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

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State	Apr. 2025 (thousands)	Mar. 2026 (thousands)	Apr. 2026 ^(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	2,196.5	2,205.1	2,209.9	4.8	0.2	13.4	0.6
Alaska	338.3	336.7	337.3	0.6	0.2	-1.0	-0.3
Arizona	3,269.1	3,274.3	3,282.4	8.1	0.2	13.3	0.4
Arkansas	1,339.5	1,344.2	1,343.9	-0.3	0.0	4.4	0.3
California	18,058.2	18,163.0	18,159.7	-3.3	0.0	101.5	0.6
Colorado	2,963.9	2,956.0	2,967.8	11.8	0.4	3.9	0.1
Connecticut	1,720.1	1,719.6	1,725.3	5.7	0.3	5.2	0.3
Delaware	496.3	495.3	494.5	-0.8	-0.2	-1.8	-0.4
District of Columbia	760.0	720.8	720.9	0.1	0.0	-39.1	-5.1
Florida	10,017.1	9,992.4	10,032.9	40.5	0.4	15.8	0.2
Georgia	4,993.3	4,988.9	4,996.0	7.1	0.1	2.7	0.1
Hawaii	642.0	642.6	644.3	1.7	0.3	2.3	0.4
Idaho	877.5	878.6	882.2	3.6	0.4	4.7	0.5
Illinois	6,163.3	6,147.4	6,158.8	11.4	0.2	-4.5	-0.1
Indiana	3,276.3	3,263.5	3,262.9	-0.6	0.0	-13.4	-0.4
Iowa	1,595.4	1,576.9	1,580.3	3.4	0.2	-15.1	-0.9
Kansas	1,467.0	1,459.4	1,463.7	4.3	0.3	-3.3	-0.2
Kentucky	2,039.5	2,033.3	2,035.3	2.0	0.1	-4.2	-0.2
Louisiana	1,998.5	2,005.2	2,009.2	4.0	0.2	10.7	0.5
Maine	660.5	660.8	662.5	1.7	0.3	2.0	0.3
Maryland	2,830.9	2,795.0	2,797.8	2.8	0.1	-33.1	-1.2
Massachusetts	3,714.8	3,707.8	3,716.3	8.5	0.2	1.5	0.0
Michigan	4,486.9	4,475.5	4,480.8	5.3	0.1	-6.1	-0.1
Minnesota	3,034.1	3,027.0	3,042.9	15.9	0.5	8.8	0.3
Mississippi	1,191.8	1,190.3	1,193.4	3.1	0.3	1.6	0.1
Missouri	2,992.5	2,982.1	2,994.1	12.0	0.4	1.6	0.1
Montana	526.5	524.4	525.2	0.8	0.2	-1.3	-0.2
Nebraska	1,061.0	1,055.2	1,057.6	2.4	0.2	-3.4	-0.3
Nevada	1,580.6	1,607.9	1,610.8	2.9	0.2	30.2	1.9
New Hampshire	703.1	697.4	700.3	2.9	0.4	-2.8	-0.4
New Jersey	4,380.8	4,378.9	4,384.5	5.6	0.1	3.7	0.1
New Mexico	891.7	890.7	896.4	5.7	0.6	4.7	0.5
New York	9,933.8	9,979.0	9,968.4	-10.6	-0.1	34.6	0.3
North Carolina	5,050.3	5,080.1	5,096.1	16.0	0.3	45.8	0.9
North Dakota	447.8	450.4	448.5	-1.9	-0.4	0.7	0.2
Ohio	5,670.5	5,679.3	5,687.1	7.8	0.1	16.6	0.3
Oklahoma	1,796.8	1,790.5	1,792.7	2.2	0.1	-4.1	-0.2
Oregon	1,987.0	1,962.9	1,963.4	0.5	0.0	-23.6	-1.2
Pennsylvania	6,166.9	6,188.1	6,198.8	10.7	0.2	31.9	0.5
Rhode Island	517.3	515.2	514.7	-0.5	-0.1	-2.6	-0.5
South Carolina	2,383.5	2,399.7	2,404.7	5.0	0.2	21.2	0.9
South Dakota	470.2	470.0	470.4	0.4	0.1	0.2	0.0
Tennessee	3,375.2	3,374.9	3,376.1	1.2	0.0	0.9	0.0
Texas	14,311.9	14,394.0	14,394.3	0.3	0.0	82.4	0.6
Utah	1,767.5	1,774.9	1,779.7	4.8	0.3	12.2	0.7
Vermont	311.6	311.2	310.3	-0.9	-0.3	-1.3	-0.4
Virginia	4,283.7	4,245.3	4,245.9	0.6	0.0	-37.8	-0.9
Washington	3,638.2	3,639.1	3,636.0	-3.1	-0.1	-2.2	-0.1
West Virginia	717.4	716.3	717.6	1.3	0.2	0.2	0.0
Wisconsin	3,041.6	3,019.8	3,028.8	9.0	0.3	-12.8	-0.4
Wyoming	294.8	294.4	294.6	0.2	0.1	-0.2	-0.1
Footnotes: ^(p) Data are preliminary. NOTE: Data are counts of jobs by place of work. Data have been revised to reflect 2025 benchmarks and updated seasonal adjustment factors. Seasonally adjusted data from January 2021 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: May 22, 2026