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Nonfarm payroll employment increased in 48 states and the District of Columbia and was essentially unchanged in 2 states from May 2021 to May 2022.
State | Percent change | Net change | Total employment, May 2022 |
---|---|---|---|
Alabama |
2.2% | 45,300 | 2,079,600 |
Alaska |
2.4 | 7,300 | 312,600 |
Arizona |
3.7 | 108,300 | 3,047,500 |
Arkansas |
2.6 | 32,600 | 1,307,500 |
California |
5.2 | 869,300 | 17,498,100 |
Colorado |
4.6 | 124,600 | 2,855,400 |
Connecticut |
2.6 | 42,200 | 1,648,500 |
Delaware |
2.1 | 9,600 | 457,400 |
District of Columbia |
4.4 | 32,100 | 766,900 |
Florida |
5.3 | 468,100 | 9,299,100 |
Georgia |
5.4 | 244,100 | 4,782,400 |
Hawaii |
3.8 | 21,800 | 603,100 |
Idaho |
2.8 | 22,400 | 813,300 |
Illinois |
4.3 | 249,700 | 6,012,500 |
Indiana |
3.8 | 117,100 | 3,181,700 |
Iowa |
2.3 | 34,900 | 1,565,000 |
Kansas |
1.3 | 18,400 | 1,392,800 |
Kentucky |
2.5 | 48,100 | 1,937,200 |
Louisiana |
2.2 | 40,600 | 1,910,400 |
Maine |
2.5 | 15,300 | 635,100 |
Maryland |
3.0 | 78,500 | 2,713,400 |
Massachusetts |
5.1 | 176,600 | 3,665,900 |
Michigan |
3.6 | 151,400 | 4,311,500 |
Minnesota |
2.6 | 73,500 | 2,913,800 |
Mississippi |
2.6 | 29,100 | 1,158,300 |
Missouri |
2.5 | 71,800 | 2,897,300 |
Montana |
3.2 | 15,800 | 504,800 |
Nebraska |
2.2 | 22,200 | 1,026,200 |
Nevada |
7.1 | 96,300 | 1,446,600 |
New Hampshire |
3.1 | 20,600 | 681,000 |
New Jersey |
5.2 | 206,300 | 4,199,100 |
New Mexico |
4.9 | 39,100 | 845,200 |
New York |
5.1 | 460,000 | 9,430,300 |
North Carolina |
3.6 | 165,300 | 4,728,200 |
North Dakota |
2.1 | 8,700 | 423,600 |
Ohio |
2.3 | 121,400 | 5,479,500 |
Oklahoma |
2.5 | 40,200 | 1,680,000 |
Oregon |
4.6 | 86,300 | 1,948,000 |
Pennsylvania |
3.5 | 201,600 | 5,925,500 |
Rhode Island |
3.8 | 18,000 | 496,800 |
South Carolina |
3.4 | 72,200 | 2,211,100 |
South Dakota |
2.3 | 9,900 | 448,800 |
Tennessee |
4.4 | 135,000 | 3,215,700 |
Texas |
6.1 | 762,400 | 13,357,100 |
Utah |
3.4 | 55,400 | 1,661,900 |
Vermont |
2.0 | 5,900 | 299,700 |
Virginia |
3.2 | 125,000 | 4,044,400 |
Washington |
4.7 | 158,100 | 3,491,200 |
West Virginia |
3.9 | 26,500 | 710,400 |
Wisconsin |
1.9 | 54,500 | 2,933,400 |
Wyoming |
1.9 | 5,400 | 282,800 |
The largest percentage increases occurred in Nevada (7.1 percent), Texas (6.1 percent), and Georgia (5.4 percent). The largest job increases occurred in California (869,300), Texas (762,400), and Florida (468,100).
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 — May 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, Nonfarm payroll employment increased in 48 states and DC from May 2021 to May 2022 at https://www.bls.gov/opub/ted/2022/nonfarm-payroll-employment-increased-in-48-states-and-dc-from-may-2021-to-may-2022.htm (visited October 31, 2024).