Only six U.S. states lost jobs from January 2015 to January 2016. The common thread? They are all large energy producers.
North Dakota was the biggest job loser: Employment fell by seasonally adjusted 21,000, or 4.5%, to 455,000.
http://www.marketwatch.com/story/why-these-six-states-lost-jobs-in-the-past-year-2016-03-14

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