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US states by other services payroll employment

California had the highest other services payroll employment of 51 states in May 2026, at 602,700 jobs. Vermont had the lowest, at 9,900 jobs. The median was 74,100 jobs and the figure for the United States was 6,031,000 jobs. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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Highest602,700California
Lowest9,900Vermont
Median74,10051 states
United States6,031,000History

Map of states, May 2026

Alabama: 95,000 jobsAlaska: 12,100 jobsArizona: 105,200 jobsArkansas: 52,200 jobsCalifornia: 602,700 jobsColorado: 128,100 jobsConnecticut: 66,200 jobsDelaware: 19,800 jobsDistrict of Columbia: 62,200 jobsFlorida: 382,900 jobsGeorgia: 173,600 jobsHawaii: 27,100 jobsIdaho: 30,500 jobsIllinois: 249,400 jobsIndiana: 137,900 jobsIowa: 54,800 jobsKansas: 53,800 jobsKentucky: 74,100 jobsLouisiana: 76,000 jobsMaine: 23,200 jobsMaryland: 124,600 jobsMassachusetts: 139,200 jobsMichigan: 177,000 jobsMinnesota: 118,500 jobsMississippi: 39,800 jobsMissouri: 115,300 jobsMontana: 19,700 jobsNebraska: 38,200 jobsNevada: 43,200 jobsNew Hampshire: 26,600 jobsNew Jersey: 168,400 jobsNew Mexico: 27,800 jobsNew York: 381,600 jobsNorth Carolina: 193,700 jobsNorth Dakota: 16,200 jobsOhio: 209,600 jobsOklahoma: 73,700 jobsOregon: 67,300 jobsPennsylvania: 261,800 jobsRhode Island: 22,100 jobsSouth Carolina: 94,500 jobsSouth Dakota: 18,900 jobsTennessee: 136,000 jobsTexas: 496,000 jobsUtah: 47,600 jobsVermont: 9,900 jobsVirginia: 199,700 jobsWashington: 122,200 jobsWest Virginia: 24,200 jobsWisconsin: 144,700 jobsWyoming: 16,100 jobs
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jobs, May 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, May 2026

California: 602,700 jobsCalifornia602,700Texas: 496,000 jobsTexas496,000Florida: 382,900 jobsFlorida382,900New York: 381,600 jobsNew York381,600Pennsylvania: 261,800 jobsPennsylvania261,800Illinois: 249,400 jobsIllinois249,400Ohio: 209,600 jobsOhio209,600Virginia: 199,700 jobsVirginia199,700North Carolina: 193,700 jobsNorth Carolina193,700Michigan: 177,000 jobsMichigan177,000Georgia: 173,600 jobsGeorgia173,600New Jersey: 168,400 jobsNew Jersey168,400Wisconsin: 144,700 jobsWisconsin144,700Massachusetts: 139,200 jobsMassachusetts139,200Indiana: 137,900 jobsIndiana137,900Tennessee: 136,000 jobsTennessee136,000Colorado: 128,100 jobsColorado128,100Maryland: 124,600 jobsMaryland124,600Washington: 122,200 jobsWashington122,200Minnesota: 118,500 jobsMinnesota118,500Missouri: 115,300 jobsMissouri115,300Arizona: 105,200 jobsArizona105,200Alabama: 95,000 jobsAlabama95,000South Carolina: 94,500 jobsSouth Carolina94,500Louisiana: 76,000 jobsLouisiana76,000Kentucky: 74,100 jobsKentucky74,100Oklahoma: 73,700 jobsOklahoma73,700Oregon: 67,300 jobsOregon67,300Connecticut: 66,200 jobsConnecticut66,200District of Columbia: 62,200 jobsDistrict of Columbia62,200Iowa: 54,800 jobsIowa54,800Kansas: 53,800 jobsKansas53,800Arkansas: 52,200 jobsArkansas52,200Utah: 47,600 jobsUtah47,600Nevada: 43,200 jobsNevada43,200Mississippi: 39,800 jobsMississippi39,800Nebraska: 38,200 jobsNebraska38,200Idaho: 30,500 jobsIdaho30,500New Mexico: 27,800 jobsNew Mexico27,800Hawaii: 27,100 jobsHawaii27,100New Hampshire: 26,600 jobsNew Hampshire26,600West Virginia: 24,200 jobsWest Virginia24,200Maine: 23,200 jobsMaine23,200Rhode Island: 22,100 jobsRhode Island22,100Delaware: 19,800 jobsDelaware19,800Montana: 19,700 jobsMontana19,700South Dakota: 18,900 jobsSouth Dakota18,900North Dakota: 16,200 jobsNorth Dakota16,200Wyoming: 16,100 jobsWyoming16,100Alaska: 12,100 jobsAlaska12,100Vermont: 9,900 jobsVermont9,900California: 602,700 jobsCalifornia602,700Texas: 496,000 jobsTexas496,000Florida: 382,900 jobsFlorida382,900New York: 381,600 jobsNew York381,600Pennsylvania: 261,800 jobsPennsylvania261,800Illinois: 249,400 jobsIllinois249,400Ohio: 209,600 jobsOhio209,600Virginia: 199,700 jobsVirginia199,700North Carolina: 193,700 jobsNorth Carolina193,700Michigan: 177,000 jobsMichigan177,000Georgia: 173,600 jobsGeorgia173,600New Jersey: 168,400 jobsNew Jersey168,400Wisconsin: 144,700 jobsWisconsin144,700Massachusetts: 139,200 jobsMassachusetts139,200Indiana: 137,900 jobsIndiana137,900Tennessee: 136,000 jobsTennessee136,000Colorado: 128,100 jobsColorado128,100Maryland: 124,600 jobsMaryland124,600Washington: 122,200 jobsWashington122,200Minnesota: 118,500 jobsMinnesota118,500Missouri: 115,300 jobsMissouri115,300Arizona: 105,200 jobsArizona105,200Alabama: 95,000 jobsAlabama95,000South Carolina: 94,500 jobsSouth Carolina94,500Louisiana: 76,000 jobsLouisiana76,000Kentucky: 74,100 jobsKentucky74,100Oklahoma: 73,700 jobsOklahoma73,700Oregon: 67,300 jobsOregon67,300Connecticut: 66,200 jobsConnecticut66,200District of Columbia: 62,200 jobsDistrict of Columbia62,200Iowa: 54,800 jobsIowa54,800Kansas: 53,800 jobsKansas53,800Arkansas: 52,200 jobsArkansas52,200Utah: 47,600 jobsUtah47,600Nevada: 43,200 jobsNevada43,200Mississippi: 39,800 jobsMississippi39,800Nebraska: 38,200 jobsNebraska38,200Idaho: 30,500 jobsIdaho30,500New Mexico: 27,800 jobsNew Mexico27,800Hawaii: 27,100 jobsHawaii27,100New Hampshire: 26,600 jobsNew Hampshire26,600West Virginia: 24,200 jobsWest Virginia24,200Maine: 23,200 jobsMaine23,200Rhode Island: 22,100 jobsRhode Island22,100Delaware: 19,800 jobsDelaware19,800Montana: 19,700 jobsMontana19,700South Dakota: 18,900 jobsSouth Dakota18,900North Dakota: 16,200 jobsNorth Dakota16,200Wyoming: 16,100 jobsWyoming16,100Alaska: 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

RankStatesMay 2026
jobs		Change on May 2025
1California602,700+1.2%
2Texas496,000+0.8%
3Florida382,900-0.9%
4New York381,600+0.3%
5Pennsylvania261,800+0.9%
6Illinois249,400+1%
7Ohio209,600-1.8%
8Virginia199,700-1.9%
9North Carolina193,700+0.6%
10Michigan177,000+0.7%
11Georgia173,600+0.5%
12New Jersey168,400-0.8%
13Wisconsin144,700-0.5%
14Massachusetts139,200-0.4%
15Indiana137,900+0.2%
16Tennessee136,000+0.7%
17Colorado128,100-2.6%
18Maryland124,600-0.8%
19Washington122,200-1.8%
20Minnesota118,500+1.2%
21Missouri115,300-0.7%
22Arizona105,200+1.8%
23Alabama95,000+1.7%
24South Carolina94,500+3.8%
25Louisiana76,000+0.1%
26Kentucky74,100+0.8%
27Oklahoma73,700+3.8%
28Oregon67,300+1.1%
29Connecticut66,200+2.2%
30District of Columbia62,200-2.4%
31Iowa54,800-0.7%
32Kansas53,800-3.6%
33Arkansas52,200-0.8%
34Utah47,600+2.1%
35Nevada43,200-1.4%
36Mississippi39,800+0.3%
37Nebraska38,200-0.3%
38Idaho30,500+3.4%
39New Mexico27,800-2.1%
40Hawaii27,100-0.4%
41New Hampshire26,600+3.5%
42West Virginia24,200+0.8%
43Maine23,200+1.8%
44Rhode Island22,100-0.9%
45Delaware19,800+1.5%
46Montana19,700-0.5%
47South Dakota18,900+1.6%
48North Dakota16,200+8%
49Wyoming16,100-2.4%
50Alaska12,100+0.8%
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, 2026-05) [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, 2026-05. 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=2026-05. 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, 2026-05. 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=2026-05.

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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, 2026-05 [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=2026-05 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which state has the highest other services payroll employment?

California, with 602,700 jobs in May 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 May 2026.

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