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Nonfarm payroll employment increased in 49 states and D.C. from April 2021 to April 2022
June 01, 2022
Nonfarm payroll employment increased in 49 states and the District of Columbia and was essentially unchanged in 1 state for the year ended April 2022. The largest percentage increase occurred in Nevada (8.0 percent), followed by Florida and Texas (5.9 percent each).
Change in nonfarm employment by state, April 2021 to April 2022
State
Percent change
April 2021 employment
April 2022 employment
Net change
Alabama
1.9%
2,028,300
2,066,600
38,300
Alaska
2.4
309,400
316,700
7,300
Arizona
4.0
2,928,400
3,044,900
116,500
Arkansas
2.9
1,273,800
1,311,200
37,400
California
5.6
16,526,800
17,452,000
925,200
Colorado
4.7
2,719,600
2,848,600
129,000
Connecticut
3.0
1,599,800
1,647,100
47,300
Delaware
1.7
449,100
456,700
7,600
District of Columbia
4.7
730,400
764,800
34,400
Florida
5.9
8,775,500
9,292,600
517,100
Georgia
5.6
4,513,500
4,765,500
252,000
Hawaii
5.0
576,500
605,300
28,800
Idaho
3.2
790,300
815,500
25,200
Illinois
4.1
5,766,800
6,002,600
235,800
Indiana
3.6
3,060,500
3,169,700
109,200
Iowa
2.4
1,529,400
1,565,700
36,300
Kansas
1.7
1,370,500
1,393,400
22,900
Kentucky
3.1
1,884,300
1,943,300
59,000
Louisiana
2.4
1,864,600
1,910,100
45,500
Maine
3.1
620,100
639,300
19,200
Maryland
3.0
2,625,500
2,703,300
77,800
Massachusetts
5.1
3,483,700
3,662,100
178,400
Michigan
4.1
4,153,800
4,325,600
171,800
Minnesota
2.5
2,835,800
2,907,400
71,600
Mississippi
2.7
1,127,100
1,157,000
29,900
Missouri
2.7
2,823,300
2,899,300
76,000
Montana
3.6
489,500
507,300
17,800
Nebraska
2.5
1,003,200
1,027,900
24,700
Nevada
8.0
1,338,400
1,445,500
107,100
New Hampshire
4.4
657,500
686,600
29,100
New Jersey
5.4
3,977,100
4,191,500
214,400
New Mexico
5.7
801,100
846,700
45,600
New York
5.0
8,952,800
9,398,100
445,300
North Carolina
4.1
4,543,500
4,729,100
185,600
North Dakota
2.5
415,200
425,500
10,300
Ohio
2.2
5,356,500
5,473,900
117,400
Oklahoma
2.4
1,637,400
1,676,800
39,400
Oregon
4.4
1,860,600
1,941,800
81,200
Pennsylvania
3.7
5,707,500
5,917,800
210,300
Rhode Island
4.0
476,300
495,500
19,200
South Carolina
3.1
2,133,400
2,199,800
66,400
South Dakota
2.3
438,200
448,100
9,900
Tennessee
4.7
3,065,800
3,211,400
145,600
Texas
5.9
12,542,500
13,284,500
742,000
Utah
3.7
1,602,000
1,661,300
59,300
Vermont
2.3
294,100
300,800
6,700
Virginia
3.2
3,913,300
4,037,800
124,500
Washington
5.0
3,322,900
3,488,200
165,300
West Virginia
2.5
683,800
701,200
17,400
Wisconsin
1.8
2,877,800
2,930,400
52,600
Wyoming
3.2
277,500
286,300
8,800
Puerto Rico
5.7
865,500
914,900
49,400
The largest job increases from April 2021 to April 2022 occurred in California (925,200), Texas (742,000), and Florida (517,100). Delaware was the lone state without a statistically significant gain in employment, with an increase of 7,600 jobs (1.7 percent).
From March 2022 to April 2022, nonfarm payroll employment increased in 11 states and was essentially unchanged in 39 states and the District of Columbia.
States with a statistically significant change in employment, March 2022 to April 2022
State
Percent change
March 2022 employment
April 2022 employment
Net change
New Hampshire
1.0%
680,000
686,600
6,600
Florida
0.6
9,234,000
9,292,600
58,600
Arizona
0.5
3,028,800
3,044,900
16,100
Colorado
0.5
2,834,000
2,848,600
14,600
Texas
0.5
13,221,700
13,284,500
62,800
Georgia
0.4
4,746,500
4,765,500
19,000
Minnesota
0.4
2,895,500
2,907,400
11,900
New Jersey
0.4
4,176,700
4,191,500
14,800
Washington
0.4
3,475,900
3,488,200
12,300
New York
0.3
9,372,200
9,398,100
25,900
California
0.2
17,410,600
17,452,000
41,400
The largest over-the-month percentage increase occurred in New Hampshire (1.0 percent), followed by Florida (0.6 percent) and Arizona, Colorado, and Texas (0.5 percent each). The largest job gains occurred in Texas (62,800), Florida (58,600), and California (41,400).
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