United States Payroll Employment By State for the Total Nonfarm Industry in January, 2017 (Not Seas Adj.)
Updated on April 11, 2023.

According to data from the US BLS, the following US states added the highest number of jobs to the Total Nonfarm industry (not seasonally adjusted) in January, 2017:

  1. Alaska: -5,500
  2. District of Columbia: -10,600
  3. North Dakota: -10,700

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

  1. California: -330,800
  2. New York: -305,300
  3. Illinois: -177,400

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

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US Payroll Employment By State for the Total Nonfarm Industry in January, 2017 (Not Seas Adj.)
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US Payroll Employment for the Total Nonfarm Industry By State in January, 2017 (Not Seas Adj.)
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State Number of Payrolls Jobs Added
Alabama 1984500 -31600
Alaska 310500 -5500
Arizona 2731200 -51300
Arkansas 1225300 -23000
California 16462300 -330800
Colorado 2590800 -54500
Connecticut 1670700 -43100
Delaware 446100 -12300
Florida 8485400 -108200
Georgia 4372900 -87600
Hawaii 646900 -10800
Idaho 688800 -12700
Illinois 5899900 -177400
Indiana 3040300 -71700
Iowa 1536400 -42200
Kansas 1380300 -38000
Kentucky 1885700 -50400
Louisiana 1953400 -25400
Maine 601700 -17800
Maryland 2660000 -79600
Massachusetts 3510200 -103300
Michigan 4289100 -88000
Minnesota 2873500 -44700
Mississippi 1137500 -16100
Missouri 2820600 -60700
Montana 457900 -11000
Nebraska 998200 -22100
Nevada 1306200 -16700
New Hampshire 654700 -22900
New Jersey 4015400 -128000
New Mexico 815700 -15200
New York 9307200 -305300
North Carolina 4322300 -89000
North Dakota 422300 -10700
Ohio 5404600 -130400
Oklahoma 1624600 -40600
District of Columbia 771300 -10600