Table 1. Preliminary benchmark revisions to total nonfarm employment by state, not seasonally adjusted

Table 1. Preliminary benchmark revisions to total nonfarm employment by state, not seasonally adjusted
State	March 2025 Preliminary Benchmark Revision
State	Level (in thousands)	Percent(1)
Alabama	-13.3	-0.6
Alaska	-2.3	-0.7
Arizona	34.8	1.1
Arkansas	-11.3	-0.8
California	20.7	0.1

Colorado	-51.2	-1.8
Connecticut	5.5	0.3
Delaware	3.0	0.6
District of Columbia	-8.1	-1.1
Florida	-35.0	-0.3

Georgia	-1.8	0.0
Hawaii	-8.4	-1.3
Idaho	-12.6	-1.5
Illinois	1.7	0.0
Indiana	-8.9	-0.3

Iowa	4.3	0.3
Kansas	3.4	0.2
Kentucky	-8.5	-0.4
Louisiana	-5.3	-0.3
Maine	2.3	0.4

Maryland	-3.5	-0.1
Massachusetts	-6.0	-0.2
Michigan	-39.7	-0.9
Minnesota	-35.8	-1.2
Mississippi	-9.6	-0.8

Missouri	-12.4	-0.4
Montana	0.9	0.2
Nebraska	-3.9	-0.4
Nevada	-3.1	-0.2
New Hampshire	-5.7	-0.8

New Jersey	31.5	0.7
New Mexico	-10.8	-1.2
New York	109.6	1.1
North Carolina	-56.9	-1.1
North Dakota	-3.1	-0.7

Ohio	-31.1	-0.6
Oklahoma	-30.6	-1.7
Oregon	-29.0	-1.5
Pennsylvania	-37.0	-0.6
Rhode Island	-2.7	-0.5

South Carolina	-17.9	-0.8
South Dakota	-7.4	-1.6
Tennessee	-21.0	-0.6
Texas	-7.2	-0.1
Utah	-12.4	-0.7

Vermont	-1.7	-0.6
Virginia	-6.9	-0.2
Washington	-26.2	-0.7
West Virginia	3.8	0.5
Wisconsin	-17.9	-0.6
Wyoming	-3.8	-1.3
Footnotes (1) Percentage revisions are rounded to the nearest 0.1 percent. Values of 0.0 represent percentage revisions less than +/- 0.05 percent.
NOTE: This is a preliminary benchmark revision announcement. Final benchmark revisions will be available in March 2026 with the publication of the the January 2026 State Employment and Unemployment Summary news release.

Last Modified Date: September 09, 2025