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October 26, 2010

State employment changes, September 2009–September 2010

Percentage change in nonfarm payroll employment, selected States, seasonally adjusted, September 2009–September 2010
State Percent change (P)

Largest over-the-year increases

  

District of Columbia

 3.3

New Hampshire

 2.8

Oklahoma

 1.7

Largest over-the-year decreases

  

Colorado

 −1.0

Maine

 −1.1

New Jersey

 −1.1

Rhode Island

 −1.1

Nevada

 −1.8

Footnotes:
(P) =preliminary.

These data featured in the TED article, State employment changes, September 2009–September 2010.