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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 December 2025, at 2,752,500 jobs. Wyoming had the lowest, at 21,500 jobs. The median was 252,400 jobs and the figure for the United States was 22,372,000 jobs. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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Highest2,752,500California
Lowest21,500Wyoming
Median252,40051 states
United States22,372,000History

Map of states, December 2025

Alabama: 263,000 jobsAlaska: 29,000 jobsArizona: 460,600 jobsArkansas: 165,000 jobsCalifornia: 2,752,500 jobsColorado: 485,800 jobsConnecticut: 221,300 jobsDelaware: 65,100 jobsDistrict of Columbia: 161,700 jobsFlorida: 1,597,600 jobsGeorgia: 749,400 jobsHawaii: 72,700 jobsIdaho: 113,900 jobsIllinois: 899,800 jobsIndiana: 351,700 jobsIowa: 142,800 jobsKansas: 173,700 jobsKentucky: 224,500 jobsLouisiana: 223,900 jobsMaine: 76,900 jobsMaryland: 458,900 jobsMassachusetts: 607,700 jobsMichigan: 620,800 jobsMinnesota: 368,300 jobsMississippi: 119,700 jobsMissouri: 367,400 jobsMontana: 54,600 jobsNebraska: 118,400 jobsNevada: 229,500 jobsNew Hampshire: 99,100 jobsNew Jersey: 707,500 jobsNew Mexico: 118,300 jobsNew York: 1,406,300 jobsNorth Carolina: 743,800 jobsNorth Dakota: 34,300 jobsOhio: 729,300 jobsOklahoma: 206,900 jobsOregon: 252,400 jobsPennsylvania: 839,100 jobsRhode Island: 67,300 jobsSouth Carolina: 312,500 jobsSouth Dakota: 36,400 jobsTennessee: 447,200 jobsTexas: 2,126,900 jobsUtah: 258,700 jobsVermont: 32,700 jobsVirginia: 803,100 jobsWashington: 539,900 jobsWest Virginia: 73,200 jobsWisconsin: 321,000 jobsWyoming: 21,500 jobs
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jobs, December 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, December 2025

California: 2,752,500 jobsCalifornia2,752,500Texas: 2,126,900 jobsTexas2,126,900Florida: 1,597,600 jobsFlorida1,597,600New York: 1,406,300 jobsNew York1,406,300Illinois: 899,800 jobsIllinois899,800Pennsylvania: 839,100 jobsPennsylvania839,100Virginia: 803,100 jobsVirginia803,100Georgia: 749,400 jobsGeorgia749,400North Carolina: 743,800 jobsNorth Carolina743,800Ohio: 729,300 jobsOhio729,300New Jersey: 707,500 jobsNew Jersey707,500Michigan: 620,800 jobsMichigan620,800Massachusetts: 607,700 jobsMassachusetts607,700Washington: 539,900 jobsWashington539,900Colorado: 485,800 jobsColorado485,800Arizona: 460,600 jobsArizona460,600Maryland: 458,900 jobsMaryland458,900Tennessee: 447,200 jobsTennessee447,200Minnesota: 368,300 jobsMinnesota368,300Missouri: 367,400 jobsMissouri367,400Indiana: 351,700 jobsIndiana351,700Wisconsin: 321,000 jobsWisconsin321,000South Carolina: 312,500 jobsSouth Carolina312,500Alabama: 263,000 jobsAlabama263,000Utah: 258,700 jobsUtah258,700Oregon: 252,400 jobsOregon252,400Nevada: 229,500 jobsNevada229,500Kentucky: 224,500 jobsKentucky224,500Louisiana: 223,900 jobsLouisiana223,900Connecticut: 221,300 jobsConnecticut221,300Oklahoma: 206,900 jobsOklahoma206,900Kansas: 173,700 jobsKansas173,700Arkansas: 165,000 jobsArkansas165,000District of Columbia: 161,700 jobsDistrict of Columbia161,700Iowa: 142,800 jobsIowa142,800Mississippi: 119,700 jobsMississippi119,700Nebraska: 118,400 jobsNebraska118,400New Mexico: 118,300 jobsNew Mexico118,300Idaho: 113,900 jobsIdaho113,900New Hampshire: 99,100 jobsNew Hampshire99,100Maine: 76,900 jobsMaine76,900West Virginia: 73,200 jobsWest Virginia73,200Hawaii: 72,700 jobsHawaii72,700Rhode Island: 67,300 jobsRhode Island67,300Delaware: 65,100 jobsDelaware65,100Montana: 54,600 jobsMontana54,600South Dakota: 36,400 jobsSouth Dakota36,400North Dakota: 34,300 jobsNorth Dakota34,300Vermont: 32,700 jobsVermont32,700Alaska: 29,000 jobsAlaska29,000Wyoming: 21,500 jobsWyoming21,500California: 2,752,500 jobsCalifornia2,752,500Texas: 2,126,900 jobsTexas2,126,900Florida: 1,597,600 jobsFlorida1,597,600New York: 1,406,300 jobsNew York1,406,300Illinois: 899,800 jobsIllinois899,800Pennsylvania: 839,100 jobsPennsylvania839,100Virginia: 803,100 jobsVirginia803,100Georgia: 749,400 jobsGeorgia749,400North Carolina: 743,800 jobsNorth Carolina743,800Ohio: 729,300 jobsOhio729,300New Jersey: 707,500 jobsNew Jersey707,500Michigan: 620,800 jobsMichigan620,800Massachusetts: 607,700 jobsMassachusetts607,700Washington: 539,900 jobsWashington539,900Colorado: 485,800 jobsColorado485,800Arizona: 460,600 jobsArizona460,600Maryland: 458,900 jobsMaryland458,900Tennessee: 447,200 jobsTennessee447,200Minnesota: 368,300 jobsMinnesota368,300Missouri: 367,400 jobsMissouri367,400Indiana: 351,700 jobsIndiana351,700Wisconsin: 321,000 jobsWisconsin321,000South Carolina: 312,500 jobsSouth Carolina312,500Alabama: 263,000 jobsAlabama263,000Utah: 258,700 jobsUtah258,700Oregon: 252,400 jobsOregon252,400Nevada: 229,500 jobsNevada229,500Kentucky: 224,500 jobsKentucky224,500Louisiana: 223,900 jobsLouisiana223,900Connecticut: 221,300 jobsConnecticut221,300Oklahoma: 206,900 jobsOklahoma206,900Kansas: 173,700 jobsKansas173,700Arkansas: 165,000 jobsArkansas165,000District of Columbia: 161,700 jobsDistrict of Columbia161,700Iowa: 142,800 jobsIowa142,800Mississippi: 119,700 jobsMississippi119,700Nebraska: 118,400 jobsNebraska118,400New Mexico: 118,300 jobsNew Mexico118,300Idaho: 113,900 jobsIdaho113,900New Hampshire: 99,100 jobsNew Hampshire99,100Maine: 76,900 jobsMaine76,900West Virginia: 73,200 jobsWest Virginia73,200Hawaii: 72,700 jobsHawaii72,700Rhode Island: 67,300 jobsRhode Island67,300Delaware: 65,100 jobsDelaware65,100Montana: 54,600 jobsMontana54,600South Dakota: 36,400 jobsSouth Dakota36,400North Dakota: 34,300 jobsNorth Dakota34,300Vermont: 32,700 jobsVermont32,700Alaska: 29,000 jobsAlaska29,000Wyoming: 21,500 jobsWyoming21,500
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

RankStatesDecember 2025
jobs		Change on December 2024
1California2,752,500+0.1%
2Texas2,126,900+0.3%
3Florida1,597,600-1.4%
4New York1,406,300+0.1%
5Illinois899,800-1.4%
6Pennsylvania839,100+0.5%
7Virginia803,100-1.1%
8Georgia749,400+0.1%
9North Carolina743,800+0.4%
10Ohio729,300-0.5%
11New Jersey707,500-0.7%
12Michigan620,800-1.2%
13Massachusetts607,700-1.2%
14Washington539,900-0.1%
15Colorado485,800-1.1%
16Arizona460,600+0.2%
17Maryland458,900-4.9%
18Tennessee447,200+0.2%
19Minnesota368,300-1.6%
20Missouri367,400-0.2%
21Indiana351,700-0.7%
22Wisconsin321,000-2.7%
23South Carolina312,500-0.9%
24Alabama263,000+0.6%
25Utah258,700+3.9%
26Oregon252,400-2.9%
27Nevada229,500+4.1%
28Kentucky224,500+0.8%
29Louisiana223,900+0.4%
30Connecticut221,300-0.2%
31Oklahoma206,900+0.1%
32Kansas173,700-0.2%
33Arkansas165,000+1.8%
34District of Columbia161,700-5%
35Iowa142,800-1.4%
36Mississippi119,700+2.3%
37Nebraska118,400-1.4%
38New Mexico118,300-2.1%
39Idaho113,900+3.3%
40New Hampshire99,100-0.5%
41Maine76,900-3.4%
42West Virginia73,200+1.1%
43Hawaii72,700+0.1%
44Rhode Island67,300-2%
45Delaware65,100+0.8%
46Montana54,600+2.1%
47South Dakota36,400-2.7%
48North Dakota34,300-1.2%
49Vermont32,700+0.3%
50Alaska29,000-0.3%
51Wyoming21,500-2.3%

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

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

California, with 2,752,500 jobs in December 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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

Wyoming, with 21,500 jobs in December 2025.

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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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