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US states by manufacturing payroll employment

California had the highest manufacturing payroll employment of 51 states in March 2026, at 1,209,500 jobs. District of Columbia had the lowest, at 1,000 jobs. The median was 172,900 jobs and the figure for the United States was 12,598,000 jobs. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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Highest1,209,500California
Lowest1,000District of Columbia
Median172,90051 states
United States12,598,000History

Map of states, March 2026

Alabama: 283,300 jobsAlaska: 12,300 jobsArizona: 193,400 jobsArkansas: 158,700 jobsCalifornia: 1,209,500 jobsColorado: 143,800 jobsConnecticut: 153,500 jobsDelaware: 26,100 jobsDistrict of Columbia: 1,000 jobsFlorida: 425,100 jobsGeorgia: 427,800 jobsHawaii: 13,100 jobsIdaho: 75,100 jobsIllinois: 567,100 jobsIndiana: 519,400 jobsIowa: 213,900 jobsKansas: 172,900 jobsKentucky: 249,200 jobsLouisiana: 141,600 jobsMaine: 51,500 jobsMaryland: 111,800 jobsMassachusetts: 228,100 jobsMichigan: 580,400 jobsMinnesota: 314,800 jobsMississippi: 137,700 jobsMissouri: 278,500 jobsMontana: 20,700 jobsNebraska: 98,300 jobsNevada: 68,500 jobsNew Hampshire: 67,200 jobsNew Jersey: 248,400 jobsNew Mexico: 28,000 jobsNew York: 395,700 jobsNorth Carolina: 452,200 jobsNorth Dakota: 28,100 jobsOhio: 676,200 jobsOklahoma: 139,000 jobsOregon: 176,600 jobsPennsylvania: 554,400 jobsRhode Island: 39,400 jobsSouth Carolina: 263,500 jobsSouth Dakota: 43,900 jobsTennessee: 353,000 jobsTexas: 979,000 jobsUtah: 152,800 jobsVermont: 27,500 jobsVirginia: 228,900 jobsWashington: 272,600 jobsWest Virginia: 44,800 jobsWisconsin: 453,400 jobsWyoming: 10,200 jobs
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jobs, March 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, March 2026

California: 1,209,500 jobsCalifornia1,209,500Texas: 979,000 jobsTexas979,000Ohio: 676,200 jobsOhio676,200Michigan: 580,400 jobsMichigan580,400Illinois: 567,100 jobsIllinois567,100Pennsylvania: 554,400 jobsPennsylvania554,400Indiana: 519,400 jobsIndiana519,400Wisconsin: 453,400 jobsWisconsin453,400North Carolina: 452,200 jobsNorth Carolina452,200Georgia: 427,800 jobsGeorgia427,800Florida: 425,100 jobsFlorida425,100New York: 395,700 jobsNew York395,700Tennessee: 353,000 jobsTennessee353,000Minnesota: 314,800 jobsMinnesota314,800Alabama: 283,300 jobsAlabama283,300Missouri: 278,500 jobsMissouri278,500Washington: 272,600 jobsWashington272,600South Carolina: 263,500 jobsSouth Carolina263,500Kentucky: 249,200 jobsKentucky249,200New Jersey: 248,400 jobsNew Jersey248,400Virginia: 228,900 jobsVirginia228,900Massachusetts: 228,100 jobsMassachusetts228,100Iowa: 213,900 jobsIowa213,900Arizona: 193,400 jobsArizona193,400Oregon: 176,600 jobsOregon176,600Kansas: 172,900 jobsKansas172,900Arkansas: 158,700 jobsArkansas158,700Connecticut: 153,500 jobsConnecticut153,500Utah: 152,800 jobsUtah152,800Colorado: 143,800 jobsColorado143,800Louisiana: 141,600 jobsLouisiana141,600Oklahoma: 139,000 jobsOklahoma139,000Mississippi: 137,700 jobsMississippi137,700Maryland: 111,800 jobsMaryland111,800Nebraska: 98,300 jobsNebraska98,300Idaho: 75,100 jobsIdaho75,100Nevada: 68,500 jobsNevada68,500New Hampshire: 67,200 jobsNew Hampshire67,200Maine: 51,500 jobsMaine51,500West Virginia: 44,800 jobsWest Virginia44,800South Dakota: 43,900 jobsSouth Dakota43,900Rhode Island: 39,400 jobsRhode Island39,400North Dakota: 28,100 jobsNorth Dakota28,100New Mexico: 28,000 jobsNew Mexico28,000Vermont: 27,500 jobsVermont27,500Delaware: 26,100 jobsDelaware26,100Montana: 20,700 jobsMontana20,700Hawaii: 13,100 jobsHawaii13,100Alaska: 12,300 jobsAlaska12,300Wyoming: 10,200 jobsWyoming10,200District of Columbia: 1,000 jobsDistrict of Columbia1,000California: 1,209,500 jobsCalifornia1,209,500Texas: 979,000 jobsTexas979,000Ohio: 676,200 jobsOhio676,200Michigan: 580,400 jobsMichigan580,400Illinois: 567,100 jobsIllinois567,100Pennsylvania: 554,400 jobsPennsylvania554,400Indiana: 519,400 jobsIndiana519,400Wisconsin: 453,400 jobsWisconsin453,400North Carolina: 452,200 jobsNorth Carolina452,200Georgia: 427,800 jobsGeorgia427,800Florida: 425,100 jobsFlorida425,100New York: 395,700 jobsNew York395,700Tennessee: 353,000 jobsTennessee353,000Minnesota: 314,800 jobsMinnesota314,800Alabama: 283,300 jobsAlabama283,300Missouri: 278,500 jobsMissouri278,500Washington: 272,600 jobsWashington272,600South Carolina: 263,500 jobsSouth Carolina263,500Kentucky: 249,200 jobsKentucky249,200New Jersey: 248,400 jobsNew Jersey248,400Virginia: 228,900 jobsVirginia228,900Massachusetts: 228,100 jobsMassachusetts228,100Iowa: 213,900 jobsIowa213,900Arizona: 193,400 jobsArizona193,400Oregon: 176,600 jobsOregon176,600Kansas: 172,900 jobsKansas172,900Arkansas: 158,700 jobsArkansas158,700Connecticut: 153,500 jobsConnecticut153,500Utah: 152,800 jobsUtah152,800Colorado: 143,800 jobsColorado143,800Louisiana: 141,600 jobsLouisiana141,600Oklahoma: 139,000 jobsOklahoma139,000Mississippi: 137,700 jobsMississippi137,700Maryland: 111,800 jobsMaryland111,800Nebraska: 98,300 jobsNebraska98,300Idaho: 75,100 jobsIdaho75,100Nevada: 68,500 jobsNevada68,500New Hampshire: 67,200 jobsNew Hampshire67,200Maine: 51,500 jobsMaine51,500West Virginia: 44,800 jobsWest Virginia44,800South Dakota: 43,900 jobsSouth Dakota43,900Rhode Island: 39,400 jobsRhode Island39,400North Dakota: 28,100 jobsNorth Dakota28,100New Mexico: 28,000 jobsNew Mexico28,000Vermont: 27,500 jobsVermont27,500Delaware: 26,100 jobsDelaware26,100Montana: 20,700 jobsMontana20,700Hawaii: 13,100 jobsHawaii13,100Alaska: 12,300 jobsAlaska12,300Wyoming: 10,200 jobsWyoming10,200District 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

RankStatesMarch 2026
jobs		Change on March 2025
1California1,209,500-1.4%
2Texas979,000-0.9%
3Ohio676,200-0.4%
4Michigan580,400-1.5%
5Illinois567,100-0.9%
6Pennsylvania554,400-0.9%
7Indiana519,4000%
8Wisconsin453,400-1.2%
9North Carolina452,200-2.2%
10Georgia427,800-0.1%
11Florida425,100-0.9%
12New York395,700-3.2%
13Tennessee353,000-1.6%
14Minnesota314,800-0.3%
15Alabama283,300-0.6%
16Missouri278,500-1.7%
17Washington272,600-0.1%
18South Carolina263,500+0.5%
19Kentucky249,200-1.8%
20New Jersey248,400-1.9%
21Virginia228,900-4.7%
22Massachusetts228,100+0.2%
23Iowa213,900-1.9%
24Arizona193,400-0.2%
25Oregon176,600-2.4%
26Kansas172,900-0.1%
27Arkansas158,700-1.1%
28Connecticut153,500-0.1%
29Utah152,800-0.7%
30Colorado143,800-2.4%
31Louisiana141,600+0.9%
32Oklahoma139,000-1.8%
33Mississippi137,700-0.5%
34Maryland111,800+0.2%
35Nebraska98,300-4.7%
36Idaho75,100+0.1%
37Nevada68,500+1.5%
38New Hampshire67,200-0.9%
39Maine51,500+0.4%
40West Virginia44,800-1.3%
41South Dakota43,900-0.9%
42Rhode Island39,400+0.3%
43North Dakota28,100-0.4%
44New Mexico28,000-2.1%
45Vermont27,500-0.4%
46Delaware26,100-2.6%
47Montana20,700-2.4%
48Hawaii13,1000%
49Alaska12,300-0.8%
50Wyoming10,200-3.8%
51District of Columbia1,000-9.1%

Other periods

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, 2026-03) [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, 2026-03. 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=2026-03. 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, 2026-03. 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=2026-03.

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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, 2026-03 [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=2026-03 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Questions

Which state has the highest manufacturing payroll employment?

California, with 1,209,500 jobs in March 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 March 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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