United States Payroll Employment By State for the Total Private Industry in February, 2008 (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 Private industry (not seasonally adjusted) in February, 2008:

  1. California: 66,600
  2. Florida: 44,200
  3. New York: 23,600

On the other hand, the following states added the lowest number of jobs to the Total Private industry (not seasonally adjusted) in February, 2008:

  1. Illinois: -15,400
  2. Ohio: -8,500
  3. New Jersey: -8,200

The charts and table below shows the payroll employment and the number of jobs added by US states in February, 2008.

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US Payroll Employment By State for the Total Private Industry in February, 2008 (Not Seas Adj.)
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US Number of Jobs Added to the Total Private Industry By State in February, 2008 (Not Seas Adj.)
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US Payroll Employment for the Total Private Industry By State in February, 2008 (Not Seas Adj.)
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State Number of Payrolls Jobs Added
Alabama 1624300 4900
Alaska 223600 3800
Arizona 2230700 10300
Arkansas 983600 3800
California 12798300 66600
Colorado 1947100 3800
Connecticut 1431900 -2500
Delaware 368600 500
Florida 6755300 44200
Georgia 3435900 9400
Hawaii 502500 2800
Idaho 519600 1900
Illinois 5011300 -15400
Indiana 2492600 -3700
Iowa 1243900 -2200
Kansas 1116600 2700
Kentucky 1517000 -2500
Louisiana 1563800 10100
Maine 493500 -2300
Maryland 2082800 -3100
Massachusetts 2820400 1000
Michigan 3496000 -3100
Minnesota 2295400 -3900
Mississippi 905800 2900
Missouri 2323100 500
Montana 347600 300
Nebraska 791600 1100
Nevada 1110500 -2200
New Hampshire 541300 700
New Jersey 3359500 -8200
New Mexico 643900 3800
New York 7148700 23600
North Carolina 3405600 11800
North Dakota 281000 800
Ohio 4512800 -8500
Oklahoma 1269700 7300
District of Columbia 462600 4900