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From November 2021 to November 2022, nonfarm payroll employment increased in 44 states and was essentially unchanged in 6 states and the District of Columbia. The largest percentage increase occurred in Texas (5.1 percent), followed by Florida (4.7 percent) and Hawaii, North Carolina, and Oregon (4.3 percent each).
State | Percent change | November 2021 employment | November 2022 employment | Net change |
---|---|---|---|---|
Alabama |
2.4% | 2,052,800 | 2,102,700 | 49,900 |
Alaska |
2.2 | 316,300 | 323,300 | 7,000 |
Arizona |
3.7 | 2,995,400 | 3,106,700 | 111,300 |
Arkansas |
1.4 | 1,301,700 | 1,320,000 | 18,300 |
California |
4.0 | 17,077,600 | 17,752,600 | 675,000 |
Colorado |
3.7 | 2,798,500 | 2,901,900 | 103,400 |
Connecticut |
2.2 | 1,636,300 | 1,672,800 | 36,500 |
Delaware |
2.3 | 452,200 | 462,600 | 10,400 |
District of Columbia |
1.6 | 760,100 | 772,400 | 12,300 |
Florida |
4.7 | 9,134,700 | 9,562,900 | 428,200 |
Georgia |
3.9 | 4,651,400 | 4,833,600 | 182,200 |
Hawaii |
4.3 | 594,800 | 620,600 | 25,800 |
Idaho |
3.0 | 803,600 | 827,400 | 23,800 |
Illinois |
3.1 | 5,922,000 | 6,107,400 | 185,400 |
Indiana |
2.4 | 3,133,900 | 3,209,800 | 75,900 |
Iowa |
2.8 | 1,543,300 | 1,586,100 | 42,800 |
Kansas |
2.7 | 1,378,000 | 1,414,700 | 36,700 |
Kentucky |
3.2 | 1,914,600 | 1,975,100 | 60,500 |
Louisiana |
2.6 | 1,888,200 | 1,937,400 | 49,200 |
Maine |
3.4 | 623,800 | 645,100 | 21,300 |
Maryland |
1.9 | 2,685,000 | 2,734,800 | 49,800 |
Massachusetts |
4.0 | 3,583,900 | 3,728,100 | 144,200 |
Michigan |
2.6 | 4,274,300 | 4,384,100 | 109,800 |
Minnesota |
3.5 | 2,862,000 | 2,961,000 | 99,000 |
Mississippi |
0.1 | 1,153,000 | 1,154,400 | 1,400 |
Missouri |
2.5 | 2,867,500 | 2,940,300 | 72,800 |
Montana |
1.3 | 500,200 | 506,700 | 6,500 |
Nebraska |
3.0 | 1,011,500 | 1,042,300 | 30,800 |
Nevada |
4.0 | 1,418,900 | 1,476,100 | 57,200 |
New Hampshire |
2.7 | 671,800 | 689,700 | 17,900 |
New Jersey |
3.8 | 4,103,400 | 4,257,900 | 154,500 |
New Mexico |
3.0 | 832,700 | 857,600 | 24,900 |
New York |
3.3 | 9,249,600 | 9,553,600 | 304,000 |
North Carolina |
4.3 | 4,639,000 | 4,838,100 | 199,100 |
North Dakota |
1.7 | 423,600 | 430,700 | 7,100 |
Ohio |
2.2 | 5,393,800 | 5,509,900 | 116,100 |
Oklahoma |
2.8 | 1,654,600 | 1,700,300 | 45,700 |
Oregon |
4.3 | 1,909,200 | 1,991,300 | 82,100 |
Pennsylvania |
3.2 | 5,832,600 | 6,021,800 | 189,200 |
Rhode Island |
2.5 | 486,000 | 498,100 | 12,100 |
South Carolina |
3.7 | 2,166,200 | 2,246,100 | 79,900 |
South Dakota |
3.5 | 442,200 | 457,600 | 15,400 |
Tennessee |
3.8 | 3,148,900 | 3,268,300 | 119,400 |
Texas |
5.1 | 13,015,300 | 13,672,900 | 657,600 |
Utah |
2.6 | 1,634,400 | 1,677,700 | 43,300 |
Vermont |
1.6 | 297,300 | 302,100 | 4,800 |
Virginia |
2.7 | 3,986,800 | 4,095,100 | 108,300 |
Washington |
3.9 | 3,422,300 | 3,556,200 | 133,900 |
West Virginia |
3.8 | 691,300 | 717,300 | 26,000 |
Wisconsin |
2.2 | 2,894,600 | 2,958,500 | 63,900 |
Wyoming |
1.8 | 281,700 | 286,900 | 5,200 |
Puerto Rico |
3.8 | 896,100 | 930,100 | 34,000 |
The largest job increases occurred in California (675,000), Texas (657,600), and Florida (428,200).
These data are from the Current Employment Statistics (State and Metro Area) program and are seasonally adjusted. Data for the most recent month are preliminary and subject to revision. To learn more, see "State Employment and Unemployment — November 2022." For more charts and maps related to state employment and unemployment, see the state chart package.
Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, The Economics Daily, Employment up in 44 states for year ended November 2022 at https://www.bls.gov/opub/ted/2022/employment-up-in-44-states-for-year-ended-november-2022.htm (visited October 31, 2024).