Table 6. Private sector gross job gains and losses as a percent of total employment by state, seasonally adjusted
Table 6. Private sector gross job gains and losses as a percent of total employment by state, seasonally adjusted
Gross job gains as a percent of employment Gross job losses as a percent of employment
State (3 months ended) (3 months ended)
March June Sept. Dec. March March June Sept. Dec. March
2008 2008 2008 2008 2009 2008 2008 2008 2008 2009
United States1..... 6.3 6.5 6.1 6.0 5.2 6.5 6.9 6.9 7.6 7.7
Alabama..... 6.1 6.0 6.0 5.4 4.9 6.5 6.7 6.9 7.8 7.7
Alaska..... 10.5 11.5 10.1 11.1 9.7 9.2 9.9 11.1 11.2 10.7
Arizona..... 6.0 6.1 6.3 6.0 5.5 7.0 7.6 7.4 9.1 8.6
Arkansas..... 6.0 5.9 6.1 5.7 5.4 5.8 6.5 6.4 6.9 6.9
California..... 6.8 7.3 6.5 6.5 5.5 7.7 7.8 7.6 8.3 8.5
Colorado..... 7.3 7.2 7.0 6.7 5.9 7.0 7.3 7.6 8.3 8.5
Connecticut..... 5.3 5.6 5.2 5.1 4.5 5.3 5.8 6.1 6.5 6.6
Delaware..... 7.1 6.4 6.4 6.5 5.3 6.5 7.2 8.0 7.7 7.9
District of Columbia.. 6.2 6.3 6.2 5.6 5.8 5.7 6.0 5.8 7.0 6.3
Florida..... 6.7 6.8 6.8 6.9 5.7 7.5 8.6 8.7 9.2 8.0
Georgia..... 7.0 7.0 6.6 6.6 6.0 7.4 7.8 7.8 9.1 8.4
Hawaii..... 5.6 5.4 5.1 4.9 4.5 5.7 6.8 6.8 6.8 6.4
Idaho..... 8.1 7.6 7.6 7.3 6.8 8.6 8.9 8.6 9.4 10.4
Illinois..... 5.1 5.5 5.0 4.9 4.4 5.5 5.5 5.9 6.7 6.8
Indiana..... 5.3 6.1 5.8 5.3 4.8 6.0 6.3 6.6 7.9 7.9
Iowa..... 6.0 6.0 5.9 5.8 5.1 5.9 6.2 6.2 7.0 7.0
Kansas..... 7.7 6.6 6.1 6.7 5.1 6.7 6.8 6.7 7.1 7.2
Kentucky..... 6.0 6.1 5.5 5.9 5.2 6.3 6.3 6.8 7.3 7.6
Louisiana..... 6.9 6.9 6.8 7.9 6.1 6.6 7.2 7.9 6.9 7.5
Maine..... 7.1 7.9 7.0 7.7 6.3 7.6 7.9 8.5 8.5 8.6
Maryland..... 6.2 6.3 6.3 6.2 5.8 6.3 7.0 6.9 7.6 7.3
Massachusetts..... 5.7 6.1 5.5 5.3 4.4 5.5 5.8 6.2 6.9 6.6
Michigan..... 5.8 6.5 5.9 5.9 5.0 6.8 6.9 7.6 8.7 8.7
Minnesota..... 6.1 6.1 5.5 5.2 4.9 6.1 6.1 6.2 6.8 7.3
Mississippi..... 6.5 6.2 6.3 6.5 5.6 6.5 7.7 7.6 7.9 7.6
Missouri..... 6.1 6.1 5.9 5.9 5.5 6.1 6.5 6.5 7.4 7.3
Montana..... 8.6 7.8 7.7 7.9 6.9 8.3 8.8 8.1 8.9 10.3
Nebraska..... 6.2 5.8 6.0 5.8 5.1 5.5 6.3 6.0 6.6 6.6
Nevada..... 6.8 6.5 6.0 5.8 5.3 7.7 7.6 8.1 9.4 8.9
New Hampshire..... 6.6 7.1 6.5 6.4 5.9 6.9 7.2 7.2 7.8 7.8
New Jersey..... 6.1 6.9 5.9 5.8 5.2 6.4 6.9 7.2 7.7 7.2
New Mexico..... 7.0 7.0 7.2 6.5 5.9 6.7 7.8 7.3 8.4 8.3
New York..... 6.0 6.6 6.2 6.1 5.0 6.2 6.4 6.6 7.2 7.1
North Carolina..... 6.5 6.3 6.3 5.9 5.4 6.6 7.4 7.1 8.1 8.1
North Dakota..... 7.5 6.8 7.1 6.8 5.9 6.0 6.7 6.4 6.8 7.7
Ohio..... 5.4 6.1 5.5 5.2 4.7 6.2 6.1 6.3 7.3 7.4
Oklahoma..... 6.9 6.7 6.5 6.3 5.7 5.9 6.6 6.4 6.9 8.2
Oregon..... 6.8 6.2 6.9 6.1 5.7 6.9 7.8 7.0 9.0 9.2
Pennsylvania..... 5.4 5.9 5.5 5.2 4.8 5.5 5.8 6.0 6.5 6.6
Rhode Island..... 5.7 6.5 6.0 5.4 5.4 6.4 6.9 7.1 7.7 7.6
South Carolina..... 6.4 6.0 5.8 5.7 5.4 6.5 6.9 7.2 8.2 8.1
South Dakota..... 6.8 6.5 6.5 6.5 5.6 6.0 6.7 6.4 7.0 7.5
Tennessee..... 6.0 5.7 5.4 5.2 4.5 6.1 6.5 7.0 7.3 7.3
Texas..... 6.3 6.1 5.8 6.2 5.0 5.6 6.0 6.2 6.5 7.0
Utah..... 7.1 6.9 6.7 6.5 5.8 7.1 7.6 7.3 8.3 8.6
Vermont..... 6.9 7.4 6.9 7.2 6.5 7.7 7.5 7.7 8.1 8.8
Virginia..... 6.3 6.3 6.0 5.8 5.2 6.1 6.4 6.7 7.2 7.0
Washington..... 7.7 6.7 7.2 6.7 6.5 7.0 7.9 6.9 8.7 8.7
West Virginia..... 6.5 6.2 6.8 6.9 6.0 6.5 6.7 6.4 7.1 7.7
Wisconsin..... 5.6 5.8 5.5 5.4 4.9 5.6 6.1 6.3 6.9 7.5
Wyoming..... 10.6 8.8 9.6 8.9 8.1 9.0 10.3 8.5 8.9 11.9
Puerto Rico..... 5.9 6.2 6.2 6.3 5.2 7.5 7.2 6.9 7.1 8.2
Virgin Islands..... 6.9 6.7 6.3 6.1 5.1 6.4 7.7 7.0 6.9 8.2
(1) Totals for the United States do not include data for Puerto Rico or the Virgin Islands.
Last Modified Date: November 19, 2009
