United States Payroll Employment By State for the Total Private Industry in August, 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 Private industry in August, 2008 were:

  1. Louisiana: 3,300
  2. District of Columbia: 1,200
  3. South Dakota: 400

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

  1. California: -46,100
  2. Florida: -36,700
  3. Georgia: -13,000

The charts and table below shows the payroll employment and the number of jobs added by US states in August, 2008.

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US Payroll Employment By State for the Total Private Industry in August, 2008 (Seas Adj.)
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US Number of Jobs Added to the Total Private Industry By State in August, 2008 (Seas Adj.)
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US Payroll Employment for the Total Private Industry By State in August, 2008 (Seas Adj.)
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State Number of Payrolls Jobs Added
Alabama 1621900 -5800
Alaska 240000 -900
Arizona 2182500 -7200
Arkansas 989200 -700
California 12773100 -46100
Colorado 1968000 -4000
Connecticut 1447000 -2500
Delaware 372100 -1200
Florida 6539100 -36700
Georgia 3400700 -13000
Hawaii 493700 -1900
Idaho 529900 -3400
Illinois 5096500 -11000
Indiana 2522900 100
Iowa 1273300 -1000
Kansas 1129600 -6400
Kentucky 1534400 -1100
Louisiana 1574400 3300
Maine 512300 -2700
Maryland 2110000 -5100
Massachusetts 2883100 -4100
Michigan 3500500 -7000
Minnesota 2342500 -2800
Mississippi 897700 -2500
Missouri 2355700 -4500
Montana 356500 -800
Nebraska 804400 200
Nevada 1099600 -6600
New Hampshire 551300 -1500
New Jersey 3394600 -10400
New Mexico 649200 0
New York 7278600 -2900
North Carolina 3404500 -10000
North Dakota 291900 -600
Ohio 4560100 -12300
Oklahoma 1281800 -1600
Oregon 1420300 -5800
Pennsylvania 5045000 -9600
Rhode Island 416600 300
South Carolina 1566200 -4200
South Dakota 335500 400
Tennessee 2348000 -6700
Texas 8861000 -3800
Utah 1042300 -1600
Vermont 252200 -900
Virginia 3075800 -7400
Washington 2456600 -2700
West Virginia 579400 -1300
Wisconsin 2447000 -3600
Wyoming 231100 -100
District of Columbia 473400 1200