United States Payroll Employment By State for the Total Nonfarm Industry in May, 2020 (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, 2020 were:

  1. Texas: 252,000
  2. Florida: 244,600
  3. Pennsylvania: 202,600

On the other hand, the 3 states that added the lowest seasonally adjusted number of jobs to the Total Nonfarm industry in May, 2020 were:

  1. Washington: -7,200
  2. Nevada: -6,000
  3. District of Columbia: -4,800

The charts and table below shows the payroll employment and the number of jobs added by US states in May, 2020.

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US Payroll Employment By State for the Total Nonfarm Industry in May, 2020 (Seas Adj.)
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US Number of Jobs Added to the Total Nonfarm Industry By State in May, 2020 (Seas Adj.)
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US Payroll Employment for the Total Nonfarm Industry By State in May, 2020 (Seas Adj.)
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State Number of Payrolls Jobs Added
Alabama 1892900 49400
Alaska 284100 400
Arizona 2740400 84600
Arkansas 1198300 28800
California 15106000 188000
Colorado 2517800 73600
Connecticut 1440900 32500
Delaware 407000 6600
Florida 8031500 244600
Georgia 4195700 127600
Hawaii 507300 -1500
Idaho 719200 24400
Illinois 5339000 19000
Indiana 2801600 126600
Iowa 1424200 9900
Kansas 1300100 29400
Kentucky 1694300 31800
Louisiana 1733400 24800
Maine 559300 15200
Maryland 2407600 24300
Massachusetts 3111700 50100
Michigan 3523800 129800
Minnesota 2601300 24200
Mississippi 1047200 33800
Missouri 2624200 55000
Montana 449400 23500
Nebraska 944400 10500
Nevada 1106100 -6000
New Hampshire 590200 17300
New Jersey 3516000 16400
New Mexico 758100 -100
New York 8009900 155200
North Carolina 4133600 73900
North Dakota 395600 8700
Ohio 4902300 175400
Oklahoma 1567600 35400
Oregon 1711100 19600
Pennsylvania 5160400 202600
Rhode Island 413300 14300
South Carolina 1958400 66100
South Dakota 404700 6400
Tennessee 2836300 63100
Texas 11762100 252000
Utah 1474800 46200
Vermont 262900 14600
Virginia 3634600 21500
Washington 3090000 -7200
West Virginia 616000 4200
Wisconsin 2645500 58300
Wyoming 262300 -1100
District of Columbia 717700 -4800