In December 2010, nonfarm payroll employment decreased in 35 states and the
District of Columbia and increased in 15 states. The largest over-the-
month employment decreases were in New York (-22,800), Minnesota (-22,400),
Florida (-17,900), and Georgia (-17,500). The largest over-the-month per-
centage decreases in employment occurred in Minnesota (-0.8 percent),
Alabama and Hawaii (-0.7 percent each), and Delaware and Georgia
(-0.5 percent each). The largest over-the-month increases in employment
occurred in Texas (+20,000) and South Carolina (+9,000). The largest over-
the-month percentage increases in employment were in Idaho (+0.6 percent),
Montana and South Carolina (+0.5 percent each), and Alaska (+0.4 percent).
Over the year, nonfarm payroll employment increased in 42 states and the
District of Columbia and decreased in 8 states. The largest over-the-year
percentage increase in employment was reported in the District of Columbia
(+3.2 percent), followed by Texas (+2.3 percent), New Hampshire (+2.1 per-
cent), North Dakota (+1.7 percent), and Massachusetts (+1.5 percent). The
largest over-the-year percentage decrease in employment occurred in Nevada
(-1.5 percent), followed by New Jersey (-0.8 percent), Missouri (-0.6 per-
cent), and Rhode Island (-0.5 percent).
Regional and State Employment and Unemployment Summary
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