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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 August 2026, at 3,635,900 jobs. Wyoming had the lowest, at 29,800 jobs. The median was 324,000 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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Highest3,635,900California
Lowest29,800Wyoming
Median324,00051 states
United States27,985,000History

Map of states, August 2026

Alabama: 271,000 jobsAlaska: 54,200 jobsArizona: 566,600 jobsArkansas: 211,400 jobsCalifornia: 3,635,900 jobsColorado: 414,100 jobsConnecticut: 385,600 jobsDelaware: 94,700 jobsDistrict of Columbia: 126,300 jobsFlorida: 1,633,700 jobsGeorgia: 752,100 jobsHawaii: 93,400 jobsIdaho: 146,400 jobsIllinois: 1,036,100 jobsIndiana: 530,300 jobsIowa: 248,800 jobsKansas: 221,500 jobsKentucky: 323,000 jobsLouisiana: 359,300 jobsMaine: 139,000 jobsMaryland: 511,600 jobsMassachusetts: 861,700 jobsMichigan: 742,600 jobsMinnesota: 631,100 jobsMississippi: 160,200 jobsMissouri: 549,500 jobsMontana: 88,800 jobsNebraska: 177,200 jobsNevada: 191,300 jobsNew Hampshire: 131,300 jobsNew Jersey: 825,300 jobsNew Mexico: 157,400 jobsNew York: 2,433,600 jobsNorth Carolina: 744,500 jobsNorth Dakota: 73,300 jobsOhio: 997,500 jobsOklahoma: 288,800 jobsOregon: 359,500 jobsPennsylvania: 1,425,800 jobsRhode Island: 116,100 jobsSouth Carolina: 324,000 jobsSouth Dakota: 82,000 jobsTennessee: 517,700 jobsTexas: 2,008,600 jobsUtah: 258,800 jobsVermont: 65,300 jobsVirginia: 629,400 jobsWashington: 575,500 jobsWest Virginia: 148,000 jobsWisconsin: 505,700 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: 3,635,900 jobsCalifornia3,635,900New York: 2,433,600 jobsNew York2,433,600Texas: 2,008,600 jobsTexas2,008,600Florida: 1,633,700 jobsFlorida1,633,700Pennsylvania: 1,425,800 jobsPennsylvania1,425,800Illinois: 1,036,100 jobsIllinois1,036,100Ohio: 997,500 jobsOhio997,500Massachusetts: 861,700 jobsMassachusetts861,700New Jersey: 825,300 jobsNew Jersey825,300Georgia: 752,100 jobsGeorgia752,100North Carolina: 744,500 jobsNorth Carolina744,500Michigan: 742,600 jobsMichigan742,600Minnesota: 631,100 jobsMinnesota631,100Virginia: 629,400 jobsVirginia629,400Washington: 575,500 jobsWashington575,500Arizona: 566,600 jobsArizona566,600Missouri: 549,500 jobsMissouri549,500Indiana: 530,300 jobsIndiana530,300Tennessee: 517,700 jobsTennessee517,700Maryland: 511,600 jobsMaryland511,600Wisconsin: 505,700 jobsWisconsin505,700Colorado: 414,100 jobsColorado414,100Connecticut: 385,600 jobsConnecticut385,600Oregon: 359,500 jobsOregon359,500Louisiana: 359,300 jobsLouisiana359,300South Carolina: 324,000 jobsSouth Carolina324,000Kentucky: 323,000 jobsKentucky323,000Oklahoma: 288,800 jobsOklahoma288,800Alabama: 271,000 jobsAlabama271,000Utah: 258,800 jobsUtah258,800Iowa: 248,800 jobsIowa248,800Kansas: 221,500 jobsKansas221,500Arkansas: 211,400 jobsArkansas211,400Nevada: 191,300 jobsNevada191,300Nebraska: 177,200 jobsNebraska177,200Mississippi: 160,200 jobsMississippi160,200New Mexico: 157,400 jobsNew Mexico157,400West Virginia: 148,000 jobsWest Virginia148,000Idaho: 146,400 jobsIdaho146,400Maine: 139,000 jobsMaine139,000New Hampshire: 131,300 jobsNew Hampshire131,300District of Columbia: 126,300 jobsDistrict of Columbia126,300Rhode Island: 116,100 jobsRhode Island116,100Delaware: 94,700 jobsDelaware94,700Hawaii: 93,400 jobsHawaii93,400Montana: 88,800 jobsMontana88,800South Dakota: 82,000 jobsSouth Dakota82,000North Dakota: 73,300 jobsNorth Dakota73,300Vermont: 65,300 jobsVermont65,300Alaska: 54,200 jobsAlaska54,200Wyoming: 29,800 jobsWyoming29,800California: 3,635,900 jobsCalifornia3,635,900New York: 2,433,600 jobsNew York2,433,600Texas: 2,008,600 jobsTexas2,008,600Florida: 1,633,700 jobsFlorida1,633,700Pennsylvania: 1,425,800 jobsPennsylvania1,425,800Illinois: 1,036,100 jobsIllinois1,036,100Ohio: 997,500 jobsOhio997,500Massachusetts: 861,700 jobsMassachusetts861,700New Jersey: 825,300 jobsNew Jersey825,300Georgia: 752,100 jobsGeorgia752,100North Carolina: 744,500 jobsNorth Carolina744,500Michigan: 742,600 jobsMichigan742,600Minnesota: 631,100 jobsMinnesota631,100Virginia: 629,400 jobsVirginia629,400Washington: 575,500 jobsWashington575,500Arizona: 566,600 jobsArizona566,600Missouri: 549,500 jobsMissouri549,500Indiana: 530,300 jobsIndiana530,300Tennessee: 517,700 jobsTennessee517,700Maryland: 511,600 jobsMaryland511,600Wisconsin: 505,700 jobsWisconsin505,700Colorado: 414,100 jobsColorado414,100Connecticut: 385,600 jobsConnecticut385,600Oregon: 359,500 jobsOregon359,500Louisiana: 359,300 jobsLouisiana359,300South Carolina: 324,000 jobsSouth Carolina324,000Kentucky: 323,000 jobsKentucky323,000Oklahoma: 288,800 jobsOklahoma288,800Alabama: 271,000 jobsAlabama271,000Utah: 258,800 jobsUtah258,800Iowa: 248,800 jobsIowa248,800Kansas: 221,500 jobsKansas221,500Arkansas: 211,400 jobsArkansas211,400Nevada: 191,300 jobsNevada191,300Nebraska: 177,200 jobsNebraska177,200Mississippi: 160,200 jobsMississippi160,200New Mexico: 157,400 jobsNew Mexico157,400West Virginia: 148,000 jobsWest Virginia148,000Idaho: 146,400 jobsIdaho146,400Maine: 139,000 jobsMaine139,000New Hampshire: 131,300 jobsNew Hampshire131,300District of Columbia: 126,300 jobsDistrict of Columbia126,300Rhode Island: 116,100 jobsRhode Island116,100Delaware: 94,700 jobsDelaware94,700Hawaii: 93,400 jobsHawaii93,400Montana: 88,800 jobsMontana88,800South Dakota: 82,000 jobsSouth Dakota82,000North Dakota: 73,300 jobsNorth Dakota73,300Vermont: 65,300 jobsVermont65,300Alaska: 54,200 jobsAlaska54,200Wyoming: 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 2026-10-20.

Full ranking

RankStatesAugust 2026
jobs		Change on August 2025
1California3,635,900+3.8%
2New York2,433,600+1.3%
3Texas2,008,600+1.2%
4Florida1,633,700+2.3%
5Pennsylvania1,425,800+1.9%
6Illinois1,036,100+0.9%
7Ohio997,500+0.2%
8Massachusetts861,700+1.6%
9New Jersey825,300+3%
10Georgia752,100+2.8%
11North Carolina744,500+1.9%
12Michigan742,600+0.9%
13Minnesota631,100+2.8%
14Virginia629,400+0.7%
15Washington575,500+2%
16Arizona566,600+2.8%
17Missouri549,500+1.9%
18Indiana530,300+1.5%
19Tennessee517,700+1.9%
20Maryland511,600+1.6%
21Wisconsin505,700+1.6%
22Colorado414,100+3.3%
23Connecticut385,600+2.5%
24Oregon359,500+2.3%
25Louisiana359,300+2.2%
26South Carolina324,000+2.5%
27Kentucky323,000+0.9%
28Oklahoma288,800+3.5%
29Alabama271,000+2.5%
30Utah258,800+1.9%
31Iowa248,800+1.9%
32Kansas221,500+1.3%
33Arkansas211,400+0.3%
34Nevada191,300+4.9%
35Nebraska177,200+2.2%
36Mississippi160,200-0.1%
37New Mexico157,400+2.3%
38West Virginia148,000+1.8%
39Idaho146,400+1.9%
40Maine139,000+0.8%
41New Hampshire131,300+0.3%
42District of Columbia126,300-0.8%
43Rhode Island116,100+2%
44Delaware94,700+2.4%
45Hawaii93,400+2.3%
46Montana88,800+1.8%
47South Dakota82,000+2.1%
48North Dakota73,300+2.1%
49Vermont65,300-0.2%
50Alaska54,200-0.2%
51Wyoming29,800+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 2026-10-20.

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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, 20 Oct. 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=2026-08. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

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

California, with 3,635,900 jobs in August 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 August 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 2026-10-20.

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