United States Payroll Employment By State for the Total Private Industry in August, 2016 (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 August, 2016:

  1. California: 44,700
  2. Florida: 22,900
  3. Arizona: 17,400

On the other hand, the following states added the lowest number of jobs to the Total Private industry (not seasonally adjusted) in August, 2016:

  1. New York: -18,300
  2. New Jersey: -7,500
  3. Massachusetts: -7,100

The charts and table below shows the payroll employment and the number of jobs added by US states in August, 2016.

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US Payroll Employment By State for the Total Private Industry in August, 2016 (Not Seas Adj.)
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US Number of Jobs Added to the Total Private Industry By State in August, 2016 (Not Seas Adj.)
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US Payroll Employment for the Total Private Industry By State in August, 2016 (Not Seas Adj.)
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State Number of Payrolls Jobs Added
Alabama 1621600 2700
Alaska 276300 -5100
Arizona 2295700 17400
Arkansas 1025100 4200
California 14056900 44700
Colorado 2211100 1100
Connecticut 1459200 -6400
Delaware 394000 -1000
Florida 7274100 22900
Georgia 3716200 10100
Hawaii 524600 2300
Idaho 586700 -700
Illinois 5243700 9400
Indiana 2673600 4700
Iowa 1326800 -1700
Kansas 1154700 -1400
Kentucky 1602100 2300
Louisiana 1639700 -6700
Maine 545000 -1500
Maryland 2223800 -2100
Massachusetts 3180500 -7100
Michigan 3770400 6500
Minnesota 2532900 8800
Mississippi 903800 4700
Missouri 2442600 5000
Montana 388900 200
Nebraska 851700 1000
Nevada 1151100 3500
New Hampshire 585800 -800
New Jersey 3508300 -7500
New Mexico 642500 1300
New York 7988600 -18300
North Carolina 3656100 5900
North Dakota 358200 -300
Ohio 4757400 1200
Oklahoma 1305500 3600
District of Columbia 534000 -1000