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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 November 2025, at 2,028,500 jobs. Vermont had the lowest, at 35,300 jobs. The median was 216,800 jobs and the figure for the United States was 16,936,000 jobs. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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Highest2,028,500California
Lowest35,300Vermont
Median216,80051 states
United States16,936,000History

Map of states, November 2025

Alabama: 216,800 jobsAlaska: 36,300 jobsArizona: 366,100 jobsArkansas: 133,600 jobsCalifornia: 2,028,500 jobsColorado: 353,300 jobsConnecticut: 156,300 jobsDelaware: 51,500 jobsDistrict of Columbia: 76,400 jobsFlorida: 1,326,500 jobsGeorgia: 518,500 jobsHawaii: 121,200 jobsIdaho: 92,200 jobsIllinois: 602,500 jobsIndiana: 307,900 jobsIowa: 140,000 jobsKansas: 133,600 jobsKentucky: 207,000 jobsLouisiana: 225,600 jobsMaine: 71,700 jobsMaryland: 266,600 jobsMassachusetts: 365,700 jobsMichigan: 425,600 jobsMinnesota: 272,500 jobsMississippi: 137,800 jobsMissouri: 309,000 jobsMontana: 73,800 jobsNebraska: 100,800 jobsNevada: 361,700 jobsNew Hampshire: 76,300 jobsNew Jersey: 407,400 jobsNew Mexico: 101,500 jobsNew York: 935,700 jobsNorth Carolina: 546,000 jobsNorth Dakota: 40,600 jobsOhio: 569,500 jobsOklahoma: 181,700 jobsOregon: 208,100 jobsPennsylvania: 574,700 jobsRhode Island: 61,600 jobsSouth Carolina: 286,300 jobsSouth Dakota: 53,200 jobsTennessee: 368,100 jobsTexas: 1,531,000 jobsUtah: 176,600 jobsVermont: 35,300 jobsVirginia: 419,700 jobsWashington: 344,300 jobsWest Virginia: 71,700 jobsWisconsin: 287,300 jobsWyoming: 37,900 jobs
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jobs, November 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, November 2025

California: 2,028,500 jobsCalifornia2,028,500Texas: 1,531,000 jobsTexas1,531,000Florida: 1,326,500 jobsFlorida1,326,500New York: 935,700 jobsNew York935,700Illinois: 602,500 jobsIllinois602,500Pennsylvania: 574,700 jobsPennsylvania574,700Ohio: 569,500 jobsOhio569,500North Carolina: 546,000 jobsNorth Carolina546,000Georgia: 518,500 jobsGeorgia518,500Michigan: 425,600 jobsMichigan425,600Virginia: 419,700 jobsVirginia419,700New Jersey: 407,400 jobsNew Jersey407,400Tennessee: 368,100 jobsTennessee368,100Arizona: 366,100 jobsArizona366,100Massachusetts: 365,700 jobsMassachusetts365,700Nevada: 361,700 jobsNevada361,700Colorado: 353,300 jobsColorado353,300Washington: 344,300 jobsWashington344,300Missouri: 309,000 jobsMissouri309,000Indiana: 307,900 jobsIndiana307,900Wisconsin: 287,300 jobsWisconsin287,300South Carolina: 286,300 jobsSouth Carolina286,300Minnesota: 272,500 jobsMinnesota272,500Maryland: 266,600 jobsMaryland266,600Louisiana: 225,600 jobsLouisiana225,600Alabama: 216,800 jobsAlabama216,800Oregon: 208,100 jobsOregon208,100Kentucky: 207,000 jobsKentucky207,000Oklahoma: 181,700 jobsOklahoma181,700Utah: 176,600 jobsUtah176,600Connecticut: 156,300 jobsConnecticut156,300Iowa: 140,000 jobsIowa140,000Mississippi: 137,800 jobsMississippi137,800Arkansas: 133,600 jobsArkansas133,600Kansas: 133,600 jobsKansas133,600Hawaii: 121,200 jobsHawaii121,200New Mexico: 101,500 jobsNew Mexico101,500Nebraska: 100,800 jobsNebraska100,800Idaho: 92,200 jobsIdaho92,200District of Columbia: 76,400 jobsDistrict of Columbia76,400New Hampshire: 76,300 jobsNew Hampshire76,300Montana: 73,800 jobsMontana73,800Maine: 71,700 jobsMaine71,700West Virginia: 71,700 jobsWest Virginia71,700Rhode Island: 61,600 jobsRhode Island61,600South Dakota: 53,200 jobsSouth Dakota53,200Delaware: 51,500 jobsDelaware51,500North Dakota: 40,600 jobsNorth Dakota40,600Wyoming: 37,900 jobsWyoming37,900Alaska: 36,300 jobsAlaska36,300Vermont: 35,300 jobsVermont35,300California: 2,028,500 jobsCalifornia2,028,500Texas: 1,531,000 jobsTexas1,531,000Florida: 1,326,500 jobsFlorida1,326,500New York: 935,700 jobsNew York935,700Illinois: 602,500 jobsIllinois602,500Pennsylvania: 574,700 jobsPennsylvania574,700Ohio: 569,500 jobsOhio569,500North Carolina: 546,000 jobsNorth Carolina546,000Georgia: 518,500 jobsGeorgia518,500Michigan: 425,600 jobsMichigan425,600Virginia: 419,700 jobsVirginia419,700New Jersey: 407,400 jobsNew Jersey407,400Tennessee: 368,100 jobsTennessee368,100Arizona: 366,100 jobsArizona366,100Massachusetts: 365,700 jobsMassachusetts365,700Nevada: 361,700 jobsNevada361,700Colorado: 353,300 jobsColorado353,300Washington: 344,300 jobsWashington344,300Missouri: 309,000 jobsMissouri309,000Indiana: 307,900 jobsIndiana307,900Wisconsin: 287,300 jobsWisconsin287,300South Carolina: 286,300 jobsSouth Carolina286,300Minnesota: 272,500 jobsMinnesota272,500Maryland: 266,600 jobsMaryland266,600Louisiana: 225,600 jobsLouisiana225,600Alabama: 216,800 jobsAlabama216,800Oregon: 208,100 jobsOregon208,100Kentucky: 207,000 jobsKentucky207,000Oklahoma: 181,700 jobsOklahoma181,700Utah: 176,600 jobsUtah176,600Connecticut: 156,300 jobsConnecticut156,300Iowa: 140,000 jobsIowa140,000Mississippi: 137,800 jobsMississippi137,800Arkansas: 133,600 jobsArkansas133,600Kansas: 133,600 jobsKansas133,600Hawaii: 121,200 jobsHawaii121,200New Mexico: 101,500 jobsNew Mexico101,500Nebraska: 100,800 jobsNebraska100,800Idaho: 92,200 jobsIdaho92,200District of Columbia: 76,400 jobsDistrict of Columbia76,400New Hampshire: 76,300 jobsNew Hampshire76,300Montana: 73,800 jobsMontana73,800Maine: 71,700 jobsMaine71,700West Virginia: 71,700 jobsWest Virginia71,700Rhode Island: 61,600 jobsRhode Island61,600South Dakota: 53,200 jobsSouth Dakota53,200Delaware: 51,500 jobsDelaware51,500North Dakota: 40,600 jobsNorth Dakota40,600Wyoming: 37,900 jobsWyoming37,900Alaska: 36,300 jobsAlaska36,300Vermont: 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

RankStatesNovember 2025
jobs		Change on November 2024
1California2,028,500+0.4%
2Texas1,531,000+0.3%
3Florida1,326,500-0.1%
4New York935,700-0.1%
5Illinois602,500-0.2%
6Pennsylvania574,700+0.8%
7Ohio569,500-0.1%
8North Carolina546,000+1.9%
9Georgia518,500+0.2%
10Michigan425,600-1%
11Virginia419,700+0.5%
12New Jersey407,400-0.3%
13Tennessee368,100+0.5%
14Arizona366,100-1.2%
15Massachusetts365,700+0.5%
16Nevada361,700+0.1%
17Colorado353,300+0.5%
18Washington344,3000%
19Missouri309,000-0.5%
20Indiana307,900-1.9%
21Wisconsin287,300-1.1%
22South Carolina286,300+1.1%
23Minnesota272,500-0.6%
24Maryland266,600-2.6%
25Louisiana225,600-0.4%
26Alabama216,800+2.1%
27Oregon208,100+0.5%
28Kentucky207,0000%
29Oklahoma181,700-1.9%
30Utah176,600-1.1%
31Connecticut156,300+0.4%
32Iowa140,000-3.2%
33Mississippi137,800+1.2%
34Arkansas133,600+2.5%
34Kansas133,600-0.5%
36Hawaii121,200+0.7%
37New Mexico101,500+1.3%
38Nebraska100,800-0.5%
39Idaho92,200-1.8%
40District of Columbia76,400-1.7%
41New Hampshire76,3000%
42Montana73,800+1.4%
43Maine71,700+1.7%
43West Virginia71,700-0.1%
45Rhode Island61,600+1.1%
46South Dakota53,200+4.3%
47Delaware51,500-4.1%
48North Dakota40,600-1.2%
49Wyoming37,900-0.8%
50Alaska36,300+1.4%
51Vermont35,300-0.3%

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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.

How to cite

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, 2025-11) [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, 2025-11. 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=2025-11. 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, 2025-11. 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=2025-11.

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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, 2025-11 [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=2025-11 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which state has the highest leisure and hospitality payroll employment?

California, with 2,028,500 jobs in November 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 November 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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