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Utah employment up 4.4 percent over the year ended July 2015
August 26, 2015
From July 2014 to July 2015, 34 states and the District of Columbia had statistically significant increases in employment. The largest percentage increase occurred in Utah, where employment rose 4.4 percent. In Nevada, employment increased 3.7 percent.
States with statistically significant employment changes from July 2014 to July 2015, seasonally adjusted
State
Employment
12-month
July 2014
July 2015
Change in number of jobs
Percentage change in number of jobs
Utah
1,327,000
1,385,600
58,600
4.4
Nevada
1,215,500
1,261,000
45,500
3.7
Florida
7,833,500
8,105,000
271,500
3.5
Washington
3,080,900
3,182,400
101,500
3.3
California
15,654,800
16,149,100
494,300
3.2
Oregon
1,721,300
1,776,100
54,800
3.2
South Carolina
1,946,800
2,001,800
55,000
2.8
Idaho
656,300
674,200
17,900
2.7
North Carolina
4,148,800
4,259,000
110,200
2.7
Arkansas
1,185,400
1,213,800
28,400
2.4
Michigan
4,183,500
4,279,300
95,800
2.3
Texas
11,567,800
11,828,300
260,500
2.3
Arizona
2,565,300
2,619,500
54,200
2.1
Georgia
4,162,800
4,252,200
89,400
2.1
Indiana
2,979,900
3,043,800
63,900
2.1
Maryland
2,617,400
2,671,100
53,700
2.1
South Dakota
424,000
432,900
8,900
2.1
Colorado
2,467,100
2,517,300
50,200
2.0
Iowa
1,546,500
1,577,400
30,900
2.0
Massachusetts
3,422,800
3,492,100
69,300
2.0
District of Columbia
750,500
765,100
14,600
1.9
Tennessee
2,816,400
2,868,900
52,500
1.9
Connecticut
1,665,400
1,696,000
30,600
1.8
New York
9,104,900
9,268,300
163,400
1.8
Delaware
437,700
445,200
7,500
1.7
Kentucky
1,861,400
1,890,900
29,500
1.6
Wisconsin
2,845,100
2,889,600
44,500
1.6
Alabama
1,922,700
1,950,500
27,800
1.4
Mississippi
1,120,100
1,135,800
15,700
1.4
Missouri
2,737,100
2,775,500
38,400
1.4
Ohio
5,342,300
5,399,100
56,800
1.1
Pennsylvania
5,789,600
5,856,100
66,500
1.1
Virginia
3,776,800
3,817,500
40,700
1.1
Illinois
5,873,900
5,924,000
50,100
0.9
Minnesota
2,829,200
2,853,300
24,100
0.9
West Virginia
761,300
742,200
-19,100
-2.5
The largest significant gains in the number of jobs from July 2014 to July 2015 occurred in California (494,300, an increase of 3.2 percent), Florida (271,500 or 3.5 percent) and Texas (260,500 or 2.3 percent).
The only statistically significant job losses from July 2014 to July 2015 occurred in West Virginia (−19,100, a decrease of 2.5 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 — July 2015” (HTML) (PDF).
United States Department of Labor
