Change in total nonfarm employment by state, over-the-month and over-the-year, seasonally adjusted

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State	Aug. 2023 (thousands)	Jul. 2024 (thousands)	Aug. 2024 ^(p) (thousands)	Over-the-month net change (thousands)	Over-the-month percent change (%)	Over-the-year net change (thousands)	Over-the-year percent change (%)

Alabama	2,170.0	2,218.6	2,217.0	-1.6	-0.1	47.0	2.2
Alaska	329.1	338.7	338.4	-0.3	-0.1	9.3	2.8
Arizona	3,193.2	3,261.5	3,259.0	-2.5	-0.1	65.8	2.1
Arkansas	1,352.3	1,371.0	1,373.9	2.9	0.2	21.6	1.6
California	17,803.9	18,084.2	18,091.0	6.8	0.0	287.1	1.6
Colorado	2,955.5	2,990.0	2,997.4	7.4	0.2	41.9	1.4
Connecticut	1,697.8	1,712.8	1,710.6	-2.2	-0.1	12.8	0.8
Delaware	484.6	489.9	488.9	-1.0	-0.2	4.3	0.9
District of Columbia	763.1	770.0	769.9	-0.1	0.0	6.8	0.9
Florida	9,773.5	9,978.9	9,980.9	2.0	0.0	207.4	2.1
Georgia	4,910.5	4,979.7	4,982.7	3.0	0.1	72.2	1.5
Hawaii	632.1	638.7	637.5	-1.2	-0.2	5.4	0.9
Idaho	850.4	871.2	873.5	2.3	0.3	23.1	2.7
Illinois	6,118.4	6,153.9	6,154.7	0.8	0.0	36.3	0.6
Indiana	3,241.8	3,281.7	3,301.5	19.8	0.6	59.7	1.8
Iowa	1,589.3	1,610.0	1,609.4	-0.6	0.0	20.1	1.3
Kansas	1,441.2	1,461.2	1,461.2	0.0	0.0	20.0	1.4
Kentucky	2,021.3	2,040.4	2,039.3	-1.1	-0.1	18.0	0.9
Louisiana	1,954.2	1,960.4	1,962.9	2.5	0.1	8.7	0.4
Maine	651.9	656.2	656.6	0.4	0.1	4.7	0.7
Maryland	2,752.0	2,764.5	2,767.2	2.7	0.1	15.2	0.6
Massachusetts	3,709.7	3,748.4	3,749.7	1.3	0.0	40.0	1.1
Michigan	4,454.6	4,489.7	4,487.5	-2.2	0.0	32.9	0.7
Minnesota	2,987.2	3,013.4	3,027.8	14.4	0.5	40.6	1.4
Mississippi	1,179.6	1,192.0	1,189.3	-2.7	-0.2	9.7	0.8
Missouri	2,968.3	3,058.9	3,066.8	7.9	0.3	98.5	3.3
Montana	521.4	536.0	537.7	1.7	0.3	16.3	3.1
Nebraska	1,050.0	1,071.6	1,072.3	0.7	0.1	22.3	2.1
Nevada	1,537.5	1,583.6	1,584.3	0.7	0.0	46.8	3.0
New Hampshire	698.5	708.0	709.3	1.3	0.2	10.8	1.5
New Jersey	4,319.8	4,373.8	4,369.4	-4.4	-0.1	49.6	1.1
New Mexico	875.6	886.7	888.3	1.6	0.2	12.7	1.5
New York	9,737.3	9,885.6	9,878.2	-7.4	-0.1	140.9	1.4
North Carolina	4,951.1	5,020.5	5,025.2	4.7	0.1	74.1	1.5
North Dakota	438.6	443.6	445.0	1.4	0.3	6.4	1.5
Ohio	5,631.3	5,668.4	5,664.0	-4.4	-0.1	32.7	0.6
Oklahoma	1,755.4	1,778.9	1,782.3	3.4	0.2	26.9	1.5
Oregon	1,982.5	1,987.8	1,989.3	1.5	0.1	6.8	0.3
Pennsylvania	6,097.4	6,192.0	6,200.0	8.0	0.1	102.6	1.7
Rhode Island	504.6	508.5	508.8	0.3	0.1	4.2	0.8
South Carolina	2,313.1	2,387.1	2,388.6	1.5	0.1	75.5	3.3
South Dakota	463.2	467.8	464.7	-3.1	-0.7	1.5	0.3
Tennessee	3,302.6	3,334.5	3,333.1	-1.4	0.0	30.5	0.9
Texas	13,936.8	14,161.2	14,239.2	78.0	0.6	302.4	2.2
Utah	1,725.9	1,756.7	1,763.0	6.3	0.4	37.1	2.1
Vermont	309.4	316.0	315.6	-0.4	-0.1	6.2	2.0
Virginia	4,179.5	4,246.9	4,241.1	-5.8	-0.1	61.6	1.5
Washington	3,601.0	3,669.2	3,670.8	1.6	0.0	69.8	1.9
West Virginia	710.9	717.0	718.7	1.7	0.2	7.8	1.1
Wisconsin	3,012.0	3,035.7	3,047.3	11.6	0.4	35.3	1.2
Wyoming	291.9	293.3	293.6	0.3	0.1	1.7	0.6
Footnotes: ^(p) Data are preliminary. NOTE: Data are counts of jobs by place of work. Data have been revised to reflect 2023 benchmarks and updated seasonal adjustment factors. Seasonally adjusted data from January 2019 are subject to revision. Some seasonally adjusted series may have been revised back to 1990. Estimates subsequent to the current benchmark are preliminary and will be revised when new information becomes available.

Last Modified Date: September 20, 2024