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Change in nonfarm payroll employment by state, July 2018 to July 2019, seasonally adjusted
State
Percent change
July 2018 employment
July 2019 employment
Net change
Alabama
2.0%
2,044,800
2,085,100
40,300
Alaska
1.4
327,300
331,900
4,600
Arizona
2.5
2,859,700
2,931,900
72,200
Arkansas
1.0
1,262,300
1,274,400
12,100
California
1.8
17,176,800
17,488,600
311,800
Colorado
1.9
2,734,300
2,787,000
52,700
Connecticut
0.2
1,689,500
1,692,700
3,200
Delaware
0.5
461,200
463,700
2,500
District of Columbia
1.2
792,300
802,000
9,700
Florida
2.6
8,784,800
9,012,000
227,200
Georgia
1.6
4,542,700
4,617,000
74,300
Hawaii
0.7
655,100
659,400
4,300
Idaho
2.8
740,000
760,600
20,600
Illinois
1.0
6,123,300
6,186,000
62,700
Indiana
0.7
3,148,800
3,170,600
21,800
Iowa
0.6
1,584,700
1,594,900
10,200
Kansas
1.0
1,416,200
1,430,400
14,200
Kentucky
1.5
1,931,700
1,959,800
28,100
Louisiana
-0.1
1,981,900
1,980,900
-1,000
Maine
0.9
628,000
633,500
5,500
Maryland
0.1
2,745,800
2,748,200
2,400
Massachusetts
1.0
3,641,600
3,678,900
37,300
Michigan
0.4
4,422,500
4,440,100
17,600
Minnesota
0.0
2,961,600
2,962,400
800
Mississippi
1.6
1,152,700
1,171,700
19,000
Missouri
1.2
2,892,900
2,927,600
34,700
Montana
1.5
478,200
485,200
7,000
Nebraska
0.5
1,025,500
1,030,600
5,100
Nevada
3.1
1,385,500
1,428,900
43,400
New Hampshire
1.5
680,800
691,000
10,200
New Jersey
1.2
4,153,700
4,202,000
48,300
New Mexico
2.4
841,700
861,500
19,800
New York
1.0
9,684,600
9,780,100
95,500
North Carolina
1.7
4,496,500
4,572,200
75,700
North Dakota
0.2
435,200
436,000
800
Ohio
0.5
5,567,800
5,593,000
25,200
Oklahoma
0.9
1,689,500
1,704,000
14,500
Oregon
1.9
1,907,800
1,944,200
36,400
Pennsylvania
0.5
6,008,500
6,038,800
30,300
Rhode Island
1.4
496,800
503,900
7,100
South Carolina
1.5
2,146,100
2,179,300
33,200
South Dakota
2.1
438,600
447,900
9,300
Tennessee
1.8
3,060,500
3,115,600
55,100
Texas
2.6
12,522,600
12,845,900
323,300
Utah
3.1
1,519,200
1,566,600
47,400
Vermont
0.9
316,200
319,000
2,800
Virginia
0.6
4,007,700
4,030,700
23,000
Washington
3.0
3,407,200
3,509,600
102,400
West Virginia
1.0
728,900
736,100
7,200
Wisconsin
0.5
2,970,800
2,984,400
13,600
Wyoming
1.7
285,400
290,200
4,800
Puerto Rico
0.7
865,500
871,700
6,200
The largest job gains occurred in Texas (+323,300), California (+311,800), and Florida (+227,200). The largest percentage gains occurred in Nevada and Utah (+3.1 percent each), followed by Washington (+3.0 percent) and Idaho (+2.8 percent).
United States Department of Labor
