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Nonfarm payroll employment up in 17 states from January 2024 to January 2025
March 26, 2025
Nonfarm payroll employment increased in 17 states and was essentially unchanged in 33 states and the District of Columbia from January 2024 to January 2025.
States with statistically significant changes in employment from January 2024 to January 2025
State
Percent change in employment
Change in employment
Employment, January 2024
Employment, January 2025
Alaska
2.8
9,400
330,700
340,100
Idaho
2.8
23,700
854,900
878,600
South Carolina
2.4
56,700
2,331,500
2,388,200
Utah
2.1
37,100
1,733,300
1,770,400
Arkansas
1.8
24,000
1,356,200
1,380,200
Virginia
1.8
74,800
4,206,200
4,281,000
Washington
1.8
63,300
3,609,800
3,673,100
New York
1.7
166,500
9,800,100
9,966,600
Minnesota
1.6
48,300
2,995,700
3,044,000
Oklahoma
1.6
27,600
1,767,700
1,795,300
Florida
1.4
139,000
9,879,600
10,018,600
Mississippi
1.4
16,900
1,182,400
1,199,300
Texas
1.3
187,700
14,048,700
14,236,400
North Carolina
1.2
60,500
4,991,500
5,052,000
Pennsylvania
1.2
75,800
6,114,500
6,190,300
Oregon
1.1
22,000
1,980,100
2,002,100
Michigan
1.0
44,900
4,473,300
4,518,200
Note: Data are seasonally adjusted. Data for the most recent month are preliminary.
The largest percentage increases in employment occurred in Alaska and Idaho (2.8 percent each), followed by South Carolina (2.4 percent). Employment in Utah increased 2.1 percent over the year. Job gains in these states ranged from 9,400 in Alaska to 56,700 in South Carolina.
The largest job gains occurred in Texas (187,700 or 1.3 percent), New York (166,500; 1.7 percent), and Florida (139,000; 1.4 percent).
United States Department of Labor
