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Employment up in 49 states over the year ended August 2021
September 27, 2021
From August 2020 to August 2021, nonfarm payroll employment increased in 49 states and the District of Columbia, while employment in Wyoming was essentially unchanged.
Change in nonfarm employment by state, August 2020 to August 2021
State
Percent change
August 2020 employment
August 2021 employment
Net change
Alabama
3.1%
1,969,900
2,030,400
60,500
Alaska
4.7
290,800
304,400
13,600
Arizona
5.6
2,825,900
2,983,500
157,600
Arkansas
2.6
1,236,400
1,268,800
32,400
California
5.5
15,757,800
16,632,100
874,300
Colorado
4.5
2,619,200
2,736,600
117,400
Connecticut
3.6
1,549,500
1,605,300
55,800
Delaware
3.4
437,800
452,500
14,700
District of Columbia
2.1
734,000
749,700
15,700
Florida
4.5
8,399,500
8,777,200
377,700
Georgia
4.6
4,360,100
4,559,600
199,500
Hawaii
9.4
527,100
576,400
49,300
Idaho
3.8
760,200
788,800
28,600
Illinois
2.9
5,635,600
5,799,300
163,700
Indiana
2.3
2,992,300
3,059,800
67,500
Iowa
2.5
1,491,000
1,528,400
37,400
Kansas
1.7
1,358,600
1,381,100
22,500
Kentucky
2.6
1,834,200
1,881,200
47,000
Louisiana
2.3
1,807,300
1,849,100
41,800
Maine
5.4
585,700
617,200
31,500
Maryland
5
2,542,800
2,669,800
127,000
Massachusetts
5.6
3,318,800
3,503,500
184,700
Michigan
3.2
4,043,500
4,172,000
128,500
Minnesota
3.7
2,751,600
2,852,700
101,100
Mississippi
2.5
1,104,900
1,132,500
27,600
Missouri
2.7
2,766,000
2,839,400
73,400
Montana
2.8
468,500
481,700
13,200
Nebraska
3.2
985,900
1,017,900
32,000
Nevada
8.3
1,247,100
1,350,400
103,300
New Hampshire
3.6
636,700
659,500
22,800
New Jersey
5.5
3,775,200
3,981,000
205,800
New Mexico
4.2
778,900
811,500
32,600
New York
4.8
8,548,500
8,959,600
411,100
North Carolina
3.7
4,356,300
4,517,700
161,400
North Dakota
2.5
407,200
417,500
10,300
Ohio
2.2
5,232,400
5,345,900
113,500
Oklahoma
1.8
1,607,700
1,636,200
28,500
Oregon
3.8
1,811,400
1,879,800
68,400
Pennsylvania
3.4
5,551,900
5,743,000
191,100
Rhode Island
4.5
457,300
477,900
20,600
South Carolina
3.3
2,069,300
2,137,800
68,500
South Dakota
3.1
424,800
437,800
13,000
Tennessee
4.1
2,973,200
3,094,800
121,600
Texas
5.6
12,079,300
12,760,300
681,000
Utah
5.3
1,538,900
1,620,300
81,400
Vermont
6.4
281,700
299,600
17,900
Virginia
2.2
3,830,700
3,913,200
82,500
Washington
5.3
3,245,800
3,417,500
171,700
West Virginia
3.6
665,900
690,000
24,100
Wisconsin
2.2
2,813,600
2,876,800
63,200
Wyoming
1.5
268,500
272,600
4,100
The largest job increases occurred in California (+874,300), Texas (+681,000), and New York (+411,100). The largest percentage increases occurred in Hawaii (+9.4 percent), Nevada (+8.3 percent), and Vermont (+6.4 percent).
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