United States Payroll Employment By State for the Government Industry in September, 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 September, 2008:

  1. North Carolina: 61,800
  2. California: 61,100
  3. Michigan: 56,200

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

  1. District of Columbia: -13,800
  2. Hawaii: 3,000
  3. Delaware: 3,100

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

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US Payroll Employment By State for the Government Industry in September, 2008 (Not Seas Adj.)
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US Number of Jobs Added to the Government Industry By State in September, 2008 (Not Seas Adj.)
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US Payroll Employment for the Government Industry By State in September, 2008 (Not Seas Adj.)
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State Number of Payrolls Jobs Added
Alabama 386600 8800
Alaska 83500 4800
Arizona 438800 16600
Arkansas 216000 11700
California 2474900 61100
Colorado 388000 18500
Connecticut 259800 20600
Delaware 62700 3100
Florida 1144900 9700
Georgia 709300 4600
Hawaii 123300 3000
Idaho 120600 6400
Illinois 855100 45100
Indiana 448700 25700
Iowa 254700 23700
Kansas 260400 25300
Kentucky 306600 4500
Louisiana 367400 5700
Maine 104400 12100
Maryland 486600 15300
Massachusetts 437600 38100
Michigan 654800 56200
Minnesota 413900 25300
Mississippi 250200 6000
Missouri 448900 36700
Montana 88000 4000
Nebraska 164100 8300
Nevada 160900 8600
New Hampshire 97600 13600
New Jersey 629900 24900
New Mexico 199500 9300
New York 1487700 16600
North Carolina 738700 61800
North Dakota 77700 10700
Ohio 790100 34700
Oklahoma 340200 15900
District of Columbia 233000 -13800