Employment in December 2011

Rank	State	Fips Code	Employment
1	California	06000	16,185,065
2	Texas	48000	11,454,681
3	New York	36000	8,741,323
4	Florida	12000	8,304,616
5	Illinois	17000	5,979,430
6	Pennsylvania	42000	5,865,086
7	Ohio	39000	5,331,767
8	Georgia	13000	4,307,691
9	Michigan	26000	4,219,505
10	New Jersey	34000	4,140,216
11	North Carolina	37000	4,038,091
12	Virginia	51000	3,974,883
13	Massachusetts	25000	3,255,377
14	Washington	53000	3,166,800
15	Indiana	18000	2,889,085
16	Arizona	04000	2,885,576
17	Tennessee	47000	2,847,890
18	Wisconsin	55000	2,838,587
19	Missouri	29000	2,817,657
20	Maryland	24000	2,790,166
21	Minnesota	27000	2,781,634
22	Colorado	08000	2,504,533
23	Alabama	01000	1,972,325
24	South Carolina	45000	1,935,793
25	Kentucky	21000	1,897,563
26	Louisiana	22000	1,894,163
27	Oregon	41000	1,807,750
28	Connecticut	09000	1,735,817
29	Oklahoma	40000	1,648,865
30	Iowa	19000	1,562,389
31	Kansas	20000	1,414,580
32	Utah	49000	1,270,477
33	Arkansas	05000	1,253,867
34	Mississippi	28000	1,212,644
35	Nevada	32000	1,148,208
36	Nebraska	31000	958,295
37	New Mexico	35000	883,655
38	West Virginia	54000	714,590
39	New Hampshire	33000	706,947
40	Idaho	16000	695,215
41	Maine	23000	646,762
42	Hawaii	15000	590,048
43	Rhode Island	44000	505,754
44	Montana	30000	462,673
45	South Dakota	46000	427,688
46	Delaware	10000	399,539
47	North Dakota	38000	362,005
48	Vermont	50000	341,590
49	Alaska	02000	337,294
50	District of Columbia	11000	299,140
51	Wyoming	56000	275,432
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

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States IN Profile provides current federal statistics on a variety of demographic and economic indicators. Read "About the Profile" for the best understanding of the data, ranks and computations. This profile is produced by STATS Indiana, a web service of the Indiana Business Research Center at the Indiana University Kelley School of Business. Major support for this effort is provided by the State of Indiana through the Indiana Department of Workforce Development. Updated: January 24, 2012 at 16:56