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

  1. Alaska: -3,600
  2. District of Columbia: -5,400
  3. Montana: -10,100

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

  1. New York: -278,100
  2. California: -255,400
  3. Illinois: -144,600

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

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US Payroll Employment By State for the Total Nonfarm Industry in January, 2020 (Not Seas Adj.)
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State Number of Payrolls Jobs Added
Alabama 2066000 -34400
Alaska 310900 -3600
Arizona 2985300 -49000
Arkansas 1284100 -17200
California 17483100 -255400
Colorado 2786600 -43900
Connecticut 1676700 -39200
Delaware 458000 -12900
Florida 9044900 -116900
Georgia 4640600 -68300
Hawaii 659400 -10200
Idaho 757400 -12500
Illinois 6032600 -144600
Indiana 3120300 -77500
Iowa 1561900 -37300
Kansas 1413300 -30400
Kentucky 1929300 -45800
Louisiana 1977700 -24100
Maine 621000 -15700
Maryland 2724600 -72000
Massachusetts 3654100 -95900
Michigan 4373400 -108700
Minnesota 2946400 -47000
Mississippi 1150600 -14500
Missouri 2881700 -67400
Montana 477100 -10100
Nebraska 1016700 -19600
Nevada 1425200 -27600
New Hampshire 674200 -19600
New Jersey 4145900 -110900
New Mexico 854600 -11400
New York 9647300 -278100
North Carolina 4575900 -64500
North Dakota 431900 -11100
Ohio 5518800 -121500
Oklahoma 1685400 -37700
District of Columbia 796600 -5400