United States Payroll Employment By State for the Local Government Industry in August, 2022 (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, 2022 were:

  1. California: 18,500
  2. New York: 7,600
  3. Texas: 6,900

On the other hand, the 3 states that added the lowest seasonally adjusted number of jobs to the Local Government industry in August, 2022 were:

  1. North Carolina: -6,000
  2. Missouri: -4,500
  3. South Carolina: -3,200

The charts and table below shows the payroll employment and the number of jobs added by US states in August, 2022.

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US Payroll Employment By State for the Local Government Industry in August, 2022 (Seas Adj.)
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US Number of Jobs Added to the Local Government Industry By State in August, 2022 (Seas Adj.)
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US Payroll Employment for the Local Government Industry By State in August, 2022 (Seas Adj.)
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State Number of Payrolls Jobs Added
Alabama 217000 600
Alaska 39700 300
Arizona 263000 -3100
Arkansas 111200 100
California 1757900 18500
Colorado 267900 1500
Connecticut 140100 100
Delaware 29200 0
Florida 705700 500
Georgia 416800 -100
Hawaii 18400 0
Idaho 83200 200
Illinois 572100 100
Indiana 265900 -800
Iowa 173200 100
Kansas 177600 -800
Kentucky 174500 5200
Louisiana 194900 800
Maine 59600 -100
Maryland 246400 -500
Massachusetts 293700 3400
Michigan 364100 5300
Minnesota 278500 100
Mississippi 151800 -2300
Missouri 269100 -4500
Montana 48600 -500
Nebraska 110600 600
Nevada 105000 1500
New Hampshire 56100 200
New Jersey 401200 2800
New Mexico 97300 400
New York 1103700 7600
North Carolina 443400 -6000
North Dakota 51600 -400
Ohio 520000 -200
Oklahoma 220100 -200
Oregon 227900 1400
Pennsylvania 434100 -500
Rhode Island 34600 600
South Carolina 223200 -3200
South Dakota 51200 300
Tennessee 291800 -300
Texas 1365400 6900
Utah 132700 1100
Vermont 30100 -700
Virginia 378600 2400
Washington 357700 2700
West Virginia 78100 500
Wisconsin 280000 6300
Wyoming 45400 -700