United States Payroll Employment By State for the Government Industry in August, 2020 (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, 2020:

  1. California: 73,800
  2. North Carolina: 58,700
  3. Florida: 53,300

On the other hand, the following states added the lowest number of jobs to the Government industry (not seasonally adjusted) in August, 2020:

  1. District of Columbia: -6,800
  2. Idaho: 0
  3. Maine: 400

The charts and table below shows the payroll employment and the number of jobs added by US states in August, 2020.

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US Payroll Employment By State for the Government Industry in August, 2020 (Not Seas Adj.)
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US Number of Jobs Added to the Government Industry By State in August, 2020 (Not Seas Adj.)
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US Payroll Employment for the Government Industry By State in August, 2020 (Not Seas Adj.)
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State Number of Payrolls Jobs Added
Alabama 378100 8500
Alaska 75400 4400
Arizona 410700 48300
Arkansas 200400 8400
California 2387100 73800
Colorado 422200 11000
Connecticut 205600 3800
Delaware 63300 500
Florida 1081200 53300
Georgia 680200 25900
Hawaii 117700 400
Idaho 118600 0
Illinois 749000 28800
Indiana 399900 39700
Iowa 236100 7600
Kansas 237400 12000
Kentucky 293600 20300
Louisiana 309800 8200
Maine 90000 400
Maryland 478300 900
Massachusetts 413700 5500
Michigan 543200 21400
Minnesota 378400 5000
Mississippi 232100 7100
Missouri 399500 8800
Montana 85100 1700
Nebraska 161800 3800
Nevada 153100 6400
New Hampshire 77800 3300
New Jersey 531700 10200
New Mexico 173000 6900
New York 1365400 50100
North Carolina 696900 58700
North Dakota 73100 700
Ohio 724400 8600
Oklahoma 332600 5300
District of Columbia 242000 -6800