United States Payroll Employment By State for the Local Government Industry in August, 2021 (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, 2021 were:

  1. California: 15,900
  2. Massachusetts: 5,300
  3. Washington: 5,000

On the other hand, the 3 states that added the lowest seasonally adjusted number of jobs to the Local Government industry in August, 2021 were:

  1. North Carolina: -8,100
  2. Arizona: -5,900
  3. Texas: -5,700

The charts and table below shows the payroll employment and the number of jobs added by US states in August, 2021.

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US Payroll Employment By State for the Local Government Industry in August, 2021 (Seas Adj.)
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US Number of Jobs Added to the Local Government Industry By State in August, 2021 (Seas Adj.)
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US Payroll Employment for the Local Government Industry By State in August, 2021 (Seas Adj.)
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State Number of Payrolls Jobs Added
Alabama 214700 1400
Alaska 40100 -400
Arizona 258600 -5900
Arkansas 109300 100
California 1715800 15900
Colorado 257700 -4100
Connecticut 135900 -3600
Delaware 28100 100
Florida 701200 -1300
Georgia 409400 2700
Hawaii 18400 -100
Idaho 82100 -300
Illinois 557400 1400
Indiana 262400 -3700
Iowa 169200 -700
Kansas 177200 -800
Kentucky 174000 4000
Louisiana 196800 1100
Maine 57600 0
Maryland 245500 3900
Massachusetts 287400 5300
Michigan 349300 -1600
Minnesota 275700 -1100
Mississippi 152600 0
Missouri 270000 -2100
Montana 49200 900
Nebraska 110900 -700
Nevada 99700 400
New Hampshire 55500 1400
New Jersey 394100 2600
New Mexico 94900 -700
New York 1067800 1700
North Carolina 439400 -8100
North Dakota 50300 200
Ohio 509100 -300
Oklahoma 215800 400
Oregon 223600 -1400
Pennsylvania 439200 -1300
Rhode Island 31700 -600
South Carolina 224700 1400
South Dakota 50500 100
Tennessee 285600 -200
Texas 1335200 -5700
Utah 130300 900
Vermont 28800 200
Virginia 374700 4300
Washington 349800 5000
West Virginia 76700 -500
Wisconsin 268000 -2900
Wyoming 45700 -100