United States Payroll Employment By State for the Service-Providing Industry in December, 2018 (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 December, 2018 were:

  1. California: 46,000
  2. Texas: 18,400
  3. Massachusetts: 8,200

On the other hand, the 3 states that added the lowest seasonally adjusted number of jobs to the Service-Providing industry in December, 2018 were:

  1. North Carolina: -5,300
  2. Kentucky: -5,100
  3. New Jersey: -4,500

The charts and table below shows the payroll employment and the number of jobs added by US states in December, 2018.

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US Payroll Employment By State for the Service-Providing Industry in December, 2018 (Seas Adj.)
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US Number of Jobs Added to the Service-Providing Industry By State in December, 2018 (Seas Adj.)
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US Payroll Employment for the Service-Providing Industry By State in December, 2018 (Seas Adj.)
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State Number of Payrolls Jobs Added
Alabama 1689600 700
Alaska 286000 -900
Arizona 2543900 3900
Arkansas 1055900 1400
California 15094200 46000
Colorado 2398300 2400
Connecticut 1479800 2400
Delaware 413700 1100
Florida 7917100 4000
Georgia 3963400 -700
Hawaii 607900 -700
Idaho 625300 2100
Illinois 5285300 -4200
Indiana 2452700 600
Iowa 1280500 -100
Kansas 1181200 500
Kentucky 1590400 -5100
Louisiana 1668600 -1400
Maine 549700 400
Maryland 2482000 -3100
Massachusetts 3273100 8200
Michigan 3627000 -4300
Minnesota 2517900 -300
Mississippi 958300 -2500
Missouri 2494600 -1500
Montana 423300 100
Nebraska 869900 -1200
Nevada 1233700 -600
New Hampshire 580600 0
New Jersey 3766100 -4500
New Mexico 744400 100
New York 8886500 7300
North Carolina 3806100 -5300
North Dakota 363700 300
Ohio 4634900 -1300
Oklahoma 1422600 1300
Oregon 1625500 1400
Pennsylvania 5170300 -500
Rhode Island 442300 200
South Carolina 1800600 -2600
South Dakota 370100 500
Tennessee 2606000 400
Texas 10749200 18400
Utah 1284000 1600
Vermont 270900 100
Virginia 3575800 -400
Washington 2910000 500
West Virginia 608900 -900
Wisconsin 2375500 -2500
Wyoming 235300 -100
District of Columbia 777100 300