United States Payroll Employment By State for the Total Nonfarm Industry in May, 2019 (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, 2019 were:

  1. Texas: 28,900
  2. California: 27,000
  3. Colorado: 11,900

On the other hand, the 3 states that added the lowest seasonally adjusted number of jobs to the Total Nonfarm industry in May, 2019 were:

  1. Indiana: -12,000
  2. Wisconsin: -5,100
  3. Kansas: -4,900

The charts and table below shows the payroll employment and the number of jobs added by US states in May, 2019.

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US Payroll Employment By State for the Total Nonfarm Industry in May, 2019 (Seas Adj.)
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US Number of Jobs Added to the Total Nonfarm Industry By State in May, 2019 (Seas Adj.)
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US Payroll Employment for the Total Nonfarm Industry By State in May, 2019 (Seas Adj.)
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State Number of Payrolls Jobs Added
Alabama 2077700 2500
Alaska 329500 -200
Arizona 2932500 6500
Arkansas 1280100 -600
California 17386500 27000
Colorado 2786300 11900
Connecticut 1697500 100
Delaware 466300 -200
Florida 8939900 5500
Georgia 4617700 5300
Hawaii 657600 1300
Idaho 757700 2200
Illinois 6131400 5500
Indiana 3147800 -12000
Iowa 1589700 1700
Kansas 1422900 -4900
Kentucky 1944700 4500
Louisiana 1997200 -2800
Maine 637300 1800
Maryland 2770200 1600
Massachusetts 3715600 7700
Michigan 4446200 7600
Minnesota 2985600 5900
Mississippi 1159600 2000
Missouri 2911500 -100
Montana 483700 1200
Nebraska 1025800 300
Nevada 1419800 4900
New Hampshire 684100 800
New Jersey 4193500 -1300
New Mexico 852600 2000
New York 9785300 -200
North Carolina 4569500 4500
North Dakota 442100 1200
Ohio 5594200 1100
Oklahoma 1705700 -700
Oregon 1951000 2400
Pennsylvania 6062100 2500
Rhode Island 503000 0
South Carolina 2189700 4400
South Dakota 439100 100
Tennessee 3121000 5400
Texas 12781000 28900
Utah 1554000 5200
Vermont 315900 -600
Virginia 4055200 3000
Washington 3463500 5900
West Virginia 717400 -1100
Wisconsin 2985300 -5100
Wyoming 290500 800
District of Columbia 797200 100