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US states by trade, transportation and utilities payroll employment

California had the highest trade, transportation and utilities payroll employment of 51 states in September 2025, at 3,037,600 jobs. District of Columbia had the lowest, at 29,600 jobs. The median was 376,500 jobs and the figure for the United States was 28,725,000 jobs. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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Highest3,037,600California
Lowest29,600District of Columbia
Median376,50051 states
United States28,725,000History

Map of states, September 2025

Alabama: 405,600 jobsAlaska: 67,300 jobsArizona: 624,800 jobsArkansas: 271,800 jobsCalifornia: 3,037,600 jobsColorado: 502,300 jobsConnecticut: 298,100 jobsDelaware: 90,100 jobsDistrict of Columbia: 29,600 jobsFlorida: 1,985,100 jobsGeorgia: 1,035,400 jobsHawaii: 116,300 jobsIdaho: 165,200 jobsIllinois: 1,217,100 jobsIndiana: 632,300 jobsIowa: 309,100 jobsKansas: 273,400 jobsKentucky: 424,900 jobsLouisiana: 376,500 jobsMaine: 119,000 jobsMaryland: 462,600 jobsMassachusetts: 561,000 jobsMichigan: 803,800 jobsMinnesota: 529,800 jobsMississippi: 247,100 jobsMissouri: 555,600 jobsMontana: 101,700 jobsNebraska: 194,100 jobsNevada: 295,900 jobsNew Hampshire: 136,200 jobsNew Jersey: 897,200 jobsNew Mexico: 146,700 jobsNew York: 1,486,600 jobsNorth Carolina: 939,000 jobsNorth Dakota: 93,100 jobsOhio: 1,051,300 jobsOklahoma: 317,000 jobsOregon: 354,100 jobsPennsylvania: 1,133,600 jobsRhode Island: 80,600 jobsSouth Carolina: 445,000 jobsSouth Dakota: 92,700 jobsTennessee: 685,600 jobsTexas: 2,779,700 jobsUtah: 311,200 jobsVermont: 51,500 jobsVirginia: 692,000 jobsWashington: 621,200 jobsWest Virginia: 121,300 jobsWisconsin: 545,800 jobsWyoming: 53,100 jobs
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jobs, September 2025. Source: BLS, Current Employment Statistics, State and Area: all employees, trade, transportation and utilities, statewide, seasonally adjusted (SMS, state, 000004000000001). Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All states, September 2025

California: 3,037,600 jobsCalifornia3,037,600Texas: 2,779,700 jobsTexas2,779,700Florida: 1,985,100 jobsFlorida1,985,100New York: 1,486,600 jobsNew York1,486,600Illinois: 1,217,100 jobsIllinois1,217,100Pennsylvania: 1,133,600 jobsPennsylvania1,133,600Ohio: 1,051,300 jobsOhio1,051,300Georgia: 1,035,400 jobsGeorgia1,035,400North Carolina: 939,000 jobsNorth Carolina939,000New Jersey: 897,200 jobsNew Jersey897,200Michigan: 803,800 jobsMichigan803,800Virginia: 692,000 jobsVirginia692,000Tennessee: 685,600 jobsTennessee685,600Indiana: 632,300 jobsIndiana632,300Arizona: 624,800 jobsArizona624,800Washington: 621,200 jobsWashington621,200Massachusetts: 561,000 jobsMassachusetts561,000Missouri: 555,600 jobsMissouri555,600Wisconsin: 545,800 jobsWisconsin545,800Minnesota: 529,800 jobsMinnesota529,800Colorado: 502,300 jobsColorado502,300Maryland: 462,600 jobsMaryland462,600South Carolina: 445,000 jobsSouth Carolina445,000Kentucky: 424,900 jobsKentucky424,900Alabama: 405,600 jobsAlabama405,600Louisiana: 376,500 jobsLouisiana376,500Oregon: 354,100 jobsOregon354,100Oklahoma: 317,000 jobsOklahoma317,000Utah: 311,200 jobsUtah311,200Iowa: 309,100 jobsIowa309,100Connecticut: 298,100 jobsConnecticut298,100Nevada: 295,900 jobsNevada295,900Kansas: 273,400 jobsKansas273,400Arkansas: 271,800 jobsArkansas271,800Mississippi: 247,100 jobsMississippi247,100Nebraska: 194,100 jobsNebraska194,100Idaho: 165,200 jobsIdaho165,200New Mexico: 146,700 jobsNew Mexico146,700New Hampshire: 136,200 jobsNew Hampshire136,200West Virginia: 121,300 jobsWest Virginia121,300Maine: 119,000 jobsMaine119,000Hawaii: 116,300 jobsHawaii116,300Montana: 101,700 jobsMontana101,700North Dakota: 93,100 jobsNorth Dakota93,100South Dakota: 92,700 jobsSouth Dakota92,700Delaware: 90,100 jobsDelaware90,100Rhode Island: 80,600 jobsRhode Island80,600Alaska: 67,300 jobsAlaska67,300Wyoming: 53,100 jobsWyoming53,100Vermont: 51,500 jobsVermont51,500District of Columbia: 29,600 jobsDistrict of Columbia29,600California: 3,037,600 jobsCalifornia3,037,600Texas: 2,779,700 jobsTexas2,779,700Florida: 1,985,100 jobsFlorida1,985,100New York: 1,486,600 jobsNew York1,486,600Illinois: 1,217,100 jobsIllinois1,217,100Pennsylvania: 1,133,600 jobsPennsylvania1,133,600Ohio: 1,051,300 jobsOhio1,051,300Georgia: 1,035,400 jobsGeorgia1,035,400North Carolina: 939,000 jobsNorth Carolina939,000New Jersey: 897,200 jobsNew Jersey897,200Michigan: 803,800 jobsMichigan803,800Virginia: 692,000 jobsVirginia692,000Tennessee: 685,600 jobsTennessee685,600Indiana: 632,300 jobsIndiana632,300Arizona: 624,800 jobsArizona624,800Washington: 621,200 jobsWashington621,200Massachusetts: 561,000 jobsMassachusetts561,000Missouri: 555,600 jobsMissouri555,600Wisconsin: 545,800 jobsWisconsin545,800Minnesota: 529,800 jobsMinnesota529,800Colorado: 502,300 jobsColorado502,300Maryland: 462,600 jobsMaryland462,600South Carolina: 445,000 jobsSouth Carolina445,000Kentucky: 424,900 jobsKentucky424,900Alabama: 405,600 jobsAlabama405,600Louisiana: 376,500 jobsLouisiana376,500Oregon: 354,100 jobsOregon354,100Oklahoma: 317,000 jobsOklahoma317,000Utah: 311,200 jobsUtah311,200Iowa: 309,100 jobsIowa309,100Connecticut: 298,100 jobsConnecticut298,100Nevada: 295,900 jobsNevada295,900Kansas: 273,400 jobsKansas273,400Arkansas: 271,800 jobsArkansas271,800Mississippi: 247,100 jobsMississippi247,100Nebraska: 194,100 jobsNebraska194,100Idaho: 165,200 jobsIdaho165,200New Mexico: 146,700 jobsNew Mexico146,700New Hampshire: 136,200 jobsNew Hampshire136,200West Virginia: 121,300 jobsWest Virginia121,300Maine: 119,000 jobsMaine119,000Hawaii: 116,300 jobsHawaii116,300Montana: 101,700 jobsMontana101,700North Dakota: 93,100 jobsNorth Dakota93,100South Dakota: 92,700 jobsSouth Dakota92,700Delaware: 90,100 jobsDelaware90,100Rhode Island: 80,600 jobsRhode Island80,600Alaska: 67,300 jobsAlaska67,300Wyoming: 53,100 jobsWyoming53,100Vermont: 51,500 jobsVermont51,500District of Columbia: 29,600 jobsDistrict of Columbia29,600
jobs. Source: BLS, Current Employment Statistics, State and Area: all employees, trade, transportation and utilities, statewide, seasonally adjusted (SMS, state, 000004000000001). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankStatesSeptember 2025
jobs		Change on September 2024
1California3,037,600-1.2%
2Texas2,779,700-0.1%
3Florida1,985,100-0.6%
4New York1,486,600-0.3%
5Illinois1,217,100-0.9%
6Pennsylvania1,133,600-0.7%
7Ohio1,051,300-0.3%
8Georgia1,035,400-0.8%
9North Carolina939,000+0.2%
10New Jersey897,200-0.7%
11Michigan803,800-0.7%
12Virginia692,000-0.5%
13Tennessee685,600-1%
14Indiana632,300-1%
15Arizona624,800+0.2%
16Washington621,200-0.2%
17Massachusetts561,000-1.5%
18Missouri555,600-1.2%
19Wisconsin545,800-1.7%
20Minnesota529,800-1.2%
21Colorado502,300-1.9%
22Maryland462,600-1.9%
23South Carolina445,000-0.2%
24Kentucky424,900-0.9%
25Alabama405,600-0.9%
26Louisiana376,500+0.7%
27Oregon354,100-1.2%
28Oklahoma317,000-0.7%
29Utah311,200-1%
30Iowa309,100-1.3%
31Connecticut298,100-0.2%
32Nevada295,900+0.9%
33Kansas273,400-0.6%
34Arkansas271,800+0.9%
35Mississippi247,100-0.4%
36Nebraska194,100-1.4%
37Idaho165,200+0.2%
38New Mexico146,700-0.6%
39New Hampshire136,200-2.1%
40West Virginia121,300-1.2%
41Maine119,000-0.8%
42Hawaii116,300-0.4%
43Montana101,700-0.3%
44North Dakota93,100-0.9%
45South Dakota92,700+0.1%
46Delaware90,100-0.8%
47Rhode Island80,600+3.6%
48Alaska67,300+1.1%
49Wyoming53,100+1%
50Vermont51,500-2.5%
51District of Columbia29,600-2.3%

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About this ranking

Number of jobs on trade, transportation and utilities payrolls in the month, seasonally adjusted, from the Current Employment Statistics (CES) survey of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. The supersector covers wholesale trade, retail trade, transportation and warehousing, and utilities.

One of the eleven CES supersectors that make up nonfarm_payroll_employment. Counts jobs on nonfarm payrolls, not people: someone with two jobs counts twice. It covers full-time and part-time employees paid for any part of the pay period that includes the 12th of the month, and excludes the self-employed, farm workers, private household workers and unpaid family workers.

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 Labor Statistics. Current Employment Statistics, State and Area: all employees, trade, transportation and utilities, statewide, seasonally adjusted (SMS, state, 000004000000001). https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/sm/sm.data.66.TradeTransUtilities.Current. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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Current Employment Statistics, State and Area: all employees, trade, transportation and utilities, statewide, seasonally adjusted (SMS, state, 000004000000001), US states by trade, transportation and utilities payroll employment, 2025-09. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 18 Sept. 2026, https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/sm/sm.data.66.TradeTransUtilities.Current. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/trade-transportation-utilities-jobs/us-states?period=2025-09. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2026) Current Employment Statistics, State and Area: all employees, trade, transportation and utilities, statewide, seasonally adjusted (SMS, state, 000004000000001), US states by trade, transportation and utilities payroll employment, 2025-09 [Dataset]. Available at: https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/sm/sm.data.66.TradeTransUtilities.Current, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/trade-transportation-utilities-jobs/us-states?period=2025-09 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which state has the highest trade, transportation and utilities payroll employment?

California, with 3,037,600 jobs in September 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Which state has the lowest trade, transportation and utilities payroll employment?

District of Columbia, with 29,600 jobs in September 2025.

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