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US states by manufacturing payroll employment, August 2026

California had the highest manufacturing payroll employment of 51 states in August 2026, at 1,203,800 jobs. District of Columbia had the lowest, at 1,000 jobs. The median was 173,500 jobs and the figure for the United States was 12,643,000 jobs. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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Highest1,203,800California
Lowest1,000District of Columbia
Median173,50051 states
United States12,643,000History

Map of states, August 2026

Alabama: 281,900 jobsAlaska: 13,200 jobsArizona: 192,200 jobsArkansas: 158,800 jobsCalifornia: 1,203,800 jobsColorado: 145,000 jobsConnecticut: 156,600 jobsDelaware: 25,700 jobsDistrict of Columbia: 1,000 jobsFlorida: 429,100 jobsGeorgia: 425,500 jobsHawaii: 12,700 jobsIdaho: 77,700 jobsIllinois: 571,400 jobsIndiana: 516,900 jobsIowa: 214,200 jobsKansas: 173,500 jobsKentucky: 249,800 jobsLouisiana: 143,900 jobsMaine: 51,100 jobsMaryland: 110,600 jobsMassachusetts: 229,700 jobsMichigan: 583,300 jobsMinnesota: 324,700 jobsMississippi: 137,700 jobsMissouri: 278,900 jobsMontana: 20,500 jobsNebraska: 97,300 jobsNevada: 68,600 jobsNew Hampshire: 67,800 jobsNew Jersey: 248,600 jobsNew Mexico: 28,200 jobsNew York: 396,300 jobsNorth Carolina: 450,000 jobsNorth Dakota: 27,900 jobsOhio: 688,300 jobsOklahoma: 139,000 jobsOregon: 173,500 jobsPennsylvania: 557,300 jobsRhode Island: 40,400 jobsSouth Carolina: 266,000 jobsSouth Dakota: 44,100 jobsTennessee: 354,400 jobsTexas: 982,800 jobsUtah: 155,500 jobsVermont: 27,800 jobsVirginia: 231,300 jobsWashington: 276,000 jobsWest Virginia: 44,800 jobsWisconsin: 458,400 jobsWyoming: 10,400 jobs
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jobs, August 2026. Source: BLS, Current Employment Statistics, State and Area: all employees, manufacturing, statewide, seasonally adjusted (SMS, state, 000003000000001). Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All states, August 2026

California: 1,203,800 jobsCalifornia1,203,800Texas: 982,800 jobsTexas982,800Ohio: 688,300 jobsOhio688,300Michigan: 583,300 jobsMichigan583,300Illinois: 571,400 jobsIllinois571,400Pennsylvania: 557,300 jobsPennsylvania557,300Indiana: 516,900 jobsIndiana516,900Wisconsin: 458,400 jobsWisconsin458,400North Carolina: 450,000 jobsNorth Carolina450,000Florida: 429,100 jobsFlorida429,100Georgia: 425,500 jobsGeorgia425,500New York: 396,300 jobsNew York396,300Tennessee: 354,400 jobsTennessee354,400Minnesota: 324,700 jobsMinnesota324,700Alabama: 281,900 jobsAlabama281,900Missouri: 278,900 jobsMissouri278,900Washington: 276,000 jobsWashington276,000South Carolina: 266,000 jobsSouth Carolina266,000Kentucky: 249,800 jobsKentucky249,800New Jersey: 248,600 jobsNew Jersey248,600Virginia: 231,300 jobsVirginia231,300Massachusetts: 229,700 jobsMassachusetts229,700Iowa: 214,200 jobsIowa214,200Arizona: 192,200 jobsArizona192,200Kansas: 173,500 jobsKansas173,500Oregon: 173,500 jobsOregon173,500Arkansas: 158,800 jobsArkansas158,800Connecticut: 156,600 jobsConnecticut156,600Utah: 155,500 jobsUtah155,500Colorado: 145,000 jobsColorado145,000Louisiana: 143,900 jobsLouisiana143,900Oklahoma: 139,000 jobsOklahoma139,000Mississippi: 137,700 jobsMississippi137,700Maryland: 110,600 jobsMaryland110,600Nebraska: 97,300 jobsNebraska97,300Idaho: 77,700 jobsIdaho77,700Nevada: 68,600 jobsNevada68,600New Hampshire: 67,800 jobsNew Hampshire67,800Maine: 51,100 jobsMaine51,100West Virginia: 44,800 jobsWest Virginia44,800South Dakota: 44,100 jobsSouth Dakota44,100Rhode Island: 40,400 jobsRhode Island40,400New Mexico: 28,200 jobsNew Mexico28,200North Dakota: 27,900 jobsNorth Dakota27,900Vermont: 27,800 jobsVermont27,800Delaware: 25,700 jobsDelaware25,700Montana: 20,500 jobsMontana20,500Alaska: 13,200 jobsAlaska13,200Hawaii: 12,700 jobsHawaii12,700Wyoming: 10,400 jobsWyoming10,400District of Columbia: 1,000 jobsDistrict of Columbia1,000California: 1,203,800 jobsCalifornia1,203,800Texas: 982,800 jobsTexas982,800Ohio: 688,300 jobsOhio688,300Michigan: 583,300 jobsMichigan583,300Illinois: 571,400 jobsIllinois571,400Pennsylvania: 557,300 jobsPennsylvania557,300Indiana: 516,900 jobsIndiana516,900Wisconsin: 458,400 jobsWisconsin458,400North Carolina: 450,000 jobsNorth Carolina450,000Florida: 429,100 jobsFlorida429,100Georgia: 425,500 jobsGeorgia425,500New York: 396,300 jobsNew York396,300Tennessee: 354,400 jobsTennessee354,400Minnesota: 324,700 jobsMinnesota324,700Alabama: 281,900 jobsAlabama281,900Missouri: 278,900 jobsMissouri278,900Washington: 276,000 jobsWashington276,000South Carolina: 266,000 jobsSouth Carolina266,000Kentucky: 249,800 jobsKentucky249,800New Jersey: 248,600 jobsNew Jersey248,600Virginia: 231,300 jobsVirginia231,300Massachusetts: 229,700 jobsMassachusetts229,700Iowa: 214,200 jobsIowa214,200Arizona: 192,200 jobsArizona192,200Kansas: 173,500 jobsKansas173,500Oregon: 173,500 jobsOregon173,500Arkansas: 158,800 jobsArkansas158,800Connecticut: 156,600 jobsConnecticut156,600Utah: 155,500 jobsUtah155,500Colorado: 145,000 jobsColorado145,000Louisiana: 143,900 jobsLouisiana143,900Oklahoma: 139,000 jobsOklahoma139,000Mississippi: 137,700 jobsMississippi137,700Maryland: 110,600 jobsMaryland110,600Nebraska: 97,300 jobsNebraska97,300Idaho: 77,700 jobsIdaho77,700Nevada: 68,600 jobsNevada68,600New Hampshire: 67,800 jobsNew Hampshire67,800Maine: 51,100 jobsMaine51,100West Virginia: 44,800 jobsWest Virginia44,800South Dakota: 44,100 jobsSouth Dakota44,100Rhode Island: 40,400 jobsRhode Island40,400New Mexico: 28,200 jobsNew Mexico28,200North Dakota: 27,900 jobsNorth Dakota27,900Vermont: 27,800 jobsVermont27,800Delaware: 25,700 jobsDelaware25,700Montana: 20,500 jobsMontana20,500Alaska: 13,200 jobsAlaska13,200Hawaii: 12,700 jobsHawaii12,700Wyoming: 10,400 jobsWyoming10,400District of Columbia: 1,000 jobsDistrict of Columbia1,000
jobs. Source: BLS, Current Employment Statistics, State and Area: all employees, manufacturing, statewide, seasonally adjusted (SMS, state, 000003000000001). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankStatesAugust 2026
jobs		Change on August 2025
1California Provisional1,203,800-0.8%
2Texas Provisional982,800-0.1%
3Ohio Provisional688,300+1.8%
4Michigan Provisional583,300-0.4%
5Illinois Provisional571,400+0.6%
6Pennsylvania Provisional557,300+0.4%
7Indiana Provisional516,9000%
8Wisconsin Provisional458,400+0.3%
9North Carolina Provisional450,000-1.9%
10Florida Provisional429,100+0.5%
11Georgia Provisional425,500-0.2%
12New York Provisional396,300-1.9%
13Tennessee Provisional354,4000%
14Minnesota Provisional324,700+3.4%
15Alabama Provisional281,900-0.3%
16Missouri Provisional278,900-0.2%
17Washington Provisional276,000+2.5%
18South Carolina Provisional266,000+1.4%
19Kentucky Provisional249,800-0.8%
20New Jersey Provisional248,600-1.2%
21Virginia Provisional231,300-1.7%
22Massachusetts Provisional229,700+1.8%
23Iowa Provisional214,200-0.3%
24Arizona Provisional192,200-0.3%
25Kansas Provisional173,500+0.6%
25Oregon Provisional173,500-2.7%
27Arkansas Provisional158,800+0.1%
28Connecticut Provisional156,600+3%
29Utah Provisional155,500+1.1%
30Colorado Provisional145,000-0.7%
31Louisiana Provisional143,900+2.3%
32Oklahoma Provisional139,000-0.8%
33Mississippi Provisional137,700-0.7%
34Maryland Provisional110,600+1%
35Nebraska Provisional97,300-4.9%
36Idaho Provisional77,700+3.6%
37Nevada Provisional68,600+0.4%
38New Hampshire Provisional67,800+0.3%
39Maine Provisional51,1000%
40West Virginia Provisional44,800-0.7%
41South Dakota Provisional44,100-0.2%
42Rhode Island Provisional40,400+3.3%
43New Mexico Provisional28,200+1.4%
44North Dakota Provisional27,900+0.7%
45Vermont Provisional27,800+1.5%
46Delaware Provisional25,700-4.1%
47Montana Provisional20,500-2.4%
48Alaska Provisional13,200+6.5%
49Hawaii Provisional12,700-2.3%
50Wyoming Provisional10,400-1.9%
51District of Columbia Provisional1,000-9.1%

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About this ranking

Number of jobs on manufacturing payrolls in the month, seasonally adjusted, from the Current Employment Statistics (CES) survey of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. The supersector covers durable and nondurable goods manufacturing.

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, manufacturing, statewide, seasonally adjusted (SMS, state, 000003000000001). https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/sm/sm.data.63.Manufacturing.Current. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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Current Employment Statistics, State and Area: all employees, manufacturing, statewide, seasonally adjusted (SMS, state, 000003000000001), US states by manufacturing payroll employment, 2026-08. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 18 Sept. 2026, https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/sm/sm.data.63.Manufacturing.Current. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/manufacturing-jobs/us-states. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Questions

Which state has the highest manufacturing payroll employment?

California, with 1,203,800 jobs in August 2026, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Which state has the lowest manufacturing payroll employment?

District of Columbia, with 1,000 jobs in August 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, manufacturing, statewide, seasonally adjusted (SMS, state, 000003000000001). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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