United States Payroll Employment By State for the Total Nonfarm Industry in May, 2017 (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 May, 2017 were:

  1. California: 54,600
  2. Texas: 22,500
  3. New York: 21,900

On the other hand, the 3 states that added the lowest seasonally adjusted number of jobs to the Total Nonfarm industry in May, 2017 were:

  1. Iowa: -4,100
  2. Minnesota: -3,500
  3. Nebraska: -1,900

The charts and table below shows the payroll employment and the number of jobs added by US states in May, 2017.

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US Payroll Employment By State for the Total Nonfarm Industry in May, 2017 (Seas Adj.)
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US Number of Jobs Added to the Total Nonfarm Industry By State in May, 2017 (Seas Adj.)
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US Payroll Employment for the Total Nonfarm Industry By State in May, 2017 (Seas Adj.)
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State Number of Payrolls Jobs Added
Alabama 2016300 3800
Alaska 330000 700
Arizona 2768500 2900
Arkansas 1246700 -500
California 16799300 54600
Colorado 2651000 3300
Connecticut 1697000 2500
Delaware 454400 -1200
Florida 8568900 18100
Georgia 4447100 6200
Hawaii 655000 -400
Idaho 712500 2400
Illinois 6047700 5100
Indiana 3104400 2500
Iowa 1569700 -4100
Kansas 1398000 -700
Kentucky 1917500 -900
Louisiana 1977700 4200
Maine 622200 -200
Maryland 2723500 800
Massachusetts 3608400 1900
Michigan 4378000 4500
Minnesota 2930400 -3500
Mississippi 1150000 -1000
Missouri 2875300 100
Montana 472800 200
Nebraska 1017300 -1900
Nevada 1336200 3900
New Hampshire 672500 -300
New Jersey 4119500 13700
New Mexico 827200 -1300
New York 9542500 21900
North Carolina 4398900 5700
North Dakota 434200 -1000
Ohio 5520900 100
Oklahoma 1658500 400
Oregon 1884200 3300
Pennsylvania 5935200 8000
Rhode Island 497300 300
South Carolina 2091100 4700
South Dakota 433800 -1300
Tennessee 3007900 0
Texas 12216800 22500
Utah 1460800 2600
Vermont 314900 -100
Virginia 3954200 2700
Washington 3313500 6700
West Virginia 709300 300
Wisconsin 2951300 3100
Wyoming 284200 1300
District of Columbia 783800 400