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From April 1990 to April 2016, employment in professional and business services, education and health services, and leisure and hospitality increased for all states and the District of Columbia. Among states, Nevada experienced the largest percentage increase in education and health services employment (264 percent); Florida recorded the largest increase in professional and business services (236 percent); and Mississippi had the largest increase in leisure and hospitality (134 percent).
State | Mining and logging(p) | Mining, logging, and construction(p) | Construction(p) | Manufacturing(p) | Wholesale trade(p) | Retail trade(p) | Transportation and utilities(p) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alabama |
-44.6 | -12.4 | -5.4 | -28.8 | 8.3 | 24.7 | 27.6 |
Alaska |
13.2 | 39.4 | 81.2 | -10.9 | 18.5 | 51.2 | 42.8 |
Arizona |
-5.7 | 52.9 | 61.5 | -10.3 | 52.9 | 66.6 | 79.2 |
Arkansas |
0.0 | 29.4 | 35.0 | -29.7 | 27.8 | 41.7 | 24.9 |
California |
-27.6 | 16.4 | 18.8 | -35.2 | 33.9 | 17.4 | 32.9 |
Colorado |
56.0 | 142.1 | 166.8 | -15.9 | 44.1 | 57.2 | 30.8 |
Connecticut |
-50.0 | -7.7 | -7.0 | -47.7 | -12.2 | -7.1 | 11.2 |
Delaware |
(1) | -3.7 | (1) | -40.0 | 0.0 | 23.0 | 41.5 |
District Of Columbia |
(1) | 2.9 | (1) | -83.8 | -28.8 | -8.1 | -60.9 |
Florida |
(2) | (2) | 14.4 | -31.4 | 35.9 | 41.7 | 41.6 |
Georgia |
-45.7 | 13.3 | 19.7 | -26.6 | 40.5 | 40.6 | 40.7 |
Hawaii |
(1) | 15..5 | (1) | -32.2 | 1.1 | 5.6 | 8.6 |
Idaho |
-42.3 | 93.8 | 134.9 | 21.5 | 58.9 | 64.2 | 65.0 |
Illinois |
-50.3 | -6.0 | -2.3 | -37.5 | -2.1 | 3.3 | 22.6 |
Indiana |
-24.4 | 14.5 | 17.4 | -14.7 | 12.0 | 9.8 | 27.1 |
Iowa |
10.0 | 103.4 | 107.8 | -2.1 | 5.2 | 12.8 | 56.0 |
Kansas |
-18.7 | 26.1 | 35.8 | -10.1 | 6.8 | 10.2 | 18.4 |
Kentucky |
-66.0 | -13.0 | 16.1 | -10.6 | 26.3 | 19.7 | 71.9 |
Louisiana |
-27.7 | 22.2 | 51.5 | -20.8 | -0.9 | 18.4 | 3.7 |
Maine |
-15.0 | -12.5 | -12.3 | -45.9 | 4.4 | 8.4 | -5.6 |
Maryland |
-41.7 | -1.5 | -0.9 | -47.0 | -8.8 | 2.2 | 44.5 |
Massachusetts |
-41.2 | 46.7 | 48.3 | -48.6 | -14.9 | 1.6 | 16.8 |
Michigan |
-37.3 | 3.8 | 7.1 | -28.7 | 10.8 | -5.9 | 14.9 |
Minnesota |
-30.4 | 48.9 | 57.7 | -6.0 | 22.3 | 17.7 | 16.1 |
Mississippi |
-28.2 | 15.5 | 27.8 | -37.2 | 4.3 | 21.7 | 40.3 |
Missouri |
-28.6 | 23.8 | 27.0 | -34.1 | 2.2 | 14.5 | -11.7 |
Montana |
-5.6 | 94.0 | 167.7 | 1.0 | 33.1 | 48.0 | 17.3 |
Nebraska |
-33.3 | 73.3 | 79.1 | 1.3 | 5.9 | 18.6 | 59.5 |
Nevada |
-4.3 | 36.9 | 48.5 | 76.3 | 67.8 | 125.2 | 171.7 |
New Hampshire |
12.5 | 9.7 | 9.6 | -33.4 | 39.8 | 26.9 | 25.0 |
New Jersey |
-59.4 | -2.0 | -0.8 | -55.4 | -4.7 | 6.5 | 8.8 |
New Mexico |
37.2 | 37.1 | 37.0 | -27.7 | -5.0 | 28.8 | 4.6 |
New York |
-25.8 | 13.9 | 14.7 | -54.4 | -17.2 | 9.8 | -3.0 |
North Carolina |
-33.3 | 14.3 | 16.6 | -45.2 | 31.4 | 32.8 | 15.9 |
North Dakota |
380.0 | 279.3 | 238.4 | 61.1 | 57.3 | 45.5 | 66.2 |
Ohio |
-34.5 | 5.4 | 9.2 | -35.5 | 10.5 | -3.0 | 36.4 |
Oklahoma |
16.4 | 62.4 | 106.6 | -17.7 | 17.8 | 29.9 | 22.5 |
Oregon |
-39.2 | 42.2 | 60.6 | -8.0 | 13.1 | 39.1 | 23.9 |
Pennsylvania |
-4.0 | 2.9 | 3.8 | -40.7 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 42.3 |
Rhode Island |
0.0 | -7.0 | -7.1 | -55.9 | -6.9 | -5.0 | 15.6 |
South Carolina |
-33.9 | -6.0 | -4.2 | -31.8 | 42.5 | 24.6 | 33.5 |
South Dakota |
-42.9 | 80.0 | 94.8 | 25.5 | 45.6 | 40.5 | 39.6 |
Tennessee |
(1) | 20.5 | (1) | -32.3 | 9.3 | 26.2 | 56.4 |
Texas |
44.0 | 84.8 | 104.0 | -10.1 | 64.9 | 48.1 | 66.6 |
Utah |
23.4 | 183.3 | 229.8 | 23.4 | 67.8 | 87.1 | 68.3 |
Vermont |
-27.3 | 7.6 | 10.5 | -29.3 | 0.0 | 14.2 | 5.3 |
Virginia |
-51.2 | -4.3 | -0.1 | -40.9 | 4.2 | 18.4 | 30.5 |
Washington |
-55.3 | 47.1 | 58.2 | -14.4 | 36.0 | 49.8 | 25.7 |
West Virginia |
-36.2 | -13.3 | 15.1 | -42.4 | -9.6 | 7.9 | -13.1 |
Wisconsin |
0.0 | 33.9 | 35.4 | -9.5 | 29.9 | 12.3 | 27.3 |
Wyoming |
24.0 | 44.4 | 70.2 | 8.0 | 66.7 | 26.5 | 27.2 |
Footnotes: (1) Mining and logging is combined with construction (2) Data not available for April 1990 (p) = preliminary |
State | Information(p) | Financial activities(p) | Professional and business services(p) | Education and health services(p) | Leisure and hospitality(p) | Other services(p) | Government(p) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alabama |
-29.5 | 23.1 | 101.8 | 81.9 | 80.7 | 33.6 | 14.5 |
Alaska |
15.1 | 51.3 | 46.4 | 192.9 | 62.2 | 19.8 | 15.6 |
Arizona |
47.9 | 106.3 | 187.7 | 203.8 | 90.7 | 53.7 | 49.9 |
Arkansas |
-20.7 | 23.0 | 151.6 | 98.6 | 77.1 | 34.8 | 34.6 |
California |
27.6 | -1.5 | 70.3 | 119.7 | 72.1 | 33.0 | 21.2 |
Colorado |
39.2 | 53.3 | 129.2 | 151.4 | 96.6 | 87.4 | 52.6 |
Connecticut |
-19.4 | -14.1 | 29.2 | 69.4 | 40.6 | 12.2 | 11.8 |
Delaware |
-4.0 | 28.5 | 22.7 | 139.1 | 84.1 | 74.5 | 35.4 |
District Of Columbia |
-35.1 | 2.0 | 47.7 | 72.9 | 59.4 | 37.7 | -13.1 |
Florida |
4.8 | 49.7 | 236.4 | 110.4 | 63.0 | 59.7 | 30.3 |
Georgia |
27.2 | 39.4 | 138.8 | 123.5 | 96.2 | 75.3 | 24.6 |
Hawaii |
-11.2 | -8.8 | 69.9 | 84.1 | 23.0 | 37.8 | 16.5 |
Idaho |
24.0 | 77.9 | 164.4 | 219.3 | 95.8 | 108.6 | 49.7 |
Illinois |
-25.0 | 1.2 | 63.2 | 72.8 | 51.1 | 23.5 | 8.7 |
Indiana |
-30.1 | 1.3 | 111.2 | 90.4 | 51.9 | 32.1 | 14.4 |
Iowa |
-20.9 | 56.4 | 104.3 | 57.7 | 39.7 | 12.1 | 17.0 |
Kansas |
-34.4 | 33.7 | 112.6 | 86.3 | 45.4 | 18.2 | 19.2 |
Kentucky |
-8.2 | 45.7 | 122.0 | 78.2 | 58.7 | 0.6 | 27.1 |
Louisiana |
-0.4 | 3.5 | 85.6 | 90.5 | 82.7 | 28.7 | -1.2 |
Maine |
-29.8 | 15.5 | 84.8 | 89.6 | 31.0 | 22.0 | 1.7 |
Maryland |
-19.7 | 9.0 | 69.4 | 99.5 | 52.2 | 22.2 | 20.2 |
Massachusetts |
4.7 | 7.9 | 57.8 | 68.5 | 47.5 | 40.0 | 11.3 |
Michigan |
-17.5 | 12.0 | 64.1 | 62.8 | 27.6 | 18.9 | -4.8 |
Minnesota |
-8.0 | 42.7 | 69.7 | 117.7 | 44.9 | 26.0 | 19.5 |
Mississippi |
3.1 | 5.9 | 102.9 | 95.7 | 134.3 | 13.1 | 19.7 |
Missouri |
-20.7 | 22.8 | 77.4 | 79.4 | 45.0 | 27.1 | 16.7 |
Montana |
-1.6 | 72.5 | 163.6 | 112.8 | 77.5 | 56.5 | 24.7 |
Nebraska |
-19.4 | 47.4 | 94.6 | 107.0 | 54.4 | 41.7 | 19.3 |
Nevada |
26.9 | 89.5 | 197.2 | 263.9 | 82.3 | 125.0 | 109.7 |
New Hampshire |
20.0 | 10.0 | 109.7 | 97.2 | 50.5 | 51.1 | 22.1 |
New Jersey |
-39.0 | 7.4 | 47.3 | 86.2 | 31.7 | 41.8 | 7.9 |
New Mexico |
25.5 | 20.9 | 75.4 | 178.3 | 55.0 | 34.6 | 26.8 |
New York |
-5.4 | -9.5 | 47.0 | 83.5 | 58.3 | 48.2 | -2.6 |
North Carolina |
45.2 | 58.9 | 155.9 | 146.9 | 96.5 | 83.0 | 46.4 |
North Dakota |
10.0 | 85.7 | 200.8 | 74.8 | 66.1 | 34.6 | 22.0 |
Ohio |
-28.7 | 17.8 | 57.5 | 73.8 | 39.2 | 24.4 | 6.7 |
Oklahoma |
-5.8 | 22.0 | 87.7 | 78.1 | 78.6 | 49.9 | 31.0 |
Oregon |
27.4 | 34.0 | 131.8 | 110.0 | 82.0 | 37.0 | 33.0 |
Pennsylvania |
-21.0 | -2.2 | 72.3 | 66.3 | 46.8 | 22.8 | 0.2 |
Rhode Island |
-14.0 | 22.6 | 56.7 | 51.4 | 61.8 | 46.2 | -4.7 |
South Carolina |
17.3 | 50.9 | 106.3 | 160.0 | 82.1 | 59.0 | 31.0 |
South Dakota |
11.1 | 76.3 | 180.7 | 90.8 | 60.9 | 11.7 | 21.5 |
Tennessee |
-1.1 | 33.0 | 142.2 | 103.6 | 76.6 | 134.6 | 22.6 |
Texas |
14.0 | 58.9 | 156.6 | 144.8 | 120.2 | 63.7 | 48.9 |
Utah |
151.8 | 139.0 | 168.1 | 183.4 | 121.5 | 48.2 | 57.3 |
Vermont |
-20.0 | -9.7 | 95.8 | 87.9 | 27.6 | 32.1 | 26.5 |
Virginia |
-7.4 | 39.0 | 104.2 | 120.3 | 70.8 | 75.1 | 23.4 |
Washington |
144.9 | 30.8 | 106.8 | 127.4 | 67.9 | 33.4 | 45.3 |
West Virginia |
-25.6 | 36.2 | 101.5 | 88.5 | 55.4 | 61.8 | 23.4 |
Wisconsin |
8.9 | 23.9 | 102.1 | 89.0 | 36.4 | 29.2 | 20.0 |
Wyoming |
0.0 | 34.2 | 105.7 | 113.1 | 42.5 | 53.8 | 27.5 |
Footnotes: (p) = preliminary |
Employment in mining and logging and manufacturing decreased for most states from April 1990 to April 2016. Kentucky recorded the largest percentage decrease in employment in mining and logging over that period (−66 percent); North Dakota had the largest increase (380 percent).
Since April 1990, most states experienced increases in employment in construction, wholesale and retail trade, transportation and utilities, financial activities, other services, and government. Over that period, North Dakota recorded a 238-percent increase in construction employment; Nevada experienced a 125-percent increase in retail trade; and Utah had a 139-percent increase in financial activities.
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 2016" (HTML) (PDF).
Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, The Economics Daily, Industry employment for all states and the District of Columbia since April 1990 at https://www.bls.gov/opub/ted/2016/industry-employment-for-all-states-and-the-district-of-columbia-since-april-1990.htm (visited October 06, 2024).