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US states by information payroll employment, August 2026

California had the highest information payroll employment of 51 states in August 2026, at 510,700 jobs. Wyoming had the lowest, at 2,900 jobs. The median was 24,600 jobs and the figure for the United States was 2,749,000 jobs. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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Highest510,700California
Lowest2,900Wyoming
Median24,60051 states
United States2,749,000History

Map of states, August 2026

Alabama: 21,700 jobsAlaska: 4,200 jobsArizona: 49,400 jobsArkansas: 12,100 jobsCalifornia: 510,700 jobsColorado: 64,400 jobsConnecticut: 30,100 jobsDelaware: 3,300 jobsDistrict of Columbia: 17,500 jobsFlorida: 148,300 jobsGeorgia: 113,200 jobsHawaii: 7,100 jobsIdaho: 8,700 jobsIllinois: 87,100 jobsIndiana: 24,600 jobsIowa: 17,500 jobsKansas: 17,300 jobsKentucky: 20,100 jobsLouisiana: 16,500 jobsMaine: 7,700 jobsMaryland: 33,500 jobsMassachusetts: 87,900 jobsMichigan: 52,900 jobsMinnesota: 38,900 jobsMississippi: 9,100 jobsMissouri: 45,900 jobsMontana: 5,600 jobsNebraska: 17,500 jobsNevada: 21,700 jobsNew Hampshire: 10,500 jobsNew Jersey: 73,500 jobsNew Mexico: 8,900 jobsNew York: 269,400 jobsNorth Carolina: 82,400 jobsNorth Dakota: 5,000 jobsOhio: 63,800 jobsOklahoma: 16,900 jobsOregon: 32,400 jobsPennsylvania: 87,100 jobsRhode Island: 5,400 jobsSouth Carolina: 25,100 jobsSouth Dakota: 4,900 jobsTennessee: 52,500 jobsTexas: 211,500 jobsUtah: 40,400 jobsVermont: 4,200 jobsVirginia: 64,900 jobsWashington: 164,100 jobsWest Virginia: 7,600 jobsWisconsin: 45,500 jobsWyoming: 2,900 jobs
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  • 47K to 86K
  • 86K and over
jobs, August 2026. Source: BLS, Current Employment Statistics, State and Area: all employees, information, statewide, seasonally adjusted (SMS, state, 000005000000001). Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All states, August 2026

California: 510,700 jobsCalifornia510,700New York: 269,400 jobsNew York269,400Texas: 211,500 jobsTexas211,500Washington: 164,100 jobsWashington164,100Florida: 148,300 jobsFlorida148,300Georgia: 113,200 jobsGeorgia113,200Massachusetts: 87,900 jobsMassachusetts87,900Illinois: 87,100 jobsIllinois87,100Pennsylvania: 87,100 jobsPennsylvania87,100North Carolina: 82,400 jobsNorth Carolina82,400New Jersey: 73,500 jobsNew Jersey73,500Virginia: 64,900 jobsVirginia64,900Colorado: 64,400 jobsColorado64,400Ohio: 63,800 jobsOhio63,800Michigan: 52,900 jobsMichigan52,900Tennessee: 52,500 jobsTennessee52,500Arizona: 49,400 jobsArizona49,400Missouri: 45,900 jobsMissouri45,900Wisconsin: 45,500 jobsWisconsin45,500Utah: 40,400 jobsUtah40,400Minnesota: 38,900 jobsMinnesota38,900Maryland: 33,500 jobsMaryland33,500Oregon: 32,400 jobsOregon32,400Connecticut: 30,100 jobsConnecticut30,100South Carolina: 25,100 jobsSouth Carolina25,100Indiana: 24,600 jobsIndiana24,600Alabama: 21,700 jobsAlabama21,700Nevada: 21,700 jobsNevada21,700Kentucky: 20,100 jobsKentucky20,100District of Columbia: 17,500 jobsDistrict of Columbia17,500Iowa: 17,500 jobsIowa17,500Nebraska: 17,500 jobsNebraska17,500Kansas: 17,300 jobsKansas17,300Oklahoma: 16,900 jobsOklahoma16,900Louisiana: 16,500 jobsLouisiana16,500Arkansas: 12,100 jobsArkansas12,100New Hampshire: 10,500 jobsNew Hampshire10,500Mississippi: 9,100 jobsMississippi9,100New Mexico: 8,900 jobsNew Mexico8,900Idaho: 8,700 jobsIdaho8,700Maine: 7,700 jobsMaine7,700West Virginia: 7,600 jobsWest Virginia7,600Hawaii: 7,100 jobsHawaii7,100Montana: 5,600 jobsMontana5,600Rhode Island: 5,400 jobsRhode Island5,400North Dakota: 5,000 jobsNorth Dakota5,000South Dakota: 4,900 jobsSouth Dakota4,900Alaska: 4,200 jobsAlaska4,200Vermont: 4,200 jobsVermont4,200Delaware: 3,300 jobsDelaware3,300Wyoming: 2,900 jobsWyoming2,900California: 510,700 jobsCalifornia510,700New York: 269,400 jobsNew York269,400Texas: 211,500 jobsTexas211,500Washington: 164,100 jobsWashington164,100Florida: 148,300 jobsFlorida148,300Georgia: 113,200 jobsGeorgia113,200Massachusetts: 87,900 jobsMassachusetts87,900Illinois: 87,100 jobsIllinois87,100Pennsylvania: 87,100 jobsPennsylvania87,100North Carolina: 82,400 jobsNorth Carolina82,400New Jersey: 73,500 jobsNew Jersey73,500Virginia: 64,900 jobsVirginia64,900Colorado: 64,400 jobsColorado64,400Ohio: 63,800 jobsOhio63,800Michigan: 52,900 jobsMichigan52,900Tennessee: 52,500 jobsTennessee52,500Arizona: 49,400 jobsArizona49,400Missouri: 45,900 jobsMissouri45,900Wisconsin: 45,500 jobsWisconsin45,500Utah: 40,400 jobsUtah40,400Minnesota: 38,900 jobsMinnesota38,900Maryland: 33,500 jobsMaryland33,500Oregon: 32,400 jobsOregon32,400Connecticut: 30,100 jobsConnecticut30,100South Carolina: 25,100 jobsSouth Carolina25,100Indiana: 24,600 jobsIndiana24,600Alabama: 21,700 jobsAlabama21,700Nevada: 21,700 jobsNevada21,700Kentucky: 20,100 jobsKentucky20,100District of Columbia: 17,500 jobsDistrict of Columbia17,500Iowa: 17,500 jobsIowa17,500Nebraska: 17,500 jobsNebraska17,500Kansas: 17,300 jobsKansas17,300Oklahoma: 16,900 jobsOklahoma16,900Louisiana: 16,500 jobsLouisiana16,500Arkansas: 12,100 jobsArkansas12,100New Hampshire: 10,500 jobsNew Hampshire10,500Mississippi: 9,100 jobsMississippi9,100New Mexico: 8,900 jobsNew Mexico8,900Idaho: 8,700 jobsIdaho8,700Maine: 7,700 jobsMaine7,700West Virginia: 7,600 jobsWest Virginia7,600Hawaii: 7,100 jobsHawaii7,100Montana: 5,600 jobsMontana5,600Rhode Island: 5,400 jobsRhode Island5,400North Dakota: 5,000 jobsNorth Dakota5,000South Dakota: 4,900 jobsSouth Dakota4,900Alaska: 4,200 jobsAlaska4,200Vermont: 4,200 jobsVermont4,200Delaware: 3,300 jobsDelaware3,300Wyoming: 2,900 jobsWyoming2,900
jobs. Source: BLS, Current Employment Statistics, State and Area: all employees, information, statewide, seasonally adjusted (SMS, state, 000005000000001). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankStatesAugust 2026
jobs		Change on August 2025
1California Provisional510,700-4.2%
2New York Provisional269,400-1.7%
3Texas Provisional211,500-5.3%
4Washington Provisional164,100+1.6%
5Florida Provisional148,300-2.6%
6Georgia Provisional113,200+0.2%
7Massachusetts Provisional87,900-2.3%
8Illinois Provisional87,100-3.2%
8Pennsylvania Provisional87,100-3.2%
10North Carolina Provisional82,400-5%
11New Jersey Provisional73,500-4.3%
12Virginia Provisional64,900-5.3%
13Colorado Provisional64,400-8%
14Ohio Provisional63,800-2.3%
15Michigan Provisional52,900-2.4%
16Tennessee Provisional52,500-2.6%
17Arizona Provisional49,400+2.5%
18Missouri Provisional45,900+0.2%
19Wisconsin Provisional45,500-1.5%
20Utah Provisional40,400-4%
21Minnesota Provisional38,900-4.7%
22Maryland Provisional33,500-2.6%
23Oregon Provisional32,400-6.9%
24Connecticut Provisional30,100-0.3%
25South Carolina Provisional25,100-8.4%
26Indiana Provisional24,600-6.8%
27Alabama Provisional21,700-3.1%
27Nevada Provisional21,700-0.5%
29Kentucky Provisional20,100-0.5%
30District of Columbia Provisional17,500-3.8%
30Iowa Provisional17,500+0.6%
30Nebraska Provisional17,500-0.6%
33Kansas Provisional17,300+2.4%
34Oklahoma Provisional16,900-0.6%
35Louisiana Provisional16,500-5.2%
36Arkansas Provisional12,100+0.8%
37New Hampshire Provisional10,500-3.7%
38Mississippi Provisional9,100-3.2%
39New Mexico Provisional8,900-8.2%
40Idaho Provisional8,700-3.3%
41Maine Provisional7,700-4.9%
42West Virginia Provisional7,6000%
43Hawaii Provisional7,100+2.9%
44Montana Provisional5,600-3.4%
45Rhode Island Provisional5,400-10%
46North Dakota Provisional5,000-2%
47South Dakota Provisional4,900-2%
48Alaska Provisional4,2000%
48Vermont Provisional4,200-6.7%
50Delaware Provisional3,300-5.7%
51Wyoming Provisional2,900-6.5%

Other periods

About this ranking

Number of jobs on information payrolls in the month, seasonally adjusted, from the Current Employment Statistics (CES) survey of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. The supersector covers publishing, motion pictures and sound recording, broadcasting, telecommunications, and data processing and hosting.

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, information, statewide, seasonally adjusted (SMS, state, 000005000000001). https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/sm/sm.data.70.Information.Current. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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Current Employment Statistics, State and Area: all employees, information, statewide, seasonally adjusted (SMS, state, 000005000000001), US states by information payroll employment, 2026-08. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 18 Sept. 2026, https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/sm/sm.data.70.Information.Current. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/information-sector-jobs/us-states. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2026) Current Employment Statistics, State and Area: all employees, information, statewide, seasonally adjusted (SMS, state, 000005000000001), US states by information payroll employment, 2026-08 [Dataset]. Available at: https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/sm/sm.data.70.Information.Current, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/information-sector-jobs/us-states (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which state has the highest information payroll employment?

California, with 510,700 jobs in August 2026, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Which state has the lowest information payroll employment?

Wyoming, with 2,900 jobs in August 2026.

Where does this ranking come from?

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