United States Payroll Employment By State for the Local Government Industry in August, 2019 (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 August, 2019 were:

  1. Florida: 4,900
  2. Indiana: 4,800
  3. Arizona: 4,300

On the other hand, the 3 states that added the lowest seasonally adjusted number of jobs to the Local Government industry in August, 2019 were:

  1. Kentucky: -7,600
  2. California: -7,200
  3. New Jersey: -6,500

The charts and table below shows the payroll employment and the number of jobs added by US states in August, 2019.

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US Payroll Employment By State for the Local Government Industry in August, 2019 (Seas Adj.)
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US Number of Jobs Added to the Local Government Industry By State in August, 2019 (Seas Adj.)
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US Payroll Employment for the Local Government Industry By State in August, 2019 (Seas Adj.)
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State Number of Payrolls Jobs Added
Alabama 217800 400
Alaska 41000 -700
Arizona 275100 4300
Arkansas 112700 -200
California 1812800 -7200
Colorado 272900 -1100
Connecticut 144800 -1900
Delaware 28100 100
Florida 723500 4900
Georgia 420600 800
Hawaii 19200 100
Idaho 82900 500
Illinois 596000 600
Indiana 275400 4800
Iowa 174800 1300
Kansas 181400 1200
Kentucky 178600 -7600
Louisiana 209500 -500
Maine 58400 500
Maryland 247200 2900
Massachusetts 282200 -200
Michigan 369400 1800
Minnesota 293500 600
Mississippi 156700 -100
Missouri 273300 200
Montana 49900 100
Nebraska 113100 200
Nevada 106000 1500
New Hampshire 59000 1200
New Jersey 415400 -6500
New Mexico 104300 -100
New York 1120500 1000
North Carolina 455000 2300
North Dakota 50800 200
Ohio 532500 200
Oklahoma 222400 800
Oregon 227200 700
Pennsylvania 456400 1500
Rhode Island 33700 100
South Carolina 229900 900
South Dakota 50300 -100
Tennessee 291700 -800
Texas 1351200 300
Utah 130700 700
Vermont 30300 -300
Virginia 388000 -5300
Washington 360900 -700
West Virginia 81100 300
Wisconsin 280000 -3200
Wyoming 47100 300