Labor Lost

Comparing total state employment in 12/19 to 12/20, the best performers are Utah and Alaska, each with a gain of 1%. Idaho and Kansas follow with no change. Arkansas, Indiana, Montana, South Dakota, Tennessee, and Wyoming have each seen employment decline of 1%. At the other extreme, California, Iowa, and Illinois have lost 8% of their labor force, Hawaii, Massachusetts and New York are down 9%, Nevada is off 10%.