Here’s a table from our database showing total non-farm employment growth for all 50 states in the US, as well as the District of Columbia. Growth rates are in descending order by year-over-year growth, and the table also includes growth rates for the past month, as well as 3 and 5 year periods. For comparison the growth rates for the entire US were 0.07%, 1.37%, 2.59%, and -3.15%, respectively. How’s your state doing?
| State | Last Month Growth | Year Over Year Growth | 3 Year Growth | 5 Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Dakota | 0.40% | 6.75% | 15.31% | 17.89% |
| Oklahoma | 0.65% | 2.90% | 4.38% | 1.49% |
| Texas | 0.35% | 2.45% | 6.05% | 3.98% |
| Hawaii | 0.69% | 2.40% | 2.69% | -3.37% |
| Indiana | 0.18% | 2.29% | 4.57% | -3.01% |
| Arizona | 0.08% | 2.27% | 2.32% | -8.17% |
| Louisiana | 0.12% | 2.22% | 2.78% | 1.50% |
| Kentucky | 0.14% | 2.15% | 4.02% | -1.70% |
| California | 0.08% | 2.13% | 2.95% | -5.64% |
| Wyoming | 0.45% | 2.03% | 3.36% | 1.00% |
| Ohio | -0.04% | 1.93% | 3.16% | -4.33% |
| Utah | 0.32% | 1.81% | 4.85% | -1.64% |
| Idaho | 0.64% | 1.62% | 2.07% | -6.12% |
| Washington | -0.31% | 1.53% | 2.54% | -2.36% |
| Colorado | 0.00% | 1.47% | 3.03% | -1.77% |
| Oregon | 0.54% | 1.44% | 2.73% | -5.17% |
| New York | 0.09% | 1.40% | 3.10% | 0.94% |
| New Jersey | 0.14% | 1.33% | 0.93% | -4.22% |
| Montana | 0.44% | 1.31% | 0.96% | -2.67% |
| Georgia | 0.09% | 1.30% | 2.41% | -5.07% |
| Massachusetts | -0.15% | 1.26% | 2.49% | -1.24% |
| Nebraska | -0.17% | 1.25% | 1.32% | -0.57% |
| Vermont | -0.79% | 1.24% | 2.26% | -1.69% |
| District of Columbia | -1.52% | 1.20% | 3.74% | 5.27% |
| Michigan | -0.17% | 1.16% | 4.02% | -6.41% |
| Kansas | 0.15% | 1.08% | 1.47% | -2.44% |
| Florida | 0.32% | 1.07% | 2.21% | -8.22% |
| Maryland | 0.05% | 0.94% | 2.29% | -1.55% |
| Tennessee | -0.19% | 0.93% | 3.36% | -4.32% |
| Arkansas | 0.22% | 0.92% | 0.76% | -3.06% |
| Minnesota | -0.07% | 0.84% | 2.62% | -2.39% |
| Virginia | -0.33% | 0.84% | 2.43% | -1.25% |
| Iowa | -0.03% | 0.78% | 1.23% | -1.79% |
| South Carolina | -0.32% | 0.76% | 2.36% | -5.27% |
| North Carolina | 0.03% | 0.71% | 1.87% | -4.89% |
| Illinois | 0.17% | 0.69% | 1.72% | -4.68% |
| Alabama | 0.15% | 0.61% | 0.13% | -6.48% |
| South Dakota | -0.37% | 0.59% | 1.64% | 0.17% |
| Nevada | -0.09% | 0.46% | -0.17% | -12.30% |
| Alaska | 0.52% | 0.40% | 3.03% | 3.87% |
| Missouri | 0.68% | 0.30% | -0.29% | -4.94% |
| Pennsylvania | -0.02% | 0.27% | 2.20% | -1.67% |
| Connecticut | -0.42% | 0.07% | 0.72% | -4.47% |
| New Hampshire | -0.10% | -0.06% | 0.32% | -3.36% |
| Delaware | -0.48% | -0.10% | 0.39% | -5.42% |
| Wisconsin | 0.29% | -0.16% | 0.24% | -5.49% |
| Maine | -0.32% | -0.20% | -0.47% | -4.29% |
| Mississippi | -0.17% | -0.39% | -0.75% | -6.27% |
| Rhode Island | 0.24% | -0.61% | -0.04% | -7.23% |
| West Virginia | -0.31% | -0.70% | 1.28% | -1.11% |
| New Mexico | -0.74% | -1.65% | -2.11% | -6.17% |