United States Payroll Employment By State for the Government Industry in October, 2017 (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, 2017:

  1. California: 66,800
  2. New York: 31,900
  3. New Jersey: 19,500

On the other hand, the following states added the lowest number of jobs to the Government industry (not seasonally adjusted) in October, 2017:

  1. Nevada: -2,200
  2. Indiana: -1,700
  3. District of Columbia: -1,000

The charts and table below shows the payroll employment and the number of jobs added by US states in October, 2017.

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US Payroll Employment By State for the Government Industry in October, 2017 (Not Seas Adj.)
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US Number of Jobs Added to the Government Industry By State in October, 2017 (Not Seas Adj.)
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US Payroll Employment for the Government Industry By State in October, 2017 (Not Seas Adj.)
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State Number of Payrolls Jobs Added
Alabama 387300 2200
Alaska 81700 200
Arizona 428200 2200
Arkansas 215300 1500
California 2590000 66800
Colorado 447700 3900
Connecticut 242300 3200
Delaware 66900 600
Florida 1126100 14700
Georgia 692000 3700
Hawaii 126300 2000
Idaho 126900 2600
Illinois 832100 1700
Indiana 441900 -1700
Iowa 265000 4100
Kansas 263400 5100
Kentucky 318500 200
Louisiana 334400 4900
Maine 102900 1500
Maryland 511700 11800
Massachusetts 463800 9500
Michigan 624400 9200
Minnesota 433900 12100
Mississippi 245500 200
Missouri 443700 5100
Montana 93400 1300
Nebraska 175700 2700
Nevada 162500 -2200
New Hampshire 94500 2800
New Jersey 612100 19500
New Mexico 188700 700
New York 1496400 31900
North Carolina 746400 9800
North Dakota 84300 1600
Ohio 800200 17600
Oklahoma 353000 2700
District of Columbia 238400 -1000