State employment in the U.S. 2018
Number of employed persons in the U.S. in 2018, by state (in 1,000s)
by Erin Duffin,
last edited
Apr 30, 2019
This table ranks the 51 states of the United States by their number of employed persons in 2018. In 2018, California had the highest number of employed people in the United States with about 18.58 million.
Number of employed persons in the U.S. in 2018, by state (in 1,000s)
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| State | Number of employed persons in thousands |
|---|---|
| California | 18,583 |
| Texas | 13,314 |
| Florida | 9,870 |
| New York | 9,181 |
| Illinois | 6,191 |
| Pennsylvania | 6,149 |
| Ohio | 5,492 |
| Georgia | 4,906 |
| North Carolina | 4,787 |
| Michigan | 4,699 |
| New Jersey | 4,240 |
| Virginia | 4,203 |
| Massachusetts | 3,678 |
| Washington | 3,622 |
| Arizona | 3,274 |
| Indiana | 3,266 |
| Tennessee | 3,132 |
| Maryland | 3,072 |
| Wisconsin | 3,039 |
| Colorado | 2,995 |
| Minnesota | 2,981 |
| Missouri | 2,955 |
| South Carolina | 2,244 |
| Alabama | 2,112 |
| Oregon | 2,017 |
| Louisiana | 2,001 |
| Kentucky | 1,972 |
| Connecticut | 1,827 |
| Oklahoma | 1,779 |
| Iowa | 1,644 |
| Utah | 1,523 |
| Nevada | 1,432 |
| Kansas | 1,432 |
| Arkansas | 1,301 |
| Mississippi | 1,215 |
| Nebraska | 992 |
| New Mexico | 894 |
| Idaho | 833 |
| New Hampshire | 743 |
| West Virginia | 742 |
| Maine | 675 |
| Hawaii | 662 |
| Rhode Island | 533 |
| Montana | 509 |
| Delaware | 464 |
| South Dakota | 446 |
| North Dakota | 394 |
| District of Columbia | 382 |
| Vermont | 337 |
| Alaska | 333 |
| Wyoming | 278 |
| State | Number of employed persons in thousands |
|---|---|
| California | 18,583 |
| Texas | 13,314 |
| Florida | 9,870 |
| New York | 9,181 |
| Illinois | 6,191 |
| Pennsylvania | 6,149 |
| Ohio | 5,492 |
| Georgia | 4,906 |
| North Carolina | 4,787 |
| Michigan | 4,699 |
| New Jersey | 4,240 |
| Virginia | 4,203 |
| Massachusetts | 3,678 |
| Washington | 3,622 |
| Arizona | 3,274 |
| Indiana | 3,266 |
| Tennessee | 3,132 |
| Maryland | 3,072 |
| Wisconsin | 3,039 |
| Colorado | 2,995 |
| Minnesota | 2,981 |
| Missouri | 2,955 |
| South Carolina | 2,244 |
| Alabama | 2,112 |
| Oregon | 2,017 |
| Louisiana | 2,001 |
| Kentucky | 1,972 |
| Connecticut | 1,827 |
| Oklahoma | 1,779 |
| Iowa | 1,644 |
| Utah | 1,523 |
| Nevada | 1,432 |
| Kansas | 1,432 |
| Arkansas | 1,301 |
| Mississippi | 1,215 |
| Nebraska | 992 |
| New Mexico | 894 |
| Idaho | 833 |
| New Hampshire | 743 |
| West Virginia | 742 |
| Maine | 675 |
| Hawaii | 662 |
| Rhode Island | 533 |
| Montana | 509 |
| Delaware | 464 |
| South Dakota | 446 |
| North Dakota | 394 |
| District of Columbia | 382 |
| Vermont | 337 |
| Alaska | 333 |
| Wyoming | 278 |
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by Erin Duffin,
last edited
Apr 30, 2019
This table ranks the 51 states of the United States by their number of employed persons in 2018. In 2018, California had the highest number of employed people in the United States with about 18.58 million.
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- 16 years and older
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