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Employment in Hawaii down 18.4 percent from September 2019 to September 2020
October 23, 2020
Over the year, nonfarm payroll employment decreased significantly in 48 states and the District of Columbia and was essentially unchanged in 2 states. The largest percentage declines occurred in Hawaii (−18.4 percent), New York (−11.2 percent), and Michigan and Vermont (−9.6 percent each).
Change in nonfarm employment by state, September 2019 to September 2020, seasonally adjusted
State
Percent change
September 2019 employment
September 2020 employment
Net change
Alabama
-3.6%
2,075,000
2,000,500
-74,500
Alaska
-9.2
331,000
300,600
-30,400
Arizona
-3.1
2,952,500
2,862,000
-90,500
Arkansas
-3.7
1,273,000
1,225,800
-47,200
California
-8.5
17,471,200
15,982,300
-1,488,900
Colorado
-4.8
2,799,500
2,665,200
-134,300
Connecticut
-6.1
1,688,300
1,585,100
-103,200
Delaware
-8.1
466,400
428,800
-37,600
District of Columbia
-6.7
799,200
745,600
-53,600
Florida
-5.0
8,983,600
8,532,500
-451,100
Georgia
-3.6
4,626,100
4,461,400
-164,700
Hawaii
-18.4
655,700
534,900
-120,800
Idaho
-0.7
764,300
758,600
-5,700
Illinois
-6.8
6,115,700
5,702,800
-412,900
Indiana
-4.1
3,163,600
3,033,500
-130,100
Iowa
-5.4
1,584,900
1,499,500
-85,400
Kansas
-4.4
1,423,400
1,360,400
-63,000
Kentucky
-6.0
1,943,200
1,826,000
-117,200
Louisiana
-6.8
1,987,100
1,851,400
-135,700
Maine
-8.0
637,700
586,700
-51,000
Maryland
-5.9
2,765,900
2,603,700
-162,200
Massachusetts
-9.5
3,693,800
3,342,000
-351,800
Michigan
-9.6
4,438,100
4,013,100
-425,000
Minnesota
-6.7
2,979,000
2,779,000
-200,000
Mississippi
-2.2
1,157,600
1,131,900
-25,700
Missouri
-4.2
2,906,400
2,784,500
-121,900
Montana
-3.6
485,400
467,700
-17,700
Nebraska
-2.5
1,026,500
1,000,400
-26,100
Nevada
-9.0
1,424,500
1,296,900
-127,600
New Hampshire
-7.7
685,600
632,800
-52,800
New Jersey
-7.6
4,199,000
3,878,200
-320,800
New Mexico
-6.9
861,600
802,400
-59,200
New York
-11.2
9,813,100
8,710,300
-1,102,800
North Carolina
-5.8
4,583,600
4,316,200
-267,400
North Dakota
-6.8
438,900
408,900
-30,000
Ohio
-7.2
5,591,900
5,188,200
-403,700
Oklahoma
-5.1
1,705,300
1,618,900
-86,400
Oregon
-6.8
1,944,500
1,811,800
-132,700
Pennsylvania
-7.8
6,068,600
5,597,800
-470,800
Rhode Island
-6.9
502,800
468,000
-34,800
South Carolina
-3.6
2,199,300
2,119,700
-79,600
South Dakota
-2.9
441,100
428,100
-13,000
Tennessee
-4.2
3,131,600
3,000,100
-131,500
Texas
-4.5
12,848,800
12,265,200
-583,600
Utah
-1.0
1,567,600
1,552,400
-15,200
Vermont
-9.6
315,400
285,000
-30,400
Virginia
-5.1
4,064,200
3,857,100
-207,100
Washington
-5.7
3,483,500
3,286,000
-197,500
West Virginia
-6.4
716,800
671,200
-45,600
Wisconsin
-6.4
2,972,300
2,781,000
-191,300
Wyoming
-5.6
290,000
273,900
-16,100
Puerto Rico
-7.5
885,900
819,100
-66,800
The smallest percentage declines occurred in Mississippi (−2.2 percent), Nebraska (−2.5 percent), and South Dakota (−2.9 percent). The largest job declines occurred in California (−1,488,900), New York (−1,102,800), and Texas (−583,600). The smallest declines occurred in South Dakota (−13,000), Wyoming (−16,100), and Montana (−17,700).
United States Department of Labor
