United States Payroll Employment By State for the Total Nonfarm 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 Total Nonfarm industry in December, 2008 were:

  1. Alaska: 1,400
  2. South Dakota: -300
  3. North Dakota: -700

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

  1. California: -81,300
  2. Florida: -44,000
  3. Illinois: -32,200

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 Total Nonfarm Industry in December, 2008 (Seas Adj.)
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US Number of Jobs Added to the Total Nonfarm Industry By State in December, 2008 (Seas Adj.)
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US Payroll Employment for the Total Nonfarm Industry By State in December, 2008 (Seas Adj.)
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State Number of Payrolls Jobs Added
Alabama 1970900 -8100
Alaska 323500 1400
Arizona 2541900 -22000
Arkansas 1188500 -5300
California 14979100 -81300
Colorado 2318000 -13300
Connecticut 1682200 -8800
Delaware 428200 -3300
Florida 7488900 -44000
Georgia 4032400 -18200
Hawaii 606000 -8100
Idaho 631500 -3400
Illinois 5848200 -32200
Indiana 2894000 -26800
Iowa 1512000 -4000
Kansas 1385100 -4100
Kentucky 1806600 -11900
Louisiana 1943800 -1500
Maine 608900 -2600
Maryland 2571000 -8200
Massachusetts 3281900 -14400
Michigan 4056300 -30400
Minnesota 2725700 -13700
Mississippi 1128200 -6700
Missouri 2767700 -12500
Montana 439300 -2200
Nebraska 966500 -1500
Nevada 1213400 -14300
New Hampshire 638700 -4200
New Jersey 3973900 -17800
New Mexico 835300 -5400
New York 8694900 -28800
North Carolina 4047100 -18900
North Dakota 368600 -700
Ohio 5253700 -30700
Oklahoma 1613300 -2700
Oregon 1674700 -17000
Pennsylvania 5742000 -16300
Rhode Island 475000 -1800
South Carolina 1881900 -13400
South Dakota 410000 -300
Tennessee 2716700 -15800
Texas 10617800 -27500
Utah 1230900 -7000
Vermont 303600 -1900
Virginia 3731700 -14600
Washington 2951000 -20400
West Virginia 724700 -2300
Wisconsin 2834400 -15000
Wyoming 298600 -1400
District of Columbia 702500 -800