Yes, adding any number of jobs isn't bad - but 154,000 new workers equals only 0.9% growth in a hot US job market that grew 2%. That hiring pace - as measured on a percentage-point basis - ranked No. 51 among the states and the District of Columbia.
But my readers' argument that California's size would make it hard to be among the fastest growing on a percentage-point basis is a stretch. Texas (3.3% more jobs in 2023) and Florida (up 3.4%) ranked in 2023's top three for percentage growth along with Nevada (up 3.4%).
And historically speaking, over the past 52 years as the largest job market, California's count of new workers led the nation 27 times and ranked second 10 times.
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