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Percent change in nonfarm employment by state, September 2021 to September 2022
Percent change in nonfarm employment by state, September 2021 to September 2022
State
Percent change
September 2021 employment
September 2022 employment
Net change
Alabama
2.5%
2,039,800
2,091,500
51,700
Alaska
2.1
309,800
316,400
6,600
Arizona
3.4
2,989,000
3,091,700
102,700
Arkansas
2.8
1,287,400
1,323,300
35,900
California
4.2
16,954,600
17,667,200
712,600
Colorado
4.1
2,769,800
2,882,800
113,000
Connecticut
2.8
1,622,900
1,667,800
44,900
Delaware
2.7
449,100
461,200
12,100
District of Columbia
2.7
748,900
769,000
20,100
Florida
5.1
9,038,500
9,501,800
463,300
Georgia
5.0
4,603,800
4,834,900
231,100
Hawaii
3.5
594,300
615,100
20,800
Idaho
3.3
801,800
828,400
26,600
Illinois
4.1
5,844,300
6,083,100
238,800
Indiana
3.0
3,098,300
3,192,400
94,100
Iowa
2.4
1,539,900
1,577,400
37,500
Kansas
2.0
1,374,600
1,402,100
27,500
Kentucky
4.3
1,901,100
1,982,800
81,700
Louisiana
5.2
1,840,800
1,936,400
95,600
Maine
2.5
623,400
638,900
15,500
Maryland
3.3
2,655,700
2,744,200
88,500
Massachusetts
4.3
3,540,000
3,691,700
151,700
Michigan
3.2
4,223,100
4,358,200
135,100
Minnesota
3.2
2,847,400
2,938,200
90,800
Mississippi
1.2
1,140,800
1,154,900
14,100
Missouri
2.5
2,855,000
2,926,500
71,500
Montana
2.1
495,600
505,900
10,300
Nebraska
2.6
1,007,800
1,034,500
26,700
Nevada
4.8
1,396,500
1,463,100
66,600
New Hampshire
2.7
667,700
685,900
18,200
New Jersey
4.2
4,066,900
4,239,600
172,700
New Mexico
4.0
821,400
854,100
32,700
New York
4.3
9,128,000
9,521,300
393,300
North Carolina
4.4
4,616,700
4,819,500
202,800
North Dakota
3.4
417,600
432,000
14,400
Ohio
1.7
5,387,200
5,480,500
93,300
Oklahoma
2.9
1,644,400
1,691,300
46,900
Oregon
4.1
1,898,500
1,977,200
78,700
Pennsylvania
3.8
5,778,500
5,998,300
219,800
Rhode Island
2.8
484,900
498,600
13,700
South Carolina
4.2
2,149,800
2,240,900
91,100
South Dakota
2.6
442,500
454,000
11,500
Tennessee
4.5
3,117,300
3,257,500
140,200
Texas
5.6
12,850,000
13,571,800
721,800
Utah
3.7
1,618,600
1,678,000
59,400
Vermont
2.4
295,000
302,200
7,200
Virginia
3.4
3,958,900
4,093,600
134,700
Washington
3.9
3,397,300
3,530,700
133,400
West Virginia
3.8
684,800
710,800
26,000
Wisconsin
2.2
2,889,500
2,952,500
63,000
Wyoming
2.9
278,200
286,400
8,200
Puerto Rico
3.8
891,000
924,900
33,900
Over the year ended September 2022, the largest job increases occurred in Texas (+721,800), California (+712,600), and Florida (+463,300). The largest percentage increases occurred in Texas (+5.6 percent), Louisiana (+5.2 percent), and Florida (+5.1 percent).
United States Department of Labor
