United States Payroll Employment By State for the State Government Industry in December, 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 State Government industry in December, 2008 were:

  1. Texas: 1,900
  2. Alabama: 1,100
  3. California: 1,100

On the other hand, the 3 states that added the lowest seasonally adjusted number of jobs to the State Government industry in December, 2008 were:

  1. Hawaii: -4,900
  2. Indiana: -1,900
  3. Pennsylvania: -1,000

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

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US Payroll Employment By State for the State Government Industry in December, 2008 (Seas Adj.)
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US Number of Jobs Added to the State Government Industry By State in December, 2008 (Seas Adj.)
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US Payroll Employment for the State Government Industry By State in December, 2008 (Seas Adj.)
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State Number of Payrolls Jobs Added
Alabama 115400 1100
Alaska 25000 0
Arizona 87800 -100
Arkansas 73400 0
California 492000 1100
Colorado 89000 0
Connecticut 77300 -100
Delaware 31700 -200
Florida 231400 -300
Georgia 181800 -200
Hawaii 74400 -4900
Idaho 30200 0
Illinois 149600 800
Indiana 114000 -1900
Iowa 67300 0
Kansas 54000 0
Kentucky 87400 -600
Louisiana 116900 0
Maine 28000 -100
Maryland 111600 0
Massachusetts 118500 500
Michigan 175800 -100
Minnesota 99900 200
Mississippi 61400 0
Missouri 108000 0
Montana 25600 -800
Nebraska 39500 300
Nevada 37300 0
New Hampshire 25600 500
New Jersey 155300 -200
New Mexico 59200 0
New York 261400 300
North Carolina 207700 -200
North Dakota 23400 0
Ohio 167500 200
Oklahoma 84700 300
Oregon 78000 300
Pennsylvania 162300 -1000
Rhode Island 18900 100
South Carolina 108500 -200
South Dakota 18000 0
Tennessee 99500 -100
Texas 400600 1900
Utah 64600 0
Vermont 18100 100
Virginia 153900 -600
Washington 154200 800
West Virginia 46900 -100
Wisconsin 104300 -100
Wyoming 15400 100