United States Payroll Employment By State for the Total Private Industry in December, 2018 (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 December, 2018 were:

  1. California: 40,100
  2. Texas: 25,100
  3. Massachusetts: 9,000

On the other hand, the 3 states that added the lowest seasonally adjusted number of jobs to the Total Private industry in December, 2018 were:

  1. North Carolina: -5,700
  2. Maryland: -4,700
  3. Kentucky: -3,700

The charts and table below shows the payroll employment and the number of jobs added by US states in December, 2018.

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US Payroll Employment By State for the Total Private Industry in December, 2018 (Seas Adj.)
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US Number of Jobs Added to the Total Private Industry By State in December, 2018 (Seas Adj.)
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US Payroll Employment for the Total Private Industry By State in December, 2018 (Seas Adj.)
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State Number of Payrolls Jobs Added
Alabama 1671800 200
Alaska 247600 -500
Arizona 2477700 5500
Arkansas 1063300 2500
California 14723400 40100
Colorado 2304200 3200
Connecticut 1466500 2800
Delaware 397500 1200
Florida 7740300 4900
Georgia 3886400 400
Hawaii 533500 1600
Idaho 622600 1300
Illinois 5288400 -2700
Indiana 2715800 200
Iowa 1324900 -500
Kansas 1161000 -600
Kentucky 1621500 -3700
Louisiana 1663700 -900
Maine 532900 -200
Maryland 2251500 -4700
Massachusetts 3219300 9000
Michigan 3828500 -600
Minnesota 2547400 -1100
Mississippi 914200 -1500
Missouri 2463100 100
Montana 391900 600
Nebraska 850400 -1800
Nevada 1237200 1300
New Hampshire 590100 400
New Jersey 3576000 -2800
New Mexico 660600 1500
New York 8254600 8600
North Carolina 3787900 -5700
North Dakota 357100 1200
Ohio 4782500 -1800
Oklahoma 1348000 900
Oregon 1641500 1700
Pennsylvania 5331600 -200
Rhode Island 437100 300
South Carolina 1798200 -1900
South Dakota 359900 600
Tennessee 2651900 -300
Texas 10698800 25100
Utah 1286100 2400
Vermont 260500 -300
Virginia 3301400 -600
Washington 2842700 1900
West Virginia 569800 -1800
Wisconsin 2574000 200
Wyoming 219800 500
District of Columbia 556500 600