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

  1. California: 373,500
  2. New York: 186,800
  3. Florida: 175,100

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

  1. Alaska: -3,200
  2. District of Columbia: 2,100
  3. Montana: 2,400

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

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US Payroll Employment By State for the Total Nonfarm Industry in October, 2020 (Not Seas Adj.)
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US Payroll Employment for the Total Nonfarm Industry By State in October, 2020 (Not Seas Adj.)
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State Number of Payrolls Jobs Added
Alabama 2021300 29200
Alaska 303200 -3200
Arizona 2892700 58800
Arkansas 1265300 14300
California 16242200 373500
Colorado 2678700 32700
Connecticut 1604400 22100
Delaware 448200 3600
Florida 8580200 175100
Georgia 4466500 72500
Hawaii 530800 21900
Idaho 774000 9500
Illinois 5754100 65600
Indiana 3057100 39300
Iowa 1534500 25000
Kansas 1372000 16900
Kentucky 1865600 15100
Louisiana 1849800 45300
Maine 616400 3800
Maryland 2600500 29500
Massachusetts 3448500 58800
Michigan 4158600 61300
Minnesota 2833600 51600
Mississippi 1129200 14000
Missouri 2816400 39100
Montana 481700 2400
Nebraska 999600 9300
Nevada 1305500 30500
New Hampshire 653100 7000
New Jersey 3927900 56400
New Mexico 802000 10600
New York 8933500 186800
North Carolina 4494100 89200
North Dakota 416700 2900
Ohio 5346500 71300
Oklahoma 1638600 14000
District of Columbia 730400 2100