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Employment up in 42 states over the year ending December 2022
January 27, 2023
From December 2021 to December 2022, 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 Texas (+5.0 percent), followed by Florida (+4.8 percent) and Oregon (+4.2 percent).
Change in nonfarm employment by state, December 2021 to December 2022
State
Percent change
December 2021 employment
December 2022 employment
Net change
Alabama
2.7%
2,052,800
2,108,400
55,600
Alaska
2.2
316,900
323,900
7,000
Arizona
3.1
3,011,900
3,105,700
93,800
Arkansas
1.4
1,305,100
1,323,900
18,800
California
3.6
17,140,500
17,761,900
621,400
Colorado
3.7
2,806,800
2,911,500
104,700
Connecticut
2.0
1,635,800
1,667,900
32,100
Delaware
1.8
453,200
461,300
8,100
District of Columbia
1.3
762,200
772,300
10,100
Florida
4.8
9,138,500
9,578,500
440,000
Georgia
3.5
4,674,700
4,840,000
165,300
Hawaii
3.8
596,300
619,100
22,800
Idaho
2.8
806,600
829,300
22,700
Illinois
2.7
5,940,200
6,101,200
161,000
Indiana
1.7
3,149,300
3,204,000
54,700
Iowa
2.2
1,553,300
1,587,500
34,200
Kansas
3.1
1,375,100
1,417,400
42,300
Kentucky
2.4
1,921,800
1,968,200
46,400
Louisiana
2.4
1,896,400
1,942,600
46,200
Maine
2.8
627,300
644,600
17,300
Maryland
1.6
2,690,900
2,735,000
44,100
Massachusetts
3.7
3,598,400
3,732,900
134,500
Michigan
2.2
4,289,000
4,381,300
92,300
Minnesota
3.2
2,864,500
2,955,500
91,000
Mississippi
0.0
1,155,200
1,155,700
500
Missouri
1.6
2,885,700
2,933,300
47,600
Montana
1.3
502,400
509,000
6,600
Nebraska
3.2
1,011,400
1,043,600
32,200
Nevada
3.8
1,422,600
1,476,000
53,400
New Hampshire
2.5
672,400
689,300
16,900
New Jersey
3.6
4,116,800
4,265,700
148,900
New Mexico
2.6
833,800
855,200
21,400
New York
3.1
9,290,700
9,576,100
285,400
North Carolina
4.1
4,656,100
4,846,400
190,300
North Dakota
1.4
423,200
429,000
5,800
Ohio
2.0
5,403,000
5,508,600
105,600
Oklahoma
2.9
1,655,200
1,702,600
47,400
Oregon
4.2
1,915,800
1,997,100
81,300
Pennsylvania
3.5
5,837,600
6,040,100
202,500
Rhode Island
1.9
488,000
497,500
9,500
South Carolina
3.3
2,171,900
2,243,600
71,700
South Dakota
3.4
442,100
457,200
15,100
Tennessee
3.3
3,166,400
3,271,200
104,800
Texas
5.0
13,055,400
13,705,500
650,100
Utah
2.5
1,636,400
1,677,000
40,600
Vermont
1.5
297,800
302,200
4,400
Virginia
2.6
3,994,400
4,097,900
103,500
Washington
3.5
3,435,900
3,557,600
121,700
West Virginia
1.9
693,800
707,000
13,200
Wisconsin
2.1
2,900,700
2,960,700
60,000
Wyoming
1.8
282,600
287,700
5,100
Over the month, nonfarm payroll employment decreased in 1 state and was essentially unchanged in 49 states and the District of Columbia. Employment decreased in West Virginia (−9,700, or −1.4 percent).
Change in nonfarm employment in West Virginia by industry, November 2022 to December 2022
Industry
Net change
Total nonfarm
-9,700
Mining and logging
0
Construction
500
Manufacturing
-300
Trade, transportation, and utilities
300
Information
-100
Financial activities
100
Professional and business services
-900
Education and health services
-400
Leisure and hospitality
-200
Other services
200
Government
-8,900
In West Virginia, government lost 8,900 jobs in December 2022. Professional and business services experienced a decrease of 900 jobs, while education and health services lost 400 jobs.
United States Department of Labor
