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US states by other services payroll employment

California had the highest other services payroll employment of 51 states in February 2026, at 607,000 jobs. Vermont had the lowest, at 9,900 jobs. The median was 73,400 jobs and the figure for the United States was 6,032,000 jobs. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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Highest607,000California
Lowest9,900Vermont
Median73,40051 states
United States6,032,000History

Map of states, February 2026

Alabama: 94,400 jobsAlaska: 12,200 jobsArizona: 105,400 jobsArkansas: 52,500 jobsCalifornia: 607,000 jobsColorado: 129,400 jobsConnecticut: 63,900 jobsDelaware: 20,000 jobsDistrict of Columbia: 62,600 jobsFlorida: 377,400 jobsGeorgia: 173,400 jobsHawaii: 26,900 jobsIdaho: 29,900 jobsIllinois: 248,700 jobsIndiana: 140,400 jobsIowa: 54,300 jobsKansas: 55,000 jobsKentucky: 73,400 jobsLouisiana: 76,000 jobsMaine: 22,600 jobsMaryland: 124,800 jobsMassachusetts: 138,600 jobsMichigan: 176,200 jobsMinnesota: 118,200 jobsMississippi: 39,700 jobsMissouri: 115,500 jobsMontana: 19,800 jobsNebraska: 38,200 jobsNevada: 42,500 jobsNew Hampshire: 26,500 jobsNew Jersey: 169,400 jobsNew Mexico: 28,400 jobsNew York: 379,200 jobsNorth Carolina: 193,600 jobsNorth Dakota: 15,900 jobsOhio: 212,200 jobsOklahoma: 72,500 jobsOregon: 65,700 jobsPennsylvania: 261,500 jobsRhode Island: 22,200 jobsSouth Carolina: 93,200 jobsSouth Dakota: 18,900 jobsTennessee: 134,900 jobsTexas: 494,900 jobsUtah: 46,000 jobsVermont: 9,900 jobsVirginia: 201,600 jobsWashington: 123,600 jobsWest Virginia: 23,800 jobsWisconsin: 145,300 jobsWyoming: 16,300 jobs
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jobs, February 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, February 2026

California: 607,000 jobsCalifornia607,000Texas: 494,900 jobsTexas494,900New York: 379,200 jobsNew York379,200Florida: 377,400 jobsFlorida377,400Pennsylvania: 261,500 jobsPennsylvania261,500Illinois: 248,700 jobsIllinois248,700Ohio: 212,200 jobsOhio212,200Virginia: 201,600 jobsVirginia201,600North Carolina: 193,600 jobsNorth Carolina193,600Michigan: 176,200 jobsMichigan176,200Georgia: 173,400 jobsGeorgia173,400New Jersey: 169,400 jobsNew Jersey169,400Wisconsin: 145,300 jobsWisconsin145,300Indiana: 140,400 jobsIndiana140,400Massachusetts: 138,600 jobsMassachusetts138,600Tennessee: 134,900 jobsTennessee134,900Colorado: 129,400 jobsColorado129,400Maryland: 124,800 jobsMaryland124,800Washington: 123,600 jobsWashington123,600Minnesota: 118,200 jobsMinnesota118,200Missouri: 115,500 jobsMissouri115,500Arizona: 105,400 jobsArizona105,400Alabama: 94,400 jobsAlabama94,400South Carolina: 93,200 jobsSouth Carolina93,200Louisiana: 76,000 jobsLouisiana76,000Kentucky: 73,400 jobsKentucky73,400Oklahoma: 72,500 jobsOklahoma72,500Oregon: 65,700 jobsOregon65,700Connecticut: 63,900 jobsConnecticut63,900District of Columbia: 62,600 jobsDistrict of Columbia62,600Kansas: 55,000 jobsKansas55,000Iowa: 54,300 jobsIowa54,300Arkansas: 52,500 jobsArkansas52,500Utah: 46,000 jobsUtah46,000Nevada: 42,500 jobsNevada42,500Mississippi: 39,700 jobsMississippi39,700Nebraska: 38,200 jobsNebraska38,200Idaho: 29,900 jobsIdaho29,900New Mexico: 28,400 jobsNew Mexico28,400Hawaii: 26,900 jobsHawaii26,900New Hampshire: 26,500 jobsNew Hampshire26,500West Virginia: 23,800 jobsWest Virginia23,800Maine: 22,600 jobsMaine22,600Rhode Island: 22,200 jobsRhode Island22,200Delaware: 20,000 jobsDelaware20,000Montana: 19,800 jobsMontana19,800South Dakota: 18,900 jobsSouth Dakota18,900Wyoming: 16,300 jobsWyoming16,300North Dakota: 15,900 jobsNorth Dakota15,900Alaska: 12,200 jobsAlaska12,200Vermont: 9,900 jobsVermont9,900California: 607,000 jobsCalifornia607,000Texas: 494,900 jobsTexas494,900New York: 379,200 jobsNew York379,200Florida: 377,400 jobsFlorida377,400Pennsylvania: 261,500 jobsPennsylvania261,500Illinois: 248,700 jobsIllinois248,700Ohio: 212,200 jobsOhio212,200Virginia: 201,600 jobsVirginia201,600North Carolina: 193,600 jobsNorth Carolina193,600Michigan: 176,200 jobsMichigan176,200Georgia: 173,400 jobsGeorgia173,400New Jersey: 169,400 jobsNew Jersey169,400Wisconsin: 145,300 jobsWisconsin145,300Indiana: 140,400 jobsIndiana140,400Massachusetts: 138,600 jobsMassachusetts138,600Tennessee: 134,900 jobsTennessee134,900Colorado: 129,400 jobsColorado129,400Maryland: 124,800 jobsMaryland124,800Washington: 123,600 jobsWashington123,600Minnesota: 118,200 jobsMinnesota118,200Missouri: 115,500 jobsMissouri115,500Arizona: 105,400 jobsArizona105,400Alabama: 94,400 jobsAlabama94,400South Carolina: 93,200 jobsSouth Carolina93,200Louisiana: 76,000 jobsLouisiana76,000Kentucky: 73,400 jobsKentucky73,400Oklahoma: 72,500 jobsOklahoma72,500Oregon: 65,700 jobsOregon65,700Connecticut: 63,900 jobsConnecticut63,900District of Columbia: 62,600 jobsDistrict of Columbia62,600Kansas: 55,000 jobsKansas55,000Iowa: 54,300 jobsIowa54,300Arkansas: 52,500 jobsArkansas52,500Utah: 46,000 jobsUtah46,000Nevada: 42,500 jobsNevada42,500Mississippi: 39,700 jobsMississippi39,700Nebraska: 38,200 jobsNebraska38,200Idaho: 29,900 jobsIdaho29,900New Mexico: 28,400 jobsNew Mexico28,400Hawaii: 26,900 jobsHawaii26,900New Hampshire: 26,500 jobsNew Hampshire26,500West Virginia: 23,800 jobsWest Virginia23,800Maine: 22,600 jobsMaine22,600Rhode Island: 22,200 jobsRhode Island22,200Delaware: 20,000 jobsDelaware20,000Montana: 19,800 jobsMontana19,800South Dakota: 18,900 jobsSouth Dakota18,900Wyoming: 16,300 jobsWyoming16,300North Dakota: 15,900 jobsNorth Dakota15,900Alaska: 12,200 jobsAlaska12,200Vermont: 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

RankStatesFebruary 2026
jobs		Change on February 2025
1California607,000+2.7%
2Texas494,900+0.4%
3New York379,200-0.5%
4Florida377,400-2.2%
5Pennsylvania261,500+1%
6Illinois248,700+0.8%
7Ohio212,200-0.4%
8Virginia201,600-0.3%
9North Carolina193,600+0.7%
10Michigan176,200+0.4%
11Georgia173,400+0.1%
12New Jersey169,400-0.2%
13Wisconsin145,300-0.5%
14Indiana140,400+2.8%
15Massachusetts138,600-0.1%
16Tennessee134,900+0.3%
17Colorado129,400-0.8%
18Maryland124,800-0.2%
19Washington123,600+0.2%
20Minnesota118,200+1.4%
21Missouri115,5000%
22Arizona105,400+2%
23Alabama94,400+0.5%
24South Carolina93,200+3.2%
25Louisiana76,000+0.4%
26Kentucky73,400-0.3%
27Oklahoma72,500+2.3%
28Oregon65,700-1.4%
29Connecticut63,900-1.1%
30District of Columbia62,600-3.5%
31Kansas55,000-1.6%
32Iowa54,300-1.8%
33Arkansas52,500+0.2%
34Utah46,000-1.9%
35Nevada42,500-3.4%
36Mississippi39,700-0.5%
37Nebraska38,200+0.5%
38Idaho29,900+1.7%
39New Mexico28,400-0.4%
40Hawaii26,900-0.7%
41New Hampshire26,500+4.7%
42West Virginia23,800-2.1%
43Maine22,600-0.4%
44Rhode Island22,2000%
45Delaware20,000+2%
46Montana19,800-0.5%
47South Dakota18,900+2.2%
48Wyoming16,3000%
49North Dakota15,900+5.3%
50Alaska12,200+1.7%
51Vermont9,900-2%

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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, 2026-02) [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, 2026-02. 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=2026-02. 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, 2026-02. 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=2026-02.

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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, 2026-02 [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=2026-02 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which state has the highest other services payroll employment?

California, with 607,000 jobs in February 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 February 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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