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Retail trade employment decreases 4.5 percent in North Dakota for the year ended October 2019

November 26, 2019

As the holiday season approaches, retailers throughout the country typically ramp up hiring to meet the needs of holiday shoppers. While retailers may hire more help for the holidays, their expectations for the current holiday retail season may drive them to hire more or less than they did for the prior year. From October 2018 to October 2019, retail trade employment in North Dakota decreased 4.5 percent, while retail trade employment in Wisconsin increased 2.7 percent.

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12-month percent change in retail trade employment by state, October 1991–October 2019
State	Oct 1991	Oct 1992	Oct 1993	Oct 1994	Oct 1995	Oct 1996	Oct 1997	Oct 1998	Oct 1999	Oct 2000	Oct 2001	Oct 2002	Oct 2003	Oct 2004	Oct 2005
Alabama	1.5%	2.1%	4.2%	3.0%	3.4%	1.9%	2.6%	0.3%	1.7%	-0.3%	-2.4%	-1.1%	2.5%	0.6%	1.2%
Alaska	2.3	0.4	6.3	7.0	2.6	1.3	1.9	0.0	4.6	-1.5	0.0	2.4	-0.6	3.5	1.7
Arizona	-1.9	-0.5	6.6	7.6	3.4	3.0	4.1	3.7	3.4	3.9	-0.9	0.6	3.7	4.1	6.7
Arkansas	1.3	4.3	3.5	4.5	3.3	1.9	1.8	1.1	3.0	0.2	-2.0	-1.1	0.9	1.0	0.9
California	-4.4	-1.2	-1.0	1.2	1.5	1.4	3.1	2.2	2.9	3.0	-0.7	1.3	2.0	0.8	2.8
Colorado	0.3	1.8	5.2	7.8	5.4	3.2	3.3	3.3	3.4	3.3	-1.9	-1.1	-0.5	0.9	2.4
Connecticut	-7.3	-1.7	-0.2	2.9	0.8	1.7	3.1	-0.1	2.5	0.5	-0.9	-1.6	0.0	0.3	-0.9
Delaware	-3.7	1.7	1.9	3.0	6.1	0.0	0.2	3.8	5.3	-0.6	-1.6	0.6	2.6	1.3	1.7
District of Columbia	-9.6	-7.6	-3.4	-1.0	-3.5	-6.3	0.0	-5.0	2.9	0.0	-1.7	-2.3	3.0	0.6	1.7
Florida	-2.3	0.4	4.3	3.5	3.3	2.1	2.1	3.9	1.9	2.6	-1.1	-0.9	0.7	2.5	4.8
Georgia	-4.7	2.6	7.0	4.4	5.4	4.0	2.1	2.1	3.6	1.0	-2.7	-1.6	-1.3	0.8	3.5
Hawaii	-0.7	0.1	-0.3	1.0	1.6	-4.2	-0.9	-2.4	2.8	1.5	-2.7	-1.2	0.8	5.6	2.5
Idaho	3.4	3.3	5.2	2.0	5.1	2.5	-2.0	11.0	4.5	6.2	-8.3	0.3	0.8	2.2	4.4
Illinois	-2.2	0.6	1.1	3.3	1.6	0.9	-0.1	-0.1	1.3	1.2	-3.0	-0.5	-0.6	0.0	0.3
Indiana	-1.6	0.7	2.3	4.5	4.4	-0.5	2.0	1.0	0.5	1.9	-4.0	-2.5	-1.2	-0.6	0.4
Iowa	-0.2	0.6	2.5	4.2	1.6	1.6	0.9	3.0	1.2	0.5	-3.2	-1.7	-0.3	-0.1	-0.3
Kansas	-2.0	1.0	-0.1	5.2	3.2	1.0	2.9	2.4	3.1	-1.9	-1.5	-1.9	-0.8	-0.6	-1.3
Kentucky	-2.5	3.5	3.7	2.0	3.5	1.5	2.0	2.2	2.0	0.9	-4.7	-1.5	0.7	0.1	-0.6
Louisiana	-0.4	1.1	3.2	2.8	1.8	1.5	2.1	1.2	1.3	0.5	-2.7	-1.4	0.6	0.0	-9.7
Maine	-6.7	1.6	3.6	2.7	-0.4	0.1	4.7	1.3	4.3	2.7	-0.1	-1.5	1.3	1.4	-1.1
Maryland	-5.2	-2.3	0.6	2.4	0.0	1.1	1.4	2.8	2.0	1.7	-1.8	-0.1	0.3	1.2	0.2
Massachusetts	-7.4	-0.5	1.6	3.8	1.2	2.1	2.7	1.4	2.0	1.3	-2.0	-0.2	-0.2	0.5	-1.2
Michigan	-3.5	0.8	2.4	3.0	2.6	1.7	1.0	-0.1	1.2	2.4	-4.0	-2.7	-1.0	-1.8	-1.7
Minnesota	-0.5	2.1	2.1	3.6	3.3	1.1	2.8	1.6	1.7	1.8	-0.8	-2.0	-0.1	0.4	0.6
Mississippi	-3.3	3.7	3.4	4.3	4.4	1.1	2.8	1.2	5.0	-1.0	-2.5	-1.3	-0.2	-0.2	-1.3
Missouri	-1.7	0.6	2.0	3.9	1.9	1.5	1.7	1.6	3.0	-0.3	-0.8	-0.3	1.5	-0.8	1.4
Montana	3.1	4.4	2.9	4.6	4.1	3.6	0.0	1.7	1.3	-0.4	-0.2	0.8	0.9	0.7	2.0
Nebraska	1.3	0.3	3.2	2.5	2.6	1.7	-0.3	2.9	2.1	0.5	-1.2	-1.3	-1.3	0.0	-0.2
Nevada	2.2	0.4	2.7	7.6	6.8	6.9	6.8	4.1	7.0	4.8	2.2	2.3	5.5	4.1	4.3
New Hampshire	-5.8	2.4	6.3	3.9	3.2	1.2	1.7	3.8	5.6	0.3	0.9	1.1	1.3	0.3	0.9
New Jersey	-4.4	-1.2	0.6	2.7	1.4	1.3	0.5	1.2	3.1	2.8	-1.0	0.7	0.7	0.4	-0.4
New Mexico	-1.4	4.7	2.9	4.2	5.7	1.6	1.6	0.8	1.5	0.6	-2.6	1.5	1.2	1.6	1.4
New York	-6.1	-2.3	1.2	1.7	1.6	0.4	0.7	1.5	3.3	2.9	-4.2	0.5	0.2	1.9	0.3
North Carolina	-2.7	-0.7	3.3	3.0	6.6	1.9	3.9	0.2	3.5	0.9	-2.3	-1.8	-0.9	1.2	2.3
North Dakota	2.8	1.4	1.1	4.1	1.6	2.6	0.5	2.0	-0.7	-0.2	-1.2	0.5	1.2	1.0	1.9
Ohio	-1.4	-0.2	0.9	4.5	1.9	2.9	1.0	0.9	1.5	0.8	-3.6	-3.1	-0.5	-1.4	-1.9
Oklahoma	1.1	0.8	3.1	2.6	3.3	1.9	2.6	3.5	1.4	2.5	-3.8	-2.0	0.0	-1.8	2.9
Oregon	-1.0	1.9	3.7	3.3	2.4	5.0	3.0	2.1	2.5	1.5	-3.5	-0.9	0.0	2.3	3.7
Pennsylvania	-4.3	-0.4	1.4	2.3	0.7	1.7	1.3	0.9	2.2	1.8	-2.4	-0.9	0.4	-0.1	-0.9
Rhode Island	-8.0	0.4	2.8	1.1	0.6	0.0	-1.2	4.4	1.6	3.4	-2.3	4.9	-0.6	-0.6	-1.7
South Carolina	-5.7	0.5	2.8	4.1	4.8	3.3	3.4	1.0	1.9	0.3	-4.3	-1.4	0.8	2.1	1.5
South Dakota	0.5	2.0	3.1	4.7	2.4	-0.2	0.7	0.9	2.4	1.0	-0.6	1.5	-1.0	0.8	1.0
Tennessee	-1.1	0.3	3.9	3.3	4.3	1.7	1.8	1.9	2.5	0.8	-2.7	-0.1	1.4	1.7	0.7
Texas	-0.8	1.9	2.3	4.2	2.2	1.8	1.6	2.0	3.6	2.6	-1.0	-1.8	-0.9	1.5	2.3
Utah	2.3	3.8	5.4	6.9	6.3	4.2	3.3	1.9	2.0	2.3	-2.3	0.8	0.0	2.4	2.8
Vermont	-3.3	1.2	4.0	2.7	2.3	2.3	2.8	1.1	2.9	2.6	0.5	-0.5	-0.8	2.3	0.0
Virginia	-5.2	-0.6	2.2	3.6	1.4	3.3	1.8	2.0	2.7	2.2	-1.8	-0.5	1.1	1.5	1.8
Washington	0.4	2.1	1.7	2.7	3.5	1.9	3.6	3.2	3.4	1.9	-2.2	-1.1	0.6	1.6	2.3
West Virginia	-0.6	0.5	4.4	2.9	2.4	0.2	0.1	1.7	2.2	-0.7	-4.8	-0.9	0.8	0.8	0.0
Wisconsin	-0.5	1.0	1.1	4.7	2.1	1.1	1.7	2.2	2.7	2.0	-4.3	-0.8	0.5	-0.5	1.0
Wyoming	-0.4	5.2	1.5	1.9	2.2	1.4	0.4	1.8	2.8	3.4	-2.6	1.3	0.0	-0.3	2.3
^[p] = preliminary.

12-month percent change in retail trade employment by state, October 1991–October 2019 (continued)
State	Oct 2006	Oct 2007	Oct 2008	Oct 2009	Oct 2010	Oct 2011	Oct 2012	Oct 2013	Oct 2014	Oct 2015	Oct 2016	Oct 2017	Oct 2018	Oct 2019^[p]
Alabama	0.6%	1.9%	-2.5%	-5.5%	1.0%	0.2%	-0.5%	0.4%	1.2%	2.2%	0.3%	-0.9%	-0.8%	1.4%
Alaska	-1.1	0.8	0.8	-1.4	-0.8	1.4	0.0	0.8	2.2	1.6	-1.1	-2.7	-0.8	0.8
Arizona	4.6	2.2	-5.5	-7.8	-0.4	1.8	0.1	2.1	2.7	3.2	1.3	0.6	0.2	0.4
Arkansas	0.8	0.6	-1.9	-2.2	1.2	1.1	0.3	1.7	2.0	3.2	0.6	-1.6	-1.4	0.5
California	0.9	-0.1	-4.0	-6.6	0.8	2.0	1.1	1.8	2.1	2.3	0.7	0.1	-0.2	-0.3
Colorado	0.6	1.8	-1.7	-5.8	0.7	1.6	1.7	2.3	2.3	3.3	2.3	0.5	0.5	0.6
Connecticut	0.1	0.1	-2.9	-4.2	1.2	0.1	1.1	1.1	0.1	0.7	-0.3	-1.0	-1.5	-2.5
Delaware	-0.9	1.7	-3.5	-5.5	1.8	-0.2	0.6	3.6	0.2	1.9	0.9	-0.9	-1.5	0.2
District of Columbia	1.7	0.0	0.0	0.0	2.2	1.6	1.1	7.4	6.4	6.0	-0.4	1.7	-0.4	-3.0
Florida	0.8	-0.1	-4.2	-5.7	1.8	2.6	2.0	3.4	3.7	3.2	2.0	1.0	1.2	0.8
Georgia	2.3	0.8	-4.0	-5.6	1.1	1.0	1.0	3.0	2.4	2.7	1.3	0.4	-0.2	1.2
Hawaii	-0.3	0.4	-1.9	-3.6	-0.3	2.1	2.2	0.9	0.7	1.3	0.1	0.4	-0.7	-3.9
Idaho	5.3	2.3	-2.7	-7.5	-0.4	1.3	2.2	2.2	2.3	4.2	2.2	0.3	0.9	1.6
Illinois	0.3	0.6	-1.8	-5.1	0.0	1.3	0.0	0.7	1.2	2.1	-0.1	-1.9	-1.2	-1.3
Indiana	-1.0	-1.1	-2.1	-4.8	0.5	0.6	0.7	1.3	-0.2	2.1	1.3	-0.3	0.1	-2.0
Iowa	0.1	-1.1	0.1	-2.3	-0.6	1.2	0.9	1.4	-0.7	2.0	0.9	-0.9	-1.9	-1.0
Kansas	-0.3	0.4	-1.8	-3.0	-0.1	0.6	0.8	1.3	1.1	2.3	-0.3	-1.9	-1.2	0.5
Kentucky	0.1	0.7	-2.1	-3.6	0.5	-0.2	0.8	0.5	0.9	2.2	2.8	-0.5	-1.3	1.7
Louisiana	10.0	2.1	-1.1	-2.4	-0.4	0.7	1.4	1.0	1.5	2.6	0.3	-2.3	-1.9	0.8
Maine	0.9	-0.1	-0.8	-3.5	-0.9	0.4	-0.4	0.7	-0.1	0.4	-0.2	-1.0	0.0	2.2
Maryland	0.2	-0.2	-3.5	-5.2	1.8	1.1	0.9	0.6	1.0	0.9	0.0	-1.2	-2.3	-0.7
Massachusetts	-0.9	-0.3	-0.8	-3.3	1.9	1.4	0.3	0.3	1.3	0.5	0.3	0.3	-1.1	-1.0
Michigan	-1.6	-1.5	-3.3	-5.2	0.4	0.4	-0.2	1.9	1.3	1.0	1.3	-0.2	-0.8	-0.7
Minnesota	-1.2	0.4	-3.3	-4.7	0.1	1.5	0.9	1.4	0.5	2.1	1.4	-0.3	-0.1	0.6
Mississippi	3.4	0.2	-3.2	-3.5	0.4	0.2	0.2	0.9	1.3	1.9	2.2	-0.9	-1.9	1.7
Missouri	-0.2	-0.3	-1.8	-2.9	-0.6	0.8	0.2	0.5	1.4	2.3	0.4	-1.1	-1.2	1.4
Montana	1.3	4.4	-1.2	-5.3	-1.3	0.9	1.5	1.8	1.6	2.8	0.0	-0.5	0.8	0.5
Nebraska	-0.1	0.7	-0.7	-2.7	0.7	0.6	1.0	0.8	1.6	1.2	0.5	-1.4	-2.2	-1.0
Nevada	3.2	1.4	-2.3	-6.5	0.5	1.3	2.3	2.8	3.6	2.4	0.8	1.0	1.9	0.6
New Hampshire	-0.4	-0.5	-0.7	-4.0	0.2	1.0	0.9	0.3	0.7	-0.4	1.3	-0.9	-1.2	0.3
New Jersey	-0.3	-0.6	-2.2	-4.3	1.6	0.1	0.5	1.7	1.1	1.5	0.0	-0.3	-0.9	-0.5
New Mexico	0.2	2.2	-1.0	-4.9	-1.1	0.7	1.2	0.9	0.4	0.8	-0.2	-2.4	0.2	-0.3
New York	0.9	0.7	-0.3	-3.2	2.4	2.0	1.9	1.9	1.3	-0.1	0.2	-0.9	-0.4	1.4
North Carolina	2.5	2.4	-2.1	-5.0	0.1	2.0	2.0	2.6	2.1	3.1	1.9	0.2	-0.1	2.5
North Dakota	2.9	-0.9	-0.2	0.0	1.9	2.8	5.4	4.2	2.2	-0.4	-2.4	-3.3	-1.7	-4.5
Ohio	-1.0	-0.4	-2.6	-5.1	0.1	0.4	0.6	0.9	0.6	0.5	0.6	-0.9	-1.6	-0.9
Oklahoma	-1.5	1.5	0.6	-2.7	0.4	1.4	1.8	1.5	1.5	2.4	-0.4	-2.7	0.3	0.4
Oregon	1.0	1.9	-3.8	-6.2	1.5	0.4	1.6	2.8	2.4	3.0	1.6	1.4	0.5	-1.6
Pennsylvania	-0.8	-0.1	-1.6	-3.3	0.8	0.3	0.9	0.0	0.3	0.0	-0.1	-1.5	-1.4	-0.2
Rhode Island	-1.0	-1.4	-3.7	-4.7	-0.6	0.9	0.0	-0.2	1.5	1.7	0.0	0.8	0.8	-1.8
South Carolina	2.1	1.4	-3.3	-4.5	0.7	0.5	1.1	3.2	1.4	3.1	0.2	0.7	2.1	1.5
South Dakota	0.6	1.2	0.6	-1.8	0.6	1.4	1.4	0.8	1.2	2.1	0.8	-1.3	-1.1	1.3
Tennessee	1.0	0.7	-3.2	-4.8	1.0	0.7	1.2	1.1	1.5	2.1	2.1	0.1	0.6	0.8
Texas	2.1	2.8	0.0	-3.3	0.9	2.1	2.5	3.3	2.3	3.8	1.5	-0.3	0.2	0.0
Utah	3.7	3.4	0.1	-5.7	-1.7	2.1	3.4	3.0	3.1	4.2	3.6	2.1	2.7	1.1
Vermont	0.0	-0.7	-1.0	-4.8	1.6	-2.1	-0.3	0.8	0.5	-0.5	0.5	-0.3	-2.4	0.0
Virginia	0.7	0.7	-2.5	-4.8	0.8	1.1	0.9	0.6	0.4	1.9	0.1	-0.7	-1.4	-1.4
Washington	1.2	2.1	-1.2	-5.6	0.7	1.6	2.5	3.8	3.1	3.4	3.7	3.4	1.2	1.5
West Virginia	1.8	0.7	-3.1	-2.0	0.0	0.5	0.7	-0.2	-1.6	1.4	-1.1	-1.7	-3.5	-1.1
Wisconsin	-2.0	-0.3	-1.5	-4.0	-0.3	0.3	0.1	1.5	1.1	1.3	0.9	-0.7	-2.2	2.7
Wyoming	0.7	4.2	0.0	-5.9	-3.6	0.0	1.0	0.7	1.0	3.3	-1.9	-3.9	2.1	2.0
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Over the year ended October 2019, other states with at least a 2.0-percent decrease in retail trade employment included Hawaii (−3.9 percent), Connecticut (−2.5 percent), and Indiana (−2.0 percent). Over that period, retail trade employment also decreased 3.0 percent in the District of Columbia.

Other states with at least a 2.0-percent increase in retail trade employment from October 2018 to October 2019 included North Carolina (2.5 percent), Maine (2.2 percent), and Wyoming (2.0 percent).

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. See "State Employment and Unemployment — October 2019" to learn more. Also see charts and maps of state employment and unemployment.

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Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, The Economics Daily, Retail trade employment decreases 4.5 percent in North Dakota for the year ended October 2019 on the Internet at https://www.bls.gov/opub/ted/2019/retail-trade-employment-decreases-4-point-5-percent-in-north-dakota-for-the-year-ended-october-2019.htm (visited September 24, 2020).

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