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The Bureau of Labor Statistics released its monthly look at employment levels and trends in the states. New York continues to rank among the states with significant decreases in its unemployment rate and increases in job numbers, but over the past year other states have outpaced its employment growth:
| State | Jobs 9/14 | Change 14-15 | Percentage change |
| Utah | 1,335,400 | 49,800 | 3.73% |
| South Carolina | 1,953,300 | 63,400 | 3.25% |
| Washington | 3,095,800 | 94,600 | 3.06% |
| Idaho | 655,700 | 20,000 | 3.05% |
| Florida | 7,878,200 | 235,700 | 2.99% |
| California | 15,754,700 | 444,300 | 2.82% |
| Nevada | 1,227,100 | 34,600 | 2.82% |
| Oregon | 1,728,700 | 48,400 | 2.80% |
| North Carolina | 4,152,000 | 107,600 | 2.59% |
| Indiana | 2,986,300 | 65,900 | 2.21% |
| Arizona | 2,575,700 | 55,800 | 2.17% |
| Georgia | 4,185,200 | 84,200 | 2.01% |
| Michigan | 4,187,400 | 84,100 | 2.01% |
| Massachusetts | 3,425,600 | 67,200 | 1.96% |
| Texas | 11,621,100 | 224,800 | 1.93% |
| Arkansas | 1,192,000 | 22,500 | 1.89% |
| Wisconsin | 2,846,800 | 53,400 | 1.88% |
| Kentucky | 1,863,200 | 32,700 | 1.76% |
| Delaware | 438,100 | 7,600 | 1.73% |
| Maryland | 2,625,600 | 44,700 | 1.70% |
| Colorado | 2,482,200 | 41,500 | 1.67% |
| Tennessee | 2,830,300 | 46,700 | 1.65% |
| Connecticut | 1,666,500 | 27,000 | 1.62% |
| South Dakota | 424,400 | 6,700 | 1.58% |
| Alabama | 1,927,200 | 30,400 | 1.58% |
| Iowa | 1,549,300 | 23,700 | 1.53% |
| New York | 9,133,900 | 127,300 | 1.39% |
| Minnesota | 2,819,200 | 37,200 | 1.32% |
| New Jersey | 3,969,700 | 39,600 | 1.00% |
| Virginia | 3,777,500 | 36,700 | 0.97% |
| Ohio | 5,351,600 | 49,300 | 0.92% |
| Pennsylvania | 5,802,300 | 38,000 | 0.65% |
| West Virginia | 762,600 | -11,400 | -1.49% |
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