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US states by total employment (jobs, BEA)

California had the highest total employment (jobs, BEA) of 51 states in 2022, at 24,950,911 jobs. Vermont had the lowest, at 432,329 jobs. The median was 2,646,293 jobs and the figure for the United States was 210,748,200 jobs. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

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Highest24,950,911California
Lowest432,329Vermont
Median2,646,29351 states
United States210,748,200History

Map of states, 2022

Alabama: 2,862,313 jobsAlaska: 454,175 jobsArizona: 4,253,360 jobsArkansas: 1,750,364 jobsCalifornia: 24,950,911 jobsColorado: 4,113,685 jobsConnecticut: 2,354,559 jobsDelaware: 643,133 jobsDistrict of Columbia: 896,773 jobsFlorida: 14,226,070 jobsGeorgia: 6,944,697 jobsHawaii: 896,857 jobsIdaho: 1,183,118 jobsIllinois: 8,002,288 jobsIndiana: 4,109,127 jobsIowa: 2,105,360 jobsKansas: 1,963,327 jobsKentucky: 2,646,293 jobsLouisiana: 2,769,360 jobsMaine: 868,744 jobsMaryland: 3,870,937 jobsMassachusetts: 4,938,725 jobsMichigan: 5,810,773 jobsMinnesota: 3,809,669 jobsMississippi: 1,671,018 jobsMissouri: 3,893,093 jobsMontana: 740,781 jobsNebraska: 1,363,446 jobsNevada: 2,044,426 jobsNew Hampshire: 919,164 jobsNew Jersey: 5,875,842 jobsNew Mexico: 1,133,727 jobsNew York: 12,802,088 jobsNorth Carolina: 6,577,822 jobsNorth Dakota: 585,610 jobsOhio: 7,229,076 jobsOklahoma: 2,390,478 jobsOregon: 2,623,914 jobsPennsylvania: 7,911,784 jobsRhode Island: 665,883 jobsSouth Carolina: 3,059,557 jobsSouth Dakota: 645,191 jobsTennessee: 4,497,313 jobsTexas: 19,515,320 jobsUtah: 2,341,878 jobsVermont: 432,329 jobsVirginia: 5,546,103 jobsWashington: 4,760,255 jobsWest Virginia: 888,276 jobsWisconsin: 3,776,681 jobsWyoming: 432,527 jobs
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jobs, 2022. 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, 2022

California: 24,950,911 jobsCalifornia24,950,911Texas: 19,515,320 jobsTexas19,515,320Florida: 14,226,070 jobsFlorida14,226,070New York: 12,802,088 jobsNew York12,802,088Illinois: 8,002,288 jobsIllinois8,002,288Pennsylvania: 7,911,784 jobsPennsylvania7,911,784Ohio: 7,229,076 jobsOhio7,229,076Georgia: 6,944,697 jobsGeorgia6,944,697North Carolina: 6,577,822 jobsNorth Carolina6,577,822New Jersey: 5,875,842 jobsNew Jersey5,875,842Michigan: 5,810,773 jobsMichigan5,810,773Virginia: 5,546,103 jobsVirginia5,546,103Massachusetts: 4,938,725 jobsMassachusetts4,938,725Washington: 4,760,255 jobsWashington4,760,255Tennessee: 4,497,313 jobsTennessee4,497,313Arizona: 4,253,360 jobsArizona4,253,360Colorado: 4,113,685 jobsColorado4,113,685Indiana: 4,109,127 jobsIndiana4,109,127Missouri: 3,893,093 jobsMissouri3,893,093Maryland: 3,870,937 jobsMaryland3,870,937Minnesota: 3,809,669 jobsMinnesota3,809,669Wisconsin: 3,776,681 jobsWisconsin3,776,681South Carolina: 3,059,557 jobsSouth Carolina3,059,557Alabama: 2,862,313 jobsAlabama2,862,313Louisiana: 2,769,360 jobsLouisiana2,769,360Kentucky: 2,646,293 jobsKentucky2,646,293Oregon: 2,623,914 jobsOregon2,623,914Oklahoma: 2,390,478 jobsOklahoma2,390,478Connecticut: 2,354,559 jobsConnecticut2,354,559Utah: 2,341,878 jobsUtah2,341,878Iowa: 2,105,360 jobsIowa2,105,360Nevada: 2,044,426 jobsNevada2,044,426Kansas: 1,963,327 jobsKansas1,963,327Arkansas: 1,750,364 jobsArkansas1,750,364Mississippi: 1,671,018 jobsMississippi1,671,018Nebraska: 1,363,446 jobsNebraska1,363,446Idaho: 1,183,118 jobsIdaho1,183,118New Mexico: 1,133,727 jobsNew Mexico1,133,727New Hampshire: 919,164 jobsNew Hampshire919,164Hawaii: 896,857 jobsHawaii896,857District of Columbia: 896,773 jobsDistrict of Columbia896,773West Virginia: 888,276 jobsWest Virginia888,276Maine: 868,744 jobsMaine868,744Montana: 740,781 jobsMontana740,781Rhode Island: 665,883 jobsRhode Island665,883South Dakota: 645,191 jobsSouth Dakota645,191Delaware: 643,133 jobsDelaware643,133North Dakota: 585,610 jobsNorth Dakota585,610Alaska: 454,175 jobsAlaska454,175Wyoming: 432,527 jobsWyoming432,527Vermont: 432,329 jobsVermont432,329California: 24,950,911 jobsCalifornia24,950,911Texas: 19,515,320 jobsTexas19,515,320Florida: 14,226,070 jobsFlorida14,226,070New York: 12,802,088 jobsNew York12,802,088Illinois: 8,002,288 jobsIllinois8,002,288Pennsylvania: 7,911,784 jobsPennsylvania7,911,784Ohio: 7,229,076 jobsOhio7,229,076Georgia: 6,944,697 jobsGeorgia6,944,697North Carolina: 6,577,822 jobsNorth Carolina6,577,822New Jersey: 5,875,842 jobsNew Jersey5,875,842Michigan: 5,810,773 jobsMichigan5,810,773Virginia: 5,546,103 jobsVirginia5,546,103Massachusetts: 4,938,725 jobsMassachusetts4,938,725Washington: 4,760,255 jobsWashington4,760,255Tennessee: 4,497,313 jobsTennessee4,497,313Arizona: 4,253,360 jobsArizona4,253,360Colorado: 4,113,685 jobsColorado4,113,685Indiana: 4,109,127 jobsIndiana4,109,127Missouri: 3,893,093 jobsMissouri3,893,093Maryland: 3,870,937 jobsMaryland3,870,937Minnesota: 3,809,669 jobsMinnesota3,809,669Wisconsin: 3,776,681 jobsWisconsin3,776,681South Carolina: 3,059,557 jobsSouth Carolina3,059,557Alabama: 2,862,313 jobsAlabama2,862,313Louisiana: 2,769,360 jobsLouisiana2,769,360Kentucky: 2,646,293 jobsKentucky2,646,293Oregon: 2,623,914 jobsOregon2,623,914Oklahoma: 2,390,478 jobsOklahoma2,390,478Connecticut: 2,354,559 jobsConnecticut2,354,559Utah: 2,341,878 jobsUtah2,341,878Iowa: 2,105,360 jobsIowa2,105,360Nevada: 2,044,426 jobsNevada2,044,426Kansas: 1,963,327 jobsKansas1,963,327Arkansas: 1,750,364 jobsArkansas1,750,364Mississippi: 1,671,018 jobsMississippi1,671,018Nebraska: 1,363,446 jobsNebraska1,363,446Idaho: 1,183,118 jobsIdaho1,183,118New Mexico: 1,133,727 jobsNew Mexico1,133,727New Hampshire: 919,164 jobsNew Hampshire919,164Hawaii: 896,857 jobsHawaii896,857District of Columbia: 896,773 jobsDistrict of Columbia896,773West Virginia: 888,276 jobsWest Virginia888,276Maine: 868,744 jobsMaine868,744Montana: 740,781 jobsMontana740,781Rhode Island: 665,883 jobsRhode Island665,883South Dakota: 645,191 jobsSouth Dakota645,191Delaware: 643,133 jobsDelaware643,133North Dakota: 585,610 jobsNorth Dakota585,610Alaska: 454,175 jobsAlaska454,175Wyoming: 432,527 jobsWyoming432,527Vermont: 432,329 jobsVermont432,329
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

RankStates2022
jobs		Change on 2021
1California24,950,911+4.2%
2Texas19,515,320+5%
3Florida14,226,070+5.7%
4New York12,802,088+4.7%
5Illinois8,002,288+3.1%
6Pennsylvania7,911,784+3.4%
7Ohio7,229,076+2.4%
8Georgia6,944,697+4.5%
9North Carolina6,577,822+4%
10New Jersey5,875,842+5.2%
11Michigan5,810,773+3.6%
12Virginia5,546,103+2.8%
13Massachusetts4,938,725+3.4%
14Washington4,760,255+4%
15Tennessee4,497,313+4.4%
16Arizona4,253,360+4%
17Colorado4,113,685+3%
18Indiana4,109,127+3.1%
19Missouri3,893,093+2.3%
20Maryland3,870,937+3.2%
21Minnesota3,809,669+2.4%
22Wisconsin3,776,681+2.3%
23South Carolina3,059,557+4.1%
24Alabama2,862,313+3.2%
25Louisiana2,769,360+2.7%
26Kentucky2,646,293+3.2%
27Oregon2,623,914+2.3%
28Oklahoma2,390,478+3%
29Connecticut2,354,559+2.8%
30Utah2,341,878+4%
31Iowa2,105,360+1.9%
32Nevada2,044,426+6.9%
33Kansas1,963,327+1.9%
34Arkansas1,750,364+3.6%
35Mississippi1,671,018+2.6%
36Nebraska1,363,446+1.8%
37Idaho1,183,118+3.8%
38New Mexico1,133,727+3.7%
39New Hampshire919,164+2.7%
40Hawaii896,857+4.1%
41District of Columbia896,773+3.1%
42West Virginia888,276+2.4%
43Maine868,744+2.2%
44Montana740,781+3.2%
45Rhode Island665,883+4%
46South Dakota645,191+2.7%
47Delaware643,133+3.7%
48North Dakota585,610+2.6%
49Alaska454,175+2.5%
50Wyoming432,527+2.7%
51Vermont432,329+2.5%

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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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