United States Payroll Employment By State for the Government Industry in December, 2008 (Seas Adj.)
Updated on April 11, 2023.

According to recent data from the US BLS, the 3 US states that added the highest seasonally adjusted number of jobs to the Government industry in December, 2008 were:

  1. Texas: 6,300
  2. Illinois: 1,700
  3. Alabama: 1,500

On the other hand, the 3 states that added the lowest seasonally adjusted number of jobs to the Government industry in December, 2008 were:

  1. Hawaii: -4,800
  2. Wisconsin: -3,600
  3. Indiana: -2,600

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

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US Payroll Employment By State for the Government Industry in December, 2008 (Seas Adj.)
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US Number of Jobs Added to the Government Industry By State in December, 2008 (Seas Adj.)
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US Payroll Employment for the Government Industry By State in December, 2008 (Seas Adj.)
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State Number of Payrolls Jobs Added
Alabama 389500 1500
Alaska 82400 100
Arizona 431500 -200
Arkansas 214700 0
California 2513200 -300
Colorado 387200 -100
Connecticut 258800 -900
Delaware 62500 100
Florida 1122800 -2000
Georgia 715800 -1400
Hawaii 125600 -4800
Idaho 120100 300
Illinois 855800 1700
Indiana 436800 -2600
Iowa 254000 -200
Kansas 262000 200
Kentucky 308900 -500
Louisiana 368700 -100
Maine 104300 -100
Maryland 491900 800
Massachusetts 437500 -600
Michigan 645400 -2100
Minnesota 420100 -400
Mississippi 249900 500
Missouri 449700 200
Montana 88600 -1100
Nebraska 165800 700
Nevada 161900 -500
New Hampshire 96300 100
New Jersey 644200 600
New Mexico 198200 -200
New York 1515500 800
North Carolina 722700 400
North Dakota 76500 -100
Ohio 797500 -1100
Oklahoma 342000 700
Oregon 300700 -200
Pennsylvania 763600 -1100
Rhode Island 65900 -100
South Carolina 359100 -600
South Dakota 76900 200
Tennessee 428700 1000
Texas 1830900 6300
Utah 214200 300
Vermont 54700 200
Virginia 701000 -1100
Washington 551300 -500
West Virginia 147500 -200
Wisconsin 424900 -3600
Wyoming 69700 200
District of Columbia 236500 1000