Total Nonfarm Employment Pct. Change in December 2011

Rank	State	Fips Code	Pct. Change
1	North Dakota	38000	5.7%
2	Utah	49000	3.0%
3	Oklahoma	40000	2.7%
4	Louisiana	22000	2.5%
5	Wyoming	56000	2.3%
6	Texas	48000	2.0%
7	California	06000	1.9%
8	Kentucky	21000	1.8%
9	Michigan	26000	1.7%
10	Arizona	04000	1.6%
10	Florida	12000	1.6%
12	South Dakota	46000	1.5%
12	Vermont	50000	1.5%
14	Nebraska	31000	1.4%
14	Ohio	39000	1.4%
14	Washington	53000	1.4%
17	Idaho	16000	1.3%
17	Massachusetts	25000	1.3%
17	West Virginia	54000	1.3%
20	New Hampshire	33000	1.2%
20	Tennessee	47000	1.2%
22	Colorado	08000	1.1%
22	Oregon	41000	1.1%
24	District of Columbia	11000	1.0%
24	Hawaii	15000	1.0%
24	Maryland	24000	1.0%
24	Minnesota	27000	1.0%
24	New Jersey	34000	1.0%
24	New York	36000	1.0%
24	Pennsylvania	42000	1.0%
24	South Carolina	45000	1.0%
24	Virginia	51000	1.0%
33	Illinois	17000	0.9%
33	Iowa	19000	0.9%
33	Kansas	20000	0.9%
33	Montana	30000	0.9%
33	New Mexico	35000	0.9%
38	Arkansas	05000	0.7%
39	Indiana	18000	0.6%
40	Connecticut	09000	0.5%
40	North Carolina	37000	0.5%
42	Alabama	01000	0.4%
43	Nevada	32000	0.3%
44	Mississippi	28000	0.2%
45	Rhode Island	44000	0.1%
45	Wisconsin	55000	0.1%
47	Maine	23000	0.0%
48	Alaska	02000	-0.1%
48	Missouri	29000	-0.1%
50	Georgia	13000	-0.4%
51	Delaware	10000	-0.7%
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Survey (NAICS)

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States IN Profile provides current federal statistics on a variety of demographic and economic indicators. Read "About the Profile" for the best understanding of the data, ranks and computations. This profile is produced by STATS Indiana, a web service of the Indiana Business Research Center at the Indiana University Kelley School of Business. Major support for this effort is provided by the State of Indiana through the Indiana Department of Workforce Development. Updated: January 24, 2012 at 16:56