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Nevada, Oregon, and Utah have largest 12-month percentage increases in employment, December 2017
January 29, 2018
From December 2016 to December 2017, 25 states added nonfarm payroll jobs, while the number of jobs was essentially unchanged in 25 states and the District of Columbia. The largest percentage gain occurred in Nevada (+3.3 percent), followed by Oregon (+2.7 percent) and Utah (+2.6 percent).
States with statistically significant employment changes from December 2016 to December 2017, seasonally adjusted
State
12-month change in employment
12-month percentage change
Employment, December 2017
Alabama
34,100
1.7%
2,017,800
Arizona
35,000
1.3
2,770,400
California
342,500
2.1
16,980,400
Colorado
53,200
2.0
2,671,500
Florida
213,500
2.5
8,705,900
Georgia
83,200
1.9
4,518,900
Idaho
14,700
2.1
722,600
Iowa
28,300
1.8
1,600,100
Maryland
31,400
1.1
2,762,200
Massachusetts
63,000
1.8
3,649,400
Michigan
57,100
1.3
4,426,000
Minnesota
37,300
1.3
2,958,700
Mississippi
17,800
1.6
1,162,800
Montana
8,300
1.8
480,000
Nevada
43,800
3.3
1,365,100
New York
98,300
1.0
9,556,600
North Carolina
75,000
1.7
4,457,700
Oregon
49,300
2.7
1,901,800
Pennsylvania
78,400
1.3
5,994,700
South Carolina
46,500
2.2
2,117,200
Tennessee
28,700
1.0
3,022,800
Texas
306,900
2.5
12,444,700
Utah
37,900
2.6
1,487,300
Washington
68,500
2.1
3,360,000
Wisconsin
40,200
1.4
2,974,500
Note: Data for the most recent month are preliminary.
Florida, Texas, South Carolina, California, Idaho, Washington, and Colorado were the only other states with over-the-year employment increases of 2.0 percent or more.
In terms of the number of jobs, the largest gains over the most recent December-to-December period occurred in California (+342,500), Texas (+306,900), and Florida (+213,500). The only other states with increases of 75,000 or more were New York, Georgia, Pennsylvania, and North Carolina.
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 — December 2017” (HTML) (PDF). For more charts and tables related to state employment and unemployment, see the state chart package.
United States Department of Labor
