United States
Payroll Employment
By State
for All Business Establishments
in December, 2021
Updated on January 12, 2024.
According to recent data from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, in December, 2021, Texas added the highest number of jobs to all business establishments (42,002), followed by Florida (35,381), and New Jersey (25,211).
On the other hand, California added the least number of jobs (-44,899), followed by Ohio (-14,017), and Michigan (-7,994).
Interact with the charts below to see for each state, the number of payroll employment, and the number of jobs added in December, 2021. 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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US
Payroll Employment
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for All Business Establishments
in December, 2021
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Jobs Added
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Payroll Employment
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| State | Number of Employment | Jobs Added |
|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 2013394 | 4401 |
| Alaska | 299510 | -750 |
| Arizona | 3062198 | 16416 |
| Arkansas | 1236628 | 3508 |
| California | 17641250 | -44899 |
| Colorado | 2777146 | 16072 |
| Connecticut | 1641216 | 1173 |
| Delaware | 453486 | 1437 |
| Florida | 9251180 | 35381 |
| Georgia | 4622668 | 5813 |
| Hawaii | 615421 | 5936 |
| Idaho | 801994 | -1651 |
| Illinois | 5877520 | 16166 |
| Indiana | 3088792 | 377 |
| Iowa | 1529541 | 1143 |
| Kansas | 1380962 | -1965 |
| Kentucky | 1920266 | 6702 |
| Louisiana | 1859248 | 701 |
| Maine | 614513 | -555 |
| Maryland | 2660337 | 14383 |
| Massachusetts | 3556762 | -1707 |
| Michigan | 4251309 | -7994 |
| Minnesota | 2826093 | -6587 |
| Mississippi | 1147958 | 2979 |
| Missouri | 2803998 | -4196 |
| Montana | 489055 | 3332 |
| Nebraska | 979234 | 942 |
| Nevada | 1435722 | 579 |
| New Hampshire | 662754 | 2083 |
| New Jersey | 4122561 | 25211 |
| New Mexico | 821925 | -1181 |
| New York | 9199692 | 21373 |
| North Carolina | 4645639 | 11093 |
| North Dakota | 407708 | -544 |
| Ohio | 5352963 | -14017 |
| Oklahoma | 1614497 | 4477 |
| Oregon | 1919892 | -1266 |
| Pennsylvania | 5820202 | 13978 |
| Rhode Island | 475229 | -2048 |
| South Carolina | 2149077 | 6119 |
| South Dakota | 435513 | -363 |
| Tennessee | 3104979 | 8685 |
| Texas | 13025292 | 42002 |
| Utah | 1623923 | 4295 |
| Vermont | 299518 | 2901 |
| Virginia | 3923742 | 621 |
| Washington | 3432059 | -1803 |
| West Virginia | 675298 | 112 |
| Wisconsin | 2839645 | 83 |
| Wyoming | 267607 | 2009 |