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US states by total employment (jobs, BEA)

California had the highest total employment (jobs, BEA) of 51 states in 2020, at 23,163,053 jobs. Wyoming had the lowest, at 402,576 jobs. The median was 2,497,638 jobs and the figure for the United States was 195,474,600 jobs. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

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Highest23,163,053California
Lowest402,576Wyoming
Median2,497,63851 states
United States195,474,600History

Map of states, 2020

Alabama: 2,674,699 jobsAlaska: 430,999 jobsArizona: 3,921,652 jobsArkansas: 1,643,308 jobsCalifornia: 23,163,053 jobsColorado: 3,825,093 jobsConnecticut: 2,218,050 jobsDelaware: 592,360 jobsDistrict of Columbia: 866,078 jobsFlorida: 12,722,904 jobsGeorgia: 6,330,140 jobsHawaii: 818,112 jobsIdaho: 1,079,919 jobsIllinois: 7,526,820 jobsIndiana: 3,848,758 jobsIowa: 2,019,272 jobsKansas: 1,884,717 jobsKentucky: 2,478,203 jobsLouisiana: 2,595,139 jobsMaine: 813,729 jobsMaryland: 3,623,023 jobsMassachusetts: 4,601,155 jobsMichigan: 5,393,245 jobsMinnesota: 3,614,400 jobsMississippi: 1,576,213 jobsMissouri: 3,700,665 jobsMontana: 685,950 jobsNebraska: 1,309,889 jobsNevada: 1,771,096 jobsNew Hampshire: 858,945 jobsNew Jersey: 5,320,793 jobsNew Mexico: 1,070,897 jobsNew York: 11,874,553 jobsNorth Carolina: 6,058,542 jobsNorth Dakota: 563,195 jobsOhio: 6,861,625 jobsOklahoma: 2,272,855 jobsOregon: 2,497,638 jobsPennsylvania: 7,418,292 jobsRhode Island: 615,803 jobsSouth Carolina: 2,827,066 jobsSouth Dakota: 608,889 jobsTennessee: 4,126,447 jobsTexas: 17,721,661 jobsUtah: 2,137,492 jobsVermont: 409,929 jobsVirginia: 5,228,891 jobsWashington: 4,438,563 jobsWest Virginia: 843,228 jobsWisconsin: 3,588,079 jobsWyoming: 402,576 jobs
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jobs, 2020. 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, 2020

California: 23,163,053 jobsCalifornia23,163,053Texas: 17,721,661 jobsTexas17,721,661Florida: 12,722,904 jobsFlorida12,722,904New York: 11,874,553 jobsNew York11,874,553Illinois: 7,526,820 jobsIllinois7,526,820Pennsylvania: 7,418,292 jobsPennsylvania7,418,292Ohio: 6,861,625 jobsOhio6,861,625Georgia: 6,330,140 jobsGeorgia6,330,140North Carolina: 6,058,542 jobsNorth Carolina6,058,542Michigan: 5,393,245 jobsMichigan5,393,245New Jersey: 5,320,793 jobsNew Jersey5,320,793Virginia: 5,228,891 jobsVirginia5,228,891Massachusetts: 4,601,155 jobsMassachusetts4,601,155Washington: 4,438,563 jobsWashington4,438,563Tennessee: 4,126,447 jobsTennessee4,126,447Arizona: 3,921,652 jobsArizona3,921,652Indiana: 3,848,758 jobsIndiana3,848,758Colorado: 3,825,093 jobsColorado3,825,093Missouri: 3,700,665 jobsMissouri3,700,665Maryland: 3,623,023 jobsMaryland3,623,023Minnesota: 3,614,400 jobsMinnesota3,614,400Wisconsin: 3,588,079 jobsWisconsin3,588,079South Carolina: 2,827,066 jobsSouth Carolina2,827,066Alabama: 2,674,699 jobsAlabama2,674,699Louisiana: 2,595,139 jobsLouisiana2,595,139Oregon: 2,497,638 jobsOregon2,497,638Kentucky: 2,478,203 jobsKentucky2,478,203Oklahoma: 2,272,855 jobsOklahoma2,272,855Connecticut: 2,218,050 jobsConnecticut2,218,050Utah: 2,137,492 jobsUtah2,137,492Iowa: 2,019,272 jobsIowa2,019,272Kansas: 1,884,717 jobsKansas1,884,717Nevada: 1,771,096 jobsNevada1,771,096Arkansas: 1,643,308 jobsArkansas1,643,308Mississippi: 1,576,213 jobsMississippi1,576,213Nebraska: 1,309,889 jobsNebraska1,309,889Idaho: 1,079,919 jobsIdaho1,079,919New Mexico: 1,070,897 jobsNew Mexico1,070,897District of Columbia: 866,078 jobsDistrict of Columbia866,078New Hampshire: 858,945 jobsNew Hampshire858,945West Virginia: 843,228 jobsWest Virginia843,228Hawaii: 818,112 jobsHawaii818,112Maine: 813,729 jobsMaine813,729Montana: 685,950 jobsMontana685,950Rhode Island: 615,803 jobsRhode Island615,803South Dakota: 608,889 jobsSouth Dakota608,889Delaware: 592,360 jobsDelaware592,360North Dakota: 563,195 jobsNorth Dakota563,195Alaska: 430,999 jobsAlaska430,999Vermont: 409,929 jobsVermont409,929Wyoming: 402,576 jobsWyoming402,576California: 23,163,053 jobsCalifornia23,163,053Texas: 17,721,661 jobsTexas17,721,661Florida: 12,722,904 jobsFlorida12,722,904New York: 11,874,553 jobsNew York11,874,553Illinois: 7,526,820 jobsIllinois7,526,820Pennsylvania: 7,418,292 jobsPennsylvania7,418,292Ohio: 6,861,625 jobsOhio6,861,625Georgia: 6,330,140 jobsGeorgia6,330,140North Carolina: 6,058,542 jobsNorth Carolina6,058,542Michigan: 5,393,245 jobsMichigan5,393,245New Jersey: 5,320,793 jobsNew Jersey5,320,793Virginia: 5,228,891 jobsVirginia5,228,891Massachusetts: 4,601,155 jobsMassachusetts4,601,155Washington: 4,438,563 jobsWashington4,438,563Tennessee: 4,126,447 jobsTennessee4,126,447Arizona: 3,921,652 jobsArizona3,921,652Indiana: 3,848,758 jobsIndiana3,848,758Colorado: 3,825,093 jobsColorado3,825,093Missouri: 3,700,665 jobsMissouri3,700,665Maryland: 3,623,023 jobsMaryland3,623,023Minnesota: 3,614,400 jobsMinnesota3,614,400Wisconsin: 3,588,079 jobsWisconsin3,588,079South Carolina: 2,827,066 jobsSouth Carolina2,827,066Alabama: 2,674,699 jobsAlabama2,674,699Louisiana: 2,595,139 jobsLouisiana2,595,139Oregon: 2,497,638 jobsOregon2,497,638Kentucky: 2,478,203 jobsKentucky2,478,203Oklahoma: 2,272,855 jobsOklahoma2,272,855Connecticut: 2,218,050 jobsConnecticut2,218,050Utah: 2,137,492 jobsUtah2,137,492Iowa: 2,019,272 jobsIowa2,019,272Kansas: 1,884,717 jobsKansas1,884,717Nevada: 1,771,096 jobsNevada1,771,096Arkansas: 1,643,308 jobsArkansas1,643,308Mississippi: 1,576,213 jobsMississippi1,576,213Nebraska: 1,309,889 jobsNebraska1,309,889Idaho: 1,079,919 jobsIdaho1,079,919New Mexico: 1,070,897 jobsNew Mexico1,070,897District of Columbia: 866,078 jobsDistrict of Columbia866,078New Hampshire: 858,945 jobsNew Hampshire858,945West Virginia: 843,228 jobsWest Virginia843,228Hawaii: 818,112 jobsHawaii818,112Maine: 813,729 jobsMaine813,729Montana: 685,950 jobsMontana685,950Rhode Island: 615,803 jobsRhode Island615,803South Dakota: 608,889 jobsSouth Dakota608,889Delaware: 592,360 jobsDelaware592,360North Dakota: 563,195 jobsNorth Dakota563,195Alaska: 430,999 jobsAlaska430,999Vermont: 409,929 jobsVermont409,929Wyoming: 402,576 jobsWyoming402,576
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

RankStates2020
jobs		Change on 2019
1California23,163,053-4.4%
2Texas17,721,661-1.1%
3Florida12,722,904-0.3%
4New York11,874,553-6.9%
5Illinois7,526,820-4.3%
6Pennsylvania7,418,292-4.6%
7Ohio6,861,625-3.1%
8Georgia6,330,140-1.1%
9North Carolina6,058,542-1.5%
10Michigan5,393,245-5.7%
11New Jersey5,320,793-4.5%
12Virginia5,228,891-1.9%
13Massachusetts4,601,155-5.6%
14Washington4,438,563-3.4%
15Tennessee4,126,447-1.1%
16Arizona3,921,652-0.2%
17Indiana3,848,758-3.1%
18Colorado3,825,093-1.9%
19Missouri3,700,665-2.2%
20Maryland3,623,023-3.3%
21Minnesota3,614,400-4.6%
22Wisconsin3,588,079-3.6%
23South Carolina2,827,066-2%
24Alabama2,674,699-1.5%
25Louisiana2,595,139-4.6%
26Oregon2,497,638-3.3%
27Kentucky2,478,203-3%
28Oklahoma2,272,855-1.8%
29Connecticut2,218,050-3.5%
30Utah2,137,492+1.6%
31Iowa2,019,272-2.8%
32Kansas1,884,717-2.3%
33Nevada1,771,096-6%
34Arkansas1,643,308-1.4%
35Mississippi1,576,213-2.1%
36Nebraska1,309,889-1.6%
37Idaho1,079,919+1.4%
38New Mexico1,070,897-4.2%
39District of Columbia866,078-5.4%
40New Hampshire858,945-3.5%
41West Virginia843,228-4.5%
42Hawaii818,112-10.5%
43Maine813,729-3.5%
44Montana685,950-0.2%
45Rhode Island615,803-5.4%
46South Dakota608,889-0.6%
47Delaware592,360-1.8%
48North Dakota563,195-3.5%
49Alaska430,999-5.2%
50Vermont409,929-5.5%
51Wyoming402,576-1.5%

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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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