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US states by manufacturing payroll employment

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: 282,200 jobsAlaska: 13,300 jobsArizona: 192,000 jobsArkansas: 159,000 jobsCalifornia: 1,203,800 jobsColorado: 144,700 jobsConnecticut: 156,800 jobsDelaware: 25,600 jobsDistrict of Columbia: 1,000 jobsFlorida: 428,900 jobsGeorgia: 426,100 jobsHawaii: 12,700 jobsIdaho: 77,600 jobsIllinois: 571,500 jobsIndiana: 517,300 jobsIowa: 213,800 jobsKansas: 173,500 jobsKentucky: 249,500 jobsLouisiana: 143,500 jobsMaine: 51,300 jobsMaryland: 110,200 jobsMassachusetts: 228,700 jobsMichigan: 583,100 jobsMinnesota: 324,600 jobsMississippi: 137,900 jobsMissouri: 278,800 jobsMontana: 20,500 jobsNebraska: 97,200 jobsNevada: 68,700 jobsNew Hampshire: 67,800 jobsNew Jersey: 248,900 jobsNew Mexico: 28,200 jobsNew York: 397,000 jobsNorth Carolina: 449,600 jobsNorth Dakota: 28,000 jobsOhio: 688,400 jobsOklahoma: 139,000 jobsOregon: 174,300 jobsPennsylvania: 558,900 jobsRhode Island: 40,500 jobsSouth Carolina: 265,800 jobsSouth Dakota: 44,000 jobsTennessee: 354,700 jobsTexas: 985,900 jobsUtah: 155,600 jobsVermont: 28,000 jobsVirginia: 231,200 jobsWashington: 276,000 jobsWest Virginia: 45,000 jobsWisconsin: 458,300 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: 985,900 jobsTexas985,900Ohio: 688,400 jobsOhio688,400Michigan: 583,100 jobsMichigan583,100Illinois: 571,500 jobsIllinois571,500Pennsylvania: 558,900 jobsPennsylvania558,900Indiana: 517,300 jobsIndiana517,300Wisconsin: 458,300 jobsWisconsin458,300North Carolina: 449,600 jobsNorth Carolina449,600Florida: 428,900 jobsFlorida428,900Georgia: 426,100 jobsGeorgia426,100New York: 397,000 jobsNew York397,000Tennessee: 354,700 jobsTennessee354,700Minnesota: 324,600 jobsMinnesota324,600Alabama: 282,200 jobsAlabama282,200Missouri: 278,800 jobsMissouri278,800Washington: 276,000 jobsWashington276,000South Carolina: 265,800 jobsSouth Carolina265,800Kentucky: 249,500 jobsKentucky249,500New Jersey: 248,900 jobsNew Jersey248,900Virginia: 231,200 jobsVirginia231,200Massachusetts: 228,700 jobsMassachusetts228,700Iowa: 213,800 jobsIowa213,800Arizona: 192,000 jobsArizona192,000Oregon: 174,300 jobsOregon174,300Kansas: 173,500 jobsKansas173,500Arkansas: 159,000 jobsArkansas159,000Connecticut: 156,800 jobsConnecticut156,800Utah: 155,600 jobsUtah155,600Colorado: 144,700 jobsColorado144,700Louisiana: 143,500 jobsLouisiana143,500Oklahoma: 139,000 jobsOklahoma139,000Mississippi: 137,900 jobsMississippi137,900Maryland: 110,200 jobsMaryland110,200Nebraska: 97,200 jobsNebraska97,200Idaho: 77,600 jobsIdaho77,600Nevada: 68,700 jobsNevada68,700New Hampshire: 67,800 jobsNew Hampshire67,800Maine: 51,300 jobsMaine51,300West Virginia: 45,000 jobsWest Virginia45,000South Dakota: 44,000 jobsSouth Dakota44,000Rhode Island: 40,500 jobsRhode Island40,500New Mexico: 28,200 jobsNew Mexico28,200North Dakota: 28,000 jobsNorth Dakota28,000Vermont: 28,000 jobsVermont28,000Delaware: 25,600 jobsDelaware25,600Montana: 20,500 jobsMontana20,500Alaska: 13,300 jobsAlaska13,300Hawaii: 12,700 jobsHawaii12,700Wyoming: 10,400 jobsWyoming10,400District of Columbia: 1,000 jobsDistrict of Columbia1,000California: 1,203,800 jobsCalifornia1,203,800Texas: 985,900 jobsTexas985,900Ohio: 688,400 jobsOhio688,400Michigan: 583,100 jobsMichigan583,100Illinois: 571,500 jobsIllinois571,500Pennsylvania: 558,900 jobsPennsylvania558,900Indiana: 517,300 jobsIndiana517,300Wisconsin: 458,300 jobsWisconsin458,300North Carolina: 449,600 jobsNorth Carolina449,600Florida: 428,900 jobsFlorida428,900Georgia: 426,100 jobsGeorgia426,100New York: 397,000 jobsNew York397,000Tennessee: 354,700 jobsTennessee354,700Minnesota: 324,600 jobsMinnesota324,600Alabama: 282,200 jobsAlabama282,200Missouri: 278,800 jobsMissouri278,800Washington: 276,000 jobsWashington276,000South Carolina: 265,800 jobsSouth Carolina265,800Kentucky: 249,500 jobsKentucky249,500New Jersey: 248,900 jobsNew Jersey248,900Virginia: 231,200 jobsVirginia231,200Massachusetts: 228,700 jobsMassachusetts228,700Iowa: 213,800 jobsIowa213,800Arizona: 192,000 jobsArizona192,000Oregon: 174,300 jobsOregon174,300Kansas: 173,500 jobsKansas173,500Arkansas: 159,000 jobsArkansas159,000Connecticut: 156,800 jobsConnecticut156,800Utah: 155,600 jobsUtah155,600Colorado: 144,700 jobsColorado144,700Louisiana: 143,500 jobsLouisiana143,500Oklahoma: 139,000 jobsOklahoma139,000Mississippi: 137,900 jobsMississippi137,900Maryland: 110,200 jobsMaryland110,200Nebraska: 97,200 jobsNebraska97,200Idaho: 77,600 jobsIdaho77,600Nevada: 68,700 jobsNevada68,700New Hampshire: 67,800 jobsNew Hampshire67,800Maine: 51,300 jobsMaine51,300West Virginia: 45,000 jobsWest Virginia45,000South Dakota: 44,000 jobsSouth Dakota44,000Rhode Island: 40,500 jobsRhode Island40,500New Mexico: 28,200 jobsNew Mexico28,200North Dakota: 28,000 jobsNorth Dakota28,000Vermont: 28,000 jobsVermont28,000Delaware: 25,600 jobsDelaware25,600Montana: 20,500 jobsMontana20,500Alaska: 13,300 jobsAlaska13,300Hawaii: 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 2026-10-20.

Full ranking

RankStatesAugust 2026
jobs		Change on August 2025
1California1,203,800-0.8%
2Texas985,900+0.2%
3Ohio688,400+1.9%
4Michigan583,100-0.4%
5Illinois571,500+0.6%
6Pennsylvania558,900+0.7%
7Indiana517,300+0.1%
8Wisconsin458,300+0.2%
9North Carolina449,600-2%
10Florida428,900+0.5%
11Georgia426,100-0%
12New York397,000-1.7%
13Tennessee354,700+0.1%
14Minnesota324,600+3.3%
15Alabama282,200-0.2%
16Missouri278,800-0.2%
17Washington276,000+2.5%
18South Carolina265,800+1.4%
19Kentucky249,500-0.9%
20New Jersey248,900-1.1%
21Virginia231,200-1.7%
22Massachusetts228,700+1.4%
23Iowa213,800-0.5%
24Arizona192,000-0.4%
25Oregon174,300-2.2%
26Kansas173,500+0.6%
27Arkansas159,000+0.3%
28Connecticut156,800+3.1%
29Utah155,600+1.2%
30Colorado144,700-0.9%
31Louisiana143,500+2.1%
32Oklahoma139,000-0.8%
33Mississippi137,900-0.6%
34Maryland110,200+0.6%
35Nebraska97,200-5%
36Idaho77,600+3.5%
37Nevada68,700+0.6%
38New Hampshire67,800+0.3%
39Maine51,300+0.4%
40West Virginia45,000-0.2%
41South Dakota44,000-0.5%
42Rhode Island40,500+3.6%
43New Mexico28,200+1.4%
44North Dakota28,000+1.1%
44Vermont28,000+2.2%
46Delaware25,600-4.5%
47Montana20,500-2.4%
48Alaska13,300+7.3%
49Hawaii12,700-2.3%
50Wyoming10,400-1.9%
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 2026-10-20.

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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, 20 Oct. 2026, https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/sm/sm.data.63.Manufacturing.Current. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/manufacturing-jobs/us-states?period=2026-08. Accessed 20 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, 2026-08 [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=2026-08 (Accessed: 20 October 2026).

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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?

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