Figure C

The vast majority of states have already lost state and local government jobs during the COVID-19 economic crisis: Percent and level change in employment between July 2019 and July 2020, state and local government, not seasonally adjusted

State Percent change in state and local jobs Change in number of state and local jobs
Alabama -4.8% -15,800
Alaska -8.2% -4,900
Arizona -2.1% -6,600
Arkansas -5.7% -10,000
California -7.9% -174,900
Colorado -9.7% -36,900
Connecticut -9.9% -19,900
Delaware -3.9% -2,300
Washington D.C. -4.2% -2,000
Florida -1.5% -13,800
Georgia -1.8% -10,100
Hawaii -2.4% -2,000
Idaho -0.6% -600
Illinois -8.7% -61,500
Indiana -3.5% -11,800
Iowa -5.6% -12,600
Kansas -5.8% -12,200
Kentucky -11.6% -30,100
Louisiana -1.7% -4,900
Maine -5.7% -4,300
Maryland -3.7% -12,600
Massachusetts -7.2% -27,400
Michigan -7.6% -39,000
Minnesota -9.7% -36,200
Mississippi -3.2% -6,600
Missouri -1.2% -4,200
Montana -2.3% -1,700
Nebraska -6.4% -9,500
Nevada -6.6% -9,000
New Hampshire -8.9% -6,300
New Jersey -10.7% -56,900
New Mexico -8.0% -12,000
New York -11.7% -157,600
North Carolina 1.7% 9,400
North Dakota -4.8% -3,200
Ohio -8.8% -59,500
Oklahoma -2.5% -7,200
Oregon -5.5% -13,400
Pennsylvania -3.2% -18,200
Rhode Island -3.6% -1,800
South Carolina -4.3% -13,800
South Dakota -6.9% -4,400
Tennessee -4.6% -16,200
Texas -3.1% -52,100
Utah 0.1% 100
Vermont -1.6% -700
Virginia -12.1% -63,400
Washington -7.4% -37,000
West Virginia -6.5% -7,700
Wisconsin -12.8% -45,200
Wyoming -6.1% -3,500

Source: Economic Policy Institute analysis of Bureau of Labor Statistics Current Employment Statistics data.

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