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 2026 Preliminary Benchmark Revision
State	Level (in thousands)	Percent(1)
Alabama	3.4	0.2
Alaska	-3.4	-1.1
Arizona	0.3	0.0
Arkansas	-3.4	-0.3
California	43.4	0.2

Colorado	-8.3	-0.3
Connecticut	-5.1	-0.3
Delaware	0.2	0.0
District of Columbia	6.9	1.0
Florida	47.9	0.5

Georgia	-13.0	-0.3
Hawaii	-1.6	-0.2
Idaho	5.9	0.7
Illinois	17.4	0.3
Indiana	2.3	0.1

Iowa	15.7	1.0
Kansas	2.4	0.2
Kentucky	1.1	0.1
Louisiana	-19.2	-1.0
Maine	0.1	0.0

Maryland	7.6	0.3
Massachusetts	-17.7	-0.5
Michigan	16.4	0.4
Minnesota	-12.3	-0.4
Mississippi	0.7	0.1

Missouri	13.1	0.4
Montana	3.8	0.7
Nebraska	2.2	0.2
Nevada	-1.8	-0.1
New Hampshire	2.0	0.3

New Jersey	27.6	0.6
New Mexico	-2.0	-0.2
New York	88.5	0.9
North Carolina	-7.8	-0.2
North Dakota	-5.4	-1.2

Ohio	-26.6	-0.5
Oklahoma	5.0	0.3
Oregon	5.4	0.3
Pennsylvania	-10.6	-0.2
Rhode Island	-4.0	-0.8

South Carolina	11.6	0.5
South Dakota	-3.5	-0.8
Tennessee	-7.6	-0.2
Texas	-13.8	-0.1
Utah	3.6	0.2

Vermont	-2.0	-0.6
Virginia	28.0	0.7
Washington	-18.1	-0.5
West Virginia	1.0	0.1
Wisconsin	19.5	0.6
Wyoming	-1.5	-0.5
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 2027 with the publication of the the January 2027 State Employment and Unemployment Summary news release.

Last Modified Date: August 28, 2026