Table 6. Private sector gross job gains and losses as a percent of total employment by state, seasonally adjusted
Table 6. Private sector gross job gains and losses as a percent of total employment by state, seasonally adjusted
Gross job gains as a percent of employment Gross job losses as a percent of employment
State (3 months ended) (3 months ended)
June Sept. Dec. Mar. June June Sept. Dec. Mar. June
2007 2007 2007 2008 2008 2007 2007 2007 2008 2008
United States1..... 6.7 6.4 6.8 6.2 6.4 6.5 6.7 6.5 6.5 6.8
Alabama..... 6.3 6.3 6.8 6.0 5.9 6.8 6.5 6.5 6.5 6.6
Alaska..... 11.9 9.6 10.6 10.2 11.5 10.3 11.3 11.2 9.0 9.7
Arizona..... 6.9 7.0 7.0 5.9 6.2 7.0 7.0 7.7 7.1 7.7
Arkansas..... 5.6 5.8 6.2 5.8 5.7 6.3 5.9 5.8 5.7 6.3
California..... 7.2 7.0 7.7 6.8 7.2 7.5 7.3 7.0 7.5 7.7
Colorado..... 7.8 7.7 7.6 7.4 7.3 7.0 7.5 7.3 7.1 7.3
Connecticut..... 6.3 5.5 5.9 5.3 5.7 5.4 5.8 5.7 5.3 5.5
Delaware..... 6.9 6.5 7.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 7.6 6.4 6.4 7.3
District of Columbia.. 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.2 6.6 5.9 6.3 6.1 5.6 5.9
Florida..... 7.2 7.1 7.4 6.8 6.8 7.7 8.1 8.1 7.5 8.4
Georgia..... 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.1 7.0 7.4 7.1 7.5 7.3 7.9
Hawaii..... 5.9 5.3 5.4 5.4 5.3 5.3 5.9 5.2 5.7 6.9
Idaho..... 8.1 7.6 8.5 8.0 7.5 8.2 8.3 7.7 8.6 8.9
Illinois..... 5.9 5.3 5.7 5.0 5.5 5.4 5.7 5.6 5.4 5.4
Indiana..... 6.1 5.8 5.9 5.2 6.0 5.9 6.1 6.0 6.1 6.3
Iowa..... 6.4 5.9 6.1 6.0 6.0 5.8 6.1 5.8 6.0 6.1
Kansas..... 6.5 6.7 6.5 7.7 6.5 6.8 6.1 6.6 6.7 6.8
Kentucky..... 6.5 5.8 6.6 5.9 6.1 6.2 6.4 6.1 6.3 6.3
Louisiana..... 7.2 7.3 7.4 6.9 6.9 7.4 7.0 6.7 6.5 7.1
Maine..... 8.0 7.5 8.0 7.0 7.8 7.7 8.0 7.3 7.6 7.8
Maryland..... 6.3 6.5 6.4 6.2 6.3 6.2 6.7 6.6 6.4 7.0
Massachusetts..... 6.5 6.0 5.9 5.6 6.0 5.4 6.3 6.1 5.5 5.8
Michigan..... 6.7 6.3 6.4 5.9 6.5 6.5 6.9 7.0 6.9 6.9
Minnesota..... 6.6 6.5 6.0 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.1 6.2 6.1 6.2
Mississippi..... 6.7 7.0 7.3 6.3 6.2 7.5 6.5 6.4 6.5 7.6
Missouri..... 6.2 6.4 6.0 6.0 6.2 6.3 6.3 6.2 6.1 6.4
Montana..... 8.4 8.2 9.0 8.5 7.8 8.6 8.2 8.0 8.4 8.8
Nebraska..... 6.4 6.4 6.3 6.0 5.8 5.9 5.8 6.2 5.5 6.2
Nevada..... 6.5 6.1 7.6 6.7 6.5 6.8 7.3 6.8 7.6 7.6
New Hampshire..... 7.5 6.6 7.2 6.5 7.1 6.9 7.3 7.1 6.8 7.2
New Jersey..... 7.2 6.4 6.8 6.1 6.9 6.4 7.0 6.5 6.3 6.7
New Mexico..... 7.2 7.3 7.5 6.9 6.8 7.7 7.5 7.0 6.5 7.5
New York..... 7.0 6.3 6.9 6.1 6.6 6.3 6.5 6.2 6.3 6.5
North Carolina..... 6.9 6.6 6.8 6.5 6.1 6.8 6.6 6.4 6.5 7.0
North Dakota..... 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.7 6.8 6.7 6.5 6.2 6.1 6.7
Ohio..... 6.2 5.5 6.0 5.4 6.1 5.9 6.2 6.1 6.3 6.0
Oklahoma..... 7.0 6.8 6.5 7.0 6.6 7.1 6.2 6.4 5.9 6.5
Oregon..... 6.9 7.0 7.3 6.7 6.2 7.2 6.9 7.1 6.9 7.7
Pennsylvania..... 6.1 5.5 5.8 5.4 5.8 5.6 5.8 5.6 5.6 5.7
Rhode Island..... 6.8 5.6 6.2 5.7 6.5 6.3 7.0 6.8 6.4 6.8
South Carolina..... 6.6 6.3 6.6 6.3 5.9 6.7 6.5 6.7 6.5 6.9
South Dakota..... 6.8 6.4 6.6 6.7 6.5 6.1 6.3 6.2 5.9 6.7
Tennessee..... 6.2 6.1 6.1 5.7 5.7 6.2 6.0 5.7 5.8 6.5
Texas..... 6.5 6.3 6.7 6.1 6.1 5.8 5.9 5.6 5.6 6.0
Utah..... 7.6 7.2 7.9 7.0 6.8 7.0 7.4 7.3 6.9 7.5
Vermont..... 7.6 7.6 8.2 7.0 7.4 7.6 8.0 7.5 7.7 7.4
Virginia..... 6.4 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.2 6.3 6.3 6.2 6.0 6.3
Washington..... 7.6 7.1 7.7 7.6 6.7 6.9 7.3 6.8 7.0 7.8
West Virginia..... 6.6 6.4 7.0 6.4 6.2 6.6 6.8 6.3 6.5 6.6
Wisconsin..... 6.2 5.4 5.7 5.6 5.8 5.6 6.0 5.7 5.7 6.1
Wyoming..... 8.8 9.9 10.8 10.5 8.7 10.1 9.3 8.2 8.9 10.4
Puerto Rico..... 6.6 7.1 6.7 5.9 6.1 6.9 6.9 6.8 7.6 7.2
Virgin Islands..... 10.8 7.3 6.8 6.6 6.5 7.2 9.5 6.8 6.5 7.5
(1) Totals for the United States do not include data for Puerto Rico or the Virgin Islands.
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