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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 January 2026, at 3,054,400 jobs. District of Columbia had the lowest, at 29,400 jobs. The median was 373,800 jobs and the figure for the United States was 28,654,000 jobs. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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Highest3,054,400California
Lowest29,400District of Columbia
Median373,80051 states
United States28,654,000History

Map of states, January 2026

Alabama: 404,000 jobsAlaska: 67,300 jobsArizona: 623,000 jobsArkansas: 274,900 jobsCalifornia: 3,054,400 jobsColorado: 501,600 jobsConnecticut: 297,300 jobsDelaware: 90,500 jobsDistrict of Columbia: 29,400 jobsFlorida: 1,982,900 jobsGeorgia: 1,029,200 jobsHawaii: 115,800 jobsIdaho: 164,300 jobsIllinois: 1,212,700 jobsIndiana: 631,800 jobsIowa: 304,100 jobsKansas: 274,100 jobsKentucky: 423,600 jobsLouisiana: 373,800 jobsMaine: 118,300 jobsMaryland: 455,300 jobsMassachusetts: 560,200 jobsMichigan: 803,000 jobsMinnesota: 528,600 jobsMississippi: 246,800 jobsMissouri: 555,500 jobsMontana: 102,800 jobsNebraska: 194,400 jobsNevada: 298,900 jobsNew Hampshire: 135,200 jobsNew Jersey: 895,000 jobsNew Mexico: 147,900 jobsNew York: 1,486,800 jobsNorth Carolina: 935,000 jobsNorth Dakota: 92,600 jobsOhio: 1,045,700 jobsOklahoma: 317,900 jobsOregon: 351,700 jobsPennsylvania: 1,131,300 jobsRhode Island: 79,700 jobsSouth Carolina: 445,900 jobsSouth Dakota: 91,600 jobsTennessee: 685,900 jobsTexas: 2,787,300 jobsUtah: 311,700 jobsVermont: 50,800 jobsVirginia: 691,600 jobsWashington: 625,800 jobsWest Virginia: 120,800 jobsWisconsin: 541,800 jobsWyoming: 52,700 jobs
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jobs, January 2026. 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, January 2026

California: 3,054,400 jobsCalifornia3,054,400Texas: 2,787,300 jobsTexas2,787,300Florida: 1,982,900 jobsFlorida1,982,900New York: 1,486,800 jobsNew York1,486,800Illinois: 1,212,700 jobsIllinois1,212,700Pennsylvania: 1,131,300 jobsPennsylvania1,131,300Ohio: 1,045,700 jobsOhio1,045,700Georgia: 1,029,200 jobsGeorgia1,029,200North Carolina: 935,000 jobsNorth Carolina935,000New Jersey: 895,000 jobsNew Jersey895,000Michigan: 803,000 jobsMichigan803,000Virginia: 691,600 jobsVirginia691,600Tennessee: 685,900 jobsTennessee685,900Indiana: 631,800 jobsIndiana631,800Washington: 625,800 jobsWashington625,800Arizona: 623,000 jobsArizona623,000Massachusetts: 560,200 jobsMassachusetts560,200Missouri: 555,500 jobsMissouri555,500Wisconsin: 541,800 jobsWisconsin541,800Minnesota: 528,600 jobsMinnesota528,600Colorado: 501,600 jobsColorado501,600Maryland: 455,300 jobsMaryland455,300South Carolina: 445,900 jobsSouth Carolina445,900Kentucky: 423,600 jobsKentucky423,600Alabama: 404,000 jobsAlabama404,000Louisiana: 373,800 jobsLouisiana373,800Oregon: 351,700 jobsOregon351,700Oklahoma: 317,900 jobsOklahoma317,900Utah: 311,700 jobsUtah311,700Iowa: 304,100 jobsIowa304,100Nevada: 298,900 jobsNevada298,900Connecticut: 297,300 jobsConnecticut297,300Arkansas: 274,900 jobsArkansas274,900Kansas: 274,100 jobsKansas274,100Mississippi: 246,800 jobsMississippi246,800Nebraska: 194,400 jobsNebraska194,400Idaho: 164,300 jobsIdaho164,300New Mexico: 147,900 jobsNew Mexico147,900New Hampshire: 135,200 jobsNew Hampshire135,200West Virginia: 120,800 jobsWest Virginia120,800Maine: 118,300 jobsMaine118,300Hawaii: 115,800 jobsHawaii115,800Montana: 102,800 jobsMontana102,800North Dakota: 92,600 jobsNorth Dakota92,600South Dakota: 91,600 jobsSouth Dakota91,600Delaware: 90,500 jobsDelaware90,500Rhode Island: 79,700 jobsRhode Island79,700Alaska: 67,300 jobsAlaska67,300Wyoming: 52,700 jobsWyoming52,700Vermont: 50,800 jobsVermont50,800District of Columbia: 29,400 jobsDistrict of Columbia29,400California: 3,054,400 jobsCalifornia3,054,400Texas: 2,787,300 jobsTexas2,787,300Florida: 1,982,900 jobsFlorida1,982,900New York: 1,486,800 jobsNew York1,486,800Illinois: 1,212,700 jobsIllinois1,212,700Pennsylvania: 1,131,300 jobsPennsylvania1,131,300Ohio: 1,045,700 jobsOhio1,045,700Georgia: 1,029,200 jobsGeorgia1,029,200North Carolina: 935,000 jobsNorth Carolina935,000New Jersey: 895,000 jobsNew Jersey895,000Michigan: 803,000 jobsMichigan803,000Virginia: 691,600 jobsVirginia691,600Tennessee: 685,900 jobsTennessee685,900Indiana: 631,800 jobsIndiana631,800Washington: 625,800 jobsWashington625,800Arizona: 623,000 jobsArizona623,000Massachusetts: 560,200 jobsMassachusetts560,200Missouri: 555,500 jobsMissouri555,500Wisconsin: 541,800 jobsWisconsin541,800Minnesota: 528,600 jobsMinnesota528,600Colorado: 501,600 jobsColorado501,600Maryland: 455,300 jobsMaryland455,300South Carolina: 445,900 jobsSouth Carolina445,900Kentucky: 423,600 jobsKentucky423,600Alabama: 404,000 jobsAlabama404,000Louisiana: 373,800 jobsLouisiana373,800Oregon: 351,700 jobsOregon351,700Oklahoma: 317,900 jobsOklahoma317,900Utah: 311,700 jobsUtah311,700Iowa: 304,100 jobsIowa304,100Nevada: 298,900 jobsNevada298,900Connecticut: 297,300 jobsConnecticut297,300Arkansas: 274,900 jobsArkansas274,900Kansas: 274,100 jobsKansas274,100Mississippi: 246,800 jobsMississippi246,800Nebraska: 194,400 jobsNebraska194,400Idaho: 164,300 jobsIdaho164,300New Mexico: 147,900 jobsNew Mexico147,900New Hampshire: 135,200 jobsNew Hampshire135,200West Virginia: 120,800 jobsWest Virginia120,800Maine: 118,300 jobsMaine118,300Hawaii: 115,800 jobsHawaii115,800Montana: 102,800 jobsMontana102,800North Dakota: 92,600 jobsNorth Dakota92,600South Dakota: 91,600 jobsSouth Dakota91,600Delaware: 90,500 jobsDelaware90,500Rhode Island: 79,700 jobsRhode Island79,700Alaska: 67,300 jobsAlaska67,300Wyoming: 52,700 jobsWyoming52,700Vermont: 50,800 jobsVermont50,800District of Columbia: 29,400 jobsDistrict of Columbia29,400
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

RankStatesJanuary 2026
jobs		Change on January 2025
1California3,054,400-0.3%
2Texas2,787,300+0.2%
3Florida1,982,900-0.5%
4New York1,486,800-0.3%
5Illinois1,212,700-1.1%
6Pennsylvania1,131,300-0.6%
7Ohio1,045,700-0.4%
8Georgia1,029,200-0.9%
9North Carolina935,0000%
10New Jersey895,000-0.7%
11Michigan803,000-0.7%
12Virginia691,600-0.5%
13Tennessee685,900-1.2%
14Indiana631,800-0.7%
15Washington625,800+0.6%
16Arizona623,000-0.7%
17Massachusetts560,200-1%
18Missouri555,500-0.6%
19Wisconsin541,800-2%
20Minnesota528,600-0.7%
21Colorado501,600-1.1%
22Maryland455,300-2.6%
23South Carolina445,900+0.5%
24Kentucky423,600-0.7%
25Alabama404,000-1.1%
26Louisiana373,800-0.7%
27Oregon351,700-1.4%
28Oklahoma317,900-0.3%
29Utah311,700-0.6%
30Iowa304,100-2.5%
31Nevada298,900+2.1%
32Connecticut297,300-0.3%
33Arkansas274,900+1.9%
34Kansas274,100+0.1%
35Mississippi246,8000%
36Nebraska194,400-1.2%
37Idaho164,300-0.2%
38New Mexico147,900+0.9%
39New Hampshire135,200-2.3%
40West Virginia120,800-0.8%
41Maine118,300-0.9%
42Hawaii115,800-0.6%
43Montana102,800+1%
44North Dakota92,600-1.1%
45South Dakota91,600-1.1%
46Delaware90,5000%
47Rhode Island79,700-0.1%
48Alaska67,300+1.4%
49Wyoming52,700+0.2%
50Vermont50,800-2.9%
51District of Columbia29,400-1.7%

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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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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, 2026-01) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/sm/sm.data.66.TradeTransUtilities.Current

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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, 2026-01. 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=2026-01. 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, 2026-01. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/sm/sm.data.66.TradeTransUtilities.Current. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/trade-transportation-utilities-jobs/us-states?period=2026-01.

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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, 2026-01 [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=2026-01 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

California, with 3,054,400 jobs in January 2026, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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

District of Columbia, with 29,400 jobs in January 2026.

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