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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 July 2026, at 2,741,000 jobs. Wyoming had the lowest, at 21,700 jobs. The median was 248,100 jobs and the figure for the United States was 22,496,000 jobs. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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Highest2,741,000California
Lowest21,700Wyoming
Median248,10051 states
United States22,496,000History

Map of states, July 2026

Alabama: 268,100 jobsAlaska: 29,700 jobsArizona: 469,200 jobsArkansas: 166,200 jobsCalifornia: 2,741,000 jobsColorado: 490,300 jobsConnecticut: 223,000 jobsDelaware: 66,300 jobsDistrict of Columbia: 161,500 jobsFlorida: 1,627,900 jobsGeorgia: 737,800 jobsHawaii: 72,200 jobsIdaho: 111,600 jobsIllinois: 907,700 jobsIndiana: 357,900 jobsIowa: 140,900 jobsKansas: 174,000 jobsKentucky: 223,000 jobsLouisiana: 227,200 jobsMaine: 77,100 jobsMaryland: 470,700 jobsMassachusetts: 611,100 jobsMichigan: 617,200 jobsMinnesota: 375,400 jobsMississippi: 119,600 jobsMissouri: 368,700 jobsMontana: 54,000 jobsNebraska: 117,400 jobsNevada: 239,100 jobsNew Hampshire: 102,000 jobsNew Jersey: 703,200 jobsNew Mexico: 118,500 jobsNew York: 1,404,500 jobsNorth Carolina: 763,000 jobsNorth Dakota: 33,900 jobsOhio: 727,700 jobsOklahoma: 202,900 jobsOregon: 248,100 jobsPennsylvania: 834,300 jobsRhode Island: 68,800 jobsSouth Carolina: 313,700 jobsSouth Dakota: 37,000 jobsTennessee: 450,300 jobsTexas: 2,186,100 jobsUtah: 260,900 jobsVermont: 31,400 jobsVirginia: 785,600 jobsWashington: 550,200 jobsWest Virginia: 73,000 jobsWisconsin: 333,400 jobsWyoming: 21,700 jobs
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jobs, July 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, July 2026

California: 2,741,000 jobsCalifornia2,741,000Texas: 2,186,100 jobsTexas2,186,100Florida: 1,627,900 jobsFlorida1,627,900New York: 1,404,500 jobsNew York1,404,500Illinois: 907,700 jobsIllinois907,700Pennsylvania: 834,300 jobsPennsylvania834,300Virginia: 785,600 jobsVirginia785,600North Carolina: 763,000 jobsNorth Carolina763,000Georgia: 737,800 jobsGeorgia737,800Ohio: 727,700 jobsOhio727,700New Jersey: 703,200 jobsNew Jersey703,200Michigan: 617,200 jobsMichigan617,200Massachusetts: 611,100 jobsMassachusetts611,100Washington: 550,200 jobsWashington550,200Colorado: 490,300 jobsColorado490,300Maryland: 470,700 jobsMaryland470,700Arizona: 469,200 jobsArizona469,200Tennessee: 450,300 jobsTennessee450,300Minnesota: 375,400 jobsMinnesota375,400Missouri: 368,700 jobsMissouri368,700Indiana: 357,900 jobsIndiana357,900Wisconsin: 333,400 jobsWisconsin333,400South Carolina: 313,700 jobsSouth Carolina313,700Alabama: 268,100 jobsAlabama268,100Utah: 260,900 jobsUtah260,900Oregon: 248,100 jobsOregon248,100Nevada: 239,100 jobsNevada239,100Louisiana: 227,200 jobsLouisiana227,200Connecticut: 223,000 jobsConnecticut223,000Kentucky: 223,000 jobsKentucky223,000Oklahoma: 202,900 jobsOklahoma202,900Kansas: 174,000 jobsKansas174,000Arkansas: 166,200 jobsArkansas166,200District of Columbia: 161,500 jobsDistrict of Columbia161,500Iowa: 140,900 jobsIowa140,900Mississippi: 119,600 jobsMississippi119,600New Mexico: 118,500 jobsNew Mexico118,500Nebraska: 117,400 jobsNebraska117,400Idaho: 111,600 jobsIdaho111,600New Hampshire: 102,000 jobsNew Hampshire102,000Maine: 77,100 jobsMaine77,100West Virginia: 73,000 jobsWest Virginia73,000Hawaii: 72,200 jobsHawaii72,200Rhode Island: 68,800 jobsRhode Island68,800Delaware: 66,300 jobsDelaware66,300Montana: 54,000 jobsMontana54,000South Dakota: 37,000 jobsSouth Dakota37,000North Dakota: 33,900 jobsNorth Dakota33,900Vermont: 31,400 jobsVermont31,400Alaska: 29,700 jobsAlaska29,700Wyoming: 21,700 jobsWyoming21,700California: 2,741,000 jobsCalifornia2,741,000Texas: 2,186,100 jobsTexas2,186,100Florida: 1,627,900 jobsFlorida1,627,900New York: 1,404,500 jobsNew York1,404,500Illinois: 907,700 jobsIllinois907,700Pennsylvania: 834,300 jobsPennsylvania834,300Virginia: 785,600 jobsVirginia785,600North Carolina: 763,000 jobsNorth Carolina763,000Georgia: 737,800 jobsGeorgia737,800Ohio: 727,700 jobsOhio727,700New Jersey: 703,200 jobsNew Jersey703,200Michigan: 617,200 jobsMichigan617,200Massachusetts: 611,100 jobsMassachusetts611,100Washington: 550,200 jobsWashington550,200Colorado: 490,300 jobsColorado490,300Maryland: 470,700 jobsMaryland470,700Arizona: 469,200 jobsArizona469,200Tennessee: 450,300 jobsTennessee450,300Minnesota: 375,400 jobsMinnesota375,400Missouri: 368,700 jobsMissouri368,700Indiana: 357,900 jobsIndiana357,900Wisconsin: 333,400 jobsWisconsin333,400South Carolina: 313,700 jobsSouth Carolina313,700Alabama: 268,100 jobsAlabama268,100Utah: 260,900 jobsUtah260,900Oregon: 248,100 jobsOregon248,100Nevada: 239,100 jobsNevada239,100Louisiana: 227,200 jobsLouisiana227,200Connecticut: 223,000 jobsConnecticut223,000Kentucky: 223,000 jobsKentucky223,000Oklahoma: 202,900 jobsOklahoma202,900Kansas: 174,000 jobsKansas174,000Arkansas: 166,200 jobsArkansas166,200District of Columbia: 161,500 jobsDistrict of Columbia161,500Iowa: 140,900 jobsIowa140,900Mississippi: 119,600 jobsMississippi119,600New Mexico: 118,500 jobsNew Mexico118,500Nebraska: 117,400 jobsNebraska117,400Idaho: 111,600 jobsIdaho111,600New Hampshire: 102,000 jobsNew Hampshire102,000Maine: 77,100 jobsMaine77,100West Virginia: 73,000 jobsWest Virginia73,000Hawaii: 72,200 jobsHawaii72,200Rhode Island: 68,800 jobsRhode Island68,800Delaware: 66,300 jobsDelaware66,300Montana: 54,000 jobsMontana54,000South Dakota: 37,000 jobsSouth Dakota37,000North Dakota: 33,900 jobsNorth Dakota33,900Vermont: 31,400 jobsVermont31,400Alaska: 29,700 jobsAlaska29,700Wyoming: 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

RankStatesJuly 2026
jobs		Change on July 2025
1California2,741,000-0.3%
2Texas2,186,100+3%
3Florida1,627,900+0.7%
4New York1,404,500+0.6%
5Illinois907,700-0.2%
6Pennsylvania834,300+0.1%
7Virginia785,600-2.6%
8North Carolina763,000+2.8%
9Georgia737,800-1.7%
10Ohio727,700-0.2%
11New Jersey703,200-0.7%
12Michigan617,200-1%
13Massachusetts611,100+0.3%
14Washington550,200+1.4%
15Colorado490,300+0.4%
16Maryland470,700+0.8%
17Arizona469,200+2.3%
18Tennessee450,300+1.4%
19Minnesota375,400+1.8%
20Missouri368,700+1.2%
21Indiana357,900+0.8%
22Wisconsin333,400+0.7%
23South Carolina313,700-0.5%
24Alabama268,100+1.5%
25Utah260,900+3.7%
26Oregon248,100-2.1%
27Nevada239,100+5%
28Louisiana227,200+3.3%
29Connecticut223,000+1%
29Kentucky223,000-1.1%
31Oklahoma202,900-1.2%
32Kansas174,000+0.3%
33Arkansas166,200+0.8%
34District of Columbia161,500-2.7%
35Iowa140,900-1.3%
36Mississippi119,600+1%
37New Mexico118,500-1.3%
38Nebraska117,400-1.3%
39Idaho111,600-0.6%
40New Hampshire102,000+2.8%
41Maine77,100-1.4%
42West Virginia73,000+0.4%
43Hawaii72,200-0.4%
44Rhode Island68,8000%
45Delaware66,300+2.2%
46Montana54,000-1.3%
47South Dakota37,000-1.3%
48North Dakota33,900-1.2%
49Vermont31,400-3.7%
50Alaska29,700+2.8%
51Wyoming21,700-0.5%

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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.

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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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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, 2026-07) [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, 2026-07. 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=2026-07. 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, 2026-07. 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=2026-07.

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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, 2026-07 [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=2026-07 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

California, with 2,741,000 jobs in July 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 July 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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