Industry employment for all states and the District of Columbia since April 1990
May 26, 2016
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).
Percent change in industry employment for states and the District of Columbia, not seasonally adjusted, April 1990–April 2016
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
Percent change in industry employment for states and the District of Columbia, not seasonally adjusted, April 1990–April 2016
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
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 ).
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