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US states by total employment (jobs, BEA)

California had the highest total employment (jobs, BEA) of 51 states in 2019, at 24,229,239 jobs. Wyoming had the lowest, at 408,743 jobs. The median was 2,581,795 jobs and the figure for the United States was 201,769,200 jobs. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

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Highest24,229,239California
Lowest408,743Wyoming
Median2,581,79551 states
United States201,769,200History

Map of states, 2019

Alabama: 2,714,795 jobsAlaska: 454,876 jobsArizona: 3,930,953 jobsArkansas: 1,666,492 jobsCalifornia: 24,229,239 jobsColorado: 3,897,232 jobsConnecticut: 2,298,371 jobsDelaware: 602,917 jobsDistrict of Columbia: 915,216 jobsFlorida: 12,763,542 jobsGeorgia: 6,401,497 jobsHawaii: 914,454 jobsIdaho: 1,065,205 jobsIllinois: 7,864,228 jobsIndiana: 3,973,571 jobsIowa: 2,077,256 jobsKansas: 1,928,182 jobsKentucky: 2,554,915 jobsLouisiana: 2,719,242 jobsMaine: 842,938 jobsMaryland: 3,745,469 jobsMassachusetts: 4,873,421 jobsMichigan: 5,717,022 jobsMinnesota: 3,787,728 jobsMississippi: 1,609,514 jobsMissouri: 3,785,548 jobsMontana: 687,509 jobsNebraska: 1,331,516 jobsNevada: 1,884,442 jobsNew Hampshire: 890,394 jobsNew Jersey: 5,571,968 jobsNew Mexico: 1,117,967 jobsNew York: 12,747,921 jobsNorth Carolina: 6,151,842 jobsNorth Dakota: 583,460 jobsOhio: 7,077,555 jobsOklahoma: 2,314,909 jobsOregon: 2,581,795 jobsPennsylvania: 7,776,096 jobsRhode Island: 651,058 jobsSouth Carolina: 2,883,828 jobsSouth Dakota: 612,275 jobsTennessee: 4,173,187 jobsTexas: 17,918,094 jobsUtah: 2,104,213 jobsVermont: 433,977 jobsVirginia: 5,332,212 jobsWashington: 4,594,388 jobsWest Virginia: 883,309 jobsWisconsin: 3,722,719 jobsWyoming: 408,743 jobs
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jobs, 2019. 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, 2019

California: 24,229,239 jobsCalifornia24,229,239Texas: 17,918,094 jobsTexas17,918,094Florida: 12,763,542 jobsFlorida12,763,542New York: 12,747,921 jobsNew York12,747,921Illinois: 7,864,228 jobsIllinois7,864,228Pennsylvania: 7,776,096 jobsPennsylvania7,776,096Ohio: 7,077,555 jobsOhio7,077,555Georgia: 6,401,497 jobsGeorgia6,401,497North Carolina: 6,151,842 jobsNorth Carolina6,151,842Michigan: 5,717,022 jobsMichigan5,717,022New Jersey: 5,571,968 jobsNew Jersey5,571,968Virginia: 5,332,212 jobsVirginia5,332,212Massachusetts: 4,873,421 jobsMassachusetts4,873,421Washington: 4,594,388 jobsWashington4,594,388Tennessee: 4,173,187 jobsTennessee4,173,187Indiana: 3,973,571 jobsIndiana3,973,571Arizona: 3,930,953 jobsArizona3,930,953Colorado: 3,897,232 jobsColorado3,897,232Minnesota: 3,787,728 jobsMinnesota3,787,728Missouri: 3,785,548 jobsMissouri3,785,548Maryland: 3,745,469 jobsMaryland3,745,469Wisconsin: 3,722,719 jobsWisconsin3,722,719South Carolina: 2,883,828 jobsSouth Carolina2,883,828Louisiana: 2,719,242 jobsLouisiana2,719,242Alabama: 2,714,795 jobsAlabama2,714,795Oregon: 2,581,795 jobsOregon2,581,795Kentucky: 2,554,915 jobsKentucky2,554,915Oklahoma: 2,314,909 jobsOklahoma2,314,909Connecticut: 2,298,371 jobsConnecticut2,298,371Utah: 2,104,213 jobsUtah2,104,213Iowa: 2,077,256 jobsIowa2,077,256Kansas: 1,928,182 jobsKansas1,928,182Nevada: 1,884,442 jobsNevada1,884,442Arkansas: 1,666,492 jobsArkansas1,666,492Mississippi: 1,609,514 jobsMississippi1,609,514Nebraska: 1,331,516 jobsNebraska1,331,516New Mexico: 1,117,967 jobsNew Mexico1,117,967Idaho: 1,065,205 jobsIdaho1,065,205District of Columbia: 915,216 jobsDistrict of Columbia915,216Hawaii: 914,454 jobsHawaii914,454New Hampshire: 890,394 jobsNew Hampshire890,394West Virginia: 883,309 jobsWest Virginia883,309Maine: 842,938 jobsMaine842,938Montana: 687,509 jobsMontana687,509Rhode Island: 651,058 jobsRhode Island651,058South Dakota: 612,275 jobsSouth Dakota612,275Delaware: 602,917 jobsDelaware602,917North Dakota: 583,460 jobsNorth Dakota583,460Alaska: 454,876 jobsAlaska454,876Vermont: 433,977 jobsVermont433,977Wyoming: 408,743 jobsWyoming408,743California: 24,229,239 jobsCalifornia24,229,239Texas: 17,918,094 jobsTexas17,918,094Florida: 12,763,542 jobsFlorida12,763,542New York: 12,747,921 jobsNew York12,747,921Illinois: 7,864,228 jobsIllinois7,864,228Pennsylvania: 7,776,096 jobsPennsylvania7,776,096Ohio: 7,077,555 jobsOhio7,077,555Georgia: 6,401,497 jobsGeorgia6,401,497North Carolina: 6,151,842 jobsNorth Carolina6,151,842Michigan: 5,717,022 jobsMichigan5,717,022New Jersey: 5,571,968 jobsNew Jersey5,571,968Virginia: 5,332,212 jobsVirginia5,332,212Massachusetts: 4,873,421 jobsMassachusetts4,873,421Washington: 4,594,388 jobsWashington4,594,388Tennessee: 4,173,187 jobsTennessee4,173,187Indiana: 3,973,571 jobsIndiana3,973,571Arizona: 3,930,953 jobsArizona3,930,953Colorado: 3,897,232 jobsColorado3,897,232Minnesota: 3,787,728 jobsMinnesota3,787,728Missouri: 3,785,548 jobsMissouri3,785,548Maryland: 3,745,469 jobsMaryland3,745,469Wisconsin: 3,722,719 jobsWisconsin3,722,719South Carolina: 2,883,828 jobsSouth Carolina2,883,828Louisiana: 2,719,242 jobsLouisiana2,719,242Alabama: 2,714,795 jobsAlabama2,714,795Oregon: 2,581,795 jobsOregon2,581,795Kentucky: 2,554,915 jobsKentucky2,554,915Oklahoma: 2,314,909 jobsOklahoma2,314,909Connecticut: 2,298,371 jobsConnecticut2,298,371Utah: 2,104,213 jobsUtah2,104,213Iowa: 2,077,256 jobsIowa2,077,256Kansas: 1,928,182 jobsKansas1,928,182Nevada: 1,884,442 jobsNevada1,884,442Arkansas: 1,666,492 jobsArkansas1,666,492Mississippi: 1,609,514 jobsMississippi1,609,514Nebraska: 1,331,516 jobsNebraska1,331,516New Mexico: 1,117,967 jobsNew Mexico1,117,967Idaho: 1,065,205 jobsIdaho1,065,205District of Columbia: 915,216 jobsDistrict of Columbia915,216Hawaii: 914,454 jobsHawaii914,454New Hampshire: 890,394 jobsNew Hampshire890,394West Virginia: 883,309 jobsWest Virginia883,309Maine: 842,938 jobsMaine842,938Montana: 687,509 jobsMontana687,509Rhode Island: 651,058 jobsRhode Island651,058South Dakota: 612,275 jobsSouth Dakota612,275Delaware: 602,917 jobsDelaware602,917North Dakota: 583,460 jobsNorth Dakota583,460Alaska: 454,876 jobsAlaska454,876Vermont: 433,977 jobsVermont433,977Wyoming: 408,743 jobsWyoming408,743
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

RankStates2019
jobs		Change on 2018
1California24,229,239+0.6%
2Texas17,918,094+1.7%
3Florida12,763,542+1.6%
4New York12,747,921+0.7%
5Illinois7,864,228-0.3%
6Pennsylvania7,776,096+0.1%
7Ohio7,077,555+0.1%
8Georgia6,401,497+1.8%
9North Carolina6,151,842+1.6%
10Michigan5,717,022-0%
11New Jersey5,571,968+0.4%
12Virginia5,332,212+0.6%
13Massachusetts4,873,421+0.4%
14Washington4,594,388+1.2%
15Tennessee4,173,187+1.2%
16Indiana3,973,571+0.2%
17Arizona3,930,953+2%
18Colorado3,897,232+1%
19Minnesota3,787,728+0.2%
20Missouri3,785,548+0.1%
21Maryland3,745,469-0.2%
22Wisconsin3,722,719-0.1%
23South Carolina2,883,828+1.4%
24Louisiana2,719,242-0.3%
25Alabama2,714,795+0.8%
26Oregon2,581,795+0.4%
27Kentucky2,554,915+0.2%
28Oklahoma2,314,909-0%
29Connecticut2,298,371-0.7%
30Utah2,104,213+1.6%
31Iowa2,077,256-0.2%
32Kansas1,928,182-0%
33Nevada1,884,442+1.9%
34Arkansas1,666,492+0.4%
35Mississippi1,609,514+0.3%
36Nebraska1,331,516-0.1%
37New Mexico1,117,967+0.6%
38Idaho1,065,205+2.2%
39District of Columbia915,216+0.1%
40Hawaii914,454-1.1%
41New Hampshire890,394-0.3%
42West Virginia883,309-1.8%
43Maine842,938-0.2%
44Montana687,509+0.3%
45Rhode Island651,058+0.4%
46South Dakota612,275+0.1%
47Delaware602,917+1%
48North Dakota583,460+0.6%
49Alaska454,8760%
50Vermont433,977-0.9%
51Wyoming408,743+0.9%

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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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