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

  1. California: 32,600
  2. Oregon: 22,900
  3. South Carolina: 20,100

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

  1. New York: -6,800
  2. Missouri: -5,800
  3. New Jersey: -5,500

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

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US Payroll Employment By State for the Total Private Industry in January, 2018 (Seas Adj.)
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US Number of Jobs Added to the Total Private Industry By State in January, 2018 (Seas Adj.)
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US Payroll Employment for the Total Private Industry By State in January, 2018 (Seas Adj.)
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State Number of Payrolls Jobs Added
Alabama 1644300 3600
Alaska 246100 -600
Arizona 2404600 8400
Arkansas 1046300 800
California 14471000 32600
Colorado 2257300 7300
Connecticut 1460600 3100
Delaware 393000 400
Florida 7567700 13600
Georgia 3809700 -1500
Hawaii 531700 -300
Idaho 602900 3100
Illinois 5260000 -3100
Indiana 2691400 -100
Iowa 1316800 -1600
Kansas 1154000 -200
Kentucky 1607400 -300
Louisiana 1649000 1200
Maine 527800 -200
Maryland 2231900 2400
Massachusetts 3181600 -300
Michigan 3798200 11800
Minnesota 2531000 7200
Mississippi 908800 -1300
Missouri 2446900 -5800
Montana 385100 1000
Nebraska 847600 -2000
Nevada 1200200 2700
New Hampshire 585000 500
New Jersey 3537300 -5500
New Mexico 648300 2500
New York 8132100 -6800
North Carolina 3722900 11400
North Dakota 351900 1600
Ohio 4754800 -1000
Oklahoma 1329900 4700
Oregon 1615900 22900
Pennsylvania 5272400 -300
Rhode Island 432700 -1600
South Carolina 1766300 20100
South Dakota 356800 500
Tennessee 2604800 -1500
Texas 10410900 16500
Utah 1249200 5500
Vermont 259100 -900
Virginia 3270300 6600
Washington 2782200 14100
West Virginia 561400 2400
Wisconsin 2559800 7200
Wyoming 215400 900
District of Columbia 550400 800