Chart 1-11. Nonfarm employment rose across most of the
Nation in 2005
Mountain
WASH.
West
North Central
New England
East
North Central
WIS.
S.D.
IDAHO
VT.
Middle
Atlantic
MINN.
CALIF.
MAINE
N.D.
MONT.
ORE.
N.H.
R.I.
CONN.
IOWA
NEB.
PA.
N.J.
OHIO
NEV.
ILL.
UTAH
COLO.
MASS.
N.Y.
MICH.
WYO.
IND.
MD.
DEL.
KAN.
MO.
W.VA.
KY.
VA.
D.C.
TENN.
ARIZ.
N.M.
ARK.
Pacific
MISS.
TEXAS
S.C.
ALA.
GA.
LA.
East
South Central
West
South Central
ALASKA
N.C.
OKLA.
HAWAII
South
Atlantic
FLA.
Employment change
2.5% or above
1.6% - 2.4%
1.0% - 1.5%
0.9% or below
NOTE: Percent change in nonfarm payroll employment from 2004 to 2005, annual averages.
SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics
Chart 1-11. Nonfarm employment rose across most of the
Nation in 2005
• Employment increased in 48 states and the District of Columbia, with 37 states
and the District posting increases of 1.0 percent or more over the year.
Employment was down in two states and unchanged in one (Maine).
• The largest over-the-year increases in employment occurred in Nevada (6.2
percent) and Arizona (5.3 percent).
• Reflecting the impact of the Gulf Coast hurricanes, Louisiana posted the largest
percentage decrease (-2.5 percent) in employment from 2004 to 2005.
Michigan registered the only other decrease (-0.2 percent).
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