According to recent data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, the 3 U.S. states that added the highest seasonally adjusted number of jobs to the Local Government industry in August, 2020 were:
- New York: 42,300
- Virginia: 17,100
- Illinois: 17,000
On the other hand, the 3 U.S. states that added the lowest seasonally adjusted number of jobs to the Local Government industry in August, 2020 were:
- Florida: -30,900
- North Carolina: -3,600
- New Mexico: -2,200
You can see the not seasonally adjusted version of this information at this link.
Use the interactive visualizations and the table below to explore the payroll employment, and the number of jobs added to the Local Government industry for each U.S. state in August, 2020. See links at the bottom of this page for similar data for other months. You can also see the monthly links for all the available years, as well as similar data for many more industries here.
| 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 |