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
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