United States Payroll Employment By State for the Local Government Industry in August, 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 Local Government industry in August, 2020 were:

  1. New York: 42,300
  2. Virginia: 17,100
  3. Illinois: 17,000

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

  1. Florida: -30,900
  2. North Carolina: -3,600
  3. New Mexico: -2,200

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

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US Payroll Employment By State for the Local Government Industry in August, 2020 (Seas Adj.)
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US Number of Jobs Added to the Local Government Industry By State in August, 2020 (Seas Adj.)
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US Payroll Employment for the Local Government Industry By State in August, 2020 (Seas Adj.)
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State Number of Payrolls Jobs Added
Alabama 211100 1000
Alaska 39500 1100
Arizona 259200 2500
Arkansas 110300 700
California 1667300 3900
Colorado 252600 -1100
Connecticut 131100 1200
Delaware 27200 200
Florida 679900 -30900
Georgia 407500 -600
Hawaii 18700 100
Idaho 81500 700
Illinois 547100 17000
Indiana 260800 -700
Iowa 163700 2300
Kansas 172400 1300
Kentucky 168800 1200
Louisiana 195800 0
Maine 55900 800
Maryland 241100 600
Massachusetts 268700 7700
Michigan 343000 4000
Minnesota 266800 5500
Mississippi 150100 -100
Missouri 267500 -300
Montana 47300 500
Nebraska 107300 1700
Nevada 95500 1800
New Hampshire 55400 2400
New Jersey 371800 5200
New Mexico 92600 -2200
New York 1003000 42300
North Carolina 438900 -3600
North Dakota 48000 0
Ohio 500900 2100
Oklahoma 212600 -1900
Oregon 209500 1000
Pennsylvania 430100 100
Rhode Island 30700 0
South Carolina 226100 8500
South Dakota 47300 2200
Tennessee 281700 4300
Texas 1325800 2900
Utah 125900 1000
Vermont 28300 -200
Virginia 366900 17100
Washington 341700 12100
West Virginia 73200 1000
Wisconsin 264400 11100
Wyoming 45100 1100