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US states by professional and business services payroll employment, August 2026

California had the highest professional and business services payroll employment of 51 states in August 2026, at 2,739,200 jobs. Wyoming had the lowest, at 21,800 jobs. The median was 247,000 jobs and the figure for the United States was 22,491,000 jobs. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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Highest2,739,200California
Lowest21,800Wyoming
Median247,00051 states
United States22,491,000History

Map of states, August 2026

Alabama: 269,800 jobsAlaska: 29,500 jobsArizona: 467,800 jobsArkansas: 166,100 jobsCalifornia: 2,739,200 jobsColorado: 489,500 jobsConnecticut: 222,300 jobsDelaware: 66,300 jobsDistrict of Columbia: 160,500 jobsFlorida: 1,639,500 jobsGeorgia: 741,200 jobsHawaii: 72,900 jobsIdaho: 111,100 jobsIllinois: 908,700 jobsIndiana: 358,700 jobsIowa: 139,900 jobsKansas: 174,700 jobsKentucky: 222,500 jobsLouisiana: 227,200 jobsMaine: 77,400 jobsMaryland: 470,600 jobsMassachusetts: 604,700 jobsMichigan: 617,300 jobsMinnesota: 375,700 jobsMississippi: 120,600 jobsMissouri: 368,400 jobsMontana: 53,800 jobsNebraska: 117,600 jobsNevada: 240,100 jobsNew Hampshire: 101,700 jobsNew Jersey: 699,700 jobsNew Mexico: 119,000 jobsNew York: 1,397,900 jobsNorth Carolina: 764,900 jobsNorth Dakota: 33,700 jobsOhio: 727,100 jobsOklahoma: 203,300 jobsOregon: 247,000 jobsPennsylvania: 835,100 jobsRhode Island: 69,200 jobsSouth Carolina: 317,600 jobsSouth Dakota: 36,200 jobsTennessee: 448,200 jobsTexas: 2,190,600 jobsUtah: 260,600 jobsVermont: 31,500 jobsVirginia: 789,700 jobsWashington: 546,600 jobsWest Virginia: 72,200 jobsWisconsin: 333,700 jobsWyoming: 21,800 jobs
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jobs, August 2026. Source: BLS, Current Employment Statistics, State and Area: all employees, professional and business services, statewide, seasonally adjusted (SMS, state, 000006000000001). Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All states, August 2026

California: 2,739,200 jobsCalifornia2,739,200Texas: 2,190,600 jobsTexas2,190,600Florida: 1,639,500 jobsFlorida1,639,500New York: 1,397,900 jobsNew York1,397,900Illinois: 908,700 jobsIllinois908,700Pennsylvania: 835,100 jobsPennsylvania835,100Virginia: 789,700 jobsVirginia789,700North Carolina: 764,900 jobsNorth Carolina764,900Georgia: 741,200 jobsGeorgia741,200Ohio: 727,100 jobsOhio727,100New Jersey: 699,700 jobsNew Jersey699,700Michigan: 617,300 jobsMichigan617,300Massachusetts: 604,700 jobsMassachusetts604,700Washington: 546,600 jobsWashington546,600Colorado: 489,500 jobsColorado489,500Maryland: 470,600 jobsMaryland470,600Arizona: 467,800 jobsArizona467,800Tennessee: 448,200 jobsTennessee448,200Minnesota: 375,700 jobsMinnesota375,700Missouri: 368,400 jobsMissouri368,400Indiana: 358,700 jobsIndiana358,700Wisconsin: 333,700 jobsWisconsin333,700South Carolina: 317,600 jobsSouth Carolina317,600Alabama: 269,800 jobsAlabama269,800Utah: 260,600 jobsUtah260,600Oregon: 247,000 jobsOregon247,000Nevada: 240,100 jobsNevada240,100Louisiana: 227,200 jobsLouisiana227,200Kentucky: 222,500 jobsKentucky222,500Connecticut: 222,300 jobsConnecticut222,300Oklahoma: 203,300 jobsOklahoma203,300Kansas: 174,700 jobsKansas174,700Arkansas: 166,100 jobsArkansas166,100District of Columbia: 160,500 jobsDistrict of Columbia160,500Iowa: 139,900 jobsIowa139,900Mississippi: 120,600 jobsMississippi120,600New Mexico: 119,000 jobsNew Mexico119,000Nebraska: 117,600 jobsNebraska117,600Idaho: 111,100 jobsIdaho111,100New Hampshire: 101,700 jobsNew Hampshire101,700Maine: 77,400 jobsMaine77,400Hawaii: 72,900 jobsHawaii72,900West Virginia: 72,200 jobsWest Virginia72,200Rhode Island: 69,200 jobsRhode Island69,200Delaware: 66,300 jobsDelaware66,300Montana: 53,800 jobsMontana53,800South Dakota: 36,200 jobsSouth Dakota36,200North Dakota: 33,700 jobsNorth Dakota33,700Vermont: 31,500 jobsVermont31,500Alaska: 29,500 jobsAlaska29,500Wyoming: 21,800 jobsWyoming21,800California: 2,739,200 jobsCalifornia2,739,200Texas: 2,190,600 jobsTexas2,190,600Florida: 1,639,500 jobsFlorida1,639,500New York: 1,397,900 jobsNew York1,397,900Illinois: 908,700 jobsIllinois908,700Pennsylvania: 835,100 jobsPennsylvania835,100Virginia: 789,700 jobsVirginia789,700North Carolina: 764,900 jobsNorth Carolina764,900Georgia: 741,200 jobsGeorgia741,200Ohio: 727,100 jobsOhio727,100New Jersey: 699,700 jobsNew Jersey699,700Michigan: 617,300 jobsMichigan617,300Massachusetts: 604,700 jobsMassachusetts604,700Washington: 546,600 jobsWashington546,600Colorado: 489,500 jobsColorado489,500Maryland: 470,600 jobsMaryland470,600Arizona: 467,800 jobsArizona467,800Tennessee: 448,200 jobsTennessee448,200Minnesota: 375,700 jobsMinnesota375,700Missouri: 368,400 jobsMissouri368,400Indiana: 358,700 jobsIndiana358,700Wisconsin: 333,700 jobsWisconsin333,700South Carolina: 317,600 jobsSouth Carolina317,600Alabama: 269,800 jobsAlabama269,800Utah: 260,600 jobsUtah260,600Oregon: 247,000 jobsOregon247,000Nevada: 240,100 jobsNevada240,100Louisiana: 227,200 jobsLouisiana227,200Kentucky: 222,500 jobsKentucky222,500Connecticut: 222,300 jobsConnecticut222,300Oklahoma: 203,300 jobsOklahoma203,300Kansas: 174,700 jobsKansas174,700Arkansas: 166,100 jobsArkansas166,100District of Columbia: 160,500 jobsDistrict of Columbia160,500Iowa: 139,900 jobsIowa139,900Mississippi: 120,600 jobsMississippi120,600New Mexico: 119,000 jobsNew Mexico119,000Nebraska: 117,600 jobsNebraska117,600Idaho: 111,100 jobsIdaho111,100New Hampshire: 101,700 jobsNew Hampshire101,700Maine: 77,400 jobsMaine77,400Hawaii: 72,900 jobsHawaii72,900West Virginia: 72,200 jobsWest Virginia72,200Rhode Island: 69,200 jobsRhode Island69,200Delaware: 66,300 jobsDelaware66,300Montana: 53,800 jobsMontana53,800South Dakota: 36,200 jobsSouth Dakota36,200North Dakota: 33,700 jobsNorth Dakota33,700Vermont: 31,500 jobsVermont31,500Alaska: 29,500 jobsAlaska29,500Wyoming: 21,800 jobsWyoming21,800
jobs. Source: BLS, Current Employment Statistics, State and Area: all employees, professional and business services, statewide, seasonally adjusted (SMS, state, 000006000000001). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankStatesAugust 2026
jobs		Change on August 2025
1California Provisional2,739,200-0.6%
2Texas Provisional2,190,600+3.1%
3Florida Provisional1,639,500+1.6%
4New York Provisional1,397,900+0.3%
5Illinois Provisional908,700-0%
6Pennsylvania Provisional835,100+0.6%
7Virginia Provisional789,700-1.8%
8North Carolina Provisional764,900+3.1%
9Georgia Provisional741,200-1%
10Ohio Provisional727,100-0.4%
11New Jersey Provisional699,700-1.1%
12Michigan Provisional617,300-1%
13Massachusetts Provisional604,700-0.5%
14Washington Provisional546,600+0.6%
15Colorado Provisional489,500+0.4%
16Maryland Provisional470,600+0.9%
17Arizona Provisional467,800+2.1%
18Tennessee Provisional448,200+1%
19Minnesota Provisional375,700+1.7%
20Missouri Provisional368,400+1.3%
21Indiana Provisional358,700+0.7%
22Wisconsin Provisional333,700+1.2%
23South Carolina Provisional317,600+0.8%
24Alabama Provisional269,800+2.2%
25Utah Provisional260,600+3.1%
26Oregon Provisional247,000-2.1%
27Nevada Provisional240,100+5.1%
28Louisiana Provisional227,200+3.2%
29Kentucky Provisional222,500-1.5%
30Connecticut Provisional222,300+1%
31Oklahoma Provisional203,300-0.3%
32Kansas Provisional174,700+0.5%
33Arkansas Provisional166,100+0.5%
34District of Columbia Provisional160,500-2.7%
35Iowa Provisional139,900-1.8%
36Mississippi Provisional120,600+1.2%
37New Mexico Provisional119,000-0.8%
38Nebraska Provisional117,600-0.7%
39Idaho Provisional111,100-1.2%
40New Hampshire Provisional101,700+2.6%
41Maine Provisional77,400-0.6%
42Hawaii Provisional72,900+0.6%
43West Virginia Provisional72,200-0.3%
44Rhode Island Provisional69,200+1.6%
45Delaware Provisional66,300+2.8%
46Montana Provisional53,800-2%
47South Dakota Provisional36,200-3.2%
48North Dakota Provisional33,700-1.7%
49Vermont Provisional31,500-3.4%
50Alaska Provisional29,500+2.8%
51Wyoming Provisional21,8000%

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About this ranking

Number of jobs on professional and business 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 professional, scientific and technical services, management of companies, and administrative, support and waste management services.

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.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Current Employment Statistics, State and Area: all employees, professional and business services, statewide, seasonally adjusted (SMS, state, 000006000000001). https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/sm/sm.data.72.ProfBusSrvc.Current. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2026). Current Employment Statistics, State and Area: all employees, professional and business services, statewide, seasonally adjusted (SMS, state, 000006000000001) (US states by professional and business services payroll employment, 2026-08) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/sm/sm.data.72.ProfBusSrvc.Current

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Current Employment Statistics, State and Area: all employees, professional and business services, statewide, seasonally adjusted (SMS, state, 000006000000001), US states by professional and business services payroll employment, 2026-08. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 18 Sept. 2026, https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/sm/sm.data.72.ProfBusSrvc.Current. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/professional-business-services-jobs/us-states. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. 2026. Current Employment Statistics, State and Area: all employees, professional and business services, statewide, seasonally adjusted (SMS, state, 000006000000001). US states by professional and business services payroll employment, 2026-08. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/sm/sm.data.72.ProfBusSrvc.Current. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/professional-business-services-jobs/us-states.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2026) Current Employment Statistics, State and Area: all employees, professional and business services, statewide, seasonally adjusted (SMS, state, 000006000000001), US states by professional and business services payroll employment, 2026-08 [Dataset]. Available at: https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/sm/sm.data.72.ProfBusSrvc.Current, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/professional-business-services-jobs/us-states (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which state has the highest professional and business services payroll employment?

California, with 2,739,200 jobs in August 2026, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Which state has the lowest professional and business services payroll employment?

Wyoming, with 21,800 jobs in August 2026.

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