Labor Force Growth Rates by
State: August 2009
(Seasonally adjusted, thousands)
| Aug. | June | July | Aug. | Y/Y | ||
| 2008 | 2009 | 2009 | 2009p | Growth | RANK | |
| Texas | 11,734.70 | 11,972.80 | 12,017.90 | 12,025.60 | 2.5% | 1 |
| Washington | 3,489.20 | 3,563.40 | 3,556.10 | 3,568.90 | 2.3% | 2 |
| Oklahoma | 1,752.00 | 1,777.60 | 1,778.20 | 1,784.10 | 1.8% | 3 |
| Nevada | 1,380.70 | 1,400.40 | 1,400.30 | 1,403.40 | 1.6% | 4 |
| Kansas | 1,498.70 | 1,522.10 | 1,530.50 | 1,520.80 | 1.5% | 5 |
| Rhode Island | 566.6 | 569.9 | 573.6 | 573.7 | 1.3% | 6 |
| Vermont | 355.3 | 359.5 | 360.2 | 358.8 | 1.0% | 7 |
| Kentucky | 2,048.90 | 2,077.60 | 2,069.60 | 2,067.80 | 0.9% | 8 |
| New Jersey | 4,502.10 | 4,550.50 | 4,561.80 | 4,542.70 | 0.9% | 9 |
| South Carolina | 2,161.90 | 2,195.40 | 2,183.00 | 2,175.10 | 0.6% | 10 |
| Iowa | 1,676.50 | 1,682.40 | 1,677.90 | 1,686.50 | 0.6% | 11 |
| Minnesota | 2,941.10 | 2,956.90 | 2,964.40 | 2,958.20 | 0.6% | 12 |
| Massachusetts | 3,426.50 | 3,420.40 | 3,440.40 | 3,444.50 | 0.5% | 13 |
| New York | 9,709.90 | 9,775.20 | 9,741.40 | 9,749.20 | 0.4% | 14 |
| Arizona | 3,158.70 | 3,145.40 | 3,153.90 | 3,169.50 | 0.3% | 15 |
| South Dakota | 445.9 | 446.9 | 447 | 446.8 | 0.2% | 16 |
| Oregon | 1,964.20 | 1,978.50 | 1,972.50 | 1,967.10 | 0.1% | 17 |
| Virginia | 4,129.90 | 4,157.40 | 4,148.80 | 4,135.80 | 0.1% | 18 |
| Alaska | 357.9 | 359.3 | 358.1 | 358.4 | 0.1% | 19 |
| Connecticut | 1,883.20 | 1,878.60 | 1,884.60 | 1,883.80 | 0.0% | 20 |
| Missouri | 3,009.90 | 2,995.90 | 3,003.30 | 3,009.30 | 0.0% | 21 |
| Wisconsin | 3,080.30 | 3,092.80 | 3,081.50 | 3,077.80 | -0.1% | 22 |
| New Hampshire | 738.8 | 738.5 | 740.2 | 737.6 | -0.2% | 23 |
| California | 18,435.20 | 18,501.50 | 18,458.50 | 18,390.50 | -0.2% | 24 |
| New Mexico | 961.7 | 954.5 | 953.3 | 957.7 | -0.4% | 25 |
| Idaho | 756.8 | 749.4 | 754.6 | 753.3 | -0.5% | 26 |
| North Carolina | 4,549.10 | 4,554.70 | 4,535.40 | 4,520.50 | -0.6% | 27 |
| Florida | 9,253.10 | 9,202.90 | 9,207.90 | 9,194.50 | -0.6% | 28 |
| Tennessee | 3,038.70 | 3,038.20 | 3,022.10 | 3,015.90 | -0.8% | 29 |
| Maine | 707.1 | 701.8 | 700.5 | 701.2 | -0.8% | 30 |
| Wyoming | 293.8 | 290.8 | 291.3 | 291.2 | -0.9% | 31 |
| Pennsylvania | 6,412.90 | 6,439.90 | 6,389.30 | 6,352.10 | -0.9% | 32 |
| Ohio | 5,975.30 | 5,973.10 | 5,951.70 | 5,915.20 | -1.0% | 33 |
| Arkansas | 1,371.30 | 1,367.10 | 1,361.90 | 1,357.40 | -1.0% | 34 |
| Utah | 1,385.10 | 1,371.60 | 1,368.50 | 1,369.40 | -1.1% | 35 |
| Louisiana | 2,090.40 | 2,067.30 | 2,066.40 | 2,065.30 | -1.2% | 36 |
| Illinois | 6,682.30 | 6,652.60 | 6,646.20 | 6,595.70 | -1.3% | 37 |
| Montana | 507.3 | 499.2 | 499 | 499.5 | -1.5% | 38 |
| Maryland | 3,000.80 | 2,953.30 | 2,956.00 | 2,953.80 | -1.6% | 39 |
| Hawaii | 655 | 645.3 | 645.4 | 643.4 | -1.8% | 40 |
| Colorado | 2,731.30 | 2,700.00 | 2,690.90 | 2,682.70 | -1.8% | 41 |
| Michigan | 4,923.80 | 4,869.20 | 4,857.10 | 4,835.10 | -1.8% | 42 |
| Nebraska | 996.2 | 984.4 | 980.8 | 977.5 | -1.9% | 43 |
| West Virginia | 804.2 | 790.3 | 788.7 | 788.8 | -1.9% | 44 |
| North Dakota | 370.5 | 365.3 | 364.2 | 363.4 | -1.9% | 45 |
| Georgia | 4,847.80 | 4,765.50 | 4,764.60 | 4,744.40 | -2.1% | 46 |
| Delaware | 443.6 | 437.3 | 434 | 433.2 | -2.3% | 47 |
| Mississippi | 1,316.00 | 1,296.90 | 1,291.40 | 1,281.60 | -2.6% | 48 |
| Indiana | 3,232.20 | 3,213.20 | 3,158.50 | 3,136.50 | -3.0% | 49 |
| Alabama | 2,158.60 | 2,127.40 | 2,108.80 | 2,093.80 | -3.0% | 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 labor force for the most recent month this year and the same month one year ago.
