Across states, though, jobs numbers were more of a mixed bag. Data published by the Labor Department Friday indicates 33 states and the District of Columbia saw employment gains in June, while 17 registered declines.
Florida added an estimated 37,400 jobs over the month, by far the most of any state. In terms of percentage change, the District of Columbia, Indiana, North Dakota and Oklahoma all expanded nonfarm payrolls by 0.6 percent.
Other states (listed below) didn’t fare as well. Alaska lost an estimated 5,900 jobs (-1.7 percent), while payroll employment in West Virginia dipped by 9,100 (-1.2 percent).
The unemployment rate -- measured by a different survey of households -- fell in 22 states, but the decrease was only enough to be considered statistically significant in six states: California, Colorado, Illinois, New Jersey, Rhode Island and Washington. Twelve states saw unemployment rate declines of 0.2 percent or more for the month.
Fourteen states recorded slight increases in the jobless rate. Mississippi’s unemployment rate climbed 0.2 percentage points and is now tied with Rhode Island for the nation’s highest rate at 7.9 percent.
June State Job Totals
State | Monthly Total Job Change | Monthly % Job Change | June 2014 | May 2014 | June 2013 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alabama | -3,400 | -0.2 | 1,909,900 | 1,913,300 | 1,903,600 |
Alaska | -5,900 | -1.7 | 333,600 | 339,500 | 336,100 |
Arizona | 13,600 | 0.5 | 2,554,000 | 2,540,400 | 2,512,300 |
Arkansas | -3,300 | -0.3 | 1,186,800 | 1,190,100 | 1,172,700 |
California | 24,200 | 0.2 | 15,472,800 | 15,448,600 | 15,116,400 |
Colorado | 3,000 | 0.1 | 2,446,800 | 2,443,800 | 2,380,500 |
Connecticut | 1,700 | 0.1 | 1,667,400 | 1,665,700 | 1,662,100 |
Delaware | 200 | 0.0 | 437,800 | 437,600 | 426,100 |
District of Columbia | 4,200 | 0.6 | 753,900 | 749,700 | 744,300 |
Florida | 37,400 | 0.5 | 7,800,000 | 7,762,600 | 7,562,500 |
Georgia | -9,500 | -0.2 | 4,095,900 | 4,105,400 | 4,027,200 |
Hawaii | -2,300 | -0.4 | 621,800 | 624,100 | 617,000 |
Idaho | 1,600 | 0.2 | 645,400 | 643,800 | 640,600 |
Illinois | 6,000 | 0.1 | 5,813,200 | 5,807,200 | 5,793,100 |
Indiana | 17,400 | 0.6 | 2,993,500 | 2,976,100 | 2,928,400 |
Iowa | 3,100 | 0.2 | 1,549,600 | 1,546,500 | 1,527,500 |
Kansas | 500 | 0.0 | 1,384,700 | 1,384,200 | 1,366,300 |
Kentucky | 2,400 | 0.1 | 1,853,300 | 1,850,900 | 1,833,000 |
Louisiana | 2,500 | 0.1 | 1,970,700 | 1,968,200 | 1,951,500 |
Maine | 1,500 | 0.2 | 611,400 | 609,900 | 603,400 |
Maryland | 7,700 | 0.3 | 2,619,200 | 2,611,500 | 2,595,100 |
Massachusetts | 3,700 | 0.1 | 3,409,500 | 3,405,800 | 3,360,600 |
Michigan | 18,400 | 0.4 | 4,140,600 | 4,122,200 | 4,106,700 |
Minnesota | 8,500 | 0.3 | 2,822,400 | 2,813,900 | 2,776,600 |
Mississippi | -400 | 0.0 | 1,121,500 | 1,121,900 | 1,108,200 |
Missouri | -1,800 | -0.1 | 2,768,800 | 2,770,600 | 2,724,600 |
Montana | 1,800 | 0.4 | 454,700 | 452,900 | 448,300 |
Nebraska | -2,700 | -0.3 | 983,600 | 986,300 | 977,000 |
Nevada | 5,300 | 0.4 | 1,220,400 | 1,215,100 | 1,174,200 |
New Hampshire | -3,900 | -0.6 | 645,400 | 649,300 | 640,900 |
New Jersey | 8,200 | 0.2 | 3,945,800 | 3,937,600 | 3,938,600 |
New Mexico | -4,700 | -0.6 | 807,900 | 812,600 | 808,300 |
New York | 22,500 | 0.2 | 9,030,000 | 9,007,500 | 8,915,000 |
North Carolina | -5,800 | -0.1 | 4,119,500 | 4,125,300 | 4,044,700 |
North Dakota | 2,700 | 0.6 | 464,500 | 461,800 | 443,100 |
Ohio | 12,700 | 0.2 | 5,305,400 | 5,292,700 | 5,255,200 |
Oklahoma | 9,600 | 0.6 | 1,665,800 | 1,656,200 | 1,631,900 |
Oregon | -4,300 | -0.2 | 1,716,100 | 1,720,400 | 1,670,700 |
Pennsylvania | 1,800 | 0.0 | 5,789,700 | 5,787,900 | 5,733,000 |
Rhode Island | -400 | -0.1 | 477,100 | 477,500 | 472,400 |
South Carolina | 4,400 | 0.2 | 1,933,100 | 1,928,700 | 1,890,600 |
South Dakota | 500 | 0.1 | 420,100 | 419,600 | 417,200 |
Tennessee | -2,600 | -0.1 | 2,799,200 | 2,801,800 | 2,745,600 |
Texas | 19,100 | 0.2 | 11,550,000 | 11,530,900 | 11,179,000 |
Utah | 5,800 | 0.4 | 1,331,900 | 1,326,100 | 1,287,100 |
Vermont | -1,600 | -0.5 | 306,100 | 307,700 | 306,500 |
Virginia | 4,100 | 0.1 | 3,770,000 | 3,765,900 | 3,761,400 |
Washington | 9,100 | 0.3 | 3,050,300 | 3,041,200 | 2,984,800 |
West Virginia | -9,100 | -1.2 | 774,100 | 783,200 | 763,000 |
Wisconsin | 2,400 | 0.1 | 2,859,600 | 2,857,200 | 2,814,200 |
Wyoming | -1,000 | -0.3 | 291,800 | 292,800 | 290,500 |