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Employment up 1.3 percent in New Mexico in March 2021
April 21, 2021
In March 2021, nonfarm payroll employment increased in 29 states and was essentially unchanged in 21 states and the District of Columbia. From March 2020 to March 2021, nonfarm payroll employment was lower in 46 states and the District of Columbia and was essentially unchanged in 4 states.
Over-the-month and over-the-year percent changes in employment, selected states, March 2021, seasonally adjusted
State
Percent change
Change in employment
Employment
Feb. 2021 to Mar. 2021
Mar. 2020 to Mar. 2021
Feb. 2021 to Mar. 2021
Mar. 2020 to Mar. 2021
Mar. 2020
Feb. 2021
Mar. 2021
New Mexico
1.3%
-7.6%
10,500
-65,000
859,100
783,600
794,100
Oregon
1.1
-6.0
20,100
-117,800
1,958,400
1,820,500
1,840,600
Hawaii
1.0
-16.0
5,300
-104,800
655,200
545,100
550,400
Iowa
1.0
-3.7
15,100
-58,400
1,584,300
1,510,800
1,525,900
Oklahoma
1.0
-3.8
15,600
-64,700
1,692,300
1,612,000
1,627,600
Kansas
0.9
-3.4
12,800
-48,900
1,421,900
1,360,200
1,373,000
Washington
0.9
-4.8
28,700
-167,400
3,497,600
3,301,500
3,330,200
Minnesota
0.8
-5.8
21,600
-172,900
2,978,100
2,783,600
2,805,200
Montana
0.8
-1.1
4,000
-5,600
487,600
478,000
482,000
North Dakota
0.8
-5.2
3,400
-22,800
438,700
412,500
415,900
Texas
0.8
-3.1
99,000
-405,200
12,906,000
12,401,800
12,500,800
California
0.7
-7.7
119,600
-1,350,500
17,484,100
16,014,000
16,133,600
Maine
0.7
-4.2
4,100
-27,000
636,600
605,500
609,600
New Hampshire
0.7
-3.6
4,700
-24,400
681,900
652,800
657,500
New York
0.7
-9.1
63,700
-880,800
9,728,600
8,784,100
8,847,800
Illinois
0.6
-5.9
32,200
-360,700
6,090,700
5,697,800
5,730,000
Missouri
0.6
-3.5
15,400
-100,500
2,912,400
2,796,500
2,811,900
Nebraska
0.6
-1.8
6,000
-18,100
1,026,200
1,002,100
1,008,100
Georgia
0.5
-3.3
21,800
-151,000
4,637,000
4,464,200
4,486,000
Maryland
0.5
-4.4
13,100
-121,600
2,749,700
2,615,000
2,628,100
New Jersey
0.5
-7.1
20,800
-299,900
4,197,200
3,876,500
3,897,300
Tennessee
0.5
-2.7
15,400
-84,300
3,139,200
3,039,500
3,054,900
Wisconsin
0.5
-4.3
12,900
-129,000
2,978,800
2,836,900
2,849,800
Arizona
0.4
-2.9
12,200
-87,700
2,976,200
2,876,300
2,888,500
Florida
0.4
-5.0
32,200
-445,800
8,999,400
8,521,400
8,553,600
Massachusetts
0.4
-7.4
12,800
-272,700
3,699,400
3,413,900
3,426,700
Michigan
0.4
-6.4
15,400
-281,900
4,414,700
4,117,400
4,132,800
North Carolina
0.4
-2.8
17,300
-130,400
4,600,000
4,452,300
4,469,600
Pennsylvania
0.4
-6.1
24,000
-369,200
6,047,700
5,654,500
5,678,500
Note: Data for the most recent month are preliminary. Over-the-month percent changes are statistically significant for all of the states shown above.
The largest over-the-month percentage increase occurred in New Mexico, where employment increased 1.3 percent in March 2021, though employment in New Mexico in March 2021 was 7.6 percent lower than it was in March 2020.
Employment in Oregon was up 1.1 percent over the month, but down 6.0 percent over the year. Hawaii recorded a 1.0 percent employment increase in March 2021, though employment in Hawaii was 16.0 percent lower in March 2021 compared with a year earlier.
Iowa and Oklahoma also had employment increases of 1.0 percent in the most recent month. Iowa's employment was down 3.7 percent compared with a year earlier, while Oklahoma's was 3.8 percent lower.
In terms of the number of jobs, the largest over-the-month changes in the number of jobs were increases in California (+119,600), Texas (+99,000), and New York (+63,700), while the largest over-the-year changes were decreases in California (−1,350,500), New York (−880,800), and Florida (−445,800).
United States Department of Labor
