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US states by total employment (jobs, BEA)

California had the highest total employment (jobs, BEA) of 51 states in 2016, at 23,180,432 jobs. Wyoming had the lowest, at 398,526 jobs. The median was 2,500,636 jobs and the figure for the United States was 193,481,900 jobs. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

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Highest23,180,432California
Lowest398,526Wyoming
Median2,500,63651 states
United States193,481,900History

Map of states, 2016

Alabama: 2,620,754 jobsAlaska: 457,170 jobsArizona: 3,645,341 jobsArkansas: 1,630,933 jobsCalifornia: 23,180,432 jobsColorado: 3,667,914 jobsConnecticut: 2,301,549 jobsDelaware: 578,686 jobsDistrict of Columbia: 892,796 jobsFlorida: 11,683,361 jobsGeorgia: 5,974,865 jobsHawaii: 915,123 jobsIdaho: 977,486 jobsIllinois: 7,806,578 jobsIndiana: 3,849,048 jobsIowa: 2,068,780 jobsKansas: 1,917,763 jobsKentucky: 2,500,636 jobsLouisiana: 2,692,103 jobsMaine: 826,951 jobsMaryland: 3,659,450 jobsMassachusetts: 4,710,017 jobsMichigan: 5,577,215 jobsMinnesota: 3,699,831 jobsMississippi: 1,582,203 jobsMissouri: 3,702,996 jobsMontana: 668,637 jobsNebraska: 1,312,152 jobsNevada: 1,724,857 jobsNew Hampshire: 873,254 jobsNew Jersey: 5,391,552 jobsNew Mexico: 1,092,950 jobsNew York: 12,260,341 jobsNorth Carolina: 5,826,492 jobsNorth Dakota: 577,551 jobsOhio: 6,933,502 jobsOklahoma: 2,288,898 jobsOregon: 2,451,442 jobsPennsylvania: 7,595,370 jobsRhode Island: 633,451 jobsSouth Carolina: 2,700,808 jobsSouth Dakota: 598,149 jobsTennessee: 3,953,502 jobsTexas: 16,689,761 jobsUtah: 1,933,691 jobsVermont: 434,044 jobsVirginia: 5,157,813 jobsWashington: 4,314,703 jobsWest Virginia: 890,739 jobsWisconsin: 3,659,734 jobsWyoming: 398,526 jobs
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jobs, 2016. 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, 2016

California: 23,180,432 jobsCalifornia23,180,432Texas: 16,689,761 jobsTexas16,689,761New York: 12,260,341 jobsNew York12,260,341Florida: 11,683,361 jobsFlorida11,683,361Illinois: 7,806,578 jobsIllinois7,806,578Pennsylvania: 7,595,370 jobsPennsylvania7,595,370Ohio: 6,933,502 jobsOhio6,933,502Georgia: 5,974,865 jobsGeorgia5,974,865North Carolina: 5,826,492 jobsNorth Carolina5,826,492Michigan: 5,577,215 jobsMichigan5,577,215New Jersey: 5,391,552 jobsNew Jersey5,391,552Virginia: 5,157,813 jobsVirginia5,157,813Massachusetts: 4,710,017 jobsMassachusetts4,710,017Washington: 4,314,703 jobsWashington4,314,703Tennessee: 3,953,502 jobsTennessee3,953,502Indiana: 3,849,048 jobsIndiana3,849,048Missouri: 3,702,996 jobsMissouri3,702,996Minnesota: 3,699,831 jobsMinnesota3,699,831Colorado: 3,667,914 jobsColorado3,667,914Wisconsin: 3,659,734 jobsWisconsin3,659,734Maryland: 3,659,450 jobsMaryland3,659,450Arizona: 3,645,341 jobsArizona3,645,341South Carolina: 2,700,808 jobsSouth Carolina2,700,808Louisiana: 2,692,103 jobsLouisiana2,692,103Alabama: 2,620,754 jobsAlabama2,620,754Kentucky: 2,500,636 jobsKentucky2,500,636Oregon: 2,451,442 jobsOregon2,451,442Connecticut: 2,301,549 jobsConnecticut2,301,549Oklahoma: 2,288,898 jobsOklahoma2,288,898Iowa: 2,068,780 jobsIowa2,068,780Utah: 1,933,691 jobsUtah1,933,691Kansas: 1,917,763 jobsKansas1,917,763Nevada: 1,724,857 jobsNevada1,724,857Arkansas: 1,630,933 jobsArkansas1,630,933Mississippi: 1,582,203 jobsMississippi1,582,203Nebraska: 1,312,152 jobsNebraska1,312,152New Mexico: 1,092,950 jobsNew Mexico1,092,950Idaho: 977,486 jobsIdaho977,486Hawaii: 915,123 jobsHawaii915,123District of Columbia: 892,796 jobsDistrict of Columbia892,796West Virginia: 890,739 jobsWest Virginia890,739New Hampshire: 873,254 jobsNew Hampshire873,254Maine: 826,951 jobsMaine826,951Montana: 668,637 jobsMontana668,637Rhode Island: 633,451 jobsRhode Island633,451South Dakota: 598,149 jobsSouth Dakota598,149Delaware: 578,686 jobsDelaware578,686North Dakota: 577,551 jobsNorth Dakota577,551Alaska: 457,170 jobsAlaska457,170Vermont: 434,044 jobsVermont434,044Wyoming: 398,526 jobsWyoming398,526California: 23,180,432 jobsCalifornia23,180,432Texas: 16,689,761 jobsTexas16,689,761New York: 12,260,341 jobsNew York12,260,341Florida: 11,683,361 jobsFlorida11,683,361Illinois: 7,806,578 jobsIllinois7,806,578Pennsylvania: 7,595,370 jobsPennsylvania7,595,370Ohio: 6,933,502 jobsOhio6,933,502Georgia: 5,974,865 jobsGeorgia5,974,865North Carolina: 5,826,492 jobsNorth Carolina5,826,492Michigan: 5,577,215 jobsMichigan5,577,215New Jersey: 5,391,552 jobsNew Jersey5,391,552Virginia: 5,157,813 jobsVirginia5,157,813Massachusetts: 4,710,017 jobsMassachusetts4,710,017Washington: 4,314,703 jobsWashington4,314,703Tennessee: 3,953,502 jobsTennessee3,953,502Indiana: 3,849,048 jobsIndiana3,849,048Missouri: 3,702,996 jobsMissouri3,702,996Minnesota: 3,699,831 jobsMinnesota3,699,831Colorado: 3,667,914 jobsColorado3,667,914Wisconsin: 3,659,734 jobsWisconsin3,659,734Maryland: 3,659,450 jobsMaryland3,659,450Arizona: 3,645,341 jobsArizona3,645,341South Carolina: 2,700,808 jobsSouth Carolina2,700,808Louisiana: 2,692,103 jobsLouisiana2,692,103Alabama: 2,620,754 jobsAlabama2,620,754Kentucky: 2,500,636 jobsKentucky2,500,636Oregon: 2,451,442 jobsOregon2,451,442Connecticut: 2,301,549 jobsConnecticut2,301,549Oklahoma: 2,288,898 jobsOklahoma2,288,898Iowa: 2,068,780 jobsIowa2,068,780Utah: 1,933,691 jobsUtah1,933,691Kansas: 1,917,763 jobsKansas1,917,763Nevada: 1,724,857 jobsNevada1,724,857Arkansas: 1,630,933 jobsArkansas1,630,933Mississippi: 1,582,203 jobsMississippi1,582,203Nebraska: 1,312,152 jobsNebraska1,312,152New Mexico: 1,092,950 jobsNew Mexico1,092,950Idaho: 977,486 jobsIdaho977,486Hawaii: 915,123 jobsHawaii915,123District of Columbia: 892,796 jobsDistrict of Columbia892,796West Virginia: 890,739 jobsWest Virginia890,739New Hampshire: 873,254 jobsNew Hampshire873,254Maine: 826,951 jobsMaine826,951Montana: 668,637 jobsMontana668,637Rhode Island: 633,451 jobsRhode Island633,451South Dakota: 598,149 jobsSouth Dakota598,149Delaware: 578,686 jobsDelaware578,686North Dakota: 577,551 jobsNorth Dakota577,551Alaska: 457,170 jobsAlaska457,170Vermont: 434,044 jobsVermont434,044Wyoming: 398,526 jobsWyoming398,526
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

RankStates2016
jobs		Change on 2015
1California23,180,432+2.2%
2Texas16,689,761+1.6%
3New York12,260,341+1.3%
4Florida11,683,361+2.8%
5Illinois7,806,578+0.7%
6Pennsylvania7,595,370+1.1%
7Ohio6,933,502+1%
8Georgia5,974,865+2.4%
9North Carolina5,826,492+2.3%
10Michigan5,577,215+1.4%
11New Jersey5,391,552+1.7%
12Virginia5,157,813+1.9%
13Massachusetts4,710,017+1.7%
14Washington4,314,703+2.7%
15Tennessee3,953,502+2.4%
16Indiana3,849,048+1.4%
17Missouri3,702,996+1.2%
18Minnesota3,699,831+1%
19Colorado3,667,914+2.6%
20Wisconsin3,659,734+0.9%
21Maryland3,659,450+1.6%
22Arizona3,645,341+2.7%
23South Carolina2,700,808+2.4%
24Louisiana2,692,103-0.2%
25Alabama2,620,754+1.3%
26Kentucky2,500,636+1%
27Oregon2,451,442+2.5%
28Connecticut2,301,549+0.6%
29Oklahoma2,288,898-0%
30Iowa2,068,780+0.4%
31Utah1,933,691+3.6%
32Kansas1,917,763+0.3%
33Nevada1,724,857+3.6%
34Arkansas1,630,933+1.2%
35Mississippi1,582,203+0.8%
36Nebraska1,312,152+0.6%
37New Mexico1,092,9500%
38Idaho977,486+2.9%
39Hawaii915,123+1.5%
40District of Columbia892,796+2.2%
41West Virginia890,739-1.5%
42New Hampshire873,254+1.5%
43Maine826,951+1.2%
44Montana668,637+1.1%
45Rhode Island633,451+1%
46South Dakota598,149+0.8%
47Delaware578,686+1.7%
48North Dakota577,551-3.5%
49Alaska457,170-1%
50Vermont434,044+0.3%
51Wyoming398,526-1.9%

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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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