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US states by private education and health services payroll employment, August 2026

California had the highest private education and health services payroll employment of 51 states in August 2026, at 3,635,100 jobs. Wyoming had the lowest, at 29,800 jobs. The median was 324,100 jobs and the figure for the United States was 27,985,000 jobs. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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Highest3,635,100California
Lowest29,800Wyoming
Median324,10051 states
United States27,985,000History

Map of states, August 2026

Alabama: 270,800 jobsAlaska: 54,300 jobsArizona: 567,400 jobsArkansas: 211,500 jobsCalifornia: 3,635,100 jobsColorado: 413,200 jobsConnecticut: 385,300 jobsDelaware: 94,600 jobsDistrict of Columbia: 125,500 jobsFlorida: 1,635,900 jobsGeorgia: 750,700 jobsHawaii: 93,300 jobsIdaho: 146,400 jobsIllinois: 1,036,700 jobsIndiana: 529,200 jobsIowa: 250,100 jobsKansas: 221,800 jobsKentucky: 324,000 jobsLouisiana: 359,500 jobsMaine: 138,700 jobsMaryland: 511,300 jobsMassachusetts: 862,800 jobsMichigan: 743,700 jobsMinnesota: 630,700 jobsMississippi: 160,700 jobsMissouri: 548,200 jobsMontana: 88,700 jobsNebraska: 177,600 jobsNevada: 190,400 jobsNew Hampshire: 131,700 jobsNew Jersey: 824,300 jobsNew Mexico: 157,800 jobsNew York: 2,427,100 jobsNorth Carolina: 742,000 jobsNorth Dakota: 73,200 jobsOhio: 997,200 jobsOklahoma: 289,100 jobsOregon: 359,700 jobsPennsylvania: 1,422,600 jobsRhode Island: 116,600 jobsSouth Carolina: 324,100 jobsSouth Dakota: 82,100 jobsTennessee: 516,700 jobsTexas: 2,009,100 jobsUtah: 258,600 jobsVermont: 65,500 jobsVirginia: 628,000 jobsWashington: 574,200 jobsWest Virginia: 148,100 jobsWisconsin: 505,500 jobsWyoming: 29,800 jobs
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jobs, August 2026. Source: BLS, Current Employment Statistics, State and Area: all employees, private education and health services, statewide, seasonally adjusted (SMS, state, 000006500000001). Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All states, August 2026

California: 3,635,100 jobsCalifornia3,635,100New York: 2,427,100 jobsNew York2,427,100Texas: 2,009,100 jobsTexas2,009,100Florida: 1,635,900 jobsFlorida1,635,900Pennsylvania: 1,422,600 jobsPennsylvania1,422,600Illinois: 1,036,700 jobsIllinois1,036,700Ohio: 997,200 jobsOhio997,200Massachusetts: 862,800 jobsMassachusetts862,800New Jersey: 824,300 jobsNew Jersey824,300Georgia: 750,700 jobsGeorgia750,700Michigan: 743,700 jobsMichigan743,700North Carolina: 742,000 jobsNorth Carolina742,000Minnesota: 630,700 jobsMinnesota630,700Virginia: 628,000 jobsVirginia628,000Washington: 574,200 jobsWashington574,200Arizona: 567,400 jobsArizona567,400Missouri: 548,200 jobsMissouri548,200Indiana: 529,200 jobsIndiana529,200Tennessee: 516,700 jobsTennessee516,700Maryland: 511,300 jobsMaryland511,300Wisconsin: 505,500 jobsWisconsin505,500Colorado: 413,200 jobsColorado413,200Connecticut: 385,300 jobsConnecticut385,300Oregon: 359,700 jobsOregon359,700Louisiana: 359,500 jobsLouisiana359,500South Carolina: 324,100 jobsSouth Carolina324,100Kentucky: 324,000 jobsKentucky324,000Oklahoma: 289,100 jobsOklahoma289,100Alabama: 270,800 jobsAlabama270,800Utah: 258,600 jobsUtah258,600Iowa: 250,100 jobsIowa250,100Kansas: 221,800 jobsKansas221,800Arkansas: 211,500 jobsArkansas211,500Nevada: 190,400 jobsNevada190,400Nebraska: 177,600 jobsNebraska177,600Mississippi: 160,700 jobsMississippi160,700New Mexico: 157,800 jobsNew Mexico157,800West Virginia: 148,100 jobsWest Virginia148,100Idaho: 146,400 jobsIdaho146,400Maine: 138,700 jobsMaine138,700New Hampshire: 131,700 jobsNew Hampshire131,700District of Columbia: 125,500 jobsDistrict of Columbia125,500Rhode Island: 116,600 jobsRhode Island116,600Delaware: 94,600 jobsDelaware94,600Hawaii: 93,300 jobsHawaii93,300Montana: 88,700 jobsMontana88,700South Dakota: 82,100 jobsSouth Dakota82,100North Dakota: 73,200 jobsNorth Dakota73,200Vermont: 65,500 jobsVermont65,500Alaska: 54,300 jobsAlaska54,300Wyoming: 29,800 jobsWyoming29,800California: 3,635,100 jobsCalifornia3,635,100New York: 2,427,100 jobsNew York2,427,100Texas: 2,009,100 jobsTexas2,009,100Florida: 1,635,900 jobsFlorida1,635,900Pennsylvania: 1,422,600 jobsPennsylvania1,422,600Illinois: 1,036,700 jobsIllinois1,036,700Ohio: 997,200 jobsOhio997,200Massachusetts: 862,800 jobsMassachusetts862,800New Jersey: 824,300 jobsNew Jersey824,300Georgia: 750,700 jobsGeorgia750,700Michigan: 743,700 jobsMichigan743,700North Carolina: 742,000 jobsNorth Carolina742,000Minnesota: 630,700 jobsMinnesota630,700Virginia: 628,000 jobsVirginia628,000Washington: 574,200 jobsWashington574,200Arizona: 567,400 jobsArizona567,400Missouri: 548,200 jobsMissouri548,200Indiana: 529,200 jobsIndiana529,200Tennessee: 516,700 jobsTennessee516,700Maryland: 511,300 jobsMaryland511,300Wisconsin: 505,500 jobsWisconsin505,500Colorado: 413,200 jobsColorado413,200Connecticut: 385,300 jobsConnecticut385,300Oregon: 359,700 jobsOregon359,700Louisiana: 359,500 jobsLouisiana359,500South Carolina: 324,100 jobsSouth Carolina324,100Kentucky: 324,000 jobsKentucky324,000Oklahoma: 289,100 jobsOklahoma289,100Alabama: 270,800 jobsAlabama270,800Utah: 258,600 jobsUtah258,600Iowa: 250,100 jobsIowa250,100Kansas: 221,800 jobsKansas221,800Arkansas: 211,500 jobsArkansas211,500Nevada: 190,400 jobsNevada190,400Nebraska: 177,600 jobsNebraska177,600Mississippi: 160,700 jobsMississippi160,700New Mexico: 157,800 jobsNew Mexico157,800West Virginia: 148,100 jobsWest Virginia148,100Idaho: 146,400 jobsIdaho146,400Maine: 138,700 jobsMaine138,700New Hampshire: 131,700 jobsNew Hampshire131,700District of Columbia: 125,500 jobsDistrict of Columbia125,500Rhode Island: 116,600 jobsRhode Island116,600Delaware: 94,600 jobsDelaware94,600Hawaii: 93,300 jobsHawaii93,300Montana: 88,700 jobsMontana88,700South Dakota: 82,100 jobsSouth Dakota82,100North Dakota: 73,200 jobsNorth Dakota73,200Vermont: 65,500 jobsVermont65,500Alaska: 54,300 jobsAlaska54,300Wyoming: 29,800 jobsWyoming29,800
jobs. Source: BLS, Current Employment Statistics, State and Area: all employees, private education and health services, statewide, seasonally adjusted (SMS, state, 000006500000001). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankStatesAugust 2026
jobs		Change on August 2025
1California Provisional3,635,100+3.8%
2New York Provisional2,427,100+1%
3Texas Provisional2,009,100+1.3%
4Florida Provisional1,635,900+2.5%
5Pennsylvania Provisional1,422,600+1.7%
6Illinois Provisional1,036,700+0.9%
7Ohio Provisional997,200+0.1%
8Massachusetts Provisional862,800+1.7%
9New Jersey Provisional824,300+2.9%
10Georgia Provisional750,700+2.6%
11Michigan Provisional743,700+1.1%
12North Carolina Provisional742,000+1.5%
13Minnesota Provisional630,700+2.7%
14Virginia Provisional628,000+0.4%
15Washington Provisional574,200+1.7%
16Arizona Provisional567,400+2.9%
17Missouri Provisional548,200+1.7%
18Indiana Provisional529,200+1.3%
19Tennessee Provisional516,700+1.7%
20Maryland Provisional511,300+1.5%
21Wisconsin Provisional505,500+1.5%
22Colorado Provisional413,200+3.1%
23Connecticut Provisional385,300+2.4%
24Oregon Provisional359,700+2.3%
25Louisiana Provisional359,500+2.2%
26South Carolina Provisional324,100+2.5%
27Kentucky Provisional324,000+1.3%
28Oklahoma Provisional289,100+3.7%
29Alabama Provisional270,800+2.4%
30Utah Provisional258,600+1.9%
31Iowa Provisional250,100+2.5%
32Kansas Provisional221,800+1.4%
33Arkansas Provisional211,500+0.3%
34Nevada Provisional190,400+4.4%
35Nebraska Provisional177,600+2.4%
36Mississippi Provisional160,700+0.2%
37New Mexico Provisional157,800+2.6%
38West Virginia Provisional148,100+1.9%
39Idaho Provisional146,400+1.9%
40Maine Provisional138,700+0.6%
41New Hampshire Provisional131,700+0.6%
42District of Columbia Provisional125,500-1.4%
43Rhode Island Provisional116,600+2.5%
44Delaware Provisional94,600+2.3%
45Hawaii Provisional93,300+2.2%
46Montana Provisional88,700+1.7%
47South Dakota Provisional82,100+2.2%
48North Dakota Provisional73,200+1.9%
49Vermont Provisional65,500+0.2%
50Alaska Provisional54,3000%
51Wyoming Provisional29,800+0.7%

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About this ranking

Number of jobs on private education and health 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 private educational services, health care and social assistance; public schools and hospitals count in government.

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.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the states are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Current Employment Statistics, State and Area: all employees, private education and health services, statewide, seasonally adjusted (SMS, state, 000006500000001). https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/sm/sm.data.73.EduHealthSrvc.Current. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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Current Employment Statistics, State and Area: all employees, private education and health services, statewide, seasonally adjusted (SMS, state, 000006500000001), US states by private education and health services payroll employment, 2026-08. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 18 Sept. 2026, https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/sm/sm.data.73.EduHealthSrvc.Current. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/education-health-services-jobs/us-states. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2026) Current Employment Statistics, State and Area: all employees, private education and health services, statewide, seasonally adjusted (SMS, state, 000006500000001), US states by private education and health services payroll employment, 2026-08 [Dataset]. Available at: https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/sm/sm.data.73.EduHealthSrvc.Current, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/education-health-services-jobs/us-states (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which state has the highest private education and health services payroll employment?

California, with 3,635,100 jobs in August 2026, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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Wyoming, with 29,800 jobs in August 2026.

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