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US states by total employment (jobs, BEA)

California had the highest total employment (jobs, BEA) of 51 states in 2021, at 23,939,481 jobs. Wyoming had the lowest, at 421,187 jobs. The median was 2,565,356 jobs and the figure for the United States was 202,947,100 jobs. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

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Highest23,939,481California
Lowest421,187Wyoming
Median2,565,35651 states
United States202,947,100History

Map of states, 2021

Alabama: 2,773,723 jobsAlaska: 443,151 jobsArizona: 4,087,861 jobsArkansas: 1,689,774 jobsCalifornia: 23,939,481 jobsColorado: 3,992,311 jobsConnecticut: 2,290,046 jobsDelaware: 620,148 jobsDistrict of Columbia: 869,737 jobsFlorida: 13,462,371 jobsGeorgia: 6,643,266 jobsHawaii: 861,502 jobsIdaho: 1,139,821 jobsIllinois: 7,758,348 jobsIndiana: 3,984,706 jobsIowa: 2,066,254 jobsKansas: 1,927,251 jobsKentucky: 2,565,356 jobsLouisiana: 2,697,248 jobsMaine: 850,158 jobsMaryland: 3,751,682 jobsMassachusetts: 4,778,049 jobsMichigan: 5,608,244 jobsMinnesota: 3,719,761 jobsMississippi: 1,628,795 jobsMissouri: 3,804,026 jobsMontana: 717,983 jobsNebraska: 1,339,694 jobsNevada: 1,913,053 jobsNew Hampshire: 895,150 jobsNew Jersey: 5,586,393 jobsNew Mexico: 1,093,559 jobsNew York: 12,230,693 jobsNorth Carolina: 6,322,691 jobsNorth Dakota: 570,971 jobsOhio: 7,058,283 jobsOklahoma: 2,320,315 jobsOregon: 2,563,805 jobsPennsylvania: 7,655,295 jobsRhode Island: 640,282 jobsSouth Carolina: 2,940,247 jobsSouth Dakota: 628,432 jobsTennessee: 4,306,903 jobsTexas: 18,581,921 jobsUtah: 2,251,691 jobsVermont: 421,975 jobsVirginia: 5,396,825 jobsWashington: 4,578,926 jobsWest Virginia: 867,239 jobsWisconsin: 3,690,517 jobsWyoming: 421,187 jobs
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jobs, 2021. 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, 2021

California: 23,939,481 jobsCalifornia23,939,481Texas: 18,581,921 jobsTexas18,581,921Florida: 13,462,371 jobsFlorida13,462,371New York: 12,230,693 jobsNew York12,230,693Illinois: 7,758,348 jobsIllinois7,758,348Pennsylvania: 7,655,295 jobsPennsylvania7,655,295Ohio: 7,058,283 jobsOhio7,058,283Georgia: 6,643,266 jobsGeorgia6,643,266North Carolina: 6,322,691 jobsNorth Carolina6,322,691Michigan: 5,608,244 jobsMichigan5,608,244New Jersey: 5,586,393 jobsNew Jersey5,586,393Virginia: 5,396,825 jobsVirginia5,396,825Massachusetts: 4,778,049 jobsMassachusetts4,778,049Washington: 4,578,926 jobsWashington4,578,926Tennessee: 4,306,903 jobsTennessee4,306,903Arizona: 4,087,861 jobsArizona4,087,861Colorado: 3,992,311 jobsColorado3,992,311Indiana: 3,984,706 jobsIndiana3,984,706Missouri: 3,804,026 jobsMissouri3,804,026Maryland: 3,751,682 jobsMaryland3,751,682Minnesota: 3,719,761 jobsMinnesota3,719,761Wisconsin: 3,690,517 jobsWisconsin3,690,517South Carolina: 2,940,247 jobsSouth Carolina2,940,247Alabama: 2,773,723 jobsAlabama2,773,723Louisiana: 2,697,248 jobsLouisiana2,697,248Kentucky: 2,565,356 jobsKentucky2,565,356Oregon: 2,563,805 jobsOregon2,563,805Oklahoma: 2,320,315 jobsOklahoma2,320,315Connecticut: 2,290,046 jobsConnecticut2,290,046Utah: 2,251,691 jobsUtah2,251,691Iowa: 2,066,254 jobsIowa2,066,254Kansas: 1,927,251 jobsKansas1,927,251Nevada: 1,913,053 jobsNevada1,913,053Arkansas: 1,689,774 jobsArkansas1,689,774Mississippi: 1,628,795 jobsMississippi1,628,795Nebraska: 1,339,694 jobsNebraska1,339,694Idaho: 1,139,821 jobsIdaho1,139,821New Mexico: 1,093,559 jobsNew Mexico1,093,559New Hampshire: 895,150 jobsNew Hampshire895,150District of Columbia: 869,737 jobsDistrict of Columbia869,737West Virginia: 867,239 jobsWest Virginia867,239Hawaii: 861,502 jobsHawaii861,502Maine: 850,158 jobsMaine850,158Montana: 717,983 jobsMontana717,983Rhode Island: 640,282 jobsRhode Island640,282South Dakota: 628,432 jobsSouth Dakota628,432Delaware: 620,148 jobsDelaware620,148North Dakota: 570,971 jobsNorth Dakota570,971Alaska: 443,151 jobsAlaska443,151Vermont: 421,975 jobsVermont421,975Wyoming: 421,187 jobsWyoming421,187California: 23,939,481 jobsCalifornia23,939,481Texas: 18,581,921 jobsTexas18,581,921Florida: 13,462,371 jobsFlorida13,462,371New York: 12,230,693 jobsNew York12,230,693Illinois: 7,758,348 jobsIllinois7,758,348Pennsylvania: 7,655,295 jobsPennsylvania7,655,295Ohio: 7,058,283 jobsOhio7,058,283Georgia: 6,643,266 jobsGeorgia6,643,266North Carolina: 6,322,691 jobsNorth Carolina6,322,691Michigan: 5,608,244 jobsMichigan5,608,244New Jersey: 5,586,393 jobsNew Jersey5,586,393Virginia: 5,396,825 jobsVirginia5,396,825Massachusetts: 4,778,049 jobsMassachusetts4,778,049Washington: 4,578,926 jobsWashington4,578,926Tennessee: 4,306,903 jobsTennessee4,306,903Arizona: 4,087,861 jobsArizona4,087,861Colorado: 3,992,311 jobsColorado3,992,311Indiana: 3,984,706 jobsIndiana3,984,706Missouri: 3,804,026 jobsMissouri3,804,026Maryland: 3,751,682 jobsMaryland3,751,682Minnesota: 3,719,761 jobsMinnesota3,719,761Wisconsin: 3,690,517 jobsWisconsin3,690,517South Carolina: 2,940,247 jobsSouth Carolina2,940,247Alabama: 2,773,723 jobsAlabama2,773,723Louisiana: 2,697,248 jobsLouisiana2,697,248Kentucky: 2,565,356 jobsKentucky2,565,356Oregon: 2,563,805 jobsOregon2,563,805Oklahoma: 2,320,315 jobsOklahoma2,320,315Connecticut: 2,290,046 jobsConnecticut2,290,046Utah: 2,251,691 jobsUtah2,251,691Iowa: 2,066,254 jobsIowa2,066,254Kansas: 1,927,251 jobsKansas1,927,251Nevada: 1,913,053 jobsNevada1,913,053Arkansas: 1,689,774 jobsArkansas1,689,774Mississippi: 1,628,795 jobsMississippi1,628,795Nebraska: 1,339,694 jobsNebraska1,339,694Idaho: 1,139,821 jobsIdaho1,139,821New Mexico: 1,093,559 jobsNew Mexico1,093,559New Hampshire: 895,150 jobsNew Hampshire895,150District of Columbia: 869,737 jobsDistrict of Columbia869,737West Virginia: 867,239 jobsWest Virginia867,239Hawaii: 861,502 jobsHawaii861,502Maine: 850,158 jobsMaine850,158Montana: 717,983 jobsMontana717,983Rhode Island: 640,282 jobsRhode Island640,282South Dakota: 628,432 jobsSouth Dakota628,432Delaware: 620,148 jobsDelaware620,148North Dakota: 570,971 jobsNorth Dakota570,971Alaska: 443,151 jobsAlaska443,151Vermont: 421,975 jobsVermont421,975Wyoming: 421,187 jobsWyoming421,187
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

RankStates2021
jobs		Change on 2020
1California23,939,481+3.4%
2Texas18,581,921+4.9%
3Florida13,462,371+5.8%
4New York12,230,693+3%
5Illinois7,758,348+3.1%
6Pennsylvania7,655,295+3.2%
7Ohio7,058,283+2.9%
8Georgia6,643,266+4.9%
9North Carolina6,322,691+4.4%
10Michigan5,608,244+4%
11New Jersey5,586,393+5%
12Virginia5,396,825+3.2%
13Massachusetts4,778,049+3.8%
14Washington4,578,926+3.2%
15Tennessee4,306,903+4.4%
16Arizona4,087,861+4.2%
17Colorado3,992,311+4.4%
18Indiana3,984,706+3.5%
19Missouri3,804,026+2.8%
20Maryland3,751,682+3.6%
21Minnesota3,719,761+2.9%
22Wisconsin3,690,517+2.9%
23South Carolina2,940,247+4%
24Alabama2,773,723+3.7%
25Louisiana2,697,248+3.9%
26Kentucky2,565,356+3.5%
27Oregon2,563,805+2.6%
28Oklahoma2,320,315+2.1%
29Connecticut2,290,046+3.2%
30Utah2,251,691+5.3%
31Iowa2,066,254+2.3%
32Kansas1,927,251+2.3%
33Nevada1,913,053+8%
34Arkansas1,689,774+2.8%
35Mississippi1,628,795+3.3%
36Nebraska1,339,694+2.3%
37Idaho1,139,821+5.5%
38New Mexico1,093,559+2.1%
39New Hampshire895,150+4.2%
40District of Columbia869,737+0.4%
41West Virginia867,239+2.8%
42Hawaii861,502+5.3%
43Maine850,158+4.5%
44Montana717,983+4.7%
45Rhode Island640,282+4%
46South Dakota628,432+3.2%
47Delaware620,148+4.7%
48North Dakota570,971+1.4%
49Alaska443,151+2.8%
50Vermont421,975+2.9%
51Wyoming421,187+4.6%

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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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