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From October 2014 to October 2015, 35 states had statistically significant increases in employment. The largest percentage increases occurred in Idaho (+3.8 percent), Utah (+3.5 percent), and Nevada (+3.4 percent). North Dakota (−2.1 percent) and West Virginia (−1.8 percent) had statistically significant percentage decreases in employment.
State | Employment | 12-month(p) | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
October 2014 | October 2015(p) | Change in number of jobs | Percent change in number of jobs | |
Idaho |
658,400 | 683,500 | 25,100 | 3.8 |
Utah |
1,340,700 | 1,388,000 | 47,300 | 3.5 |
Nevada |
1,224,300 | 1,266,400 | 42,100 | 3.4 |
Florida |
7,910,300 | 8,150,200 | 239,900 | 3.0 |
Washington |
3,105,300 | 3,198,100 | 92,800 | 3.0 |
California |
15,790,100 | 16,253,100 | 463,000 | 2.9 |
South Carolina |
1,965,300 | 2,022,400 | 57,100 | 2.9 |
Oregon |
1,737,200 | 1,783,600 | 46,400 | 2.7 |
Massachusetts |
3,428,100 | 3,508,700 | 80,600 | 2.4 |
Arizona |
2,589,300 | 2,649,600 | 60,300 | 2.3 |
Georgia |
4,205,700 | 4,302,800 | 97,100 | 2.3 |
North Carolina |
4,174,500 | 4,265,500 | 91,000 | 2.2 |
Colorado |
2,481,200 | 2,533,100 | 51,900 | 2.1 |
Indiana |
2,996,600 | 3,057,200 | 60,600 | 2.0 |
Maryland |
2,632,800 | 2,684,800 | 52,000 | 2.0 |
Hawaii |
625,200 | 637,100 | 11,900 | 1.9 |
Michigan |
4,197,300 | 4,276,900 | 79,600 | 1.9 |
South Dakota |
424,900 | 432,800 | 7,900 | 1.9 |
New York |
9,132,900 | 9,296,900 | 164,000 | 1.8 |
Tennessee |
2,838,100 | 2,888,300 | 50,200 | 1.8 |
Wisconsin |
2,858,100 | 2,908,900 | 50,800 | 1.8 |
Kentucky |
1,872,300 | 1,904,100 | 31,800 | 1.7 |
Texas |
11,664,600 | 11,868,500 | 203,900 | 1.7 |
Arkansas |
1,195,500 | 1,214,900 | 19,400 | 1.6 |
Connecticut |
1,670,000 | 1,694,100 | 24,100 | 1.4 |
Iowa |
1,555,000 | 1,577,300 | 22,300 | 1.4 |
New Jersey |
3,974,300 | 4,028,700 | 54,400 | 1.4 |
Ohio |
5,349,800 | 5,427,200 | 77,400 | 1.4 |
Virginia |
3,778,900 | 3,827,400 | 48,500 | 1.3 |
Nebraska |
995,800 | 1,007,900 | 12,100 | 1.2 |
Alabama |
1,937,800 | 1,958,900 | 21,100 | 1.1 |
Missouri |
2,740,600 | 2,767,700 | 27,100 | 1.0 |
Kansas |
1,399,600 | 1,410,500 | 10,900 | 0.8 |
Minnesota |
2,829,600 | 2,853,500 | 23,900 | 0.8 |
Pennsylvania |
5,809,500 | 5,858,100 | 48,600 | 0.8 |
Illinois |
5,886,900 | 5,927,200 | 40,300 | 0.7 |
West Virginia |
764,300 | 750,600 | -13,700 | -1.8 |
North Dakota |
467,700 | 458,000 | -9,700 | -2.1 |
Footnotes: (p) preliminary. |
The largest significant over-the-year job increase occurred in California (+463,000), followed by Florida (+239,900) and Texas (+203,900). West Virginia (−13,700) and North Dakota (−9,700) had significant employment decreases.
Among all states, over-the-year employment increased in 47 states and the District of Columbia and decreased in 3 states.
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 — October 2015" (HTML) (PDF).
Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, The Economics Daily, Idaho employment up 3.8 percent from October 2014 to October 2015 at https://www.bls.gov/opub/ted/2015/idaho-employment-up-3-point-8-percent-from-october-2014-to-october-2015.htm (visited October 31, 2024).