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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 January 2026, at 2,764,000 jobs. Wyoming had the lowest, at 21,400 jobs. The median was 250,400 jobs and the figure for the United States was 22,408,000 jobs. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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Highest2,764,000California
Lowest21,400Wyoming
Median250,40051 states
United States22,408,000History

Map of states, January 2026

Alabama: 265,300 jobsAlaska: 29,400 jobsArizona: 459,700 jobsArkansas: 165,300 jobsCalifornia: 2,764,000 jobsColorado: 486,500 jobsConnecticut: 222,500 jobsDelaware: 64,700 jobsDistrict of Columbia: 161,000 jobsFlorida: 1,606,900 jobsGeorgia: 746,200 jobsHawaii: 73,100 jobsIdaho: 112,500 jobsIllinois: 898,400 jobsIndiana: 357,600 jobsIowa: 144,100 jobsKansas: 174,500 jobsKentucky: 225,200 jobsLouisiana: 224,100 jobsMaine: 76,800 jobsMaryland: 461,800 jobsMassachusetts: 604,700 jobsMichigan: 621,300 jobsMinnesota: 366,900 jobsMississippi: 120,100 jobsMissouri: 362,600 jobsMontana: 53,500 jobsNebraska: 117,300 jobsNevada: 231,000 jobsNew Hampshire: 99,600 jobsNew Jersey: 709,100 jobsNew Mexico: 119,900 jobsNew York: 1,410,400 jobsNorth Carolina: 744,300 jobsNorth Dakota: 34,400 jobsOhio: 730,700 jobsOklahoma: 204,100 jobsOregon: 250,400 jobsPennsylvania: 837,800 jobsRhode Island: 67,800 jobsSouth Carolina: 311,200 jobsSouth Dakota: 36,600 jobsTennessee: 448,400 jobsTexas: 2,138,300 jobsUtah: 259,800 jobsVermont: 32,500 jobsVirginia: 796,200 jobsWashington: 541,400 jobsWest Virginia: 72,600 jobsWisconsin: 324,900 jobsWyoming: 21,400 jobs
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jobs, January 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, January 2026

California: 2,764,000 jobsCalifornia2,764,000Texas: 2,138,300 jobsTexas2,138,300Florida: 1,606,900 jobsFlorida1,606,900New York: 1,410,400 jobsNew York1,410,400Illinois: 898,400 jobsIllinois898,400Pennsylvania: 837,800 jobsPennsylvania837,800Virginia: 796,200 jobsVirginia796,200Georgia: 746,200 jobsGeorgia746,200North Carolina: 744,300 jobsNorth Carolina744,300Ohio: 730,700 jobsOhio730,700New Jersey: 709,100 jobsNew Jersey709,100Michigan: 621,300 jobsMichigan621,300Massachusetts: 604,700 jobsMassachusetts604,700Washington: 541,400 jobsWashington541,400Colorado: 486,500 jobsColorado486,500Maryland: 461,800 jobsMaryland461,800Arizona: 459,700 jobsArizona459,700Tennessee: 448,400 jobsTennessee448,400Minnesota: 366,900 jobsMinnesota366,900Missouri: 362,600 jobsMissouri362,600Indiana: 357,600 jobsIndiana357,600Wisconsin: 324,900 jobsWisconsin324,900South Carolina: 311,200 jobsSouth Carolina311,200Alabama: 265,300 jobsAlabama265,300Utah: 259,800 jobsUtah259,800Oregon: 250,400 jobsOregon250,400Nevada: 231,000 jobsNevada231,000Kentucky: 225,200 jobsKentucky225,200Louisiana: 224,100 jobsLouisiana224,100Connecticut: 222,500 jobsConnecticut222,500Oklahoma: 204,100 jobsOklahoma204,100Kansas: 174,500 jobsKansas174,500Arkansas: 165,300 jobsArkansas165,300District of Columbia: 161,000 jobsDistrict of Columbia161,000Iowa: 144,100 jobsIowa144,100Mississippi: 120,100 jobsMississippi120,100New Mexico: 119,900 jobsNew Mexico119,900Nebraska: 117,300 jobsNebraska117,300Idaho: 112,500 jobsIdaho112,500New Hampshire: 99,600 jobsNew Hampshire99,600Maine: 76,800 jobsMaine76,800Hawaii: 73,100 jobsHawaii73,100West Virginia: 72,600 jobsWest Virginia72,600Rhode Island: 67,800 jobsRhode Island67,800Delaware: 64,700 jobsDelaware64,700Montana: 53,500 jobsMontana53,500South Dakota: 36,600 jobsSouth Dakota36,600North Dakota: 34,400 jobsNorth Dakota34,400Vermont: 32,500 jobsVermont32,500Alaska: 29,400 jobsAlaska29,400Wyoming: 21,400 jobsWyoming21,400California: 2,764,000 jobsCalifornia2,764,000Texas: 2,138,300 jobsTexas2,138,300Florida: 1,606,900 jobsFlorida1,606,900New York: 1,410,400 jobsNew York1,410,400Illinois: 898,400 jobsIllinois898,400Pennsylvania: 837,800 jobsPennsylvania837,800Virginia: 796,200 jobsVirginia796,200Georgia: 746,200 jobsGeorgia746,200North Carolina: 744,300 jobsNorth Carolina744,300Ohio: 730,700 jobsOhio730,700New Jersey: 709,100 jobsNew Jersey709,100Michigan: 621,300 jobsMichigan621,300Massachusetts: 604,700 jobsMassachusetts604,700Washington: 541,400 jobsWashington541,400Colorado: 486,500 jobsColorado486,500Maryland: 461,800 jobsMaryland461,800Arizona: 459,700 jobsArizona459,700Tennessee: 448,400 jobsTennessee448,400Minnesota: 366,900 jobsMinnesota366,900Missouri: 362,600 jobsMissouri362,600Indiana: 357,600 jobsIndiana357,600Wisconsin: 324,900 jobsWisconsin324,900South Carolina: 311,200 jobsSouth Carolina311,200Alabama: 265,300 jobsAlabama265,300Utah: 259,800 jobsUtah259,800Oregon: 250,400 jobsOregon250,400Nevada: 231,000 jobsNevada231,000Kentucky: 225,200 jobsKentucky225,200Louisiana: 224,100 jobsLouisiana224,100Connecticut: 222,500 jobsConnecticut222,500Oklahoma: 204,100 jobsOklahoma204,100Kansas: 174,500 jobsKansas174,500Arkansas: 165,300 jobsArkansas165,300District of Columbia: 161,000 jobsDistrict of Columbia161,000Iowa: 144,100 jobsIowa144,100Mississippi: 120,100 jobsMississippi120,100New Mexico: 119,900 jobsNew Mexico119,900Nebraska: 117,300 jobsNebraska117,300Idaho: 112,500 jobsIdaho112,500New Hampshire: 99,600 jobsNew Hampshire99,600Maine: 76,800 jobsMaine76,800Hawaii: 73,100 jobsHawaii73,100West Virginia: 72,600 jobsWest Virginia72,600Rhode Island: 67,800 jobsRhode Island67,800Delaware: 64,700 jobsDelaware64,700Montana: 53,500 jobsMontana53,500South Dakota: 36,600 jobsSouth Dakota36,600North Dakota: 34,400 jobsNorth Dakota34,400Vermont: 32,500 jobsVermont32,500Alaska: 29,400 jobsAlaska29,400Wyoming: 21,400 jobsWyoming21,400
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

RankStatesJanuary 2026
jobs		Change on January 2025
1California2,764,000+0.2%
2Texas2,138,300+1.1%
3Florida1,606,900-0.8%
4New York1,410,400-0.1%
5Illinois898,400-1.4%
6Pennsylvania837,800+0.4%
7Virginia796,200-2.3%
8Georgia746,200-0.2%
9North Carolina744,300+0.5%
10Ohio730,700-0.1%
11New Jersey709,100-0.5%
12Michigan621,300-1.1%
13Massachusetts604,700-1.5%
14Washington541,400+0.3%
15Colorado486,500-0.9%
16Maryland461,800-3.4%
17Arizona459,700-0.3%
18Tennessee448,400+0.4%
19Minnesota366,900-1.1%
20Missouri362,600-0.6%
21Indiana357,600+1%
22Wisconsin324,900-1.2%
23South Carolina311,200-1.6%
24Alabama265,300+1.6%
25Utah259,800+3.8%
26Oregon250,400-3.2%
27Nevada231,000+4.7%
28Kentucky225,200+1%
29Louisiana224,100+0.2%
30Connecticut222,500+0.6%
31Oklahoma204,100-1.1%
32Kansas174,500+0.3%
33Arkansas165,300+1.5%
34District of Columbia161,000-5.2%
35Iowa144,100+0.1%
36Mississippi120,100+2.6%
37New Mexico119,900-0.8%
38Nebraska117,300-1.8%
39Idaho112,500+2.4%
40New Hampshire99,600+0.2%
41Maine76,800-2.3%
42Hawaii73,100+0.3%
43West Virginia72,600+1.1%
44Rhode Island67,800-0.9%
45Delaware64,700+0.2%
46Montana53,500-0.6%
47South Dakota36,600-1.9%
48North Dakota34,400-0.6%
49Vermont32,500-0.6%
50Alaska29,400+1%
51Wyoming21,400-3.2%

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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, 2026-01) [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, 2026-01. 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=2026-01. 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, 2026-01. 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=2026-01.

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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, 2026-01 [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=2026-01 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

California, with 2,764,000 jobs in January 2026, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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

Wyoming, with 21,400 jobs in January 2026.

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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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