2009 forecast for job losses

State ... Pct. change ... Jobs lost

Alabama ... -1.3 percent ... 25,823

Alaska ... -1.5 percent ... 4,655

Arizona ... -2.1 percent ... 53,505

Arkansas ... -1.4 percent ... 17,127

California ... -1.9 percent ... 279,260

Colorado ... -0.8 percent ... 18,708

Connecticut ... -3.4 percent ... 56,882

Delaware ... -2.3 percent ... 9,843

Dist. of Columbia ... -0.1 percent ... 633

Florida ... -3.0 percent ... 231,265

Georgia ... -1.2 percent ... 47,531

Hawaii ... -3.4 percent ... 21,228

Idaho ... -1.2 percent ... 7,525

Illinois ... -2.2 percent ... 132,360

Indiana ... -1.5 percent ... 44,615

Iowa ... -2.5 percent ... 37,692

Kansas ... -2.4 percent ... 32,820

Kentucky ... -2.8 percent ... 51,341

Louisiana ... -1.8 percent ... 34,989

Maine ... -2.2 percent ... 13,330

Maryland ... -1.1 percent ... 28,133

Massachusetts ... -2.8 percent ... 90,025

Michigan ... -4.3 percent ... 175,368

Minnesota ... -1.5 percent ... 41,795

Mississippi ... -2.6 percent ... 29,693

Missouri ... -2.9 percent ... 80,550

Montana ... -1.4 percent ... 6,366

Nebraska ... -0.9 percent ... 8,374

Nevada ... -1.0 percent ... 12,696

New Hampshire ... -1.2 percent ... 7,519

New Jersey ... -2.3 percent ... 94,001

New Mexico ... -0.9 percent ... 7,164

New York ... -2.6 percent ... 224,954

North Carolina ... -1.6 percent ... 67,129

North Dakota ... -0.8 percent ... 2,809

Ohio ... -2.9 percent ... 154,938

Oklahoma ... -1.6 percent ... 24,909

Oregon ... -1.0 percent ... 17,737

Pennsylvania ... -1.7 percent ... 95,613

Rhode Island ... -2.5 percent ... 11,791

South Carolina ... -1.4 percent ... 26,287

South Dakota ... -1.1 percent ... 4,342

Tennessee ... -2.4 percent ... 66,102

Texas ... -0.7 percent ... 71,930

Utah ... -2.5 percent ... 31,016

Vermont ... -2.4 percent ... 7,312

Virginia ... -2.3 percent ... 85,978

Washington ... -0.2 percent ... 6,939

West Virginia ... -2.7 percent ... 20,409

Wisconsin ... -2.4 percent ... 68,521

Wyoming ... -1.3 percent ... 3,747

U.S. total ... -2.0 percent ... 2.7 million

Note: Based on preliminary estimates

Source: Moody's Economy.com