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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 February 2026, at 2,766,900 jobs. Wyoming had the lowest, at 21,500 jobs. The median was 248,600 jobs and the figure for the United States was 22,412,000 jobs. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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Highest2,766,900California
Lowest21,500Wyoming
Median248,60051 states
United States22,412,000History

Map of states, February 2026

Alabama: 264,400 jobsAlaska: 29,200 jobsArizona: 462,800 jobsArkansas: 165,400 jobsCalifornia: 2,766,900 jobsColorado: 485,100 jobsConnecticut: 220,400 jobsDelaware: 65,000 jobsDistrict of Columbia: 161,400 jobsFlorida: 1,609,300 jobsGeorgia: 745,000 jobsHawaii: 72,900 jobsIdaho: 110,700 jobsIllinois: 896,700 jobsIndiana: 358,100 jobsIowa: 142,700 jobsKansas: 174,200 jobsKentucky: 224,800 jobsLouisiana: 225,200 jobsMaine: 76,400 jobsMaryland: 462,100 jobsMassachusetts: 603,800 jobsMichigan: 621,400 jobsMinnesota: 367,000 jobsMississippi: 119,100 jobsMissouri: 359,800 jobsMontana: 53,400 jobsNebraska: 116,400 jobsNevada: 230,700 jobsNew Hampshire: 99,400 jobsNew Jersey: 707,700 jobsNew Mexico: 119,300 jobsNew York: 1,405,500 jobsNorth Carolina: 743,200 jobsNorth Dakota: 34,900 jobsOhio: 729,300 jobsOklahoma: 204,000 jobsOregon: 248,600 jobsPennsylvania: 836,700 jobsRhode Island: 68,000 jobsSouth Carolina: 310,600 jobsSouth Dakota: 37,000 jobsTennessee: 448,400 jobsTexas: 2,146,000 jobsUtah: 259,800 jobsVermont: 32,200 jobsVirginia: 793,100 jobsWashington: 545,300 jobsWest Virginia: 72,300 jobsWisconsin: 324,300 jobsWyoming: 21,500 jobs
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jobs, February 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, February 2026

California: 2,766,900 jobsCalifornia2,766,900Texas: 2,146,000 jobsTexas2,146,000Florida: 1,609,300 jobsFlorida1,609,300New York: 1,405,500 jobsNew York1,405,500Illinois: 896,700 jobsIllinois896,700Pennsylvania: 836,700 jobsPennsylvania836,700Virginia: 793,100 jobsVirginia793,100Georgia: 745,000 jobsGeorgia745,000North Carolina: 743,200 jobsNorth Carolina743,200Ohio: 729,300 jobsOhio729,300New Jersey: 707,700 jobsNew Jersey707,700Michigan: 621,400 jobsMichigan621,400Massachusetts: 603,800 jobsMassachusetts603,800Washington: 545,300 jobsWashington545,300Colorado: 485,100 jobsColorado485,100Arizona: 462,800 jobsArizona462,800Maryland: 462,100 jobsMaryland462,100Tennessee: 448,400 jobsTennessee448,400Minnesota: 367,000 jobsMinnesota367,000Missouri: 359,800 jobsMissouri359,800Indiana: 358,100 jobsIndiana358,100Wisconsin: 324,300 jobsWisconsin324,300South Carolina: 310,600 jobsSouth Carolina310,600Alabama: 264,400 jobsAlabama264,400Utah: 259,800 jobsUtah259,800Oregon: 248,600 jobsOregon248,600Nevada: 230,700 jobsNevada230,700Louisiana: 225,200 jobsLouisiana225,200Kentucky: 224,800 jobsKentucky224,800Connecticut: 220,400 jobsConnecticut220,400Oklahoma: 204,000 jobsOklahoma204,000Kansas: 174,200 jobsKansas174,200Arkansas: 165,400 jobsArkansas165,400District of Columbia: 161,400 jobsDistrict of Columbia161,400Iowa: 142,700 jobsIowa142,700New Mexico: 119,300 jobsNew Mexico119,300Mississippi: 119,100 jobsMississippi119,100Nebraska: 116,400 jobsNebraska116,400Idaho: 110,700 jobsIdaho110,700New Hampshire: 99,400 jobsNew Hampshire99,400Maine: 76,400 jobsMaine76,400Hawaii: 72,900 jobsHawaii72,900West Virginia: 72,300 jobsWest Virginia72,300Rhode Island: 68,000 jobsRhode Island68,000Delaware: 65,000 jobsDelaware65,000Montana: 53,400 jobsMontana53,400South Dakota: 37,000 jobsSouth Dakota37,000North Dakota: 34,900 jobsNorth Dakota34,900Vermont: 32,200 jobsVermont32,200Alaska: 29,200 jobsAlaska29,200Wyoming: 21,500 jobsWyoming21,500California: 2,766,900 jobsCalifornia2,766,900Texas: 2,146,000 jobsTexas2,146,000Florida: 1,609,300 jobsFlorida1,609,300New York: 1,405,500 jobsNew York1,405,500Illinois: 896,700 jobsIllinois896,700Pennsylvania: 836,700 jobsPennsylvania836,700Virginia: 793,100 jobsVirginia793,100Georgia: 745,000 jobsGeorgia745,000North Carolina: 743,200 jobsNorth Carolina743,200Ohio: 729,300 jobsOhio729,300New Jersey: 707,700 jobsNew Jersey707,700Michigan: 621,400 jobsMichigan621,400Massachusetts: 603,800 jobsMassachusetts603,800Washington: 545,300 jobsWashington545,300Colorado: 485,100 jobsColorado485,100Arizona: 462,800 jobsArizona462,800Maryland: 462,100 jobsMaryland462,100Tennessee: 448,400 jobsTennessee448,400Minnesota: 367,000 jobsMinnesota367,000Missouri: 359,800 jobsMissouri359,800Indiana: 358,100 jobsIndiana358,100Wisconsin: 324,300 jobsWisconsin324,300South Carolina: 310,600 jobsSouth Carolina310,600Alabama: 264,400 jobsAlabama264,400Utah: 259,800 jobsUtah259,800Oregon: 248,600 jobsOregon248,600Nevada: 230,700 jobsNevada230,700Louisiana: 225,200 jobsLouisiana225,200Kentucky: 224,800 jobsKentucky224,800Connecticut: 220,400 jobsConnecticut220,400Oklahoma: 204,000 jobsOklahoma204,000Kansas: 174,200 jobsKansas174,200Arkansas: 165,400 jobsArkansas165,400District of Columbia: 161,400 jobsDistrict of Columbia161,400Iowa: 142,700 jobsIowa142,700New Mexico: 119,300 jobsNew Mexico119,300Mississippi: 119,100 jobsMississippi119,100Nebraska: 116,400 jobsNebraska116,400Idaho: 110,700 jobsIdaho110,700New Hampshire: 99,400 jobsNew Hampshire99,400Maine: 76,400 jobsMaine76,400Hawaii: 72,900 jobsHawaii72,900West Virginia: 72,300 jobsWest Virginia72,300Rhode Island: 68,000 jobsRhode Island68,000Delaware: 65,000 jobsDelaware65,000Montana: 53,400 jobsMontana53,400South Dakota: 37,000 jobsSouth Dakota37,000North Dakota: 34,900 jobsNorth Dakota34,900Vermont: 32,200 jobsVermont32,200Alaska: 29,200 jobsAlaska29,200Wyoming: 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

RankStatesFebruary 2026
jobs		Change on February 2025
1California2,766,900+0.5%
2Texas2,146,000+1.6%
3Florida1,609,300-0.7%
4New York1,405,500-0.5%
5Illinois896,700-1.7%
6Pennsylvania836,700+0.4%
7Virginia793,100-2.7%
8Georgia745,000-0.4%
9North Carolina743,200+0.5%
10Ohio729,300-0.3%
11New Jersey707,700-0.8%
12Michigan621,400-0.9%
13Massachusetts603,800-1.7%
14Washington545,300+1.3%
15Colorado485,100-1%
16Arizona462,800+0.6%
17Maryland462,100-3%
18Tennessee448,400+0.4%
19Minnesota367,000-1.2%
20Missouri359,800-1.8%
21Indiana358,100+1%
22Wisconsin324,300-1.5%
23South Carolina310,600-1.8%
24Alabama264,400+1.1%
25Utah259,800+3.9%
26Oregon248,600-3.6%
27Nevada230,700+5.1%
28Louisiana225,200+0.2%
29Kentucky224,800+0.4%
30Connecticut220,400-0.7%
31Oklahoma204,000-0.7%
32Kansas174,200+0.2%
33Arkansas165,400+1.3%
34District of Columbia161,400-4.3%
35Iowa142,700-1%
36New Mexico119,300-1.2%
37Mississippi119,100+1.6%
38Nebraska116,400-2.4%
39Idaho110,700+1%
40New Hampshire99,400-0.9%
41Maine76,400-2.7%
42Hawaii72,900+0.1%
43West Virginia72,300+0.6%
44Rhode Island68,000-0.6%
45Delaware65,000+0.6%
46Montana53,400-0.9%
47South Dakota37,000-1.1%
48North Dakota34,900+1.7%
49Vermont32,200-2.4%
50Alaska29,200+1%
51Wyoming21,500-2.7%

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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, 2026-02) [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, 2026-02. 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=2026-02. 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, 2026-02. 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=2026-02.

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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, 2026-02 [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=2026-02 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

California, with 2,766,900 jobs in February 2026, 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 February 2026.

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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