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US states by private education and health services payroll employment

California had the highest private education and health services payroll employment of 51 states in December 2025, at 3,547,800 jobs. Wyoming had the lowest, at 29,700 jobs. The median was 320,300 jobs and the figure for the United States was 27,627,000 jobs. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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Highest3,547,800California
Lowest29,700Wyoming
Median320,30051 states
United States27,627,000History

Map of states, December 2025

Alabama: 263,700 jobsAlaska: 54,000 jobsArizona: 553,600 jobsArkansas: 211,800 jobsCalifornia: 3,547,800 jobsColorado: 402,300 jobsConnecticut: 379,800 jobsDelaware: 92,900 jobsDistrict of Columbia: 126,000 jobsFlorida: 1,614,900 jobsGeorgia: 738,500 jobsHawaii: 92,100 jobsIdaho: 143,000 jobsIllinois: 1,037,900 jobsIndiana: 522,300 jobsIowa: 247,100 jobsKansas: 218,800 jobsKentucky: 319,700 jobsLouisiana: 352,700 jobsMaine: 137,300 jobsMaryland: 501,300 jobsMassachusetts: 851,200 jobsMichigan: 736,700 jobsMinnesota: 616,500 jobsMississippi: 159,600 jobsMissouri: 542,500 jobsMontana: 86,600 jobsNebraska: 173,400 jobsNevada: 184,500 jobsNew Hampshire: 130,300 jobsNew Jersey: 817,100 jobsNew Mexico: 153,700 jobsNew York: 2,433,300 jobsNorth Carolina: 731,800 jobsNorth Dakota: 72,500 jobsOhio: 994,300 jobsOklahoma: 280,600 jobsOregon: 352,900 jobsPennsylvania: 1,409,200 jobsRhode Island: 115,200 jobsSouth Carolina: 320,300 jobsSouth Dakota: 81,500 jobsTennessee: 510,300 jobsTexas: 2,001,600 jobsUtah: 252,000 jobsVermont: 65,300 jobsVirginia: 624,900 jobsWashington: 573,300 jobsWest Virginia: 146,200 jobsWisconsin: 500,000 jobsWyoming: 29,700 jobs
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jobs, December 2025. 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, December 2025

California: 3,547,800 jobsCalifornia3,547,800New York: 2,433,300 jobsNew York2,433,300Texas: 2,001,600 jobsTexas2,001,600Florida: 1,614,900 jobsFlorida1,614,900Pennsylvania: 1,409,200 jobsPennsylvania1,409,200Illinois: 1,037,900 jobsIllinois1,037,900Ohio: 994,300 jobsOhio994,300Massachusetts: 851,200 jobsMassachusetts851,200New Jersey: 817,100 jobsNew Jersey817,100Georgia: 738,500 jobsGeorgia738,500Michigan: 736,700 jobsMichigan736,700North Carolina: 731,800 jobsNorth Carolina731,800Virginia: 624,900 jobsVirginia624,900Minnesota: 616,500 jobsMinnesota616,500Washington: 573,300 jobsWashington573,300Arizona: 553,600 jobsArizona553,600Missouri: 542,500 jobsMissouri542,500Indiana: 522,300 jobsIndiana522,300Tennessee: 510,300 jobsTennessee510,300Maryland: 501,300 jobsMaryland501,300Wisconsin: 500,000 jobsWisconsin500,000Colorado: 402,300 jobsColorado402,300Connecticut: 379,800 jobsConnecticut379,800Oregon: 352,900 jobsOregon352,900Louisiana: 352,700 jobsLouisiana352,700South Carolina: 320,300 jobsSouth Carolina320,300Kentucky: 319,700 jobsKentucky319,700Oklahoma: 280,600 jobsOklahoma280,600Alabama: 263,700 jobsAlabama263,700Utah: 252,000 jobsUtah252,000Iowa: 247,100 jobsIowa247,100Kansas: 218,800 jobsKansas218,800Arkansas: 211,800 jobsArkansas211,800Nevada: 184,500 jobsNevada184,500Nebraska: 173,400 jobsNebraska173,400Mississippi: 159,600 jobsMississippi159,600New Mexico: 153,700 jobsNew Mexico153,700West Virginia: 146,200 jobsWest Virginia146,200Idaho: 143,000 jobsIdaho143,000Maine: 137,300 jobsMaine137,300New Hampshire: 130,300 jobsNew Hampshire130,300District of Columbia: 126,000 jobsDistrict of Columbia126,000Rhode Island: 115,200 jobsRhode Island115,200Delaware: 92,900 jobsDelaware92,900Hawaii: 92,100 jobsHawaii92,100Montana: 86,600 jobsMontana86,600South Dakota: 81,500 jobsSouth Dakota81,500North Dakota: 72,500 jobsNorth Dakota72,500Vermont: 65,300 jobsVermont65,300Alaska: 54,000 jobsAlaska54,000Wyoming: 29,700 jobsWyoming29,700California: 3,547,800 jobsCalifornia3,547,800New York: 2,433,300 jobsNew York2,433,300Texas: 2,001,600 jobsTexas2,001,600Florida: 1,614,900 jobsFlorida1,614,900Pennsylvania: 1,409,200 jobsPennsylvania1,409,200Illinois: 1,037,900 jobsIllinois1,037,900Ohio: 994,300 jobsOhio994,300Massachusetts: 851,200 jobsMassachusetts851,200New Jersey: 817,100 jobsNew Jersey817,100Georgia: 738,500 jobsGeorgia738,500Michigan: 736,700 jobsMichigan736,700North Carolina: 731,800 jobsNorth Carolina731,800Virginia: 624,900 jobsVirginia624,900Minnesota: 616,500 jobsMinnesota616,500Washington: 573,300 jobsWashington573,300Arizona: 553,600 jobsArizona553,600Missouri: 542,500 jobsMissouri542,500Indiana: 522,300 jobsIndiana522,300Tennessee: 510,300 jobsTennessee510,300Maryland: 501,300 jobsMaryland501,300Wisconsin: 500,000 jobsWisconsin500,000Colorado: 402,300 jobsColorado402,300Connecticut: 379,800 jobsConnecticut379,800Oregon: 352,900 jobsOregon352,900Louisiana: 352,700 jobsLouisiana352,700South Carolina: 320,300 jobsSouth Carolina320,300Kentucky: 319,700 jobsKentucky319,700Oklahoma: 280,600 jobsOklahoma280,600Alabama: 263,700 jobsAlabama263,700Utah: 252,000 jobsUtah252,000Iowa: 247,100 jobsIowa247,100Kansas: 218,800 jobsKansas218,800Arkansas: 211,800 jobsArkansas211,800Nevada: 184,500 jobsNevada184,500Nebraska: 173,400 jobsNebraska173,400Mississippi: 159,600 jobsMississippi159,600New Mexico: 153,700 jobsNew Mexico153,700West Virginia: 146,200 jobsWest Virginia146,200Idaho: 143,000 jobsIdaho143,000Maine: 137,300 jobsMaine137,300New Hampshire: 130,300 jobsNew Hampshire130,300District of Columbia: 126,000 jobsDistrict of Columbia126,000Rhode Island: 115,200 jobsRhode Island115,200Delaware: 92,900 jobsDelaware92,900Hawaii: 92,100 jobsHawaii92,100Montana: 86,600 jobsMontana86,600South Dakota: 81,500 jobsSouth Dakota81,500North Dakota: 72,500 jobsNorth Dakota72,500Vermont: 65,300 jobsVermont65,300Alaska: 54,000 jobsAlaska54,000Wyoming: 29,700 jobsWyoming29,700
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

RankStatesDecember 2025
jobs		Change on December 2024
1California3,547,800+5.1%
2New York2,433,300+1.8%
3Texas2,001,600+2%
4Florida1,614,900+3%
5Pennsylvania1,409,200+2.2%
6Illinois1,037,900+2.4%
7Ohio994,300+1.2%
8Massachusetts851,200+0.4%
9New Jersey817,100+3.7%
10Georgia738,500+3.2%
11Michigan736,700+1.8%
12North Carolina731,800+2.9%
13Virginia624,900+1.4%
14Minnesota616,500+2.9%
15Washington573,300+2.9%
16Arizona553,600+1.2%
17Missouri542,500+1.8%
18Indiana522,300+0.7%
19Tennessee510,300+2.2%
20Maryland501,300+0.1%
21Wisconsin500,000+1.7%
22Colorado402,300+4.5%
23Connecticut379,800+1.9%
24Oregon352,900+2.3%
25Louisiana352,700+1.1%
26South Carolina320,300+3.4%
27Kentucky319,700+0.5%
28Oklahoma280,600+1.2%
29Alabama263,700+0.9%
30Utah252,000+2.1%
31Iowa247,100+1.9%
32Kansas218,800+1.3%
33Arkansas211,800+1.5%
34Nevada184,500+5.6%
35Nebraska173,400+1.3%
36Mississippi159,600+1%
37New Mexico153,700+1.8%
38West Virginia146,200+1.4%
39Idaho143,000+2.1%
40Maine137,300+0.7%
41New Hampshire130,300+0.3%
42District of Columbia126,000-1.1%
43Rhode Island115,200+0.1%
44Delaware92,900+1.8%
45Hawaii92,100+1.9%
46Montana86,600+0.3%
47South Dakota81,500+2%
48North Dakota72,500+2%
49Vermont65,300+0.5%
50Alaska54,000+0.7%
51Wyoming29,700+0.3%

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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.

How to cite

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, 2025-12. 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?period=2025-12. 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, 2025-12. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/sm/sm.data.73.EduHealthSrvc.Current. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/education-health-services-jobs/us-states?period=2025-12.

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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, 2025-12 [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?period=2025-12 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

California, with 3,547,800 jobs in December 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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

Wyoming, with 29,700 jobs in December 2025.

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Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: 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). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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