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US states by manufacturing payroll employment

California had the highest manufacturing payroll employment of 51 states in May 2026, at 1,206,400 jobs. District of Columbia had the lowest, at 1,000 jobs. The median was 172,600 jobs and the figure for the United States was 12,595,000 jobs. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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Highest1,206,400California
Lowest1,000District of Columbia
Median172,60051 states
United States12,595,000History

Map of states, May 2026

Alabama: 282,800 jobsAlaska: 11,900 jobsArizona: 192,100 jobsArkansas: 158,700 jobsCalifornia: 1,206,400 jobsColorado: 143,600 jobsConnecticut: 155,400 jobsDelaware: 25,900 jobsDistrict of Columbia: 1,000 jobsFlorida: 427,200 jobsGeorgia: 427,400 jobsHawaii: 12,900 jobsIdaho: 76,400 jobsIllinois: 571,300 jobsIndiana: 516,300 jobsIowa: 213,800 jobsKansas: 172,600 jobsKentucky: 247,200 jobsLouisiana: 144,100 jobsMaine: 51,500 jobsMaryland: 110,900 jobsMassachusetts: 228,000 jobsMichigan: 582,400 jobsMinnesota: 319,300 jobsMississippi: 137,200 jobsMissouri: 277,300 jobsMontana: 20,600 jobsNebraska: 98,300 jobsNevada: 68,300 jobsNew Hampshire: 66,600 jobsNew Jersey: 247,800 jobsNew Mexico: 27,900 jobsNew York: 397,700 jobsNorth Carolina: 450,100 jobsNorth Dakota: 27,700 jobsOhio: 681,200 jobsOklahoma: 139,000 jobsOregon: 173,600 jobsPennsylvania: 555,600 jobsRhode Island: 39,900 jobsSouth Carolina: 262,700 jobsSouth Dakota: 43,700 jobsTennessee: 354,900 jobsTexas: 976,300 jobsUtah: 153,300 jobsVermont: 27,700 jobsVirginia: 228,000 jobsWashington: 274,800 jobsWest Virginia: 44,900 jobsWisconsin: 456,300 jobsWyoming: 10,400 jobs
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jobs, May 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, May 2026

California: 1,206,400 jobsCalifornia1,206,400Texas: 976,300 jobsTexas976,300Ohio: 681,200 jobsOhio681,200Michigan: 582,400 jobsMichigan582,400Illinois: 571,300 jobsIllinois571,300Pennsylvania: 555,600 jobsPennsylvania555,600Indiana: 516,300 jobsIndiana516,300Wisconsin: 456,300 jobsWisconsin456,300North Carolina: 450,100 jobsNorth Carolina450,100Georgia: 427,400 jobsGeorgia427,400Florida: 427,200 jobsFlorida427,200New York: 397,700 jobsNew York397,700Tennessee: 354,900 jobsTennessee354,900Minnesota: 319,300 jobsMinnesota319,300Alabama: 282,800 jobsAlabama282,800Missouri: 277,300 jobsMissouri277,300Washington: 274,800 jobsWashington274,800South Carolina: 262,700 jobsSouth Carolina262,700New Jersey: 247,800 jobsNew Jersey247,800Kentucky: 247,200 jobsKentucky247,200Massachusetts: 228,000 jobsMassachusetts228,000Virginia: 228,000 jobsVirginia228,000Iowa: 213,800 jobsIowa213,800Arizona: 192,100 jobsArizona192,100Oregon: 173,600 jobsOregon173,600Kansas: 172,600 jobsKansas172,600Arkansas: 158,700 jobsArkansas158,700Connecticut: 155,400 jobsConnecticut155,400Utah: 153,300 jobsUtah153,300Louisiana: 144,100 jobsLouisiana144,100Colorado: 143,600 jobsColorado143,600Oklahoma: 139,000 jobsOklahoma139,000Mississippi: 137,200 jobsMississippi137,200Maryland: 110,900 jobsMaryland110,900Nebraska: 98,300 jobsNebraska98,300Idaho: 76,400 jobsIdaho76,400Nevada: 68,300 jobsNevada68,300New Hampshire: 66,600 jobsNew Hampshire66,600Maine: 51,500 jobsMaine51,500West Virginia: 44,900 jobsWest Virginia44,900South Dakota: 43,700 jobsSouth Dakota43,700Rhode Island: 39,900 jobsRhode Island39,900New Mexico: 27,900 jobsNew Mexico27,900North Dakota: 27,700 jobsNorth Dakota27,700Vermont: 27,700 jobsVermont27,700Delaware: 25,900 jobsDelaware25,900Montana: 20,600 jobsMontana20,600Hawaii: 12,900 jobsHawaii12,900Alaska: 11,900 jobsAlaska11,900Wyoming: 10,400 jobsWyoming10,400District of Columbia: 1,000 jobsDistrict of Columbia1,000California: 1,206,400 jobsCalifornia1,206,400Texas: 976,300 jobsTexas976,300Ohio: 681,200 jobsOhio681,200Michigan: 582,400 jobsMichigan582,400Illinois: 571,300 jobsIllinois571,300Pennsylvania: 555,600 jobsPennsylvania555,600Indiana: 516,300 jobsIndiana516,300Wisconsin: 456,300 jobsWisconsin456,300North Carolina: 450,100 jobsNorth Carolina450,100Georgia: 427,400 jobsGeorgia427,400Florida: 427,200 jobsFlorida427,200New York: 397,700 jobsNew York397,700Tennessee: 354,900 jobsTennessee354,900Minnesota: 319,300 jobsMinnesota319,300Alabama: 282,800 jobsAlabama282,800Missouri: 277,300 jobsMissouri277,300Washington: 274,800 jobsWashington274,800South Carolina: 262,700 jobsSouth Carolina262,700New Jersey: 247,800 jobsNew Jersey247,800Kentucky: 247,200 jobsKentucky247,200Massachusetts: 228,000 jobsMassachusetts228,000Virginia: 228,000 jobsVirginia228,000Iowa: 213,800 jobsIowa213,800Arizona: 192,100 jobsArizona192,100Oregon: 173,600 jobsOregon173,600Kansas: 172,600 jobsKansas172,600Arkansas: 158,700 jobsArkansas158,700Connecticut: 155,400 jobsConnecticut155,400Utah: 153,300 jobsUtah153,300Louisiana: 144,100 jobsLouisiana144,100Colorado: 143,600 jobsColorado143,600Oklahoma: 139,000 jobsOklahoma139,000Mississippi: 137,200 jobsMississippi137,200Maryland: 110,900 jobsMaryland110,900Nebraska: 98,300 jobsNebraska98,300Idaho: 76,400 jobsIdaho76,400Nevada: 68,300 jobsNevada68,300New Hampshire: 66,600 jobsNew Hampshire66,600Maine: 51,500 jobsMaine51,500West Virginia: 44,900 jobsWest Virginia44,900South Dakota: 43,700 jobsSouth Dakota43,700Rhode Island: 39,900 jobsRhode Island39,900New Mexico: 27,900 jobsNew Mexico27,900North Dakota: 27,700 jobsNorth Dakota27,700Vermont: 27,700 jobsVermont27,700Delaware: 25,900 jobsDelaware25,900Montana: 20,600 jobsMontana20,600Hawaii: 12,900 jobsHawaii12,900Alaska: 11,900 jobsAlaska11,900Wyoming: 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

RankStatesMay 2026
jobs		Change on May 2025
1California1,206,400-1.3%
2Texas976,300-1.2%
3Ohio681,200+0.4%
4Michigan582,400-1.3%
5Illinois571,300+0.4%
6Pennsylvania555,600-0.5%
7Indiana516,300-0.4%
8Wisconsin456,300-0.7%
9North Carolina450,100-2.5%
10Georgia427,400-0.5%
11Florida427,200-0.2%
12New York397,700-2.2%
13Tennessee354,900-0.6%
14Minnesota319,300+1.2%
15Alabama282,800-0.6%
16Missouri277,300-2.1%
17Washington274,800+1.2%
18South Carolina262,700-0.1%
19New Jersey247,800-2.3%
20Kentucky247,200-2.6%
21Massachusetts228,000+0.4%
21Virginia228,000-5%
23Iowa213,800-1.9%
24Arizona192,100-0.7%
25Oregon173,600-3.7%
26Kansas172,600-0.9%
27Arkansas158,700-0.8%
28Connecticut155,400+3.5%
29Utah153,300-0.8%
30Louisiana144,100+2.6%
31Colorado143,600-1.9%
32Oklahoma139,000-1.3%
33Mississippi137,200-1%
34Maryland110,900-0.2%
35Nebraska98,300-4.7%
36Idaho76,400+1.1%
37Nevada68,300+0.9%
38New Hampshire66,600-1.9%
39Maine51,500+0.2%
40West Virginia44,900-1.1%
41South Dakota43,700-1.8%
42Rhode Island39,900+1.5%
43New Mexico27,900-1.1%
44North Dakota27,700-0.7%
44Vermont27,700+0.4%
46Delaware25,900-3.7%
47Montana20,600-2.8%
48Hawaii12,900-0.8%
49Alaska11,900-4.8%
50Wyoming10,4000%
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, 2026-05) [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, 2026-05. 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=2026-05. 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, 2026-05. 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=2026-05.

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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, 2026-05 [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=2026-05 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which state has the highest manufacturing payroll employment?

California, with 1,206,400 jobs in May 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 May 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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