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

  1. North Carolina: 2,000
  2. Kentucky: 1,900
  3. Missouri: 1,800

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

  1. Texas: -6,600
  2. Pennsylvania: -1,700
  3. New York: -1,600

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

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US Payroll Employment By State for the State Government Industry in October, 2008 (Seas Adj.)
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US Number of Jobs Added to the State Government Industry By State in October, 2008 (Seas Adj.)
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US Payroll Employment for the State Government Industry By State in October, 2008 (Seas Adj.)
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State Number of Payrolls Jobs Added
Alabama 115200 800
Alaska 25000 0
Arizona 88200 -300
Arkansas 73500 300
California 489200 800
Colorado 89000 400
Connecticut 77300 200
Delaware 31900 0
Florida 231300 200
Georgia 182700 -600
Hawaii 74400 600
Idaho 30100 -200
Illinois 149200 900
Indiana 114900 -500
Iowa 67300 0
Kansas 53600 600
Kentucky 88200 1900
Louisiana 116500 800
Maine 28100 100
Maryland 111400 200
Massachusetts 117900 0
Michigan 175900 -900
Minnesota 99000 -100
Mississippi 61200 300
Missouri 107700 1800
Montana 26100 200
Nebraska 39200 200
Nevada 37400 300
New Hampshire 25100 -600
New Jersey 156200 -500
New Mexico 59500 0
New York 260700 -1600
North Carolina 207300 2000
North Dakota 23200 0
Ohio 167300 100
Oklahoma 84200 500
Oregon 77400 -200
Pennsylvania 162900 -1700
Rhode Island 18800 -500
South Carolina 108500 -200
South Dakota 18000 100
Tennessee 99400 1500
Texas 397400 -6600
Utah 64700 100
Vermont 17900 -100
Virginia 154600 600
Washington 153400 -500
West Virginia 46600 0
Wisconsin 105000 1400
Wyoming 15300 0