United States Payroll Employment By State for the Total Private Industry in May, 2022 (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, 2022:

  1. New York: 72,000
  2. California: 50,500
  3. Michigan: 46,300

On the other hand, the following states added the lowest number of jobs to the Total Private industry (not seasonally adjusted) in May, 2022:

  1. Arizona: -3,500
  2. Hawaii: -1,000
  3. District of Columbia: 300

The charts and table below shows the payroll employment and the number of jobs added by US states in May, 2022.

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US Payroll Employment By State for the Total Private Industry in May, 2022 (Not Seas Adj.)
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US Number of Jobs Added to the Total Private Industry By State in May, 2022 (Not Seas Adj.)
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US Payroll Employment for the Total Private Industry By State in May, 2022 (Not Seas Adj.)
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State Number of Payrolls Jobs Added
Alabama 1712500 2800
Alaska 244900 10900
Arizona 2677300 -3500
Arkansas 1123900 5500
California 15122300 50500
Colorado 2415300 1600
Connecticut 1443200 11400
Delaware 404600 1400
Florida 8288400 7100
Georgia 4113700 11500
Hawaii 492000 -1000
Idaho 696600 5000
Illinois 5233400 38700
Indiana 2774100 18200
Iowa 1314100 4900
Kansas 1162100 3500
Kentucky 1656700 7800
Louisiana 1605400 4300
Maine 538300 9800
Maryland 2191700 15400
Massachusetts 3214700 18600
Michigan 3795000 46300
Minnesota 2534200 38700
Mississippi 929800 1600
Missouri 2507600 14700
Montana 419000 4900
Nebraska 852600 3200
Nevada 1319100 6400
New Hampshire 598600 4800
New Jersey 3666600 43500
New Mexico 667300 900
New York 8073600 72000
North Carolina 4072400 26800
North Dakota 345600 5900
Ohio 4782400 39600
Oklahoma 1343100 3300
District of Columbia 523600 300