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As of September 2015, employment in most U.S. states has surpassed precession levels. From November 2007 to September 2015, employment in North Dakota increased by 97,000, or 26.8 percent. This was the largest percentage increase in employment among U.S. states over that period.
State | November 2007 employment | September 2015 employment(p) | Percent change(p) |
---|---|---|---|
North Dakota |
361,700 | 458,700 | 26.8% |
Texas |
10,505,500 | 11,845,900 | 12.8 |
Utah |
1,263,100 | 1,385,200 | 9.7 |
District of Columbia |
698,800 | 765,200 | 9.5 |
Colorado |
2,348,200 | 2,523,700 | 7.5 |
Washington |
2,994,900 | 3,190,400 | 6.5 |
Alaska |
317,600 | 336,100 | 5.8 |
New York |
8,765,800 | 9,261,200 | 5.7 |
South Dakota |
408,500 | 431,100 | 5.5 |
Massachusetts |
3,310,800 | 3,492,800 | 5.5 |
California |
15,414,100 | 16,199,000 | 5.1 |
South Carolina |
1,946,800 | 2,016,700 | 3.6 |
Nebraska |
967,400 | 1,000,400 | 3.4 |
Oklahoma |
1,608,700 | 1,661,100 | 3.3 |
Minnesota |
2,769,900 | 2,856,400 | 3.1 |
Iowa |
1,526,500 | 1,573,000 | 3.0 |
Louisiana |
1,931,600 | 1,990,000 | 3.0 |
Idaho |
656,900 | 675,700 | 2.9 |
Tennessee |
2,804,900 | 2,877,000 | 2.6 |
Georgia |
4,169,200 | 4,269,400 | 2.4 |
Oregon |
1,735,800 | 1,777,100 | 2.4 |
Montana |
445,800 | 456,400 | 2.4 |
North Carolina |
4,161,300 | 4,259,600 | 2.4 |
Maryland |
2,609,400 | 2,670,300 | 2.3 |
Florida |
7,942,000 | 8,113,900 | 2.2 |
Kentucky |
1,858,200 | 1,895,900 | 2.0 |
Indiana |
2,995,500 | 3,052,200 | 1.9 |
Hawaii |
623,400 | 634,500 | 1.8 |
Delaware |
439,700 | 445,700 | 1.4 |
Vermont |
308,200 | 312,200 | 1.3 |
Kansas |
1,388,500 | 1,404,200 | 1.1 |
Virginia |
3,775,600 | 3,814,200 | 1.0 |
Wisconsin |
2,872,700 | 2,900,200 | 1.0 |
New Hampshire |
649,300 | 654,000 | 0.7 |
Arkansas |
1,207,100 | 1,214,500 | 0.6 |
Michigan |
4,248,500 | 4,271,500 | 0.5 |
Pennsylvania |
5,815,500 | 5,840,300 | 0.4 |
Ohio |
5,423,100 | 5,400,900 | -0.4 |
Connecticut |
1,704,500 | 1,693,500 | -0.6 |
Wyoming |
292,900 | 290,400 | -0.9 |
Rhode Island |
487,900 | 482,100 | -1.2 |
Illinois |
5,986,200 | 5,909,200 | -1.3 |
Maine |
620,700 | 611,600 | -1.5 |
Missouri |
2,803,500 | 2,761,300 | -1.5 |
West Virginia |
762,800 | 751,200 | -1.5 |
New Jersey |
4,082,100 | 4,009,300 | -1.8 |
Arizona |
2,683,800 | 2,631,500 | -1.9 |
Nevada |
1,290,800 | 1,261,700 | -2.3 |
Mississippi |
1,158,600 | 1,131,700 | -2.3 |
New Mexico |
847,900 | 828,000 | -2.3 |
Alabama |
2,011,600 | 1,957,600 | -2.7 |
Footnotes: (p) = preliminary. |
Texas was the only other state to record an increase in employment of 10 percent or more from November 2007 to September 2015. Over that period, employment in Texas increased by 12.8 percent, or 1.3 million.
Among those states with employment in September 2015 that remains below prerecession levels, Alabama experienced the largest percentage decrease in employment since November 2007 (−2.7 percent).
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 — September 2015" (HTML) (PDF).
Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, The Economics Daily, North Dakota has largest percentage increase in employment since November 2007 at https://www.bls.gov/opub/ted/2015/north-dakota-has-largest-percentage-increase-in-employment-since-november-2007.htm (visited November 13, 2024).