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US states by manufacturing payroll employment

California had the highest manufacturing payroll employment of 51 states in February 2026, at 1,212,100 jobs. District of Columbia had the lowest, at 1,000 jobs. The median was 173,100 jobs and the figure for the United States was 12,583,000 jobs. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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Highest1,212,100California
Lowest1,000District of Columbia
Median173,10051 states
United States12,583,000History

Map of states, February 2026

Alabama: 283,500 jobsAlaska: 12,600 jobsArizona: 193,000 jobsArkansas: 158,700 jobsCalifornia: 1,212,100 jobsColorado: 143,800 jobsConnecticut: 152,700 jobsDelaware: 26,200 jobsDistrict of Columbia: 1,000 jobsFlorida: 428,000 jobsGeorgia: 425,700 jobsHawaii: 13,100 jobsIdaho: 75,200 jobsIllinois: 567,800 jobsIndiana: 518,100 jobsIowa: 214,500 jobsKansas: 173,100 jobsKentucky: 251,100 jobsLouisiana: 141,800 jobsMaine: 51,600 jobsMaryland: 111,100 jobsMassachusetts: 227,600 jobsMichigan: 579,000 jobsMinnesota: 313,000 jobsMississippi: 138,200 jobsMissouri: 280,000 jobsMontana: 20,800 jobsNebraska: 98,800 jobsNevada: 68,100 jobsNew Hampshire: 67,400 jobsNew Jersey: 248,800 jobsNew Mexico: 27,800 jobsNew York: 397,300 jobsNorth Carolina: 450,300 jobsNorth Dakota: 28,100 jobsOhio: 677,800 jobsOklahoma: 138,900 jobsOregon: 177,000 jobsPennsylvania: 551,800 jobsRhode Island: 39,300 jobsSouth Carolina: 263,800 jobsSouth Dakota: 43,900 jobsTennessee: 352,000 jobsTexas: 978,700 jobsUtah: 153,500 jobsVermont: 27,500 jobsVirginia: 228,300 jobsWashington: 271,200 jobsWest Virginia: 44,900 jobsWisconsin: 451,800 jobsWyoming: 10,400 jobs
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jobs, February 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, February 2026

California: 1,212,100 jobsCalifornia1,212,100Texas: 978,700 jobsTexas978,700Ohio: 677,800 jobsOhio677,800Michigan: 579,000 jobsMichigan579,000Illinois: 567,800 jobsIllinois567,800Pennsylvania: 551,800 jobsPennsylvania551,800Indiana: 518,100 jobsIndiana518,100Wisconsin: 451,800 jobsWisconsin451,800North Carolina: 450,300 jobsNorth Carolina450,300Florida: 428,000 jobsFlorida428,000Georgia: 425,700 jobsGeorgia425,700New York: 397,300 jobsNew York397,300Tennessee: 352,000 jobsTennessee352,000Minnesota: 313,000 jobsMinnesota313,000Alabama: 283,500 jobsAlabama283,500Missouri: 280,000 jobsMissouri280,000Washington: 271,200 jobsWashington271,200South Carolina: 263,800 jobsSouth Carolina263,800Kentucky: 251,100 jobsKentucky251,100New Jersey: 248,800 jobsNew Jersey248,800Virginia: 228,300 jobsVirginia228,300Massachusetts: 227,600 jobsMassachusetts227,600Iowa: 214,500 jobsIowa214,500Arizona: 193,000 jobsArizona193,000Oregon: 177,000 jobsOregon177,000Kansas: 173,100 jobsKansas173,100Arkansas: 158,700 jobsArkansas158,700Utah: 153,500 jobsUtah153,500Connecticut: 152,700 jobsConnecticut152,700Colorado: 143,800 jobsColorado143,800Louisiana: 141,800 jobsLouisiana141,800Oklahoma: 138,900 jobsOklahoma138,900Mississippi: 138,200 jobsMississippi138,200Maryland: 111,100 jobsMaryland111,100Nebraska: 98,800 jobsNebraska98,800Idaho: 75,200 jobsIdaho75,200Nevada: 68,100 jobsNevada68,100New Hampshire: 67,400 jobsNew Hampshire67,400Maine: 51,600 jobsMaine51,600West Virginia: 44,900 jobsWest Virginia44,900South Dakota: 43,900 jobsSouth Dakota43,900Rhode Island: 39,300 jobsRhode Island39,300North Dakota: 28,100 jobsNorth Dakota28,100New Mexico: 27,800 jobsNew Mexico27,800Vermont: 27,500 jobsVermont27,500Delaware: 26,200 jobsDelaware26,200Montana: 20,800 jobsMontana20,800Hawaii: 13,100 jobsHawaii13,100Alaska: 12,600 jobsAlaska12,600Wyoming: 10,400 jobsWyoming10,400District of Columbia: 1,000 jobsDistrict of Columbia1,000California: 1,212,100 jobsCalifornia1,212,100Texas: 978,700 jobsTexas978,700Ohio: 677,800 jobsOhio677,800Michigan: 579,000 jobsMichigan579,000Illinois: 567,800 jobsIllinois567,800Pennsylvania: 551,800 jobsPennsylvania551,800Indiana: 518,100 jobsIndiana518,100Wisconsin: 451,800 jobsWisconsin451,800North Carolina: 450,300 jobsNorth Carolina450,300Florida: 428,000 jobsFlorida428,000Georgia: 425,700 jobsGeorgia425,700New York: 397,300 jobsNew York397,300Tennessee: 352,000 jobsTennessee352,000Minnesota: 313,000 jobsMinnesota313,000Alabama: 283,500 jobsAlabama283,500Missouri: 280,000 jobsMissouri280,000Washington: 271,200 jobsWashington271,200South Carolina: 263,800 jobsSouth Carolina263,800Kentucky: 251,100 jobsKentucky251,100New Jersey: 248,800 jobsNew Jersey248,800Virginia: 228,300 jobsVirginia228,300Massachusetts: 227,600 jobsMassachusetts227,600Iowa: 214,500 jobsIowa214,500Arizona: 193,000 jobsArizona193,000Oregon: 177,000 jobsOregon177,000Kansas: 173,100 jobsKansas173,100Arkansas: 158,700 jobsArkansas158,700Utah: 153,500 jobsUtah153,500Connecticut: 152,700 jobsConnecticut152,700Colorado: 143,800 jobsColorado143,800Louisiana: 141,800 jobsLouisiana141,800Oklahoma: 138,900 jobsOklahoma138,900Mississippi: 138,200 jobsMississippi138,200Maryland: 111,100 jobsMaryland111,100Nebraska: 98,800 jobsNebraska98,800Idaho: 75,200 jobsIdaho75,200Nevada: 68,100 jobsNevada68,100New Hampshire: 67,400 jobsNew Hampshire67,400Maine: 51,600 jobsMaine51,600West Virginia: 44,900 jobsWest Virginia44,900South Dakota: 43,900 jobsSouth Dakota43,900Rhode Island: 39,300 jobsRhode Island39,300North Dakota: 28,100 jobsNorth Dakota28,100New Mexico: 27,800 jobsNew Mexico27,800Vermont: 27,500 jobsVermont27,500Delaware: 26,200 jobsDelaware26,200Montana: 20,800 jobsMontana20,800Hawaii: 13,100 jobsHawaii13,100Alaska: 12,600 jobsAlaska12,600Wyoming: 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

RankStatesFebruary 2026
jobs		Change on February 2025
1California1,212,100-1.4%
2Texas978,700-0.9%
3Ohio677,800-0.1%
4Michigan579,000-2%
5Illinois567,800-0.6%
6Pennsylvania551,800-1.4%
7Indiana518,100-0.2%
8Wisconsin451,800-1.8%
9North Carolina450,300-2.6%
10Florida428,000-0.1%
11Georgia425,700-0.7%
12New York397,300-2.9%
13Tennessee352,000-1.6%
14Minnesota313,000-0.9%
15Alabama283,500-0.7%
16Missouri280,000-1.2%
17Washington271,200-1.6%
18South Carolina263,800+0.6%
19Kentucky251,100-0.9%
20New Jersey248,800-1.7%
21Virginia228,300-5%
22Massachusetts227,600-0.1%
23Iowa214,500-1.8%
24Arizona193,000-0.5%
25Oregon177,000-3%
26Kansas173,100+0.1%
27Arkansas158,700-1.3%
28Utah153,500-0.1%
29Connecticut152,700-0.7%
30Colorado143,800-2.5%
31Louisiana141,800+1.1%
32Oklahoma138,900-1.8%
33Mississippi138,200-1.3%
34Maryland111,100-0.3%
35Nebraska98,800-4.4%
36Idaho75,200+0.1%
37Nevada68,100+1.3%
38New Hampshire67,400-0.9%
39Maine51,600+0.4%
40West Virginia44,900-1.5%
41South Dakota43,900-0.9%
42Rhode Island39,3000%
43North Dakota28,100-0.7%
44New Mexico27,800-3.1%
45Vermont27,5000%
46Delaware26,200-1.5%
47Montana20,800-1.9%
48Hawaii13,1000%
49Alaska12,600-1.6%
50Wyoming10,400-2.8%
51District of Columbia1,000-9.1%

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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.

How to cite

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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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2026). Current Employment Statistics, State and Area: all employees, manufacturing, statewide, seasonally adjusted (SMS, state, 000003000000001) (US states by manufacturing payroll employment, 2026-02) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/sm/sm.data.63.Manufacturing.Current

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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, 2026-02. 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?period=2026-02. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. 2026. Current Employment Statistics, State and Area: all employees, manufacturing, statewide, seasonally adjusted (SMS, state, 000003000000001). US states by manufacturing payroll employment, 2026-02. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/sm/sm.data.63.Manufacturing.Current. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/manufacturing-jobs/us-states?period=2026-02.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2026) Current Employment Statistics, State and Area: all employees, manufacturing, statewide, seasonally adjusted (SMS, state, 000003000000001), US states by manufacturing payroll employment, 2026-02 [Dataset]. Available at: https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/sm/sm.data.63.Manufacturing.Current, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/manufacturing-jobs/us-states?period=2026-02 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Questions

Which state has the highest manufacturing payroll employment?

California, with 1,212,100 jobs in February 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 February 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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