United States Payroll Employment By State for the Government Industry in August, 2019 (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 August, 2019:

  1. Florida: 80,700
  2. North Carolina: 56,600
  3. Arizona: 49,600

On the other hand, the following states added the lowest number of jobs to the Government industry (not seasonally adjusted) in August, 2019:

  1. New Jersey: -12,200
  2. District of Columbia: -10,700
  3. New York: -9,900

The charts and table below shows the payroll employment and the number of jobs added by US states in August, 2019.

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US Payroll Employment By State for the Government Industry in August, 2019 (Not Seas Adj.)
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US Number of Jobs Added to the Government Industry By State in August, 2019 (Not Seas Adj.)
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US Payroll Employment for the Government Industry By State in August, 2019 (Not Seas Adj.)
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State Number of Payrolls Jobs Added
Alabama 388000 3300
Alaska 75900 600
Arizona 422200 49600
Arkansas 200600 3600
California 2491000 24700
Colorado 446400 10100
Connecticut 217200 -900
Delaware 63700 -1300
Florida 1120200 80700
Georgia 692900 29500
Hawaii 117200 -1300
Idaho 119700 200
Illinois 785800 1000
Indiana 416500 42700
Iowa 244100 3100
Kansas 244800 11000
Kentucky 302600 7200
Louisiana 323400 6400
Maine 91500 0
Maryland 481800 1100
Massachusetts 418900 -9400
Michigan 575500 8500
Minnesota 401900 -3000
Mississippi 239100 6300
Missouri 405600 7700
Montana 87300 100
Nebraska 167000 1200
Nevada 160000 3800
New Hampshire 81200 2000
New Jersey 571300 -12200
New Mexico 183300 6600
New York 1460100 -9900
North Carolina 698400 56600
North Dakota 76400 200
Ohio 765000 5700
Oklahoma 340000 6700
District of Columbia 237400 -10700