State market pulse.
Employment signals behind local demand. Compare annual job growth and unemployment across all 50 states and Washington, D.C.
Monthly · Seasonally adjusted · Preliminary estimates · Released October 20, 2026 · Checked November 6, 2026
Job growth can help frame demand for workplaces, housing and local services. State averages provide context; they do not measure property rents, vacancy, cap rates or investment returns.
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| State | Jobs · year over year | Unemployment | Nonfarm payroll jobs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | +1.0% | 3.5% | 2,219,000 |
| Alaska | +1.2% | 4.3% | 340,700 |
| Arizona | +0.6% | 4.9% | 3,277,800 |
| Arkansas | +0.9% | 3.9% | 1,350,800 |
| California | +0.7% | 5.1% | 18,151,600 |
| Colorado | +0.4% | 4.1% | 2,973,800 |
| Connecticut | +0.9% | 5.1% | 1,731,600 |
| Delaware | +0.3% | 4.6% | 495,800 |
| District of Columbia | -3.5% | 5.6% | 719,900 |
| Florida | +0.6% | 4.4% | 10,045,400 |
| Georgia | 0.0% | 3.3% | 4,983,000 |
| Hawaii | +0.1% | 2.8% | 642,400 |
| Idaho | +1.0% | 3.6% | 890,100 |
| Illinois | +0.2% | 4.6% | 6,164,500 |
| Indiana | -0.4% | 3.4% | 3,257,300 |
| Iowa | +0.3% | 3.2% | 1,587,400 |
| Kansas | +0.3% | 3.8% | 1,469,400 |
| Kentucky | 0.0% | 4.7% | 2,031,700 |
| Louisiana | +1.8% | 4.0% | 2,024,200 |
| Maine | +0.1% | 3.3% | 661,700 |
| Maryland | -0.5% | 3.9% | 2,794,300 |
| Massachusetts | +0.4% | 4.3% | 3,711,000 |
| Michigan | 0.0% | 5.0% | 4,487,400 |
| Minnesota | +1.2% | 4.5% | 3,065,000 |
| Mississippi | +0.6% | 3.3% | 1,198,200 |
| Missouri | +1.0% | 3.6% | 3,007,300 |
| Montana | -1.0% | 3.1% | 520,300 |
| Nebraska | +0.4% | 2.9% | 1,063,300 |
| Nevada | +1.6% | 4.7% | 1,620,200 |
| New Hampshire | +0.3% | 2.6% | 703,100 |
| New Jersey | +0.1% | 4.2% | 4,377,400 |
| New Mexico | +1.3% | 4.7% | 904,300 |
| New York | +0.2% | 4.3% | 9,970,400 |
| North Carolina | +1.3% | 3.4% | 5,128,000 |
| North Dakota | +0.2% | 2.2% | 447,300 |
| Ohio | +0.3% | 3.4% | 5,688,300 |
| Oklahoma | +0.8% | 4.2% | 1,799,800 |
| Oregon | -0.1% | 5.0% | 1,973,900 |
| Pennsylvania | +0.7% | 3.6% | 6,212,600 |
| Rhode Island | -0.1% | 3.6% | 513,100 |
| South Carolina | +2.3% | 4.0% | 2,441,300 |
| South Dakota | +0.4% | 2.0% | 470,500 |
| Tennessee | +0.8% | 3.4% | 3,388,200 |
| Texas | +1.1% | 4.4% | 14,461,300 |
| Utah | +1.5% | 3.5% | 1,797,000 |
| Vermont | -0.1% | 2.6% | 311,000 |
| Virginia | -0.6% | 3.6% | 4,250,600 |
| Washington | +0.7% | 4.8% | 3,654,900 |
| West Virginia | 0.0% | 4.0% | 717,400 |
| Wisconsin | +0.4% | 3.2% | 3,043,300 |
| Wyoming | +0.9% | 3.0% | 295,500 |
How to read these numbers
Jobs year over year is calculated from BLS seasonally adjusted total nonfarm payroll employment: (September 2026 ÷ September 2025 − 1) × 100, rounded to one decimal. Payroll employment counts jobs by place of work. The unemployment rate measures unemployed residents as a percentage of the resident labor force; it comes from a different survey.
These are monthly observations, not live prices. Estimates can be revised. The ticker always shows the observation month; the existing daily editorial review checks for newer releases and retains the dated snapshot if a source is unavailable.
Sources: BLS state nonfarm payrolls — Table 3 · BLS state unemployment — Table 1
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