1	0.8	20.2
South Dakota	471.3	0.3	1.3
Tennessee	3,382.2	0.2	8.0
Texas	14,419.2	0.7	98.0
Utah	1,785.3	1.0	17.0
Vermont	310.1	-0.1	-0.2
Virginia	4,237.2	-1.2	-52.2
Washington	3,647.1	0.1	2.3
West Virginia	727.2	1.1	7.7
Wisconsin	3,039.8	0.0	-1.5
Wyoming	295.9	0.4	1.3
Puerto Rico	959.5	0.5	4.6