United States Payroll Employment By State for the Government Industry in December, 2016 (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, 2016 were:

  1. New York: 6,300
  2. Texas: 5,900
  3. California: 3,700

On the other hand, the 3 states that added the lowest seasonally adjusted number of jobs to the Government industry in December, 2016 were:

  1. West Virginia: -9,200
  2. Wisconsin: -7,300
  3. Ohio: -4,200

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

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US Payroll Employment By State for the Government Industry in December, 2016 (Seas Adj.)
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US Number of Jobs Added to the Government Industry By State in December, 2016 (Seas Adj.)
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US Payroll Employment for the Government Industry By State in December, 2016 (Seas Adj.)
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State Number of Payrolls Jobs Added
Alabama 383900 500
Alaska 81400 -400
Arizona 413900 700
Arkansas 210700 600
California 2540800 3700
Colorado 433700 1600
Connecticut 239900 -800
Delaware 65800 -400
Florida 1102500 1400
Georgia 682000 -1900
Hawaii 126700 -1500
Idaho 121400 -200
Illinois 821000 2700
Indiana 425600 -2000
Iowa 259200 400
Kansas 256300 700
Kentucky 314700 500
Louisiana 329600 -600
Maine 99600 -1000
Maryland 504900 500
Massachusetts 455300 -2800
Michigan 601900 -100
Minnesota 417600 -1500
Mississippi 243800 300
Missouri 434300 -400
Montana 91400 100
Nebraska 173400 -100
Nevada 158600 300
New Hampshire 90700 -300
New Jersey 602600 -700
New Mexico 187100 -300
New York 1482300 6300
North Carolina 724100 -100
North Dakota 82900 -400
Ohio 780100 -4200
Oklahoma 349000 -200
Oregon 308500 -800
Pennsylvania 703600 300
Rhode Island 64400 -100
South Carolina 364500 600
South Dakota 78800 200
Tennessee 430400 -500
Texas 1939400 5900
Utah 242500 400
Vermont 55700 -600
Virginia 716600 -400
Washington 581900 200
West Virginia 154700 -9200
Wisconsin 414300 -7300
Wyoming 70500 -100
District of Columbia 242400 0