United States Payroll Employment By State for the Total Nonfarm Industry in December, 2020 (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 December, 2020:

  1. Florida: 45,800
  2. Georgia: 24,200
  3. North Carolina: 14,400

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

  1. California: -121,900
  2. Michigan: -86,700
  3. Minnesota: -60,600

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

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US Payroll Employment By State for the Total Nonfarm Industry in December, 2020 (Not Seas Adj.)
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US Number of Jobs Added to the Total Nonfarm Industry By State in December, 2020 (Not Seas Adj.)
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US Payroll Employment for the Total Nonfarm Industry By State in December, 2020 (Not Seas Adj.)
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State Number of Payrolls Jobs Added
Alabama 2040300 7400
Alaska 294200 -2500
Arizona 2935100 7000
Arkansas 1267700 -5000
California 16263800 -121900
Colorado 2665500 -13200
Connecticut 1604000 -5800
Delaware 448300 -1300
Florida 8723000 45800
Georgia 4531800 24200
Hawaii 561400 13300
Idaho 774000 700
Illinois 5702500 -21500
Indiana 3066000 -500
Iowa 1527400 -4000
Kansas 1374500 700
Kentucky 1877700 -2300
Louisiana 1863100 -1300
Maine 608500 -3200
Maryland 2612700 1800
Massachusetts 3441600 -16500
Michigan 4070100 -86700
Minnesota 2760000 -60600
Mississippi 1138400 -1000
Missouri 2820900 -1300
Montana 480200 3000
Nebraska 1003500 2900
Nevada 1307300 -4200
New Hampshire 648000 -5300
New Jersey 3954000 8800
New Mexico 787500 -13800
New York 8929000 -41100
North Carolina 4536900 14400
North Dakota 411300 -400
Ohio 5344600 -16300
Oklahoma 1648000 2200
District of Columbia 725100 -4900