United States Payroll Employment By State for the Government Industry in February, 2018 (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 February, 2018 were:

  1. New York: 5,300
  2. Texas: 5,200
  3. Illinois: 4,800

On the other hand, the 3 states that added the lowest seasonally adjusted number of jobs to the Government industry in February, 2018 were:

  1. Oklahoma: -1,600
  2. Iowa: -900
  3. Mississippi: -700

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

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US Payroll Employment By State for the Government Industry in February, 2018 (Seas Adj.)
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US Number of Jobs Added to the Government Industry By State in February, 2018 (Seas Adj.)
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US Payroll Employment for the Government Industry By State in February, 2018 (Seas Adj.)
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State Number of Payrolls Jobs Added
Alabama 384400 300
Alaska 80500 200
Arizona 414100 1700
Arkansas 211800 300
California 2578000 3400
Colorado 443000 2200
Connecticut 236300 700
Delaware 66100 400
Florida 1111800 -700
Georgia 688300 -700
Hawaii 125200 800
Idaho 124600 400
Illinois 818400 4800
Indiana 430700 900
Iowa 260600 -900
Kansas 256600 100
Kentucky 314200 600
Louisiana 329900 200
Maine 100100 300
Maryland 507000 3500
Massachusetts 456300 2400
Michigan 607900 3400
Minnesota 426700 600
Mississippi 240900 -700
Missouri 434500 -100
Montana 90300 -500
Nebraska 173000 -300
Nevada 160700 1000
New Hampshire 90500 0
New Jersey 602200 700
New Mexico 185900 -100
New York 1484800 5300
North Carolina 728900 600
North Dakota 82300 100
Ohio 786300 2200
Oklahoma 347600 -1600
Oregon 294000 1400
Pennsylvania 703100 700
Rhode Island 64700 100
South Carolina 368400 -200
South Dakota 79100 0
Tennessee 432700 -100
Texas 1950800 5200
Utah 246100 400
Vermont 56200 1300
Virginia 720400 -300
Washington 590300 300
West Virginia 152300 -100
Wisconsin 414700 3500
Wyoming 68800 0
District of Columbia 238800 -200