36 states added jobs in year ending October 2018
November 27, 2018
Thirty-six states had over-the-year increases in nonfarm payroll employment in October. The largest job gains occurred in Texas (+384,800), California (+308,700), and Florida (+232,600). The largest percentage gain occurred in Nevada (+3.4 percent), followed by Utah and Washington (+3.3 percent each).
Change in nonfarm employment by state, October 2017 to October 2018, seasonally adjusted State Percent change (p) October 2017 employment October 2018 employment (p) Net change (p) Alabama
1.7% 2,018,500 2,052,100 33,600 Alaska
0.1 329,100 329,500 400 Arizona
3.1 2,793,600 2,880,300 86,700 Arkansas
0.7 1,243,900 1,252,300 8,400 California
1.8 16,927,900 17,236,600 308,700 Colorado
2.7 2,675,100 2,747,100 72,000 Connecticut
1.3 1,679,600 1,701,900 22,300 Delaware
1.1 458,800 463,700 4,900 District of Columbia
0.2 794,000 795,900 1,900 Florida
2.7 8,614,700 8,847,300 232,600 Georgia
2.1 4,482,200 4,575,800 93,600 Hawaii
1.7 653,800 664,700 10,900 Idaho
2.1 723,800 739,100 15,300 Illinois
1.0 6,074,800 6,134,100 59,300 Indiana
0.8 3,114,000 3,139,400 25,400 Iowa
1.4 1,573,500 1,595,300 21,800 Kansas
1.4 1,405,900 1,425,400 19,500 Kentucky
0.5 1,921,600 1,932,000 10,400 Louisiana
1.0 1,970,300 1,989,700 19,400 Maine
1.3 621,200 629,100 7,900 Maryland
1.4 2,723,100 2,761,600 38,500 Massachusetts
1.8 3,619,100 3,683,500 64,400 Michigan
1.4 4,379,700 4,441,500 61,800 Minnesota
1.2 2,942,500 2,978,100 35,600 Mississippi
1.2 1,155,100 1,168,900 13,800 Missouri
1.6 2,872,600 2,917,200 44,600 Montana
1.5 473,000 480,100 7,100 Nebraska
1.6 1,016,100 1,032,200 16,100 Nevada
3.4 1,352,100 1,397,900 45,800 New Hampshire
2.3 679,500 694,800 15,300 New Jersey
1.7 4,144,800 4,213,300 68,500 New Mexico
2.7 832,900 855,200 22,300 New York
1.3 9,546,000 9,668,800 122,800 North Carolina
2.3 4,435,400 4,538,900 103,500 North Dakota
1.2 429,800 434,900 5,100 Ohio
2.1 5,531,800 5,647,200 115,400 Oklahoma
1.4 1,675,900 1,699,100 23,200 Oregon
2.5 1,885,100 1,931,600 46,500 Pennsylvania
1.5 5,971,100 6,063,400 92,300 Rhode Island
1.3 496,800 503,100 6,300 South Carolina
1.8 2,096,300 2,134,100 37,800 South Dakota
1.7 436,500 443,800 7,300 Tennessee
2.0 3,025,100 3,084,400 59,300 Texas
3.1 12,300,900 12,685,700 384,800 Utah
3.3 1,480,000 1,528,600 48,600 Vermont
-0.9 315,000 312,200 -2,800 Virginia
1.8 3,956,300 4,027,700 71,400 Washington
3.3 3,351,100 3,460,700 109,600 West Virginia
0.9 746,600 753,500 6,900 Wisconsin
1.1 2,947,200 2,978,700 31,500 Wyoming
2.1 282,500 288,500 6,000
Over the year, 36 states added nonfarm payroll jobs and 14 states and the District were essentially unchanged.
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 "State Employment and Unemployment — October 2018 ." For more charts and tables related to state employment and unemployment, see the state chart package .
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