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Nonfarm payroll employment increased in 31 states over the 12 months ending February 2016
March 30, 2017
Thirty-one states had statistically significant over-the-year increases in nonfarm payroll employment in February 2017. The largest job gains occurred in California (+315,800), Florida (+248,800), and Texas (+222,400). The largest percentage gains occurred in Idaho (+3.6 percent), Utah (+3.3 percent), and Nevada (+3.2 percent). Two states had significant over-the-year declines in employment: Wyoming (-7,200, or −2.5 percent) and Alaska (−6,700, or −2.0 percent).
| State | Over-the-year percent change | February 2016 | February 2017 | Over-the-year net change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Alabama |
1.5% | 1,967,500 | 1,996,600 | 29,100 |
|
Alaska |
-2.0 | 336,000 | 329,300 | -6,700 |
|
Arizona |
2.2 | 2,680,900 | 2,739,100 | 58,200 |
|
Arkansas |
1.3 | 1,224,700 | 1,241,000 | 16,300 |
|
California |
1.9 | 16,360,300 | 16,676,100 | 315,800 |
|
Colorado |
1.9 | 2,581,200 | 2,631,500 | 50,300 |
|
Connecticut |
0.1 | 1,680,300 | 1,682,400 | 2,100 |
|
Delaware |
0.7 | 452,200 | 455,200 | 3,000 |
|
District of Columbia |
0.5 | 781,000 | 785,200 | 4,200 |
|
Florida |
3.0 | 8,294,200 | 8,543,000 | 248,800 |
|
Georgia |
2.6 | 4,338,200 | 4,452,200 | 114,000 |
|
Hawaii |
0.8 | 645,500 | 650,500 | 5,000 |
|
Idaho |
3.6 | 688,400 | 712,900 | 24,500 |
|
Illinois |
0.8 | 6,008,000 | 6,055,000 | 47,000 |
|
Indiana |
1.3 | 3,074,400 | 3,113,800 | 39,400 |
|
Iowa |
0.7 | 1,569,500 | 1,580,400 | 10,900 |
|
Kansas |
0.0 | 1,411,600 | 1,411,200 | -400 |
|
Kentucky |
1.4 | 1,909,800 | 1,936,200 | 26,400 |
|
Louisiana |
0.2 | 1,979,400 | 1,982,400 | 3,000 |
|
Maine |
0.5 | 617,300 | 620,200 | 2,900 |
|
Maryland |
2.1 | 2,697,700 | 2,755,500 | 57,800 |
|
Massachusetts |
1.6 | 3,545,900 | 3,603,600 | 57,700 |
|
Michigan |
1.9 | 4,294,400 | 4,377,000 | 82,600 |
|
Minnesota |
1.3 | 2,884,400 | 2,921,300 | 36,900 |
|
Mississippi |
0.1 | 1,147,100 | 1,147,900 | 800 |
|
Missouri |
1.9 | 2,826,500 | 2,880,500 | 54,000 |
|
Montana |
2.4 | 466,000 | 477,300 | 11,300 |
|
Nebraska |
1.3 | 1,011,100 | 1,024,700 | 13,600 |
|
Nevada |
3.2 | 1,283,400 | 1,324,600 | 41,200 |
|
New Hampshire |
1.7 | 666,400 | 677,500 | 11,100 |
|
New Jersey |
1.8 | 4,056,500 | 4,130,200 | 73,700 |
|
New Mexico |
0.7 | 831,700 | 837,600 | 5,900 |
|
New York |
1.4 | 9,361,700 | 9,496,900 | 135,200 |
|
North Carolina |
1.8 | 4,309,300 | 4,386,100 | 76,800 |
|
North Dakota |
-0.7 | 437,100 | 434,100 | -3,000 |
|
Ohio |
0.8 | 5,476,600 | 5,522,000 | 45,400 |
|
Oklahoma |
-0.4 | 1,662,600 | 1,655,600 | -7,000 |
|
Oregon |
2.2 | 1,821,500 | 1,861,400 | 39,900 |
|
Pennsylvania |
1.3 | 5,867,600 | 5,941,600 | 74,000 |
|
Rhode Island |
1.2 | 489,300 | 495,200 | 5,900 |
|
South Carolina |
1.6 | 2,042,300 | 2,074,300 | 32,000 |
|
South Dakota |
1.4 | 430,500 | 436,400 | 5,900 |
|
Tennessee |
2.2 | 2,944,800 | 3,010,900 | 66,100 |
|
Texas |
1.9 | 11,975,800 | 12,198,200 | 222,400 |
|
Utah |
3.3 | 1,411,000 | 1,456,900 | 45,900 |
|
Vermont |
1.1 | 312,500 | 315,900 | 3,400 |
|
Virginia |
1.4 | 3,904,200 | 3,957,700 | 53,500 |
|
Washington |
2.7 | 3,206,600 | 3,294,500 | 87,900 |
|
West Virginia |
-0.4 | 751,000 | 748,300 | -2,700 |
|
Wisconsin |
1.0 | 2,922,600 | 2,950,800 | 28,200 |
|
Wyoming |
-2.5 | 285,600 | 278,400 | -7,200 |
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 "State Employment and Unemployment — February 2017" (HTML) (PDF). Also see more charts and maps on state employment and unemployment.
SUGGESTED CITATION
Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, The Economics Daily, Nonfarm payroll employment increased in 31 states over the 12 months ending February 2016 on the Internet at https://www.bls.gov/opub/ted/2017/nonfarm-payroll-employment-increased-in-31-states-over-the-12-months-ending-february-2016.htm (visited January 26, 2025).
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