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Nonfarm payroll employment increased in 48 states and DC for the year ended October 2021
December 01, 2021
For the year ended in October 2021, nonfarm payroll employment increased in 48 states and the District of Columbia and was essentially unchanged in 2 states.
Change in nonfarm employment by state, October 2020 to October 2021
State
Net change in employment
Percent change in employment
Total employment, October 2021
Hawaii
54,600
10.5%
576,900
Nevada
96,600
7.6%
1,363,800
Massachusetts
197,200
5.9%
3,542,800
Washington
182,000
5.6%
3,442,200
Texas
661,300
5.4%
12,909,900
Utah
81,200
5.3%
1,627,800
California
811,200
5.1%
16,774,600
Florida
428,600
5.1%
8,902,400
Arizona
136,500
4.8%
2,987,000
Georgia
196,900
4.5%
4,605,600
New Jersey
162,800
4.2%
4,025,300
Colorado
104,600
3.9%
2,756,300
Maryland
101,400
3.9%
2,687,900
New Mexico
29,600
3.8%
817,100
Rhode Island
17,300
3.7%
479,200
Oregon
65,900
3.6%
1,886,200
Illinois
190,300
3.4%
5,856,100
North Carolina
151,400
3.4%
4,554,300
Puerto Rico
28,300
3.4%
866,700
New Hampshire
21,300
3.3%
664,000
New York
280,300
3.2%
9,030,000
Michigan
129,500
3.2%
4,223,900
Minnesota
90,500
3.2%
2,875,800
South Carolina
65,500
3.1%
2,157,500
District of Columbia
23,100
3.1%
759,500
Alabama
60,300
3.0%
2,060,300
Nebraska
30,300
3.0%
1,024,100
Vermont
8,700
3.0%
295,400
Tennessee
80,700
2.7%
3,099,200
West Virginia
18,300
2.7%
691,300
Missouri
72,300
2.6%
2,851,500
Idaho
20,000
2.6%
785,700
Oklahoma
39,600
2.5%
1,652,100
Connecticut
39,100
2.5%
1,616,800
Arkansas
31,400
2.5%
1,276,800
Pennsylvania
134,700
2.4%
5,760,800
Mississippi
26,900
2.4%
1,146,900
North Dakota
9,600
2.4%
417,600
Kansas
30,900
2.3%
1,388,700
Indiana
65,500
2.2%
3,079,200
Maine
12,700
2.1%
613,600
South Dakota
9,200
2.1%
439,500
Ohio
104,000
2.0%
5,381,300
Virginia
79,500
2.0%
3,957,700
Wisconsin
55,500
2.0%
2,876,800
Louisiana
35,900
2.0%
1,854,500
Alaska
5,900
1.9%
310,300
Iowa
27,200
1.8%
1,539,900
Delaware
7,900
1.8%
452,300
Montana
7,600
1.6%
482,000
Kentucky
28,300
1.5%
1,885,000
Wyoming
2,600
1.0%
275,100
The largest job increases occurred in California (+811,200), Texas (+661,300), and Florida (+428,600). An additional 7 states had employment increases of 150,000 or more for the year ended in October 2021.
The largest percentage increases in employment occurred in Hawaii (+10.5 percent), Nevada (+7.6 percent), and Massachusetts (+5.9 percent). An additional 5 states had percentage increases of over 5.0 percent in October 2021.
United States Department of Labor
