United States
Payroll Employment
By State
for All Private Business Establishments
in October, 2020
Updated on January 9, 2024.
According to recent data from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, in October, 2020, California added the highest number of jobs to all private business establishments (333,661), followed by Texas (188,199), and Florida (178,513).
On the other hand, Alaska added the least number of jobs (-4,171), followed by Washington (-3,072), and Wyoming (-1,231).
Interact with the charts below to see for each state, the number of payroll employment, and the number of jobs added in October, 2020. This information can also be found in a table below.
You can see similar information for different types of businesses establishments and industries.
Related Topics: US BLS Topic List.
Data Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics (QCEW).
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Payroll Employment
By State
for All Private Business Establishments
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Jobs Added
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Payroll Employment
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| State | Number of Employment | Jobs Added |
|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 1568344 | 25119 |
| Alaska | 223878 | -4171 |
| Arizona | 2466964 | 64024 |
| Arkansas | 994168 | 12843 |
| California | 14080605 | 333661 |
| Colorado | 2206748 | 25899 |
| Connecticut | 1360391 | 19356 |
| Delaware | 370179 | 2322 |
| Florida | 7429739 | 178513 |
| Georgia | 3706867 | 68500 |
| Hawaii | 414630 | 21931 |
| Idaho | 649996 | 6395 |
| Illinois | 4880360 | 64997 |
| Indiana | 2589038 | 34015 |
| Iowa | 1258636 | 16511 |
| Kansas | 1101383 | 11793 |
| Kentucky | 1544340 | 19766 |
| Louisiana | 1485323 | 40300 |
| Maine | 505547 | 3473 |
| Maryland | 2052943 | 25150 |
| Massachusetts | 2956983 | 55505 |
| Michigan | 3543388 | 49817 |
| Minnesota | 2382268 | 40839 |
| Mississippi | 880189 | 15040 |
| Missouri | 2307869 | 36609 |
| Montana | 384178 | 2782 |
| Nebraska | 799598 | 7953 |
| Nevada | 1130296 | 29099 |
| New Hampshire | 552844 | 2809 |
| New Jersey | 3272311 | 54770 |
| New Mexico | 610666 | 8844 |
| New York | 7301900 | 159876 |
| North Carolina | 3705330 | 74669 |
| North Dakota | 329460 | 2103 |
| Ohio | 4491199 | 56139 |
| Oklahoma | 1239050 | 13261 |
| Oregon | 1588580 | 13488 |
| Pennsylvania | 4906548 | 65794 |
| Rhode Island | 397215 | 4963 |
| South Carolina | 1705638 | 28801 |
| South Dakota | 351159 | 2184 |
| Tennessee | 2542276 | 42465 |
| Texas | 10235028 | 188199 |
| Utah | 1305255 | 25965 |
| Vermont | 238323 | 3235 |
| Virginia | 3087855 | 42232 |
| Washington | 2728176 | -3072 |
| West Virginia | 518801 | 6469 |
| Wisconsin | 2396787 | 11745 |
| Wyoming | 197628 | -1231 |