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US states by information payroll employment

California had the highest information payroll employment of 51 states in August 2026, at 509,400 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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Highest509,400California
Lowest2,900Wyoming
Median24,60051 states
United States2,749,000History

Map of states, August 2026

Alabama: 21,600 jobsAlaska: 4,200 jobsArizona: 49,200 jobsArkansas: 12,000 jobsCalifornia: 509,400 jobsColorado: 64,700 jobsConnecticut: 30,000 jobsDelaware: 3,200 jobsDistrict of Columbia: 17,600 jobsFlorida: 148,800 jobsGeorgia: 113,200 jobsHawaii: 7,000 jobsIdaho: 8,700 jobsIllinois: 86,200 jobsIndiana: 24,600 jobsIowa: 17,400 jobsKansas: 17,200 jobsKentucky: 20,000 jobsLouisiana: 16,400 jobsMaine: 7,600 jobsMaryland: 33,400 jobsMassachusetts: 87,400 jobsMichigan: 52,800 jobsMinnesota: 39,100 jobsMississippi: 9,000 jobsMissouri: 45,600 jobsMontana: 5,600 jobsNebraska: 17,400 jobsNevada: 21,800 jobsNew Hampshire: 10,700 jobsNew Jersey: 73,000 jobsNew Mexico: 8,800 jobsNew York: 268,900 jobsNorth Carolina: 82,200 jobsNorth Dakota: 4,900 jobsOhio: 63,400 jobsOklahoma: 17,100 jobsOregon: 32,200 jobsPennsylvania: 87,000 jobsRhode Island: 5,300 jobsSouth Carolina: 25,200 jobsSouth Dakota: 4,800 jobsTennessee: 52,600 jobsTexas: 211,500 jobsUtah: 40,400 jobsVermont: 4,200 jobsVirginia: 64,900 jobsWashington: 164,400 jobsWest Virginia: 7,600 jobsWisconsin: 45,700 jobsWyoming: 2,900 jobs
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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: 509,400 jobsCalifornia509,400New York: 268,900 jobsNew York268,900Texas: 211,500 jobsTexas211,500Washington: 164,400 jobsWashington164,400Florida: 148,800 jobsFlorida148,800Georgia: 113,200 jobsGeorgia113,200Massachusetts: 87,400 jobsMassachusetts87,400Pennsylvania: 87,000 jobsPennsylvania87,000Illinois: 86,200 jobsIllinois86,200North Carolina: 82,200 jobsNorth Carolina82,200New Jersey: 73,000 jobsNew Jersey73,000Virginia: 64,900 jobsVirginia64,900Colorado: 64,700 jobsColorado64,700Ohio: 63,400 jobsOhio63,400Michigan: 52,800 jobsMichigan52,800Tennessee: 52,600 jobsTennessee52,600Arizona: 49,200 jobsArizona49,200Wisconsin: 45,700 jobsWisconsin45,700Missouri: 45,600 jobsMissouri45,600Utah: 40,400 jobsUtah40,400Minnesota: 39,100 jobsMinnesota39,100Maryland: 33,400 jobsMaryland33,400Oregon: 32,200 jobsOregon32,200Connecticut: 30,000 jobsConnecticut30,000South Carolina: 25,200 jobsSouth Carolina25,200Indiana: 24,600 jobsIndiana24,600Nevada: 21,800 jobsNevada21,800Alabama: 21,600 jobsAlabama21,600Kentucky: 20,000 jobsKentucky20,000District of Columbia: 17,600 jobsDistrict of Columbia17,600Iowa: 17,400 jobsIowa17,400Nebraska: 17,400 jobsNebraska17,400Kansas: 17,200 jobsKansas17,200Oklahoma: 17,100 jobsOklahoma17,100Louisiana: 16,400 jobsLouisiana16,400Arkansas: 12,000 jobsArkansas12,000New Hampshire: 10,700 jobsNew Hampshire10,700Mississippi: 9,000 jobsMississippi9,000New Mexico: 8,800 jobsNew Mexico8,800Idaho: 8,700 jobsIdaho8,700Maine: 7,600 jobsMaine7,600West Virginia: 7,600 jobsWest Virginia7,600Hawaii: 7,000 jobsHawaii7,000Montana: 5,600 jobsMontana5,600Rhode Island: 5,300 jobsRhode Island5,300North Dakota: 4,900 jobsNorth Dakota4,900South Dakota: 4,800 jobsSouth Dakota4,800Alaska: 4,200 jobsAlaska4,200Vermont: 4,200 jobsVermont4,200Delaware: 3,200 jobsDelaware3,200Wyoming: 2,900 jobsWyoming2,900California: 509,400 jobsCalifornia509,400New York: 268,900 jobsNew York268,900Texas: 211,500 jobsTexas211,500Washington: 164,400 jobsWashington164,400Florida: 148,800 jobsFlorida148,800Georgia: 113,200 jobsGeorgia113,200Massachusetts: 87,400 jobsMassachusetts87,400Pennsylvania: 87,000 jobsPennsylvania87,000Illinois: 86,200 jobsIllinois86,200North Carolina: 82,200 jobsNorth Carolina82,200New Jersey: 73,000 jobsNew Jersey73,000Virginia: 64,900 jobsVirginia64,900Colorado: 64,700 jobsColorado64,700Ohio: 63,400 jobsOhio63,400Michigan: 52,800 jobsMichigan52,800Tennessee: 52,600 jobsTennessee52,600Arizona: 49,200 jobsArizona49,200Wisconsin: 45,700 jobsWisconsin45,700Missouri: 45,600 jobsMissouri45,600Utah: 40,400 jobsUtah40,400Minnesota: 39,100 jobsMinnesota39,100Maryland: 33,400 jobsMaryland33,400Oregon: 32,200 jobsOregon32,200Connecticut: 30,000 jobsConnecticut30,000South Carolina: 25,200 jobsSouth Carolina25,200Indiana: 24,600 jobsIndiana24,600Nevada: 21,800 jobsNevada21,800Alabama: 21,600 jobsAlabama21,600Kentucky: 20,000 jobsKentucky20,000District of Columbia: 17,600 jobsDistrict of Columbia17,600Iowa: 17,400 jobsIowa17,400Nebraska: 17,400 jobsNebraska17,400Kansas: 17,200 jobsKansas17,200Oklahoma: 17,100 jobsOklahoma17,100Louisiana: 16,400 jobsLouisiana16,400Arkansas: 12,000 jobsArkansas12,000New Hampshire: 10,700 jobsNew Hampshire10,700Mississippi: 9,000 jobsMississippi9,000New Mexico: 8,800 jobsNew Mexico8,800Idaho: 8,700 jobsIdaho8,700Maine: 7,600 jobsMaine7,600West Virginia: 7,600 jobsWest Virginia7,600Hawaii: 7,000 jobsHawaii7,000Montana: 5,600 jobsMontana5,600Rhode Island: 5,300 jobsRhode Island5,300North Dakota: 4,900 jobsNorth Dakota4,900South Dakota: 4,800 jobsSouth Dakota4,800Alaska: 4,200 jobsAlaska4,200Vermont: 4,200 jobsVermont4,200Delaware: 3,200 jobsDelaware3,200Wyoming: 2,900 jobsWyoming2,900
jobs. Source: BLS, Current Employment Statistics, State and Area: all employees, information, statewide, seasonally adjusted (SMS, state, 000005000000001). Retrieved 2026-10-20.

Full ranking

RankStatesAugust 2026
jobs		Change on August 2025
1California509,400-4.5%
2New York268,900-1.9%
3Texas211,500-5.3%
4Washington164,400+1.8%
5Florida148,800-2.2%
6Georgia113,200+0.2%
7Massachusetts87,400-2.9%
8Pennsylvania87,000-3.3%
9Illinois86,200-4.2%
10North Carolina82,200-5.2%
11New Jersey73,000-4.9%
12Virginia64,900-5.3%
13Colorado64,700-7.6%
14Ohio63,400-2.9%
15Michigan52,800-2.6%
16Tennessee52,600-2.4%
17Arizona49,200+2.1%
18Wisconsin45,700-1.1%
19Missouri45,600-0.4%
20Utah40,400-4%
21Minnesota39,100-4.2%
22Maryland33,400-2.9%
23Oregon32,200-7.5%
24Connecticut30,000-0.7%
25South Carolina25,200-8%
26Indiana24,600-6.8%
27Nevada21,8000%
28Alabama21,600-3.6%
29Kentucky20,000-1%
30District of Columbia17,600-3.3%
31Iowa17,4000%
31Nebraska17,400-1.1%
33Kansas17,200+1.8%
34Oklahoma17,100+0.6%
35Louisiana16,400-5.7%
36Arkansas12,0000%
37New Hampshire10,700-1.8%
38Mississippi9,000-4.3%
39New Mexico8,800-9.3%
40Idaho8,700-3.3%
41Maine7,600-6.2%
41West Virginia7,6000%
43Hawaii7,000+1.4%
44Montana5,600-3.4%
45Rhode Island5,300-11.7%
46North Dakota4,900-3.9%
47South Dakota4,800-4%
48Alaska4,2000%
48Vermont4,200-6.7%
50Delaware3,200-8.6%
51Wyoming2,900-6.5%

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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 2026-10-20.

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Which state has the highest information payroll employment?

California, with 509,400 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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