October 22, 2012 (The Editor’s Desk is updated each business day.)
Employment by state, September 2012
States with statistically significant employment changes from September 2011 to September 2012, seasonally adjusted
| State |
Employment |
Over-the-year change, September 2011–September 2012 |
| September 2011 |
September 2012 |
Numeric change |
Percent change |
Arizona |
2,416,400 |
2,469,500 |
53,100 |
2.2 |
California |
14,085,900 |
14,347,900 |
262,000 |
1.9 |
Colorado |
2,262,900 |
2,300,200 |
37,300 |
1.6 |
Florida |
7,286,300 |
7,349,800 |
63,500 |
0.9 |
Georgia |
3,885,800 |
3,942,100 |
56,300 |
1.4 |
Hawaii |
593,400 |
605,700 |
12,300 |
2.1 |
Idaho |
607,700 |
618,800 |
11,100 |
1.8 |
Illinois |
5,659,000 |
5,711,500 |
52,500 |
0.9 |
Indiana |
2,834,500 |
2,899,600 |
65,100 |
2.3 |
Kentucky |
1,793,700 |
1,840,700 |
47,000 |
2.6 |
Louisiana |
1,915,200 |
1,938,500 |
23,300 |
1.2 |
Massachusetts |
3,205,000 |
3,249,600 |
44,600 |
1.4 |
Michigan |
3,944,000 |
3,982,700 |
38,700 |
1.0 |
Minnesota |
2,684,300 |
2,713,500 |
29,200 |
1.1 |
Montana |
426,300 |
434,200 |
7,900 |
1.9 |
Nebraska |
945,600 |
958,300 |
12,700 |
1.3 |
New Jersey |
3,861,400 |
3,905,400 |
44,000 |
1.1 |
New York |
8,700,000 |
8,825,000 |
125,000 |
1.4 |
North Carolina |
3,921,500 |
3,953,000 |
31,500 |
0.8 |
North Dakota |
398,400 |
420,700 |
22,300 |
5.6 |
Ohio |
5,088,500 |
5,177,200 |
88,700 |
1.7 |
Oklahoma |
1,557,100 |
1,596,700 |
39,600 |
2.5 |
Pennsylvania |
5,692,800 |
5,733,900 |
41,100 |
0.7 |
South Carolina |
1,831,200 |
1,860,500 |
29,300 |
1.6 |
Tennessee |
2,664,700 |
2,685,100 |
20,400 |
0.8 |
Texas |
10,594,900 |
10,857,600 |
262,700 |
2.5 |
Utah |
1,218,800 |
1,238,600 |
19,800 |
1.6 |
Virginia |
3,686,500 |
3,722,500 |
36,000 |
1.0 |
Washington |
2,823,000 |
2,880,600 |
57,600 |
2.0 |
West Virginia |
757,500 |
747,500 |
-10,000 |
-1.3 |
These data are featured in the TED article, Employment by state, September 2012.
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