United States Payroll Employment By State for the Total Private Industry in March, 2017 (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 March, 2017:

  1. California: 68,300
  2. Illinois: 40,900
  3. Florida: 37,200

On the other hand, the following states added the lowest number of jobs to the Total Private industry (not seasonally adjusted) in March, 2017:

  1. Alaska: 900
  2. Delaware: 1,400
  3. North Dakota: 1,500

The charts and table below shows the payroll employment and the number of jobs added by US states in March, 2017.

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US Payroll Employment By State for the Total Private Industry in March, 2017 (Not Seas Adj.)
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State Number of Payrolls Jobs Added
Alabama 1624300 10100
Alaska 235900 900
Arizona 2343300 10300
Arkansas 1030900 7200
California 14085000 68300
Colorado 2189300 13700
Connecticut 1432300 5000
Delaware 382000 1400
Florida 7457400 37200
Georgia 3738400 24500
Hawaii 527800 3600
Idaho 579400 7200
Illinois 5145700 40900
Indiana 2637700 18300
Iowa 1291400 7000
Kansas 1139400 4800
Kentucky 1586100 10400
Louisiana 1641600 3800
Maine 502300 2800
Maryland 2181700 13100
Massachusetts 3081000 19500
Michigan 3708500 17700
Minnesota 2460600 8900
Mississippi 904000 2100
Missouri 2417100 15100
Montana 371800 3200
Nebraska 836300 5800
Nevada 1165600 13400
New Hampshire 570200 1800
New Jersey 3435900 20000
New Mexico 635200 2300
New York 7938000 32000
North Carolina 3633800 17400
North Dakota 340800 1500
Ohio 4659400 27400
Oklahoma 1295200 10100
District of Columbia 541500 3900