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US states by information payroll employment

California had the highest information payroll employment of 51 states in February 2026, at 522,000 jobs. Wyoming had the lowest, at 3,000 jobs. The median was 25,600 jobs and the figure for the United States was 2,792,000 jobs. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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Highest522,000California
Lowest3,000Wyoming
Median25,60051 states
United States2,792,000History

Map of states, February 2026

Alabama: 22,000 jobsAlaska: 4,100 jobsArizona: 48,900 jobsArkansas: 11,900 jobsCalifornia: 522,000 jobsColorado: 67,800 jobsConnecticut: 31,000 jobsDelaware: 3,400 jobsDistrict of Columbia: 17,300 jobsFlorida: 149,600 jobsGeorgia: 112,100 jobsHawaii: 7,100 jobsIdaho: 8,700 jobsIllinois: 87,000 jobsIndiana: 25,600 jobsIowa: 17,300 jobsKansas: 17,000 jobsKentucky: 19,900 jobsLouisiana: 16,300 jobsMaine: 7,900 jobsMaryland: 33,300 jobsMassachusetts: 89,800 jobsMichigan: 53,100 jobsMinnesota: 40,000 jobsMississippi: 9,000 jobsMissouri: 46,100 jobsMontana: 5,500 jobsNebraska: 17,100 jobsNevada: 22,200 jobsNew Hampshire: 10,900 jobsNew Jersey: 74,700 jobsNew Mexico: 8,700 jobsNew York: 271,800 jobsNorth Carolina: 84,000 jobsNorth Dakota: 5,000 jobsOhio: 65,000 jobsOklahoma: 16,700 jobsOregon: 32,400 jobsPennsylvania: 88,700 jobsRhode Island: 5,200 jobsSouth Carolina: 26,600 jobsSouth Dakota: 4,800 jobsTennessee: 52,500 jobsTexas: 217,400 jobsUtah: 40,800 jobsVermont: 4,300 jobsVirginia: 66,100 jobsWashington: 164,000 jobsWest Virginia: 7,500 jobsWisconsin: 45,000 jobsWyoming: 3,000 jobs
  • Under 7,000
  • 7,000 to 17K
  • 17K to 26K
  • 26K to 47K
  • 47K to 86K
  • 86K and over
jobs, February 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, February 2026

California: 522,000 jobsCalifornia522,000New York: 271,800 jobsNew York271,800Texas: 217,400 jobsTexas217,400Washington: 164,000 jobsWashington164,000Florida: 149,600 jobsFlorida149,600Georgia: 112,100 jobsGeorgia112,100Massachusetts: 89,800 jobsMassachusetts89,800Pennsylvania: 88,700 jobsPennsylvania88,700Illinois: 87,000 jobsIllinois87,000North Carolina: 84,000 jobsNorth Carolina84,000New Jersey: 74,700 jobsNew Jersey74,700Colorado: 67,800 jobsColorado67,800Virginia: 66,100 jobsVirginia66,100Ohio: 65,000 jobsOhio65,000Michigan: 53,100 jobsMichigan53,100Tennessee: 52,500 jobsTennessee52,500Arizona: 48,900 jobsArizona48,900Missouri: 46,100 jobsMissouri46,100Wisconsin: 45,000 jobsWisconsin45,000Utah: 40,800 jobsUtah40,800Minnesota: 40,000 jobsMinnesota40,000Maryland: 33,300 jobsMaryland33,300Oregon: 32,400 jobsOregon32,400Connecticut: 31,000 jobsConnecticut31,000South Carolina: 26,600 jobsSouth Carolina26,600Indiana: 25,600 jobsIndiana25,600Nevada: 22,200 jobsNevada22,200Alabama: 22,000 jobsAlabama22,000Kentucky: 19,900 jobsKentucky19,900District of Columbia: 17,300 jobsDistrict of Columbia17,300Iowa: 17,300 jobsIowa17,300Nebraska: 17,100 jobsNebraska17,100Kansas: 17,000 jobsKansas17,000Oklahoma: 16,700 jobsOklahoma16,700Louisiana: 16,300 jobsLouisiana16,300Arkansas: 11,900 jobsArkansas11,900New Hampshire: 10,900 jobsNew Hampshire10,900Mississippi: 9,000 jobsMississippi9,000Idaho: 8,700 jobsIdaho8,700New Mexico: 8,700 jobsNew Mexico8,700Maine: 7,900 jobsMaine7,900West Virginia: 7,500 jobsWest Virginia7,500Hawaii: 7,100 jobsHawaii7,100Montana: 5,500 jobsMontana5,500Rhode Island: 5,200 jobsRhode Island5,200North Dakota: 5,000 jobsNorth Dakota5,000South Dakota: 4,800 jobsSouth Dakota4,800Vermont: 4,300 jobsVermont4,300Alaska: 4,100 jobsAlaska4,100Delaware: 3,400 jobsDelaware3,400Wyoming: 3,000 jobsWyoming3,000California: 522,000 jobsCalifornia522,000New York: 271,800 jobsNew York271,800Texas: 217,400 jobsTexas217,400Washington: 164,000 jobsWashington164,000Florida: 149,600 jobsFlorida149,600Georgia: 112,100 jobsGeorgia112,100Massachusetts: 89,800 jobsMassachusetts89,800Pennsylvania: 88,700 jobsPennsylvania88,700Illinois: 87,000 jobsIllinois87,000North Carolina: 84,000 jobsNorth Carolina84,000New Jersey: 74,700 jobsNew Jersey74,700Colorado: 67,800 jobsColorado67,800Virginia: 66,100 jobsVirginia66,100Ohio: 65,000 jobsOhio65,000Michigan: 53,100 jobsMichigan53,100Tennessee: 52,500 jobsTennessee52,500Arizona: 48,900 jobsArizona48,900Missouri: 46,100 jobsMissouri46,100Wisconsin: 45,000 jobsWisconsin45,000Utah: 40,800 jobsUtah40,800Minnesota: 40,000 jobsMinnesota40,000Maryland: 33,300 jobsMaryland33,300Oregon: 32,400 jobsOregon32,400Connecticut: 31,000 jobsConnecticut31,000South Carolina: 26,600 jobsSouth Carolina26,600Indiana: 25,600 jobsIndiana25,600Nevada: 22,200 jobsNevada22,200Alabama: 22,000 jobsAlabama22,000Kentucky: 19,900 jobsKentucky19,900District of Columbia: 17,300 jobsDistrict of Columbia17,300Iowa: 17,300 jobsIowa17,300Nebraska: 17,100 jobsNebraska17,100Kansas: 17,000 jobsKansas17,000Oklahoma: 16,700 jobsOklahoma16,700Louisiana: 16,300 jobsLouisiana16,300Arkansas: 11,900 jobsArkansas11,900New Hampshire: 10,900 jobsNew Hampshire10,900Mississippi: 9,000 jobsMississippi9,000Idaho: 8,700 jobsIdaho8,700New Mexico: 8,700 jobsNew Mexico8,700Maine: 7,900 jobsMaine7,900West Virginia: 7,500 jobsWest Virginia7,500Hawaii: 7,100 jobsHawaii7,100Montana: 5,500 jobsMontana5,500Rhode Island: 5,200 jobsRhode Island5,200North Dakota: 5,000 jobsNorth Dakota5,000South Dakota: 4,800 jobsSouth Dakota4,800Vermont: 4,300 jobsVermont4,300Alaska: 4,100 jobsAlaska4,100Delaware: 3,400 jobsDelaware3,400Wyoming: 3,000 jobsWyoming3,000
jobs. Source: BLS, Current Employment Statistics, State and Area: all employees, information, statewide, seasonally adjusted (SMS, state, 000005000000001). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankStatesFebruary 2026
jobs		Change on February 2025
1California522,000-1.6%
2New York271,8000%
3Texas217,400-3.1%
4Washington164,000+0.3%
5Florida149,600-3.4%
6Georgia112,100-1.1%
7Massachusetts89,800-1%
8Pennsylvania88,700-1.7%
9Illinois87,000-4%
10North Carolina84,000-2.8%
11New Jersey74,700-1.3%
12Colorado67,800-4.5%
13Virginia66,100-3.8%
14Ohio65,000-1.4%
15Michigan53,100-4.7%
16Tennessee52,500-2.6%
17Arizona48,900-0.2%
18Missouri46,100-0.4%
19Wisconsin45,000-3.6%
20Utah40,800-4%
21Minnesota40,000-5.2%
22Maryland33,300-3.5%
23Oregon32,400-7.7%
24Connecticut31,000+1.3%
25South Carolina26,600-3.3%
26Indiana25,600-3%
27Nevada22,200+7.2%
28Alabama22,000-3.5%
29Kentucky19,900-3.4%
30District of Columbia17,300-8%
30Iowa17,300-4.9%
32Nebraska17,100-2.8%
33Kansas17,000-1.7%
34Oklahoma16,700-3.5%
35Louisiana16,300-13.8%
36Arkansas11,900-3.3%
37New Hampshire10,900-2.7%
38Mississippi9,000-5.3%
39Idaho8,700-3.3%
39New Mexico8,700-4.4%
41Maine7,900-4.8%
42West Virginia7,500-2.6%
43Hawaii7,100+4.4%
44Montana5,500-3.5%
45Rhode Island5,200-7.1%
46North Dakota5,000-3.8%
47South Dakota4,800-5.9%
48Vermont4,300-4.4%
49Alaska4,100-4.7%
50Delaware3,400-2.9%
51Wyoming3,0000%

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.

How to cite

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, 2026-02. 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?period=2026-02. 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, 2026-02 [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?period=2026-02 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which state has the highest information payroll employment?

California, with 522,000 jobs in February 2026, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Which state has the lowest information payroll employment?

Wyoming, with 3,000 jobs in February 2026.

Where does this ranking come from?

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, information, statewide, seasonally adjusted (SMS, state, 000005000000001). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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