United States Payroll Employment By State for the Total Private Industry in February, 2023 (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 February, 2023 were:

  1. Texas: 53,600
  2. Florida: 34,800
  3. California: 29,900

On the other hand, the 3 states that added the lowest seasonally adjusted number of jobs to the Total Private industry in February, 2023 were:

  1. Maryland: -4,000
  2. Virginia: -2,900
  3. Arkansas: -1,800

The charts and table below shows the payroll employment and the number of jobs added by US states in February, 2023.

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US Payroll Employment By State for the Total Private Industry in February, 2023 (Seas Adj.)
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US Number of Jobs Added to the Total Private Industry By State in February, 2023 (Seas Adj.)
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US Payroll Employment for the Total Private Industry By State in February, 2023 (Seas Adj.)
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State Number of Payrolls Jobs Added
Alabama 1743300 2100
Alaska 248100 -900
Arizona 2731200 4300
Arkansas 1146000 -1800
California 15406800 29900
Colorado 2433900 4400
Connecticut 1458900 6100
Delaware 411900 700
Florida 8574800 34800
Georgia 4190100 1500
Hawaii 511000 -100
Idaho 713800 -700
Illinois 5304600 4800
Indiana 2827300 3100
Iowa 1330000 -900
Kansas 1194600 1400
Kentucky 1685500 -700
Louisiana 1631500 2500
Maine 546300 200
Maryland 2205600 -4000
Massachusetts 3278600 3300
Michigan 3814000 11300
Minnesota 2568600 9400
Mississippi 946200 2300
Missouri 2534300 1700
Montana 428200 400
Nebraska 871800 1100
Nevada 1366400 6900
New Hampshire 612500 -300
New Jersey 3734200 3600
New Mexico 679900 1200
New York 8233700 21200
North Carolina 4161300 6300
North Dakota 352400 2000
Ohio 4805900 2300
Oklahoma 1377500 -100
Oregon 1687500 -800
Pennsylvania 5412000 5800
Rhode Island 437000 1100
South Carolina 1904600 400
South Dakota 378900 800
Tennessee 2867600 3300
Texas 11803800 53600
Utah 1454200 10400
Vermont 253300 1000
Virginia 3405500 -2900
Washington 3035000 12600
West Virginia 550300 1100
Wisconsin 2594700 4000
Wyoming 220700 200
District of Columbia 536400 1000