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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 January 2026, at 3,576,500 jobs. Wyoming had the lowest, at 29,800 jobs. The median was 321,100 jobs and the figure for the United States was 27,746,000 jobs. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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Highest3,576,500California
Lowest29,800Wyoming
Median321,10051 states
United States27,746,000History

Map of states, January 2026

Alabama: 265,100 jobsAlaska: 53,900 jobsArizona: 558,200 jobsArkansas: 212,200 jobsCalifornia: 3,576,500 jobsColorado: 406,700 jobsConnecticut: 380,300 jobsDelaware: 93,500 jobsDistrict of Columbia: 126,000 jobsFlorida: 1,618,200 jobsGeorgia: 740,800 jobsHawaii: 92,700 jobsIdaho: 143,100 jobsIllinois: 1,032,400 jobsIndiana: 524,600 jobsIowa: 246,200 jobsKansas: 219,300 jobsKentucky: 321,100 jobsLouisiana: 353,100 jobsMaine: 138,100 jobsMaryland: 505,400 jobsMassachusetts: 853,900 jobsMichigan: 737,900 jobsMinnesota: 621,200 jobsMississippi: 160,600 jobsMissouri: 545,600 jobsMontana: 87,000 jobsNebraska: 175,300 jobsNevada: 184,600 jobsNew Hampshire: 129,700 jobsNew Jersey: 818,800 jobsNew Mexico: 154,300 jobsNew York: 2,441,900 jobsNorth Carolina: 736,100 jobsNorth Dakota: 72,700 jobsOhio: 998,900 jobsOklahoma: 281,800 jobsOregon: 355,500 jobsPennsylvania: 1,418,800 jobsRhode Island: 115,900 jobsSouth Carolina: 320,800 jobsSouth Dakota: 81,200 jobsTennessee: 513,300 jobsTexas: 2,009,000 jobsUtah: 253,300 jobsVermont: 65,800 jobsVirginia: 631,600 jobsWashington: 572,400 jobsWest Virginia: 146,400 jobsWisconsin: 502,800 jobsWyoming: 29,800 jobs
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jobs, January 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, January 2026

California: 3,576,500 jobsCalifornia3,576,500New York: 2,441,900 jobsNew York2,441,900Texas: 2,009,000 jobsTexas2,009,000Florida: 1,618,200 jobsFlorida1,618,200Pennsylvania: 1,418,800 jobsPennsylvania1,418,800Illinois: 1,032,400 jobsIllinois1,032,400Ohio: 998,900 jobsOhio998,900Massachusetts: 853,900 jobsMassachusetts853,900New Jersey: 818,800 jobsNew Jersey818,800Georgia: 740,800 jobsGeorgia740,800Michigan: 737,900 jobsMichigan737,900North Carolina: 736,100 jobsNorth Carolina736,100Virginia: 631,600 jobsVirginia631,600Minnesota: 621,200 jobsMinnesota621,200Washington: 572,400 jobsWashington572,400Arizona: 558,200 jobsArizona558,200Missouri: 545,600 jobsMissouri545,600Indiana: 524,600 jobsIndiana524,600Tennessee: 513,300 jobsTennessee513,300Maryland: 505,400 jobsMaryland505,400Wisconsin: 502,800 jobsWisconsin502,800Colorado: 406,700 jobsColorado406,700Connecticut: 380,300 jobsConnecticut380,300Oregon: 355,500 jobsOregon355,500Louisiana: 353,100 jobsLouisiana353,100Kentucky: 321,100 jobsKentucky321,100South Carolina: 320,800 jobsSouth Carolina320,800Oklahoma: 281,800 jobsOklahoma281,800Alabama: 265,100 jobsAlabama265,100Utah: 253,300 jobsUtah253,300Iowa: 246,200 jobsIowa246,200Kansas: 219,300 jobsKansas219,300Arkansas: 212,200 jobsArkansas212,200Nevada: 184,600 jobsNevada184,600Nebraska: 175,300 jobsNebraska175,300Mississippi: 160,600 jobsMississippi160,600New Mexico: 154,300 jobsNew Mexico154,300West Virginia: 146,400 jobsWest Virginia146,400Idaho: 143,100 jobsIdaho143,100Maine: 138,100 jobsMaine138,100New Hampshire: 129,700 jobsNew Hampshire129,700District of Columbia: 126,000 jobsDistrict of Columbia126,000Rhode Island: 115,900 jobsRhode Island115,900Delaware: 93,500 jobsDelaware93,500Hawaii: 92,700 jobsHawaii92,700Montana: 87,000 jobsMontana87,000South Dakota: 81,200 jobsSouth Dakota81,200North Dakota: 72,700 jobsNorth Dakota72,700Vermont: 65,800 jobsVermont65,800Alaska: 53,900 jobsAlaska53,900Wyoming: 29,800 jobsWyoming29,800California: 3,576,500 jobsCalifornia3,576,500New York: 2,441,900 jobsNew York2,441,900Texas: 2,009,000 jobsTexas2,009,000Florida: 1,618,200 jobsFlorida1,618,200Pennsylvania: 1,418,800 jobsPennsylvania1,418,800Illinois: 1,032,400 jobsIllinois1,032,400Ohio: 998,900 jobsOhio998,900Massachusetts: 853,900 jobsMassachusetts853,900New Jersey: 818,800 jobsNew Jersey818,800Georgia: 740,800 jobsGeorgia740,800Michigan: 737,900 jobsMichigan737,900North Carolina: 736,100 jobsNorth Carolina736,100Virginia: 631,600 jobsVirginia631,600Minnesota: 621,200 jobsMinnesota621,200Washington: 572,400 jobsWashington572,400Arizona: 558,200 jobsArizona558,200Missouri: 545,600 jobsMissouri545,600Indiana: 524,600 jobsIndiana524,600Tennessee: 513,300 jobsTennessee513,300Maryland: 505,400 jobsMaryland505,400Wisconsin: 502,800 jobsWisconsin502,800Colorado: 406,700 jobsColorado406,700Connecticut: 380,300 jobsConnecticut380,300Oregon: 355,500 jobsOregon355,500Louisiana: 353,100 jobsLouisiana353,100Kentucky: 321,100 jobsKentucky321,100South Carolina: 320,800 jobsSouth Carolina320,800Oklahoma: 281,800 jobsOklahoma281,800Alabama: 265,100 jobsAlabama265,100Utah: 253,300 jobsUtah253,300Iowa: 246,200 jobsIowa246,200Kansas: 219,300 jobsKansas219,300Arkansas: 212,200 jobsArkansas212,200Nevada: 184,600 jobsNevada184,600Nebraska: 175,300 jobsNebraska175,300Mississippi: 160,600 jobsMississippi160,600New Mexico: 154,300 jobsNew Mexico154,300West Virginia: 146,400 jobsWest Virginia146,400Idaho: 143,100 jobsIdaho143,100Maine: 138,100 jobsMaine138,100New Hampshire: 129,700 jobsNew Hampshire129,700District of Columbia: 126,000 jobsDistrict of Columbia126,000Rhode Island: 115,900 jobsRhode Island115,900Delaware: 93,500 jobsDelaware93,500Hawaii: 92,700 jobsHawaii92,700Montana: 87,000 jobsMontana87,000South Dakota: 81,200 jobsSouth Dakota81,200North Dakota: 72,700 jobsNorth Dakota72,700Vermont: 65,800 jobsVermont65,800Alaska: 53,900 jobsAlaska53,900Wyoming: 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

RankStatesJanuary 2026
jobs		Change on January 2025
1California3,576,500+5.6%
2New York2,441,900+1.9%
3Texas2,009,000+1.9%
4Florida1,618,200+2.6%
5Pennsylvania1,418,800+2.6%
6Illinois1,032,400+1.6%
7Ohio998,900+1.6%
8Massachusetts853,900+0.4%
9New Jersey818,800+3.7%
10Georgia740,800+3.2%
11Michigan737,900+1.4%
12North Carolina736,100+3.1%
13Virginia631,600+2.2%
14Minnesota621,200+3.3%
15Washington572,400+2.4%
16Arizona558,200+1.8%
17Missouri545,600+2.3%
18Indiana524,600+1.1%
19Tennessee513,300+2.3%
20Maryland505,400+0.8%
21Wisconsin502,800+1.7%
22Colorado406,700+3.5%
23Connecticut380,300+1.5%
24Oregon355,500+2.9%
25Louisiana353,100+1.1%
26Kentucky321,100+1%
27South Carolina320,800+3.5%
28Oklahoma281,800+1.3%
29Alabama265,100+0.6%
30Utah253,300+2.4%
31Iowa246,200+1.2%
32Kansas219,300+1.7%
33Arkansas212,200+2%
34Nevada184,600+5.1%
35Nebraska175,300+2.2%
36Mississippi160,600+0.9%
37New Mexico154,300+1.7%
38West Virginia146,400+1.6%
39Idaho143,100+1.7%
40Maine138,100+1%
41New Hampshire129,700+0.2%
42District of Columbia126,000-1.1%
43Rhode Island115,900+0.5%
44Delaware93,500+2.3%
45Hawaii92,700+1.4%
46Montana87,000+0.7%
47South Dakota81,200+1.2%
48North Dakota72,700+2.3%
49Vermont65,800-0.6%
50Alaska53,9000%
51Wyoming29,800+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, 2026-01. 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=2026-01. 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, 2026-01 [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=2026-01 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

California, with 3,576,500 jobs in January 2026, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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

Wyoming, with 29,800 jobs in January 2026.

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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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