United States Payroll Employment By State for the Government Industry in May, 2021 (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, 2021 were:

  1. California: 9,500
  2. Tennessee: 3,200
  3. Arizona: 2,100

On the other hand, the 3 states that added the lowest seasonally adjusted number of jobs to the Government industry in May, 2021 were:

  1. West Virginia: -7,000
  2. Iowa: -3,600
  3. New York: -3,300

The charts and table below shows the payroll employment and the number of jobs added by US states in May, 2021.

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US Payroll Employment By State for the Government Industry in May, 2021 (Seas Adj.)
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US Number of Jobs Added to the Government Industry By State in May, 2021 (Seas Adj.)
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US Payroll Employment for the Government Industry By State in May, 2021 (Seas Adj.)
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State Number of Payrolls Jobs Added
Alabama 387900 700
Alaska 77100 -100
Arizona 406900 2100
Arkansas 206300 -300
California 2449200 9500
Colorado 436700 100
Connecticut 223100 500
Delaware 65800 -300
Florida 1090900 900
Georgia 668400 -1000
Hawaii 119400 -600
Idaho 124200 0
Illinois 771100 -700
Indiana 409100 800
Iowa 252400 -3600
Kansas 250800 300
Kentucky 297000 0
Louisiana 313100 -1100
Maine 98000 100
Maryland 499200 900
Massachusetts 437300 -1100
Michigan 571400 1800
Minnesota 403400 -200
Mississippi 234300 0
Missouri 424800 900
Montana 90400 -100
Nebraska 170200 200
Nevada 161900 -600
New Hampshire 86100 400
New Jersey 571800 1900
New Mexico 177100 500
New York 1425200 -3300
North Carolina 712100 -400
North Dakota 80800 -500
Ohio 753600 2000
Oklahoma 344500 100
Oregon 283600 600
Pennsylvania 675800 700
Rhode Island 63000 200
South Carolina 365600 600
South Dakota 78700 300
Tennessee 431700 3200
Texas 1955500 -200
Utah 248900 0
Vermont 52600 300
Virginia 707100 900
Washington 559100 -1000
West Virginia 140900 -7000
Wisconsin 389500 300
Wyoming 67600 100
District of Columbia 241200 500