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Twenty-two states had over-the-year increases in nonfarm payroll employment in February 2019
April 01, 2019
Twenty-two states had over-the-year increases in nonfarm payroll employment in February 2019, while 28 states and the District of Columbia had essentially no change. The largest job gains occurred in Texas (+268,800), California (+222,500), and Florida (+211,900).
Change in nonfarm payroll employment by state, February 2018–February 2019, seasonally adjusted
State
Over-the-year net change
February 2019 employment
February 2018 employment
Statistically significant?
Over-the-year percent change
Texas
268,800
12,662,400
12,393,600
Yes
2.2%
California
222,500
17,322,700
17,100,200
Yes
1.3
Florida
211,900
8,921,600
8,709,700
Yes
2.4
Georgia
97,100
4,604,800
4,507,700
Yes
2.2
New York
95,400
9,743,500
9,648,100
Yes
1.0
Arizona
76,900
2,905,400
2,828,500
Yes
2.7
Washington
66,700
3,445,800
3,379,100
Yes
2.0
North Carolina
64,800
4,536,000
4,471,200
Yes
1.4
Illinois
59,100
6,162,400
6,103,300
Yes
1.0
Tennessee
53,000
3,096,500
3,043,500
Yes
1.7
Nevada
48,400
1,418,800
1,370,400
Yes
3.5
Colorado
44,800
2,749,600
2,704,800
Yes
1.7
Utah
43,700
1,546,600
1,502,900
Yes
2.9
Pennsylvania
43,300
6,037,800
5,994,500
No
0.7
Indiana
42,600
3,177,400
3,134,800
Yes
1.4
Michigan
41,200
4,447,500
4,406,300
Yes
0.9
Ohio
36,100
5,594,200
5,558,100
No
0.6
New Jersey
33,000
4,183,600
4,150,600
No
0.8
Alabama
32,300
2,065,200
2,032,900
Yes
1.6
Virginia
31,500
4,026,000
3,994,500
No
0.8
South Carolina
31,100
2,171,900
2,140,800
Yes
1.5
Oregon
29,500
1,933,200
1,903,700
Yes
1.5
Kentucky
21,100
1,949,900
1,928,800
Yes
1.1
Massachusetts
20,300
3,669,000
3,648,700
No
0.6
Idaho
18,600
750,600
732,000
Yes
2.5
West Virginia
17,500
736,800
719,300
Yes
2.4
Missouri
14,800
2,898,600
2,883,800
No
0.5
Oklahoma
14,300
1,693,900
1,679,600
No
0.8
Arkansas
13,500
1,273,800
1,260,300
No
1.1
Maryland
12,900
2,758,500
2,745,600
No
0.5
Mississippi
12,100
1,161,900
1,149,800
No
1.0
Wisconsin
11,400
2,985,200
2,973,800
No
0.4
Kansas
8,800
1,420,600
1,411,800
No
0.6
South Dakota
8,600
446,200
437,600
Yes
2.0
New Mexico
8,400
848,100
839,700
No
1.0
New Hampshire
6,900
688,200
681,300
No
1.0
Louisiana
5,900
1,980,100
1,974,200
No
0.3
Iowa
5,800
1,587,900
1,582,100
No
0.4
Montana
5,000
480,200
475,200
No
1.0
Connecticut
4,600
1,693,900
1,689,300
No
0.3
Wyoming
4,500
289,100
284,600
No
1.6
Nebraska
4,500
1,027,100
1,022,600
No
0.4
Maine
4,400
634,400
630,000
No
0.7
Delaware
4,300
465,200
460,900
No
0.9
District of Columbia
3,800
794,800
791,000
No
0.5
Hawaii
3,200
659,700
656,500
No
0.5
North Dakota
2,100
434,600
432,500
No
0.5
Alaska
1,700
329,500
327,800
No
0.5
Minnesota
1,500
2,955,700
2,954,200
No
0.1
Vermont
1,400
316,800
315,400
No
0.4
Rhode Island
-1,600
494,600
496,200
No
-0.3
The largest over-the-year percentage gain in nonfarm payroll employment occurred in Nevada (+3.5 percent), followed by Utah (+2.9 percent) and Arizona (+2.7 percent).
United States Department of Labor
