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Utah has largest over-the-year percent gain in employment, April 2015
May 29, 2015
From April 2014 to April 2015, 37 states had statistically significant changes in employment, all of which were increases. The largest percentage increases occurred in Utah (4.0 percent), Florida (3.6 percent), and Washington (3.6 percent).
States with statistically significant employment changes from April 2014 to April 2015, seasonally adjusted
2.9% and higher
2.3% to 2.8%
1.7% to 2.2%
1.4% to 1.6%
1.3% and lower
3.6%
Washington
April 2014 employment : 3,052,600
April 2015 employment: 3,162,000
Over-the-year net change: 109,400
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Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
States with statistically significant employment changes from April 2014 to April 2015, seasonally adjusted
State
Over-the-year percent change
April 2014 employment
April 2015 employment
Over-the-year net change
Utah
4.0
1,318,700
1,371,500
52,800
Washington
3.6
3,052,600
3,162,000
109,400
Florida
3.6
7,767,800
8,045,500
277,700
Nevada
3.4
1,207,500
1,248,900
41,400
Oregon
3.4
1,712,100
1,770,500
58,400
Idaho
3.1
653,900
674,200
20,300
Georgia
3.0
4,125,600
4,247,500
121,900
California
2.9
15,554,900
16,012,200
457,300
South Carolina
2.9
1,942,400
1,998,500
56,100
North Carolina
2.6
4,124,900
4,231,500
106,600
Colorado
2.6
2,445,900
2,509,100
63,200
North Dakota
2.6
457,400
469,100
11,700
Texas
2.5
11,467,600
11,754,600
287,000
Michigan
2.4
4,156,500
4,255,100
98,600
Vermont
2.3
308,600
315,700
7,100
Arizona
2.3
2,557,000
2,614,900
57,900
Arkansas
2.1
1,184,200
1,208,800
24,600
Indiana
2.0
2,974,700
3,034,100
59,400
Massachusetts
1.9
3,403,200
3,469,300
66,100
Kentucky
1.8
1,852,400
1,886,200
33,800
Wisconsin
1.8
2,838,600
2,889,500
50,900
New Mexico
1.8
816,800
831,100
14,300
Tennessee
1.7
2,804,400
2,851,400
47,000
Minnesota
1.6
2,805,900
2,852,000
46,100
South Dakota
1.6
422,800
429,700
6,900
Delaware
1.6
435,900
442,900
7,000
Maryland
1.5
2,613,300
2,653,200
39,900
Ohio
1.4
5,320,700
5,395,000
74,300
Connecticut
1.4
1,664,000
1,687,200
23,200
Alabama
1.4
1,916,900
1,943,100
26,200
Iowa
1.3
1,545,600
1,566,000
20,400
New York
1.2
9,063,400
9,176,600
113,200
New Jersey
1.2
3,956,300
4,002,700
46,400
Oklahoma
1.1
1,645,700
1,664,300
18,600
Pennsylvania
1.1
5,781,400
5,845,800
64,400
Nebraska
1.1
993,200
1,004,200
11,000
Illinois
1.1
5,856,800
5,919,700
62,900
The largest significant over-the-year job increases occurred in California (+457,300), followed by Texas (+287,000), and Florida (+277,700).
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 — April 2015" (HTML) (PDF).
United States Department of Labor
