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From March 2023 to March 2024, nonfarm payroll employment increased in 31 states and was essentially unchanged in 19 states and the District of Columbia. The largest percentage increases occurred in Idaho (+3.7 percent), Nevada (+3.4 percent), Alaska (+3.2 percent), and South Carolina (+2.8 percent).
State | Percent change | March 2023 employment | March 2024 employment | Change | Statistically significant |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alabama | 1.7 | 2,155,100 | 2,191,100 | 36,000 | Yes |
Alaska | 3.2 | 325,200 | 335,500 | 10,300 | Yes |
Arizona | 2.2 | 3,179,800 | 3,250,100 | 70,300 | Yes |
Arkansas | 1.4 | 1,348,700 | 1,367,200 | 18,500 | Yes |
California | 1.2 | 17,778,500 | 17,996,200 | 217,700 | Yes |
Colorado | 2.1 | 2,922,100 | 2,983,300 | 61,200 | Yes |
Connecticut | 1.1 | 1,690,200 | 1,709,100 | 18,900 | No |
Delaware | 1.3 | 482,400 | 488,500 | 6,100 | No |
District of Columbia | 0.5 | 766,200 | 769,800 | 3,600 | No |
Florida | 2.2 | 9,688,000 | 9,899,100 | 211,100 | Yes |
Georgia | 1.1 | 4,894,100 | 4,949,500 | 55,400 | Yes |
Hawaii | 0.8 | 632,400 | 637,400 | 5,000 | No |
Idaho | 3.7 | 835,500 | 866,300 | 30,800 | Yes |
Illinois | 0.4 | 6,113,000 | 6,139,100 | 26,100 | No |
Indiana | 1.4 | 3,232,200 | 3,276,800 | 44,600 | Yes |
Iowa | 1.6 | 1,586,800 | 1,612,500 | 25,700 | Yes |
Kansas | 1.5 | 1,439,700 | 1,461,500 | 21,800 | Yes |
Kentucky | 1.2 | 2,011,900 | 2,036,900 | 25,000 | Yes |
Louisiana | 0.0 | 1,957,400 | 1,957,900 | 500 | No |
Maine | 1.5 | 646,200 | 656,100 | 9,900 | No |
Maryland | 0.1 | 2,742,100 | 2,743,500 | 1,400 | No |
Massachusetts | 0.6 | 3,718,000 | 3,740,500 | 22,500 | No |
Michigan | 0.8 | 4,439,100 | 4,475,300 | 36,200 | No |
Minnesota | 1.5 | 2,976,600 | 3,022,100 | 45,500 | Yes |
Mississippi | 0.8 | 1,180,700 | 1,189,800 | 9,100 | No |
Missouri | 1.8 | 2,967,800 | 3,022,000 | 54,200 | Yes |
Montana | 2.0 | 517,400 | 528,000 | 10,600 | Yes |
Nebraska | 1.9 | 1,043,400 | 1,062,900 | 19,500 | Yes |
Nevada | 3.4 | 1,524,800 | 1,576,000 | 51,200 | Yes |
New Hampshire | 1.4 | 696,900 | 706,600 | 9,700 | No |
New Jersey | 2.0 | 4,302,400 | 4,386,600 | 84,200 | Yes |
New Mexico | 1.8 | 869,500 | 885,200 | 15,700 | Yes |
New York | 1.5 | 9,680,700 | 9,825,100 | 144,400 | Yes |
North Carolina | 1.2 | 4,920,700 | 4,978,000 | 57,300 | Yes |
North Dakota | 0.7 | 436,400 | 439,600 | 3,200 | No |
Ohio | 0.6 | 5,608,600 | 5,644,300 | 35,700 | No |
Oklahoma | 1.6 | 1,750,800 | 1,779,100 | 28,300 | Yes |
Oregon | -0.1 | 1,976,000 | 1,974,100 | -1,900 | No |
Pennsylvania | 1.3 | 6,070,700 | 6,148,900 | 78,200 | Yes |
Rhode Island | 1.7 | 504,600 | 513,400 | 8,800 | No |
South Carolina | 2.8 | 2,293,200 | 2,358,400 | 65,200 | Yes |
South Dakota | 2.4 | 459,400 | 470,400 | 11,000 | Yes |
Tennessee | 0.5 | 3,312,600 | 3,329,300 | 16,700 | No |
Texas | 2.0 | 13,845,000 | 14,115,700 | 270,700 | Yes |
Utah | 2.1 | 1,709,800 | 1,746,400 | 36,600 | Yes |
Vermont | 1.0 | 309,700 | 312,700 | 3,000 | No |
Virginia | 1.8 | 4,154,400 | 4,228,300 | 73,900 | Yes |
Washington | 1.5 | 3,582,900 | 3,637,400 | 54,500 | Yes |
West Virginia | 1.7 | 707,900 | 719,600 | 11,700 | Yes |
Wisconsin | 0.8 | 3,011,700 | 3,034,400 | 22,700 | No |
Wyoming | 0.8 | 290,300 | 292,600 | 2,300 | No |
The largest job gains from March 2023 to March 2024 occurred in Texas (+270,700), California (+217,700), Florida (+211,100), and New York (+144,400).
Over the month, employment increased in the following five states: Arkansas (+6,500, or 0.5 percent), Georgia (+16,200, or 0.3 percent), Kansas (+6,400, or 0.4 percent), Kentucky (+9,400, or 0.5 percent), and Virginia (+16,500, or 0.4 percent).
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. To learn more, see "State Employment and Unemployment — March 2024." 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 up in 31 states from March 2023 to March 2024 at https://www.bls.gov/opub/ted/2024/nonfarm-payroll-employment-up-in-31-states-from-march-2023-to-march-2024.htm (visited October 31, 2024).