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US states by total employment (jobs, BEA)

California had the highest total employment (jobs, BEA) of 51 states in 2024, at 25,284,107 jobs. Vermont had the lowest, at 438,465 jobs. The median was 2,718,222 jobs and the figure for the United States was 217,708,700 jobs. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

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Highest25,284,107California
Lowest438,465Vermont
Median2,718,22251 states
United States217,708,700History

Map of states, 2024

Alabama: 2,942,187 jobsAlaska: 466,539 jobsArizona: 4,446,462 jobsArkansas: 1,797,668 jobsCalifornia: 25,284,107 jobsColorado: 4,230,209 jobsConnecticut: 2,406,259 jobsDelaware: 677,317 jobsDistrict of Columbia: 909,716 jobsFlorida: 15,350,135 jobsGeorgia: 7,163,969 jobsHawaii: 915,369 jobsIdaho: 1,223,366 jobsIllinois: 8,148,381 jobsIndiana: 4,198,351 jobsIowa: 2,120,072 jobsKansas: 1,998,207 jobsKentucky: 2,718,222 jobsLouisiana: 2,820,549 jobsMaine: 894,722 jobsMaryland: 4,019,183 jobsMassachusetts: 5,014,632 jobsMichigan: 5,938,169 jobsMinnesota: 3,898,901 jobsMississippi: 1,710,194 jobsMissouri: 3,995,311 jobsMontana: 760,441 jobsNebraska: 1,408,362 jobsNevada: 2,146,062 jobsNew Hampshire: 940,074 jobsNew Jersey: 6,064,563 jobsNew Mexico: 1,178,102 jobsNew York: 13,396,336 jobsNorth Carolina: 6,836,726 jobsNorth Dakota: 604,115 jobsOhio: 7,367,813 jobsOklahoma: 2,453,908 jobsOregon: 2,671,935 jobsPennsylvania: 8,113,785 jobsRhode Island: 685,665 jobsSouth Carolina: 3,229,127 jobsSouth Dakota: 663,654 jobsTennessee: 4,648,854 jobsTexas: 20,564,341 jobsUtah: 2,435,240 jobsVermont: 438,465 jobsVirginia: 5,738,645 jobsWashington: 4,863,087 jobsWest Virginia: 910,259 jobsWisconsin: 3,843,122 jobsWyoming: 457,822 jobs
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jobs, 2024. 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, 2024

California: 25,284,107 jobsCalifornia25,284,107Texas: 20,564,341 jobsTexas20,564,341Florida: 15,350,135 jobsFlorida15,350,135New York: 13,396,336 jobsNew York13,396,336Illinois: 8,148,381 jobsIllinois8,148,381Pennsylvania: 8,113,785 jobsPennsylvania8,113,785Ohio: 7,367,813 jobsOhio7,367,813Georgia: 7,163,969 jobsGeorgia7,163,969North Carolina: 6,836,726 jobsNorth Carolina6,836,726New Jersey: 6,064,563 jobsNew Jersey6,064,563Michigan: 5,938,169 jobsMichigan5,938,169Virginia: 5,738,645 jobsVirginia5,738,645Massachusetts: 5,014,632 jobsMassachusetts5,014,632Washington: 4,863,087 jobsWashington4,863,087Tennessee: 4,648,854 jobsTennessee4,648,854Arizona: 4,446,462 jobsArizona4,446,462Colorado: 4,230,209 jobsColorado4,230,209Indiana: 4,198,351 jobsIndiana4,198,351Maryland: 4,019,183 jobsMaryland4,019,183Missouri: 3,995,311 jobsMissouri3,995,311Minnesota: 3,898,901 jobsMinnesota3,898,901Wisconsin: 3,843,122 jobsWisconsin3,843,122South Carolina: 3,229,127 jobsSouth Carolina3,229,127Alabama: 2,942,187 jobsAlabama2,942,187Louisiana: 2,820,549 jobsLouisiana2,820,549Kentucky: 2,718,222 jobsKentucky2,718,222Oregon: 2,671,935 jobsOregon2,671,935Oklahoma: 2,453,908 jobsOklahoma2,453,908Utah: 2,435,240 jobsUtah2,435,240Connecticut: 2,406,259 jobsConnecticut2,406,259Nevada: 2,146,062 jobsNevada2,146,062Iowa: 2,120,072 jobsIowa2,120,072Kansas: 1,998,207 jobsKansas1,998,207Arkansas: 1,797,668 jobsArkansas1,797,668Mississippi: 1,710,194 jobsMississippi1,710,194Nebraska: 1,408,362 jobsNebraska1,408,362Idaho: 1,223,366 jobsIdaho1,223,366New Mexico: 1,178,102 jobsNew Mexico1,178,102New Hampshire: 940,074 jobsNew Hampshire940,074Hawaii: 915,369 jobsHawaii915,369West Virginia: 910,259 jobsWest Virginia910,259District of Columbia: 909,716 jobsDistrict of Columbia909,716Maine: 894,722 jobsMaine894,722Montana: 760,441 jobsMontana760,441Rhode Island: 685,665 jobsRhode Island685,665Delaware: 677,317 jobsDelaware677,317South Dakota: 663,654 jobsSouth Dakota663,654North Dakota: 604,115 jobsNorth Dakota604,115Alaska: 466,539 jobsAlaska466,539Wyoming: 457,822 jobsWyoming457,822Vermont: 438,465 jobsVermont438,465California: 25,284,107 jobsCalifornia25,284,107Texas: 20,564,341 jobsTexas20,564,341Florida: 15,350,135 jobsFlorida15,350,135New York: 13,396,336 jobsNew York13,396,336Illinois: 8,148,381 jobsIllinois8,148,381Pennsylvania: 8,113,785 jobsPennsylvania8,113,785Ohio: 7,367,813 jobsOhio7,367,813Georgia: 7,163,969 jobsGeorgia7,163,969North Carolina: 6,836,726 jobsNorth Carolina6,836,726New Jersey: 6,064,563 jobsNew Jersey6,064,563Michigan: 5,938,169 jobsMichigan5,938,169Virginia: 5,738,645 jobsVirginia5,738,645Massachusetts: 5,014,632 jobsMassachusetts5,014,632Washington: 4,863,087 jobsWashington4,863,087Tennessee: 4,648,854 jobsTennessee4,648,854Arizona: 4,446,462 jobsArizona4,446,462Colorado: 4,230,209 jobsColorado4,230,209Indiana: 4,198,351 jobsIndiana4,198,351Maryland: 4,019,183 jobsMaryland4,019,183Missouri: 3,995,311 jobsMissouri3,995,311Minnesota: 3,898,901 jobsMinnesota3,898,901Wisconsin: 3,843,122 jobsWisconsin3,843,122South Carolina: 3,229,127 jobsSouth Carolina3,229,127Alabama: 2,942,187 jobsAlabama2,942,187Louisiana: 2,820,549 jobsLouisiana2,820,549Kentucky: 2,718,222 jobsKentucky2,718,222Oregon: 2,671,935 jobsOregon2,671,935Oklahoma: 2,453,908 jobsOklahoma2,453,908Utah: 2,435,240 jobsUtah2,435,240Connecticut: 2,406,259 jobsConnecticut2,406,259Nevada: 2,146,062 jobsNevada2,146,062Iowa: 2,120,072 jobsIowa2,120,072Kansas: 1,998,207 jobsKansas1,998,207Arkansas: 1,797,668 jobsArkansas1,797,668Mississippi: 1,710,194 jobsMississippi1,710,194Nebraska: 1,408,362 jobsNebraska1,408,362Idaho: 1,223,366 jobsIdaho1,223,366New Mexico: 1,178,102 jobsNew Mexico1,178,102New Hampshire: 940,074 jobsNew Hampshire940,074Hawaii: 915,369 jobsHawaii915,369West Virginia: 910,259 jobsWest Virginia910,259District of Columbia: 909,716 jobsDistrict of Columbia909,716Maine: 894,722 jobsMaine894,722Montana: 760,441 jobsMontana760,441Rhode Island: 685,665 jobsRhode Island685,665Delaware: 677,317 jobsDelaware677,317South Dakota: 663,654 jobsSouth Dakota663,654North Dakota: 604,115 jobsNorth Dakota604,115Alaska: 466,539 jobsAlaska466,539Wyoming: 457,822 jobsWyoming457,822Vermont: 438,465 jobsVermont438,465
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

RankStates2024
jobs		Change on 2023
1California25,284,107+1.2%
2Texas20,564,341+2.4%
3Florida15,350,135+3.9%
4New York13,396,336+2.5%
5Illinois8,148,381+0.6%
6Pennsylvania8,113,785+1.2%
7Ohio7,367,813+0.9%
8Georgia7,163,969+2.1%
9North Carolina6,836,726+2.1%
10New Jersey6,064,563+1.2%
11Michigan5,938,169+1%
12Virginia5,738,645+1.3%
13Massachusetts5,014,632+0.2%
14Washington4,863,087+0.9%
15Tennessee4,648,854+1.5%
16Arizona4,446,462+1.9%
17Colorado4,230,209+0.6%
18Indiana4,198,351+0.9%
19Maryland4,019,183+2%
20Missouri3,995,311+0.9%
21Minnesota3,898,901+0.9%
22Wisconsin3,843,122+0.6%
23South Carolina3,229,127+3.1%
24Alabama2,942,187+1.3%
25Louisiana2,820,549+1.8%
26Kentucky2,718,222+1%
27Oregon2,671,935+0.5%
28Oklahoma2,453,908+1%
29Utah2,435,240+1.8%
30Connecticut2,406,259+0.6%
31Nevada2,146,062+2%
32Iowa2,120,072+0.1%
33Kansas1,998,207+0.7%
34Arkansas1,797,668+1.2%
35Mississippi1,710,194+1.4%
36Nebraska1,408,362+1.3%
37Idaho1,223,366+1.4%
38New Mexico1,178,102+1.7%
39New Hampshire940,074+0.7%
40Hawaii915,369+0.8%
41West Virginia910,259+1.3%
42District of Columbia909,716+0.4%
43Maine894,722+1.3%
44Montana760,441+0.8%
45Rhode Island685,665+1.4%
46Delaware677,317+2.1%
47South Dakota663,654+1.2%
48North Dakota604,115+1.3%
49Alaska466,539+1.1%
50Wyoming457,822+2.7%
51Vermont438,465+0.4%

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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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U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. (2026). SAINC4: personal income and employment by major component, total employment (number of jobs), United States and states (US states by total employment (jobs, BEA), 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/SAINC.zip

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U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (2026) SAINC4: personal income and employment by major component, total employment (number of jobs), United States and states, US states by total employment (jobs, BEA), 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/SAINC.zip, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/total-employment-jobs/us-states?period=2024 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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