United States Payroll Employment By State for the Government Industry in February, 2008 (Not Seas Adj.)
Updated on April 12, 2023.

According to data from the US BLS, the following US states added the highest number of jobs to the Government industry (not seasonally adjusted) in February, 2008:

  1. California: 26,000
  2. Illinois: 22,700
  3. New York: 20,500

On the other hand, the following states added the lowest number of jobs to the Government industry (not seasonally adjusted) in February, 2008:

  1. District of Columbia: -200
  2. Nebraska: 400
  3. Delaware: 700

The charts and table below shows the payroll employment and the number of jobs added by US states in February, 2008.

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US Payroll Employment By State for the Government Industry in February, 2008 (Not Seas Adj.)
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US Number of Jobs Added to the Government Industry By State in February, 2008 (Not Seas Adj.)
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US Payroll Employment for the Government Industry By State in February, 2008 (Not Seas Adj.)
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State Number of Payrolls Jobs Added
Alabama 388000 4800
Alaska 82400 2000
Arizona 442600 12700
Arkansas 215400 3400
California 2537200 26000
Colorado 382900 12600
Connecticut 266000 9700
Delaware 62800 700
Florida 1154500 12200
Georgia 714000 10000
Hawaii 125200 3800
Idaho 119500 4100
Illinois 864300 22700
Indiana 449000 14200
Iowa 255900 6000
Kansas 262400 8500
Kentucky 312900 3500
Louisiana 367400 7900
Maine 106500 2600
Maryland 491100 14800
Massachusetts 444900 11600
Michigan 665500 16300
Minnesota 423900 6800
Mississippi 249400 3600
Missouri 453200 11700
Montana 87900 2500
Nebraska 163300 400
Nevada 162300 6000
New Hampshire 97100 3400
New Jersey 657400 10700
New Mexico 198400 5500
New York 1515900 20500
North Carolina 723700 7700
North Dakota 78400 1400
Ohio 812300 18000
Oklahoma 337100 7500
District of Columbia 231100 -200