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US states by manufacturing payroll employment

California had the highest manufacturing payroll employment of 51 states in June 2026, at 1,203,200 jobs. District of Columbia had the lowest, at 1,000 jobs. The median was 173,300 jobs and the figure for the United States was 12,608,000 jobs. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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Highest1,203,200California
Lowest1,000District of Columbia
Median173,30051 states
United States12,608,000History

Map of states, June 2026

Alabama: 281,700 jobsAlaska: 12,100 jobsArizona: 191,400 jobsArkansas: 159,100 jobsCalifornia: 1,203,200 jobsColorado: 144,600 jobsConnecticut: 156,300 jobsDelaware: 25,800 jobsDistrict of Columbia: 1,000 jobsFlorida: 427,900 jobsGeorgia: 426,900 jobsHawaii: 12,900 jobsIdaho: 76,900 jobsIllinois: 571,000 jobsIndiana: 513,300 jobsIowa: 213,000 jobsKansas: 174,700 jobsKentucky: 247,600 jobsLouisiana: 143,800 jobsMaine: 51,200 jobsMaryland: 110,900 jobsMassachusetts: 228,500 jobsMichigan: 581,900 jobsMinnesota: 322,100 jobsMississippi: 138,300 jobsMissouri: 279,200 jobsMontana: 20,800 jobsNebraska: 97,700 jobsNevada: 68,300 jobsNew Hampshire: 66,800 jobsNew Jersey: 248,200 jobsNew Mexico: 27,800 jobsNew York: 397,400 jobsNorth Carolina: 450,300 jobsNorth Dakota: 27,700 jobsOhio: 683,800 jobsOklahoma: 139,400 jobsOregon: 173,300 jobsPennsylvania: 556,400 jobsRhode Island: 39,900 jobsSouth Carolina: 263,300 jobsSouth Dakota: 43,800 jobsTennessee: 356,400 jobsTexas: 980,300 jobsUtah: 153,700 jobsVermont: 27,900 jobsVirginia: 228,600 jobsWashington: 274,400 jobsWest Virginia: 45,100 jobsWisconsin: 457,400 jobsWyoming: 10,300 jobs
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jobs, June 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, June 2026

California: 1,203,200 jobsCalifornia1,203,200Texas: 980,300 jobsTexas980,300Ohio: 683,800 jobsOhio683,800Michigan: 581,900 jobsMichigan581,900Illinois: 571,000 jobsIllinois571,000Pennsylvania: 556,400 jobsPennsylvania556,400Indiana: 513,300 jobsIndiana513,300Wisconsin: 457,400 jobsWisconsin457,400North Carolina: 450,300 jobsNorth Carolina450,300Florida: 427,900 jobsFlorida427,900Georgia: 426,900 jobsGeorgia426,900New York: 397,400 jobsNew York397,400Tennessee: 356,400 jobsTennessee356,400Minnesota: 322,100 jobsMinnesota322,100Alabama: 281,700 jobsAlabama281,700Missouri: 279,200 jobsMissouri279,200Washington: 274,400 jobsWashington274,400South Carolina: 263,300 jobsSouth Carolina263,300New Jersey: 248,200 jobsNew Jersey248,200Kentucky: 247,600 jobsKentucky247,600Virginia: 228,600 jobsVirginia228,600Massachusetts: 228,500 jobsMassachusetts228,500Iowa: 213,000 jobsIowa213,000Arizona: 191,400 jobsArizona191,400Kansas: 174,700 jobsKansas174,700Oregon: 173,300 jobsOregon173,300Arkansas: 159,100 jobsArkansas159,100Connecticut: 156,300 jobsConnecticut156,300Utah: 153,700 jobsUtah153,700Colorado: 144,600 jobsColorado144,600Louisiana: 143,800 jobsLouisiana143,800Oklahoma: 139,400 jobsOklahoma139,400Mississippi: 138,300 jobsMississippi138,300Maryland: 110,900 jobsMaryland110,900Nebraska: 97,700 jobsNebraska97,700Idaho: 76,900 jobsIdaho76,900Nevada: 68,300 jobsNevada68,300New Hampshire: 66,800 jobsNew Hampshire66,800Maine: 51,200 jobsMaine51,200West Virginia: 45,100 jobsWest Virginia45,100South Dakota: 43,800 jobsSouth Dakota43,800Rhode Island: 39,900 jobsRhode Island39,900Vermont: 27,900 jobsVermont27,900New Mexico: 27,800 jobsNew Mexico27,800North Dakota: 27,700 jobsNorth Dakota27,700Delaware: 25,800 jobsDelaware25,800Montana: 20,800 jobsMontana20,800Hawaii: 12,900 jobsHawaii12,900Alaska: 12,100 jobsAlaska12,100Wyoming: 10,300 jobsWyoming10,300District of Columbia: 1,000 jobsDistrict of Columbia1,000California: 1,203,200 jobsCalifornia1,203,200Texas: 980,300 jobsTexas980,300Ohio: 683,800 jobsOhio683,800Michigan: 581,900 jobsMichigan581,900Illinois: 571,000 jobsIllinois571,000Pennsylvania: 556,400 jobsPennsylvania556,400Indiana: 513,300 jobsIndiana513,300Wisconsin: 457,400 jobsWisconsin457,400North Carolina: 450,300 jobsNorth Carolina450,300Florida: 427,900 jobsFlorida427,900Georgia: 426,900 jobsGeorgia426,900New York: 397,400 jobsNew York397,400Tennessee: 356,400 jobsTennessee356,400Minnesota: 322,100 jobsMinnesota322,100Alabama: 281,700 jobsAlabama281,700Missouri: 279,200 jobsMissouri279,200Washington: 274,400 jobsWashington274,400South Carolina: 263,300 jobsSouth Carolina263,300New Jersey: 248,200 jobsNew Jersey248,200Kentucky: 247,600 jobsKentucky247,600Virginia: 228,600 jobsVirginia228,600Massachusetts: 228,500 jobsMassachusetts228,500Iowa: 213,000 jobsIowa213,000Arizona: 191,400 jobsArizona191,400Kansas: 174,700 jobsKansas174,700Oregon: 173,300 jobsOregon173,300Arkansas: 159,100 jobsArkansas159,100Connecticut: 156,300 jobsConnecticut156,300Utah: 153,700 jobsUtah153,700Colorado: 144,600 jobsColorado144,600Louisiana: 143,800 jobsLouisiana143,800Oklahoma: 139,400 jobsOklahoma139,400Mississippi: 138,300 jobsMississippi138,300Maryland: 110,900 jobsMaryland110,900Nebraska: 97,700 jobsNebraska97,700Idaho: 76,900 jobsIdaho76,900Nevada: 68,300 jobsNevada68,300New Hampshire: 66,800 jobsNew Hampshire66,800Maine: 51,200 jobsMaine51,200West Virginia: 45,100 jobsWest Virginia45,100South Dakota: 43,800 jobsSouth Dakota43,800Rhode Island: 39,900 jobsRhode Island39,900Vermont: 27,900 jobsVermont27,900New Mexico: 27,800 jobsNew Mexico27,800North Dakota: 27,700 jobsNorth Dakota27,700Delaware: 25,800 jobsDelaware25,800Montana: 20,800 jobsMontana20,800Hawaii: 12,900 jobsHawaii12,900Alaska: 12,100 jobsAlaska12,100Wyoming: 10,300 jobsWyoming10,300District 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

RankStatesJune 2026
jobs		Change on June 2025
1California1,203,200-1.2%
2Texas980,300-0.6%
3Ohio683,800+1%
4Michigan581,900-1%
5Illinois571,000+0.4%
6Pennsylvania556,400-0.1%
7Indiana513,300-0.8%
8Wisconsin457,400-0.3%
9North Carolina450,300-2.2%
10Florida427,900+0.1%
11Georgia426,900-0.2%
12New York397,400-1.9%
13Tennessee356,400+0.1%
14Minnesota322,100+2.4%
15Alabama281,700-0.7%
16Missouri279,200-1.3%
17Washington274,400+1.3%
18South Carolina263,300+0.5%
19New Jersey248,200-1.9%
20Kentucky247,600-2.1%
21Virginia228,600-3.9%
22Massachusetts228,500+1.1%
23Iowa213,000-1.9%
24Arizona191,400-0.8%
25Kansas174,700+1.3%
26Oregon173,300-3.5%
27Arkansas159,100-0.2%
28Connecticut156,300+2.4%
29Utah153,700-0.3%
30Colorado144,600-0.8%
31Louisiana143,800+2.4%
32Oklahoma139,400-0.9%
33Mississippi138,300-0.1%
34Maryland110,900-0.2%
35Nebraska97,700-5%
36Idaho76,900+2.3%
37Nevada68,300+0.4%
38New Hampshire66,800-1%
39Maine51,200-0.2%
40West Virginia45,100-0.2%
41South Dakota43,800-0.7%
42Rhode Island39,900+1.5%
43Vermont27,900+2.2%
44New Mexico27,800-0.7%
45North Dakota27,700-0.4%
46Delaware25,800-4.1%
47Montana20,800-1.9%
48Hawaii12,900-0.8%
49Alaska12,100-3.2%
50Wyoming10,300-1%
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, 2026-06) [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, 2026-06. 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=2026-06. 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, 2026-06. 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=2026-06.

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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, 2026-06 [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=2026-06 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which state has the highest manufacturing payroll employment?

California, with 1,203,200 jobs in June 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 June 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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