25 states added jobs from November 2018 to November 2019

From November 2018 to November 2019, 25 states had over-the-year increases in nonfarm payroll employment.

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Chart Data Change in nonfarm employment by state, November 2018 to November 2019, seasonally adjusted State Percent change November 2018 employment November 2019 employment Net change Alabama 2.4% 2,051,200 2,100,000 48,800 Alaska 0.5 327,100 328,700 1,600 Arizona 2.4 2,890,900 2,961,000 70,100 Arkansas 1.3 1,267,200 1,283,100 15,900 California 1.9 17,282,500 17,604,300 321,800 Colorado 2.1 2,739,700 2,796,800 57,100 Connecticut 0.2 1,695,700 1,699,600 3,900 Delaware 1.5 463,900 470,700 6,800 District of Columbia 1.5 792,800 804,600 11,800 Florida 2.5 8,872,500 9,089,900 217,400 Georgia 1.5 4,576,300 4,645,300 69,000 Hawaii 0.5 657,500 660,600 3,100 Idaho 2.7 741,700 761,400 19,700 Illinois 0.7 6,140,900 6,181,500 40,600 Indiana 0.4 3,151,700 3,162,900 11,200 Iowa 0.3 1,589,900 1,594,900 5,000 Kansas 1.2 1,423,200 1,440,000 16,800 Kentucky 1.2 1,938,400 1,962,200 23,800 Louisiana 0.5 1,984,400 1,993,400 9,000 Maine 0.8 628,000 633,200 5,200 Maryland 1.0 2,754,100 2,781,700 27,600 Massachusetts 1.3 3,650,200 3,698,800 48,600 Michigan 0.4 4,428,900 4,447,100 18,200 Minnesota 0.2 2,961,900 2,966,800 4,900 Mississippi 0.7 1,162,600 1,170,200 7,600 Missouri 1.3 2,889,800 2,926,900 37,100 Montana 1.2 480,700 486,400 5,700 Nebraska 1.4 1,024,100 1,038,000 13,900 Nevada 2.6 1,407,600 1,444,500 36,900 New Hampshire 0.8 682,500 687,800 5,300 New Jersey 0.8 4,178,600 4,212,900 34,300 New Mexico 1.9 845,900 862,200 16,300 New York 1.2 9,709,800 9,826,200 116,400 North Carolina 2.0 4,500,700 4,592,000 91,300 North Dakota 0.6 434,000 436,800 2,800 Ohio 0.4 5,577,400 5,598,000 20,600 Oklahoma -0.3 1,694,900 1,690,600 -4,300 Oregon 1.9 1,922,600 1,959,400 36,800 Pennsylvania 0.8 6,022,100 6,070,500 48,400 Rhode Island 2.2 496,000 506,700 10,700 South Carolina 1.5 2,158,400 2,190,300 31,900 South Dakota 1.4 443,600 449,700 6,100 Tennessee 1.5 3,087,100 3,133,800 46,700 Texas 2.7 12,614,700 12,951,400 336,700 Utah 3.2 1,533,300 1,582,800 49,500 Vermont -0.1 316,900 316,500 -400 Virginia 1.0 4,009,200 4,049,300 40,100 Washington 2.5 3,430,400 3,516,900 86,500 West Virginia 0.1 730,700 731,500 800 Wisconsin 0.2 2,973,000 2,979,500 6,500 Wyoming -0.3 288,500 287,700 -800 Puerto Rico 0.7 867,300 873,600 6,300

The largest job gains occurred in Texas (+336,700), California (+321,800), and Florida (+217,400). The largest percentage gains occurred in Utah (+3.2 percent) and Idaho and Texas (+2.7 percent each).

These data are from the Current Employment Statistics (State and Metro Area) program and are seasonally adjusted. Data for the most recent month are preliminary and subject to revision. To learn more, see “State Employment and Unemployment — November 2019.” For more charts and tables related to state employment and unemployment, see the state chart package.