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

  1. North Carolina: 5,500
  2. California: 4,900
  3. Illinois: 4,500

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

  1. Louisiana: -1,100
  2. Alaska: -500
  3. South Dakota: -300

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

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US Payroll Employment By State for the Local Government Industry in January, 2020 (Seas Adj.)
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US Number of Jobs Added to the Local Government Industry By State in January, 2020 (Seas Adj.)
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US Payroll Employment for the Local Government Industry By State in January, 2020 (Seas Adj.)
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State Number of Payrolls Jobs Added
Alabama 218800 600
Alaska 41100 -500
Arizona 277100 1500
Arkansas 114200 300
California 1826600 4900
Colorado 274300 800
Connecticut 146400 900
Delaware 28300 200
Florida 732400 -300
Georgia 422400 300
Hawaii 19000 0
Idaho 83700 100
Illinois 602900 4500
Indiana 274100 400
Iowa 176800 600
Kansas 182800 -200
Kentucky 184000 0
Louisiana 208700 -1100
Maine 60200 400
Maryland 253300 2200
Massachusetts 283500 1600
Michigan 369800 800
Minnesota 294500 1100
Mississippi 157100 800
Missouri 278400 500
Montana 50300 500
Nebraska 113300 200
Nevada 106400 500
New Hampshire 58200 400
New Jersey 417200 3300
New Mexico 104100 200
New York 1124600 300
North Carolina 462600 5500
North Dakota 51800 200
Ohio 535100 1700
Oklahoma 224700 900
Oregon 231000 700
Pennsylvania 453500 500
Rhode Island 33700 100
South Carolina 233000 200
South Dakota 50100 -300
Tennessee 293400 2100
Texas 1358700 2100
Utah 131900 300
Vermont 30200 300
Virginia 390300 1100
Washington 366400 500
West Virginia 82200 1200
Wisconsin 285500 900
Wyoming 46600 -200