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Professional and business services employment up 8.0 percent in South Dakota over the year
October 23, 2018
Professional and business services employment increased by 2,500, or 8.0 percent, in South Dakota over the year ended September 2018. In Mississippi, professional and business services employment increased by 7,400, or 6.9 percent.
12-month change in professional and business services employment, by state, September 2018
State
12-month percentage change in employment
12-month change in employment
Employment, September 2017
Employment, September 2018
Alabama
4.8%
11,500
241,400
252,900
Alaska
1.4
400
28,500
28,900
Arizona
3.7
15,500
421,700
437,200
Arkansas
4.6
6,700
145,200
151,900
California
3.1
80,000
2,583,900
2,663,900
Colorado
4.1
17,000
418,200
435,200
Connecticut
2.1
4,700
218,900
223,600
Delaware
3.8
2,300
61,300
63,600
District of Columbia
1.0
1,700
165,900
167,600
Florida
5.6
72,500
1,292,300
1,364,800
Georgia
2.3
15,400
669,400
684,800
Hawaii
4.3
3,500
82,000
85,500
Idaho
3.3
3,000
92,000
95,000
Illinois
0.6
5,600
952,800
958,400
Indiana
1.7
5,700
342,000
347,700
Iowa
1.4
2,000
140,300
142,300
Kansas
3.5
6,200
178,400
184,600
Kentucky
1.1
2,300
215,700
218,000
Louisiana
0.9
1,800
209,400
211,200
Maine
0.7
500
67,100
67,600
Maryland
4.3
19,300
447,400
466,700
Massachusetts
5.3
30,400
570,200
600,600
Michigan
1.6
10,400
648,100
658,500
Minnesota
1.0
3,800
374,700
378,500
Mississippi
6.9
7,400
106,900
114,300
Missouri
2.5
9,700
386,000
395,700
Montana
4.6
1,900
41,300
43,200
Nebraska
3.7
4,400
118,200
122,600
Nevada
4.6
8,400
182,400
190,800
New Hampshire
-1.5
-1,200
82,400
81,200
New Jersey
2.4
15,900
672,000
687,900
New Mexico
4.1
4,300
105,500
109,800
New York
0.7
9,600
1,328,900
1,338,500
North Carolina
4.5
27,800
618,900
646,700
North Dakota
3.7
1,300
34,800
36,100
Ohio
0.9
6,700
726,200
732,900
Oklahoma
3.5
6,600
188,400
195,000
Oregon
1.6
3,900
245,500
249,400
Pennsylvania
2.5
20,100
807,200
827,300
Rhode Island
3.5
2,400
68,400
70,800
South Carolina
0.4
1,200
275,500
276,700
South Dakota
8.0
2,500
31,200
33,700
Tennessee
3.1
12,500
409,500
422,000
Texas
4.8
80,400
1,683,200
1,763,600
Utah
3.8
7,900
210,100
218,000
Vermont
0.3
100
28,800
28,900
Virginia
2.3
17,000
732,500
749,500
Washington
5.6
23,700
422,000
445,700
West Virginia
-1.0
-700
67,200
66,500
Wisconsin
0.2
500
326,300
326,800
Wyoming
2.7
500
18,700
19,200
Note: Data for the most recent month are preliminary.
New Hampshire and West Virginia had the largest percentage decreases in professional and business services employment, −1.5 percent and −1.0 percent, respectively.
Looking at the change in the numbers of employees, Texas, California, and Florida had the largest employment increases over the September 2017 to September 2018 period, all between 72,500 and 80,400. New Hampshire experienced the largest decrease in professional and business services, −1,200.
United States Department of Labor
