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US states by leisure and hospitality payroll employment

California had the highest leisure and hospitality payroll employment of 51 states in October 2025, at 2,022,600 jobs. Vermont had the lowest, at 35,300 jobs. The median was 216,000 jobs and the figure for the United States was 16,948,000 jobs. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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Highest2,022,600California
Lowest35,300Vermont
Median216,00051 states
United States16,948,000History

Map of states, October 2025

Alabama: 216,000 jobsAlaska: 36,400 jobsArizona: 365,900 jobsArkansas: 132,700 jobsCalifornia: 2,022,600 jobsColorado: 353,900 jobsConnecticut: 156,100 jobsDelaware: 51,500 jobsDistrict of Columbia: 76,000 jobsFlorida: 1,325,500 jobsGeorgia: 517,100 jobsHawaii: 122,200 jobsIdaho: 92,200 jobsIllinois: 605,100 jobsIndiana: 307,200 jobsIowa: 139,900 jobsKansas: 132,900 jobsKentucky: 206,900 jobsLouisiana: 226,000 jobsMaine: 70,700 jobsMaryland: 265,700 jobsMassachusetts: 368,000 jobsMichigan: 426,500 jobsMinnesota: 272,900 jobsMississippi: 135,600 jobsMissouri: 309,700 jobsMontana: 74,700 jobsNebraska: 100,600 jobsNevada: 359,100 jobsNew Hampshire: 77,400 jobsNew Jersey: 408,900 jobsNew Mexico: 100,300 jobsNew York: 931,200 jobsNorth Carolina: 542,900 jobsNorth Dakota: 40,800 jobsOhio: 569,600 jobsOklahoma: 183,000 jobsOregon: 205,700 jobsPennsylvania: 573,800 jobsRhode Island: 62,000 jobsSouth Carolina: 286,200 jobsSouth Dakota: 52,800 jobsTennessee: 368,500 jobsTexas: 1,532,100 jobsUtah: 177,500 jobsVermont: 35,300 jobsVirginia: 420,100 jobsWashington: 343,200 jobsWest Virginia: 71,600 jobsWisconsin: 288,200 jobsWyoming: 38,200 jobs
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jobs, October 2025. Source: BLS, Current Employment Statistics, State and Area: all employees, leisure and hospitality, statewide, seasonally adjusted (SMS, state, 000007000000001). Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All states, October 2025

California: 2,022,600 jobsCalifornia2,022,600Texas: 1,532,100 jobsTexas1,532,100Florida: 1,325,500 jobsFlorida1,325,500New York: 931,200 jobsNew York931,200Illinois: 605,100 jobsIllinois605,100Pennsylvania: 573,800 jobsPennsylvania573,800Ohio: 569,600 jobsOhio569,600North Carolina: 542,900 jobsNorth Carolina542,900Georgia: 517,100 jobsGeorgia517,100Michigan: 426,500 jobsMichigan426,500Virginia: 420,100 jobsVirginia420,100New Jersey: 408,900 jobsNew Jersey408,900Tennessee: 368,500 jobsTennessee368,500Massachusetts: 368,000 jobsMassachusetts368,000Arizona: 365,900 jobsArizona365,900Nevada: 359,100 jobsNevada359,100Colorado: 353,900 jobsColorado353,900Washington: 343,200 jobsWashington343,200Missouri: 309,700 jobsMissouri309,700Indiana: 307,200 jobsIndiana307,200Wisconsin: 288,200 jobsWisconsin288,200South Carolina: 286,200 jobsSouth Carolina286,200Minnesota: 272,900 jobsMinnesota272,900Maryland: 265,700 jobsMaryland265,700Louisiana: 226,000 jobsLouisiana226,000Alabama: 216,000 jobsAlabama216,000Kentucky: 206,900 jobsKentucky206,900Oregon: 205,700 jobsOregon205,700Oklahoma: 183,000 jobsOklahoma183,000Utah: 177,500 jobsUtah177,500Connecticut: 156,100 jobsConnecticut156,100Iowa: 139,900 jobsIowa139,900Mississippi: 135,600 jobsMississippi135,600Kansas: 132,900 jobsKansas132,900Arkansas: 132,700 jobsArkansas132,700Hawaii: 122,200 jobsHawaii122,200Nebraska: 100,600 jobsNebraska100,600New Mexico: 100,300 jobsNew Mexico100,300Idaho: 92,200 jobsIdaho92,200New Hampshire: 77,400 jobsNew Hampshire77,400District of Columbia: 76,000 jobsDistrict of Columbia76,000Montana: 74,700 jobsMontana74,700West Virginia: 71,600 jobsWest Virginia71,600Maine: 70,700 jobsMaine70,700Rhode Island: 62,000 jobsRhode Island62,000South Dakota: 52,800 jobsSouth Dakota52,800Delaware: 51,500 jobsDelaware51,500North Dakota: 40,800 jobsNorth Dakota40,800Wyoming: 38,200 jobsWyoming38,200Alaska: 36,400 jobsAlaska36,400Vermont: 35,300 jobsVermont35,300California: 2,022,600 jobsCalifornia2,022,600Texas: 1,532,100 jobsTexas1,532,100Florida: 1,325,500 jobsFlorida1,325,500New York: 931,200 jobsNew York931,200Illinois: 605,100 jobsIllinois605,100Pennsylvania: 573,800 jobsPennsylvania573,800Ohio: 569,600 jobsOhio569,600North Carolina: 542,900 jobsNorth Carolina542,900Georgia: 517,100 jobsGeorgia517,100Michigan: 426,500 jobsMichigan426,500Virginia: 420,100 jobsVirginia420,100New Jersey: 408,900 jobsNew Jersey408,900Tennessee: 368,500 jobsTennessee368,500Massachusetts: 368,000 jobsMassachusetts368,000Arizona: 365,900 jobsArizona365,900Nevada: 359,100 jobsNevada359,100Colorado: 353,900 jobsColorado353,900Washington: 343,200 jobsWashington343,200Missouri: 309,700 jobsMissouri309,700Indiana: 307,200 jobsIndiana307,200Wisconsin: 288,200 jobsWisconsin288,200South Carolina: 286,200 jobsSouth Carolina286,200Minnesota: 272,900 jobsMinnesota272,900Maryland: 265,700 jobsMaryland265,700Louisiana: 226,000 jobsLouisiana226,000Alabama: 216,000 jobsAlabama216,000Kentucky: 206,900 jobsKentucky206,900Oregon: 205,700 jobsOregon205,700Oklahoma: 183,000 jobsOklahoma183,000Utah: 177,500 jobsUtah177,500Connecticut: 156,100 jobsConnecticut156,100Iowa: 139,900 jobsIowa139,900Mississippi: 135,600 jobsMississippi135,600Kansas: 132,900 jobsKansas132,900Arkansas: 132,700 jobsArkansas132,700Hawaii: 122,200 jobsHawaii122,200Nebraska: 100,600 jobsNebraska100,600New Mexico: 100,300 jobsNew Mexico100,300Idaho: 92,200 jobsIdaho92,200New Hampshire: 77,400 jobsNew Hampshire77,400District of Columbia: 76,000 jobsDistrict of Columbia76,000Montana: 74,700 jobsMontana74,700West Virginia: 71,600 jobsWest Virginia71,600Maine: 70,700 jobsMaine70,700Rhode Island: 62,000 jobsRhode Island62,000South Dakota: 52,800 jobsSouth Dakota52,800Delaware: 51,500 jobsDelaware51,500North Dakota: 40,800 jobsNorth Dakota40,800Wyoming: 38,200 jobsWyoming38,200Alaska: 36,400 jobsAlaska36,400Vermont: 35,300 jobsVermont35,300
jobs. Source: BLS, Current Employment Statistics, State and Area: all employees, leisure and hospitality, statewide, seasonally adjusted (SMS, state, 000007000000001). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankStatesOctober 2025
jobs		Change on October 2024
1California2,022,600-0%
2Texas1,532,100+0.5%
3Florida1,325,500+2.5%
4New York931,200-0.6%
5Illinois605,100+0.1%
6Pennsylvania573,800+0.8%
7Ohio569,600-0%
8North Carolina542,900+2.3%
9Georgia517,100+0.2%
10Michigan426,500-1.1%
11Virginia420,100+0.6%
12New Jersey408,900+0.2%
13Tennessee368,500+0.3%
14Massachusetts368,000+0.2%
15Arizona365,900-0.6%
16Nevada359,100-0.3%
17Colorado353,900+0.2%
18Washington343,200-0.3%
19Missouri309,700-0.4%
20Indiana307,200-2.1%
21Wisconsin288,200-1.1%
22South Carolina286,200+1.2%
23Minnesota272,900-0.6%
24Maryland265,700-2.9%
25Louisiana226,0000%
26Alabama216,000+1.9%
27Kentucky206,900-0.2%
28Oregon205,700-1.1%
29Oklahoma183,000-1.1%
30Utah177,5000%
31Connecticut156,100+0.6%
32Iowa139,900-3.6%
33Mississippi135,600+0.1%
34Kansas132,900-1%
35Arkansas132,700+1.8%
36Hawaii122,200+2.3%
37Nebraska100,600-0.3%
38New Mexico100,300+0.1%
39Idaho92,200-2.1%
40New Hampshire77,400+1.3%
41District of Columbia76,000-1.6%
42Montana74,700+1.2%
43West Virginia71,6000%
44Maine70,700-0.1%
45Rhode Island62,000+1.6%
46South Dakota52,800+4.1%
47Delaware51,500-4.1%
48North Dakota40,800-0.7%
49Wyoming38,200-0.5%
50Alaska36,400+1.7%
51Vermont35,300-0.6%

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About this ranking

Number of jobs on leisure and hospitality payrolls in the month, seasonally adjusted, from the Current Employment Statistics (CES) survey of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. The supersector covers arts, entertainment and recreation, and accommodation and food services.

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, leisure and hospitality, statewide, seasonally adjusted (SMS, state, 000007000000001). https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/sm/sm.data.74.LeisureAndHospitality.Current. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2026). Current Employment Statistics, State and Area: all employees, leisure and hospitality, statewide, seasonally adjusted (SMS, state, 000007000000001) (US states by leisure and hospitality payroll employment, 2025-10) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/sm/sm.data.74.LeisureAndHospitality.Current

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Current Employment Statistics, State and Area: all employees, leisure and hospitality, statewide, seasonally adjusted (SMS, state, 000007000000001), US states by leisure and hospitality payroll employment, 2025-10. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 18 Sept. 2026, https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/sm/sm.data.74.LeisureAndHospitality.Current. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/leisure-hospitality-jobs/us-states?period=2025-10. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. 2026. Current Employment Statistics, State and Area: all employees, leisure and hospitality, statewide, seasonally adjusted (SMS, state, 000007000000001). US states by leisure and hospitality payroll employment, 2025-10. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/sm/sm.data.74.LeisureAndHospitality.Current. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/leisure-hospitality-jobs/us-states?period=2025-10.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2026) Current Employment Statistics, State and Area: all employees, leisure and hospitality, statewide, seasonally adjusted (SMS, state, 000007000000001), US states by leisure and hospitality payroll employment, 2025-10 [Dataset]. Available at: https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/sm/sm.data.74.LeisureAndHospitality.Current, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/leisure-hospitality-jobs/us-states?period=2025-10 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which state has the highest leisure and hospitality payroll employment?

California, with 2,022,600 jobs in October 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Which state has the lowest leisure and hospitality payroll employment?

Vermont, with 35,300 jobs in October 2025.

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, leisure and hospitality, statewide, seasonally adjusted (SMS, state, 000007000000001). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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