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Professional and business services payroll employment in California

Professional and business services payroll employment in California was 2,739,200 jobs in August 2026, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 0.6% from August 2025. That is the 1st highest of 51 states in August 2026.

August 2026, jobs2,739,200 Provisional
Change on August 2025-0.6%
Rank1st of 51US states ranked
Series high2,915,700September 2022
Series low2,040,100September 2009

Next release: Tuesday, 20 October 2026, 10:00 ET, announced by BLS. Release calendar

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Professional and business services payroll employment in California, January 2007 to August 2026

2M2.2M2.4M2.6M2.8M3M2007-012009-112012-092015-072018-052021-032024-012026-082007-01: 2,273,400 jobs2007-02: 2,280,400 jobs2007-03: 2,288,100 jobs2007-04: 2,277,700 jobs2007-05: 2,283,900 jobs2007-06: 2,287,200 jobs2007-07: 2,290,400 jobs2007-08: 2,286,700 jobs2007-09: 2,289,300 jobs2007-10: 2,288,500 jobs2007-11: 2,288,300 jobs2007-12: 2,291,500 jobs2008-01: 2,284,500 jobs2008-02: 2,286,700 jobs2008-03: 2,285,200 jobs2008-04: 2,288,900 jobs2008-05: 2,280,400 jobs2008-06: 2,273,300 jobs2008-07: 2,267,100 jobs2008-08: 2,259,400 jobs2008-09: 2,254,600 jobs2008-10: 2,222,200 jobs2008-11: 2,202,000 jobs2008-12: 2,185,700 jobs2009-01: 2,165,000 jobs2009-02: 2,132,400 jobs2009-03: 2,110,800 jobs2009-04: 2,086,900 jobs2009-05: 2,077,900 jobs2009-06: 2,063,900 jobs2009-07: 2,049,800 jobs2009-08: 2,046,000 jobs2009-09: 2,040,100 jobs2009-10: 2,051,900 jobs2009-11: 2,059,300 jobs2009-12: 2,060,200 jobs2010-01: 2,057,300 jobs2010-02: 2,062,600 jobs2010-03: 2,069,100 jobs2010-04: 2,085,800 jobs2010-05: 2,087,700 jobs2010-06: 2,096,900 jobs2010-07: 2,097,800 jobs2010-08: 2,101,500 jobs2010-09: 2,098,500 jobs2010-10: 2,116,800 jobs2010-11: 2,115,700 jobs2010-12: 2,121,200 jobs2011-01: 2,122,300 jobs2011-02: 2,127,300 jobs2011-03: 2,131,000 jobs2011-04: 2,135,200 jobs2011-05: 2,139,800 jobs2011-06: 2,139,900 jobs2011-07: 2,160,300 jobs2011-08: 2,160,500 jobs2011-09: 2,174,600 jobs2011-10: 2,172,700 jobs2011-11: 2,179,500 jobs2011-12: 2,190,600 jobs2012-01: 2,212,200 jobs2012-02: 2,226,500 jobs2012-03: 2,237,900 jobs2012-04: 2,243,000 jobs2012-05: 2,251,400 jobs2012-06: 2,267,200 jobs2012-07: 2,266,400 jobs2012-08: 2,272,900 jobs2012-09: 2,280,700 jobs2012-10: 2,291,400 jobs2012-11: 2,298,800 jobs2012-12: 2,306,300 jobs2013-01: 2,316,400 jobs2013-02: 2,330,200 jobs2013-03: 2,338,500 jobs2013-04: 2,350,500 jobs2013-05: 2,357,800 jobs2013-06: 2,360,500 jobs2013-07: 2,371,400 jobs2013-08: 2,381,600 jobs2013-09: 2,387,000 jobs2013-10: 2,384,200 jobs2013-11: 2,391,300 jobs2013-12: 2,396,800 jobs2014-01: 2,408,900 jobs2014-02: 2,414,000 jobs2014-03: 2,424,900 jobs2014-04: 2,430,300 jobs2014-05: 2,443,000 jobs2014-06: 2,446,300 jobs2014-07: 2,439,600 jobs2014-08: 2,452,100 jobs2014-09: 2,460,500 jobs2014-10: 2,472,800 jobs2014-11: 2,483,100 jobs2014-12: 2,492,900 jobs2015-01: 2,481,500 jobs2015-02: 2,480,400 jobs2015-03: 2,493,600 jobs2015-04: 2,489,400 jobs2015-05: 2,495,500 jobs2015-06: 2,504,600 jobs2015-07: 2,518,700 jobs2015-08: 2,526,200 jobs2015-09: 2,528,300 jobs2015-10: 2,546,900 jobs2015-11: 2,556,300 jobs2015-12: 2,569,000 jobs2016-01: 2,557,600 jobs2016-02: 2,559,500 jobs2016-03: 2,544,300 jobs2016-04: 2,556,700 jobs2016-05: 2,556,600 jobs2016-06: 2,556,500 jobs2016-07: 2,566,100 jobs2016-08: 2,565,200 jobs2016-09: 2,578,200 jobs2016-10: 2,566,700 jobs2016-11: 2,565,100 jobs2016-12: 2,570,300 jobs2017-01: 2,575,600 jobs2017-02: 2,583,100 jobs2017-03: 2,598,700 jobs2017-04: 2,590,900 jobs2017-05: 2,608,700 jobs2017-06: 2,618,700 jobs2017-07: 2,627,500 jobs2017-08: 2,630,300 jobs2017-09: 2,636,300 jobs2017-10: 2,633,400 jobs2017-11: 2,639,900 jobs2017-12: 2,650,800 jobs2018-01: 2,665,900 jobs2018-02: 2,674,000 jobs2018-03: 2,682,800 jobs2018-04: 2,689,700 jobs2018-05: 2,697,200 jobs2018-06: 2,702,500 jobs2018-07: 2,710,500 jobs2018-08: 2,720,400 jobs2018-09: 2,729,000 jobs2018-10: 2,735,500 jobs2018-11: 2,739,800 jobs2018-12: 2,751,700 jobs2019-01: 2,742,100 jobs2019-02: 2,743,300 jobs2019-03: 2,747,700 jobs2019-04: 2,747,000 jobs2019-05: 2,751,500 jobs2019-06: 2,762,800 jobs2019-07: 2,764,300 jobs2019-08: 2,776,000 jobs2019-09: 2,774,300 jobs2019-10: 2,779,500 jobs2019-11: 2,789,500 jobs2019-12: 2,794,600 jobs2020-01: 2,803,200 jobs2020-02: 2,804,100 jobs2020-03: 2,772,500 jobs2020-04: 2,502,700 jobs2020-05: 2,539,100 jobs2020-06: 2,568,600 jobs2020-07: 2,577,100 jobs2020-08: 2,591,600 jobs2020-09: 2,605,800 jobs2020-10: 2,637,800 jobs2020-11: 2,651,200 jobs2020-12: 2,664,900 jobs2021-01: 2,686,500 jobs2021-02: 2,698,000 jobs2021-03: 2,712,400 jobs2021-04: 2,719,900 jobs2021-05: 2,731,300 jobs2021-06: 2,722,400 jobs2021-07: 2,751,400 jobs2021-08: 2,753,400 jobs2021-09: 2,759,300 jobs2021-10: 2,825,000 jobs2021-11: 2,841,900 jobs2021-12: 2,852,700 jobs2022-01: 2,863,600 jobs2022-02: 2,881,800 jobs2022-03: 2,888,200 jobs2022-04: 2,905,700 jobs2022-05: 2,904,600 jobs2022-06: 2,909,600 jobs2022-07: 2,913,100 jobs2022-08: 2,913,300 jobs2022-09: 2,915,700 jobs2022-10: 2,908,400 jobs2022-11: 2,896,600 jobs2022-12: 2,886,800 jobs2023-01: 2,870,800 jobs2023-02: 2,855,700 jobs2023-03: 2,844,900 jobs2023-04: 2,836,900 jobs2023-05: 2,837,100 jobs2023-06: 2,835,700 jobs2023-07: 2,820,300 jobs2023-08: 2,815,400 jobs2023-09: 2,816,100 jobs2023-10: 2,800,700 jobs2023-11: 2,792,900 jobs2023-12: 2,791,000 jobs2024-01: 2,827,100 jobs2024-02: 2,807,900 jobs2024-03: 2,803,100 jobs2024-04: 2,783,700 jobs2024-05: 2,780,200 jobs2024-06: 2,776,300 jobs2024-07: 2,779,700 jobs2024-08: 2,772,900 jobs2024-09: 2,767,800 jobs2024-10: 2,775,600 jobs2024-11: 2,767,400 jobs2024-12: 2,751,100 jobs2025-01: 2,757,700 jobs2025-02: 2,752,600 jobs2025-03: 2,753,400 jobs2025-04: 2,759,600 jobs2025-05: 2,757,100 jobs2025-06: 2,750,700 jobs2025-07: 2,749,900 jobs2025-08: 2,754,700 jobs2025-09: 2,752,200 jobs2025-10: 2,757,100 jobs2025-11: 2,752,300 jobs2025-12: 2,752,500 jobs2026-01: 2,764,000 jobs2026-02: 2,766,900 jobs2026-03: 2,764,200 jobs2026-04: 2,758,900 jobs2026-05: 2,747,700 jobs2026-06: 2,751,900 jobs2026-07: 2,741,000 jobs2026-08: 2,739,200 jobs
jobs. Source: BLS, Current Employment Statistics, State and Area: all employees, professional and business services, statewide, seasonally adjusted (SMS, state, 000006000000001). Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-09-18.
All 236 values
Periodjobs
2026-082,739,200 Provisional
2026-072,741,000
2026-062,751,900
2026-052,747,700
2026-042,758,900
2026-032,764,200
2026-022,766,900
2026-012,764,000
2025-122,752,500
2025-112,752,300
2025-102,757,100
2025-092,752,200
2025-082,754,700
2025-072,749,900
2025-062,750,700
2025-052,757,100
2025-042,759,600
2025-032,753,400
2025-022,752,600
2025-012,757,700
2024-122,751,100
2024-112,767,400
2024-102,775,600
2024-092,767,800
2024-082,772,900
2024-072,779,700
2024-062,776,300
2024-052,780,200
2024-042,783,700
2024-032,803,100
2024-022,807,900
2024-012,827,100
2023-122,791,000
2023-112,792,900
2023-102,800,700
2023-092,816,100
2023-082,815,400
2023-072,820,300
2023-062,835,700
2023-052,837,100
2023-042,836,900
2023-032,844,900
2023-022,855,700
2023-012,870,800
2022-122,886,800
2022-112,896,600
2022-102,908,400
2022-092,915,700
2022-082,913,300
2022-072,913,100
2022-062,909,600
2022-052,904,600
2022-042,905,700
2022-032,888,200
2022-022,881,800
2022-012,863,600
2021-122,852,700
2021-112,841,900
2021-102,825,000
2021-092,759,300
2021-082,753,400
2021-072,751,400
2021-062,722,400
2021-052,731,300
2021-042,719,900
2021-032,712,400
2021-022,698,000
2021-012,686,500
2020-122,664,900
2020-112,651,200
2020-102,637,800
2020-092,605,800
2020-082,591,600
2020-072,577,100
2020-062,568,600
2020-052,539,100
2020-042,502,700
2020-032,772,500
2020-022,804,100
2020-012,803,200
2019-122,794,600
2019-112,789,500
2019-102,779,500
2019-092,774,300
2019-082,776,000
2019-072,764,300
2019-062,762,800
2019-052,751,500
2019-042,747,000
2019-032,747,700
2019-022,743,300
2019-012,742,100
2018-122,751,700
2018-112,739,800
2018-102,735,500
2018-092,729,000
2018-082,720,400
2018-072,710,500
2018-062,702,500
2018-052,697,200
2018-042,689,700
2018-032,682,800
2018-022,674,000
2018-012,665,900
2017-122,650,800
2017-112,639,900
2017-102,633,400
2017-092,636,300
2017-082,630,300
2017-072,627,500
2017-062,618,700
2017-052,608,700
2017-042,590,900
2017-032,598,700
2017-022,583,100
2017-012,575,600
2016-122,570,300
2016-112,565,100
2016-102,566,700
2016-092,578,200
2016-082,565,200
2016-072,566,100
2016-062,556,500
2016-052,556,600
2016-042,556,700
2016-032,544,300
2016-022,559,500
2016-012,557,600
2015-122,569,000
2015-112,556,300
2015-102,546,900
2015-092,528,300
2015-082,526,200
2015-072,518,700
2015-062,504,600
2015-052,495,500
2015-042,489,400
2015-032,493,600
2015-022,480,400
2015-012,481,500
2014-122,492,900
2014-112,483,100
2014-102,472,800
2014-092,460,500
2014-082,452,100
2014-072,439,600
2014-062,446,300
2014-052,443,000
2014-042,430,300
2014-032,424,900
2014-022,414,000
2014-012,408,900
2013-122,396,800
2013-112,391,300
2013-102,384,200
2013-092,387,000
2013-082,381,600
2013-072,371,400
2013-062,360,500
2013-052,357,800
2013-042,350,500
2013-032,338,500
2013-022,330,200
2013-012,316,400
2012-122,306,300
2012-112,298,800
2012-102,291,400
2012-092,280,700
2012-082,272,900
2012-072,266,400
2012-062,267,200
2012-052,251,400
2012-042,243,000
2012-032,237,900
2012-022,226,500
2012-012,212,200
2011-122,190,600
2011-112,179,500
2011-102,172,700
2011-092,174,600
2011-082,160,500
2011-072,160,300
2011-062,139,900
2011-052,139,800
2011-042,135,200
2011-032,131,000
2011-022,127,300
2011-012,122,300
2010-122,121,200
2010-112,115,700
2010-102,116,800
2010-092,098,500
2010-082,101,500
2010-072,097,800
2010-062,096,900
2010-052,087,700
2010-042,085,800
2010-032,069,100
2010-022,062,600
2010-012,057,300
2009-122,060,200
2009-112,059,300
2009-102,051,900
2009-092,040,100
2009-082,046,000
2009-072,049,800
2009-062,063,900
2009-052,077,900
2009-042,086,900
2009-032,110,800
2009-022,132,400
2009-012,165,000
2008-122,185,700
2008-112,202,000
2008-102,222,200
2008-092,254,600
2008-082,259,400
2008-072,267,100
2008-062,273,300
2008-052,280,400
2008-042,288,900
2008-032,285,200
2008-022,286,700
2008-012,284,500
2007-122,291,500
2007-112,288,300
2007-102,288,500
2007-092,289,300
2007-082,286,700
2007-072,290,400
2007-062,287,200
2007-052,283,900
2007-042,277,700
2007-032,288,100
2007-022,280,400
2007-012,273,400

Compared with United States

PlaceAugust 2026
California2,739,200
United States22,491,000

Rankings

Definition

Number of jobs on professional and business services payrolls in the month, seasonally adjusted, from the Current Employment Statistics (CES) survey of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. The supersector covers professional, scientific and technical services, management of companies, and administrative, support and waste management services.

One of the eleven CES supersectors that make up nonfarm_payroll_employment. Counts jobs on nonfarm payrolls, not people: someone with two jobs counts twice. It covers full-time and part-time employees paid for any part of the pay period that includes the 12th of the month, and excludes the self-employed, farm workers, private household workers and unpaid family workers.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Current Employment Statistics, State and Area: all employees, professional and business services, statewide, seasonally adjusted (SMS, state, 000006000000001). https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/sm/sm.data.72.ProfBusSrvc.Current. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2026). Current Employment Statistics, State and Area: all employees, professional and business services, statewide, seasonally adjusted (SMS, state, 000006000000001) (Professional and business services payroll employment, California, 2007-01 to 2026-08) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/sm/sm.data.72.ProfBusSrvc.Current

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Current Employment Statistics, State and Area: all employees, professional and business services, statewide, seasonally adjusted (SMS, state, 000006000000001), Professional and business services payroll employment, California, 2007-01 to 2026-08. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 18 Sept. 2026, https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/sm/sm.data.72.ProfBusSrvc.Current. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/professional-business-services-jobs/california. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. 2026. Current Employment Statistics, State and Area: all employees, professional and business services, statewide, seasonally adjusted (SMS, state, 000006000000001). Professional and business services payroll employment, California, 2007-01 to 2026-08. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/sm/sm.data.72.ProfBusSrvc.Current. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/professional-business-services-jobs/california.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2026) Current Employment Statistics, State and Area: all employees, professional and business services, statewide, seasonally adjusted (SMS, state, 000006000000001), Professional and business services payroll employment, California, 2007-01 to 2026-08 [Dataset]. Available at: https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/sm/sm.data.72.ProfBusSrvc.Current, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/professional-business-services-jobs/california (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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What is the professional and business services payroll employment in California?

Professional and business services payroll employment in California was 2,739,200 jobs in August 2026, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 0.6% from August 2025. That is the 1st highest of 51 states in August 2026.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Current Employment Statistics, State and Area: all employees, professional and business services, statewide, seasonally adjusted (SMS, state, 000006000000001). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest professional and business services payroll employment in California?

2,915,700 jobs in September 2022, the highest value since January 2007 in this series.

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