Payroll Employment by State:
May 2011
(Seasonally adjusted, thousands)
May | Mar. | Apr. | May | Growth Rates | RANK | ||
2010 | 2011 | 2011 | 2011 | M/M | Y/Y | Y/Y | |
North Dakota | 373.5 | 387.3 | 388.7 | 389.6 | 2.8% | 4.31% | 1 |
Texas | 10,357.9 | 10,524.2 | 10,554.5 | 10,563.3 | 1.0% | 1.98% | 2 |
Nebraska | 940.5 | 948.7 | 957.3 | 958.0 | 0.9% | 1.86% | 3 |
Wyoming | 283.3 | 284.9 | 285.8 | 288.0 | 9.6% | 1.66% | 4 |
Oklahoma | 1,533.4 | 1,541.3 | 1,551.5 | 1,555.2 | 2.9% | 1.42% | 5 |
Utah | 1,184.7 | 1,194.3 | 1,198.7 | 1,201.2 | 2.5% | 1.39% | 6 |
Ohio | 5,038.3 | 5,087.9 | 5,092.2 | 5,104.2 | 2.9% | 1.31% | 7 |
Oregon | 1,605.0 | 1,622.9 | 1,624.0 | 1,625.3 | 1.0% | 1.26% | 8 |
Illinois | 5,626.6 | 5,670.9 | 5,680.0 | 5,688.2 | 1.7% | 1.09% | 9 |
Alaska | 321.1 | 329.4 | 329.5 | 324.6 | -16.5% | 1.09% | 10 |
Louisiana | 1,892.7 | 1,887.4 | 1,901.6 | 1,911.7 | 6.6% | 1.00% | 11 |
Rhode Island | 459.6 | 460.4 | 462.5 | 463.8 | 3.4% | 0.91% | 12 |
Wisconsin | 2,739.9 | 2,759.9 | 2,763.4 | 2,764.3 | 0.4% | 0.89% | 13 |
Massachusetts | 3,197.3 | 3,208.5 | 3,228.8 | 3,224.8 | -1.5% | 0.86% | 14 |
Iowa | 1,473.4 | 1,479.5 | 1,481.4 | 1,485.8 | 3.6% | 0.84% | 15 |
Michigan | 3,867.1 | 3,922.1 | 3,913.0 | 3,899.6 | -4.0% | 0.84% | 15 |
Kentucky | 1,774.6 | 1,789.8 | 1,795.1 | 1,789.1 | -3.9% | 0.82% | 17 |
Pennsylvania | 5,634.4 | 5,669.0 | 5,692.9 | 5,678.7 | -3.0% | 0.79% | 18 |
Vermont | 296.9 | 304.4 | 302.6 | 299.1 | -13.0% | 0.74% | 19 |
New Hampshire | 624.4 | 626.9 | 631.1 | 629.0 | -3.9% | 0.74% | 19 |
Washington | 2,788.5 | 2,805.3 | 2,811.9 | 2,808.1 | -1.6% | 0.70% | 21 |
California | 13,944.4 | 14,046.0 | 14,060.9 | 14,031.7 | -2.5% | 0.63% | 22 |
Connecticut | 1,613.3 | 1,617.2 | 1,625.6 | 1,622.7 | -2.1% | 0.58% | 23 |
Hawaii | 587.5 | 593.3 | 593.0 | 590.6 | -4.7% | 0.53% | 24 |
Virginia | 3,645.9 | 3,655.5 | 3,660.6 | 3,663.0 | 0.8% | 0.47% | 25 |
Arkansas | 1,168.1 | 1,174.9 | 1,178.9 | 1,173.5 | -5.4% | 0.46% | 26 |
Montana | 429.0 | 428.9 | 430.2 | 430.7 | 1.4% | 0.40% | 27 |
Idaho | 605.0 | 608.4 | 607.3 | 607.3 | 0.0% | 0.38% | 28 |
Maine | 594.4 | 594.8 | 595.7 | 596.5 | 1.6% | 0.35% | 29 |
Colorado | 2,226.6 | 2,226.0 | 2,230.1 | 2,234.3 | 2.3% | 0.35% | 29 |
Florida | 7,213.4 | 7,201.2 | 7,210.3 | 7,238.3 | 4.8% | 0.35% | 29 |
Missouri | 2,650.1 | 2,659.4 | 2,659.5 | 2,658.0 | -0.7% | 0.30% | 32 |
Tennessee | 2,623.5 | 2,628.8 | 2,634.5 | 2,631.1 | -1.5% | 0.29% | 33 |
Minnesota | 2,641.6 | 2,650.6 | 2,648.0 | 2,649.2 | 0.5% | 0.29% | 33 |
West Virginia | 746.6 | 749.2 | 753.6 | 748.6 | -7.7% | 0.27% | 35 |
New York | 8,594.5 | 8,584.1 | 8,637.1 | 8,612.4 | -3.4% | 0.21% | 36 |
South Dakota | 402.8 | 403.3 | 403.1 | 403.6 | 1.5% | 0.20% | 37 |
Arizona | 2,397.3 | 2,384.7 | 2,390.6 | 2,400.7 | 5.2% | 0.14% | 38 |
South Carolina | 1,813.3 | 1,822.3 | 1,820.4 | 1,813.8 | -4.3% | 0.03% | 39 |
North Carolina | 3,884.1 | 3,890.0 | 3,890.5 | 3,883.1 | -2.3% | -0.03% | 40 |
Mississippi | 1,093.6 | 1,096.8 | 1,096.5 | 1,092.3 | -4.5% | -0.12% | 41 |
Kansas | 1,326.1 | 1,314.4 | 1,323.7 | 1,323.6 | -0.1% | -0.19% | 42 |
Delaware | 413.2 | 415.7 | 416.0 | 412.2 | -10.4% | -0.24% | 43 |
Alabama | 1,878.7 | 1,870.6 | 1,871.6 | 1,873.5 | 1.2% | -0.28% | 44 |
Indiana | 2,807.9 | 2,806.6 | 2,804.7 | 2,799.5 | -2.2% | -0.30% | 45 |
New Jersey | 3,873.9 | 3,846.9 | 3,859.4 | 3,859.0 | -0.1% | -0.38% | 46 |
Georgia | 3,844.3 | 3,815.9 | 3,825.6 | 3,821.7 | -1.2% | -0.59% | 47 |
Nevada | 1,122.3 | 1,118.8 | 1,120.5 | 1,115.2 | -5.5% | -0.63% | 48 |
New Mexico | 807.4 | 802.7 | 804.6 | 801.4 | -4.7% | -0.74% | 49 |
Maryland | 2,525.8 | 2,509.7 | 2,519.5 | 2,506.2 | -6.2% | -0.78% | 50 |
(Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics)
*Y/Y stands for year-over-year. Entries in this column give the percentage change in seasonally adjusted payroll employment for the most recent month this year and the same month one year ago. M/M designates the annualized month-to-month change in seasonally adjusted payroll employment for the most recent two months.