Utah, Idaho, Texas, and Washington have largest percentage job gains from May 2017 to May 2018
June 22, 2018
Thirty-five states had over-the-year increases in nonfarm payroll employment in May. The largest percentage gain occurred in Utah (+3.4 percent), followed by Idaho (+3.1 percent) and Texas and Washington (+2.9 percent each).
Nonfarm employment by state, May 2017 to May 2018
State
12-month percent change
12-month net change
May 2018 level
May 2017 level
Alabama
1.1%
22,900
2,034,700
2,011,800
Alaska
-0.2
-500
329,400
329,900
Arizona
2.5
69,900
2,835,100
2,765,200
Arkansas
0.5
6,600
1,245,200
1,238,600
California
1.8
306,000
17,089,500
16,783,500
Colorado
2.7
72,800
2,723,400
2,650,600
Connecticut
0.7
11,500
1,690,700
1,679,200
Delaware
1.3
6,100
460,600
454,500
District of Columbia
1.1
8,700
798,400
789,700
Florida
2.1
180,200
8,746,800
8,566,600
Georgia
1.7
76,700
4,515,000
4,438,300
Hawaii
1.7
11,300
663,400
652,100
Idaho
3.1
21,800
735,100
713,300
Illinois
1.0
60,200
6,108,900
6,048,700
Indiana
1.1
33,100
3,133,300
3,100,200
Iowa
1.1
17,100
1,586,400
1,569,300
Kansas
1.6
22,700
1,419,700
1,397,000
Kentucky
0.8
15,200
1,932,600
1,917,400
Louisiana
1.0
18,900
1,992,000
1,973,100
Maine
1.4
8,400
630,100
621,700
Maryland
0.5
12,700
2,734,000
2,721,300
Massachusetts
1.6
56,100
3,652,100
3,596,000
Michigan
1.3
57,800
4,425,400
4,367,600
Minnesota
1.0
30,000
2,955,200
2,925,200
Mississippi
1.4
15,900
1,164,700
1,148,800
Missouri
1.2
34,300
2,894,900
2,860,600
Montana
0.6
2,900
475,200
472,300
Nebraska
1.3
13,400
1,030,400
1,017,000
Nevada
2.8
37,400
1,374,200
1,336,800
New Hampshire
1.9
12,900
685,900
673,000
New Jersey
1.4
57,200
4,179,200
4,122,000
New Mexico
1.6
13,200
841,700
828,500
New York
1.1
108,400
9,614,800
9,506,400
North Carolina
2.3
99,600
4,502,100
4,402,500
North Dakota
-0.5
-2,000
430,300
432,300
Ohio
1.4
76,200
5,598,600
5,522,400
Oklahoma
1.5
25,300
1,683,000
1,657,700
Oregon
2.3
42,200
1,911,500
1,869,300
Pennsylvania
1.3
78,200
6,014,400
5,936,200
Rhode Island
1.5
7,500
500,300
492,800
South Carolina
1.8
38,400
2,122,300
2,083,900
South Dakota
1.4
6,100
440,400
434,300
Tennessee
1.8
53,400
3,057,100
3,003,700
Texas
2.9
352,100
12,542,300
12,190,200
Utah
3.4
49,800
1,512,900
1,463,100
Vermont
0.4
1,400
314,600
313,200
Virginia
1.3
53,000
4,000,500
3,947,500
Washington
2.9
95,800
3,411,500
3,315,700
West Virginia
2.3
17,100
760,300
743,200
Wisconsin
0.7
20,200
2,963,900
2,943,700
Wyoming
1.3
3,700
285,400
281,700
The largest job gains occurred in Texas (+352,100), California (+306,000), and Florida (+180,200).
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 — May 2018 .” We also have more charts and maps on state employment and unemployment .
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