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Employment up in 42 states from March 2022 to March 2023
May 02, 2023
Over the year from March 2022 to March 2023, nonfarm payroll employment increased in 42 states and was essentially unchanged in 8 states and the District of Columbia. The largest percentage increase occurred in Nevada (+5.0 percent, an increase of 73,000), followed by Florida (+4.5 percent) and Texas (+4.3 percent). Employment also increased by at least 3.0 percent in 5 more states (Hawaii, Washington, Delaware, Idaho, and Tennessee).
States with statistically significant employment changes from March 2022 to March 2023, seasonally adjusted
State
Over-the-year change in employment
Over-the-year percent change in employment
Employment, March 2022
Employment, March 2023
Alabama
46,300
2.2
2,095,600
2,141,900
Alaska
6,300
2.0
318,100
324,400
Arizona
68,600
2.2
3,076,400
3,145,000
Arkansas
32,400
2.5
1,320,800
1,353,200
California
432,100
2.5
17,535,700
17,967,800
Delaware
14,200
3.0
469,200
483,400
Florida
413,000
4.5
9,278,600
9,691,600
Georgia
133,400
2.8
4,752,000
4,885,400
Hawaii
22,900
3.8
609,600
632,500
Idaho
24,500
3.0
822,100
846,600
Illinois
131,100
2.2
5,988,800
6,119,900
Indiana
75,600
2.4
3,169,700
3,245,300
Iowa
26,000
1.7
1,566,900
1,592,900
Kansas
37,100
2.6
1,405,500
1,442,600
Kentucky
49,800
2.6
1,951,800
2,001,600
Louisiana
40,200
2.1
1,909,700
1,949,900
Maryland
35,900
1.3
2,697,400
2,733,300
Massachusetts
104,000
2.8
3,654,300
3,758,300
Michigan
75,100
1.7
4,341,200
4,416,300
Minnesota
65,300
2.2
2,910,600
2,975,900
Missouri
62,100
2.1
2,907,200
2,969,300
Montana
10,200
2.0
507,000
517,200
Nebraska
23,000
2.3
1,022,000
1,045,000
Nevada
73,000
5.0
1,468,200
1,541,200
New Hampshire
16,500
2.4
684,000
700,500
New Jersey
85,500
2.0
4,225,600
4,311,100
New Mexico
23,900
2.8
842,200
866,100
New York
268,000
2.8
9,439,100
9,707,100
North Carolina
132,900
2.8
4,758,700
4,891,600
North Dakota
9,100
2.1
425,500
434,600
Ohio
82,800
1.5
5,506,900
5,589,700
Oklahoma
41,400
2.5
1,685,000
1,726,400
Oregon
54,200
2.8
1,935,200
1,989,400
Pennsylvania
159,000
2.7
5,949,900
6,108,900
South Carolina
60,600
2.7
2,222,900
2,283,500
South Dakota
9,700
2.2
450,400
460,100
Tennessee
96,900
3.0
3,214,000
3,310,900
Texas
575,100
4.3
13,264,100
13,839,200
Utah
46,500
2.8
1,664,800
1,711,300
Virginia
99,900
2.5
4,038,500
4,138,400
Washington
111,700
3.2
3,503,400
3,615,100
Wisconsin
41,400
1.4
2,956,500
2,997,900
Note: Data for the most recent month are preliminary.
The largest job increases in terms of numbers of workers occurred in Texas (+575,100), California (+432,100, or 2.5 percent), and Florida (+413,000). There were over-the-year employment changes of over 100,000 in an additional 7 states (New York, Pennsylvania, Georgia, North Carolina, Illinois, Washington, and Massachusetts).
United States Department of Labor
