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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 December 2025, at 3,050,600 jobs. District of Columbia had the lowest, at 29,700 jobs. The median was 374,100 jobs and the figure for the United States was 28,616,000 jobs. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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Highest3,050,600California
Lowest29,700District of Columbia
Median374,10051 states
United States28,616,000History

Map of states, December 2025

Alabama: 403,700 jobsAlaska: 67,000 jobsArizona: 622,400 jobsArkansas: 275,100 jobsCalifornia: 3,050,600 jobsColorado: 499,900 jobsConnecticut: 296,300 jobsDelaware: 89,800 jobsDistrict of Columbia: 29,700 jobsFlorida: 1,981,900 jobsGeorgia: 1,028,800 jobsHawaii: 116,300 jobsIdaho: 164,100 jobsIllinois: 1,214,000 jobsIndiana: 630,900 jobsIowa: 304,700 jobsKansas: 274,200 jobsKentucky: 421,800 jobsLouisiana: 374,100 jobsMaine: 118,000 jobsMaryland: 455,800 jobsMassachusetts: 561,200 jobsMichigan: 804,500 jobsMinnesota: 531,900 jobsMississippi: 246,400 jobsMissouri: 553,900 jobsMontana: 102,500 jobsNebraska: 194,100 jobsNevada: 297,900 jobsNew Hampshire: 135,100 jobsNew Jersey: 895,800 jobsNew Mexico: 146,900 jobsNew York: 1,486,000 jobsNorth Carolina: 935,600 jobsNorth Dakota: 92,200 jobsOhio: 1,041,600 jobsOklahoma: 317,200 jobsOregon: 350,400 jobsPennsylvania: 1,135,000 jobsRhode Island: 79,700 jobsSouth Carolina: 444,600 jobsSouth Dakota: 92,000 jobsTennessee: 685,300 jobsTexas: 2,790,800 jobsUtah: 312,800 jobsVermont: 51,000 jobsVirginia: 690,200 jobsWashington: 626,100 jobsWest Virginia: 120,800 jobsWisconsin: 542,800 jobsWyoming: 53,100 jobs
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jobs, December 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, December 2025

California: 3,050,600 jobsCalifornia3,050,600Texas: 2,790,800 jobsTexas2,790,800Florida: 1,981,900 jobsFlorida1,981,900New York: 1,486,000 jobsNew York1,486,000Illinois: 1,214,000 jobsIllinois1,214,000Pennsylvania: 1,135,000 jobsPennsylvania1,135,000Ohio: 1,041,600 jobsOhio1,041,600Georgia: 1,028,800 jobsGeorgia1,028,800North Carolina: 935,600 jobsNorth Carolina935,600New Jersey: 895,800 jobsNew Jersey895,800Michigan: 804,500 jobsMichigan804,500Virginia: 690,200 jobsVirginia690,200Tennessee: 685,300 jobsTennessee685,300Indiana: 630,900 jobsIndiana630,900Washington: 626,100 jobsWashington626,100Arizona: 622,400 jobsArizona622,400Massachusetts: 561,200 jobsMassachusetts561,200Missouri: 553,900 jobsMissouri553,900Wisconsin: 542,800 jobsWisconsin542,800Minnesota: 531,900 jobsMinnesota531,900Colorado: 499,900 jobsColorado499,900Maryland: 455,800 jobsMaryland455,800South Carolina: 444,600 jobsSouth Carolina444,600Kentucky: 421,800 jobsKentucky421,800Alabama: 403,700 jobsAlabama403,700Louisiana: 374,100 jobsLouisiana374,100Oregon: 350,400 jobsOregon350,400Oklahoma: 317,200 jobsOklahoma317,200Utah: 312,800 jobsUtah312,800Iowa: 304,700 jobsIowa304,700Nevada: 297,900 jobsNevada297,900Connecticut: 296,300 jobsConnecticut296,300Arkansas: 275,100 jobsArkansas275,100Kansas: 274,200 jobsKansas274,200Mississippi: 246,400 jobsMississippi246,400Nebraska: 194,100 jobsNebraska194,100Idaho: 164,100 jobsIdaho164,100New Mexico: 146,900 jobsNew Mexico146,900New Hampshire: 135,100 jobsNew Hampshire135,100West Virginia: 120,800 jobsWest Virginia120,800Maine: 118,000 jobsMaine118,000Hawaii: 116,300 jobsHawaii116,300Montana: 102,500 jobsMontana102,500North Dakota: 92,200 jobsNorth Dakota92,200South Dakota: 92,000 jobsSouth Dakota92,000Delaware: 89,800 jobsDelaware89,800Rhode Island: 79,700 jobsRhode Island79,700Alaska: 67,000 jobsAlaska67,000Wyoming: 53,100 jobsWyoming53,100Vermont: 51,000 jobsVermont51,000District of Columbia: 29,700 jobsDistrict of Columbia29,700California: 3,050,600 jobsCalifornia3,050,600Texas: 2,790,800 jobsTexas2,790,800Florida: 1,981,900 jobsFlorida1,981,900New York: 1,486,000 jobsNew York1,486,000Illinois: 1,214,000 jobsIllinois1,214,000Pennsylvania: 1,135,000 jobsPennsylvania1,135,000Ohio: 1,041,600 jobsOhio1,041,600Georgia: 1,028,800 jobsGeorgia1,028,800North Carolina: 935,600 jobsNorth Carolina935,600New Jersey: 895,800 jobsNew Jersey895,800Michigan: 804,500 jobsMichigan804,500Virginia: 690,200 jobsVirginia690,200Tennessee: 685,300 jobsTennessee685,300Indiana: 630,900 jobsIndiana630,900Washington: 626,100 jobsWashington626,100Arizona: 622,400 jobsArizona622,400Massachusetts: 561,200 jobsMassachusetts561,200Missouri: 553,900 jobsMissouri553,900Wisconsin: 542,800 jobsWisconsin542,800Minnesota: 531,900 jobsMinnesota531,900Colorado: 499,900 jobsColorado499,900Maryland: 455,800 jobsMaryland455,800South Carolina: 444,600 jobsSouth Carolina444,600Kentucky: 421,800 jobsKentucky421,800Alabama: 403,700 jobsAlabama403,700Louisiana: 374,100 jobsLouisiana374,100Oregon: 350,400 jobsOregon350,400Oklahoma: 317,200 jobsOklahoma317,200Utah: 312,800 jobsUtah312,800Iowa: 304,700 jobsIowa304,700Nevada: 297,900 jobsNevada297,900Connecticut: 296,300 jobsConnecticut296,300Arkansas: 275,100 jobsArkansas275,100Kansas: 274,200 jobsKansas274,200Mississippi: 246,400 jobsMississippi246,400Nebraska: 194,100 jobsNebraska194,100Idaho: 164,100 jobsIdaho164,100New Mexico: 146,900 jobsNew Mexico146,900New Hampshire: 135,100 jobsNew Hampshire135,100West Virginia: 120,800 jobsWest Virginia120,800Maine: 118,000 jobsMaine118,000Hawaii: 116,300 jobsHawaii116,300Montana: 102,500 jobsMontana102,500North Dakota: 92,200 jobsNorth Dakota92,200South Dakota: 92,000 jobsSouth Dakota92,000Delaware: 89,800 jobsDelaware89,800Rhode Island: 79,700 jobsRhode Island79,700Alaska: 67,000 jobsAlaska67,000Wyoming: 53,100 jobsWyoming53,100Vermont: 51,000 jobsVermont51,000District of Columbia: 29,700 jobsDistrict of Columbia29,700
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

RankStatesDecember 2025
jobs		Change on December 2024
1California3,050,600-0.7%
2Texas2,790,800+0.3%
3Florida1,981,900-0.3%
4New York1,486,000-0.2%
5Illinois1,214,000-1%
6Pennsylvania1,135,000-0.4%
7Ohio1,041,600-1%
8Georgia1,028,800-1.2%
9North Carolina935,600+0.5%
10New Jersey895,800-0.6%
11Michigan804,500-0.5%
12Virginia690,200-0.2%
13Tennessee685,300-0.9%
14Indiana630,900-0.8%
15Washington626,100+0.8%
16Arizona622,400-0.3%
17Massachusetts561,200-0.8%
18Missouri553,900-1.1%
19Wisconsin542,800-1.8%
20Minnesota531,900-0.6%
21Colorado499,900-1.5%
22Maryland455,800-3%
23South Carolina444,600+0.5%
24Kentucky421,800-0.8%
25Alabama403,700-1%
26Louisiana374,100-0.3%
27Oregon350,400-1.8%
28Oklahoma317,200-0.1%
29Utah312,800-0.2%
30Iowa304,700-2.2%
31Nevada297,900+1.9%
32Connecticut296,300-0.2%
33Arkansas275,100+2%
34Kansas274,200+0.3%
35Mississippi246,400+0.3%
36Nebraska194,100-0.7%
37Idaho164,100-0.2%
38New Mexico146,900+0.4%
39New Hampshire135,100-2.6%
40West Virginia120,800-0.7%
41Maine118,000-1%
42Hawaii116,300-0.4%
43Montana102,500+0.7%
44North Dakota92,200-1.5%
45South Dakota92,000-0.9%
46Delaware89,800-0.6%
47Rhode Island79,700+0.4%
48Alaska67,000+1.1%
49Wyoming53,100+1%
50Vermont51,000-2.5%
51District of Columbia29,700-1%

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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, 2025-12. 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=2025-12. 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, 2025-12 [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=2025-12 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

California, with 3,050,600 jobs in December 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 29,700 jobs in December 2025.

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