Employment up in all 50 states over the year ended April 2021
May 26, 2021
From April 2020 to April 2021, nonfarm payroll employment increased in all 50 states and the District of Columbia. The largest job increases occurred in California (+1,302,100), New York (+1,029,800), and Texas (+1,007,100). The largest percentage increases occurred in Michigan (+21.1 percent), Nevada (+17.6 percent), and Rhode Island (+17.1 percent).
Change in nonfarm employment by state, April 2020 to April 2021, seasonally adjusted
State
Percent change
April 2020 employment
April 2021 employment
Net change
Alabama
9.3%
1,839,700
2,011,100
171,400
Alaska
7.9
284,500
306,900
22,400
Arizona
8.9
2,661,600
2,898,300
236,700
Arkansas
8.3
1,165,200
1,261,600
96,400
California
8.7
14,946,100
16,248,200
1,302,100
Colorado
10.1
2,443,200
2,690,900
247,700
Connecticut
12.6
1,403,900
1,580,600
176,700
Delaware
11.3
399,300
444,300
45,000
District of Columbia
2.2
720,800
737,000
16,200
Florida
9.8
7,802,900
8,568,900
766,000
Georgia
10.3
4,057,000
4,473,600
416,600
Hawaii
10.3
509,800
562,100
52,300
Idaho
13.1
693,800
784,900
91,100
Illinois
7.7
5,318,600
5,727,000
408,400
Indiana
13.6
2,664,500
3,027,900
363,400
Iowa
7.4
1,412,500
1,517,400
104,900
Kansas
8.0
1,270,800
1,372,400
101,600
Kentucky
11.8
1,662,100
1,858,900
196,800
Louisiana
7.5
1,709,600
1,837,000
127,400
Maine
12.0
545,400
610,800
65,400
Maryland
10.6
2,379,000
2,631,600
252,600
Massachusetts
12.9
3,041,500
3,433,800
392,300
Michigan
21.1
3,397,600
4,114,400
716,800
Minnesota
9.1
2,580,000
2,815,300
235,300
Mississippi
10.8
1,012,000
1,121,300
109,300
Missouri
9.6
2,569,400
2,815,000
245,600
Montana
12.9
425,800
480,600
54,800
Nebraska
7.5
937,000
1,007,400
70,400
Nevada
17.6
1,112,400
1,308,600
196,200
New Hampshire
15.1
572,600
659,100
86,500
New Jersey
11.1
3,512,400
3,900,800
388,400
New Mexico
4.2
758,300
790,200
31,900
New York
13.1
7,852,400
8,882,200
1,029,800
North Carolina
10.1
4,051,400
4,459,800
408,400
North Dakota
8.2
386,000
417,500
31,500
Ohio
12.4
4,721,400
5,308,300
586,900
Oklahoma
5.9
1,535,100
1,625,400
90,300
Oregon
9.2
1,687,500
1,842,300
154,800
Pennsylvania
14.2
4,962,900
5,666,500
703,600
Rhode Island
17.1
399,200
467,600
68,400
South Carolina
11.9
1,888,600
2,113,300
224,700
South Dakota
9.3
398,400
435,600
37,200
Tennessee
10.4
2,773,900
3,061,300
287,400
Texas
8.7
11,517,400
12,524,500
1,007,100
Utah
11.1
1,432,200
1,590,700
158,500
Vermont
16.1
251,000
291,400
40,400
Virginia
7.7
3,611,000
3,889,700
278,700
Washington
7.8
3,101,200
3,343,200
242,000
West Virginia
10.9
617,700
685,300
67,600
Wisconsin
10.3
2,590,000
2,857,300
267,300
Wyoming
4.7
262,800
275,100
12,300
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 — April 2021 ." For more charts and tables related to state employment and unemployment, see the state chart package.
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