United States Payroll Employment By State for the Total Nonfarm Industry in January, 2021 (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, 2021:

  1. Alaska: -2,600
  2. Minnesota: -6,700
  3. North Dakota: -8,600

On the other hand, the following states added the lowest number of jobs to the Total Nonfarm industry (not seasonally adjusted) in January, 2021:

  1. California: -425,200
  2. New York: -281,500
  3. Illinois: -123,000

The charts and table below shows the payroll employment and the number of jobs added by US states in January, 2021.

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US Payroll Employment By State for the Total Nonfarm Industry in January, 2021 (Not Seas Adj.)
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US Payroll Employment for the Total Nonfarm Industry By State in January, 2021 (Not Seas Adj.)
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State Number of Payrolls Jobs Added
Alabama 2003100 -37200
Alaska 291600 -2600
Arizona 2890600 -44500
Arkansas 1257200 -10500
California 15838600 -425200
Colorado 2637500 -28000
Connecticut 1561400 -42600
Delaware 435400 -12900
Florida 8643500 -79500
Georgia 4461900 -69900
Hawaii 550500 -10900
Idaho 762700 -11300
Illinois 5579500 -123000
Indiana 3008300 -57700
Iowa 1495500 -31900
Kansas 1350400 -24100
Kentucky 1853500 -24200
Louisiana 1836800 -26300
Maine 595000 -13500
Maryland 2555400 -57300
Massachusetts 3362600 -79000
Michigan 4008300 -61800
Minnesota 2753300 -6700
Mississippi 1116800 -21600
Missouri 2766900 -54000
Montana 470900 -9300
Nebraska 982200 -21300
Nevada 1280900 -26400
New Hampshire 638300 -9700
New Jersey 3858900 -95100
New Mexico 777100 -10400
New York 8647500 -281500
North Carolina 4459000 -77900
North Dakota 402700 -8600
Ohio 5242800 -101800
Oklahoma 1613300 -34700
District of Columbia 713600 -11500