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Thirty-one states and the District of Columbia had statistically significant increases in nonfarm payroll employment over the 12 months ending November 2016. The largest job gains occurred in California (+377,200), Florida (+263,900), and Texas (+210,800). Only one state, Wyoming, had a statistically significant over-the-year decrease in employment (–8,900). Employment in the remaining 18 states was essentially unchanged over the year.
State | November 2015 | November 2016(p) | Over-the-year level change | Over-the-year percent change | Statistically significant? |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alabama |
1,957,500 | 1,976,100 | 18,600 | 1.0% | Yes |
Alaska |
338,100 | 335,200 | -2,900 | -0.9 | No |
Arizona |
2,677,700 | 2,707,200 | 29,500 | 1.1 | Yes |
Arkansas |
1,220,200 | 1,229,000 | 8,800 | 0.7 | No |
California |
16,226,400 | 16,603,600 | 377,200 | 2.3 | Yes |
Colorado |
2,564,900 | 2,620,200 | 55,300 | 2.2 | Yes |
Connecticut |
1,678,500 | 1,679,900 | 1,400 | 0.1 | No |
Delaware |
454,400 | 460,000 | 5,600 | 1.2 | No |
District of Columbia |
768,400 | 782,500 | 14,100 | 1.8 | Yes |
Florida |
8,201,100 | 8,465,000 | 263,900 | 3.2 | Yes |
Georgia |
4,324,200 | 4,422,900 | 98,700 | 2.3 | Yes |
Hawaii |
640,500 | 656,200 | 15,700 | 2.5 | Yes |
Idaho |
683,900 | 700,200 | 16,300 | 2.4 | Yes |
Illinois |
5,982,500 | 6,025,500 | 43,000 | 0.7 | Yes |
Indiana |
3,050,000 | 3,089,500 | 39,500 | 1.3 | Yes |
Iowa |
1,570,100 | 1,580,100 | 10,000 | 0.6 | No |
Kansas |
1,398,700 | 1,394,800 | -3,900 | -0.3 | No |
Kentucky |
1,901,900 | 1,917,500 | 15,600 | 0.8 | No |
Louisiana |
1,981,700 | 1,975,300 | -6,400 | -0.3 | No |
Maine |
609,600 | 612,300 | 2,700 | 0.4 | No |
Maryland |
2,680,000 | 2,710,200 | 30,200 | 1.1 | Yes |
Massachusetts |
3,512,500 | 3,582,600 | 70,100 | 2.0 | Yes |
Michigan |
4,275,500 | 4,359,500 | 84,000 | 2.0 | Yes |
Minnesota |
2,867,800 | 2,899,700 | 31,900 | 1.1 | Yes |
Mississippi |
1,142,100 | 1,139,700 | -2,400 | -0.2 | No |
Missouri |
2,785,100 | 2,842,200 | 57,100 | 2.1 | Yes |
Montana |
461,000 | 466,400 | 5,400 | 1.2 | No |
Nebraska |
1,013,800 | 1,023,900 | 10,100 | 1.0 | No |
Nevada |
1,267,600 | 1,302,300 | 34,700 | 2.7 | Yes |
New Hampshire |
660,200 | 674,800 | 14,600 | 2.2 | Yes |
New Jersey |
4,060,400 | 4,081,800 | 21,400 | 0.5 | No |
New Mexico |
828,200 | 825,900 | -2,300 | -0.3 | No |
New York |
9,293,800 | 9,398,300 | 104,500 | 1.1 | Yes |
North Carolina |
4,271,400 | 4,353,200 | 81,800 | 1.9 | Yes |
North Dakota |
447,600 | 440,700 | -6,900 | -1.5 | No |
Ohio |
5,456,600 | 5,506,400 | 49,800 | 0.9 | Yes |
Oklahoma |
1,667,000 | 1,651,500 | -15,500 | -0.9 | No |
Oregon |
1,802,400 | 1,855,400 | 53,000 | 2.9 | Yes |
Pennsylvania |
5,856,400 | 5,895,300 | 38,900 | 0.7 | Yes |
Rhode Island |
487,200 | 492,700 | 5,500 | 1.1 | No |
South Carolina |
2,025,500 | 2,070,800 | 45,300 | 2.2 | Yes |
South Dakota |
429,800 | 440,000 | 10,200 | 2.4 | Yes |
Tennessee |
2,927,400 | 2,983,000 | 55,600 | 1.9 | Yes |
Texas |
11,915,500 | 12,126,300 | 210,800 | 1.8 | Yes |
Utah |
1,393,800 | 1,435,900 | 42,100 | 3.0 | Yes |
Vermont |
314,600 | 315,000 | 400 | 0.1 | No |
Virginia |
3,896,200 | 3,933,700 | 37,500 | 1.0 | Yes |
Washington |
3,188,100 | 3,285,600 | 97,500 | 3.1 | Yes |
West Virginia |
761,000 | 771,900 | 10,900 | 1.4 | Yes |
Wisconsin |
2,903,100 | 2,933,500 | 30,400 | 1.0 | Yes |
Wyoming |
288,000 | 279,100 | -8,900 | -3.1 | Yes |
Footnotes: (p) Preliminary |
The largest over-the-year percentage gains in nonfarm payroll employment occurred in Florida (+3.2 percent), Washington (+3.1 percent), and Utah (+3.0 percent). Wyoming had the largest over-the-year percentage decline in employment (–3.1 percent).
These data are from the Current Employment Statistics (State and Metro Area) program and are seasonally adjusted. Data for the most recent month are preliminary and subject to revision. To learn more, see “Regional and State Employment and Unemployment — November 2016” (HTML) (PDF).
Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, The Economics Daily, Nonfarm payroll employment increased in 31 states over the 12 months ending November 2016 at https://www.bls.gov/opub/ted/2016/nonfarm-payroll-employment-increased-in-31-states-over-the-12-months-ending-november-2016.htm (visited October 31, 2024).