United States Payroll Employment By State for the Local Government Industry in October, 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 Local Government industry in October, 2008 were:

  1. Texas: 4,600
  2. Georgia: 2,600
  3. Missouri: 1,100

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

  1. Wisconsin: -7,900
  2. North Carolina: -7,100
  3. California: -6,400

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

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US Payroll Employment By State for the Local Government Industry in October, 2008 (Seas Adj.)
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US Number of Jobs Added to the Local Government Industry By State in October, 2008 (Seas Adj.)
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US Payroll Employment for the Local Government Industry By State in October, 2008 (Seas Adj.)
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State Number of Payrolls Jobs Added
Alabama 220500 200
Alaska 40400 -100
Arizona 287700 300
Arkansas 119900 -100
California 1776700 -6400
Colorado 245400 400
Connecticut 163200 600
Delaware 24900 -800
Florida 765900 -4800
Georgia 430500 2600
Hawaii 18700 0
Idaho 76000 -700
Illinois 618400 200
Indiana 285900 -900
Iowa 168400 -400
Kansas 181700 100
Kentucky 182200 100
Louisiana 219500 300
Maine 61700 200
Maryland 251200 -400
Massachusetts 271100 400
Michigan 417900 -3700
Minnesota 287700 -400
Mississippi 160900 200
Missouri 285200 1100
Montana 49000 0
Nebraska 109500 -100
Nevada 107700 500
New Hampshire 63000 -900
New Jersey 428900 -200
New Mexico 107900 -100
New York 1126900 -500
North Carolina 447900 -7100
North Dakota 43400 -200
Ohio 552600 100
Oklahoma 210800 1000
Oregon 193000 -900
Pennsylvania 496200 1100
Rhode Island 36700 -100
South Carolina 219700 200
South Dakota 47300 0
Tennessee 278500 1000
Texas 1227300 4600
Utah 113400 100
Vermont 30000 -200
Virginia 383500 700
Washington 325000 -300
West Virginia 77500 100
Wisconsin 290400 -7900
Wyoming 46500 200