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Tennessee's payroll numbers reveal it is ranked 15th for non-farm payroll employees in July, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Statistics were compiled from unemployment data and civilian labor force reports, both of which heavily relied on household surveys. The data is not seasonally adjusted.

Non-farm payroll numbers are seen as a key indicator for the U.S.'s economic health, representing the total number of paid workers in the country minus farm, government, non-profit, and private household employees.

Employment data is gleaned from an establishment survey that measures non-farm employment, hours and earnings by industry. The data is also based on payroll jobs and such factors as where the establishments are located.

Rank	State	July (in thousands)
1	California	16,432.4
2	Texas	12,678
3	New York	8,963.3
4	Florida	8,657
5	Illinois	5,822.8
6	Pennsylvania	5,730.8
7	Ohio	5,376.3
8	Georgia	4,547.5
9	North Carolina	4,478.7
10	Michigan	4,169.7
11	New Jersey	3,998
12	Virginia	3,914
13	Massachusetts	3,553.5
14	Washington	3,433.8
15	Tennessee	3,069.6
16	Indiana	3,044.5
17	Wisconsin	2,915.3
18	Arizona	2,912.3
19	Minnesota	2,880.1
20	Missouri	2,824.4
21	Colorado	2,749.3
22	Maryland	2,669.2
23	South Carolina	2,137.7
24	Alabama	2,022.6
25	Oregon	1,870.4
26	Kentucky	1,852.2
27	Louisiana	1,838.1
28	Oklahoma	1,622
29	Utah	1,605.6
30	Connecticut	1,599.9
31	Iowa	1,536.4
32	Kansas	1,365.2
33	Nevada	1,334.6
34	Arkansas	1,257.2
35	Mississippi	1,128.3
36	Nebraska	1,014.3
37	Puerto Rico	850
38	New Mexico	802.2
39	Idaho	800.8
40	District of Columbia	762.4
41	West Virginia	687.4
42	New Hampshire	665.6
43	Maine	640.3
44	Hawaii	574.6
45	Montana	492.5
46	Rhode Island	485
47	Delaware	458.1
48	South Dakota	444.2
49	North Dakota	418.2
50	Alaska	326.7
51	Vermont	298.6
52	Wyoming	281.4
53	Virgin Islands	35.1

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics