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Non-Agricultural Employment Growth ( Sept . 2023 – Sept . 2024 )
Rank
Jobs Added ( Lost )
% Growth
Rank
1 Texas
310,400
2.2 %
8
2 California
259,500
1.5 %
28
3 Florida
210,400
2.2 %
9
4 New York
146,700
1.5 %
25
5 Pennsylvania
100,900
1.6 %
17
6 Missouri
82,400
2.8 %
4
7 North Carolina
80,400
1.6 %
20
8 Georgia
72,600
1.5 %
27
9 South Carolina
72,500
3.1 %
3
10 Virginia
68,500
1.6 %
19
11 Arizona
65,900
2.1 %
10
12 Indiana
59,700
1.8 %
15
13 Washington
56,100
1.6 %
24
14 Ohio
54,200
1.0 %
36
15 Colorado
51,900
1.8 %
16
16 New Jersey
48,000
1.1 %
32
17 Michigan
41,300
0.9 %
40
18 Alabama
40,500
1.9 %
14
19 Minnesota
39,500
1.3 %
30
20 Massachusetts
35,100
0.9 %
38
21 Tennessee
33,800
1.0 %
35
22 Utah
33,200
1.9 %
13
23 Illinois
32,800
0.5 %
48
24 Wisconsin
28,900
1.0 %
37
25 Idaho
26,800
3.1 %
2
26 Nevada
25,100
1.6 %
21
27 Oklahoma
25,000
1.4 %
29
28 Maryland
24,800
0.9 %
41
29 Nebraska
23,600
2.2 %
6
30 Kansas
22,600
1.6 %
23
31 Kentucky
22,200
1.1 %
33
32 Montana
17,500
3.3 %
1
33 Arkansas
16,800
1.2 %
31
34 New Hampshire
13,900
2.0 %
12
35 New Mexico
13,200
1.5 %
26
36 Connecticut
12,500
0.7 %
44
37 Oregon
11,700
0.6 %
47
38 Iowa
11,600
0.7 %
45
39 Hawaii
10,100
1.6 %
22
40 North Dakota
9,900
2.2 %
7
41 Rhode Island
8,400
1.6 %
18
42 Mississippi
8,100
0.7 %
46
43 Alaska
7,700
2.3 %
5
44 Maine
7,000
1.1 %
34
45 Vermont
6,200
2.0 %
11
46 Delaware
4,500
0.9 %
39
47 West Virginia
3,800
0.5 %
49
48 South Dakota
3,600
0.8 %
42
49 Wyoming
2,200
0.7 %
43
50 Louisiana
-1,700
-0.1%
50
Dist . of Columbia
5,200
0.7 %
United States
2,367,500
1.5 %
TABLE 4
Source : U . S . Bureau of Labor Statistics
Washington gained 56,100 jobs from September 2023 to September 2024 . The state ranked 13th in the number of jobs gained and 24th in the percentage gained .