Various charts and tables from the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ State and Metro Employment data.
Next update: September Release on October 20th.
State Employment – Total Private Payrolls
January through August 2020 current and worst % drops.
Seasonally Adjusted. Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics
| State | Trough | August | Rebound | Jobs Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Idaho | -12% | -1% | 87% | 9,500 |
| Mississippi | -12% | -3% | 74% | 29,100 |
| Indiana | -15% | -4% | 73% | 113,100 |
| Utah | -10% | -3% | 71% | 38,900 |
| Kentucky | -19% | -7% | 65% | 108,000 |
| Alabama | -13% | -5% | 62% | 81,600 |
| Georgia | -13% | -5% | 60% | 205,800 |
| South Carolina | -15% | -6% | 60% | 113,200 |
| Tennessee | -14% | -6% | 59% | 156,400 |
| Rhode Island | -22% | -9% | 59% | 39,100 |
| Colorado | -14% | -6% | 59% | 138,000 |
| West Virginia | -15% | -6% | 59% | 35,900 |
| Michigan | -26% | -11% | 58% | 429,900 |
| Arizona | -11% | -5% | 58% | 117,300 |
| Missouri | -13% | -6% | 57% | 139,900 |
| Montana | -15% | -7% | 57% | 25,900 |
| Arkansas | -10% | -5% | 57% | 48,200 |
| Washington | -18% | -8% | 56% | 227,400 |
| Connecticut | -18% | -8% | 56% | 115,500 |
| Kansas | -11% | -5% | 55% | 59,600 |
| Florida | -15% | -7% | 53% | 540,700 |
| Ohio | -18% | -8% | 53% | 399,400 |
| Pennsylvania | -20% | -9% | 53% | 508,500 |
| Nevada | -22% | -11% | 53% | 133,000 |
| Nebraska | -10% | -5% | 52% | 41,200 |
| New Jersey | -22% | -11% | 51% | 389,400 |
| Iowa | -13% | -6% | 51% | 81,400 |
| Vermont | -25% | -13% | 51% | 32,200 |
| South Dakota | -10% | -5% | 50% | 17,900 |
| Wisconsin | -16% | -8% | 49% | 213,500 |
| Illinois | -15% | -7% | 49% | 394,600 |
| Delaware | -20% | -10% | 48% | 41,600 |
| New Hampshire | -18% | -10% | 47% | 58,400 |
| Louisiana | -15% | -8% | 47% | 134,900 |
| Oklahoma | -10% | -5% | 47% | 71,300 |
| North Carolina | -15% | -8% | 47% | 311,300 |
| Minnesota | -14% | -8% | 47% | 195,600 |
| Maine | -19% | -10% | 47% | 53,800 |
| Oregon | -15% | -8% | 46% | 134,100 |
| Texas | -12% | -7% | 46% | 724,900 |
| Maryland | -16% | -9% | 46% | 202,100 |
| Virginia | -12% | -7% | 43% | 229,300 |
| Massachusetts | -20% | -12% | 41% | 388,900 |
| New York | -22% | -14% | 39% | 1,152,800 |
| California | -17% | -11% | 38% | 1,572,700 |
| New Mexico | -14% | -10% | 30% | 68,000 |
| Wyoming | -11% | -8% | 27% | 17,500 |
| Alaska | -16% | -13% | 23% | 31,500 |
| North Dakota | -11% | -8% | 22% | 30,000 |
| Washington DC | -13% | -11% | 17% | 59,900 |
| Hawaii | -22% | -20% | 8% | 108,400 |