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From January 2017 to January 2018, 21 states added nonfarm payroll jobs and 29 states and the District were essentially unchanged. The largest job gains occurred in California (+400,100), Texas (+240,500), and Florida (+150,900). The largest percentage gain occurred in Utah (+3.1 percent), followed by Idaho, Nevada, and Washington (+2.8 percent each).
Change in nonfarm employment by state, January 2017 to January 2018, seasonally adjusted
State
Percent change
January 2017 employment
January 2018 employment
Net change
Alabama
0.7%
2,011,100
2,025,100
14,000
Alaska
-0.6
329,100
327,200
-1,900
Arizona
2.1
2,742,800
2,801,500
58,700
Arkansas
0.5
1,234,700
1,240,300
5,600
California
2.4
16,638,300
17,038,400
400,100
Colorado
2.6
2,626,500
2,693,900
67,400
Connecticut
0.3
1,683,500
1,689,000
5,500
Delaware
0.2
456,500
457,600
1,100
District of Columbia
0.9
786,800
793,900
7,100
Florida
1.8
8,519,600
8,670,500
150,900
Georgia
1.5
4,421,300
4,486,600
65,300
Hawaii
1.0
652,300
658,900
6,600
Idaho
2.8
708,900
728,600
19,700
Illinois
0.8
6,034,300
6,081,400
47,100
Indiana
0.7
3,095,700
3,116,000
20,300
Iowa
0.9
1,569,700
1,583,500
13,800
Kansas
0.6
1,402,400
1,411,500
9,100
Kentucky
0.3
1,917,200
1,922,200
5,000
Louisiana
0.0
1,970,100
1,970,600
500
Maine
0.1
622,600
623,000
400
Maryland
0.3
2,720,300
2,729,000
8,700
Massachusetts
0.8
3,593,500
3,622,500
29,000
Michigan
1.0
4,355,100
4,400,300
45,200
Minnesota
0.8
2,923,900
2,946,200
22,300
Mississippi
1.1
1,150,400
1,162,600
12,200
Missouri
1.0
2,856,100
2,885,500
29,400
Montana
1.2
470,900
476,700
5,800
Nebraska
0.4
1,017,900
1,021,700
3,800
Nevada
2.8
1,323,400
1,361,100
37,700
New Hampshire
1.1
672,400
680,100
7,700
New Jersey
1.2
4,109,100
4,159,800
50,700
New Mexico
1.0
829,800
837,700
7,900
New York
1.0
9,476,800
9,570,200
93,400
North Carolina
1.6
4,387,700
4,457,900
70,200
North Dakota
-1.8
431,200
423,600
-7,600
Ohio
0.4
5,521,800
5,546,400
24,600
Oklahoma
1.6
1,647,500
1,673,900
26,400
Oregon
2.7
1,851,200
1,901,800
50,600
Pennsylvania
1.1
5,923,100
5,987,300
64,200
Rhode Island
1.2
491,600
497,700
6,100
South Carolina
1.4
2,084,300
2,113,100
28,800
South Dakota
1.3
433,700
439,500
5,800
Tennessee
1.1
2,993,500
3,025,500
32,000
Texas
2.0
12,127,800
12,368,300
240,500
Utah
3.1
1,449,900
1,495,200
45,300
Vermont
0.1
313,700
314,100
400
Virginia
0.5
3,940,200
3,960,100
19,900
Washington
2.8
3,285,700
3,376,700
91,000
West Virginia
0.5
745,300
748,800
3,500
Wisconsin
0.7
2,940,600
2,962,500
21,900
Wyoming
1.3
280,700
284,300
3,600
These data are from the Current Employment Statistics (State and Metro Area)program. Data for the most recent month are preliminary and subject to revision. To learn more, see "State Employment and Unemployment — January 2018" (HTML) (PDF). For more charts and tables related to state employment and unemployment, see the state chart package.
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