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US states by professional and business services payroll employment

California had the highest professional and business services payroll employment of 51 states in September 2025, at 2,752,200 jobs. Wyoming had the lowest, at 21,700 jobs. The median was 251,800 jobs and the figure for the United States was 22,359,000 jobs. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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Highest2,752,200California
Lowest21,700Wyoming
Median251,80051 states
United States22,359,000History

Map of states, September 2025

Alabama: 264,600 jobsAlaska: 28,600 jobsArizona: 458,200 jobsArkansas: 165,100 jobsCalifornia: 2,752,200 jobsColorado: 486,500 jobsConnecticut: 220,300 jobsDelaware: 64,600 jobsDistrict of Columbia: 164,300 jobsFlorida: 1,612,100 jobsGeorgia: 745,700 jobsHawaii: 72,600 jobsIdaho: 112,400 jobsIllinois: 908,300 jobsIndiana: 357,100 jobsIowa: 142,500 jobsKansas: 174,300 jobsKentucky: 225,000 jobsLouisiana: 220,000 jobsMaine: 77,600 jobsMaryland: 464,600 jobsMassachusetts: 608,000 jobsMichigan: 624,400 jobsMinnesota: 368,400 jobsMississippi: 119,000 jobsMissouri: 363,800 jobsMontana: 54,300 jobsNebraska: 118,200 jobsNevada: 228,400 jobsNew Hampshire: 98,800 jobsNew Jersey: 709,400 jobsNew Mexico: 119,700 jobsNew York: 1,393,800 jobsNorth Carolina: 739,500 jobsNorth Dakota: 34,400 jobsOhio: 728,000 jobsOklahoma: 204,500 jobsOregon: 251,800 jobsPennsylvania: 831,400 jobsRhode Island: 68,100 jobsSouth Carolina: 313,900 jobsSouth Dakota: 37,300 jobsTennessee: 442,700 jobsTexas: 2,122,600 jobsUtah: 255,300 jobsVermont: 32,600 jobsVirginia: 803,400 jobsWashington: 542,500 jobsWest Virginia: 72,000 jobsWisconsin: 329,700 jobsWyoming: 21,700 jobs
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jobs, September 2025. 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, September 2025

California: 2,752,200 jobsCalifornia2,752,200Texas: 2,122,600 jobsTexas2,122,600Florida: 1,612,100 jobsFlorida1,612,100New York: 1,393,800 jobsNew York1,393,800Illinois: 908,300 jobsIllinois908,300Pennsylvania: 831,400 jobsPennsylvania831,400Virginia: 803,400 jobsVirginia803,400Georgia: 745,700 jobsGeorgia745,700North Carolina: 739,500 jobsNorth Carolina739,500Ohio: 728,000 jobsOhio728,000New Jersey: 709,400 jobsNew Jersey709,400Michigan: 624,400 jobsMichigan624,400Massachusetts: 608,000 jobsMassachusetts608,000Washington: 542,500 jobsWashington542,500Colorado: 486,500 jobsColorado486,500Maryland: 464,600 jobsMaryland464,600Arizona: 458,200 jobsArizona458,200Tennessee: 442,700 jobsTennessee442,700Minnesota: 368,400 jobsMinnesota368,400Missouri: 363,800 jobsMissouri363,800Indiana: 357,100 jobsIndiana357,100Wisconsin: 329,700 jobsWisconsin329,700South Carolina: 313,900 jobsSouth Carolina313,900Alabama: 264,600 jobsAlabama264,600Utah: 255,300 jobsUtah255,300Oregon: 251,800 jobsOregon251,800Nevada: 228,400 jobsNevada228,400Kentucky: 225,000 jobsKentucky225,000Connecticut: 220,300 jobsConnecticut220,300Louisiana: 220,000 jobsLouisiana220,000Oklahoma: 204,500 jobsOklahoma204,500Kansas: 174,300 jobsKansas174,300Arkansas: 165,100 jobsArkansas165,100District of Columbia: 164,300 jobsDistrict of Columbia164,300Iowa: 142,500 jobsIowa142,500New Mexico: 119,700 jobsNew Mexico119,700Mississippi: 119,000 jobsMississippi119,000Nebraska: 118,200 jobsNebraska118,200Idaho: 112,400 jobsIdaho112,400New Hampshire: 98,800 jobsNew Hampshire98,800Maine: 77,600 jobsMaine77,600Hawaii: 72,600 jobsHawaii72,600West Virginia: 72,000 jobsWest Virginia72,000Rhode Island: 68,100 jobsRhode Island68,100Delaware: 64,600 jobsDelaware64,600Montana: 54,300 jobsMontana54,300South Dakota: 37,300 jobsSouth Dakota37,300North Dakota: 34,400 jobsNorth Dakota34,400Vermont: 32,600 jobsVermont32,600Alaska: 28,600 jobsAlaska28,600Wyoming: 21,700 jobsWyoming21,700California: 2,752,200 jobsCalifornia2,752,200Texas: 2,122,600 jobsTexas2,122,600Florida: 1,612,100 jobsFlorida1,612,100New York: 1,393,800 jobsNew York1,393,800Illinois: 908,300 jobsIllinois908,300Pennsylvania: 831,400 jobsPennsylvania831,400Virginia: 803,400 jobsVirginia803,400Georgia: 745,700 jobsGeorgia745,700North Carolina: 739,500 jobsNorth Carolina739,500Ohio: 728,000 jobsOhio728,000New Jersey: 709,400 jobsNew Jersey709,400Michigan: 624,400 jobsMichigan624,400Massachusetts: 608,000 jobsMassachusetts608,000Washington: 542,500 jobsWashington542,500Colorado: 486,500 jobsColorado486,500Maryland: 464,600 jobsMaryland464,600Arizona: 458,200 jobsArizona458,200Tennessee: 442,700 jobsTennessee442,700Minnesota: 368,400 jobsMinnesota368,400Missouri: 363,800 jobsMissouri363,800Indiana: 357,100 jobsIndiana357,100Wisconsin: 329,700 jobsWisconsin329,700South Carolina: 313,900 jobsSouth Carolina313,900Alabama: 264,600 jobsAlabama264,600Utah: 255,300 jobsUtah255,300Oregon: 251,800 jobsOregon251,800Nevada: 228,400 jobsNevada228,400Kentucky: 225,000 jobsKentucky225,000Connecticut: 220,300 jobsConnecticut220,300Louisiana: 220,000 jobsLouisiana220,000Oklahoma: 204,500 jobsOklahoma204,500Kansas: 174,300 jobsKansas174,300Arkansas: 165,100 jobsArkansas165,100District of Columbia: 164,300 jobsDistrict of Columbia164,300Iowa: 142,500 jobsIowa142,500New Mexico: 119,700 jobsNew Mexico119,700Mississippi: 119,000 jobsMississippi119,000Nebraska: 118,200 jobsNebraska118,200Idaho: 112,400 jobsIdaho112,400New Hampshire: 98,800 jobsNew Hampshire98,800Maine: 77,600 jobsMaine77,600Hawaii: 72,600 jobsHawaii72,600West Virginia: 72,000 jobsWest Virginia72,000Rhode Island: 68,100 jobsRhode Island68,100Delaware: 64,600 jobsDelaware64,600Montana: 54,300 jobsMontana54,300South Dakota: 37,300 jobsSouth Dakota37,300North Dakota: 34,400 jobsNorth Dakota34,400Vermont: 32,600 jobsVermont32,600Alaska: 28,600 jobsAlaska28,600Wyoming: 21,700 jobsWyoming21,700
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

RankStatesSeptember 2025
jobs		Change on September 2024
1California2,752,200-0.6%
2Texas2,122,600+0.4%
3Florida1,612,100-0.7%
4New York1,393,800-0.7%
5Illinois908,300-1.3%
6Pennsylvania831,400-0.4%
7Virginia803,400-1.6%
8Georgia745,700-0.7%
9North Carolina739,500-0.4%
10Ohio728,000-1.3%
11New Jersey709,400-0.1%
12Michigan624,400-1.9%
13Massachusetts608,000-1.8%
14Washington542,500-0.1%
15Colorado486,500-0.9%
16Maryland464,600-4.3%
17Arizona458,200-1.7%
18Tennessee442,700-1.8%
19Minnesota368,400-1.6%
20Missouri363,800-1.9%
21Indiana357,100+0.8%
22Wisconsin329,700-0.4%
23South Carolina313,900-0.3%
24Alabama264,600+1.1%
25Utah255,300+3.2%
26Oregon251,800-4%
27Nevada228,400+4.3%
28Kentucky225,000+0.5%
29Connecticut220,300-0.9%
30Louisiana220,000-1.2%
31Oklahoma204,500-1%
32Kansas174,300+0.2%
33Arkansas165,100+2.1%
34District of Columbia164,300-4.4%
35Iowa142,500-2.3%
36New Mexico119,700-1.9%
37Mississippi119,000+1.3%
38Nebraska118,200-2.9%
39Idaho112,400+1.4%
40New Hampshire98,800-0.8%
41Maine77,600-3.7%
42Hawaii72,600-0.1%
43West Virginia72,000+0.1%
44Rhode Island68,100-2.2%
45Delaware64,600-1.1%
46Montana54,300+0.9%
47South Dakota37,300-0.5%
48North Dakota34,400-2.3%
49Vermont32,600-1.5%
50Alaska28,600-2.1%
51Wyoming21,700-2.7%

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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.

How to cite

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, 2025-09) [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, 2025-09. 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?period=2025-09. 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, 2025-09. 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?period=2025-09.

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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, 2025-09 [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?period=2025-09 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

California, with 2,752,200 jobs in September 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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

Wyoming, with 21,700 jobs in September 2025.

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, professional and business services, statewide, seasonally adjusted (SMS, state, 000006000000001). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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