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Oregon and Utah had largest percentage increase in employment since June 2015

July 26, 2016

From June 2015 to June 2016, 35 states had statistically significant increases in employment. Among those, the largest percentage increases occurred in Oregon and Utah (3.2 percent each), Delaware (3.1 percent), and Florida (3.0 percent). North Dakota (−3.3 percent) and Wyoming (−3.1 percent) had statistically significant percentage decreases in employment.

Change in nonfarm employment by state, seasonally adjusted, June 2015–June 2016

2.0% and higher

1.5% to 1.9%

1.0% to 1.4%

0.0% to 0.9%

-0.1% and lower

Hover over a state to see data.
Hover over legend items to see states in a category.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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Change in nonfarm employment by state, seasonally adjusted, June 2015–June 2016
State	Percent change^(p)	June 2015 employment	June 2016 employment^(p)	Net change in employment^(p)	Statistically significant?
Alabama	1.0%	1,946,400	1,966,300	19,900	Yes
Alaska	0.1	339,100	339,600	500	No
Arizona	2.9	2,624,800	2,701,100	76,300	Yes
Arkansas	1.7	1,206,000	1,226,900	20,900	Yes
California	2.9	15,998,600	16,459,700	461,100	Yes
Colorado	2.4	2,537,200	2,598,700	61,500	Yes
Connecticut	1.1	1,675,500	1,693,400	17,900	Yes
Delaware	3.1	448,100	462,000	13,900	Yes
District of Columbia	1.1	766,900	775,700	8,800	No
Florida	3.0	8,080,000	8,324,500	244,500	Yes
Georgia	2.9	4,264,400	4,387,600	123,200	Yes
Hawaii	2.3	636,200	650,900	14,700	Yes
Idaho	2.8	672,200	691,300	19,100	Yes
Illinois	0.7	5,962,300	6,003,600	41,300	Yes
Indiana	1.3	3,030,400	3,070,200	39,800	Yes
Iowa	1.4	1,559,900	1,581,100	21,200	Yes
Kansas	0.2	1,400,500	1,403,400	2,900	No
Kentucky	1.2	1,882,900	1,905,400	22,500	No
Louisiana	-0.8	1,993,000	1,977,600	-15,400	No
Maine	0.7	611,100	615,100	4,000	No
Maryland	2.2	2,655,900	2,714,500	58,600	Yes
Massachusetts	1.9	3,496,200	3,563,500	67,300	Yes
Michigan	2.2	4,238,900	4,330,400	91,500	Yes
Minnesota	1.0	2,859,500	2,889,400	29,900	Yes
Mississippi	0.5	1,131,600	1,137,100	5,500	No
Missouri	0.6	2,787,400	2,804,900	17,500	No
Montana	0.6	461,200	464,000	2,800	No
Nebraska	1.2	1,004,600	1,016,400	11,800	Yes
Nevada	2.7	1,254,400	1,288,800	34,400	Yes
New Hampshire	1.5	656,800	666,900	10,100	Yes
New Jersey	1.7	4,021,600	4,090,600	69,000	Yes
New Mexico	0.9	824,200	831,900	7,700	No
New York	1.1	9,260,600	9,363,700	103,100	Yes
North Carolina	2.1	4,240,100	4,329,200	89,100	Yes
North Dakota	-3.3	453,200	438,200	-15,000	Yes
Ohio	1.5	5,415,400	5,497,000	81,600	Yes
Oklahoma	-0.1	1,667,000	1,665,800	-1,200	No
Oregon	3.2	1,776,700	1,834,400	57,700	Yes
Pennsylvania	1.1	5,830,700	5,893,400	62,700	Yes
Rhode Island	0.7	484,800	488,400	3,600	No
South Carolina	2.6	1,998,800	2,051,100	52,300	Yes
South Dakota	1.7	428,000	435,400	7,400	Yes
Tennessee	2.3	2,885,800	2,952,600	66,800	Yes
Texas	1.4	11,816,200	11,987,300	171,100	Yes
Utah	3.2	1,375,500	1,419,200	43,700	Yes
Vermont	1.3	312,000	315,900	3,900	No
Virginia	1.9	3,838,300	3,912,800	74,500	Yes
Washington	2.9	3,155,200	3,245,900	90,700	Yes
West Virginia	-0.1	763,900	762,800	-1,100	No
Wisconsin	1.7	2,884,600	2,932,400	47,800	Yes
Wyoming	-3.1	289,400	280,500	-8,900	Yes
Footnotes: ^(p) = preliminary.

Over the year, the largest statistically significant job increases occurred in California (461,100), Florida (244,500) and Texas (171,000). North Dakota (−15,000) and Wyoming (−8,900) had significant employment decreases.

These data are from the Current Employment Statistics (State and Metro Area) program. Data for the most recent month are preliminary and subject to revision. To learn more, see "Regional and State Employment and Unemployment — June 2016" (HTML) (PDF).

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