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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 August 2026, at 3,062,500 jobs. District of Columbia had the lowest, at 29,500 jobs. The median was 375,100 jobs and the figure for the United States was 28,760,000 jobs. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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Highest3,062,500California
Lowest29,500District of Columbia
Median375,10051 states
United States28,760,000History

Map of states, August 2026

Alabama: 400,300 jobsAlaska: 68,700 jobsArizona: 628,900 jobsArkansas: 275,300 jobsCalifornia: 3,062,500 jobsColorado: 501,200 jobsConnecticut: 299,100 jobsDelaware: 89,300 jobsDistrict of Columbia: 29,500 jobsFlorida: 1,985,400 jobsGeorgia: 1,032,500 jobsHawaii: 115,100 jobsIdaho: 167,500 jobsIllinois: 1,215,900 jobsIndiana: 638,100 jobsIowa: 304,300 jobsKansas: 272,900 jobsKentucky: 424,000 jobsLouisiana: 375,100 jobsMaine: 118,700 jobsMaryland: 448,100 jobsMassachusetts: 556,200 jobsMichigan: 799,600 jobsMinnesota: 526,500 jobsMississippi: 248,900 jobsMissouri: 560,200 jobsMontana: 101,500 jobsNebraska: 193,800 jobsNevada: 298,400 jobsNew Hampshire: 134,000 jobsNew Jersey: 891,100 jobsNew Mexico: 150,800 jobsNew York: 1,476,700 jobsNorth Carolina: 940,100 jobsNorth Dakota: 91,700 jobsOhio: 1,050,700 jobsOklahoma: 316,700 jobsOregon: 351,700 jobsPennsylvania: 1,132,800 jobsRhode Island: 80,400 jobsSouth Carolina: 447,200 jobsSouth Dakota: 90,500 jobsTennessee: 684,700 jobsTexas: 2,811,400 jobsUtah: 313,700 jobsVermont: 51,200 jobsVirginia: 693,600 jobsWashington: 628,200 jobsWest Virginia: 121,600 jobsWisconsin: 535,100 jobsWyoming: 52,300 jobs
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jobs, August 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, August 2026

California: 3,062,500 jobsCalifornia3,062,500Texas: 2,811,400 jobsTexas2,811,400Florida: 1,985,400 jobsFlorida1,985,400New York: 1,476,700 jobsNew York1,476,700Illinois: 1,215,900 jobsIllinois1,215,900Pennsylvania: 1,132,800 jobsPennsylvania1,132,800Ohio: 1,050,700 jobsOhio1,050,700Georgia: 1,032,500 jobsGeorgia1,032,500North Carolina: 940,100 jobsNorth Carolina940,100New Jersey: 891,100 jobsNew Jersey891,100Michigan: 799,600 jobsMichigan799,600Virginia: 693,600 jobsVirginia693,600Tennessee: 684,700 jobsTennessee684,700Indiana: 638,100 jobsIndiana638,100Arizona: 628,900 jobsArizona628,900Washington: 628,200 jobsWashington628,200Missouri: 560,200 jobsMissouri560,200Massachusetts: 556,200 jobsMassachusetts556,200Wisconsin: 535,100 jobsWisconsin535,100Minnesota: 526,500 jobsMinnesota526,500Colorado: 501,200 jobsColorado501,200Maryland: 448,100 jobsMaryland448,100South Carolina: 447,200 jobsSouth Carolina447,200Kentucky: 424,000 jobsKentucky424,000Alabama: 400,300 jobsAlabama400,300Louisiana: 375,100 jobsLouisiana375,100Oregon: 351,700 jobsOregon351,700Oklahoma: 316,700 jobsOklahoma316,700Utah: 313,700 jobsUtah313,700Iowa: 304,300 jobsIowa304,300Connecticut: 299,100 jobsConnecticut299,100Nevada: 298,400 jobsNevada298,400Arkansas: 275,300 jobsArkansas275,300Kansas: 272,900 jobsKansas272,900Mississippi: 248,900 jobsMississippi248,900Nebraska: 193,800 jobsNebraska193,800Idaho: 167,500 jobsIdaho167,500New Mexico: 150,800 jobsNew Mexico150,800New Hampshire: 134,000 jobsNew Hampshire134,000West Virginia: 121,600 jobsWest Virginia121,600Maine: 118,700 jobsMaine118,700Hawaii: 115,100 jobsHawaii115,100Montana: 101,500 jobsMontana101,500North Dakota: 91,700 jobsNorth Dakota91,700South Dakota: 90,500 jobsSouth Dakota90,500Delaware: 89,300 jobsDelaware89,300Rhode Island: 80,400 jobsRhode Island80,400Alaska: 68,700 jobsAlaska68,700Wyoming: 52,300 jobsWyoming52,300Vermont: 51,200 jobsVermont51,200District of Columbia: 29,500 jobsDistrict of Columbia29,500California: 3,062,500 jobsCalifornia3,062,500Texas: 2,811,400 jobsTexas2,811,400Florida: 1,985,400 jobsFlorida1,985,400New York: 1,476,700 jobsNew York1,476,700Illinois: 1,215,900 jobsIllinois1,215,900Pennsylvania: 1,132,800 jobsPennsylvania1,132,800Ohio: 1,050,700 jobsOhio1,050,700Georgia: 1,032,500 jobsGeorgia1,032,500North Carolina: 940,100 jobsNorth Carolina940,100New Jersey: 891,100 jobsNew Jersey891,100Michigan: 799,600 jobsMichigan799,600Virginia: 693,600 jobsVirginia693,600Tennessee: 684,700 jobsTennessee684,700Indiana: 638,100 jobsIndiana638,100Arizona: 628,900 jobsArizona628,900Washington: 628,200 jobsWashington628,200Missouri: 560,200 jobsMissouri560,200Massachusetts: 556,200 jobsMassachusetts556,200Wisconsin: 535,100 jobsWisconsin535,100Minnesota: 526,500 jobsMinnesota526,500Colorado: 501,200 jobsColorado501,200Maryland: 448,100 jobsMaryland448,100South Carolina: 447,200 jobsSouth Carolina447,200Kentucky: 424,000 jobsKentucky424,000Alabama: 400,300 jobsAlabama400,300Louisiana: 375,100 jobsLouisiana375,100Oregon: 351,700 jobsOregon351,700Oklahoma: 316,700 jobsOklahoma316,700Utah: 313,700 jobsUtah313,700Iowa: 304,300 jobsIowa304,300Connecticut: 299,100 jobsConnecticut299,100Nevada: 298,400 jobsNevada298,400Arkansas: 275,300 jobsArkansas275,300Kansas: 272,900 jobsKansas272,900Mississippi: 248,900 jobsMississippi248,900Nebraska: 193,800 jobsNebraska193,800Idaho: 167,500 jobsIdaho167,500New Mexico: 150,800 jobsNew Mexico150,800New Hampshire: 134,000 jobsNew Hampshire134,000West Virginia: 121,600 jobsWest Virginia121,600Maine: 118,700 jobsMaine118,700Hawaii: 115,100 jobsHawaii115,100Montana: 101,500 jobsMontana101,500North Dakota: 91,700 jobsNorth Dakota91,700South Dakota: 90,500 jobsSouth Dakota90,500Delaware: 89,300 jobsDelaware89,300Rhode Island: 80,400 jobsRhode Island80,400Alaska: 68,700 jobsAlaska68,700Wyoming: 52,300 jobsWyoming52,300Vermont: 51,200 jobsVermont51,200District of Columbia: 29,500 jobsDistrict of Columbia29,500
jobs. Source: BLS, Current Employment Statistics, State and Area: all employees, trade, transportation and utilities, statewide, seasonally adjusted (SMS, state, 000004000000001). Retrieved 2026-10-20.

Full ranking

RankStatesAugust 2026
jobs		Change on August 2025
1California3,062,500+0.7%
2Texas2,811,400+1%
3Florida1,985,400-0.1%
4New York1,476,700-0.7%
5Illinois1,215,900-0.2%
6Pennsylvania1,132,800-0.2%
7Ohio1,050,700-0.2%
8Georgia1,032,500-0.6%
9North Carolina940,100+0.2%
10New Jersey891,100-0.8%
11Michigan799,600-0.5%
12Virginia693,600+0.3%
13Tennessee684,700-0.5%
14Indiana638,100+0.9%
15Arizona628,900+0.6%
16Washington628,200+1%
17Missouri560,200+0.7%
18Massachusetts556,200-0.7%
19Wisconsin535,100-2.1%
20Minnesota526,500-0.5%
21Colorado501,200-0.5%
22Maryland448,100-3.2%
23South Carolina447,200+0.4%
24Kentucky424,000-0.4%
25Alabama400,300-1.5%
26Louisiana375,100-0.5%
27Oregon351,700-1%
28Oklahoma316,700-0.3%
29Utah313,700+0.4%
30Iowa304,300-1.7%
31Connecticut299,100+0.5%
32Nevada298,400+0.7%
33Arkansas275,300+1.3%
34Kansas272,900-0.4%
35Mississippi248,900+0.3%
36Nebraska193,800-0.3%
37Idaho167,500+1.1%
38New Mexico150,800+2.7%
39New Hampshire134,000-1.6%
40West Virginia121,6000%
41Maine118,700-0.5%
42Hawaii115,100-1.1%
43Montana101,500-0.2%
44North Dakota91,700-1.8%
45South Dakota90,500-2.6%
46Delaware89,300-1%
47Rhode Island80,400-0.1%
48Alaska68,700+2.4%
49Wyoming52,300-0.9%
50Vermont51,2000%
51District of Columbia29,500-0.7%

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 2026-10-20.

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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, 2026-08. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 20 Oct. 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=2026-08. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

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

California, with 3,062,500 jobs in August 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 29,500 jobs in August 2026.

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