Nonfarm payroll employment increased in 29 states and the District of Columbia in December compared to the previous month but the job losses in the remining 21 states erased the job gains. The largest increase came from Texas, which added 64,200 jobs during this time. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, nationwide total nonfarm payroll employment decreased by 140,000… Read More ›
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Sluggish Job Growth in November: State-Level Analysis
Nonfarm payroll employment increased in 32 states in November compared to the previous month. The largest increase came from Texas, which added 61,000 jobs during this time. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, nationwide total nonfarm payroll employment increased just 245,000 over the month of November, following an increase of 610,000 jobs in October. Month-over-month (MoM), total nonfarm employment… Read More ›
Slower Jobs Gains in October: State-Level Analysis
Nonfarm payroll employment increased in 45 states in October compared to the previous month. The largest increase came from California, which added 145,500 jobs during this time. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, nationwide total nonfarm payroll employment increased by 638,000 over the month of October, following an increase of 672,000 jobs in September. Month-over-month (MoM), total nonfarm employment… Read More ›
Slower Jobs Gains in September: State-Level Analysis
Nonfarm payroll employment increased in 41 states in September compared to the previous month. The largest increase came from New York, which added 109,300 jobs during this time. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, nationwide total nonfarm payroll employment increased by 661,000 over the month of September, following an increase of 1.5 million jobs in August. Month-over-month (MoM), total… Read More ›
New York Led with Employment Gains in August
Nonfarm payroll employment increased in 49 states in August compared to the previous month. The largest increase came from New York, which added 153,300 jobs during this time. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, nationwide total nonfarm payroll employment increased by 1.4 million over the month of August, following an increase of 1.7 million jobs in July. Month-over-month (MoM),… Read More ›
New York Led with Employment Gains in July
Nonfarm payroll employment increased in 47 states and the District of Columbia, in July compared to the previous month. The largest increase came from New York, which added 176,600 jobs during this time. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, nationwide total nonfarm payroll employment increased by 1.8 million over the month of July, following an increase of 4.8 million… Read More ›
California Led with Employment Gains in June
Nonfarm payroll employment increased in all 50 states and the District of Columbia, in June compared to the previous month. The largest increase came from California, which added 558,200 jobs during this time. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, nationwide total nonfarm payroll employment increased by 4.8 million over the month of June, following an increase of 2.7 million… Read More ›
Texas Led with Substantial Employment Gains in May
Nonfarm payroll employment increased in 49 states and decreased in Hawaii and the District of Columbia, in May compared to the previous month. The largest increase came from Texas, which added 237,800 jobs during this time. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, nationwide total nonfarm payroll employment increased by 2.5 million over the month of May, following a revised… Read More ›
Significant Regional Employment Losses in April
Year-over-year (YoY), total nonfarm employment fell by 19.4 million jobs on a seasonally adjusted basis (SA), or -12.9% from April 2019 to April 2020. During this time, total nonfarm employment decreased across all the regions. The Northeast declined by 18.2%, the Midwest by 14.5%, the Western region by 12.6% and the South by 10.7%. According to the Bureau of Labor… Read More ›
Widespread Job Losses Across the Country in March
Year-over-year (YoY), total nonfarm employment increased by 1.5 million jobs on a seasonally adjusted basis (SA), or 1.0% from March 2019 to March 2020. During this time, total nonfarm employment in the Western region increased by 1.2%. The South and the Northeast recorded gains at 1.0% and 0.2% respectively, during this time. Midwest recorded a decline of 0.2% for this… Read More ›