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From May 2016 to May 2017, nonfarm payroll employment increases occurred in 28 states. The largest percentage gain, an increase of 3.3 percent, occurred in Utah (where employment increased 46,600), followed by increases of 2.7 percent in both Florida (employment increase: 228,000) and Nevada (employment increase: 35,000). Colorado, Georgia, Idaho, Oregon, and Washington all had increases of 2.4 percent.
State | 12-month change in employment | 12-month percentage change | Employment, May 2017 |
---|---|---|---|
Alabama |
35,800 | 1.8% | 2,007,200 |
Arizona |
49,300 | 1.8 | 2,744,600 |
Arkansas |
22,000 | 1.8 | 1,246,700 |
California |
242,600 | 1.5 | 16,697,500 |
Colorado |
62,000 | 2.4 | 2,645,600 |
Florida |
228,000 | 2.7 | 8,582,000 |
Georgia |
103,100 | 2.4 | 4,465,300 |
Idaho |
16,800 | 2.4 | 708,800 |
Indiana |
41,700 | 1.4 | 3,114,600 |
Kentucky |
26,400 | 1.4 | 1,937,500 |
Maryland |
43,100 | 1.6 | 2,744,000 |
Massachusetts |
58,300 | 1.6 | 3,607,900 |
Michigan |
74,400 | 1.7 | 4,382,600 |
Minnesota |
47,700 | 1.7 | 2,938,500 |
Missouri |
47,000 | 1.7 | 2,877,800 |
Nevada |
35,000 | 2.7 | 1,327,100 |
New Jersey |
43,100 | 1.1 | 4,103,600 |
New York |
149,100 | 1.6 | 9,512,700 |
North Carolina |
69,200 | 1.6 | 4,397,900 |
Oregon |
43,300 | 2.4 | 1,871,800 |
Pennsylvania |
54,000 | 0.9 | 5,921,700 |
South Carolina |
32,700 | 1.6 | 2,080,900 |
Tennessee |
57,500 | 1.9 | 3,011,200 |
Texas |
266,600 | 2.2 | 12,261,500 |
Utah |
46,600 | 3.3 | 1,468,400 |
Virginia |
44,400 | 1.1 | 3,951,500 |
Washington |
76,200 | 2.4 | 3,311,200 |
Wisconsin |
40,400 | 1.4 | 2,957,100 |
Note: Data for the most recent month are preliminary. |
The largest job gains in terms of number of jobs was 266,600 in Texas (an increase of 2.2 percent), followed by an increase of 242,600 (or 1.5 percent) in California, and 228,000 in Florida.
These data are from the Current Employment Statistics (State and Metro Area) program. Data are preliminary. To learn more, see "State Employment and Unemployment — May 2017" (HTML) (PDF). Also see more charts and maps on state employment and unemployment.
Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, The Economics Daily, Employment up 3.3 percent in Utah over the year ending May 2017 at https://www.bls.gov/opub/ted/2017/employment-up-3-point-3-percent-in-utah-over-the-year-ending-may-2017.htm (visited October 31, 2024).