34 states added jobs in year ending July 2018
August 22, 2018
From July 2017 to July 2018, 34 states added nonfarm payroll jobs, and employment was essentially unchanged in 16 states and the District of Columbia. The largest job gains occurred in Texas (377,100), California (332,700), and Florida (210,600). The largest percentage gain occurred in Utah (3.5 percent), followed by Idaho and Nevada (3.4 percent each).
Change in nonfarm employment by state, July 2017 to July 2018, seasonally adjusted
State
Percent change
July 2017 employment
July 2018 employment
Net change
Alabama
1.1%
2,014,800
2,037,800
23,000
Alaska
-0.6
329,100
327,100
-2,000
Arizona
2.2
2,778,900
2,840,000
61,100
Arkansas
0.9
1,239,800
1,250,400
10,600
California
2.0
16,826,700
17,159,400
332,700
Colorado
2.9
2,659,600
2,737,300
77,700
Connecticut
1.0
1,680,200
1,696,800
16,600
Delaware
1.4
455,500
462,000
6,500
District of Columbia
0.9
787,600
794,900
7,300
Florida
2.5
8,590,100
8,800,700
210,600
Georgia
1.9
4,453,300
4,536,500
83,200
Hawaii
1.9
651,800
664,500
12,700
Idaho
3.4
715,700
740,000
24,300
Illinois
1.1
6,063,200
6,128,900
65,700
Indiana
0.6
3,105,000
3,123,900
18,900
Iowa
1.2
1,572,500
1,591,500
19,000
Kansas
1.7
1,403,200
1,426,600
23,400
Kentucky
0.8
1,920,300
1,936,300
16,000
Louisiana
1.1
1,967,500
1,988,300
20,800
Maine
0.9
622,800
628,500
5,700
Maryland
0.6
2,727,400
2,743,900
16,500
Massachusetts
1.8
3,613,300
3,680,100
66,800
Michigan
1.5
4,364,300
4,430,600
66,300
Minnesota
1.5
2,933,700
2,976,800
43,100
Mississippi
1.2
1,150,500
1,164,100
13,600
Missouri
1.2
2,869,700
2,904,400
34,700
Montana
1.1
472,500
477,600
5,100
Nebraska
1.7
1,015,600
1,033,100
17,500
Nevada
3.4
1,343,400
1,389,400
46,000
New Hampshire
1.9
674,800
687,600
12,800
New Jersey
1.8
4,125,000
4,200,500
75,500
New Mexico
1.6
829,400
842,800
13,400
New York
1.2
9,525,400
9,642,400
117,000
North Carolina
2.4
4,422,000
4,528,900
106,900
North Dakota
0.6
431,400
433,900
2,500
Ohio
1.5
5,533,900
5,616,100
82,200
Oklahoma
1.8
1,662,800
1,692,300
29,500
Oregon
2.5
1,874,200
1,921,900
47,700
Pennsylvania
1.2
5,948,600
6,020,500
71,900
Rhode Island
1.9
494,600
503,800
9,200
South Carolina
1.7
2,094,200
2,129,000
34,800
South Dakota
1.4
433,500
439,400
5,900
Tennessee
1.9
3,011,200
3,067,500
56,300
Texas
3.1
12,219,600
12,596,700
377,100
Utah
3.5
1,468,000
1,519,100
51,100
Vermont
-0.3
314,500
313,400
-1,100
Virginia
1.6
3,954,800
4,017,400
62,600
Washington
3.1
3,328,700
3,431,200
102,500
West Virginia
1.0
744,800
752,000
7,200
Wisconsin
1.3
2,946,200
2,985,000
38,800
Wyoming
2.0
281,700
287,200
5,500
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 — July 2018 . " For more charts and tables related to state employment and unemployment, see the state chart package .
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