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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 March 2026, at 2,764,200 jobs. Wyoming had the lowest, at 21,700 jobs. The median was 247,600 jobs and the figure for the United States was 22,440,000 jobs. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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Highest2,764,200California
Lowest21,700Wyoming
Median247,60051 states
United States22,440,000History

Map of states, March 2026

Alabama: 264,700 jobsAlaska: 29,500 jobsArizona: 465,200 jobsArkansas: 165,700 jobsCalifornia: 2,764,200 jobsColorado: 485,100 jobsConnecticut: 220,900 jobsDelaware: 65,600 jobsDistrict of Columbia: 161,300 jobsFlorida: 1,627,800 jobsGeorgia: 745,000 jobsHawaii: 72,600 jobsIdaho: 111,800 jobsIllinois: 898,500 jobsIndiana: 362,300 jobsIowa: 142,100 jobsKansas: 173,400 jobsKentucky: 224,300 jobsLouisiana: 225,100 jobsMaine: 76,000 jobsMaryland: 462,700 jobsMassachusetts: 606,300 jobsMichigan: 625,100 jobsMinnesota: 368,200 jobsMississippi: 117,800 jobsMissouri: 357,900 jobsMontana: 53,100 jobsNebraska: 117,400 jobsNevada: 232,900 jobsNew Hampshire: 99,800 jobsNew Jersey: 710,100 jobsNew Mexico: 118,300 jobsNew York: 1,405,000 jobsNorth Carolina: 743,300 jobsNorth Dakota: 34,900 jobsOhio: 730,500 jobsOklahoma: 203,900 jobsOregon: 247,600 jobsPennsylvania: 839,800 jobsRhode Island: 67,700 jobsSouth Carolina: 310,600 jobsSouth Dakota: 36,500 jobsTennessee: 449,900 jobsTexas: 2,158,800 jobsUtah: 260,600 jobsVermont: 32,300 jobsVirginia: 790,700 jobsWashington: 546,900 jobsWest Virginia: 72,400 jobsWisconsin: 324,000 jobsWyoming: 21,700 jobs
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jobs, March 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, March 2026

California: 2,764,200 jobsCalifornia2,764,200Texas: 2,158,800 jobsTexas2,158,800Florida: 1,627,800 jobsFlorida1,627,800New York: 1,405,000 jobsNew York1,405,000Illinois: 898,500 jobsIllinois898,500Pennsylvania: 839,800 jobsPennsylvania839,800Virginia: 790,700 jobsVirginia790,700Georgia: 745,000 jobsGeorgia745,000North Carolina: 743,300 jobsNorth Carolina743,300Ohio: 730,500 jobsOhio730,500New Jersey: 710,100 jobsNew Jersey710,100Michigan: 625,100 jobsMichigan625,100Massachusetts: 606,300 jobsMassachusetts606,300Washington: 546,900 jobsWashington546,900Colorado: 485,100 jobsColorado485,100Arizona: 465,200 jobsArizona465,200Maryland: 462,700 jobsMaryland462,700Tennessee: 449,900 jobsTennessee449,900Minnesota: 368,200 jobsMinnesota368,200Indiana: 362,300 jobsIndiana362,300Missouri: 357,900 jobsMissouri357,900Wisconsin: 324,000 jobsWisconsin324,000South Carolina: 310,600 jobsSouth Carolina310,600Alabama: 264,700 jobsAlabama264,700Utah: 260,600 jobsUtah260,600Oregon: 247,600 jobsOregon247,600Nevada: 232,900 jobsNevada232,900Louisiana: 225,100 jobsLouisiana225,100Kentucky: 224,300 jobsKentucky224,300Connecticut: 220,900 jobsConnecticut220,900Oklahoma: 203,900 jobsOklahoma203,900Kansas: 173,400 jobsKansas173,400Arkansas: 165,700 jobsArkansas165,700District of Columbia: 161,300 jobsDistrict of Columbia161,300Iowa: 142,100 jobsIowa142,100New Mexico: 118,300 jobsNew Mexico118,300Mississippi: 117,800 jobsMississippi117,800Nebraska: 117,400 jobsNebraska117,400Idaho: 111,800 jobsIdaho111,800New Hampshire: 99,800 jobsNew Hampshire99,800Maine: 76,000 jobsMaine76,000Hawaii: 72,600 jobsHawaii72,600West Virginia: 72,400 jobsWest Virginia72,400Rhode Island: 67,700 jobsRhode Island67,700Delaware: 65,600 jobsDelaware65,600Montana: 53,100 jobsMontana53,100South Dakota: 36,500 jobsSouth Dakota36,500North Dakota: 34,900 jobsNorth Dakota34,900Vermont: 32,300 jobsVermont32,300Alaska: 29,500 jobsAlaska29,500Wyoming: 21,700 jobsWyoming21,700California: 2,764,200 jobsCalifornia2,764,200Texas: 2,158,800 jobsTexas2,158,800Florida: 1,627,800 jobsFlorida1,627,800New York: 1,405,000 jobsNew York1,405,000Illinois: 898,500 jobsIllinois898,500Pennsylvania: 839,800 jobsPennsylvania839,800Virginia: 790,700 jobsVirginia790,700Georgia: 745,000 jobsGeorgia745,000North Carolina: 743,300 jobsNorth Carolina743,300Ohio: 730,500 jobsOhio730,500New Jersey: 710,100 jobsNew Jersey710,100Michigan: 625,100 jobsMichigan625,100Massachusetts: 606,300 jobsMassachusetts606,300Washington: 546,900 jobsWashington546,900Colorado: 485,100 jobsColorado485,100Arizona: 465,200 jobsArizona465,200Maryland: 462,700 jobsMaryland462,700Tennessee: 449,900 jobsTennessee449,900Minnesota: 368,200 jobsMinnesota368,200Indiana: 362,300 jobsIndiana362,300Missouri: 357,900 jobsMissouri357,900Wisconsin: 324,000 jobsWisconsin324,000South Carolina: 310,600 jobsSouth Carolina310,600Alabama: 264,700 jobsAlabama264,700Utah: 260,600 jobsUtah260,600Oregon: 247,600 jobsOregon247,600Nevada: 232,900 jobsNevada232,900Louisiana: 225,100 jobsLouisiana225,100Kentucky: 224,300 jobsKentucky224,300Connecticut: 220,900 jobsConnecticut220,900Oklahoma: 203,900 jobsOklahoma203,900Kansas: 173,400 jobsKansas173,400Arkansas: 165,700 jobsArkansas165,700District of Columbia: 161,300 jobsDistrict of Columbia161,300Iowa: 142,100 jobsIowa142,100New Mexico: 118,300 jobsNew Mexico118,300Mississippi: 117,800 jobsMississippi117,800Nebraska: 117,400 jobsNebraska117,400Idaho: 111,800 jobsIdaho111,800New Hampshire: 99,800 jobsNew Hampshire99,800Maine: 76,000 jobsMaine76,000Hawaii: 72,600 jobsHawaii72,600West Virginia: 72,400 jobsWest Virginia72,400Rhode Island: 67,700 jobsRhode Island67,700Delaware: 65,600 jobsDelaware65,600Montana: 53,100 jobsMontana53,100South Dakota: 36,500 jobsSouth Dakota36,500North Dakota: 34,900 jobsNorth Dakota34,900Vermont: 32,300 jobsVermont32,300Alaska: 29,500 jobsAlaska29,500Wyoming: 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

RankStatesMarch 2026
jobs		Change on March 2025
1California2,764,200+0.4%
2Texas2,158,800+2.2%
3Florida1,627,800+0.5%
4New York1,405,000-0.5%
5Illinois898,500-0.7%
6Pennsylvania839,800+0.7%
7Virginia790,700-2.7%
8Georgia745,000-0.2%
9North Carolina743,300+0.6%
10Ohio730,500-0%
11New Jersey710,100-0.4%
12Michigan625,100-0.2%
13Massachusetts606,300-1%
14Washington546,900+1.5%
15Colorado485,100-0.7%
16Arizona465,200+0.8%
17Maryland462,700-2.6%
18Tennessee449,900+0.8%
19Minnesota368,200-0.6%
20Indiana362,300+1.9%
21Missouri357,900-2.4%
22Wisconsin324,000-1.5%
23South Carolina310,600-2.6%
24Alabama264,700+1.2%
25Utah260,600+3.7%
26Oregon247,600-3.6%
27Nevada232,900+5.1%
28Louisiana225,100+0.8%
29Kentucky224,300+0.2%
30Connecticut220,900-0.5%
31Oklahoma203,900-0.9%
32Kansas173,400-0.7%
33Arkansas165,700+1.2%
34District of Columbia161,300-3.6%
35Iowa142,100-1.3%
36New Mexico118,300-2.1%
37Mississippi117,800+1.1%
38Nebraska117,400-1.4%
39Idaho111,800+1.4%
40New Hampshire99,800+0.8%
41Maine76,000-2.8%
42Hawaii72,600-0.1%
43West Virginia72,400+0.6%
44Rhode Island67,700-1%
45Delaware65,600+1.5%
46Montana53,100+0.2%
47South Dakota36,500-2.7%
48North Dakota34,900+2.6%
49Vermont32,300-1.8%
50Alaska29,500+1.4%
51Wyoming21,700-1.8%

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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, 2026-03) [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, 2026-03. 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=2026-03. 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, 2026-03. 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=2026-03.

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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, 2026-03 [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=2026-03 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

California, with 2,764,200 jobs in March 2026, 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 March 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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