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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 May 2026, at 2,747,700 jobs. Wyoming had the lowest, at 21,800 jobs. The median was 249,100 jobs and the figure for the United States was 22,466,000 jobs. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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Highest2,747,700California
Lowest21,800Wyoming
Median249,10051 states
United States22,466,000History

Map of states, May 2026

Alabama: 265,900 jobsAlaska: 29,600 jobsArizona: 467,900 jobsArkansas: 167,300 jobsCalifornia: 2,747,700 jobsColorado: 488,900 jobsConnecticut: 221,500 jobsDelaware: 66,200 jobsDistrict of Columbia: 161,000 jobsFlorida: 1,636,300 jobsGeorgia: 742,200 jobsHawaii: 73,000 jobsIdaho: 112,100 jobsIllinois: 897,600 jobsIndiana: 360,700 jobsIowa: 141,300 jobsKansas: 174,800 jobsKentucky: 223,800 jobsLouisiana: 225,600 jobsMaine: 77,000 jobsMaryland: 463,500 jobsMassachusetts: 608,200 jobsMichigan: 623,300 jobsMinnesota: 368,500 jobsMississippi: 119,200 jobsMissouri: 365,000 jobsMontana: 53,300 jobsNebraska: 117,200 jobsNevada: 237,600 jobsNew Hampshire: 101,700 jobsNew Jersey: 714,300 jobsNew Mexico: 118,400 jobsNew York: 1,412,600 jobsNorth Carolina: 754,000 jobsNorth Dakota: 33,900 jobsOhio: 728,700 jobsOklahoma: 202,000 jobsOregon: 249,100 jobsPennsylvania: 843,700 jobsRhode Island: 67,700 jobsSouth Carolina: 313,700 jobsSouth Dakota: 36,200 jobsTennessee: 450,700 jobsTexas: 2,166,100 jobsUtah: 260,900 jobsVermont: 31,800 jobsVirginia: 785,200 jobsWashington: 546,400 jobsWest Virginia: 72,900 jobsWisconsin: 328,200 jobsWyoming: 21,800 jobs
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jobs, May 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, May 2026

California: 2,747,700 jobsCalifornia2,747,700Texas: 2,166,100 jobsTexas2,166,100Florida: 1,636,300 jobsFlorida1,636,300New York: 1,412,600 jobsNew York1,412,600Illinois: 897,600 jobsIllinois897,600Pennsylvania: 843,700 jobsPennsylvania843,700Virginia: 785,200 jobsVirginia785,200North Carolina: 754,000 jobsNorth Carolina754,000Georgia: 742,200 jobsGeorgia742,200Ohio: 728,700 jobsOhio728,700New Jersey: 714,300 jobsNew Jersey714,300Michigan: 623,300 jobsMichigan623,300Massachusetts: 608,200 jobsMassachusetts608,200Washington: 546,400 jobsWashington546,400Colorado: 488,900 jobsColorado488,900Arizona: 467,900 jobsArizona467,900Maryland: 463,500 jobsMaryland463,500Tennessee: 450,700 jobsTennessee450,700Minnesota: 368,500 jobsMinnesota368,500Missouri: 365,000 jobsMissouri365,000Indiana: 360,700 jobsIndiana360,700Wisconsin: 328,200 jobsWisconsin328,200South Carolina: 313,700 jobsSouth Carolina313,700Alabama: 265,900 jobsAlabama265,900Utah: 260,900 jobsUtah260,900Oregon: 249,100 jobsOregon249,100Nevada: 237,600 jobsNevada237,600Louisiana: 225,600 jobsLouisiana225,600Kentucky: 223,800 jobsKentucky223,800Connecticut: 221,500 jobsConnecticut221,500Oklahoma: 202,000 jobsOklahoma202,000Kansas: 174,800 jobsKansas174,800Arkansas: 167,300 jobsArkansas167,300District of Columbia: 161,000 jobsDistrict of Columbia161,000Iowa: 141,300 jobsIowa141,300Mississippi: 119,200 jobsMississippi119,200New Mexico: 118,400 jobsNew Mexico118,400Nebraska: 117,200 jobsNebraska117,200Idaho: 112,100 jobsIdaho112,100New Hampshire: 101,700 jobsNew Hampshire101,700Maine: 77,000 jobsMaine77,000Hawaii: 73,000 jobsHawaii73,000West Virginia: 72,900 jobsWest Virginia72,900Rhode Island: 67,700 jobsRhode Island67,700Delaware: 66,200 jobsDelaware66,200Montana: 53,300 jobsMontana53,300South Dakota: 36,200 jobsSouth Dakota36,200North Dakota: 33,900 jobsNorth Dakota33,900Vermont: 31,800 jobsVermont31,800Alaska: 29,600 jobsAlaska29,600Wyoming: 21,800 jobsWyoming21,800California: 2,747,700 jobsCalifornia2,747,700Texas: 2,166,100 jobsTexas2,166,100Florida: 1,636,300 jobsFlorida1,636,300New York: 1,412,600 jobsNew York1,412,600Illinois: 897,600 jobsIllinois897,600Pennsylvania: 843,700 jobsPennsylvania843,700Virginia: 785,200 jobsVirginia785,200North Carolina: 754,000 jobsNorth Carolina754,000Georgia: 742,200 jobsGeorgia742,200Ohio: 728,700 jobsOhio728,700New Jersey: 714,300 jobsNew Jersey714,300Michigan: 623,300 jobsMichigan623,300Massachusetts: 608,200 jobsMassachusetts608,200Washington: 546,400 jobsWashington546,400Colorado: 488,900 jobsColorado488,900Arizona: 467,900 jobsArizona467,900Maryland: 463,500 jobsMaryland463,500Tennessee: 450,700 jobsTennessee450,700Minnesota: 368,500 jobsMinnesota368,500Missouri: 365,000 jobsMissouri365,000Indiana: 360,700 jobsIndiana360,700Wisconsin: 328,200 jobsWisconsin328,200South Carolina: 313,700 jobsSouth Carolina313,700Alabama: 265,900 jobsAlabama265,900Utah: 260,900 jobsUtah260,900Oregon: 249,100 jobsOregon249,100Nevada: 237,600 jobsNevada237,600Louisiana: 225,600 jobsLouisiana225,600Kentucky: 223,800 jobsKentucky223,800Connecticut: 221,500 jobsConnecticut221,500Oklahoma: 202,000 jobsOklahoma202,000Kansas: 174,800 jobsKansas174,800Arkansas: 167,300 jobsArkansas167,300District of Columbia: 161,000 jobsDistrict of Columbia161,000Iowa: 141,300 jobsIowa141,300Mississippi: 119,200 jobsMississippi119,200New Mexico: 118,400 jobsNew Mexico118,400Nebraska: 117,200 jobsNebraska117,200Idaho: 112,100 jobsIdaho112,100New Hampshire: 101,700 jobsNew Hampshire101,700Maine: 77,000 jobsMaine77,000Hawaii: 73,000 jobsHawaii73,000West Virginia: 72,900 jobsWest Virginia72,900Rhode Island: 67,700 jobsRhode Island67,700Delaware: 66,200 jobsDelaware66,200Montana: 53,300 jobsMontana53,300South Dakota: 36,200 jobsSouth Dakota36,200North Dakota: 33,900 jobsNorth Dakota33,900Vermont: 31,800 jobsVermont31,800Alaska: 29,600 jobsAlaska29,600Wyoming: 21,800 jobsWyoming21,800
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

RankStatesMay 2026
jobs		Change on May 2025
1California2,747,700-0.3%
2Texas2,166,100+1.9%
3Florida1,636,300+1%
4New York1,412,600+1%
5Illinois897,600-1.8%
6Pennsylvania843,700+1%
7Virginia785,200-3.3%
8North Carolina754,000+1.3%
9Georgia742,200-0.9%
10Ohio728,700-0.2%
11New Jersey714,300+0.1%
12Michigan623,300-0.6%
13Massachusetts608,200-0.6%
14Washington546,400+0.6%
15Colorado488,900-0.3%
16Arizona467,900+1.8%
17Maryland463,500-1.8%
18Tennessee450,700+0.6%
19Minnesota368,500-0.4%
20Missouri365,000-0.1%
21Indiana360,700+1.5%
22Wisconsin328,200-0.2%
23South Carolina313,700-1.1%
24Alabama265,900+0.8%
25Utah260,900+2.8%
26Oregon249,100-2.6%
27Nevada237,600+6.3%
28Louisiana225,600+1.5%
29Kentucky223,800-0.4%
30Connecticut221,500-0.2%
31Oklahoma202,000-2%
32Kansas174,800+0.7%
33Arkansas167,300+1.9%
34District of Columbia161,000-3.7%
35Iowa141,300-1.9%
36Mississippi119,200+1.1%
37New Mexico118,400-1.9%
38Nebraska117,200-1.8%
39Idaho112,100+0.3%
40New Hampshire101,700+1.8%
41Maine77,000-1.8%
42Hawaii73,000+0.6%
43West Virginia72,900+1%
44Rhode Island67,700-1.5%
45Delaware66,200+2.2%
46Montana53,300-1.8%
47South Dakota36,200-2.9%
48North Dakota33,900-1.2%
49Vermont31,800-3.9%
50Alaska29,600+1.7%
51Wyoming21,800-0.5%

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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, 2026-05) [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, 2026-05. 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=2026-05. 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, 2026-05. 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=2026-05.

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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, 2026-05 [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=2026-05 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

California, with 2,747,700 jobs in May 2026, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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

Wyoming, with 21,800 jobs in May 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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