Twenty-nine states had over-the-year increases in nonfarm payroll employment in April 2019
May 22, 2019
From April 2018 to April 2019, 29 states had over-the-year increases in nonfarm payroll employment. The largest job gains occurred in Texas (+294,200), California (+271,600), and Florida (+206,100).
Change in nonfarm payroll employment by state, seasonally adjusted, April 2018–April 2019
State
Over-the-year employment change
Statistically significant?
April 2019 employment
April 2018 employment
Over-the-year percent change
Texas
294,200
Yes
12,727,600
12,433,400
2.4%
California
271,600
Yes
17,403,500
17,131,900
1.6
Florida
206,100
Yes
8,942,700
8,736,600
2.4
New York
135,200
Yes
9,790,900
9,655,700
1.4
Washington
91,500
Yes
3,481,400
3,389,900
2.7
Illinois
83,500
Yes
6,179,000
6,095,500
1.4
Arizona
78,000
Yes
2,914,200
2,836,200
2.8
North Carolina
69,800
Yes
4,555,200
4,485,400
1.6
Georgia
69,700
Yes
4,587,000
4,517,300
1.5
Pennsylvania
58,300
Yes
6,056,100
5,997,800
1.0
New Jersey
56,300
Yes
4,204,300
4,148,000
1.4
Tennessee
51,600
Yes
3,098,400
3,046,800
1.7
Nevada
49,600
Yes
1,425,800
1,376,200
3.6
Colorado
49,100
Yes
2,765,200
2,716,100
1.8
Utah
45,600
Yes
1,551,800
1,506,200
3.0
Ohio
44,400
Yes
5,596,700
5,552,300
0.8
Virginia
43,100
Yes
4,041,100
3,998,000
1.1
South Carolina
42,300
Yes
2,178,500
2,136,200
2.0
Indiana
38,700
Yes
3,173,300
3,134,600
1.2
Oregon
38,300
Yes
1,942,300
1,904,000
2.0
Michigan
37,300
Yes
4,447,900
4,410,600
0.8
Massachusetts
37,100
Yes
3,674,600
3,637,500
1.0
Alabama
34,000
Yes
2,070,100
2,036,100
1.7
Missouri
30,000
Yes
2,913,200
2,883,200
1.0
Minnesota
22,800
No
2,961,800
2,939,000
0.8
Kentucky
19,500
No
1,951,300
1,931,800
1.0
Maryland
19,300
No
2,762,100
2,742,800
0.7
Idaho
18,700
Yes
752,600
733,900
2.5
Oklahoma
17,000
No
1,697,300
1,680,300
1.0
Wisconsin
15,100
No
2,977,700
2,962,600
0.5
Arkansas
13,400
No
1,273,300
1,259,900
1.1
West Virginia
13,200
Yes
735,300
722,100
1.8
New Mexico
13,100
Yes
853,200
840,100
1.6
Kansas
12,400
No
1,424,600
1,412,200
0.9
Connecticut
11,600
No
1,695,300
1,683,700
0.7
Mississippi
11,200
No
1,164,200
1,153,000
1.0
South Dakota
11,200
Yes
446,100
434,900
2.6
Iowa
10,900
No
1,589,200
1,578,300
0.7
New Hampshire
9,900
Yes
689,100
679,200
1.5
Alaska
5,100
No
332,100
327,000
1.6
Rhode Island
5,000
No
500,300
495,300
1.0
Vermont
4,100
No
318,400
314,300
1.3
Wyoming
4,100
No
289,100
285,000
1.4
Delaware
4,000
No
465,100
461,100
0.9
District of Columbia
3,900
No
796,200
792,300
0.5
Montana
3,900
No
479,600
475,700
0.8
Hawaii
3,800
No
659,700
655,900
0.6
Nebraska
3,200
No
1,024,700
1,021,500
0.3
Maine
3,100
No
632,800
629,700
0.5
North Dakota
2,900
No
434,400
431,500
0.7
Louisiana
1,100
No
1,983,400
1,982,300
0.1
The largest percentage gains occurred in Nevada (+3.6 percent), Utah (+3.0 percent) and Arizona (+2.8 percent).
These data are from the Current Employment Statistics (State and Metro Area) State Employment and Unemployment — April 2019 state chart package
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