ADP Regional Employment Report Shows Increase in All Major Regions

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regional employee up Private sector employment increased in all four major regions and all nine U.S. Census Bureau Divisions during the month of October 2014, according to the monthly ADP Regional Employment Report.

“Among the largest states, California, Florida and Texas continue to add jobs at a pace well above the other large states,” said Ahu Yildirmaz, VP and head of the ADP Research Institute. “This is consistent with the fact that the regions they are in, West and South, have outperformed the Northeast and Midwest in employment growth during the recovery.”

Earlier, the ADP National Employment Report reported that total U.S. private sector employment increased by a total of 230,000 jobs from September to October 2014.

Changes in regional non-farm private employment for the four major regions:

  • South – added 97,120 jobs (+.23 percent monthly growth rate)
  • West – added 60,130 jobs (+.23 percent)
  • Midwest – added 41,610 jobs (+.15 percent)
  • Northeast – added 30,750 jobs (+.14 percent)

By the 29 states tracked, plus D.C.:

  • Alabama – +.25 percent growth rate
  • Arizona – +.18 percent
  • California – +.25 percent
  • Colorado – +.24 percent
  • Connecticut – + .01 percent
  • Florida – +.30 percent
  • Georgia – +.18 percent
  • Idaho – +.08 percent
  • Illinois – +.19 percent
  • Indiana – +.20 percent
  • Kentucky – +.13 percent
  • Maryland – +.15 percent
  • Massachusetts – +.07 percent
  • Michigan – +.16 percent
  • Minnesota – +.19 percent
  • Nevada – +.35 percent
  • New Jersey – +.14 percent
  • New York – +.14 percent
  • North Carolina – +.23 percent
  • Ohio – +.14 percent
  • Oregon – +.26 percent
  • Pennsylvania – +.22 percent
  • South Carolina – +.22 percent
  • Tennessee – +.24 percent
  • Texas – +.31 percent
  • Utah – +.29 percent
  • Virginia – +.14 percent
  • Washington – +.24 percent
  • Washing D.C. – +.32 percent
  • Wisconsin – +.10 percent

By Joshua Bjerke