United States Payroll Employment By State for the Total Nonfarm Industry in January, 2016 (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 January, 2016 were:

  1. California: 20,500
  2. Texas: 17,700
  3. Washington: 10,000

On the other hand, the 3 states that added the lowest seasonally adjusted number of jobs to the Total Nonfarm industry in January, 2016 were:

  1. Virginia: -17,400
  2. Louisiana: -6,600
  3. Pennsylvania: -6,300

The charts and table below shows the payroll employment and the number of jobs added by US states in January, 2016.

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US Payroll Employment By State for the Total Nonfarm Industry in January, 2016 (Seas Adj.)
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US Number of Jobs Added to the Total Nonfarm Industry By State in January, 2016 (Seas Adj.)
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US Payroll Employment for the Total Nonfarm Industry By State in January, 2016 (Seas Adj.)
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State Number of Payrolls Jobs Added
Alabama 1988600 2000
Alaska 336700 -400
Arizona 2672400 2300
Arkansas 1225100 -2600
California 16307800 20500
Colorado 2576100 4600
Connecticut 1687200 -2300
Delaware 450600 -1300
Florida 8263500 8000
Georgia 4323900 -600
Hawaii 641100 -4800
Idaho 682700 900
Illinois 6000400 2100
Indiana 3059000 -100
Iowa 1568400 1800
Kansas 1403400 400
Kentucky 1902100 -900
Louisiana 1985500 -6600
Maine 614700 1200
Maryland 2682700 -3500
Massachusetts 3538400 5900
Michigan 4295400 7500
Minnesota 2877700 -1900
Mississippi 1145000 2200
Missouri 2837800 2700
Montana 466000 -200
Nebraska 1010300 -3000
Nevada 1278600 -2400
New Hampshire 660600 700
New Jersey 4033500 -3700
New Mexico 825600 2100
New York 9374200 6800
North Carolina 4295000 900
North Dakota 439100 -4500
Ohio 5456600 -100
Oklahoma 1661900 -1200
Oregon 1819800 2600
Pennsylvania 5854500 -6300
Rhode Island 491700 -1300
South Carolina 2032100 -4400
South Dakota 429900 -700
Tennessee 2939200 400
Texas 11959600 17700
Utah 1402600 3200
Vermont 312400 100
Virginia 3890300 -17400
Washington 3193400 10000
West Virginia 714600 -4800
Wisconsin 2917000 3300
Wyoming 291500 -1600
District of Columbia 771800 -2000