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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 May 2026, at 3,054,200 jobs. District of Columbia had the lowest, at 29,600 jobs. The median was 373,800 jobs and the figure for the United States was 28,724,000 jobs. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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Highest3,054,200California
Lowest29,600District of Columbia
Median373,80051 states
United States28,724,000History

Map of states, May 2026

Alabama: 403,700 jobsAlaska: 68,200 jobsArizona: 625,000 jobsArkansas: 273,800 jobsCalifornia: 3,054,200 jobsColorado: 503,200 jobsConnecticut: 296,800 jobsDelaware: 90,200 jobsDistrict of Columbia: 29,600 jobsFlorida: 1,986,900 jobsGeorgia: 1,033,100 jobsHawaii: 116,100 jobsIdaho: 167,700 jobsIllinois: 1,217,200 jobsIndiana: 636,900 jobsIowa: 305,100 jobsKansas: 272,600 jobsKentucky: 423,100 jobsLouisiana: 373,800 jobsMaine: 118,900 jobsMaryland: 453,000 jobsMassachusetts: 561,500 jobsMichigan: 797,100 jobsMinnesota: 528,100 jobsMississippi: 250,200 jobsMissouri: 558,700 jobsMontana: 102,800 jobsNebraska: 192,500 jobsNevada: 297,700 jobsNew Hampshire: 134,500 jobsNew Jersey: 893,600 jobsNew Mexico: 150,100 jobsNew York: 1,480,300 jobsNorth Carolina: 940,500 jobsNorth Dakota: 91,900 jobsOhio: 1,051,000 jobsOklahoma: 315,900 jobsOregon: 350,800 jobsPennsylvania: 1,130,300 jobsRhode Island: 80,700 jobsSouth Carolina: 445,800 jobsSouth Dakota: 91,700 jobsTennessee: 683,900 jobsTexas: 2,810,200 jobsUtah: 312,300 jobsVermont: 51,200 jobsVirginia: 695,000 jobsWashington: 621,900 jobsWest Virginia: 121,400 jobsWisconsin: 535,800 jobsWyoming: 52,700 jobs
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jobs, May 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, May 2026

California: 3,054,200 jobsCalifornia3,054,200Texas: 2,810,200 jobsTexas2,810,200Florida: 1,986,900 jobsFlorida1,986,900New York: 1,480,300 jobsNew York1,480,300Illinois: 1,217,200 jobsIllinois1,217,200Pennsylvania: 1,130,300 jobsPennsylvania1,130,300Ohio: 1,051,000 jobsOhio1,051,000Georgia: 1,033,100 jobsGeorgia1,033,100North Carolina: 940,500 jobsNorth Carolina940,500New Jersey: 893,600 jobsNew Jersey893,600Michigan: 797,100 jobsMichigan797,100Virginia: 695,000 jobsVirginia695,000Tennessee: 683,900 jobsTennessee683,900Indiana: 636,900 jobsIndiana636,900Arizona: 625,000 jobsArizona625,000Washington: 621,900 jobsWashington621,900Massachusetts: 561,500 jobsMassachusetts561,500Missouri: 558,700 jobsMissouri558,700Wisconsin: 535,800 jobsWisconsin535,800Minnesota: 528,100 jobsMinnesota528,100Colorado: 503,200 jobsColorado503,200Maryland: 453,000 jobsMaryland453,000South Carolina: 445,800 jobsSouth Carolina445,800Kentucky: 423,100 jobsKentucky423,100Alabama: 403,700 jobsAlabama403,700Louisiana: 373,800 jobsLouisiana373,800Oregon: 350,800 jobsOregon350,800Oklahoma: 315,900 jobsOklahoma315,900Utah: 312,300 jobsUtah312,300Iowa: 305,100 jobsIowa305,100Nevada: 297,700 jobsNevada297,700Connecticut: 296,800 jobsConnecticut296,800Arkansas: 273,800 jobsArkansas273,800Kansas: 272,600 jobsKansas272,600Mississippi: 250,200 jobsMississippi250,200Nebraska: 192,500 jobsNebraska192,500Idaho: 167,700 jobsIdaho167,700New Mexico: 150,100 jobsNew Mexico150,100New Hampshire: 134,500 jobsNew Hampshire134,500West Virginia: 121,400 jobsWest Virginia121,400Maine: 118,900 jobsMaine118,900Hawaii: 116,100 jobsHawaii116,100Montana: 102,800 jobsMontana102,800North Dakota: 91,900 jobsNorth Dakota91,900South Dakota: 91,700 jobsSouth Dakota91,700Delaware: 90,200 jobsDelaware90,200Rhode Island: 80,700 jobsRhode Island80,700Alaska: 68,200 jobsAlaska68,200Wyoming: 52,700 jobsWyoming52,700Vermont: 51,200 jobsVermont51,200District of Columbia: 29,600 jobsDistrict of Columbia29,600California: 3,054,200 jobsCalifornia3,054,200Texas: 2,810,200 jobsTexas2,810,200Florida: 1,986,900 jobsFlorida1,986,900New York: 1,480,300 jobsNew York1,480,300Illinois: 1,217,200 jobsIllinois1,217,200Pennsylvania: 1,130,300 jobsPennsylvania1,130,300Ohio: 1,051,000 jobsOhio1,051,000Georgia: 1,033,100 jobsGeorgia1,033,100North Carolina: 940,500 jobsNorth Carolina940,500New Jersey: 893,600 jobsNew Jersey893,600Michigan: 797,100 jobsMichigan797,100Virginia: 695,000 jobsVirginia695,000Tennessee: 683,900 jobsTennessee683,900Indiana: 636,900 jobsIndiana636,900Arizona: 625,000 jobsArizona625,000Washington: 621,900 jobsWashington621,900Massachusetts: 561,500 jobsMassachusetts561,500Missouri: 558,700 jobsMissouri558,700Wisconsin: 535,800 jobsWisconsin535,800Minnesota: 528,100 jobsMinnesota528,100Colorado: 503,200 jobsColorado503,200Maryland: 453,000 jobsMaryland453,000South Carolina: 445,800 jobsSouth Carolina445,800Kentucky: 423,100 jobsKentucky423,100Alabama: 403,700 jobsAlabama403,700Louisiana: 373,800 jobsLouisiana373,800Oregon: 350,800 jobsOregon350,800Oklahoma: 315,900 jobsOklahoma315,900Utah: 312,300 jobsUtah312,300Iowa: 305,100 jobsIowa305,100Nevada: 297,700 jobsNevada297,700Connecticut: 296,800 jobsConnecticut296,800Arkansas: 273,800 jobsArkansas273,800Kansas: 272,600 jobsKansas272,600Mississippi: 250,200 jobsMississippi250,200Nebraska: 192,500 jobsNebraska192,500Idaho: 167,700 jobsIdaho167,700New Mexico: 150,100 jobsNew Mexico150,100New Hampshire: 134,500 jobsNew Hampshire134,500West Virginia: 121,400 jobsWest Virginia121,400Maine: 118,900 jobsMaine118,900Hawaii: 116,100 jobsHawaii116,100Montana: 102,800 jobsMontana102,800North Dakota: 91,900 jobsNorth Dakota91,900South Dakota: 91,700 jobsSouth Dakota91,700Delaware: 90,200 jobsDelaware90,200Rhode Island: 80,700 jobsRhode Island80,700Alaska: 68,200 jobsAlaska68,200Wyoming: 52,700 jobsWyoming52,700Vermont: 51,200 jobsVermont51,200District 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

RankStatesMay 2026
jobs		Change on May 2025
1California3,054,200-0.1%
2Texas2,810,200+0.8%
3Florida1,986,900-0.3%
4New York1,480,300-0.5%
5Illinois1,217,200-0.5%
6Pennsylvania1,130,300-0.6%
7Ohio1,051,000+0.1%
8Georgia1,033,100-0.4%
9North Carolina940,500+0.3%
10New Jersey893,600-0.7%
11Michigan797,100-1.2%
12Virginia695,0000%
13Tennessee683,900-0.6%
14Indiana636,900+0.4%
15Arizona625,000-0%
16Washington621,900-0.4%
17Massachusetts561,500-0.2%
18Missouri558,700+0.2%
19Wisconsin535,800-2.5%
20Minnesota528,100-0.5%
21Colorado503,200-0.2%
22Maryland453,000-3%
23South Carolina445,800+0.2%
24Kentucky423,100-1.1%
25Alabama403,700-0.9%
26Louisiana373,800-0.9%
27Oregon350,800-1.2%
28Oklahoma315,900-0.9%
29Utah312,3000%
30Iowa305,100-1.8%
31Nevada297,700+1.8%
32Connecticut296,800-0.6%
33Arkansas273,800+1%
34Kansas272,600-0.4%
35Mississippi250,200+1.5%
36Nebraska192,500-1.4%
37Idaho167,700+1.6%
38New Mexico150,100+2.2%
39New Hampshire134,500-2.2%
40West Virginia121,400-0.2%
41Maine118,900-0.3%
42Hawaii116,100-0.3%
43Montana102,800+0.8%
44North Dakota91,900-1.7%
45South Dakota91,700-1.1%
46Delaware90,200-0.2%
47Rhode Island80,700+0.1%
48Alaska68,200+1.6%
49Wyoming52,700+0.4%
50Vermont51,200-1.5%
51District of Columbia29,600-1%

Other periods

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, 2026-05) [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, 2026-05. 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=2026-05. 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, 2026-05. 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=2026-05.

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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, 2026-05 [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=2026-05 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

California, with 3,054,200 jobs in May 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 29,600 jobs in May 2026.

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