California led the nation in job growth over the past year.

Brocken Inaglory

California led the nation in job growth over the past year.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics on Tuesday posted statistics on job gains from March 2014 to March 2015. Here are the 37 states that had statistically significant increases:

State Jobs added from March ’14 to March ’15
California 481,900
Texas 327,500
Florida 284,100
New York 149,000
Georgia 127,100
North Carolina 113,700
Washington 102,800
Michigan 88,200
Ohio 77,400
Illinois 71,600
Colorado 67,700
Arizona 66,400
Massachusetts 60,200
Oregon 56,100
Pennsylvania 54,700
Wisconsin 53,200
Utah 52,000
Indiana 50,800
Minnesota 49,400
South Caroline 49,300
Tennessee 49,300
New Jersey 48,800
Missouri 36,200
Maryland 36,000
Kentucky 35,900
Nevada 34,100
Alabama 27,100
Connecticut 27,100
Iowa 26,900
Arkansas 22,200
Idaho 20,600
Kansas 15,400
Nebraska 13,900
North Dakota 13,200
New Mexico 11,800
Delaware 9,200
South Dakota 7,000