United States Payroll Employment By State for the Total Private Industry in May, 2018 (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 May, 2018:

  1. New York: 69,800
  2. Michigan: 68,600
  3. Ohio: 56,400

On the other hand, the following states added the lowest number of jobs to the Total Private industry (not seasonally adjusted) in May, 2018:

  1. District of Columbia: -2,300
  2. Arizona: -1,700
  3. Hawaii: 0

The charts and table below shows the payroll employment and the number of jobs added by US states in May, 2018.

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US Payroll Employment By State for the Total Private Industry in May, 2018 (Not Seas Adj.)
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US Number of Jobs Added to the Total Private Industry By State in May, 2018 (Not Seas Adj.)
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US Payroll Employment for the Total Private Industry By State in May, 2018 (Not Seas Adj.)
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State Number of Payrolls Jobs Added
Alabama 1656100 2400
Alaska 250100 12700
Arizona 2425700 -1700
Arkansas 1058000 6200
California 14515600 50600
Colorado 2261300 200
Connecticut 1467900 18100
Delaware 398000 5800
Florida 7645900 1300
Georgia 3846600 16100
Hawaii 531000 0
Idaho 612300 8100
Illinois 5291600 53600
Indiana 2715900 25200
Iowa 1335100 16900
Kansas 1158500 5400
Kentucky 1620000 8200
Louisiana 1665700 5700
Maine 529600 13600
Maryland 2249400 21900
Massachusetts 3207900 32900
Michigan 3843100 68600
Minnesota 2548800 47900
Mississippi 915300 1400
Missouri 2466400 10200
Montana 389700 7600
Nebraska 855800 9200
Nevada 1218700 9500
New Hampshire 588500 9100
New Jersey 3567100 51000
New Mexico 655600 3400
New York 8209200 69800
North Carolina 3767500 33400
North Dakota 355400 8300
Ohio 4800300 56400
Oklahoma 1338800 8400
District of Columbia 553400 -2300