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State employment shows over-the-year increases, November 2013

December 26, 2013

Over the year, from November 2012–November 2013, 33 states had statistically significant changes in employment, all of which were positive. The largest over-the-year job increase occurred in Texas (+274,200), followed by California (+226,200) and Florida (+183,100).

 
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States with statistically significant employment changes from November 2012 to November 2013, seasonally adjusted
State Nov 2012 November 2013 (p) Over-the-year change (p)

Arizona

 2,487,200 2,534,600 47,400

California

 14,522,000 14,748,200 226,200

Colorado

 2,332,900 2,378,900 46,000

Connecticut

 1,638,800 1,655,300 16,500

Delaware

 421,100 429,500 8,400

Florida

 7,444,300 7,627,400 183,100

Georgia

 3,980,800 4,072,200 91,400

Idaho

 627,800 642,300 14,500

Illinois

 5,778,100 5,837,000 58,900

Indiana

 2,919,200 2,980,300 61,100

Iowa

 1,515,900 1,529,900 14,000

Kansas

 1,363,100 1,383,200 20,100

Maryland

 2,583,900 2,617,400 33,500

Massachusetts

 3,290,400 3,345,700 55,300

Michigan

 4,034,500 4,094,300 59,800

Minnesota

 2,746,100 2,786,500 40,400

Mississippi

 1,109,700 1,128,200 18,500

Missouri

 2,679,400 2,727,500 48,100

Nebraska

 962,800 973,800 11,000

Nevada

 1,154,500 1,175,800 21,300

New Jersey

 3,907,700 3,978,600 70,900

New York

 8,806,700 8,934,400 127,700

North Carolina

 4,027,300 4,084,100 56,800

North Dakota

 437,700 455,200 17,500

Oregon

 1,642,600 1,679,400 36,800

South Carolina

 1,873,000 1,907,100 34,100

South Dakota

 415,700 422,200 6,500

Tennessee

 2,732,800 2,772,000 39,200

Texas

 10,993,600 11,267,800 274,200

Utah

 1,263,300 1,291,400 28,100

Washington

 2,890,100 2,931,000 40,900

West Virginia

 766,300 775,400 9,100

Wisconsin

 2,793,600 2,834,200 40,600
Footnotes:

 

(p) Preliminary

 
Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas California Colorado Connecticut Delaware Washington, D.C. Florida Georgia Hawaii Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Montana Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York North Carolina North Dakota Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Vermont Virginia Washington West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming

These data are from the Current Employment Statistics (State and Metro Area) program. To learn more, see "Regional and State Employment and Unemployment — November 2013" (HTML) (PDF), news release USDL-13-2394. Data for the most recent month are preliminary and subject to revision.

SUGGESTED CITATION

Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, The Economics Daily, State employment shows over-the-year increases, November 2013 at https://www.bls.gov/opub/ted/2013/ted_20131226.htm (visited February 06, 2023).