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Nonfarm payroll employment up in 27 states from June 2023 to June 2024
July 29, 2024
From June 2023 to June 2024, nonfarm payroll employment increased in 27 states and was essentially unchanged in 23 states and the District of Columbia. The largest percentage increases occurred in South Carolina (+3.5 percent), Missouri (+3.2 percent), and Nevada (+3.1 percent).
States with statistically significant changes in employment from June 2023 to June 2024
State
Percent change
June 2023 employment
June 2024 employment
Net change
Alabama
2.1
2,164,800
2,209,600
44,800
Alaska
2.2
329,900
337,000
7,100
Arizona
1.9
3,198,400
3,258,800
60,400
Arkansas
2.0
1,350,600
1,377,400
26,800
California
1.3
17,832,400
18,056,000
223,600
Colorado
1.4
2,948,200
2,989,100
40,900
Florida
2.0
9,765,000
9,961,900
196,900
Georgia
1.3
4,915,600
4,979,800
64,200
Idaho
2.8
847,100
871,100
24,000
Indiana
1.5
3,232,200
3,281,100
48,900
Iowa
1.3
1,589,100
1,610,000
20,900
Kentucky
1.3
2,019,200
2,044,900
25,700
Massachusetts
1.1
3,714,900
3,755,100
40,200
Missouri
3.2
2,976,600
3,072,300
95,700
Montana
2.7
520,200
534,300
14,100
Nebraska
1.6
1,052,300
1,069,100
16,800
Nevada
3.1
1,539,300
1,586,400
47,100
New Jersey
1.3
4,330,000
4,388,300
58,300
New York
1.4
9,728,100
9,867,400
139,300
North Carolina
1.6
4,952,000
5,031,600
79,600
Oklahoma
1.6
1,754,500
1,782,200
27,700
Pennsylvania
1.6
6,085,800
6,183,900
98,100
South Carolina
3.5
2,301,900
2,381,500
79,600
Texas
1.9
13,921,400
14,188,800
267,400
Utah
2.2
1,724,500
1,762,200
37,700
Virginia
2.1
4,174,100
4,260,900
86,800
Washington
1.7
3,609,300
3,670,700
61,400
The following states also had over-the-year employment increases of at least 2.0 percent: Idaho (2.8 percent), Montana (2.7 percent), Alaska and Utah (2.2 percent each), Alabama and Virginia (2.1 percent each), and Arkansas and Florida (2.0 percent each).
The largest job gains from June 2023 to June 2024 occurred in Texas (+267,400), California (+223,600), and Florida (+196,900).
United States Department of Labor
