Revisions to 2025 state employment (opens in new tab)

In early April 2026, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) released the annual benchmark revision to state employment data for 2025. Before this benchmark revision, the data showed positive job growth in 2025 in just over two-thirds of US states: 34 of 50. The median job growth rate was 0.45%. After this revision, the data show job growth was positive in fewer than half the states: 22 of 50. And the median job growth rate was -0.09%, a slight job loss. This FRED blog post explains why these da...