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From August 2018 to August 2019, 26 states added nonfarm payroll jobs while 24 states and the District of Columbia were essentially unchanged. The largest percentage gains occurred in Nevada (+3.0 percent), Utah (+2.8 percent), and Washington (+2.6 percent). The largest job increases occurred in California (+314,200), Texas (+303,500), and Florida (+221,200).
State |
Percent change |
August 2018 employment |
August 2019 employment |
Net change |
---|---|---|---|---|
Nevada |
3.0% | 1,391,500 | 1,433,600 | 42,100 |
Utah |
2.8 | 1,525,000 | 1,567,100 | 42,100 |
Washington |
2.6 | 3,416,000 | 3,505,000 | 89,000 |
Arizona |
2.5 | 2,870,700 | 2,942,100 | 71,400 |
Florida |
2.5 | 8,811,900 | 9,033,100 | 221,200 |
Colorado |
2.4 | 2,734,700 | 2,799,600 | 64,900 |
Texas |
2.4 | 12,552,600 | 12,856,100 | 303,500 |
Idaho |
2.1 | 741,200 | 756,900 | 15,700 |
New Mexico |
2.1 | 843,200 | 860,700 | 17,500 |
Alabama |
2.0 | 2,045,600 | 2,087,400 | 41,800 |
Georgia |
1.9 | 4,552,900 | 4,637,500 | 84,600 |
New Hampshire |
1.9 | 681,500 | 694,500 | 13,000 |
Oregon |
1.9 | 1,908,300 | 1,945,100 | 36,800 |
California |
1.8 | 17,205,500 | 17,519,700 | 314,200 |
North Carolina |
1.6 | 4,500,600 | 4,571,600 | 71,000 |
South Dakota |
1.6 | 439,400 | 446,600 | 7,200 |
Rhode Island |
1.5 | 496,800 | 504,200 | 7,400 |
South Carolina |
1.5 | 2,148,400 | 2,180,300 | 31,900 |
Tennessee |
1.5 | 3,069,700 | 3,115,600 | 45,900 |
Mississippi |
1.3 | 1,153,700 | 1,168,700 | 15,000 |
Missouri |
1.3 | 2,890,500 | 2,928,700 | 38,200 |
Montana |
1.3 | 478,500 | 484,700 | 6,200 |
Wyoming |
1.3 | 285,300 | 289,100 | 3,800 |
Arkansas |
1.2 | 1,262,200 | 1,277,800 | 15,600 |
District of Columbia |
1.2 | 792,700 | 802,100 | 9,400 |
Massachusetts |
1.2 | 3,642,400 | 3,686,000 | 43,600 |
Alaska |
1.1 | 327,100 | 330,800 | 3,700 |
Delaware |
1.1 | 461,100 | 466,000 | 4,900 |
Illinois |
1.1 | 6,120,800 | 6,186,300 | 65,500 |
Kansas |
1.1 | 1,423,600 | 1,439,100 | 15,500 |
Maine |
1.1 | 627,700 | 634,500 | 6,800 |
New Jersey |
1.1 | 4,153,700 | 4,200,400 | 46,700 |
Kentucky |
1.0 | 1,932,100 | 1,951,500 | 19,400 |
New York |
1.0 | 9,691,700 | 9,783,800 | 92,100 |
Virginia |
0.9 | 4,005,200 | 4,041,900 | 36,700 |
Iowa |
0.8 | 1,582,600 | 1,595,200 | 12,600 |
Nebraska |
0.8 | 1,024,400 | 1,032,600 | 8,200 |
West Virginia |
0.7 | 729,900 | 735,000 | 5,100 |
Puerto Rico |
0.7 | 866,100 | 872,500 | 6,400 |
Indiana |
0.6 | 3,143,500 | 3,163,500 | 20,000 |
North Dakota |
0.6 | 434,200 | 436,800 | 2,600 |
Pennsylvania |
0.6 | 6,013,300 | 6,051,700 | 38,400 |
Connecticut |
0.4 | 1,689,600 | 1,697,200 | 7,600 |
Michigan |
0.4 | 4,431,400 | 4,447,400 | 16,000 |
Ohio |
0.4 | 5,566,900 | 5,591,700 | 24,800 |
Oklahoma |
0.3 | 1,689,600 | 1,695,300 | 5,700 |
Vermont |
0.2 | 317,400 | 318,000 | 600 |
Hawaii |
0.1 | 656,300 | 656,900 | 600 |
Louisiana |
0.1 | 1,985,600 | 1,986,600 | 1,000 |
Maryland |
0.1 | 2,745,600 | 2,749,300 | 3,700 |
Minnesota |
0.1 | 2,960,900 | 2,963,700 | 2,800 |
Wisconsin |
0.1 | 2,976,200 | 2,978,100 | 1,900 |
These data are from the Current Employment Statistics (State and Metro Area) program and are seasonally adjusted. Data for the most recent month are preliminary. To learn more, see "State Employment and Unemployment — August 2019." Also see more charts and maps on state employment and unemployment.
Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, The Economics Daily, Nevada had the largest percentage job increase in year ending August 2019 at https://www.bls.gov/opub/ted/2019/nevada-had-the-largest-percentage-job-increase-in-year-ending-august-2019.htm (visited November 05, 2024).