United States Payroll Employment By State for the Government Industry in May, 2020 (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 May, 2020 were:

  1. Mississippi: 200
  2. New Hampshire: 100
  3. North Dakota: -100

On the other hand, the 3 states that added the lowest seasonally adjusted number of jobs to the Government industry in May, 2020 were:

  1. California: -92,500
  2. Texas: -29,700
  3. Washington: -22,500

The charts and table below shows the payroll employment and the number of jobs added by US states in May, 2020.

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US Payroll Employment By State for the Government Industry in May, 2020 (Seas Adj.)
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US Number of Jobs Added to the Government Industry By State in May, 2020 (Seas Adj.)
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US Payroll Employment for the Government Industry By State in May, 2020 (Seas Adj.)
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State Number of Payrolls Jobs Added
Alabama 372300 -12500
Alaska 73800 -800
Arizona 415800 -200
Arkansas 202400 -4000
California 2433300 -92500
Colorado 435900 -11400
Connecticut 210900 -2700
Delaware 63600 -300
Florida 1086400 -3600
Georgia 670500 -7100
Hawaii 111900 -2600
Idaho 118500 -3600
Illinois 756200 -19400
Indiana 403900 -5200
Iowa 237500 -13000
Kansas 245500 -5500
Kentucky 293900 -4300
Louisiana 311200 -4900
Maine 93700 -3200
Maryland 491200 -4200
Massachusetts 434900 -2800
Michigan 562500 -12600
Minnesota 388500 -8700
Mississippi 230500 200
Missouri 405600 -17200
Montana 86000 -2600
Nebraska 160300 -6900
Nevada 156100 -2000
New Hampshire 83700 100
New Jersey 569300 -7400
New Mexico 178100 -4800
New York 1422000 -19700
North Carolina 706800 -18500
North Dakota 74900 -100
Ohio 739900 -11500
Oklahoma 333900 -11100
Oregon 276700 -9800
Pennsylvania 672500 -9400
Rhode Island 62200 -300
South Carolina 359600 -3500
South Dakota 71300 -2600
Tennessee 424400 -4000
Texas 1920800 -29700
Utah 237000 -4600
Vermont 51200 -600
Virginia 700100 -13000
Washington 541600 -22500
West Virginia 134000 -10900
Wisconsin 365700 -9300
Wyoming 65400 -2100
District of Columbia 237500 -100