United States Payroll Employment By State for the Government Industry in October, 2016 (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 October, 2016:

  1. California: 63,800
  2. New York: 30,700
  3. New Jersey: 18,300

On the other hand, the following states added the lowest number of jobs to the Government industry (not seasonally adjusted) in October, 2016:

  1. Indiana: -3,900
  2. Illinois: -2,300
  3. Kentucky: -1,000

The charts and table below shows the payroll employment and the number of jobs added by US states in October, 2016.

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US Payroll Employment By State for the Government Industry in October, 2016 (Not Seas Adj.)
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US Payroll Employment for the Government Industry By State in October, 2016 (Not Seas Adj.)
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State Number of Payrolls Jobs Added
Alabama 385300 1800
Alaska 82900 600
Arizona 426700 2700
Arkansas 213100 -200
California 2557100 63800
Colorado 436700 300
Connecticut 245000 4100
Delaware 67100 1800
Florida 1118600 5500
Georgia 687900 3800
Hawaii 127700 2300
Idaho 124800 2000
Illinois 831100 -2300
Indiana 438600 -3900
Iowa 263400 4600
Kansas 263400 4700
Kentucky 317000 -1000
Louisiana 334500 3400
Maine 102800 1800
Maryland 511400 7500
Massachusetts 464600 5400
Michigan 619100 9900
Minnesota 427200 12000
Mississippi 246800 400
Missouri 445400 5200
Montana 93000 1500
Nebraska 176600 2200
Nevada 160000 200
New Hampshire 94100 1400
New Jersey 612200 18300
New Mexico 189900 400
New York 1490900 30700
North Carolina 744700 14300
North Dakota 85100 1400
Ohio 799400 16300
Oklahoma 355100 1900
District of Columbia 240900 200