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US states by other services payroll employment

California had the highest other services payroll employment of 51 states in January 2026, at 607,300 jobs. Vermont had the lowest, at 9,900 jobs. The median was 73,600 jobs and the figure for the United States was 6,026,000 jobs. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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Highest607,300California
Lowest9,900Vermont
Median73,60051 states
United States6,026,000History

Map of states, January 2026

Alabama: 94,200 jobsAlaska: 12,100 jobsArizona: 104,800 jobsArkansas: 52,900 jobsCalifornia: 607,300 jobsColorado: 131,600 jobsConnecticut: 65,000 jobsDelaware: 19,900 jobsDistrict of Columbia: 62,000 jobsFlorida: 377,300 jobsGeorgia: 172,900 jobsHawaii: 27,300 jobsIdaho: 30,200 jobsIllinois: 248,200 jobsIndiana: 140,500 jobsIowa: 54,700 jobsKansas: 54,900 jobsKentucky: 73,600 jobsLouisiana: 75,400 jobsMaine: 22,600 jobsMaryland: 123,800 jobsMassachusetts: 138,600 jobsMichigan: 175,400 jobsMinnesota: 119,900 jobsMississippi: 39,900 jobsMissouri: 115,700 jobsMontana: 19,900 jobsNebraska: 38,200 jobsNevada: 42,900 jobsNew Hampshire: 26,300 jobsNew Jersey: 168,300 jobsNew Mexico: 28,300 jobsNew York: 380,300 jobsNorth Carolina: 192,800 jobsNorth Dakota: 15,800 jobsOhio: 211,900 jobsOklahoma: 72,300 jobsOregon: 65,800 jobsPennsylvania: 260,900 jobsRhode Island: 22,100 jobsSouth Carolina: 92,700 jobsSouth Dakota: 18,800 jobsTennessee: 136,500 jobsTexas: 496,700 jobsUtah: 46,000 jobsVermont: 9,900 jobsVirginia: 202,000 jobsWashington: 123,600 jobsWest Virginia: 23,800 jobsWisconsin: 145,700 jobsWyoming: 16,400 jobs
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jobs, January 2026. Source: BLS, Current Employment Statistics, State and Area: all employees, other services, statewide, seasonally adjusted (SMS, state, 000008000000001). Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All states, January 2026

California: 607,300 jobsCalifornia607,300Texas: 496,700 jobsTexas496,700New York: 380,300 jobsNew York380,300Florida: 377,300 jobsFlorida377,300Pennsylvania: 260,900 jobsPennsylvania260,900Illinois: 248,200 jobsIllinois248,200Ohio: 211,900 jobsOhio211,900Virginia: 202,000 jobsVirginia202,000North Carolina: 192,800 jobsNorth Carolina192,800Michigan: 175,400 jobsMichigan175,400Georgia: 172,900 jobsGeorgia172,900New Jersey: 168,300 jobsNew Jersey168,300Wisconsin: 145,700 jobsWisconsin145,700Indiana: 140,500 jobsIndiana140,500Massachusetts: 138,600 jobsMassachusetts138,600Tennessee: 136,500 jobsTennessee136,500Colorado: 131,600 jobsColorado131,600Maryland: 123,800 jobsMaryland123,800Washington: 123,600 jobsWashington123,600Minnesota: 119,900 jobsMinnesota119,900Missouri: 115,700 jobsMissouri115,700Arizona: 104,800 jobsArizona104,800Alabama: 94,200 jobsAlabama94,200South Carolina: 92,700 jobsSouth Carolina92,700Louisiana: 75,400 jobsLouisiana75,400Kentucky: 73,600 jobsKentucky73,600Oklahoma: 72,300 jobsOklahoma72,300Oregon: 65,800 jobsOregon65,800Connecticut: 65,000 jobsConnecticut65,000District of Columbia: 62,000 jobsDistrict of Columbia62,000Kansas: 54,900 jobsKansas54,900Iowa: 54,700 jobsIowa54,700Arkansas: 52,900 jobsArkansas52,900Utah: 46,000 jobsUtah46,000Nevada: 42,900 jobsNevada42,900Mississippi: 39,900 jobsMississippi39,900Nebraska: 38,200 jobsNebraska38,200Idaho: 30,200 jobsIdaho30,200New Mexico: 28,300 jobsNew Mexico28,300Hawaii: 27,300 jobsHawaii27,300New Hampshire: 26,300 jobsNew Hampshire26,300West Virginia: 23,800 jobsWest Virginia23,800Maine: 22,600 jobsMaine22,600Rhode Island: 22,100 jobsRhode Island22,100Delaware: 19,900 jobsDelaware19,900Montana: 19,900 jobsMontana19,900South Dakota: 18,800 jobsSouth Dakota18,800Wyoming: 16,400 jobsWyoming16,400North Dakota: 15,800 jobsNorth Dakota15,800Alaska: 12,100 jobsAlaska12,100Vermont: 9,900 jobsVermont9,900California: 607,300 jobsCalifornia607,300Texas: 496,700 jobsTexas496,700New York: 380,300 jobsNew York380,300Florida: 377,300 jobsFlorida377,300Pennsylvania: 260,900 jobsPennsylvania260,900Illinois: 248,200 jobsIllinois248,200Ohio: 211,900 jobsOhio211,900Virginia: 202,000 jobsVirginia202,000North Carolina: 192,800 jobsNorth Carolina192,800Michigan: 175,400 jobsMichigan175,400Georgia: 172,900 jobsGeorgia172,900New Jersey: 168,300 jobsNew Jersey168,300Wisconsin: 145,700 jobsWisconsin145,700Indiana: 140,500 jobsIndiana140,500Massachusetts: 138,600 jobsMassachusetts138,600Tennessee: 136,500 jobsTennessee136,500Colorado: 131,600 jobsColorado131,600Maryland: 123,800 jobsMaryland123,800Washington: 123,600 jobsWashington123,600Minnesota: 119,900 jobsMinnesota119,900Missouri: 115,700 jobsMissouri115,700Arizona: 104,800 jobsArizona104,800Alabama: 94,200 jobsAlabama94,200South Carolina: 92,700 jobsSouth Carolina92,700Louisiana: 75,400 jobsLouisiana75,400Kentucky: 73,600 jobsKentucky73,600Oklahoma: 72,300 jobsOklahoma72,300Oregon: 65,800 jobsOregon65,800Connecticut: 65,000 jobsConnecticut65,000District of Columbia: 62,000 jobsDistrict of Columbia62,000Kansas: 54,900 jobsKansas54,900Iowa: 54,700 jobsIowa54,700Arkansas: 52,900 jobsArkansas52,900Utah: 46,000 jobsUtah46,000Nevada: 42,900 jobsNevada42,900Mississippi: 39,900 jobsMississippi39,900Nebraska: 38,200 jobsNebraska38,200Idaho: 30,200 jobsIdaho30,200New Mexico: 28,300 jobsNew Mexico28,300Hawaii: 27,300 jobsHawaii27,300New Hampshire: 26,300 jobsNew Hampshire26,300West Virginia: 23,800 jobsWest Virginia23,800Maine: 22,600 jobsMaine22,600Rhode Island: 22,100 jobsRhode Island22,100Delaware: 19,900 jobsDelaware19,900Montana: 19,900 jobsMontana19,900South Dakota: 18,800 jobsSouth Dakota18,800Wyoming: 16,400 jobsWyoming16,400North Dakota: 15,800 jobsNorth Dakota15,800Alaska: 12,100 jobsAlaska12,100Vermont: 9,900 jobsVermont9,900
jobs. Source: BLS, Current Employment Statistics, State and Area: all employees, other services, statewide, seasonally adjusted (SMS, state, 000008000000001). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankStatesJanuary 2026
jobs		Change on January 2025
1California607,300+2.6%
2Texas496,700+0.6%
3New York380,300-0.4%
4Florida377,300-2%
5Pennsylvania260,900+0.7%
6Illinois248,200+0.4%
7Ohio211,900-0.7%
8Virginia202,000-0.3%
9North Carolina192,800+0.1%
10Michigan175,400-0.2%
11Georgia172,900+0.5%
12New Jersey168,300-1.1%
13Wisconsin145,700-0.4%
14Indiana140,500+2.8%
15Massachusetts138,600-0.7%
16Tennessee136,500+1.8%
17Colorado131,600+0.4%
18Maryland123,800-0.9%
19Washington123,600+0.3%
20Minnesota119,900+2.7%
21Missouri115,700+0.4%
22Arizona104,800+1.4%
23Alabama94,200-0.2%
24South Carolina92,700+2.7%
25Louisiana75,400-0.3%
26Kentucky73,600+0.1%
27Oklahoma72,300+1.8%
28Oregon65,800-1.9%
29Connecticut65,000+0.5%
30District of Columbia62,000-5.3%
31Kansas54,900-1.3%
32Iowa54,700-1.1%
33Arkansas52,900+1.5%
34Utah46,000-2.1%
35Nevada42,900-3.2%
36Mississippi39,9000%
37Nebraska38,200+0.3%
38Idaho30,200+2.7%
39New Mexico28,300-0.4%
40Hawaii27,300+1.1%
41New Hampshire26,300+4%
42West Virginia23,800-1.2%
43Maine22,600-0.4%
44Rhode Island22,100-0.5%
45Delaware19,900+1%
45Montana19,9000%
47South Dakota18,800+1.6%
48Wyoming16,400+0.6%
49North Dakota15,800+4.6%
50Alaska12,1000%
51Vermont9,900-2.9%

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About this ranking

Number of jobs on other services payrolls in the month, seasonally adjusted, from the Current Employment Statistics (CES) survey of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. The supersector covers repair and maintenance, personal and laundry services, and religious, civic and professional organizations.

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, other services, statewide, seasonally adjusted (SMS, state, 000008000000001). https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/sm/sm.data.75.OtherServices.Current. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2026). Current Employment Statistics, State and Area: all employees, other services, statewide, seasonally adjusted (SMS, state, 000008000000001) (US states by other services payroll employment, 2026-01) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/sm/sm.data.75.OtherServices.Current

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Current Employment Statistics, State and Area: all employees, other services, statewide, seasonally adjusted (SMS, state, 000008000000001), US states by other services payroll employment, 2026-01. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 18 Sept. 2026, https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/sm/sm.data.75.OtherServices.Current. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/other-services-jobs/us-states?period=2026-01. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. 2026. Current Employment Statistics, State and Area: all employees, other services, statewide, seasonally adjusted (SMS, state, 000008000000001). US states by other services payroll employment, 2026-01. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/sm/sm.data.75.OtherServices.Current. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/other-services-jobs/us-states?period=2026-01.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2026) Current Employment Statistics, State and Area: all employees, other services, statewide, seasonally adjusted (SMS, state, 000008000000001), US states by other services payroll employment, 2026-01 [Dataset]. Available at: https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/sm/sm.data.75.OtherServices.Current, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/other-services-jobs/us-states?period=2026-01 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which state has the highest other services payroll employment?

California, with 607,300 jobs in January 2026, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Which state has the lowest other services payroll employment?

Vermont, with 9,900 jobs in January 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, other services, statewide, seasonally adjusted (SMS, state, 000008000000001). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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