|
Job Growth Update
Not seasonally adjusted; figures for current month are preliminary and may be revised.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
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Total Nonfarm: September 2009 over September 2008
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Thousands of Jobs
|
State
|
Rank
2009
|
%
Change
|
Rank
2008
|
%
Change
|
Job
Growth
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# Jobs
2009
|
# Jobs
2008
|
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UNITED STATES
|
|
-4.24
|
|
-0.67
|
-5,813.00
|
131,306.00
|
137,119.00
|
|
North Dakota
|
1
|
-0.08
|
2
|
2.47
|
-0.30
|
372.90
|
373.20
|
|
Alaska
|
2
|
-0.59
|
3
|
1.48
|
-2.00
|
335.10
|
337.10
|
|
Louisiana
|
3
|
-1.01
|
13
|
0.29
|
-19.50
|
1,908.10
|
1,927.60
|
|
Montana
|
4
|
-1.37
|
14
|
0.24
|
-6.20
|
445.20
|
451.40
|
|
South Dakota
|
5
|
-1.93
|
6
|
1.07
|
-8.00
|
407.40
|
415.40
|
|
Maryland
|
6
|
-2.14
|
29
|
-0.79
|
-55.60
|
2,542.10
|
2,597.70
|
|
New Hampshire
|
7
|
-2.35
|
21
|
-0.15
|
-15.30
|
635.40
|
650.70
|
|
Nebraska
|
8
|
-2.40
|
15
|
0.24
|
-23.20
|
944.80
|
968.00
|
|
New York
|
9
|
-2.68
|
7
|
0.78
|
-236.00
|
8,571.60
|
8,807.60
|
|
Arkansas
|
10
|
-2.74
|
18
|
0.00
|
-33.20
|
1,180.00
|
1,213.20
|
|
Texas
|
11
|
-2.76
|
4
|
1.46
|
-292.70
|
10,319.60
|
10,612.30
|
|
Missouri
|
12
|
-2.82
|
24
|
-0.39
|
-79.00
|
2,725.20
|
2,804.20
|
|
Iowa
|
13
|
-2.84
|
16
|
0.10
|
-43.50
|
1,487.40
|
1,530.90
|
|
New Jersey
|
14
|
-3.04
|
31
|
-0.82
|
-122.80
|
3,920.10
|
4,042.90
|
|
Virginia
|
15
|
-3.05
|
20
|
-0.10
|
-114.90
|
3,651.70
|
3,766.60
|
|
Massachusetts
|
16
|
-3.20
|
19
|
-0.04
|
-105.90
|
3,198.40
|
3,304.30
|
|
Oklahoma
|
17
|
-3.21
|
5
|
1.33
|
-51.50
|
1,550.60
|
1,602.10
|
|
Pennsylvania
|
18
|
-3.29
|
17
|
0.01
|
-191.30
|
5,627.60
|
5,818.90
|
|
Maine
|
19
|
-3.33
|
27
|
-0.64
|
-20.80
|
603.80
|
624.60
|
|
Mississippi
|
20
|
-3.49
|
37
|
-1.32
|
-40.00
|
1,105.90
|
1,145.90
|
|
West Virginia
|
21
|
-3.57
|
9
|
0.51
|
-27.40
|
740.80
|
768.20
|
|
South Carolina
|
22
|
-3.58
|
44
|
-1.89
|
-68.70
|
1,851.00
|
1,919.70
|
|
New Mexico
|
23
|
-3.62
|
10
|
0.49
|
-30.90
|
823.50
|
854.40
|
|
Hawaii
|
24
|
-3.78
|
46
|
-2.15
|
-23.10
|
588.10
|
611.20
|
|
Utah
|
25
|
-4.10
|
23
|
-0.36
|
-51.80
|
1,210.10
|
1,261.90
|
|
Tennessee
|
26
|
-4.11
|
41
|
-1.46
|
-114.20
|
2,666.30
|
2,780.50
|
|
Vermont
|
27
|
-4.14
|
25
|
-0.51
|
-12.80
|
296.40
|
309.20
|
|
Washington
|
28
|
-4.14
|
8
|
0.60
|
-123.40
|
2,855.00
|
2,978.40
|
|
Wyoming
|
29
|
-4.21
|
1
|
3.45
|
-12.90
|
293.20
|
306.10
|
|
Kansas
|
30
|
-4.28
|
12
|
0.29
|
-59.70
|
1,335.60
|
1,395.30
|
|
Connecticut
|
31
|
-4.29
|
22
|
-0.29
|
-72.90
|
1,626.50
|
1,699.40
|
|
Wisconsin
|
32
|
-4.40
|
34
|
-1.03
|
-126.70
|
2,751.30
|
2,878.00
|
|
Minnesota
|
33
|
-4.49
|
26
|
-0.56
|
-124.40
|
2,648.50
|
2,772.90
|
|
Rhode Island
|
34
|
-4.49
|
45
|
-2.10
|
-21.80
|
463.70
|
485.50
|
|
Delaware
|
35
|
-4.55
|
35
|
-1.05
|
-19.70
|
413.40
|
433.10
|
|
Indiana
|
36
|
-4.58
|
38
|
-1.34
|
-136.50
|
2,841.50
|
2,978.00
|
|
Kentucky
|
37
|
-4.62
|
36
|
-1.31
|
-85.40
|
1,764.80
|
1,850.20
|
|
Ohio
|
38
|
-4.63
|
39
|
-1.36
|
-249.00
|
5,128.90
|
5,377.90
|
|
Florida
|
39
|
-4.74
|
50
|
-3.62
|
-363.60
|
7,306.50
|
7,670.10
|
|
Colorado
|
40
|
-4.75
|
11
|
0.38
|
-112.10
|
2,249.10
|
2,361.20
|
|
California
|
41
|
-4.84
|
42
|
-1.71
|
-723.30
|
14,221.50
|
14,944.80
|
|
Alabama
|
42
|
-4.87
|
33
|
-1.03
|
-97.00
|
1,895.60
|
1,992.60
|
|
Illinois
|
43
|
-4.95
|
30
|
-0.81
|
-295.90
|
5,676.10
|
5,972.00
|
|
Idaho
|
44
|
-4.97
|
40
|
-1.42
|
-32.70
|
624.70
|
657.40
|
|
North Carolina
|
45
|
-5.05
|
28
|
-0.76
|
-209.80
|
3,944.60
|
4,154.40
|
|
Georgia
|
46
|
-5.81
|
43
|
-1.75
|
-237.10
|
3,844.40
|
4,081.50
|
|
Oregon
|
47
|
-6.05
|
32
|
-0.92
|
-104.40
|
1,620.40
|
1,724.80
|
|
Nevada
|
48
|
-6.06
|
47
|
-2.35
|
-76.50
|
1,185.40
|
1,261.90
|
|
Michigan
|
49
|
-7.29
|
49
|
-2.98
|
-304.20
|
3,870.40
|
4,174.60
|
|
Arizona
|
50
|
-7.52
|
48
|
-2.95
|
-195.80
|
2,408.30
|
2,604.10
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