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From June 2014 to June 2015, 34 states had statistically significant changes in employment, all of which were increases. The largest increases occurred in California (461,900), Texas (269,900) and Florida (266,200).
State | Over-the-year employment change |
---|---|
California |
461,900 |
Texas |
269,900 |
Florida |
266,200 |
New York |
153,600 |
Washington |
106,800 |
Georgia |
106,000 |
North Carolina |
97,500 |
Michigan |
90,600 |
Massachusetts |
72,700 |
Ohio |
71,800 |
Colorado |
65,400 |
Tennessee |
61,100 |
Indiana |
60,200 |
Pennsylvania |
58,000 |
Utah |
56,900 |
South Carolina |
56,600 |
Oregon |
55,000 |
Arizona |
52,400 |
Virginia |
49,600 |
Illinois |
47,500 |
Nevada |
42,400 |
New Jersey |
41,600 |
Kentucky |
40,100 |
Maryland |
38,900 |
Wisconsin |
38,300 |
Minnesota |
36,800 |
Connecticut |
27,000 |
Alabama |
26,300 |
Iowa |
23,400 |
Arkansas |
23,300 |
Idaho |
16,900 |
South Dakota |
9,800 |
Hawaii |
9,600 |
Delaware |
7,300 |
Other states with notable over-the-year employment increases include New York (153,600), Washington (106,800), and Georgia (106,000).
These data are from the Current Employment Statistics (State and Metro Area) program. Data for the most recent month are preliminary and subject to revision. To learn more, see “Regional and State Employment and Unemployment — June 2015” (HTML) (PDF).
Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, The Economics Daily, California, Texas, and Florida have largest over-the-year employment increases, June 2015 at https://www.bls.gov/opub/ted/2015/california-texas-and-florida-have-largest-over-the-year-increase-in-employment-june-2015.htm (visited October 31, 2024).