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

  1. West Virginia: 9,700
  2. Texas: 5,400
  3. Wisconsin: 3,100

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

  1. Florida: -23,800
  2. California: -19,300
  3. New Jersey: -6,700

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

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US Payroll Employment By State for the Service-Providing Industry in May, 2008 (Seas Adj.)
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US Payroll Employment for the Service-Providing Industry By State in May, 2008 (Seas Adj.)
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State Number of Payrolls Jobs Added
Alabama 1611000 -2700
Alaska 276500 1000
Arizona 2264100 -2400
Arkansas 952100 -700
California 13124100 -19300
Colorado 2023800 1200
Connecticut 1462300 -1600
Delaware 380800 -1100
Florida 6866000 -23800
Georgia 3518700 -2400
Hawaii 571300 300
Idaho 539300 800
Illinois 5036300 -3100
Indiana 2296500 2200
Iowa 1222800 1100
Kansas 1135200 0
Kentucky 1493700 -1700
Louisiana 1597600 200
Maine 528600 -500
Maryland 2297900 -3300
Massachusetts 2905400 -2300
Michigan 3458000 -3200
Minnesota 2310700 2200
Mississippi 922300 -1400
Missouri 2369800 500
Montana 387500 600
Nebraska 817400 -100
Nevada 1098200 -1700
New Hampshire 544100 100
New Jersey 3602700 -6700
New Mexico 732200 -900
New York 7896600 -1400
North Carolina 3379000 -600
North Dakota 313200 100
Ohio 4418600 -1800
Oklahoma 1333400 -2000
Oregon 1429300 -1900
Pennsylvania 4890000 -100
Rhode Island 417500 -400
South Carolina 1581500 1600
South Dakota 344600 300
Tennessee 2296800 100
Texas 8812300 5400
Utah 1024600 -800
Vermont 257000 0
Virginia 3278400 0
Washington 2498200 500
West Virginia 610200 9700
Wisconsin 2253300 3100
Wyoming 231500 600
District of Columbia 688800 1300