United States Payroll Employment By State for the Service-Providing Industry in August, 2008 (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 Service-Providing industry in August, 2008 were:

  1. Louisiana: 6,600
  2. Missouri: 6,600
  3. District of Columbia: 4,300

On the other hand, the 3 states that added the lowest seasonally adjusted number of jobs to the Service-Providing industry in August, 2008 were:

  1. California: -38,700
  2. Florida: -22,500
  3. New Jersey: -10,700

The charts and table below shows the payroll employment and the number of jobs added by US states in August, 2008.

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US Payroll Employment By State for the Service-Providing Industry in August, 2008 (Seas Adj.)
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US Number of Jobs Added to the Service-Providing Industry By State in August, 2008 (Seas Adj.)
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US Payroll Employment for the Service-Providing Industry By State in August, 2008 (Seas Adj.)
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State Number of Payrolls Jobs Added
Alabama 1605800 -800
Alaska 277200 -400
Arizona 2249600 1400
Arkansas 952700 100
California 13057100 -38700
Colorado 2021800 200
Connecticut 1457200 -700
Delaware 379400 -700
Florida 6796000 -22500
Georgia 3496900 -6000
Hawaii 568000 1000
Idaho 538900 -1700
Illinois 5023900 -7100
Indiana 2297800 -5700
Iowa 1222000 200
Kansas 1130300 -100
Kentucky 1489200 -2400
Louisiana 1602300 6600
Maine 526600 -1300
Maryland 2293500 -2200
Massachusetts 2904000 -2300
Michigan 3439800 -5600
Minnesota 2310600 600
Mississippi 919300 3400
Missouri 2367500 6600
Montana 386900 -400
Nebraska 817700 800
Nevada 1086300 -3000
New Hampshire 544500 700
New Jersey 3577500 -10700
New Mexico 732800 400
New York 7901800 -8300
North Carolina 3370800 0
North Dakota 313700 -600
Ohio 4401100 -3800
Oklahoma 1335500 1700
Oregon 1426700 -2800
Pennsylvania 4884800 -600
Rhode Island 414500 -300
South Carolina 1564600 -1600
South Dakota 346100 1400
Tennessee 2287900 -2800
Texas 8839800 2000
Utah 1027800 2200
Vermont 255400 -300
Virginia 3282000 700
Washington 2508000 3800
West Virginia 599900 -1800
Wisconsin 2252300 -1700
Wyoming 231100 0
District of Columbia 699100 4300