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US states by total employment (jobs, BEA)

California had the highest total employment (jobs, BEA) of 51 states in 2015, at 22,688,978 jobs. Wyoming had the lowest, at 406,315 jobs. The median was 2,475,318 jobs and the figure for the United States was 190,365,800 jobs. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

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Highest22,688,978California
Lowest406,315Wyoming
Median2,475,31851 states
United States190,365,800History

Map of states, 2015

Alabama: 2,588,343 jobsAlaska: 461,726 jobsArizona: 3,548,037 jobsArkansas: 1,611,671 jobsCalifornia: 22,688,978 jobsColorado: 3,575,100 jobsConnecticut: 2,288,298 jobsDelaware: 568,888 jobsDistrict of Columbia: 873,204 jobsFlorida: 11,367,938 jobsGeorgia: 5,833,689 jobsHawaii: 901,264 jobsIdaho: 949,932 jobsIllinois: 7,750,223 jobsIndiana: 3,797,532 jobsIowa: 2,061,324 jobsKansas: 1,912,129 jobsKentucky: 2,475,318 jobsLouisiana: 2,697,080 jobsMaine: 816,745 jobsMaryland: 3,603,200 jobsMassachusetts: 4,631,573 jobsMichigan: 5,502,549 jobsMinnesota: 3,664,048 jobsMississippi: 1,568,944 jobsMissouri: 3,657,571 jobsMontana: 661,174 jobsNebraska: 1,303,753 jobsNevada: 1,664,735 jobsNew Hampshire: 860,746 jobsNew Jersey: 5,303,340 jobsNew Mexico: 1,092,682 jobsNew York: 12,100,039 jobsNorth Carolina: 5,695,804 jobsNorth Dakota: 598,248 jobsOhio: 6,863,672 jobsOklahoma: 2,289,101 jobsOregon: 2,391,918 jobsPennsylvania: 7,511,511 jobsRhode Island: 627,007 jobsSouth Carolina: 2,636,714 jobsSouth Dakota: 593,274 jobsTennessee: 3,860,679 jobsTexas: 16,419,195 jobsUtah: 1,866,336 jobsVermont: 432,741 jobsVirginia: 5,061,102 jobsWashington: 4,199,867 jobsWest Virginia: 904,641 jobsWisconsin: 3,625,902 jobsWyoming: 406,315 jobs
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jobs, 2015. Source: BEA, SAINC4: personal income and employment by major component, total employment (number of jobs), United States and states. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All states, 2015

California: 22,688,978 jobsCalifornia22,688,978Texas: 16,419,195 jobsTexas16,419,195New York: 12,100,039 jobsNew York12,100,039Florida: 11,367,938 jobsFlorida11,367,938Illinois: 7,750,223 jobsIllinois7,750,223Pennsylvania: 7,511,511 jobsPennsylvania7,511,511Ohio: 6,863,672 jobsOhio6,863,672Georgia: 5,833,689 jobsGeorgia5,833,689North Carolina: 5,695,804 jobsNorth Carolina5,695,804Michigan: 5,502,549 jobsMichigan5,502,549New Jersey: 5,303,340 jobsNew Jersey5,303,340Virginia: 5,061,102 jobsVirginia5,061,102Massachusetts: 4,631,573 jobsMassachusetts4,631,573Washington: 4,199,867 jobsWashington4,199,867Tennessee: 3,860,679 jobsTennessee3,860,679Indiana: 3,797,532 jobsIndiana3,797,532Minnesota: 3,664,048 jobsMinnesota3,664,048Missouri: 3,657,571 jobsMissouri3,657,571Wisconsin: 3,625,902 jobsWisconsin3,625,902Maryland: 3,603,200 jobsMaryland3,603,200Colorado: 3,575,100 jobsColorado3,575,100Arizona: 3,548,037 jobsArizona3,548,037Louisiana: 2,697,080 jobsLouisiana2,697,080South Carolina: 2,636,714 jobsSouth Carolina2,636,714Alabama: 2,588,343 jobsAlabama2,588,343Kentucky: 2,475,318 jobsKentucky2,475,318Oregon: 2,391,918 jobsOregon2,391,918Oklahoma: 2,289,101 jobsOklahoma2,289,101Connecticut: 2,288,298 jobsConnecticut2,288,298Iowa: 2,061,324 jobsIowa2,061,324Kansas: 1,912,129 jobsKansas1,912,129Utah: 1,866,336 jobsUtah1,866,336Nevada: 1,664,735 jobsNevada1,664,735Arkansas: 1,611,671 jobsArkansas1,611,671Mississippi: 1,568,944 jobsMississippi1,568,944Nebraska: 1,303,753 jobsNebraska1,303,753New Mexico: 1,092,682 jobsNew Mexico1,092,682Idaho: 949,932 jobsIdaho949,932West Virginia: 904,641 jobsWest Virginia904,641Hawaii: 901,264 jobsHawaii901,264District of Columbia: 873,204 jobsDistrict of Columbia873,204New Hampshire: 860,746 jobsNew Hampshire860,746Maine: 816,745 jobsMaine816,745Montana: 661,174 jobsMontana661,174Rhode Island: 627,007 jobsRhode Island627,007North Dakota: 598,248 jobsNorth Dakota598,248South Dakota: 593,274 jobsSouth Dakota593,274Delaware: 568,888 jobsDelaware568,888Alaska: 461,726 jobsAlaska461,726Vermont: 432,741 jobsVermont432,741Wyoming: 406,315 jobsWyoming406,315California: 22,688,978 jobsCalifornia22,688,978Texas: 16,419,195 jobsTexas16,419,195New York: 12,100,039 jobsNew York12,100,039Florida: 11,367,938 jobsFlorida11,367,938Illinois: 7,750,223 jobsIllinois7,750,223Pennsylvania: 7,511,511 jobsPennsylvania7,511,511Ohio: 6,863,672 jobsOhio6,863,672Georgia: 5,833,689 jobsGeorgia5,833,689North Carolina: 5,695,804 jobsNorth Carolina5,695,804Michigan: 5,502,549 jobsMichigan5,502,549New Jersey: 5,303,340 jobsNew Jersey5,303,340Virginia: 5,061,102 jobsVirginia5,061,102Massachusetts: 4,631,573 jobsMassachusetts4,631,573Washington: 4,199,867 jobsWashington4,199,867Tennessee: 3,860,679 jobsTennessee3,860,679Indiana: 3,797,532 jobsIndiana3,797,532Minnesota: 3,664,048 jobsMinnesota3,664,048Missouri: 3,657,571 jobsMissouri3,657,571Wisconsin: 3,625,902 jobsWisconsin3,625,902Maryland: 3,603,200 jobsMaryland3,603,200Colorado: 3,575,100 jobsColorado3,575,100Arizona: 3,548,037 jobsArizona3,548,037Louisiana: 2,697,080 jobsLouisiana2,697,080South Carolina: 2,636,714 jobsSouth Carolina2,636,714Alabama: 2,588,343 jobsAlabama2,588,343Kentucky: 2,475,318 jobsKentucky2,475,318Oregon: 2,391,918 jobsOregon2,391,918Oklahoma: 2,289,101 jobsOklahoma2,289,101Connecticut: 2,288,298 jobsConnecticut2,288,298Iowa: 2,061,324 jobsIowa2,061,324Kansas: 1,912,129 jobsKansas1,912,129Utah: 1,866,336 jobsUtah1,866,336Nevada: 1,664,735 jobsNevada1,664,735Arkansas: 1,611,671 jobsArkansas1,611,671Mississippi: 1,568,944 jobsMississippi1,568,944Nebraska: 1,303,753 jobsNebraska1,303,753New Mexico: 1,092,682 jobsNew Mexico1,092,682Idaho: 949,932 jobsIdaho949,932West Virginia: 904,641 jobsWest Virginia904,641Hawaii: 901,264 jobsHawaii901,264District of Columbia: 873,204 jobsDistrict of Columbia873,204New Hampshire: 860,746 jobsNew Hampshire860,746Maine: 816,745 jobsMaine816,745Montana: 661,174 jobsMontana661,174Rhode Island: 627,007 jobsRhode Island627,007North Dakota: 598,248 jobsNorth Dakota598,248South Dakota: 593,274 jobsSouth Dakota593,274Delaware: 568,888 jobsDelaware568,888Alaska: 461,726 jobsAlaska461,726Vermont: 432,741 jobsVermont432,741Wyoming: 406,315 jobsWyoming406,315
jobs. Source: BEA, SAINC4: personal income and employment by major component, total employment (number of jobs), United States and states. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankStates2015
jobs		Change on 2014
1California22,688,978+3.1%
2Texas16,419,195+2.6%
3New York12,100,039+2%
4Florida11,367,938+3.9%
5Illinois7,750,223+1.8%
6Pennsylvania7,511,511+1%
7Ohio6,863,672+1.3%
8Georgia5,833,689+2.9%
9North Carolina5,695,804+2.3%
10Michigan5,502,549+1.7%
11New Jersey5,303,340+1.8%
12Virginia5,061,102+2.2%
13Massachusetts4,631,573+4.1%
14Washington4,199,867+2.6%
15Tennessee3,860,679+2.3%
16Indiana3,797,532+1.5%
17Minnesota3,664,048+1.6%
18Missouri3,657,571+1.7%
19Wisconsin3,625,902+1.1%
20Maryland3,603,200+1.8%
21Colorado3,575,100+3.1%
22Arizona3,548,037+2.9%
23Louisiana2,697,080+0.4%
24South Carolina2,636,714+2.8%
25Alabama2,588,343+1.4%
26Kentucky2,475,318+1.4%
27Oregon2,391,918+2.9%
28Oklahoma2,289,101+0.7%
29Connecticut2,288,298+1%
30Iowa2,061,324+1.1%
31Kansas1,912,129+0.8%
32Utah1,866,336+3.4%
33Nevada1,664,735+3.5%
34Arkansas1,611,671+1.5%
35Mississippi1,568,944+0.7%
36Nebraska1,303,753+1.6%
37New Mexico1,092,682+0.8%
38Idaho949,932+2.6%
39West Virginia904,641-0.8%
40Hawaii901,264+2.1%
41District of Columbia873,204+1.5%
42New Hampshire860,746+1.9%
43Maine816,745+0.7%
44Montana661,174+1.8%
45Rhode Island627,007+2.3%
46North Dakota598,248-1.5%
47South Dakota593,274+0.6%
48Delaware568,888+2.2%
49Alaska461,726+0.1%
50Vermont432,741+0.8%
51Wyoming406,315-0.1%

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About this ranking

Average annual number of full-time and part-time jobs located in a place, wage and salary jobs plus proprietors (self-employed and partners), farm and nonfarm. United States: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional accounts, table SAINC4 line 7010, nation and states.

Counts jobs, not people: someone with two jobs counts twice, and jobs are counted where they are, not where the worker lives. Broader than oews_employment, which leaves out the self-employed and farm workers. BEA stopped publishing county employment after 2022, so there is no county level.

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 Economic Analysis. SAINC4: personal income and employment by major component, total employment (number of jobs), United States and states. https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/SAINC.zip. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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Which state has the highest total employment (jobs, BEA)?

California, with 22,688,978 jobs in 2015, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

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Wyoming, with 406,315 jobs in 2015.

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