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US states by nonfarm payroll employment

California had the highest nonfarm payroll employment of 51 states in July 2026, at 18,137,800 jobs. Wyoming had the lowest, at 295,300 jobs. The median was 2,016,500 jobs and the figure for the United States was 158,882,000 jobs. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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Highest18,137,800California
Lowest295,300Wyoming
Median2,016,50051 states
United States158,882,000History

Map of states, July 2026

Alabama: 2,215,100 jobsAlaska: 340,800 jobsArizona: 3,283,600 jobsArkansas: 1,343,300 jobsCalifornia: 18,137,800 jobsColorado: 2,971,700 jobsConnecticut: 1,730,800 jobsDelaware: 495,800 jobsDistrict of Columbia: 721,100 jobsFlorida: 10,029,800 jobsGeorgia: 4,977,700 jobsHawaii: 642,900 jobsIdaho: 887,900 jobsIllinois: 6,180,000 jobsIndiana: 3,256,200 jobsIowa: 1,583,400 jobsKansas: 1,470,400 jobsKentucky: 2,034,000 jobsLouisiana: 2,016,500 jobsMaine: 660,000 jobsMaryland: 2,814,400 jobsMassachusetts: 3,713,100 jobsMichigan: 4,498,300 jobsMinnesota: 3,067,100 jobsMississippi: 1,196,600 jobsMissouri: 3,013,600 jobsMontana: 522,000 jobsNebraska: 1,060,500 jobsNevada: 1,615,000 jobsNew Hampshire: 704,800 jobsNew Jersey: 4,361,300 jobsNew Mexico: 901,900 jobsNew York: 9,969,500 jobsNorth Carolina: 5,118,400 jobsNorth Dakota: 447,500 jobsOhio: 5,686,600 jobsOklahoma: 1,797,900 jobsOregon: 1,965,500 jobsPennsylvania: 6,200,900 jobsRhode Island: 514,600 jobsSouth Carolina: 2,415,500 jobsSouth Dakota: 471,300 jobsTennessee: 3,382,500 jobsTexas: 14,463,700 jobsUtah: 1,787,900 jobsVermont: 311,000 jobsVirginia: 4,234,700 jobsWashington: 3,649,000 jobsWest Virginia: 718,300 jobsWisconsin: 3,045,500 jobsWyoming: 295,300 jobs
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jobs, July 2026. Source: BLS, Current Employment Statistics, State and Area: all employees, total nonfarm, statewide, seasonally adjusted (SMS, state, 000000000000001). Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All states, July 2026

California: 18,137,800 jobsCalifornia18,137,800Texas: 14,463,700 jobsTexas14,463,700Florida: 10,029,800 jobsFlorida10,029,800New York: 9,969,500 jobsNew York9,969,500Pennsylvania: 6,200,900 jobsPennsylvania6,200,900Illinois: 6,180,000 jobsIllinois6,180,000Ohio: 5,686,600 jobsOhio5,686,600North Carolina: 5,118,400 jobsNorth Carolina5,118,400Georgia: 4,977,700 jobsGeorgia4,977,700Michigan: 4,498,300 jobsMichigan4,498,300New Jersey: 4,361,300 jobsNew Jersey4,361,300Virginia: 4,234,700 jobsVirginia4,234,700Massachusetts: 3,713,100 jobsMassachusetts3,713,100Washington: 3,649,000 jobsWashington3,649,000Tennessee: 3,382,500 jobsTennessee3,382,500Arizona: 3,283,600 jobsArizona3,283,600Indiana: 3,256,200 jobsIndiana3,256,200Minnesota: 3,067,100 jobsMinnesota3,067,100Wisconsin: 3,045,500 jobsWisconsin3,045,500Missouri: 3,013,600 jobsMissouri3,013,600Colorado: 2,971,700 jobsColorado2,971,700Maryland: 2,814,400 jobsMaryland2,814,400South Carolina: 2,415,500 jobsSouth Carolina2,415,500Alabama: 2,215,100 jobsAlabama2,215,100Kentucky: 2,034,000 jobsKentucky2,034,000Louisiana: 2,016,500 jobsLouisiana2,016,500Oregon: 1,965,500 jobsOregon1,965,500Oklahoma: 1,797,900 jobsOklahoma1,797,900Utah: 1,787,900 jobsUtah1,787,900Connecticut: 1,730,800 jobsConnecticut1,730,800Nevada: 1,615,000 jobsNevada1,615,000Iowa: 1,583,400 jobsIowa1,583,400Kansas: 1,470,400 jobsKansas1,470,400Arkansas: 1,343,300 jobsArkansas1,343,300Mississippi: 1,196,600 jobsMississippi1,196,600Nebraska: 1,060,500 jobsNebraska1,060,500New Mexico: 901,900 jobsNew Mexico901,900Idaho: 887,900 jobsIdaho887,900District of Columbia: 721,100 jobsDistrict of Columbia721,100West Virginia: 718,300 jobsWest Virginia718,300New Hampshire: 704,800 jobsNew Hampshire704,800Maine: 660,000 jobsMaine660,000Hawaii: 642,900 jobsHawaii642,900Montana: 522,000 jobsMontana522,000Rhode Island: 514,600 jobsRhode Island514,600Delaware: 495,800 jobsDelaware495,800South Dakota: 471,300 jobsSouth Dakota471,300North Dakota: 447,500 jobsNorth Dakota447,500Alaska: 340,800 jobsAlaska340,800Vermont: 311,000 jobsVermont311,000Wyoming: 295,300 jobsWyoming295,300California: 18,137,800 jobsCalifornia18,137,800Texas: 14,463,700 jobsTexas14,463,700Florida: 10,029,800 jobsFlorida10,029,800New York: 9,969,500 jobsNew York9,969,500Pennsylvania: 6,200,900 jobsPennsylvania6,200,900Illinois: 6,180,000 jobsIllinois6,180,000Ohio: 5,686,600 jobsOhio5,686,600North Carolina: 5,118,400 jobsNorth Carolina5,118,400Georgia: 4,977,700 jobsGeorgia4,977,700Michigan: 4,498,300 jobsMichigan4,498,300New Jersey: 4,361,300 jobsNew Jersey4,361,300Virginia: 4,234,700 jobsVirginia4,234,700Massachusetts: 3,713,100 jobsMassachusetts3,713,100Washington: 3,649,000 jobsWashington3,649,000Tennessee: 3,382,500 jobsTennessee3,382,500Arizona: 3,283,600 jobsArizona3,283,600Indiana: 3,256,200 jobsIndiana3,256,200Minnesota: 3,067,100 jobsMinnesota3,067,100Wisconsin: 3,045,500 jobsWisconsin3,045,500Missouri: 3,013,600 jobsMissouri3,013,600Colorado: 2,971,700 jobsColorado2,971,700Maryland: 2,814,400 jobsMaryland2,814,400South Carolina: 2,415,500 jobsSouth Carolina2,415,500Alabama: 2,215,100 jobsAlabama2,215,100Kentucky: 2,034,000 jobsKentucky2,034,000Louisiana: 2,016,500 jobsLouisiana2,016,500Oregon: 1,965,500 jobsOregon1,965,500Oklahoma: 1,797,900 jobsOklahoma1,797,900Utah: 1,787,900 jobsUtah1,787,900Connecticut: 1,730,800 jobsConnecticut1,730,800Nevada: 1,615,000 jobsNevada1,615,000Iowa: 1,583,400 jobsIowa1,583,400Kansas: 1,470,400 jobsKansas1,470,400Arkansas: 1,343,300 jobsArkansas1,343,300Mississippi: 1,196,600 jobsMississippi1,196,600Nebraska: 1,060,500 jobsNebraska1,060,500New Mexico: 901,900 jobsNew Mexico901,900Idaho: 887,900 jobsIdaho887,900District of Columbia: 721,100 jobsDistrict of Columbia721,100West Virginia: 718,300 jobsWest Virginia718,300New Hampshire: 704,800 jobsNew Hampshire704,800Maine: 660,000 jobsMaine660,000Hawaii: 642,900 jobsHawaii642,900Montana: 522,000 jobsMontana522,000Rhode Island: 514,600 jobsRhode Island514,600Delaware: 495,800 jobsDelaware495,800South Dakota: 471,300 jobsSouth Dakota471,300North Dakota: 447,500 jobsNorth Dakota447,500Alaska: 340,800 jobsAlaska340,800Vermont: 311,000 jobsVermont311,000Wyoming: 295,300 jobsWyoming295,300
jobs. Source: BLS, Current Employment Statistics, State and Area: all employees, total nonfarm, statewide, seasonally adjusted (SMS, state, 000000000000001). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankStatesJuly 2026
jobs		Change on July 2025
1California18,137,800+0.7%
2Texas14,463,700+1.1%
3Florida10,029,800+0.3%
4New York9,969,500+0.3%
5Pennsylvania6,200,900+0.5%
6Illinois6,180,000+0.3%
7Ohio5,686,600+0.2%
8North Carolina5,118,400+1.1%
9Georgia4,977,700-0.3%
10Michigan4,498,300+0.2%
11New Jersey4,361,300-0.4%
12Virginia4,234,700-1.1%
13Massachusetts3,713,100+0.2%
14Washington3,649,000+0.4%
15Tennessee3,382,500+0.6%
16Arizona3,283,600+0.6%
17Indiana3,256,200-0.4%
18Minnesota3,067,100+1.5%
19Wisconsin3,045,500+0.2%
20Missouri3,013,600+0.9%
21Colorado2,971,700+0.3%
22Maryland2,814,400-0.1%
23South Carolina2,415,500+1.4%
24Alabama2,215,100+0.9%
25Kentucky2,034,000-0.1%
26Louisiana2,016,500+1.4%
27Oregon1,965,500-0.8%
28Oklahoma1,797,900+0.5%
29Utah1,787,900+1%
30Connecticut1,730,800+0.8%
31Nevada1,615,000+1.3%
32Iowa1,583,400-0.1%
33Kansas1,470,400+0.4%
34Arkansas1,343,300+0.3%
35Mississippi1,196,600+0.6%
36Nebraska1,060,500-0.1%
37New Mexico901,900+1.2%
38Idaho887,900+0.6%
39District of Columbia721,100-4.4%
40West Virginia718,300-0.1%
41New Hampshire704,800+0.2%
42Maine660,000-0.3%
43Hawaii642,900+0.2%
44Montana522,000-1.1%
45Rhode Island514,600-0.1%
46Delaware495,800-0.1%
47South Dakota471,300+0.4%
48North Dakota447,500+0.2%
49Alaska340,800+1%
50Vermont311,000+0.4%
51Wyoming295,300+0.5%

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About this ranking

Number of jobs on nonfarm payrolls in the month, seasonally adjusted, from the Current Employment Statistics (CES) survey of businesses and government agencies run by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

The monthly jobs count of the national Employment Situation report and the State Employment and Unemployment release. 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. For employed people from the household survey use employment_population_ratio; for May job counts by occupation use oews_employment.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Current Employment Statistics, State and Area: all employees, total nonfarm, statewide, seasonally adjusted (SMS, state, 000000000000001). https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/sm/sm.data.55.TotalNonFarmStateWide.All. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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Current Employment Statistics, State and Area: all employees, total nonfarm, statewide, seasonally adjusted (SMS, state, 000000000000001), US states by nonfarm payroll employment, 2026-07. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 18 Sept. 2026, https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/sm/sm.data.55.TotalNonFarmStateWide.All. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/nonfarm-payroll-employment/us-states?period=2026-07. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. 2026. Current Employment Statistics, State and Area: all employees, total nonfarm, statewide, seasonally adjusted (SMS, state, 000000000000001). US states by nonfarm payroll employment, 2026-07. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/sm/sm.data.55.TotalNonFarmStateWide.All. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/nonfarm-payroll-employment/us-states?period=2026-07.

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Which state has the highest nonfarm payroll employment?

California, with 18,137,800 jobs in July 2026, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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Wyoming, with 295,300 jobs in July 2026.

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