Trump Promised Job Boom — See Which 27 States Have Gained in 2025

President Trump made many promises on the campaign trail, including a job boom that would come the moment he stepped into Washington, D.C. for the second time. He didn’t just promise job growth, but also pitched voters on “the brightest economic future the world has ever seen.”

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Trump has been in office for less than 300 days, but some states have already emerged as winners. GOBankingRates compared the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ State Employment and Unemployment reports for January and August to monitor which states have added the most jobs in 2025.

In total, 27 states have higher labor forces, while 23 have lost workers. These were the winners:

January 2025: 2,363,919
August 2025: 2,378,227

January 2025: 361,431
August 2025: 365,179

January 2025: 3,771,585
August 2025: 3,802,381

January 2025: 1,419,310
August 2025: 1,427,207

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January 2025: 19,704,775
August 2025: 19,857,925

January 2025: 506,706
August 2025: 510,560

January 2025: 11,187,586
August 2025: 11,195,953

January 2025: 683,236
August 2025: 687,236

January 2025: 3,485,632
August 2025: 3,489,209

January 2025: 1,720,539
August 2025: 1,739,256

January 2025: 1,555,841
August 2025: 1,556,203

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January 2025: 2,109,358
August 2025: 2,114,861

January 2025: 3,926,029
August 2025: 3,963,695

January 2025: 3,143,411
August 2025: 3,156,875

January 2025: 3,140,814
August 2025: 3,171,870

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January 2025: 1,075,656
August 2025: 1,089,569

January 2025: 1,663,204
August 2025: 1,679,682

January 2025: 988,912
August 2025: 990,692

January 2025: 9,852,809
August 2025: 9,861,421

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January 2025: 428,365
August 2025: 430,200

January 2025: 5,922,045
August 2025: 5,952,142

January 2025: 1,991,880
August 2025: 2,007,115

January 2025: 2,207,385
August 2025: 2,217,585

January 2025: 2,549,034
August 2025: 2,575,593

January 2025: 491,473
August 2025: 492,684

Story continues

January 2025: 3,442,053
August 2025: 3,487,821

January 2025: 15,750,836
August 2025: 15,857,279

States with lower labor forces: Colorado, Connecticut, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Michigan, Mississippi, Montana, New Hampshire, New Jersey, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, and Wyoming

It’s hard to say that a political shift is in play, with a mix of blue and red states reporting higher labor forces. Most of the gains and losses aren’t seismic movements, so local factors may be in play.

For instance, states that have seen rising populations, like South Carolina and Florida, have grown their labor forces. Still, New York saw a higher labor force despite more people moving out of the state compared to most states. California also produced a higher labor force despite people leaving the state and the crackdown on illegal immigrants.

People may also be congregating in states that have big cities. For instance, New York and Massachusetts were big winners, but many of the surrounding states — New Jersey, Rhode Island, New Hampshire, and Connecticut — saw declining labor forces.

Editor’s note on political coverage: GOBankingRates is nonpartisan and strives to cover all aspects of the economy objectively and present balanced reports on politically focused finance stories. You can find more coverage of this topic on GOBankingRates.com.

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