State employment in the U.S. in 2017
Number of employed persons in the U.S. in 2017, by state (in 1,000)
This table ranks the 51 states of the United States by their number of employed persons in 2017. In 2017, California had the highest number of employed people in the United States with about 18.39 million.
Number of employed persons in the U.S. in 2017, by state (in 1,000)
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| State | Number of employed persons in 1,000 |
|---|---|
| California | 18,393 |
| Texas | 12,961 |
| Florida | 9,681 |
| New York | 9,249 |
| Illinois | 6,171 |
| Pennsylvania | 6,112 |
| Ohio | 5,491 |
| Georgia | 4,822 |
| North Carolina | 4,717 |
| Michigan | 4,657 |
| New Jersey | 4,310 |
| Virginia | 4,146 |
| Washington | 3,547 |
| Massachusetts | 3,521 |
| Indiana | 3,203 |
| Arizona | 3,151 |
| Maryland | 3,086 |
| Tennessee | 3,080 |
| Wisconsin | 3,048 |
| Minnesota | 2,958 |
| Missouri | 2,936 |
| Colorado | 2,907 |
| South Carolina | 2,214 |
| Alabama | 2,073 |
| Oregon | 2,017 |
| Louisiana | 2,004 |
| Kentucky | 1,952 |
| Connecticut | 1,829 |
| Oklahoma | 1,756 |
| Iowa | 1,626 |
| Utah | 1,510 |
| Kansas | 1,425 |
| Nevada | 1,389 |
| Arkansas | 1,304 |
| Mississippi | 1,215 |
| Nebraska | 977 |
| New Mexico | 872 |
| Idaho | 807 |
| West Virginia | 738 |
| New Hampshire | 727 |
| Maine | 677 |
| Hawaii | 669 |
| Rhode Island | 530 |
| Montana | 504 |
| Delaware | 455 |
| South Dakota | 440 |
| North Dakota | 404 |
| District of Columbia | 377 |
| Alaska | 337 |
| Vermont | 334 |
| Wyoming | 281 |
| State | Number of employed persons in 1,000 |
|---|---|
| California | 18,393 |
| Texas | 12,961 |
| Florida | 9,681 |
| New York | 9,249 |
| Illinois | 6,171 |
| Pennsylvania | 6,112 |
| Ohio | 5,491 |
| Georgia | 4,822 |
| North Carolina | 4,717 |
| Michigan | 4,657 |
| New Jersey | 4,310 |
| Virginia | 4,146 |
| Washington | 3,547 |
| Massachusetts | 3,521 |
| Indiana | 3,203 |
| Arizona | 3,151 |
| Maryland | 3,086 |
| Tennessee | 3,080 |
| Wisconsin | 3,048 |
| Minnesota | 2,958 |
| Missouri | 2,936 |
| Colorado | 2,907 |
| South Carolina | 2,214 |
| Alabama | 2,073 |
| Oregon | 2,017 |
| Louisiana | 2,004 |
| Kentucky | 1,952 |
| Connecticut | 1,829 |
| Oklahoma | 1,756 |
| Iowa | 1,626 |
| Utah | 1,510 |
| Kansas | 1,425 |
| Nevada | 1,389 |
| Arkansas | 1,304 |
| Mississippi | 1,215 |
| Nebraska | 977 |
| New Mexico | 872 |
| Idaho | 807 |
| West Virginia | 738 |
| New Hampshire | 727 |
| Maine | 677 |
| Hawaii | 669 |
| Rhode Island | 530 |
| Montana | 504 |
| Delaware | 455 |
| South Dakota | 440 |
| North Dakota | 404 |
| District of Columbia | 377 |
| Alaska | 337 |
| Vermont | 334 |
| Wyoming | 281 |
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This table ranks the 51 states of the United States by their number of employed persons in 2017. In 2017, California had the highest number of employed people in the United States with about 18.39 million.
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