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Nonfarm payroll employment increased in 31 states over the 12 months ending February 2017
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).
Over-the-year percent change in nonfarm payroll employment, by state, seasonally adjusted, February 2016 to February 2017
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.
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