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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 March 2026, at 3,585,200 jobs. Wyoming had the lowest, at 30,200 jobs. The median was 322,100 jobs and the figure for the United States was 27,792,000 jobs. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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Highest3,585,200California
Lowest30,200Wyoming
Median322,10051 states
United States27,792,000History

Map of states, March 2026

Alabama: 267,600 jobsAlaska: 54,000 jobsArizona: 564,100 jobsArkansas: 212,400 jobsCalifornia: 3,585,200 jobsColorado: 409,400 jobsConnecticut: 380,800 jobsDelaware: 93,200 jobsDistrict of Columbia: 126,300 jobsFlorida: 1,619,100 jobsGeorgia: 747,400 jobsHawaii: 92,900 jobsIdaho: 143,600 jobsIllinois: 1,039,600 jobsIndiana: 527,200 jobsIowa: 246,400 jobsKansas: 219,000 jobsKentucky: 322,100 jobsLouisiana: 353,100 jobsMaine: 138,000 jobsMaryland: 507,300 jobsMassachusetts: 852,200 jobsMichigan: 738,000 jobsMinnesota: 623,700 jobsMississippi: 161,700 jobsMissouri: 539,300 jobsMontana: 87,200 jobsNebraska: 175,800 jobsNevada: 187,900 jobsNew Hampshire: 130,200 jobsNew Jersey: 823,400 jobsNew Mexico: 154,000 jobsNew York: 2,445,900 jobsNorth Carolina: 739,900 jobsNorth Dakota: 73,300 jobsOhio: 998,100 jobsOklahoma: 283,900 jobsOregon: 354,500 jobsPennsylvania: 1,414,900 jobsRhode Island: 116,900 jobsSouth Carolina: 322,100 jobsSouth Dakota: 81,300 jobsTennessee: 513,100 jobsTexas: 2,007,900 jobsUtah: 254,000 jobsVermont: 65,800 jobsVirginia: 632,000 jobsWashington: 570,700 jobsWest Virginia: 147,600 jobsWisconsin: 502,000 jobsWyoming: 30,200 jobs
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jobs, March 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, March 2026

California: 3,585,200 jobsCalifornia3,585,200New York: 2,445,900 jobsNew York2,445,900Texas: 2,007,900 jobsTexas2,007,900Florida: 1,619,100 jobsFlorida1,619,100Pennsylvania: 1,414,900 jobsPennsylvania1,414,900Illinois: 1,039,600 jobsIllinois1,039,600Ohio: 998,100 jobsOhio998,100Massachusetts: 852,200 jobsMassachusetts852,200New Jersey: 823,400 jobsNew Jersey823,400Georgia: 747,400 jobsGeorgia747,400North Carolina: 739,900 jobsNorth Carolina739,900Michigan: 738,000 jobsMichigan738,000Virginia: 632,000 jobsVirginia632,000Minnesota: 623,700 jobsMinnesota623,700Washington: 570,700 jobsWashington570,700Arizona: 564,100 jobsArizona564,100Missouri: 539,300 jobsMissouri539,300Indiana: 527,200 jobsIndiana527,200Tennessee: 513,100 jobsTennessee513,100Maryland: 507,300 jobsMaryland507,300Wisconsin: 502,000 jobsWisconsin502,000Colorado: 409,400 jobsColorado409,400Connecticut: 380,800 jobsConnecticut380,800Oregon: 354,500 jobsOregon354,500Louisiana: 353,100 jobsLouisiana353,100Kentucky: 322,100 jobsKentucky322,100South Carolina: 322,100 jobsSouth Carolina322,100Oklahoma: 283,900 jobsOklahoma283,900Alabama: 267,600 jobsAlabama267,600Utah: 254,000 jobsUtah254,000Iowa: 246,400 jobsIowa246,400Kansas: 219,000 jobsKansas219,000Arkansas: 212,400 jobsArkansas212,400Nevada: 187,900 jobsNevada187,900Nebraska: 175,800 jobsNebraska175,800Mississippi: 161,700 jobsMississippi161,700New Mexico: 154,000 jobsNew Mexico154,000West Virginia: 147,600 jobsWest Virginia147,600Idaho: 143,600 jobsIdaho143,600Maine: 138,000 jobsMaine138,000New Hampshire: 130,200 jobsNew Hampshire130,200District of Columbia: 126,300 jobsDistrict of Columbia126,300Rhode Island: 116,900 jobsRhode Island116,900Delaware: 93,200 jobsDelaware93,200Hawaii: 92,900 jobsHawaii92,900Montana: 87,200 jobsMontana87,200South Dakota: 81,300 jobsSouth Dakota81,300North Dakota: 73,300 jobsNorth Dakota73,300Vermont: 65,800 jobsVermont65,800Alaska: 54,000 jobsAlaska54,000Wyoming: 30,200 jobsWyoming30,200California: 3,585,200 jobsCalifornia3,585,200New York: 2,445,900 jobsNew York2,445,900Texas: 2,007,900 jobsTexas2,007,900Florida: 1,619,100 jobsFlorida1,619,100Pennsylvania: 1,414,900 jobsPennsylvania1,414,900Illinois: 1,039,600 jobsIllinois1,039,600Ohio: 998,100 jobsOhio998,100Massachusetts: 852,200 jobsMassachusetts852,200New Jersey: 823,400 jobsNew Jersey823,400Georgia: 747,400 jobsGeorgia747,400North Carolina: 739,900 jobsNorth Carolina739,900Michigan: 738,000 jobsMichigan738,000Virginia: 632,000 jobsVirginia632,000Minnesota: 623,700 jobsMinnesota623,700Washington: 570,700 jobsWashington570,700Arizona: 564,100 jobsArizona564,100Missouri: 539,300 jobsMissouri539,300Indiana: 527,200 jobsIndiana527,200Tennessee: 513,100 jobsTennessee513,100Maryland: 507,300 jobsMaryland507,300Wisconsin: 502,000 jobsWisconsin502,000Colorado: 409,400 jobsColorado409,400Connecticut: 380,800 jobsConnecticut380,800Oregon: 354,500 jobsOregon354,500Louisiana: 353,100 jobsLouisiana353,100Kentucky: 322,100 jobsKentucky322,100South Carolina: 322,100 jobsSouth Carolina322,100Oklahoma: 283,900 jobsOklahoma283,900Alabama: 267,600 jobsAlabama267,600Utah: 254,000 jobsUtah254,000Iowa: 246,400 jobsIowa246,400Kansas: 219,000 jobsKansas219,000Arkansas: 212,400 jobsArkansas212,400Nevada: 187,900 jobsNevada187,900Nebraska: 175,800 jobsNebraska175,800Mississippi: 161,700 jobsMississippi161,700New Mexico: 154,000 jobsNew Mexico154,000West Virginia: 147,600 jobsWest Virginia147,600Idaho: 143,600 jobsIdaho143,600Maine: 138,000 jobsMaine138,000New Hampshire: 130,200 jobsNew Hampshire130,200District of Columbia: 126,300 jobsDistrict of Columbia126,300Rhode Island: 116,900 jobsRhode Island116,900Delaware: 93,200 jobsDelaware93,200Hawaii: 92,900 jobsHawaii92,900Montana: 87,200 jobsMontana87,200South Dakota: 81,300 jobsSouth Dakota81,300North Dakota: 73,300 jobsNorth Dakota73,300Vermont: 65,800 jobsVermont65,800Alaska: 54,000 jobsAlaska54,000Wyoming: 30,200 jobsWyoming30,200
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

RankStatesMarch 2026
jobs		Change on March 2025
1California3,585,200+4.8%
2New York2,445,900+1.8%
3Texas2,007,900+1.6%
4Florida1,619,100+2.1%
5Pennsylvania1,414,900+2.1%
6Illinois1,039,600+2.2%
7Ohio998,100+1.2%
8Massachusetts852,200+0.4%
9New Jersey823,400+3.8%
10Georgia747,400+3.5%
11North Carolina739,900+3.1%
12Michigan738,000+1%
13Virginia632,000+1.9%
14Minnesota623,700+3.2%
15Washington570,700+2%
16Arizona564,100+2.6%
17Missouri539,300+0.4%
18Indiana527,200+1.5%
19Tennessee513,100+2.2%
20Maryland507,300+0.8%
21Wisconsin502,000+1.5%
22Colorado409,400+4.5%
23Connecticut380,800+1.7%
24Oregon354,500+2.4%
25Louisiana353,100+0.9%
26Kentucky322,100+1.1%
26South Carolina322,100+2.7%
28Oklahoma283,900+1.6%
29Alabama267,600+1.6%
30Utah254,000+2.2%
31Iowa246,400+1.3%
32Kansas219,000+1.2%
33Arkansas212,400+1.5%
34Nevada187,900+5.9%
35Nebraska175,800+2.1%
36Mississippi161,700+1.1%
37New Mexico154,000+1.3%
38West Virginia147,600+1.7%
39Idaho143,600+1.8%
40Maine138,000+1%
41New Hampshire130,200+0.1%
42District of Columbia126,300-1%
43Rhode Island116,900+1%
44Delaware93,200+1.7%
45Hawaii92,900+2.2%
46Montana87,200+0.8%
47South Dakota81,300+1.9%
48North Dakota73,300+2.5%
49Vermont65,800+1.1%
50Alaska54,000+0.2%
51Wyoming30,200+2.7%

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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.

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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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, 2026-03) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/sm/sm.data.73.EduHealthSrvc.Current

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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, 2026-03. 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=2026-03. 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, 2026-03. 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=2026-03.

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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, 2026-03 [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=2026-03 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

California, with 3,585,200 jobs in March 2026, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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

Wyoming, with 30,200 jobs in March 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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