BLS: Utah, Arizona, Idaho Had Largest Percentage Job Increases in Year Ending January 2020
March 20, 2020
March 20, 2020
WASHINGTON, March 20 -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following article from The Economics Daily:
Eighteen states had statistically significant increases in nonfarm payroll employment from January 2019 to January 2020. Employment was essentially unchanged over the year in 32 states and the District of Columbia. The largest percentage gains occurred in Utah (+2.9 percent) and Arizona and Idaho (+2.5 percent each).
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Eighteen states had statistically significant increases in nonfarm payroll employment from January 2019 to January 2020. Employment was essentially unchanged over the year in 32 states and the District of Columbia. The largest percentage gains occurred in Utah (+2.9 percent) and Arizona and Idaho (+2.5 percent each).
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