Nonfarm payroll jobs during each governor's tenure
51 governors, ranked by how nonfarm payroll jobs changed from their first day in office, next to the United States over the same months. Politare shows what happened during a tenure; it does not claim the office-holder caused it.
| # | Governor | State | In office | Total | vs US | Per year | Chart |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | R Gary Herbert | Utah | 11 Aug 2009 – 4 Jan 2021 | +33.3% Jul 2009 → Dec 2020 | +24.2 pts US +9.1% | +2.6%/yr | |
| 2 | R Brian Sandoval | Nevada | 3 Jan 2011 – 7 Jan 2019 | +25.3% Dec 2010 → Dec 2018 | +10.8 pts US +14.5% | +2.9%/yr | |
| 3 | D Jay Inslee | Washington | 16 Jan 2013 – 15 Jan 2025 | +23.3% Dec 2012 → Dec 2024 | +6.1 pts US +17.2% | +1.8%/yr | |
| 4 | D John Hickenlooper | Colorado | 11 Jan 2011 – 8 Jan 2019 | +23.3% Dec 2010 → Dec 2018 | +8.8 pts US +14.5% | +2.7%/yr | |
| 5 | R Rick Scott | Florida | 4 Jan 2011 – 8 Jan 2019 | +23.3% Dec 2010 → Dec 2018 | +8.8 pts US +14.5% | +2.7%/yr | |
| 6 | R Greg Abbott | Texas | 20 Jan 2015 – now | +22.7% Dec 2014 → Aug 2026 | +9.4 pts US +13.3% | +1.8%/yr | |
| 7 | R Doug Ducey | Arizona | 5 Jan 2015 – 2 Jan 2023 | +20.9% Dec 2014 → Dec 2022 | +11.0 pts US +10.0% | +2.4%/yr | |
| 8 | D Jerry Brown | California | 3 Jan 2011 – 7 Jan 2019 | +20.8% Dec 2010 → Dec 2018 | +6.3 pts US +14.5% | +2.4%/yr | |
| 9 | R Brad Little | Idaho | 7 Jan 2019 – now | +19.0% Dec 2018 → Aug 2026 | +12.8 pts US +6.2% | +2.3%/yr | |
| 10 | R Nathan Deal | Georgia | 10 Jan 2011 – 14 Jan 2019 | +18.2% Dec 2010 → Dec 2018 | +3.7 pts US +14.5% | +2.1%/yr |
Showing 10 of 139 tenures.
Sorted by total, highest first. Every row is indexed to the last month complete before the first day in office ("from" marks a start that had to move because that period had no data, or because the period cut it); the United States is measured over the same months. Levels are per cent changes, rates are differences in %; "per year" compounds levels and divides rates. Tenures with under 12 months, or under three observations, are left out. thousands · BLS CES via FRED · state data · as of Aug 2026.