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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 July 2026, at 2,053,500 jobs. Vermont had the lowest, at 35,200 jobs. The median was 220,400 jobs and the figure for the United States was 16,922,000 jobs. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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Highest2,053,500California
Lowest35,200Vermont
Median220,40051 states
United States16,922,000History

Map of states, July 2026

Alabama: 220,400 jobsAlaska: 38,400 jobsArizona: 360,500 jobsArkansas: 133,900 jobsCalifornia: 2,053,500 jobsColorado: 357,100 jobsConnecticut: 154,400 jobsDelaware: 51,000 jobsDistrict of Columbia: 76,100 jobsFlorida: 1,345,600 jobsGeorgia: 515,700 jobsHawaii: 122,300 jobsIdaho: 92,500 jobsIllinois: 605,100 jobsIndiana: 299,000 jobsIowa: 141,300 jobsKansas: 137,900 jobsKentucky: 209,400 jobsLouisiana: 225,200 jobsMaine: 71,200 jobsMaryland: 275,900 jobsMassachusetts: 361,600 jobsMichigan: 432,700 jobsMinnesota: 276,400 jobsMississippi: 137,300 jobsMissouri: 318,300 jobsMontana: 71,500 jobsNebraska: 103,700 jobsNevada: 357,800 jobsNew Hampshire: 78,900 jobsNew Jersey: 398,800 jobsNew Mexico: 99,400 jobsNew York: 917,400 jobsNorth Carolina: 554,900 jobsNorth Dakota: 41,900 jobsOhio: 570,100 jobsOklahoma: 181,600 jobsOregon: 203,700 jobsPennsylvania: 583,600 jobsRhode Island: 59,300 jobsSouth Carolina: 287,300 jobsSouth Dakota: 54,200 jobsTennessee: 371,300 jobsTexas: 1,556,200 jobsUtah: 177,800 jobsVermont: 35,200 jobsVirginia: 423,900 jobsWashington: 348,800 jobsWest Virginia: 71,900 jobsWisconsin: 294,800 jobsWyoming: 39,300 jobs
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jobs, July 2026. 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, July 2026

California: 2,053,500 jobsCalifornia2,053,500Texas: 1,556,200 jobsTexas1,556,200Florida: 1,345,600 jobsFlorida1,345,600New York: 917,400 jobsNew York917,400Illinois: 605,100 jobsIllinois605,100Pennsylvania: 583,600 jobsPennsylvania583,600Ohio: 570,100 jobsOhio570,100North Carolina: 554,900 jobsNorth Carolina554,900Georgia: 515,700 jobsGeorgia515,700Michigan: 432,700 jobsMichigan432,700Virginia: 423,900 jobsVirginia423,900New Jersey: 398,800 jobsNew Jersey398,800Tennessee: 371,300 jobsTennessee371,300Massachusetts: 361,600 jobsMassachusetts361,600Arizona: 360,500 jobsArizona360,500Nevada: 357,800 jobsNevada357,800Colorado: 357,100 jobsColorado357,100Washington: 348,800 jobsWashington348,800Missouri: 318,300 jobsMissouri318,300Indiana: 299,000 jobsIndiana299,000Wisconsin: 294,800 jobsWisconsin294,800South Carolina: 287,300 jobsSouth Carolina287,300Minnesota: 276,400 jobsMinnesota276,400Maryland: 275,900 jobsMaryland275,900Louisiana: 225,200 jobsLouisiana225,200Alabama: 220,400 jobsAlabama220,400Kentucky: 209,400 jobsKentucky209,400Oregon: 203,700 jobsOregon203,700Oklahoma: 181,600 jobsOklahoma181,600Utah: 177,800 jobsUtah177,800Connecticut: 154,400 jobsConnecticut154,400Iowa: 141,300 jobsIowa141,300Kansas: 137,900 jobsKansas137,900Mississippi: 137,300 jobsMississippi137,300Arkansas: 133,900 jobsArkansas133,900Hawaii: 122,300 jobsHawaii122,300Nebraska: 103,700 jobsNebraska103,700New Mexico: 99,400 jobsNew Mexico99,400Idaho: 92,500 jobsIdaho92,500New Hampshire: 78,900 jobsNew Hampshire78,900District of Columbia: 76,100 jobsDistrict of Columbia76,100West Virginia: 71,900 jobsWest Virginia71,900Montana: 71,500 jobsMontana71,500Maine: 71,200 jobsMaine71,200Rhode Island: 59,300 jobsRhode Island59,300South Dakota: 54,200 jobsSouth Dakota54,200Delaware: 51,000 jobsDelaware51,000North Dakota: 41,900 jobsNorth Dakota41,900Wyoming: 39,300 jobsWyoming39,300Alaska: 38,400 jobsAlaska38,400Vermont: 35,200 jobsVermont35,200California: 2,053,500 jobsCalifornia2,053,500Texas: 1,556,200 jobsTexas1,556,200Florida: 1,345,600 jobsFlorida1,345,600New York: 917,400 jobsNew York917,400Illinois: 605,100 jobsIllinois605,100Pennsylvania: 583,600 jobsPennsylvania583,600Ohio: 570,100 jobsOhio570,100North Carolina: 554,900 jobsNorth Carolina554,900Georgia: 515,700 jobsGeorgia515,700Michigan: 432,700 jobsMichigan432,700Virginia: 423,900 jobsVirginia423,900New Jersey: 398,800 jobsNew Jersey398,800Tennessee: 371,300 jobsTennessee371,300Massachusetts: 361,600 jobsMassachusetts361,600Arizona: 360,500 jobsArizona360,500Nevada: 357,800 jobsNevada357,800Colorado: 357,100 jobsColorado357,100Washington: 348,800 jobsWashington348,800Missouri: 318,300 jobsMissouri318,300Indiana: 299,000 jobsIndiana299,000Wisconsin: 294,800 jobsWisconsin294,800South Carolina: 287,300 jobsSouth Carolina287,300Minnesota: 276,400 jobsMinnesota276,400Maryland: 275,900 jobsMaryland275,900Louisiana: 225,200 jobsLouisiana225,200Alabama: 220,400 jobsAlabama220,400Kentucky: 209,400 jobsKentucky209,400Oregon: 203,700 jobsOregon203,700Oklahoma: 181,600 jobsOklahoma181,600Utah: 177,800 jobsUtah177,800Connecticut: 154,400 jobsConnecticut154,400Iowa: 141,300 jobsIowa141,300Kansas: 137,900 jobsKansas137,900Mississippi: 137,300 jobsMississippi137,300Arkansas: 133,900 jobsArkansas133,900Hawaii: 122,300 jobsHawaii122,300Nebraska: 103,700 jobsNebraska103,700New Mexico: 99,400 jobsNew Mexico99,400Idaho: 92,500 jobsIdaho92,500New Hampshire: 78,900 jobsNew Hampshire78,900District of Columbia: 76,100 jobsDistrict of Columbia76,100West Virginia: 71,900 jobsWest Virginia71,900Montana: 71,500 jobsMontana71,500Maine: 71,200 jobsMaine71,200Rhode Island: 59,300 jobsRhode Island59,300South Dakota: 54,200 jobsSouth Dakota54,200Delaware: 51,000 jobsDelaware51,000North Dakota: 41,900 jobsNorth Dakota41,900Wyoming: 39,300 jobsWyoming39,300Alaska: 38,400 jobsAlaska38,400Vermont: 35,200 jobsVermont35,200
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

RankStatesJuly 2026
jobs		Change on July 2025
1California2,053,500+2.1%
2Texas1,556,200+1.9%
3Florida1,345,600+1.1%
4New York917,400-1.5%
5Illinois605,100-0.1%
6Pennsylvania583,600+2.2%
7Ohio570,100+0.4%
8North Carolina554,900+2.4%
9Georgia515,700-0.7%
10Michigan432,700+0.3%
11Virginia423,900+1%
12New Jersey398,800-2.4%
13Tennessee371,300+1.2%
14Massachusetts361,600-0.7%
15Arizona360,500-2.3%
16Nevada357,800-1.1%
17Colorado357,100+2.6%
18Washington348,800+1.5%
19Missouri318,300+2.9%
20Indiana299,000-5.1%
21Wisconsin294,800+1.6%
22South Carolina287,300+2%
23Minnesota276,400+1.4%
24Maryland275,900+2.9%
25Louisiana225,2000%
26Alabama220,400+3.5%
27Kentucky209,400+1.5%
28Oregon203,700-1.7%
29Oklahoma181,600-0.9%
30Utah177,800+0.6%
31Connecticut154,400-1.1%
32Iowa141,300-1.7%
33Kansas137,900+3.1%
34Mississippi137,300+1.3%
35Arkansas133,900+1.4%
36Hawaii122,300+1.7%
37Nebraska103,700+2.2%
38New Mexico99,400+0.3%
39Idaho92,500-2.6%
40New Hampshire78,900+2.3%
41District of Columbia76,100+0.3%
42West Virginia71,900-0.7%
43Montana71,500-3.8%
44Maine71,200+0.8%
45Rhode Island59,300-3.6%
46South Dakota54,200+6.9%
47Delaware51,000-3%
48North Dakota41,900+2.4%
49Wyoming39,300+3.1%
50Alaska38,400+5.5%
51Vermont35,200+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.

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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, 2026-07) [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, 2026-07. 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=2026-07. 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, 2026-07. 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=2026-07.

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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, 2026-07 [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=2026-07 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which state has the highest leisure and hospitality payroll employment?

California, with 2,053,500 jobs in July 2026, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Which state has the lowest leisure and hospitality payroll employment?

Vermont, with 35,200 jobs in July 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, leisure and hospitality, statewide, seasonally adjusted (SMS, state, 000007000000001). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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