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Nonfarm payroll employment increased in 33 states over the year ending June 2017. The largest percentage gain, 3.8 percent, occurred in Nevada (where employment increased 48,700), followed by Utah, 3.0 percent (an employment increases of 43,400), and Florida, 2.9 percent (an employment increase of 238,600).
State | Over-the-year change, June 2016 to June 2017 | Employment, June 2017 | |
---|---|---|---|
Percentage change in employment | Change in employment | ||
Nevada |
3.8% | 48,700 | 1,342,100 |
Utah |
3.0 | 43,400 | 1,468,100 |
Florida |
2.9 | 238,600 | 8,602,700 |
Georgia |
2.8 | 122,600 | 4,496,000 |
Oregon |
2.7 | 50,200 | 1,880,000 |
Texas |
2.7 | 319,300 | 12,306,300 |
Washington |
2.4 | 76,400 | 3,315,200 |
Idaho |
2.2 | 15,200 | 709,200 |
Minnesota |
2.2 | 62,600 | 2,947,200 |
Alabama |
2.1 | 40,600 | 2,010,700 |
Arizona |
2.1 | 56,900 | 2,753,400 |
Colorado |
2.1 | 54,900 | 2,647,000 |
Maryland |
2.1 | 56,100 | 2,757,400 |
Arkansas |
2.0 | 24,900 | 1,249,800 |
Tennessee |
2.0 | 59,300 | 3,018,200 |
Massachusetts |
1.9 | 65,900 | 3,617,000 |
New Hampshire |
1.7 | 11,000 | 677,200 |
North Carolina |
1.7 | 72,200 | 4,406,900 |
California |
1.6 | 261,400 | 16,703,300 |
Iowa |
1.6 | 25,600 | 1,591,800 |
Kentucky |
1.6 | 30,900 | 1,939,500 |
Missouri |
1.6 | 46,600 | 2,886,300 |
Nebraska |
1.6 | 16,200 | 1,031,000 |
New York |
1.6 | 148,300 | 9,530,800 |
Indiana |
1.5 | 45,200 | 3,121,600 |
Michigan |
1.4 | 60,800 | 4,383,000 |
South Carolina |
1.4 | 29,700 | 2,080,000 |
Pennsylvania |
1.3 | 74,000 | 5,936,400 |
Virginia |
1.3 | 50,000 | 3,961,900 |
Wisconsin |
1.3 | 38,400 | 2,955,200 |
New Jersey |
1.2 | 48,300 | 4,118,200 |
Ohio |
1.0 | 56,800 | 5,528,800 |
Illinois |
0.9 | 54,100 | 6,049,100 |
Georgia, Oregon, and Texas also had over-the-year employment increases of 2.7 percent or more.
From June 2016 to June 2017, the largest job gains occurred in Texas, where employment increased 319,300 (or 2.7 percent). This was followed by California, with an increase of 261,400 (or 1.6 percent), and Florida (238,600 or 2.9 percent).
New York and Georgia also had employment changes of more than 100,000.
These data are from the Current Employment Statistics (State and Metro Area) program. Data are preliminary. To learn more, see "State Employment and Unemployment — June 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, Nevada employment up 3.8 percent over the year, June 2017 at https://www.bls.gov/opub/ted/2017/nevada-employment-up-3-point-8-percent-over-the-year-june-2017.htm (visited October 31, 2024).