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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 April 2026, at 3,594,400 jobs. Wyoming had the lowest, at 30,200 jobs. The median was 323,000 jobs and the figure for the United States was 27,859,000 jobs. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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Highest3,594,400California
Lowest30,200Wyoming
Median323,00051 states
United States27,859,000History

Map of states, April 2026

Alabama: 267,400 jobsAlaska: 54,300 jobsArizona: 566,800 jobsArkansas: 212,700 jobsCalifornia: 3,594,400 jobsColorado: 411,100 jobsConnecticut: 381,900 jobsDelaware: 93,600 jobsDistrict of Columbia: 125,500 jobsFlorida: 1,624,000 jobsGeorgia: 749,600 jobsHawaii: 93,500 jobsIdaho: 144,500 jobsIllinois: 1,042,600 jobsIndiana: 527,300 jobsIowa: 247,700 jobsKansas: 220,300 jobsKentucky: 322,800 jobsLouisiana: 354,800 jobsMaine: 139,400 jobsMaryland: 509,300 jobsMassachusetts: 854,600 jobsMichigan: 737,400 jobsMinnesota: 623,700 jobsMississippi: 161,100 jobsMissouri: 543,900 jobsMontana: 87,500 jobsNebraska: 176,600 jobsNevada: 187,700 jobsNew Hampshire: 130,700 jobsNew Jersey: 825,900 jobsNew Mexico: 155,300 jobsNew York: 2,441,800 jobsNorth Carolina: 742,400 jobsNorth Dakota: 73,400 jobsOhio: 998,900 jobsOklahoma: 285,600 jobsOregon: 356,700 jobsPennsylvania: 1,418,100 jobsRhode Island: 116,600 jobsSouth Carolina: 323,000 jobsSouth Dakota: 81,400 jobsTennessee: 514,100 jobsTexas: 2,009,800 jobsUtah: 256,700 jobsVermont: 65,900 jobsVirginia: 632,200 jobsWashington: 569,800 jobsWest Virginia: 147,700 jobsWisconsin: 503,900 jobsWyoming: 30,200 jobs
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jobs, April 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, April 2026

California: 3,594,400 jobsCalifornia3,594,400New York: 2,441,800 jobsNew York2,441,800Texas: 2,009,800 jobsTexas2,009,800Florida: 1,624,000 jobsFlorida1,624,000Pennsylvania: 1,418,100 jobsPennsylvania1,418,100Illinois: 1,042,600 jobsIllinois1,042,600Ohio: 998,900 jobsOhio998,900Massachusetts: 854,600 jobsMassachusetts854,600New Jersey: 825,900 jobsNew Jersey825,900Georgia: 749,600 jobsGeorgia749,600North Carolina: 742,400 jobsNorth Carolina742,400Michigan: 737,400 jobsMichigan737,400Virginia: 632,200 jobsVirginia632,200Minnesota: 623,700 jobsMinnesota623,700Washington: 569,800 jobsWashington569,800Arizona: 566,800 jobsArizona566,800Missouri: 543,900 jobsMissouri543,900Indiana: 527,300 jobsIndiana527,300Tennessee: 514,100 jobsTennessee514,100Maryland: 509,300 jobsMaryland509,300Wisconsin: 503,900 jobsWisconsin503,900Colorado: 411,100 jobsColorado411,100Connecticut: 381,900 jobsConnecticut381,900Oregon: 356,700 jobsOregon356,700Louisiana: 354,800 jobsLouisiana354,800South Carolina: 323,000 jobsSouth Carolina323,000Kentucky: 322,800 jobsKentucky322,800Oklahoma: 285,600 jobsOklahoma285,600Alabama: 267,400 jobsAlabama267,400Utah: 256,700 jobsUtah256,700Iowa: 247,700 jobsIowa247,700Kansas: 220,300 jobsKansas220,300Arkansas: 212,700 jobsArkansas212,700Nevada: 187,700 jobsNevada187,700Nebraska: 176,600 jobsNebraska176,600Mississippi: 161,100 jobsMississippi161,100New Mexico: 155,300 jobsNew Mexico155,300West Virginia: 147,700 jobsWest Virginia147,700Idaho: 144,500 jobsIdaho144,500Maine: 139,400 jobsMaine139,400New Hampshire: 130,700 jobsNew Hampshire130,700District of Columbia: 125,500 jobsDistrict of Columbia125,500Rhode Island: 116,600 jobsRhode Island116,600Delaware: 93,600 jobsDelaware93,600Hawaii: 93,500 jobsHawaii93,500Montana: 87,500 jobsMontana87,500South Dakota: 81,400 jobsSouth Dakota81,400North Dakota: 73,400 jobsNorth Dakota73,400Vermont: 65,900 jobsVermont65,900Alaska: 54,300 jobsAlaska54,300Wyoming: 30,200 jobsWyoming30,200California: 3,594,400 jobsCalifornia3,594,400New York: 2,441,800 jobsNew York2,441,800Texas: 2,009,800 jobsTexas2,009,800Florida: 1,624,000 jobsFlorida1,624,000Pennsylvania: 1,418,100 jobsPennsylvania1,418,100Illinois: 1,042,600 jobsIllinois1,042,600Ohio: 998,900 jobsOhio998,900Massachusetts: 854,600 jobsMassachusetts854,600New Jersey: 825,900 jobsNew Jersey825,900Georgia: 749,600 jobsGeorgia749,600North Carolina: 742,400 jobsNorth Carolina742,400Michigan: 737,400 jobsMichigan737,400Virginia: 632,200 jobsVirginia632,200Minnesota: 623,700 jobsMinnesota623,700Washington: 569,800 jobsWashington569,800Arizona: 566,800 jobsArizona566,800Missouri: 543,900 jobsMissouri543,900Indiana: 527,300 jobsIndiana527,300Tennessee: 514,100 jobsTennessee514,100Maryland: 509,300 jobsMaryland509,300Wisconsin: 503,900 jobsWisconsin503,900Colorado: 411,100 jobsColorado411,100Connecticut: 381,900 jobsConnecticut381,900Oregon: 356,700 jobsOregon356,700Louisiana: 354,800 jobsLouisiana354,800South Carolina: 323,000 jobsSouth Carolina323,000Kentucky: 322,800 jobsKentucky322,800Oklahoma: 285,600 jobsOklahoma285,600Alabama: 267,400 jobsAlabama267,400Utah: 256,700 jobsUtah256,700Iowa: 247,700 jobsIowa247,700Kansas: 220,300 jobsKansas220,300Arkansas: 212,700 jobsArkansas212,700Nevada: 187,700 jobsNevada187,700Nebraska: 176,600 jobsNebraska176,600Mississippi: 161,100 jobsMississippi161,100New Mexico: 155,300 jobsNew Mexico155,300West Virginia: 147,700 jobsWest Virginia147,700Idaho: 144,500 jobsIdaho144,500Maine: 139,400 jobsMaine139,400New Hampshire: 130,700 jobsNew Hampshire130,700District of Columbia: 125,500 jobsDistrict of Columbia125,500Rhode Island: 116,600 jobsRhode Island116,600Delaware: 93,600 jobsDelaware93,600Hawaii: 93,500 jobsHawaii93,500Montana: 87,500 jobsMontana87,500South Dakota: 81,400 jobsSouth Dakota81,400North Dakota: 73,400 jobsNorth Dakota73,400Vermont: 65,900 jobsVermont65,900Alaska: 54,300 jobsAlaska54,300Wyoming: 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

RankStatesApril 2026
jobs		Change on April 2025
1California3,594,400+4.3%
2New York2,441,800+1.4%
3Texas2,009,800+1.6%
4Florida1,624,000+2.1%
5Pennsylvania1,418,100+2.2%
6Illinois1,042,600+2%
7Ohio998,900+1%
8Massachusetts854,600+0.6%
9New Jersey825,900+3.7%
10Georgia749,600+3.6%
11North Carolina742,400+3%
12Michigan737,400+0.9%
13Virginia632,200+1.6%
14Minnesota623,700+2.6%
15Washington569,800+1.2%
16Arizona566,800+3.3%
17Missouri543,900+1%
18Indiana527,300+1.3%
19Tennessee514,100+1.8%
20Maryland509,300+2%
21Wisconsin503,900+1.6%
22Colorado411,100+4.3%
23Connecticut381,900+1.6%
24Oregon356,700+2.2%
25Louisiana354,800+1%
26South Carolina323,000+2.8%
27Kentucky322,800+1.1%
28Oklahoma285,600+1.9%
29Alabama267,400+1.4%
30Utah256,700+2.9%
31Iowa247,700+2%
32Kansas220,300+1.2%
33Arkansas212,700+1.4%
34Nevada187,700+5.1%
35Nebraska176,600+2.4%
36Mississippi161,100+1.4%
37New Mexico155,300+2.1%
38West Virginia147,700+2.2%
39Idaho144,500+1.6%
40Maine139,400+1.3%
41New Hampshire130,700+0.4%
42District of Columbia125,500-2%
43Rhode Island116,600+0.7%
44Delaware93,600+1.8%
45Hawaii93,500+2.5%
46Montana87,500+0.7%
47South Dakota81,400+1%
48North Dakota73,400+2.1%
49Vermont65,900+1.2%
50Alaska54,3000%
51Wyoming30,200+2.4%

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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, 2026-04) [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, 2026-04. 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=2026-04. 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, 2026-04 [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=2026-04 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

California, with 3,594,400 jobs in April 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 April 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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