Retail trade employment decreases 4.5 percent in North Dakota for the year ended October 2019
November 26, 2019
As the holiday season approaches, retailers throughout the country typically ramp up hiring to meet the needs of holiday shoppers. While retailers may hire more help for the holidays, their expectations for the current holiday retail season may drive them to hire more or less than they did for the prior year. From October 2018 to October 2019, retail trade employment in North Dakota decreased 4.5 percent, while retail trade employment in Wisconsin increased 2.7 percent.
12-month percent change in retail trade employment by state, October 1991–October 2019
State
Oct 1991
Oct 1992
Oct 1993
Oct 1994
Oct 1995
Oct 1996
Oct 1997
Oct 1998
Oct 1999
Oct 2000
Oct 2001
Oct 2002
Oct 2003
Oct 2004
Oct 2005
Alabama
1.5%
2.1%
4.2%
3.0%
3.4%
1.9%
2.6%
0.3%
1.7%
-0.3%
-2.4%
-1.1%
2.5%
0.6%
1.2%
Alaska
2.3
0.4
6.3
7.0
2.6
1.3
1.9
0.0
4.6
-1.5
0.0
2.4
-0.6
3.5
1.7
Arizona
-1.9
-0.5
6.6
7.6
3.4
3.0
4.1
3.7
3.4
3.9
-0.9
0.6
3.7
4.1
6.7
Arkansas
1.3
4.3
3.5
4.5
3.3
1.9
1.8
1.1
3.0
0.2
-2.0
-1.1
0.9
1.0
0.9
California
-4.4
-1.2
-1.0
1.2
1.5
1.4
3.1
2.2
2.9
3.0
-0.7
1.3
2.0
0.8
2.8
Colorado
0.3
1.8
5.2
7.8
5.4
3.2
3.3
3.3
3.4
3.3
-1.9
-1.1
-0.5
0.9
2.4
Connecticut
-7.3
-1.7
-0.2
2.9
0.8
1.7
3.1
-0.1
2.5
0.5
-0.9
-1.6
0.0
0.3
-0.9
Delaware
-3.7
1.7
1.9
3.0
6.1
0.0
0.2
3.8
5.3
-0.6
-1.6
0.6
2.6
1.3
1.7
District of Columbia
-9.6
-7.6
-3.4
-1.0
-3.5
-6.3
0.0
-5.0
2.9
0.0
-1.7
-2.3
3.0
0.6
1.7
Florida
-2.3
0.4
4.3
3.5
3.3
2.1
2.1
3.9
1.9
2.6
-1.1
-0.9
0.7
2.5
4.8
Georgia
-4.7
2.6
7.0
4.4
5.4
4.0
2.1
2.1
3.6
1.0
-2.7
-1.6
-1.3
0.8
3.5
Hawaii
-0.7
0.1
-0.3
1.0
1.6
-4.2
-0.9
-2.4
2.8
1.5
-2.7
-1.2
0.8
5.6
2.5
Idaho
3.4
3.3
5.2
2.0
5.1
2.5
-2.0
11.0
4.5
6.2
-8.3
0.3
0.8
2.2
4.4
Illinois
-2.2
0.6
1.1
3.3
1.6
0.9
-0.1
-0.1
1.3
1.2
-3.0
-0.5
-0.6
0.0
0.3
Indiana
-1.6
0.7
2.3
4.5
4.4
-0.5
2.0
1.0
0.5
1.9
-4.0
-2.5
-1.2
-0.6
0.4
Iowa
-0.2
0.6
2.5
4.2
1.6
1.6
0.9
3.0
1.2
0.5
-3.2
-1.7
-0.3
-0.1
-0.3
Kansas
-2.0
1.0
-0.1
5.2
3.2
1.0
2.9
2.4
3.1
-1.9
-1.5
-1.9
-0.8
-0.6
-1.3
Kentucky
-2.5
3.5
3.7
2.0
3.5
1.5
2.0
2.2
2.0
0.9
-4.7
-1.5
0.7
0.1
-0.6
Louisiana
-0.4
1.1
3.2
2.8
1.8
1.5
2.1
1.2
1.3
0.5
-2.7
-1.4
0.6
0.0
-9.7
Maine
-6.7
1.6
3.6
2.7
-0.4
0.1
4.7
1.3
4.3
2.7
-0.1
-1.5
1.3
1.4
-1.1
Maryland
-5.2
-2.3
0.6
2.4
0.0
1.1
1.4
2.8
2.0
1.7
-1.8
-0.1
0.3
1.2
0.2
Massachusetts
-7.4
-0.5
1.6
3.8
1.2
2.1
2.7
1.4
2.0
1.3
-2.0
-0.2
-0.2
0.5
-1.2
Michigan
-3.5
0.8
2.4
3.0
2.6
1.7
1.0
-0.1
1.2
2.4
-4.0
-2.7
-1.0
-1.8
-1.7
Minnesota
-0.5
2.1
2.1
3.6
3.3
1.1
2.8
1.6
1.7
1.8
-0.8
-2.0
-0.1
0.4
0.6
Mississippi
-3.3
3.7
3.4
4.3
4.4
1.1
2.8
1.2
5.0
-1.0
-2.5
-1.3
-0.2
-0.2
-1.3
Missouri
-1.7
0.6
2.0
3.9
1.9
1.5
1.7
1.6
3.0
-0.3
-0.8
-0.3
1.5
-0.8
1.4
Montana
3.1
4.4
2.9
4.6
4.1
3.6
0.0
1.7
1.3
-0.4
-0.2
0.8
0.9
0.7
2.0
Nebraska
1.3
0.3
3.2
2.5
2.6
1.7
-0.3
2.9
2.1
0.5
-1.2
-1.3
-1.3
0.0
-0.2
Nevada
2.2
0.4
2.7
7.6
6.8
6.9
6.8
4.1
7.0
4.8
2.2
2.3
5.5
4.1
4.3
New Hampshire
-5.8
2.4
6.3
3.9
3.2
1.2
1.7
3.8
5.6
0.3
0.9
1.1
1.3
0.3
0.9
New Jersey
-4.4
-1.2
0.6
2.7
1.4
1.3
0.5
1.2
3.1
2.8
-1.0
0.7
0.7
0.4
-0.4
New Mexico
-1.4
4.7
2.9
4.2
5.7
1.6
1.6
0.8
1.5
0.6
-2.6
1.5
1.2
1.6
1.4
New York
-6.1
-2.3
1.2
1.7
1.6
0.4
0.7
1.5
3.3
2.9
-4.2
0.5
0.2
1.9
0.3
North Carolina
-2.7
-0.7
3.3
3.0
6.6
1.9
3.9
0.2
3.5
0.9
-2.3
-1.8
-0.9
1.2
2.3
North Dakota
2.8
1.4
1.1
4.1
1.6
2.6
0.5
2.0
-0.7
-0.2
-1.2
0.5
1.2
1.0
1.9
Ohio
-1.4
-0.2
0.9
4.5
1.9
2.9
1.0
0.9
1.5
0.8
-3.6
-3.1
-0.5
-1.4
-1.9
Oklahoma
1.1
0.8
3.1
2.6
3.3
1.9
2.6
3.5
1.4
2.5
-3.8
-2.0
0.0
-1.8
2.9
Oregon
-1.0
1.9
3.7
3.3
2.4
5.0
3.0
2.1
2.5
1.5
-3.5
-0.9
0.0
2.3
3.7
Pennsylvania
-4.3
-0.4
1.4
2.3
0.7
1.7
1.3
0.9
2.2
1.8
-2.4
-0.9
0.4
-0.1
-0.9
Rhode Island
-8.0
0.4
2.8
1.1
0.6
0.0
-1.2
4.4
1.6
3.4
-2.3
4.9
-0.6
-0.6
-1.7
South Carolina
-5.7
0.5
2.8
4.1
4.8
3.3
3.4
1.0
1.9
0.3
-4.3
-1.4
0.8
2.1
1.5
South Dakota
0.5
2.0
3.1
4.7
2.4
-0.2
0.7
0.9
2.4
1.0
-0.6
1.5
-1.0
0.8
1.0
Tennessee
-1.1
0.3
3.9
3.3
4.3
1.7
1.8
1.9
2.5
0.8
-2.7
-0.1
1.4
1.7
0.7
Texas
-0.8
1.9
2.3
4.2
2.2
1.8
1.6
2.0
3.6
2.6
-1.0
-1.8
-0.9
1.5
2.3
Utah
2.3
3.8
5.4
6.9
6.3
4.2
3.3
1.9
2.0
2.3
-2.3
0.8
0.0
2.4
2.8
Vermont
-3.3
1.2
4.0
2.7
2.3
2.3
2.8
1.1
2.9
2.6
0.5
-0.5
-0.8
2.3
0.0
Virginia
-5.2
-0.6
2.2
3.6
1.4
3.3
1.8
2.0
2.7
2.2
-1.8
-0.5
1.1
1.5
1.8
Washington
0.4
2.1
1.7
2.7
3.5
1.9
3.6
3.2
3.4
1.9
-2.2
-1.1
0.6
1.6
2.3
West Virginia
-0.6
0.5
4.4
2.9
2.4
0.2
0.1
1.7
2.2
-0.7
-4.8
-0.9
0.8
0.8
0.0
Wisconsin
-0.5
1.0
1.1
4.7
2.1
1.1
1.7
2.2
2.7
2.0
-4.3
-0.8
0.5
-0.5
1.0
Wyoming
-0.4
5.2
1.5
1.9
2.2
1.4
0.4
1.8
2.8
3.4
-2.6
1.3
0.0
-0.3
2.3
12-month percent change in retail trade employment by state, October 1991–October 2019 (continued)
State
Oct 2006
Oct 2007
Oct 2008
Oct 2009
Oct 2010
Oct 2011
Oct 2012
Oct 2013
Oct 2014
Oct 2015
Oct 2016
Oct 2017
Oct 2018
Oct 2019[p]
Alabama
0.6%
1.9%
-2.5%
-5.5%
1.0%
0.2%
-0.5%
0.4%
1.2%
2.2%
0.3%
-0.9%
-0.8%
1.4%
Alaska
-1.1
0.8
0.8
-1.4
-0.8
1.4
0.0
0.8
2.2
1.6
-1.1
-2.7
-0.8
0.8
Arizona
4.6
2.2
-5.5
-7.8
-0.4
1.8
0.1
2.1
2.7
3.2
1.3
0.6
0.2
0.4
Arkansas
0.8
0.6
-1.9
-2.2
1.2
1.1
0.3
1.7
2.0
3.2
0.6
-1.6
-1.4
0.5
California
0.9
-0.1
-4.0
-6.6
0.8
2.0
1.1
1.8
2.1
2.3
0.7
0.1
-0.2
-0.3
Colorado
0.6
1.8
-1.7
-5.8
0.7
1.6
1.7
2.3
2.3
3.3
2.3
0.5
0.5
0.6
Connecticut
0.1
0.1
-2.9
-4.2
1.2
0.1
1.1
1.1
0.1
0.7
-0.3
-1.0
-1.5
-2.5
Delaware
-0.9
1.7
-3.5
-5.5
1.8
-0.2
0.6
3.6
0.2
1.9
0.9
-0.9
-1.5
0.2
District of Columbia
1.7
0.0
0.0
0.0
2.2
1.6
1.1
7.4
6.4
6.0
-0.4
1.7
-0.4
-3.0
Florida
0.8
-0.1
-4.2
-5.7
1.8
2.6
2.0
3.4
3.7
3.2
2.0
1.0
1.2
0.8
Georgia
2.3
0.8
-4.0
-5.6
1.1
1.0
1.0
3.0
2.4
2.7
1.3
0.4
-0.2
1.2
Hawaii
-0.3
0.4
-1.9
-3.6
-0.3
2.1
2.2
0.9
0.7
1.3
0.1
0.4
-0.7
-3.9
Idaho
5.3
2.3
-2.7
-7.5
-0.4
1.3
2.2
2.2
2.3
4.2
2.2
0.3
0.9
1.6
Illinois
0.3
0.6
-1.8
-5.1
0.0
1.3
0.0
0.7
1.2
2.1
-0.1
-1.9
-1.2
-1.3
Indiana
-1.0
-1.1
-2.1
-4.8
0.5
0.6
0.7
1.3
-0.2
2.1
1.3
-0.3
0.1
-2.0
Iowa
0.1
-1.1
0.1
-2.3
-0.6
1.2
0.9
1.4
-0.7
2.0
0.9
-0.9
-1.9
-1.0
Kansas
-0.3
0.4
-1.8
-3.0
-0.1
0.6
0.8
1.3
1.1
2.3
-0.3
-1.9
-1.2
0.5
Kentucky
0.1
0.7
-2.1
-3.6
0.5
-0.2
0.8
0.5
0.9
2.2
2.8
-0.5
-1.3
1.7
Louisiana
10.0
2.1
-1.1
-2.4
-0.4
0.7
1.4
1.0
1.5
2.6
0.3
-2.3
-1.9
0.8
Maine
0.9
-0.1
-0.8
-3.5
-0.9
0.4
-0.4
0.7
-0.1
0.4
-0.2
-1.0
0.0
2.2
Maryland
0.2
-0.2
-3.5
-5.2
1.8
1.1
0.9
0.6
1.0
0.9
0.0
-1.2
-2.3
-0.7
Massachusetts
-0.9
-0.3
-0.8
-3.3
1.9
1.4
0.3
0.3
1.3
0.5
0.3
0.3
-1.1
-1.0
Michigan
-1.6
-1.5
-3.3
-5.2
0.4
0.4
-0.2
1.9
1.3
1.0
1.3
-0.2
-0.8
-0.7
Minnesota
-1.2
0.4
-3.3
-4.7
0.1
1.5
0.9
1.4
0.5
2.1
1.4
-0.3
-0.1
0.6
Mississippi
3.4
0.2
-3.2
-3.5
0.4
0.2
0.2
0.9
1.3
1.9
2.2
-0.9
-1.9
1.7
Missouri
-0.2
-0.3
-1.8
-2.9
-0.6
0.8
0.2
0.5
1.4
2.3
0.4
-1.1
-1.2
1.4
Montana
1.3
4.4
-1.2
-5.3
-1.3
0.9
1.5
1.8
1.6
2.8
0.0
-0.5
0.8
0.5
Nebraska
-0.1
0.7
-0.7
-2.7
0.7
0.6
1.0
0.8
1.6
1.2
0.5
-1.4
-2.2
-1.0
Nevada
3.2
1.4
-2.3
-6.5
0.5
1.3
2.3
2.8
3.6
2.4
0.8
1.0
1.9
0.6
New Hampshire
-0.4
-0.5
-0.7
-4.0
0.2
1.0
0.9
0.3
0.7
-0.4
1.3
-0.9
-1.2
0.3
New Jersey
-0.3
-0.6
-2.2
-4.3
1.6
0.1
0.5
1.7
1.1
1.5
0.0
-0.3
-0.9
-0.5
New Mexico
0.2
2.2
-1.0
-4.9
-1.1
0.7
1.2
0.9
0.4
0.8
-0.2
-2.4
0.2
-0.3
New York
0.9
0.7
-0.3
-3.2
2.4
2.0
1.9
1.9
1.3
-0.1
0.2
-0.9
-0.4
1.4
North Carolina
2.5
2.4
-2.1
-5.0
0.1
2.0
2.0
2.6
2.1
3.1
1.9
0.2
-0.1
2.5
North Dakota
2.9
-0.9
-0.2
0.0
1.9
2.8
5.4
4.2
2.2
-0.4
-2.4
-3.3
-1.7
-4.5
Ohio
-1.0
-0.4
-2.6
-5.1
0.1
0.4
0.6
0.9
0.6
0.5
0.6
-0.9
-1.6
-0.9
Oklahoma
-1.5
1.5
0.6
-2.7
0.4
1.4
1.8
1.5
1.5
2.4
-0.4
-2.7
0.3
0.4
Oregon
1.0
1.9
-3.8
-6.2
1.5
0.4
1.6
2.8
2.4
3.0
1.6
1.4
0.5
-1.6
Pennsylvania
-0.8
-0.1
-1.6
-3.3
0.8
0.3
0.9
0.0
0.3
0.0
-0.1
-1.5
-1.4
-0.2
Rhode Island
-1.0
-1.4
-3.7
-4.7
-0.6
0.9
0.0
-0.2
1.5
1.7
0.0
0.8
0.8
-1.8
South Carolina
2.1
1.4
-3.3
-4.5
0.7
0.5
1.1
3.2
1.4
3.1
0.2
0.7
2.1
1.5
South Dakota
0.6
1.2
0.6
-1.8
0.6
1.4
1.4
0.8
1.2
2.1
0.8
-1.3
-1.1
1.3
Tennessee
1.0
0.7
-3.2
-4.8
1.0
0.7
1.2
1.1
1.5
2.1
2.1
0.1
0.6
0.8
Texas
2.1
2.8
0.0
-3.3
0.9
2.1
2.5
3.3
2.3
3.8
1.5
-0.3
0.2
0.0
Utah
3.7
3.4
0.1
-5.7
-1.7
2.1
3.4
3.0
3.1
4.2
3.6
2.1
2.7
1.1
Vermont
0.0
-0.7
-1.0
-4.8
1.6
-2.1
-0.3
0.8
0.5
-0.5
0.5
-0.3
-2.4
0.0
Virginia
0.7
0.7
-2.5
-4.8
0.8
1.1
0.9
0.6
0.4
1.9
0.1
-0.7
-1.4
-1.4
Washington
1.2
2.1
-1.2
-5.6
0.7
1.6
2.5
3.8
3.1
3.4
3.7
3.4
1.2
1.5
West Virginia
1.8
0.7
-3.1
-2.0
0.0
0.5
0.7
-0.2
-1.6
1.4
-1.1
-1.7
-3.5
-1.1
Wisconsin
-2.0
-0.3
-1.5
-4.0
-0.3
0.3
0.1
1.5
1.1
1.3
0.9
-0.7
-2.2
2.7
Wyoming
0.7
4.2
0.0
-5.9
-3.6
0.0
1.0
0.7
1.0
3.3
-1.9
-3.9
2.1
2.0
Over the year ended October 2019, other states with at least a 2.0-percent decrease in retail trade employment included Hawaii (−3.9 percent), Connecticut (−2.5 percent), and Indiana (−2.0 percent). Over that period, retail trade employment also decreased 3.0 percent in the District of Columbia.
Other states with at least a 2.0-percent increase in retail trade employment from October 2018 to October 2019 included North Carolina (2.5 percent), Maine (2.2 percent), and Wyoming (2.0 percent).
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. See "State Employment and Unemployment — October 2019 " to learn more. Also see charts and maps of state employment and unemployment .
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