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State Profile: 2017 Labor Force
The following table shows national and state figures for the number of people employed in the Labor Force ranked from largest to smallest.
| # |
State |
Labor Force |
| 1 |
California |
19,312,000 |
| 2 |
TEXAS |
13,538,400 |
| 3 |
Florida |
10,100,300 |
| 4 |
New York |
9,704,700 |
| 5 |
Illinois |
6,492,600 |
| 6 |
Pennsylvania |
6,427,400 |
| 7 |
Ohio |
5,780,000 |
| 8 |
Georgia |
5,061,400 |
| 9 |
North Carolina |
4,941,700 |
| 10 |
Michigan |
4,883,800 |
| 11 |
New Jersey |
4,518,800 |
| 12 |
Virginia |
4,307,800 |
| 13 |
Washington |
3,724,700 |
| 14 |
Massachusetts |
3,657,200 |
| 15 |
Indiana |
3,320,400 |
| 16 |
Arizona |
3,312,700 |
| 17 |
Maryland |
3,219,500 |
| 18 |
Tennessee |
3,198,800 |
| 19 |
Wisconsin |
3,151,900 |
| 20 |
Minnesota |
3,063,600 |
| 21 |
Missouri |
3,050,700 |
| 22 |
Colorado |
2,992,300 |
| 23 |
South Carolina |
2,312,700 |
| 24 |
Alabama |
2,168,400 |
| 25 |
Louisiana |
2,112,300 |
| 26 |
Oregon |
2,104,100 |
| 27 |
Kentucky |
2,052,400 |
| 28 |
Connecticut |
1,918,600 |
| 29 |
Oklahoma |
1,834,300 |
| 30 |
Iowa |
1,678,500 |
| 31 |
Utah |
1,560,800 |
| 32 |
Kansas |
1,478,800 |
| 33 |
Nevada |
1,463,000 |
| 34 |
Arkansas |
1,354,300 |
| 35 |
Mississippi |
1,280,100 |
| 36 |
Puerto Rico |
1,102,600 |
| 37 |
Nebraska |
1,007,000 |
| 38 |
New Mexico |
929,600 |
| 39 |
Idaho |
833,500 |
| 40 |
West Virginia |
778,800 |
| 41 |
New Hampshire |
746,500 |
| 42 |
Maine |
700,100 |
| 43 |
Hawaii |
685,400 |
| 44 |
Rhode Island |
554,700 |
| 45 |
Montana |
525,500 |
| 46 |
Delaware |
477,300 |
| 47 |
South Dakota |
455,200 |
| 48 |
North Dakota |
414,400 |
| 49 |
District of Columbia |
400,900 |
| 50 |
Alaska |
362,800 |
| 51 |
Vermont |
344,800 |
| 52 |
Wyoming |
293,300 |
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics Information and Analysis
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