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States with statistically significant over-the-year employment increases, February 2015

March 31, 2015

From February 2014 to February 2015, nonfarm employment increased in all 50 states and the District of Columbia. Thirty-eight states and the District of Columbia had statistically significant changes in employment. The largest over-the-year job increase occurred in California (+476,400), followed by Texas (+357,300) and Florida (+266,600).

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Change in nonfarm employment from February 2014 to February 2015 in states with statistically significant changes, seasonally adjusted
State	Net change^(p)	Percent change^(p)
Alabama	35,200	1.8
Arizona	71,900	2.8
Arkansas	29,400	2.5
California	476,400	3.1
Colorado	79,400	3.3
Connecticut	25,800	1.6
Delaware	8,700	2.0
District of Columbia	13,400	1.8
Florida	266,600	3.5
Georgia	157,400	3.8
Idaho	21,600	3.3
Illinois	79,800	1.4
Indiana	58,000	2.0
Iowa	21,800	1.4
Kansas	21,200	1.5
Kentucky	43,000	2.3
Maryland	46,000	1.8
Massachusetts	58,100	1.7
Michigan	89,900	2.2
Minnesota	42,000	1.5
Missouri	40,400	1.5
Nebraska	11,100	1.1
Nevada	36,900	3.1
New Jersey	54,400	1.4
New Mexico	16,500	2.0
New York	160,400	1.8
North Carolina	134,600	3.3
North Dakota	18,000	4.0
Ohio	84,400	1.6
Oklahoma	22,700	1.4
Oregon	56,900	3.4
Pennsylvania	73,100	1.3
South Carolina	62,800	3.3
Tennessee	60,400	2.2
Texas	357,300	3.1
Utah	55,200	4.2
Virginia	42,800	1.1
Washington	94,900	3.1
Wisconsin	59,900	2.1
Footnotes: ^(p) preliminary.

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The largest over-the-year percentage increase in employment occurred in Utah (+4.2 percent), followed by North Dakota (+4.0 percent) and Georgia (+3.8 percent).

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 — February 2015" (HTML) (PDF).

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Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, The Economics Daily, States with statistically significant over-the-year employment increases, February 2015 at https://www.bls.gov/opub/ted/2015/states-with-statistically-significant-over-the-year-employment-increases-february-2015.htm (visited October 07, 2024).

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